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Henry Willis 1740–1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1812

Death Location: Salt Sulphur Springs, Monroe County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Francis Esquire

Mother: Elizabeth Carter

Spouse(s): Nancy Knight

Children(s):

The story of Henry Willis began in 1740 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA. Henry Willis married Nancy Ann Knight. Henry Willis passed away in 1812 in Salt Sulphur Springs, Monroe County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Willis began in 1740 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.
  • Henry Willis married Nancy Ann Knight.
  • Henry Willis passed away in 1812 in Salt Sulphur Springs, Monroe County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Willis's Ancestors

Self
Henry Willis
1740–1812
Birth Place: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
Francis Willis, Esquire
1724–1782
Ware Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Carter
1730–1763
Nominy Hall, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Col (Francis, Esq. Willis) II
1690–1769
Ware River Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Anne Rich
1695–1727
Garden, London, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Willis's Timeline

3 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Henry Willis in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
1812
1812
Age 72
Death of Henry Willis in Monroe County, West Virginia
Monroe County, West Virginia
1812
Jun 1812
Age 72
Henry Willis - Probate in Monroe, West Virginia, USA
Monroe, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Monroe County, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, Wills, Inventories, 1799-1969; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Monroe County); Probate Place: Monroe, West Virginia
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salt Sulphur Springs, Monroe County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: Jun 1812
    Event Place: Monroe, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, Wills, Inventories, 1799-1969; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Monroe County); Probate Place: Monroe, West Virginia

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