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Benjamin Willis 1657–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1657

Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 12 May 1696

Death Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Willis

Mother: Elizabeth Hodgkins

Spouse(s): Susanna Whitman

Children(s): Thomas Willis

Benjamin Willis was born in 1657 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Willis And Elizabeth Hodgkins. Benjamin Willis married Susanna Whitman, and had children including Thomas Willis. Benjamin Willis passed away in 1696 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Willis was born in 1657 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Willis And Elizabeth Hodgkins.
  • Benjamin Willis married Susanna Whitman, and had children including Thomas Willis.
  • Benjamin Willis passed away in 1696 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Willis
1609–1692
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
JW
Elizabeth Hodgkins
1616–1693
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
EH

Spouses(s)

Susanna Whitman
1660–1758
Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Thomas Willis
1694–1784
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
TW

Benjamin Willis's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Willis
1657–1696
Birth Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Willis
1609–1692
London, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Hodgkins
1616–1693
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Richard) Willis
1585–1609
Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
Mary Tomlins
1579–1618
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Henry Hoskins
1593–1683
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Anne Winthrop
1594–1638
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Welles
1562–1638
Elizabeth Hinksman
1568–1635
William Hoskins
1564–1599
Elizabeth Lany
1572–1592
John Sr.
1546–1613
Elizabeth Powlden
1570–1638
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Wells
1542–1618
Jennet Lawtie
1541–1570
Thomas Jr.
1540–1565
Anne Griffith
1540–1580
John Hoskins
1540–1607
Margery Jones
1547–1612
John Lany
1543–1624
Catherine Bostock
1546–1636
Adam Jr.
1500–1562
Agnes Sharpe
1524–1565
Thomas Jr.
1520–1613
Elizabeth Norwoode
1529–1578

Benjamin Willis's Descendants

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Benjamin Willis (1657–12 May 1696) m. Susanna Whitman (1660–2 Mar 1758)
  1. 1. Thomas Willis 1694–1784 m. Mary Kinsley 1696–1784
    1. 1. Mary Willis 1725–1799
    2. 2. Bettie (Bethia) Willis 1729–1802
    3. 3. Betty Willis 1731–1760
    4. 4. Nathan Willis 1738–1824
    5. 5. Rhoda Willis 1727–1802
    6. 6. Susanna Willis 1718–1802
    7. 7. Thomas Willis 1721–1766
    8. 8. Zephaniah Willis 1733–1776

Benjamin Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1657
1657
Birth of Benjamin Willis in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1696
12 May 1696
Age 39
Death of Benjamin Willis in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1657
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1696
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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