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Benjamin (COMFORT?) Willis V 1774–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: Cumberland, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Abt. 1860

Death Location: Old Willis, Telfair, Georgia, USA

Father: Benjamin S.

Mother: Sarah Carver

Spouse(s): MARGARET WILLIS

Children(s): Benjamin Willis, Nancy Willis, John Willis, William Willis, *John Willis, Jeremiah Willis, William Willis, Wilson Willis, Arrena Willis, Dempsey Willis, Barney CSA, Benjamin Sr, Rebecca Willis

The story of Benjamin (COMFORT?) Willis V began in 1774 in Cumberland, North Carolina, USA. Benjamin (COMFORT?) Willis V married Margaret Blansett Morrison Willis, and had children including Arrena Ann Rennie Willis, Barney Gordon Willis Csa, Benjamin Green Willis Sr, Benjamin Willis, Dempsey Rite Willis, Jeremiah Martain Willis, John Washington Willis, John Willis, Nancy Willis, Rebecca Peggy Willis, William C Willis, William Elias Willis, Wilson Daniel Willis. Benjamin (COMFORT?) Willis V passed away in 1860 in Old Willis, Telfair, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin (COMFORT?) Willis V began in 1774 in Cumberland, North Carolina, USA.
  • Benjamin (COMFORT?) Willis V married Margaret Blansett Morrison Willis, and had children including Arrena Ann Rennie Willis, Barney Gordon Willis Csa, Benjamin Green Willis Sr, Benjamin Willis, Dempsey Rite Willis, Jeremiah Martain Willis, John Washington Willis, John Willis, Nancy Willis, Rebecca Peggy Willis, William C Willis, William Elias Willis, Wilson Daniel Willis.
  • Benjamin (COMFORT?) Willis V passed away in 1860 in Old Willis, Telfair, Georgia, USA.

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Benjamin V's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin V
1774–1860
Birth Place: Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Benjamin Willis R. S.
1750–1824
Bladen, Cumberland, Georgia, United States
Sarah Carver
1750–1790
Grandparents
Benjamin (Willis Jr) Jr
1720–1785
Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Bradford
1727–1790
Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
Thomas Spooner
1694–1762
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Willis
1696–1779
Mary Leonard
–1733
Ebenezer Spooner
1666–1718
Mercy Branch
1664–1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Willis
1657–1696
Jacob Leonard
1647–1717
Jacob Leonard
1647–1717

Benjamin V's Descendants

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Benjamin ((COMFORT?) Willis) V (1774–Abt. 1860) m. MARGARET (BLANSETT MORRISON) WILLIS (1775–24 Jan 1835)
  1. 1. Benjamin Willis 1810–1882 m. Sarah (Sallie) Sumner 1816–1861 m. Benjamin (Willis) VI 1810–1882
    1. 1. Mary Willis 1844–1909 m. John (Franklin Brooks) (DNA) 1837–1918
      1. 1. Joseph (Milton) Brooks 1875–1942 m. Mary (Elizabeth "Mollie") Hall 1877–1916
        1. 1. Carl (Milton) Brooks 1912–1994 m. Grace (H) Brooks 1917–2005
        2. 2. Walter Brooks 1914–
    2. 2. Ellen (Jennie) WILLIS 1866–1940
    3. 3. Martha Willis 1854–1940
      1. 1. William (Joseph) Thompson 1874–1936
  2. 2. Nancy Willis 1793–1863
  3. 3. John Willis 1795–1870
  4. 4. William (C) Willis 1796–
  5. 5. *John (Washington) Willis 1803–1885
  6. 6. Jeremiah (Martain) Willis 1808–1868
  7. 7. William (Elias) Willis 1812–1862
  8. 8. Wilson (Daniel) Willis 1817–1896
  9. 9. Arrena (Ann "Rennie") Willis 1822–1895
  10. 10. Dempsey (Rite) Willis 1825–1917
  11. 11. Barney (Gordon Willis) CSA 1829–1891
  12. 12. Benjamin (Green Willis) Sr 1832–1919
  13. 13. Rebecca ("Peggy") Willis 1835–1835

Benjamin V's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1774
Birth of Benjamin (COMFORT?) Willis V in Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
1860
Abt. 1860
Age 86
Death of Benjamin (COMFORT?) Willis V in Old Willis, Telfair, Georgia, USA
Old Willis, Telfair, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Cumberland, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1860
    Event Place: Old Willis, Telfair, Georgia, USA

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