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Joan Willis 1638–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1638

Birth Location: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 2 Mar 1704

Death Location: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Willis

Mother: Elizabeth Hodgkins

Spouse(s): John Ellis

Children(s): Joseph Ellis, Eleazer Ellis, Samuel Ellis, John Ellis

The story of Joan Willis began in 1638 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Joan Willis married John Ellis, and had children including Eleazer Ellis, John Ellis, Joseph Ellis, Samuel Ellis. Joan Willis passed away in 1704 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joan Willis began in 1638 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Joan Willis married John Ellis, and had children including Eleazer Ellis, John Ellis, Joseph Ellis, Samuel Ellis.
  • Joan Willis passed away in 1704 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Joan Willis's Ancestors

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Joan Willis
1638–1704
Birth Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Willis
1609–1692
London, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Hodgkins
1616–1693
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Richard) Willis
1585–1609
Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
Mary Tomlins
1579–1618
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Henry Hoskins
1593–1683
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Anne Winthrop
1594–1638
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Welles
1562–1638
Elizabeth Hinksman
1568–1635
William Hoskins
1564–1599
Elizabeth Lany
1572–1592
John Sr.
1546–1613
Elizabeth Powlden
1570–1638
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Wells
1542–1618
Jennet Lawtie
1541–1570
Thomas Jr.
1540–1565
Anne Griffith
1540–1580
John Hoskins
1540–1607
Margery Jones
1547–1612
John Lany
1543–1624
Catherine Bostock
1546–1636
Adam Jr.
1500–1562
Agnes Sharpe
1524–1565
Thomas Jr.
1520–1613
Elizabeth Norwoode
1529–1578

Joan Willis's Descendants

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Joan Willis (1638–2 Mar 1704) m. John Ellis (1626–1669)
  1. 1. Joseph Ellis 1662–1726
  2. 2. Eleazer Ellis 1664–1730
  3. 3. Samuel Ellis 1660–1684
  4. 4. John Ellis 1661–1719 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Coffin 1680–1704 m. Susanna (Ware) Rayall 1661–1702
    1. 1. Charles Ellis 1719–1759 m. Susannah Harding 1722–1817
      1. 1. Bethunia Ellis 1752–1780 m. Thomas Leftwich 1740–1816
        1. 1. William Leftwich 1774–1846 m. Sallie Leftwich 1777–1844 m. Ruth Ayers 1775–1844
        2. 2. Susannah Leftwich 1776–1857
        3. 3. Elizabeth Leftwich 1778–1815 m. Thomas Stratton 1770–1815
        4. 4. Charlotte Leftwich 1772–1822
        5. 5. James Leftwich 1773–1825
      2. 2. Hannah Ellis 1741–1791
      3. 3. Selah Ellis 1744–1828 m. Isaac Wright 1740–1807
        1. 1. John Wright 1775–1860 m. Susannah Bibb 1775–1852
      4. 4. Richard Ellis 1740–1740
      5. 5. Edith Ellis 1743–1818
      6. 6. Josiah (Ellis) Sr. 1746–1810
      7. 7. Charles Ellis 1749–1828
      8. 8. Sarah Ellis 1750–1805
      9. 9. Elizabeth Ellis 1754–1793 m. William (Martin) Gilliam 1747–1791
        1. 1. Virginia (Rhoda) Gilliam 1770–1796 m. William (Jesse) Cornett 1761–1836
      10. 10. Rosanna Ellis 1755–1816
      11. 11. Mary (Ann) Ellis 1747–1791
      12. 12. Mildred Ellis 1734–1735
    2. 2. John (William) Ellis 1704–1761 m. Mary Clark 1707–1781
      1. 1. John (Ellis) Sr. 1729–1812 m. Mary ((Jane)) Quinn 1741–1810
        1. 1. Mary Ellis 1773–1845
        2. 2. William (Quinn) Ellis 1759–1828
        3. 3. John (Clark) Ellis 1760–1831
        4. 4. Asa (Young) Ellis 1777–1853
        5. 5. Francis (E.) Ellis 1763–1839
        6. 6. Edmund Ellis 1765–1846 m. Martha (Matilda) Harvey 1783–1878
        7. 7. Caleb (Ellis) Sr. 1767–1806
        8. 8. Martha ((Patsy)) Ellis 1769–1838
        9. 9. Abner Ellis 1772–1850
        10. 10. Aspasia (Jane) Ellis 1775–1814
      2. 2. James Ellis 1735–1828
      3. 3. William Ellis 1737–1809
      4. 4. Benjamin (Bigeman) Ellis 1741–1802 m. Rachel Presnell 1744–1808
        1. 1. Mary (Margaret) Ellis 1767–1853 m. John (Henry) Lovelady 1770–1841
    3. 3. Rosannah Ellis 1705–1761
    4. 4. Joseph Ellis 1713–1793
    5. 5. Henry Ellis 1709–1768
    6. 6. John Ellis 1703–1776

Joan Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1638
1638
Birth of Joan Willis in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1704
2 Mar 1704
Age 66
Death of Joan Willis in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1704
    Event Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

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