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John Willett 1726–1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1726

Birth Location: Chipping Norton with Over Norton, Oxfordshire

Death Date: 1769

Death Location: Shipton under Wychwood, Oxfordshire

Father: Joseph Willet

Mother: Elizabeth Gubbins

Spouse(s): Sarah Freeman

Children(s): Ann Willett, Henry Willet, John Willet, Joseph WILLETT, George Willet

The story of John Willett began in 1726 in Chipping Norton with Over Norton, Oxfordshire. John Willett married Sarah Freeman, and had children including Ann Willett, George Willet, Henry Willet, John Willet, Joseph Willett, Phebe Willer. John Willett passed away in 1769 in Shipton under Wychwood, Oxfordshire.

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Biography

  • The story of John Willett began in 1726 in Chipping Norton with Over Norton, Oxfordshire.
  • John Willett married Sarah Freeman, and had children including Ann Willett, George Willet, Henry Willet, John Willet, Joseph Willett, Phebe Willer.
  • John Willett passed away in 1769 in Shipton under Wychwood, Oxfordshire.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Willet
1698–1748
Birth Location: Milton Under Wychwood, Oxfordshire, England
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Elizabeth Gubbins
1699–1740
Birth Location: Chipping Norton with Over Norton, Oxfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Freeman
1725–1781
Birth Location: Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Ann Willett
1754–1839
Birth Location: Milton, Oxfordshire, England
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Henry Willet
1765–1838
Birth Location: Sandford St Martin, Oxfordshire, England
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John Willet
1754–1756
Birth Location: Sandford, Oxfordshire, England
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Joseph WILLETT
1749–1841
Birth Location: Sandford, Oxfordshire, England
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George Willet
1750–1742
Birth Location: Sandford, Oxfordshire, England
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John Willett's Ancestors

Self
John Willett
1726–1769
Birth Place: Chipping Norton with Over Norton, Oxfordshire
Parents
Joseph Willet
1698–1748
Milton Under Wychwood, Oxfordshire, England
Elizabeth Gubbins
1699–1740
Chipping Norton with Over Norton, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Henry Willett
1675–1729
Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England
Elizabeth (Tippet () Willet)
1675–1736
Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England
Richard Gubbins
1671–
Great Rollright, Oxfordshire, England
Elizabeth Plummer
1677–1700
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Willett
1627–1680
Mary leonard
1646–1695
Abraham Tippet
1648–1727
Isabel WARING
1650–1729
John Gubbins
1643–1710
Sarah
1645–1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Willett
1590–1632
Alice carrier
–1638
Edward Leonard
1620–1688
Millicent Leonard
1620–1659
William ❤
1620–
Thomas Warring
1628–1674
Jone Pakeman
1592–1686

John Willett's Descendants

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John Willett (1726–1769) m. Sarah Freeman (Feb 1725–Mar 1781)
  1. 1. Ann Willett 1754–1839 m. nnnn Wilks 1755–1837
    1. 1. robert Wilks 1776–1865 m. Rhoda Howse 1797–1876
      1. 1. Sarah Wilkes 1818–1886 m. William Collins 1817–1890
        1. 1. Elizabeth Collins 1851–1936 m. William (J) Loveridge 1851–1929
        2. 2. James Collins 1863–1895
        3. 3. John Collins 1847–1911
        4. 4. Edwin Collins 1854–1929
        5. 5. Charles Collins 1857–1944 m. Alice Colins 1857–
        6. 6. Robert Collins 1849–
      2. 2. Caroline Wilkes 1836–1913 m. Elijah Sturdy 1826–1909
        1. 1. Maria Sturdy 1873–
        2. 2. Thomas Sturdy 1856–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Sturdy 1858–
        4. 4. Rachel Sturdy 1860–
        5. 5. Richard Sturdy 1860–1896
        6. 6. Henry Sturdy 1862–1930
        7. 7. Elizah Sturdy 1864–
        8. 8. Phebe Sturdy 1866–
        9. 9. Ellen Sturdy 1867–1946
        10. 10. Annie Sturdy 1869–1871
        11. 11. Emma Sturdy 1872–
        12. 12. George Sturdy 1875–1875
        13. 13. Alice Sturdy 1880–1954
      3. 3. Harriet Wilkes 1834–1906 m. John Chalk 1828–1881 m. Richard (David) Wilson 1849–1911
        1. 1. Rhoda Chaulk 1864–1957 m. William Selwood 1860–1900 m. William Selwood 1860–1931
        2. 2. Thomas Chaulk 1867–
        3. 3. William (Charles) Chalk 1855–1934
        4. 4. Joseph Chaulk 1856–
        5. 5. John Chalk 1858–1933
        6. 6. Robert Chaulk 1862–1947
        7. 7. Henry Chalk 1867–1915
        8. 8. Ellen Chaulk 1869–
        9. 9. Thomas Chaulk 1870–
      4. 4. Maria Wilkes 1828–1910
        1. 1. Elizabeth Faulkner 1848–1918
        2. 2. Elizabeth Humphres 1848–1918 m. William Mullis 1838–1906 m. William Mullis 1838–1906
        3. 3. John (William) Faulkner 1863–
      5. 5. richard wilkes 1823–
      6. 6. daniel wilkes 1830–
      7. 7. robert wilkes 1823– m. Sarah Barnes 1826–1891
        1. 1. Sarah Wilks 1848–1914 m. James White 1844–1909
        2. 2. Sarah Eggleton 1853–
      8. 8. merrick wilkes 1828–
      9. 9. elizabeth wilkes 1825–
    2. 2. Hannah Wilks 1782–1884
      1. 1. Charles (L) Spencer 1803–
    3. 3. Joseph Wilkes 1774– m. Anne Wilkes 1781–
      1. 1. Maria Wilkes 1814–
    4. 4. Mary Wilkes 1776–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Wilks 1784–
    6. 6. Richard Wilks 1786–1790
    7. 7. Charlotte Wilks 1794–
    8. 8. Alice Wilks 1789–1868
    9. 9. John Wilks 1790–
    10. 10. Sarah Wilks\Wilkes 1804–
    11. 11. (WILLIAM) (GREGORY) WILKS\WILKES 1792–1866
    12. 12. Thomas Wilks 1796–
    13. 13. Edmund Wilks 1799–
    14. 14. Gregory Wilks 1788–
    15. 15. Wilks 1787–
  2. 2. Henry Willet 1765–1838
  3. 3. John Willet 1754–1756
  4. 4. Joseph WILLETT 1749–1841 m. Ann Walker 1750–1813
    1. 1. Joseph Willett 1781–1847 m. sarah Davis 1782–1822
      1. 1. John Willett 1808–1865 m. Ann (Berriman) Wagstaff 1805–1853
        1. 1. Elizabeth WILLETT 1838–1925 m. William Roberts 1847–1938
      2. 2. Pheobe Willett 1825–1889
        1. 1. Thomas Lay 1850–1942
        2. 2. James Lay 1844–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Lay 1847–
        4. 4. Ellen Lay 1853–
        5. 5. Walter Lay 1857–
        6. 6. Mark Lay 1859–
        7. 7. Albert Lay 1865–
    2. 2. Joseph Willett 1781–1847
  5. 5. George Willet 1750–1742

John Willett's Timeline

4 Records

1726
1726
Birth of John Willett in Chipping Norton with Over Norton, Oxfordshire
Chipping Norton with Over Norton, Oxfordshire
1769
1769
Age 43
Death of John Willett in Shipton under Wychwood, Oxfordshire
Shipton under Wychwood, Oxfordshire
1813
31 Oct 1813
Age 87
John Willett was baptized in Cogges, Oxfordshire, England
Cogges, Oxfordshire, England
1856
October 1856
Age 130
John Willett was married in Woodstock, Oxfordshire
Woodstock, Oxfordshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: Chipping Norton with Over Norton, Oxfordshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1813
    Event Place: Cogges, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR701R2/1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1856
    Event Place: Woodstock, Oxfordshire

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Shipton under Wychwood, Oxfordshire
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