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John Willis 1609–1692 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Feb 1609

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 15 Apr 1692

Death Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Willis

Mother: Mary Tomlins

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hodgkins

Children(s): Joan Willis, Elizabeth Willis, Hannah Willis, Henry Willis, Jonathan Willis, Comfort Willis, Hannah Willis, Sarah Willis, Benjamin Willis, Nathaniel Willis, Joseph Willis

In 1609, John Willis entered the world in London, Middlesex, England, born to Thomas Richard Willis And Mary Tomlins. John Willis married Elizabeth Hodgkins, and had children including Benjamin Willis, Comfort Willis, Elizabeth Willis, Hannah Willis, Henry Willis, Joan Willis, Jonathan Willis, Joseph Willis, Nathaniel Willis, Sarah Willis. John Willis passed away in 1692 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1609, John Willis entered the world in London, Middlesex, England, born to Thomas Richard Willis And Mary Tomlins.
  • John Willis married Elizabeth Hodgkins, and had children including Benjamin Willis, Comfort Willis, Elizabeth Willis, Hannah Willis, Henry Willis, Joan Willis, Jonathan Willis, Joseph Willis, Nathaniel Willis, Sarah Willis.
  • John Willis passed away in 1692 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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John Willis's Ancestors

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John Willis
1609–1692
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, England
Parents
Thomas Richard Willis
1585–1609
Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
Mary Tomlins
1579–1618
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Walter Welles
1562–1638
Evesham, Worcestershire, England
Elizabeth Hinksman
1568–1635
Evesham, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Walter Wells
1542–1618
Jennet Lawtie
1541–1570
Thomas Jr.
1540–1565
Anne Griffith
1540–1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Welles
1514–1558
Elizabeth Bryan
1516–1553
Thomas Sr.
1510–1570
Walter Griffith
1511–1559
Elizabeth Skeffington
1515–1584

John Willis's Descendants

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John Willis (11 Feb 1609–15 Apr 1692) m. Elizabeth Hodgkins (1616–20 Sep 1693)
  1. 1. Joan Willis 1638–1704 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
        2. 2. Hannah Ellis 1741–1791
        3. 3. Selah Ellis 1744–1828 m. Isaac Wright 1740–1807
        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
        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
        2. 2. James Ellis 1735–1828
        3. 3. William Ellis 1737–1809
        4. 4. Benjamin (Bigeman) Ellis 1741–1802 m. Rachel Presnell 1744–1808
      3. 3. Rosannah Ellis 1705–1761
      4. 4. Joseph Ellis 1713–1793
      5. 5. Henry Ellis 1709–1768
      6. 6. John Ellis 1703–1776
  2. 2. Elizabeth Willis 1647–1719
  3. 3. Hannah Willis 1664–1734
  4. 4. Henry Willis 1638–1689
  5. 5. Jonathan Willis 1640–1716
  6. 6. Comfort Willis 1641–1692
  7. 7. Hannah Willis 1645–1684
  8. 8. Sarah Willis 1651–1711
  9. 9. Benjamin Willis 1657–1696 m. Susanna Whitman 1660–1758
    1. 1. Thomas Willis 1694–1784 m. Mary Kinsley 1696–1784
      1. 1. Mary Willis 1725–1799
      2. 2. Bettie (Bethia) Willis 1729–1802
      3. 3. Betty Willis 1731–1760
      4. 4. Nathan Willis 1738–1824
      5. 5. Rhoda Willis 1727–1802
      6. 6. Susanna Willis 1718–1802
      7. 7. Thomas Willis 1721–1766
      8. 8. Zephaniah Willis 1733–1776
  10. 10. Nathaniel Willis 1678–1716
  11. 11. Joseph Willis 1651–1704

John Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1609
11 Feb 1609
Birth of John Willis in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1692
15 Apr 1692
Age 83
Death of John Willis in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1609
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1692
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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