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Benjamin WILLIS 1658 – 1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: JAN 1658

Birth Location: Duxbury, , Plymouth, , , Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Death Date: 12 MAY 1696

Death Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Father: John WILLIS

Mother: Elizabeth HODGKINS

Spouse(s): Susanna WHITMAN

Children(s): Elizabeth WILLIS, Abigail WILLIS, Benjamin WILLIS, Susannah WILLIS, Elizabeth WILLIS, Benjamin WILLIS, Thomas WILLIS

In 1658, Benjamin WILLIS entered the world in Duxbury, , Plymouth, , , Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, born to John WILLIS and Elizabeth HODGKINS. Benjamin WILLIS married Susanna Lydia WHITMAN, and had children including Elizabeth WILLIS, Abigail WILLIS, Benjamin WILLIS, Susannah WILLIS, Elizabeth WILLIS, Benjamin 2 WILLIS, Thomas WILLIS. Benjamin WILLIS passed away in 1696 in Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1658, Benjamin WILLIS entered the world in Duxbury, , Plymouth, , , Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, born to John WILLIS and Elizabeth HODGKINS.
  • Benjamin WILLIS married Susanna Lydia WHITMAN, and had children including Elizabeth WILLIS, Abigail WILLIS, Benjamin WILLIS, Susannah WILLIS, Elizabeth WILLIS, Benjamin 2 WILLIS, Thomas WILLIS.
  • Benjamin WILLIS passed away in 1696 in Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John WILLIS
1612 – 1692
Birth Location: ?, , Warwickshire, , United Kingdom, Fenny Compton, England
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Elizabeth HODGKINS
1616 – 1665
Birth Location: Aghadown, , Cork, , Ireland,
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Spouses(s)

Susanna WHITMAN
1664 – 1758
Birth Location: Weymouth, , Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States,
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Children(s)

Elizabeth WILLIS
1700 – 1798
Birth Location: ?, , , Mass, , Of Westminister, Worc
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Abigail WILLIS
1684 – 1767
Birth Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Benjamin WILLIS
1696 – 1779
Birth Location: Plymouth, , , , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Susannah WILLIS
1690 –
Birth Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Elizabeth WILLIS
1685 – 1765
Birth Location: Taunton, , Bristol, Massachusetts, United States,
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Benjamin WILLIS
1690 – 1697
Birth Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States,
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Thomas WILLIS
1694 – 1784
Birth Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States,
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Benjamin WILLIS's Ancestors

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Benjamin WILLIS
1658 – 1696
Birth Place: Duxbury, , Plymouth, , , Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Parents
John WILLIS
1612 – 1692
?, , Warwickshire, , United Kingdom, Fenny Compton, England
Elizabeth HODGKINS
1616 – 1665
Aghadown, , Cork, , Ireland,
Grandparents
Thomas WILLIS
1564 – 1636
London, , , , England, London
Alice THOMES
1579 – 1681
?, , Wiltshire, , England,
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin WILLIS's Descendants

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Benjamin WILLIS (JAN 1658 – 12 MAY 1696) m. Susanna (Lydia) WHITMAN (1664 – 2 MAR 1758)
  1. 1. Elizabeth WILLIS (1700 – 1798)
  2. 2. Abigail WILLIS (28 MAY 1684 – 30 JAN 1767)
  3. 3. Benjamin WILLIS (12 MAY 1696 – 13 FEB 1779)
  4. 4. Susannah WILLIS (BET 1690 AND 1692 – )
  5. 5. Elizabeth WILLIS (MAR 1685 – MAR 1765)
  6. 6. Benjamin (2) WILLIS (1690 – 12 MAY 1697)
  7. 7. Thomas WILLIS (1694 – 13 JAN 1784) m. Mary KINSLEY (1696 – DEC 1784)
    1. 1. Elijah WILLIS (17 AUG 1735 – )
    2. 2. Bettie WILLIS (23 MAR 1730 – 29 OCT 1760)
    3. 3. Thomas WILLIS (14 JAN 1720 – )
    4. 4. Rhoda WILLIS (18 OCT 1727 – 6 MAY 1802)
    5. 5. Jonah WILLIS (25 FEB 1722 – )
    6. 6. Zephaniah WILLIS (14 MAY 1733 – 4 AUG 1776)
    7. 7. Nathan WILLIS (17 NOV 1738 – 24 JAN 1824)
    8. 8. Susanah WILLIS (18 SEP 1718 – )
    9. 9. Mary (Kingsley) WILLIS (30 JUN 1725 – 27 OCT 1799) m. Isaac JOHNSON (9 AUG 1721 – 2 MAY 1807)
      1. 1. Rebecca JOHNSON (26 DEC 1758 – 1834)
      2. 2. Robert JOHNSON (26 SEP 1756 – )
      3. 3. Mary JOHNSON (4 NOV 1751 – 6 OCT 1813)
      4. 4. Thomas JOHNSON (6 JUL 1747 – 12 JUL 1834)
      5. 5. Isaac JOHNSON (27 FEB 1755 – 2 MAY 1807)
      6. 6. Elizabeth JOHNSON (ABT 1753 – 1795)
      7. 7. Huldah JOHNSON (23 MAR 1746 – 1821)
      8. 8. Elizabeth JOHNSON (24 MAR 1749 – AFT 1807) m. Elijah AMES (7 JAN 1741 – BEF 21 MAR 1807)
        1. 1. Elijah AMES (1773 – 1800)
        2. 2. Stillman AMES (ABT 1770 – 1844)
        3. 3. Elizabeth AMES (13 AUG 1774 – 8 JAN 1865)
        4. 4. Lavina AMES (24 JUL 1787 – 1 SEP 1856)
        5. 5. Susanna (Sarah) AMES (23 AUG 1776 – 27 OCT 1869) m. Oliver FARRA (3 JAN 1761 – 14 APR 1837) m. John GRANT (5 JUN 1769 – APR 1813)

Benjamin WILLIS's Timeline

3 Records

1658
JAN 1658
Birth of Benjamin WILLIS in Duxbury, , Plymouth, , , Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Duxbury, , Plymouth, , , Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1696
MAY 1696
Age 38
Burial of Benjamin WILLIS in Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1696
12 MAY 1696
Age 38
Death of Benjamin WILLIS in Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: JAN 1658
    Event Place: Duxbury, , Plymouth, , , Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: MAY 1696
    Event Place: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 MAY 1696
    Event Place: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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