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Colonel Henry Willis 1696–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1696

Birth Location: Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 14 Sep 1740

Death Location: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

Father: Lewis Willis

Mother: Ann Unknown

Spouse(s): Mildred Howell, Mildred Washington, Anne Alexander

Children(s): Ann Willis, Elizabeth Willis, John Willis

The story of Colonel Henry Willis began in 1696 in Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, United States. Colonel Henry Willis married Anne Alexander, Mildred Howell, Mildred Washington, and had children including Ann Willis, Elizabeth Willis, John Willis. Colonel Henry Willis passed away in 1740 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel Henry Willis began in 1696 in Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.
  • Colonel Henry Willis married Anne Alexander, Mildred Howell, Mildred Washington, and had children including Ann Willis, Elizabeth Willis, John Willis.
  • Colonel Henry Willis passed away in 1740 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States.

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Colonel Willis's Ancestors

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Colonel Willis
1696–1740
Birth Place: Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Parents
Lewis Willis
1720–1760
Ann Unknown
1720–
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Colonel Willis's Descendants

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Colonel (Henry) Willis (1696–14 Sep 1740) m. Mildred Howell (ABT 1701–ABT 1730) m. Mildred Washington (14 Sep 1740–) m. Anne Alexander (ABT 1740–ABT 1760)
  1. 1. Ann Willis 1731– m. Duff Green 1729–1776
    1. 1. Willis Green 1755–1813 m. Sarah Reed 1763–1816
      1. 1. Eliza Green 1797–1876 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Edwards 1797–1877
        1. 1. Cyrus (Lewis) Edwards 1837–1912 m. Lucinda Bird 1852–1944
        2. 2. Martha Edwards 1837–1914
        3. 3. Willis (Green) Edwards 1822–1895
        4. 4. Letitia Whitaker 1825–1882
        5. 5. Franklin (Cook) Edwards 1826–1873
  2. 2. Elizabeth Willis 1729–
  3. 3. John Willis 1728–

Colonel Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1696
1696
Birth of Colonel Henry Willis in Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
1740
14 Sep 1740
Age 44
Death of Colonel Henry Willis in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1740
    Event Place: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

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