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Rebecca Willis 1718–1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Nov 1718

Birth Location: Surrey County, Virginia Colony, British America

Death Date: ca. 1756

Death Location: Amelia, Orange County, North Carolina County, British America

Father: Susanah Dabney

Mother: Josiah Willis

Spouse(s): John Brewer

Children(s): John Brewer, Howell Brewer, William Brewer, Ambrose Brewer, Ann (Moon), James Brewer

In 1718, Rebecca Willis entered the world in Surrey County, Virginia Colony, British America, born to Susanah Dabney And Josiah Willis. Rebecca Willis married Howell Brewer, John Lanier Brewer, and had children including Ambrose Willis Brewer, Ann Brewer Moon, Howell P Brewer, James Brewer, John Brewer, William Bill Brewer. Rebecca Willis passed away in 1756 in Amelia, Orange County, North Carolina County, British America.

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Biography

  • In 1718, Rebecca Willis entered the world in Surrey County, Virginia Colony, British America, born to Susanah Dabney And Josiah Willis.
  • Rebecca Willis married Howell Brewer, John Lanier Brewer, and had children including Ambrose Willis Brewer, Ann Brewer Moon, Howell P Brewer, James Brewer, John Brewer, William Bill Brewer.
  • Rebecca Willis passed away in 1756 in Amelia, Orange County, North Carolina County, British America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Susanah Dabney
1698–1752
Birth Location: Culpeper, Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Josiah Willis
1686–1758
Birth Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, London, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

John Brewer
1724–1780
Birth Location: Surry County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

John Brewer
1738–1824
Birth Location: , Surry, Virginia, USA
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Howell Brewer
1740–1828
Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia?
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William Brewer
1753–1837
Birth Location: , Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Ambrose Brewer
1753–1855
Birth Location: Molinda, Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Ann (Moon)
1754–1824
Birth Location: , Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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James Brewer
1755–
Birth Location: , Orange, North Carolina, USA
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Rebecca Willis's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Willis
1718–1756
Birth Place: Surrey County, Virginia Colony, British America
Parents
Susanah Dabney
1698–1752
Culpeper, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Josiah Willis
1686–1758
Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Captain (George) Dabney
1634–1729
New Kent, Lunenburg, Virginia, Colonial; Land Grant Cub Creek Plan, Louisa, Virginia,
Mary (A) Dabney
1638–1739
King William, King William, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Cornelius d'Aubigné
1606–1700
LADY line)
1603–1685
Elizabeth Dabney
1608–1644
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Constant Maillezais
1585–1647
REBECCA DOWE
1576–1649
HUMPHREY (BATE)
1576–1651
William Anderson
1560–
Dorothy Dabney
1560–

Rebecca Willis's Descendants

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Rebecca Willis (28 Nov 1718–ca. 1756) m. John (Lanier) Brewer (3 April 1724–10 January 1780)
  1. 1. John Brewer 1738–1824
  2. 2. Howell (P.) Brewer 1740–1828
  3. 3. William ("Bill") Brewer 1753–1837
  4. 4. Ambrose (Willis) Brewer 1753–1855
  5. 5. Ann (Brewer) (Moon) 1754–1824
  6. 6. James Brewer 1755–

Rebecca Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1718
28 Nov 1718
Birth of Rebecca Willis in Surrey County, Virginia Colony, British America
Surrey County, Virginia Colony, British America
1756
ca. 1756
Age 38
Death of Rebecca Willis in Amelia, Orange County, North Carolina County, British America
Amelia, Orange County, North Carolina County, British America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1718
    Event Place: Surrey County, Virginia Colony, British America
    Record Source: The New England Historical & Genealogical Register

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ca. 1756
    Event Place: Amelia, Orange County, North Carolina County, British America
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