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Benjamin Willis 1774–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Sumner, Worth County, Georgia, USA

Father: Benjamin Willis

Mother: Blansett Morrison

Spouse(s): Blansett Willis

Children(s): Benjamin Willis, Dempsey Willis, Rebecca Hursey, Barney Willis, May Willis, Peggy Willis, William Willis

The story of Benjamin Willis began in 1774 in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States. Benjamin Willis married Blansett Willis, and had children including Barney Willis, Benjamin Willis, Dempsey Rite Willis, May Willis, Peggy Willis, Rebecca Hursey, William Willis. Benjamin Willis passed away in 1860 in Sumner, Worth County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Willis began in 1774 in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States.
  • Benjamin Willis married Blansett Willis, and had children including Barney Willis, Benjamin Willis, Dempsey Rite Willis, May Willis, Peggy Willis, Rebecca Hursey, William Willis.
  • Benjamin Willis passed away in 1860 in Sumner, Worth County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Willis's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Willis
1774–1860
Birth Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Benjamin Willis
1774–1860
Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Blansett Morrison
1775–1835
Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin Willis
1750–1824
Bladen, Cumberland, Georgia, United States
Sarah
1750–1790
John Morrison
1740–1801
North Carolina, United States
Flora Campbell
1750–1826
Carolina, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Willis
1720–1785
Sarah Bradford
1724–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Willis
1696–1779
Mary Leonard
1690–1733

Benjamin Willis's Descendants

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Benjamin Willis (1774–1860) m. Blansett Willis (1780–1835)
  1. 1. Benjamin Willis 1810–1882
  2. 2. Dempsey (Rite) Willis 1821–1917 m. Mary (E) Willis 1830– m. Dempsy Willis 1825–
  3. 3. Rebecca Hursey 1814–1835
  4. 4. Barney Willis 1829–1891
  5. 5. May Willis 1815–1886
  6. 6. Peggy Willis –1835
  7. 7. William Willis 1812–1862

Benjamin Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1774
Birth of Benjamin Willis in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
1860
1860
Age 86
Death of Benjamin Willis in Worth, Georgia, United States
Worth, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Irwin, Georgia
    Record Source: Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery, 1832

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Worth, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sumner, Worth County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012

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