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John Willis 1672–1732 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1672

Birth Location: Bridgewater, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1 NOV 1732

Death Location: West Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Willis

Mother: Experience Byram

Spouse(s): Mary Brett

Children(s): Margaret Willis

John Willis was born in 1672 in Bridgewater, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, the child of John Henry Willis And Experience Byram. John Willis married Mary Brett, and had children including Margaret Willis. John Willis passed away in 1732 in West Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • John Willis was born in 1672 in Bridgewater, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, the child of John Henry Willis And Experience Byram.
  • John Willis married Mary Brett, and had children including Margaret Willis.
  • John Willis passed away in 1732 in West Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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John Willis's Ancestors

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John Willis
1672–1732
Birth Place: Bridgewater, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
John Henry Willis
1635–
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Experience Byram
1638–1712
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John Willis
1612–1692
Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Hodgkins
1616–1665
Aghadown, Cork, Ireland
Nicholas Byram
1610–1688
Kent, England
Susannah Shaw
1617–1698
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Willis's Descendants

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John Willis (1672–1 NOV 1732) m. Mary Brett (1678–14 JAN 1756)
  1. 1. Margaret Willis 1705–1764 m. Nathanial Harvey 1705–1801
    1. 1. David Harvey 1735–1814 m. Content (D) Byram 1740–1781
      1. 1. Content Harvey 1773–1854 m. Josiah Winslow 1774–1809
        1. 1. Josiah (Harvey) Winslow 1803–1874 m. Knight (Fanny) Knight 1803–1862

John Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1672
1672
Birth of John Willis in Bridgewater, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Bridgewater, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1732
1 NOV 1732
Age 60
Death of John Willis in West Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
West Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1672
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 12 April 2019, 02:04), entry for John Willis(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZPF-XPH
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), John Willis, 1732; Burial, West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America, Old Graveyard; citing record ID 47491365, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Willis in entry for John Willis, 24 Dec 1701; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Willis in entry for Margrett Willis, 15 Sep 1704; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: W. Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 12 April 2019, 02:04), entry for John Willis(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZPF-XPH
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Willis in entry for John Willis, 24 Dec 1701; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Willis in entry for Margrett Willis, 15 Sep 1704; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 NOV 1732
    Event Place: West Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 12 April 2019, 02:04), entry for John Willis(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZPF-XPH
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), John Willis, 1732; Burial, West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America, Old Graveyard; citing record ID 47491365, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Willis in entry for John Willis, 24 Dec 1701; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Willis in entry for Margrett Willis, 15 Sep 1704; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree

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