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Diane Willis 1686–1764 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1686

Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1764

Death Location: Granville County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Francis Willis

Mother: Jane Lewis

Spouse(s): Samuel Hicks

Children(s): Samuel Hicks

In 1686, Diane Willis entered the world in Hanover County, Virginia, USA, born to Francis Willis And Jane Lewis. Diane Willis married Samuel L Hicks, and had children including Samuel Hicks. Diane Willis passed away in 1764 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1686, Diane Willis entered the world in Hanover County, Virginia, USA, born to Francis Willis And Jane Lewis.
  • Diane Willis married Samuel L Hicks, and had children including Samuel Hicks.
  • Diane Willis passed away in 1764 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Willis
1658–1720
Birth Location: Halford, Warwickshire, England
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Jane Lewis
1666–1720
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Hicks
1680–1764
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Samuel Hicks
1714–1790
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Diane Willis's Ancestors

Self
Diane Willis
1686–1764
Birth Place: Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Francis Willis
1658–1720
Halford, Warwickshire, England
Jane Lewis
1666–1720
Virginia
Grandparents
Colonel (Francis) Willis
1625–1691
St. Fowles Par., St. Algate, Oxford, England
Major (John) Lewis
1635–1689
Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Isabella Miller
1640–1704
New Kent, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Colonel Immigrant
1592–1657
James Miller
1610–1657
Mary Towneley
1614–1662
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Diane Willis's Descendants

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Diane Willis (1686–1764) m. Samuel (L) Hicks (1680–1764)
  1. 1. Samuel Hicks 1714–1790 m. Frances Wyatt 1728–1790
    1. 1. David Hicks 1740–1832 m. Mary (Martha) Johnson 1743–1783
      1. 1. Sarah Hicks 1763–1844 m. Reuben Bowen 1756–1839
        1. 1. Jesse Bowen* 1798–1880 m. Hannah Tyree 1791– m. Elizabeth (Ann) Stanley 1797–1880
        2. 2. Elizabeth Bowen 1802–1850
        3. 3. James Bowen 1800–1848
        4. 4. George Bowen 1789–

Diane Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1686
1686
Birth of Diane Willis in Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Hanover County, Virginia, USA
1764
1764
Age 78
Death of Diane Willis in Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Granville County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1686
    Event Place: Hanover County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: Granville County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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