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John Willis 1671–1732 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1671

Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1732

Death Location: West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Jonathan Willis

Mother: Experience Byram

Spouse(s): Mary Brett

Children(s): John Willis, Margaret Willis, Experience Wilis, Mary Willis

John Willis was born in 1671 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jonathan Willis And Experience Byram. John Willis married Mary Brett, and had children including Experience Wilis, John Willis, Margaret Willis, Mary Willis. John Willis passed away in 1732 in West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • John Willis was born in 1671 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jonathan Willis And Experience Byram.
  • John Willis married Mary Brett, and had children including Experience Wilis, John Willis, Margaret Willis, Mary Willis.
  • John Willis passed away in 1732 in West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Willis
1639–1712
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Experience Byram
1649–1712
Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Brett
1678–1756
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

John Willis
1701–1776
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Margaret Willis
1704–
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Experience Wilis
1706–1768
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Willis
1699–1744
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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John Willis's Ancestors

Self
John Willis
1671–1732
Birth Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Jonathan Willis
1639–1712
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Experience Byram
1649–1712
Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Willis
1608–1693
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Hodgkins
1612–1681
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Nicholas Byram
1610–1688
Kent, England
Susanna Shaw
1617–1625
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Willis
1575–
Mary Tomlyn
1579–1681
Henry Hoskins
1591–1634
Ann Winthrop
1592–1638
William Byram
1585–1608
Mary Williams
1589–1640
Abraham Shaw
1585–1638
Elizabeth Best
1592–1638
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shaw
1560–1600
Janet Longbottom
1563–1668
Henry Best
1552–1623
Grace Boithes
1557–1628

John Willis's Descendants

1.
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John Willis (1671–1732) m. Mary Brett (1678–14 Jan 1756)
  1. 1. John Willis 1701–1776
  2. 2. Margaret Willis 1704–
  3. 3. Experience Wilis 1706–1768 m. John Randall 1703–1765
    1. 1. David Randall 1742–1780 m. Lucy Bruce 1753–1778
      1. 1. Ezekiel Randall 1777–1843 m. Elizabeth Brown 1783–1850
        1. 1. Claudine Randall 1808–1874
        2. 2. Daniel (Amos) Randall 1815–1880 m. Elizabeth (Van) Valkenburg 1815–1881
        3. 3. Lucy Beirne 1827–1897
        4. 4. David Randall 1812–1874
        5. 5. Lesias Randall 1824–1904
        6. 6. Eunice Randall 1819–1858
        7. 7. Betsy Randall 1818–1889
        8. 8. Ezekiel Randall 1812–1895
        9. 9. Silvia Randall 1809–1892
        10. 10. Alden (D) Randall 1822–
      2. 2. Charlotte Randall 1771–1848
      3. 3. Zadock Randall 1770–1845
      4. 4. Experience Randall 1775–1858
      5. 5. Rachel Randall 1775–1860
      6. 6. Susannah Randall 1761–1847
      7. 7. Cyrus Randall 1765–1860
    2. 2. Jonathan Randall 1745–1805
    3. 3. Ephraim Randell 1735–1806
    4. 4. Keziah Randall 1755–1850
    5. 5. Solomon Randall 1748–1817
  4. 4. Mary Willis 1699–1744

John Willis's Timeline

6 Records

1671
1671
Birth of John Willis in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1671
1671
Birth of John Willis in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1672
1672
Age 1
Birth of John Willis
None
1732
01 Nov 1732
Age 61
Death of John Willis in West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1732
01 Nov 1732
Age 61
Death of John Willis in West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1732
1732
Age 61
Burial of John Willis in West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1671
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] OneWorldTree
    [5] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1672
    Record Source: Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1671
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Nov 1732
    Event Place: West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013, Database online.
    [4] OneWorldTree
    [5] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Nov 1732
    Event Place: West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1732
    Event Place: West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013, Database online.
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