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Margaret (Peggy) Willis 1741–1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1741

Birth Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1812

Death Location: Shelbyville, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Willis

Mother: Elizabeth Plunkett*

Spouse(s): Sgt Terrill

Children(s): Nancy Terril, Frances Terrill, Robert Terrill, John Terrill

Margaret (Peggy) Willis was born in 1741 in Orange, Orange, Virginia, USA, the child of John William Willis And Elizabeth Plunkett. Margaret (Peggy) Willis married Sgt Edmund Terrill, and had children including Frances Washington Terrill, John Terrill, Nancy M Terril, Robert Terrill. Margaret (Peggy) Willis passed away in 1812 in Shelbyville, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret (Peggy) Willis was born in 1741 in Orange, Orange, Virginia, USA, the child of John William Willis And Elizabeth Plunkett.
  • Margaret (Peggy) Willis married Sgt Edmund Terrill, and had children including Frances Washington Terrill, John Terrill, Nancy M Terril, Robert Terrill.
  • Margaret (Peggy) Willis passed away in 1812 in Shelbyville, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Willis
1709–1762
Birth Location: Hanover Parish, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Plunkett*
1715–1798
Birth Location: King George, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sgt Terrill
1740–1784
Birth Location: Orange,Orange,Virginia,USA
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Children(s)

Nancy Terril
1781–1826
Birth Location: of, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
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Frances Terrill
1783–1811
Birth Location: Albermarle, Virginia, United States
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Robert Terrill
1777–1827
Birth Location: Albermarle, Virginia, United States
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John Terrill
1768–1850
Birth Location: Culpepper,,Virginia,USA
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Margaret Willis's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Willis
1741–1812
Birth Place: Orange, Orange, Virginia, USA
Parents
John William Willis
1709–1762
Hanover Parish, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Plunkett*
1715–1798
King George, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Willis
1674–1714
Hanover Parish, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Sarah Rozier
1690–1761
Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John Willis
1658–1715
Ann Metcalfe
1658–1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Willis
1625–1670
Mary Wild
1630–1684

Margaret Willis's Descendants

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Margaret ((Peggy)) Willis (25 Feb 1741–1812) m. Sgt (Edmund) Terrill (21 Mar 1740–01 Jun 1784)
  1. 1. Nancy (M.) Terril 1781–1826 m. Thomas Henderson 1757–1808 m. Thomas Henderson 1781–1846
    1. 1. Lucy (Jane) Henderson 1818–1880 m. Williamette Venable 1811–1880
      1. 1. Willemette Veneable 1848–1926 m. Marion (Dekalb) Cook 1845–1910
        1. 1. Elizabeth Kizzier 1877–1956 m. Henry (Hampton) Kizzier 1868–1949
        2. 2. Leonidas Cook 1869–1934
        3. 3. William (Franklin) Cook 1879–1949
        4. 4. Frederick (Moline) Cook 1881–1944 m. Augusta (May) Trively 1885–1954
        5. 5. Laura (Pearl) Cook 1878–1949
        6. 6. George Cook 1871–1926
      2. 2. Nancy (Carol) Venable 1842–1915 m. Allen (David (Uncle Dee)) Thompson 1844–1921
    2. 2. William Henderson 1822–1822
    3. 3. James (J) Henderson 1820–1872
    4. 4. Charles Henderson 1813–
    5. 5. Robert (Terrill) Henderson 1811–1866
    6. 6. John (M) Henderson 1809–1846
    7. 7. Margaret Henderson 1808–1834
    8. 8. Nimrod (Mason) Henderson 1806–1834
  2. 2. Frances (Washington) Terrill 1783–1811
  3. 3. Robert Terrill 1777–1827
  4. 4. John Terrill 1768–1850

Margaret Willis's Timeline

3 Records

1741
25 Feb 1741
Birth of Margaret (Peggy) Willis in Orange, Orange, Virginia, USA
Orange, Orange, Virginia, USA
1787
22 Nov 1787
Age 46
Margaret (Peggy) Willis was baptized in Blewberry, Berkshire, England
Blewberry, Berkshire, England
1812
1812
Age 71
Death of Margaret (Peggy) Willis in Shelbyville, Kentucky, USA
Shelbyville, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1741
    Event Place: Orange, Orange, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 310
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 194.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: TS2
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 040
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 103 : 1913
    [7] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 113 : 1914
    [8] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 118 : 1915
    [9] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [10] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 19 October 2017, 11:56), entry for Margaret Willis(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZTP-QBQ
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ordinance Index (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1 Mar 1993 Edition, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1787
    Event Place: Blewberry, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Descendants of John Willis, of will in Richmond County, Virginia, 1715

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 310
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 19 October 2017, 11:56), entry for Margaret Willis(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZTP-QBQ
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ordinance Index (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1 Mar 1993 Edition, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
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