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CAPTAIN JOHN "JOHANNES" WILLIS 1741–1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 March 1741

Birth Location: Bergen and/or Essex County, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 1 April 1804

Death Location: Crooked Pond,Franklin Twnshp, Bergen, New Jersey, USA

Father: Jan (Wilts)

Mother: Anna Giesen)

Spouse(s): RACHEL DOREMUS

Children(s): PETER WILLIS

CAPTAIN JOHN "JOHANNES" WILLIS was born in 1741 in Bergen andor Essex County, New Jersey, USA, the child of Jan Willes Wilts And Anna Maria Van Gysen Van Giesen. CAPTAIN JOHN "JOHANNES" WILLIS married Rachel Doremus, and had children including Peter Willis. CAPTAIN JOHN "JOHANNES" WILLIS/ passed away in 1804 in Crooked Pond,Franklin Twnshp, Bergen, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • CAPTAIN JOHN "JOHANNES" WILLIS was born in 1741 in Bergen and/or Essex County, New Jersey, USA, the child of Jan Willes Wilts And Anna Maria Van Gysen Van Giesen.
  • CAPTAIN JOHN "JOHANNES" WILLIS married Rachel Doremus, and had children including Peter Willis.
  • CAPTAIN JOHN "JOHANNES" WILLIS passed away in 1804 in Crooked Pond,Franklin Twnshp, Bergen, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jan (Wilts)
1715–1748
Birth Location: Amsterdam (Noord-Holland) Nl, Oude Kerk, Netherlands
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Anna Giesen)
1705–1781
Birth Location: Acquackanonk, Essex, New Jersey, United States
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Spouses(s)

RACHEL DOREMUS
1745–1778
Birth Location: Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA
RD

Children(s)

PETER WILLIS
1778–1834
Birth Location: New Jersey
PW

CAPTAIN WILLIS's Ancestors

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CAPTAIN WILLIS
1741–1804
Birth Place: Bergen and/or Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Jan Willes (Wilts)
1715–1748
Amsterdam (Noord-Holland) Nl, Oude Kerk, Netherlands
Anna (Maria Van Gysen (Van) Giesen)
1705–1781
Acquackanonk, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

CAPTAIN WILLIS's Descendants

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CAPTAIN (JOHN "JOHANNES") WILLIS (23 March 1741–1 April 1804) m. RACHEL DOREMUS (28 Feb 1745–Aft. 1778)
  1. 1. PETER WILLIS 1778–1834 m. Elizabeth Bartolf 1791–1866
    1. 1. John (Bartolf) Willis 1809–1881 m. Elizabeth (Isabella) Strange 1821–1879
      1. 1. PETER (VAN DOREN) WILLIS 1851–1929 m. MARY (AMANDA) FREEMAN 1857–1890
        1. 1. Susie (Evelyne) Willis 1880–1970 m. David (Francis) Benson 1880–1958

CAPTAIN WILLIS's Timeline

2 Records

1741
23 March 1741
Birth of CAPTAIN JOHN "JOHANNES" WILLIS in Bergen and/or Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Bergen and/or Essex County, New Jersey, USA
1804
1 April 1804
Age 63
Death of CAPTAIN JOHN "JOHANNES" WILLIS in Crooked Pond,Franklin Twnshp, Bergen, New Jersey, USA
Crooked Pond,Franklin Twnshp, Bergen, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 March 1741
    Event Place: Bergen and/or Essex County, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 April 1804
    Event Place: Crooked Pond,Franklin Twnshp, Bergen, New Jersey, USA
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