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Sarah Willis 1716–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1716

Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 28 May 1761

Death Location: Proved, Culpeper, Virginia, USA

Father: William Willis

Mother: Sarah Hawksford\Hauxford

Spouse(s): Benjamin Hawkins

Children(s): William Hawkins, Elizabeth Hawkins, Moses I, Ann Hawkins, Sarah Hawkins, Mildred Hawkins, Benjamin Hawkins, Rachel Hawkins, Lucy Hawkins, Jane Hawkins, James Hawkins

Sarah Willis was born in 1716 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States, the child of William John Willis And Sarah Hawksford Hauxford. Sarah Willis married Benjamin Hawkins, and had children including Ann Elizabeth Hawkins, Benjamin Hawkins, Elizabeth Hawkins, James Hawkins, Jane Hawkins, Lucy Hawkins, Mildred Hawkins, Moses Hawkins I, Rachel Hawkins, Sarah Hawkins, William Hawkins. Sarah Willis passed away in 1761 in Proved, Culpeper, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Willis was born in 1716 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States, the child of William John Willis And Sarah Hawksford Hauxford.
  • Sarah Willis married Benjamin Hawkins, and had children including Ann Elizabeth Hawkins, Benjamin Hawkins, Elizabeth Hawkins, James Hawkins, Jane Hawkins, Lucy Hawkins, Mildred Hawkins, Moses Hawkins I, Rachel Hawkins, Sarah Hawkins, William Hawkins.
  • Sarah Willis passed away in 1761 in Proved, Culpeper, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Willis
1680–1716
Birth Location: Hanover Parish, Richmond, Wise Co., Virginia Colony
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Sarah Hawksford\Hauxford
1690–1761
Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Benjamin Hawkins
1708–1782
Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

William Hawkins
1749–1818
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Hawkins
1733–
Birth Location: –
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Moses I
1750–1819
Birth Location: Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
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Ann Hawkins
1725–1815
Birth Location: King William, King William, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Hawkins
1730–1828
Birth Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
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Mildred Hawkins
1734–1834
Birth Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States
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Benjamin Hawkins
1738–1806
Birth Location: King George, King George, Virginia, United States
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Rachel Hawkins
1740–1840
Birth Location: King George, King George, Virginia, United States
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Lucy Hawkins
1742–1842
Birth Location: King George, King George, Virginia, United States
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Jane Hawkins
1748–1848
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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James Hawkins
1750–1819
Birth Location: Culpeper County, VA British America
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Sarah Willis's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Willis
1716–1761
Birth Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Parents
William John Willis
1680–1716
Hanover Parish, Richmond, Wise Co., Virginia Colony
Sarah Hawksford\Hauxford
1690–1761
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Willis
1658–1715
Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Matilda Thornton
1658–1693
Virginia, United States
John Hauxford
1654–1699
Kingsbury, Warickshire England to Virginia, United States
Sarah Sherwood
1664–1698
Sittenbourne Parish, Rappahannock co, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Willis
1625–1670
Mary Bentley
1633–1684
William III
1620–1709
Elizabeth Rowland
1627–1699
Henry Oxford
1625–
Lora (Hawksford)
1634–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Willis
1600–1663
Mary Browne
1602–1684
Katharine Honywood
1577–1642
William Eastcomb)
1570–1600
Frances Robinson
1600–1650
John Rowland
1614–1653
Margaret Bayly
1615–1690

Sarah Willis's Descendants

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Sarah Willis (1716–28 May 1761) m. Benjamin Hawkins (1708–1782)
  1. 1. William Hawkins 1749–1818
  2. 2. Elizabeth Hawkins 1733–
  3. 3. Moses (Hawkins) I 1750–1819 m. Susannah ("Susan") Strother 1753–1832
    1. 1. Lucy Hawkins 1774–1862
    2. 2. William (Strother) Hawkins 1772–1858 m. Katherine (Kitty Gallahue) Keith 1784–1854
      1. 1. Isham (Keith) Hawkins 1806–1855
      2. 2. Rev. (James Keith) Hawkins 1801–1850
      3. 3. Charlotte (Ashmore) Hawkins 1800–1850
      4. 4. Susan (Strother) Hawkins 1808–1855
      5. 5. Benjamin (Dabney) Hawkins 1805–1900
      6. 6. Lucy Hawkins 1802–1852
      7. 7. William (S) Hawkins 1803–1854
    3. 3. Moses (Hawkins) II 1774–1817 m. Sarah Castleman 1783–1858
      1. 1. Lewis Hawkins 1802–1867
      2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Hawkins 1805–1852
      3. 3. David (Castleman) Hawkins 1813–1868
      4. 4. James (Henry) Hawkins 1807–
      5. 5. Susan (Strother) Hawkins 1803–1874
      6. 6. Octavia (Pannill Jemima Castleman) Hawkins 1815–
      7. 7. Sarah (M.) Hawkins 1817–1869
    4. 4. Lucy (Ann) Hawkins 1789–1840
    5. 5. Strother (Coleman) Hawkins 1785–1812
    6. 6. Sarah (Bailey) Hawkins 1772–1840 m. James Thornton 1770–1840
      1. 1. Elizabeth Thornton 1794–1850
    7. 7. Nancy (Betsy) Hawkins 1782–1829
  4. 4. Ann (Elizabeth) Hawkins 1725–1815
  5. 5. Sarah Hawkins 1730–1828
  6. 6. Mildred Hawkins 1734–1834
  7. 7. Benjamin Hawkins 1738–1806 m. Ann Bourne 1742–1832
    1. 1. Elizabeth Hawkins 1780–1845 m. Moses (Fielding) Barnes 1780–1810
      1. 1. Moses (Hawkins) Barnes 1800–1890 m. Nancy (Jane) McAllister 1803–1878
        1. 1. James (Edward) Barnes 1834–1922 m. Matilda (Vail) Rush 1834–1921
  8. 8. Rachel Hawkins 1740–1840
  9. 9. Lucy Hawkins 1742–1842
  10. 10. Jane Hawkins 1748–1848
  11. 11. James Hawkins 1750–1819 m. Jane Bourne 1748–1842
    1. 1. Rebecca Hawkins 1780–1827
    2. 2. Mildred (Milly) Hawkins 1785–1826
    3. 3. Lucy (Ohio) Hawkins 1787–1861
    4. 4. Sarah (Sally) Hawkins 1787–1858
    5. 5. William (Hardin) Hawkins 1791–1851
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Betsey) Hawkins 1792–1866
    7. 7. Mildred Hawkins 1795–
    8. 8. Frances (Fannie) Hawkins 1783–1839
    9. 9. Mary (Polly) Hawkins 1789–1880
    10. 10. Infant Hawkins 1783–
    11. 11. Jane Hawkins 1785–
    12. 12. James (Morton) Hawkins 1793–1864
    13. 13. Ohio Hawkins 1788–

Sarah Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1716
1716
Birth of Sarah Willis in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
1761
28 May 1761
Age 45
Death of Sarah Willis in Proved, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Proved, Culpeper, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1761
    Event Place: Proved, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index
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