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Prudence Willis 1664–1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jun 1664

Birth Location: St Stephen, Northumberland, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1720

Death Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Father: Henry Jr

Mother: Mary (Willis)

Spouse(s): Colonel Sr.

Children(s): Prudence Pryor, Alice Thornton

The story of Prudence Willis began in 1664 in St Stephen, Northumberland, Virginia, United States. Prudence Willis married Colonel Francis Thornton Sr Justice And High Sheriff Sr, and had children including Alice Thornton, Prudence Pryor. Prudence Willis passed away in 1720 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Prudence Willis began in 1664 in St Stephen, Northumberland, Virginia, United States.
  • Prudence Willis married Colonel Francis Thornton Sr Justice And High Sheriff Sr, and had children including Alice Thornton, Prudence Pryor.
  • Prudence Willis passed away in 1720 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Jr
1628–1714
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
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Mary (Willis)
1632–1714
Birth Location: Warminster, St. Deny's, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Colonel Sr.
1651–1726
Birth Location: Petsworth Magisterial District, Gloucester, British Colonial, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Prudence Pryor
1699–1751
Birth Location: Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
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Alice Thornton
1707–1739
Birth Location: Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Prudence Willis's Ancestors

Self
Prudence Willis
1664–1720
Birth Place: St Stephen, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Parents
Henry Willis Jr
1628–1714
Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann (Rose) Peace) (Willis)
1632–1714
Warminster, St. Deny's, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
William Willens
1605–1675
Devizes, Wiltshire, England
George (Pease) (Pearce)
1600–1714
Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabetha Pease
1603–1714
Warminster, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Prudence Willis's Descendants

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Prudence Willis (29 Jun 1664–1720) m. Colonel (Francis Thornton, Sr. (Justice and High Sheriff)) Sr. (5 Nov 1651–10 May 1726)
  1. 1. Prudence Pryor 1699–1751 m. Colonel (Samuel) Pryor 1693–1766
    1. 1. RICHARD (R) PRYOR 1700–1797 m. Mourning (Pryor Huddleston) White 1764–1802 m. Mary Mooney 1740–1767 m. Mary Pryor 1740–1765
      1. 1. Samuel Pryor 1800–1881
        1. 1. William (Hamlin) Pryor 1827–1912
      2. 2. Theodrick (Bland) Pryor 1730–1890
      3. 3. Theodorick (Bland) Pryor 1805–1890
        1. 1. Roger (Atkinson) Pryor 1828–1919
      4. 4. Nancy Pryor 1798–1860
      5. 5. Jerimiah Pryor 1812–1893
        1. 1. Sarah Pryor 1822–
      6. 6. Jeremiah Pryor 1789–1852 m. Phoebe Prior 1789–1850
        1. 1. Martin (Walton) Pryor 1811–1876
        2. 2. Henry Prior 1819–
        3. 3. charles Pryor 1816–1913
        4. 4. John (C) Pryor 1816–1913
      7. 7. James Prier 1786–1856
      8. 8. Richard Pryor 1763–1770
      9. 9. Sallie Pryor 1765–1820
        1. 1. Sarah Jobe 1804–1881
        2. 2. Mourning Jobe 1800–1856
        3. 3. Mornan 1800–
        4. 4. Samuel Jobe 1809–1870
        5. 5. William Jobe 1793–1835
        6. 6. Eda (Elizabeth) Jobe 1795–1881
        7. 7. Nancy Jobe 1798–1858
        8. 8. Permelia Jobe 1805–1891
        9. 9. Mary ("Polly") Jobe 1807–1875
        10. 10. Ireby (Stone) Jobe 1813–1897
        11. 11. Melissa Jobe 1815–1898
        12. 12. Eda (A.) Jobe 1795–1881
        13. 13. William (Christopher) Jobe 1793–1835
        14. 14. Nancy Jobe 1798–1852
        15. 15. Permelia Jobe 1800–1829
        16. 16. Parmelia Jobe 1815–1891
        17. 17. Permelia (Pamela) Jobe 1805–1891
        18. 18. Ireby Stone 1813–1897
      10. 10. Jonathan Pryor 1764–1765
      11. 11. William (M) Pryor 1768–1857
        1. 1. Joseph Pryor –1913
      12. 12. Joseph Pryor 1767–1851
      13. 13. Sarah ((Sallie)) Pryor 1770–1820 m. Caleb Jobe 1762–1824
        1. 1. Mourning Jobe 1800–1856
        2. 2. William Jobe 1793–1835 m. Zilphia Norris 1796–1861
        3. 3. Melissa Jobe 1815–1898
        4. 4. William (Christopher) Jobe 1793–1835
        5. 5. Sally Jobe 1794–1867
        6. 6. Eda (A.) Jobe 1795–1881
        7. 7. Iraby (Stone) Jobe 1814–1897
        8. 8. Samuel Jobe 1816–
        9. 9. Mourning Jobe 1818–
        10. 10. Permella Jobe 1805–1891
        11. 11. Polly Jobe 1807–1875
        12. 12. Nancy Jobe 1798–1858
        13. 13. Mornan Jobe 1801–
        14. 14. Sarah Jobe 1804–1881
        15. 15. Melissa Jobe 1815–1898
        16. 16. Eda (A.) Jobe 1795–1881
      14. 14. Mourning Jobe 1772–1849
      15. 15. John Pryor 1788–1862
      16. 16. Susannah Newby 1774–1840
      17. 17. Richard Pryor 1763–1770
      18. 18. Jonathan (Pryor) Sr 1788–1862 m. Elizabeth White 1788–1857
      19. 19. Nancy Pryor 1777–1799
      20. 20. Jonathan Pryor 1786–1856 m. Mary Wilson 1805–1887
      21. 21. Sarah (Sallie Jobe) Payne 1770–1820 m. Caleb (J.) Jobe 1762–1824
      22. 22. Thompson Pryor 1782–1838
      23. 23. Richard (Pryor) Jr 1763–1770
      24. 24. Elizabeth Rhea 1765–1840 m. James ((Whitsun)) Whitson 1867–1928 m. Ezekiel Rhea 1768–1811
        1. 1. John Whitson 1786–1844 m. Grace (Ruth) Rush 1787–1872
        2. 2. Jemima Perkins 1808–1889
        3. 3. Moses Rhea 1799–1852 m. Martha (Viannah) Austin 1801–1858
        4. 4. Mary (Ann) Rhea 1793–1854 m. William (Pryor) Rhea 1792–1856
      25. 25. Elizabeth (Betsy) Pryor –1840 m. Ezekiel (Rhea) Wray 1768–1811
        1. 1. Sebird (Smith) Rhea 1795–1878 m. Nancy Cooke 1793–1879 m. Nancy Rhea 1797–1879
        2. 2. Ezekiel Rhea 1811–1869
        3. 3. William (Pryor) Rhea 1792–1856 m. Mary (Ann) Rhea 1793–1854
        4. 4. Moses Rhea 1799–1852
        5. 5. Mary (Polly Ray) Rhea 1802–1856
        6. 6. Cynthia (Jane Rhea) Wray 1802–1869
        7. 7. Mahala Rhea 1807–1854
        8. 8. Sarah (Sally) Rhea 1800–1860
    2. 2. Martha Pryor 1723–1780
  2. 2. Alice Thornton 1707–1739

Prudence Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1664
29 Jun 1664
Birth of Prudence Willis in St Stephen, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
St Stephen, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
1720
1720
Age 56
Death of Prudence Willis in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1664
    Event Place: St Stephen, Northumberland, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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