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ESTHER (HESTER) WILLIS 1703 – 1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1703

Birth Location: Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 18 Jun 1765

Death Location: Lunenburg, Massachusetts

Father: John (Willowes)

Mother: Esther Gardner

Spouse(s): Nathaniel Heywood

Children(s): Captain HEYWOOD

ESTHER (HESTER) WILLIS was born in 1703 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the child of John Willis (Willowes) and Esther Gardner. ESTHER (HESTER) WILLIS married Nathaniel "Nathan" Heywood, and had children including Captain Zimri HEYWOOD. ESTHER (HESTER) WILLIS passed away in 1765 in Lunenburg, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • ESTHER (HESTER) WILLIS was born in 1703 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the child of John Willis (Willowes) and Esther Gardner.
  • ESTHER (HESTER) WILLIS married Nathaniel "Nathan" Heywood, and had children including Captain Zimri HEYWOOD.
  • ESTHER (HESTER) WILLIS passed away in 1765 in Lunenburg, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

John (Willowes)
1671 – 1755
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Esther Gardner
1672 – 1774
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nathaniel Heywood
1698 – 1781
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Captain HEYWOOD
1731 – 1798
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Worcester, MA
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ESTHER WILLIS's Ancestors

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ESTHER WILLIS
1703 – 1765
Birth Place: Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Parents
John Willis (Willowes)
1671 – 1755
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Esther Gardner
1672 – 1774
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Dea. (Thomas (1662 m. TAY )) WILLIS
1638 – 1725
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Grace (( 1662 m.WILLIS )) TAY.....EOL
1644 – 1715
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
♥ (Andrew [m.Mason]) GARDNER
1642 – 1690
Muddy River, Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts
♥ (Sarah) MASON
1651 – 1718
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
George Willis
1602 – 1690
Jane Gallen❤️
1604 – 1690
Grace Newell
1621 – 1712
Lucy Smith
1619 – 1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Wyllys
1573 – 1609
Lady Chambers
1567 – 1602
Sir Palfrey
1570 – 1612
Johane HACKMAN
1582 – 1640
Alice WILSON
1599 – 1667

ESTHER WILLIS's Descendants

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ESTHER ((HESTER)) WILLIS (16 Jan 1703 – 18 Jun 1765) m. Nathaniel ("Nathan") Heywood (24 Sep 1698 – 1781)
  1. 1. Captain (Zimri) HEYWOOD (5 Sep 1731 – 14 July 1798) m. Jane ((Jean)) Foster (1733 – 13 Sep 1810)
    1. 1. :)Zimri Heywood (29 Jun 1774 – 11 March 1814) m. Ann (Williams) Dudley (1775 – 12 Mar 1868)
      1. 1. Foster ((Moses)) Heywood (26 Nov 1799 – 15 Jul 1845) m. Sarah Heywood (17 March 1808 – 1 Nov 1869)
        1. 1. Silas (Foster) Heywood (14 Oct 1834 – 19 Nov 1875) m. Anne (Maria MacLeod) Heywood (10 Nov 1834 – 11 Aug 1929)

ESTHER WILLIS's Timeline

2 Records

1703
16 Jan 1703
Birth of ESTHER (HESTER) WILLIS in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1765
18 Jun 1765
Age 62
Death of ESTHER (HESTER) WILLIS in Lunenburg, Massachusetts
Lunenburg, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1703
    Event Place: Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1765
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Massachusetts
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