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Daniel Stephen Willis 1782–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1782

Birth Location: Newbern, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: Sep 1858

Death Location: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Caleb Willis

Mother: Sarah Cantrell

Spouse(s): BETSY SMITH

Children(s): Sallie Willis

In 1782, Daniel Stephen Willis entered the world in Newbern, North Carolina, United States, born to Caleb Willis And Sarah Cantrell. Daniel Stephen Willis married Betsy Truitt Smith, and had children including Sallie Willis. Daniel Stephen Willis passed away in 1858 in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1782, Daniel Stephen Willis entered the world in Newbern, North Carolina, United States, born to Caleb Willis And Sarah Cantrell.
  • Daniel Stephen Willis married Betsy Truitt Smith, and had children including Sallie Willis.
  • Daniel Stephen Willis passed away in 1858 in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Caleb Willis
1747–1827
Birth Location: Beaufort, Craven Co. , North Carolina, USA
CW
Sarah Cantrell
1752–1827
Birth Location: New Bern, Craven, NC
SC

Spouses(s)

BETSY SMITH
–1849
Birth Location: North Carolina
BS

Children(s)

Sallie Willis
1832–1903
Birth Location: No. Carolina
SW

Daniel Willis's Ancestors

Self
Daniel Willis
1782–1858
Birth Place: Newbern, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Caleb Willis
1747–1827
Beaufort, Craven Co. , North Carolina, USA
Sarah Cantrell
1752–1827
New Bern, Craven, NC
Grandparents
Sarah Hillard
1710–1784
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Daniel Willis's Descendants

1.
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Daniel (Stephen) Willis (1782–Sep 1858) m. BETSY (TRUITT) SMITH (–ABT 1849)
  1. 1. Sallie Willis 1832–1903 m. James (Nelson) Haw 1831–1908
    1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Haw 1856–1901 m. George (Swan) Sanders 1851–1905 m. George (Swan) Sanders 1848–1905
      1. 1. Carrie (May) Sanders 1878–1955 m. Charles (Lewis) Bridges 1879–
        1. 1. Charles (Porter) Bridges 1914–2007 m. Mary (Lee) Allison 1923–2018
        2. 2. Helen (B) Bridges 1919–2002
      2. 2. Lizzie (L) Sanders 1876–
      3. 3. Annie (C) Sanders 1883–
      4. 4. Howard Sanders 1885–
      5. 5. James (O) Sanders 1887–
      6. 6. Marguerite (V) Sanders 1889–
      7. 7. John (H) Sanders 1893–
      8. 8. Alfred (M) Sanders 1895–
      9. 9. Harriet (C) Sanders 1898–
      10. 10. Helen (Lewis) Sanders 1900–1914

Daniel Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1782
1782
Birth of Daniel Stephen Willis in Newbern, North Carolina, United States
Newbern, North Carolina, United States
1858
Sep 1858
Age 76
Death of Daniel Stephen Willis in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Sumner County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Newbern, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1858
    Event Place: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
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