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Sarah Willis 1722 – 1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1722

Birth Location: Gloucester, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 25 Apr 1774

Death Location: Welch Neck, Marlboro, South Carolina, USA

Father: Francis Willis

Mother: Lady Rich

Spouse(s): Anthony Foster, James Sparks

Children(s): Elinor Sparks, Daniel Sparks, Charles Sparks, Samuel Sparks, Mary Sparks, Henry Sparks, Sarah Sparks, Eleanor Sparks

Born in 1722 in Gloucester, Virginia, USA, Sarah Willis was the child of Francis Willis and Lady Anne Rich. In time, Sarah Willis married Anthony Foster and James Sparks, and they raised a family that included Elinor Sparks, Daniel Sparks, Charles Sparks, Samuel Sparks, Mary Sparks, Henry Sparks, Sarah Jane Sparks and Eleanor Sparks. Sarah Willis died in Welch Neck, Marlboro, South Carolina, USA in 1774.

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Parents

Francis Willis
1690 – 1769
Birth Location: Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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Lady Rich
1695 – 1727
Birth Location: Garden, London, England
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Spouses(s)

Anthony Foster
1680 –
Birth Location: VA
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James Sparks
1700 – 1758
Birth Location: King Queen, , Virginia, USA
JS

Children(s)

Elinor Sparks
1731 – 1786
Birth Location: Prince George, Maryland, United States
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Daniel Sparks
1741 – 1810
Birth Location: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Charles Sparks
1743 – 1797
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Samuel Sparks
1745 – 1811
Birth Location: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Mary Sparks
1747 – 1799
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
MS
Henry Sparks
1748 – 1781
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
HS
Sarah Sparks
1750 – 1834
Birth Location: Georgia, Goochland, Virginia, United States
SS
Eleanor Sparks
1758 – 1825
Birth Location: Spottsylvania Co, Virginia, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1722
    Event Place: Gloucester, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 Apr 1774
    Event Place: Welch Neck, Marlboro, South Carolina, USA
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