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Richard Willis 1600 – 1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1600

Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 26 Oct 1626

Death Location: Middlesex, Virginia, United States

Father: Richard Wyllys

Mother: Hester Chambers

Spouse(s): Bridget Young, Jane Henmarsh

Children(s): William Willis, Thomas Willis, Richard Willis, Elizabeth Willis, John Willis, Jane Willis

Richard Willis was born in 1600 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Richard Wyllys and Hester Chambers. Richard Willis later married Bridget Young and Jane Henmarsh, and together they raised children including William Willis, Thomas Willis, Richard Willis, Elizabeth Willis, John Willis and Jane Willis. In 1626, Richard Willis passed away in Middlesex, Virginia, United States.

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Parents

Richard Wyllys
1573 – 1597
Birth Location: Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
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Hester Chambers
1567 – 1597
Birth Location: Williamscote, Oxfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Bridget Young
1591 –
Birth Location: Kingston Hall, Dorset, England
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Jane Henmarsh
1603 – 1629
Birth Location: Charing, Kent, England
JH

Children(s)

William Willis
1620 – 1663
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, United States
WW
Thomas Willis
1625 – 1660
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, United States
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Richard Willis
1627 – 1690
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Willis
1631 – 1725
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, United States
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John Willis
1633 –
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, United States
JW
Jane Willis
1633 –
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1600
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 Oct 1626
    Event Place: Middlesex, Virginia, United States

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