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Richard Willis 1745–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1745

Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 25 Dec 1837

Death Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Father: William Sr

Mother: Mary Pulliam

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The story of Richard Willis began in 1745 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States. Richard Willis passed away in 1837 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Willis began in 1745 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States.
  • Richard Willis passed away in 1837 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

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Richard Willis's Ancestors

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Richard Willis
1745–1837
Birth Place: Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Plunkett Willis Sr
1743–1833
St Pauls Parrish, King George, Virginia
Mary Pulliam
1740–1830
Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Willis
1709–1762
King Geo, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Plunket
1715–1789
Hanover Parish, King George, Virginia, USA
Benjamin Pulliam
1706–1792
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Mary (Margaret) Bruce
1733–1784
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
SARAH Thomas
1690–1761
John Plunkett
1685–1758
Frances Frank
1688–1750
William Pulliam
1665–1715
Ann Patterson
1668–1725
George Bruce
1692–1733
Elizabeth Quinn
1696–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Franks
1625–1726
Eunice Beasley
1659–1715
William Patterson
1640–1668

Richard Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1745
25 Feb 1745
Birth of Richard Willis in Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
1837
25 Dec 1837
Age 92
Death of Richard Willis in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1745
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1837
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

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