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Col. Francis Willis 1690–1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1690

Birth Location: Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 Jan 1769

Death Location: Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, USA

Father: Francis Willis

Mother: Sarah Lewis

Spouse(s): Lady Rich

Children(s): Francis Willis

Col. Francis Willis was born in 1690 in Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, USA, the child of Francis Raynard Or Willis And Sarah Lewis. Col. Francis Willis married Lady Anne Rich, and had children including Francis Willis. Col. Francis Willis passed away in 1769 in Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Col. Francis Willis was born in 1690 in Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, USA, the child of Francis Raynard Or Willis And Sarah Lewis.
  • Col. Francis Willis married Lady Anne Rich, and had children including Francis Willis.
  • Col. Francis Willis passed away in 1769 in Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Willis
1664–1719
Birth Location: Ware River Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Lewis
1673–1710
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lady Rich
1695–1727
Birth Location: Covent Garden, London, England
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Children(s)

Francis Willis
1717–1782
Birth Location: White Hall, Gloucester County, Virginia
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Col. Willis's Ancestors

Self
Col. Willis
1690–1769
Birth Place: Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Parents
Francis Raynard Or Willis
1664–1719
Ware River Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Sarah Lewis
1673–1710
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Francis) Willis
1640–1689
Ware, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Winefred Lewis
1640–1689
Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Wills
1605–1672
Rebecka Barton
1611–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Willis's Descendants

1.
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Col. (Francis) Willis (Jan 1690–26 Jan 1769) m. Lady (Anne) Rich (Jun 1695–10 Jun 1727)
  1. 1. Francis Willis 1717–1782 m. Elizabeth Carter 1725–1763
    1. 1. Priscilla Willis 1746–1782 m. William Kennon 1735–1777
      1. 1. Joel KENNON 1752–1832 m. Hensley 1763–
        1. 1. Elijah (Kennon) 4GGF 1787–1860 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Bush 1795–

Col. Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1690
Jan 1690
Birth of Col. Francis Willis in Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
1769
26 Jan 1769
Age 79
Death of Col. Francis Willis in Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1690
    Event Place: Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1769
    Event Place: Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
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