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Lydia Wills 1676–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Nov 1676

Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1 July 1761

Death Location: Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Samuel Wills

Mother: Rebecca Pierce

Spouse(s): William Clift

Children(s): Joseph Clift

The story of Lydia Wills began in 1676 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Lydia Wills married William Clift, and had children including Joseph Capt Clift. Lydia Wills passed away in 1761 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Wills began in 1676 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Lydia Wills married William Clift, and had children including Joseph Capt Clift.
  • Lydia Wills passed away in 1761 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Lydia Wills's Ancestors

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Lydia Wills
1676–1761
Birth Place: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Samuel Wills
1640–1705
Wills Island, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Rebecca Pierce
1643–1724
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
William Wills
1598–1688
England
Lucy Trewgorie
1615–1697
England
Abraham (Pierce) Sr
1600–1673
Duxbury, Lancashire, England
Rebecca Lothrop
1625–1675
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Pierce
1574–1666
Elizabeth Cole
1578–1601
Rev. Lothropp
1584–1653
Hannah Howse
1594–1633
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Wills's Descendants

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Lydia Wills (26 Nov 1676–1 July 1761) m. William Clift (1666–17 Oct 1722)
  1. 1. Joseph (Capt) Clift 1712–1791 m. Mary Noble 1711–1745
    1. 1. Joseph Clift 1742–1790 m. Mary Edgell 1755–1835
      1. 1. William (Joseph Clift) Sr 1774–1847 m. Mary Casey 1793–1847 m. Nancy (A) Brooks 1781–1819
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Scott) Clift 1824–1870 m. Ebenezer (B.) Snow 1821–1860
        2. 2. Andrew (Jackson) Clift 1815–1865
        3. 3. Benjamin (Franklin) Clift 1829–1847
        4. 4. James Clift 1805–1876
        5. 5. John (Columbus) Clift 1832–1903
        6. 6. Polly Clift 1800–1855
        7. 7. Robert (Newton) Clift 1837–1915
        8. 8. William (Anthony) Clift 1825–1896
        9. 9. Dydeema (Alice) Penland 1812–1873
        10. 10. Abner (Marion) Clift 1834–1853
    2. 2. Mark Clift 1741–1742

Lydia Wills's Timeline

2 Records

1676
26 Nov 1676
Birth of Lydia Wills in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1761
1 July 1761
Age 85
Death of Lydia Wills in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1676
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 July 1761
    Event Place: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

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