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Margaret Peggy Willis 1733–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1733

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1784

Death Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA

Father: Rev. Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Simmons

Spouse(s): William Buttram

Children(s): John Buttram

In 1733, Margaret Peggy Willis entered the world in North Carolina, United States, born to Rev Joseph Willis Sr And Elizabeth Simmons. Margaret Peggy Willis married William Buttram, and had children including John Buttram. Margaret Peggy Willis passed away in 1784 in Lee County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1733, Margaret Peggy Willis entered the world in North Carolina, United States, born to Rev Joseph Willis Sr And Elizabeth Simmons.
  • Margaret Peggy Willis married William Buttram, and had children including John Buttram.
  • Margaret Peggy Willis passed away in 1784 in Lee County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev. Sr
1712–1784
Birth Location: Craven County, North Carolina, USA
RS
Elizabeth Simmons
1718–1784
Birth Location: Craven County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Buttram
1759–1853
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

John Buttram
1765–1844
Birth Location: Rowan, Salisbury, North Carolina Colony
JB

Margaret Willis's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Willis
1733–1784
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Parents
Rev. Joseph Willis Sr
1712–1784
Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Simmons
1718–1784
Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Caleb) Willis
1680–1775
, Middlesex, Virginia Colony
Susanna Gleason
1675–1756
Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA
John (Johann) Simmons
1694–1741
Craven, North Carolina, USA
Margaret Bussett
1685–1741
Craven, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard II
1656–1700
Anne Griggs
1656–1775
Joseph Gleason
1642–1715
Martha Russell
1647–1684
Bendicht Simmons
1665–1710
Catharina Schedeli
1664–1710
Abraham Bussett
1659–1739
Susanna Isler
1663–1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas (Willis)
1612–1701
Mary Bentley
1633–1684
Ann Schofield
1626–1700
Thomas Gleason
1607–1686
Susanna Page
–1691
Bendicht Jr.
1633–1703
Bendicht Schaedeli**
1624–1685
Salome Heller**
1631–1689
Matthew Bussett
1631–1696
Elizabeth Ellsworth
1632–1703
Elizabeth Coleman
1632–1700

Margaret Willis's Descendants

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Margaret (Peggy) Willis (1733–1784) m. William Buttram (15 July 1759–4 September 1853)
  1. 1. John Buttram 1765–1844 m. Jane Stevenson 1773–1865
    1. 1. Margaret (Buttram) Penn 1802–1888 m. Joseph Cecil 1796–1873
      1. 1. John (Buttram) Cecil 1822–1884 m. Mary (Ann) Davis 1825–1884
        1. 1. Martha (E) Cecil 1850–1895 m. Samuel (Hall) Smith 1859–1934
        2. 2. William (Hiram) Cecil 1848–1911 m. Sarah (Olive) Hedgpeth 1853–1918
        3. 3. Martin (Luther) Cecil 1850–1932 m. Martha (E) Boydston 1853–1925
        4. 4. John (Thomas) Cecil 1854–1928 m. Mary (Ann) Carroll 1857–1932
        5. 5. Joseph (James Pinkney) Cecil 1858–1873
        6. 6. Thomas (Jefferson) Cecil 1862–
      2. 2. James (M) Cecil 1831–1863 m. Nancy (Adeline) Cecil 1836–1868
        1. 1. Martha (Ann) Cecil 1860–1933 m. Joshua Atchley 1857–1915
        2. 2. Nancy (Adeline) Cecil 1855–1878
        3. 3. Rebecca (Jane) Cecil 1854–1920 m. Wellington (James) Carlton 1855–1940
        4. 4. Samuel Cecil 1856–1913 m. Sarah (J) Nixon 1861– m. Donnie Turtbaugh 1869–
        5. 5. Margaret (P) Cecil 1858–1882 m. D (N) Farmer 1858–
      3. 3. Samuel Cecil 1839–1914 m. Nancy (Allie) Harp 1838–1907
        1. 1. Lucinda Cecil 1860–1868
        2. 2. Martha (Jane) Cecil 1858–1948 m. John (Thomas) Buchanan 1851–1927
        3. 3. James (Ennis) Cecil 1862–1960 m. L (Heste) McFerren 1865–1931
        4. 4. Joseph Cecil 1870–1874
        5. 5. Mary (Louisa) Cecil 1868–1877
        6. 6. Missouri (Ann) Cecil 1872–1872
        7. 7. William (W.) Cecil 1858–1864
        8. 8. Margaret (E.) Cecil 1866–1962 m. Absalom (Walter) Arbough 1861–
      4. 4. Martha (Jane) Cecil 1842–1868 m. John (Wesley) Villines 1846–1899
        1. 1. Joseph (N.) Villines 1868–1935
      5. 5. Rebecca (E) Cecil 1826–1904 m. John (William “Beaver”) Villines 1828–1875
        1. 1. William Valines 1851–
        2. 2. Margret Valines 1858–1922 m. Horace Arrington 1850–1923
        3. 3. Marion Valines 1860–
        4. 4. Martha Valines 1865–1951 m. Joseph (Marshall) Patty 1865–1947
        5. 5. George (W.) Villines 1867–1901 m. Harriette Moore 1869–1898
        6. 6. Francis (M.) Valines 1861–
        7. 7. James (Albert) Villines 1854–1948 m. Sarah (F) Villines 1855–
      6. 6. Martin (Luther) Cecil 1829–1852 m. Salina Harp 1826–1878
        1. 1. Susan (Elizabeth) Bilyeu 1852–1933
        2. 2. James (M.) Cecil 1845–1864
        3. 3. John (M) Cecil 1847–
        4. 4. Charles (A) Cecil 1849–
      7. 7. Lucinda (Drucilla) Cecil 1829–1922 m. Hosea Villines 1819–1898
        1. 1. Joseph (Paul) Villines 1849–1913 m. Laura (Belle) McCracken 1860–1930
        2. 2. Thomas (Franklin) Villines 1869–1930 m. Susan (Cora) Fanning 1871–1959
        3. 3. John (N) Villines 1858–1935 m. Henrietta (E) Kendall 1864–
        4. 4. William (J) Villines 1861–1885
        5. 5. Margaret (E) Villines 1847–1882 m. William (Williamson) Roark 1840–1900
        6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Villines 1852–1935 m. William (Richard) Sparks 1848–1924
        7. 7. Martin (Coplin) Villines 1854–1882 m. Kisiah Lackey 1858–1908
        8. 8. Martha (Frances) Villines 1876–
      8. 8. William (Thomas) Cecil 1829–1863
        1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Cecil 1858–1947 m. George (W) Parker 1853–
        2. 2. George (Meggs) Cecil 1855–1928 m. Ida Flewellen 1865–
      9. 9. Milla (Jane) Cecil 1818–1858 m. Allen (Berry) Keeton 1814–1900
        1. 1. Mary (Jane) Keeton 1850–1917 m. Jefferson (Jasper) Villines 1832–1887
        2. 2. Sarah (Isabel) Keeton 1858–1939 m. James (T) Whiteley 1860–
      10. 10. Margaret (Ann (Peggy)) Cecil 1837–1850
    2. 2. James Buttram 1795–1850
    3. 3. Andrew Butrum 1790–1867
    4. 4. Rebecca (Mary) Buttram 1808–1868
    5. 5. Mary (Polly) Buttram 1791–1850
    6. 6. William ("Billy") Buttram 1806–1880
    7. 7. Bailey Buttram 1814–1898

Margaret Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1733
1733
Birth of Margaret Peggy Willis in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1784
1784
Age 51
Death of Margaret Peggy Willis in Lee County, Virginia, USA
Lee County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1733
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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