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Sir William Wyllys Willis 1512–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

Birth Location: Fenny Compton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 17 Apr 1598

Death Location: St Mary Broadgate, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Richard Compton

Mother: Joane Norbrooke

Spouse(s): Anna Clarke\Clerk

Children(s): Ambrosius WILLIS

The story of Sir William Wyllys Willis began in 1512 in Fenny Compton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England. Sir William Wyllys Willis married Anna Clarke Clerk, and had children including Ambrosius Ambrose Willis. Sir William Wyllys Willis passed away in 1598 in St Mary Broadgate, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Wyllys Willis began in 1512 in Fenny Compton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.
  • Sir William Wyllys Willis married Anna Clarke Clerk, and had children including Ambrosius Ambrose Willis.
  • Sir William Wyllys Willis passed away in 1598 in St Mary Broadgate, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Compton
1482–1531
Birth Location: Fenny Compton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
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Joane Norbrooke
1486–1545
Birth Location: Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Anna Clarke\Clerk
1516–1536
Birth Location: Marston, Cheshire, England
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Children(s)

Ambrosius WILLIS
1533–1590
Birth Location: Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
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Sir Willis's Ancestors

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Sir Willis
1512–1598
Birth Place: Fenny Compton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Richard Wyllys De Fenni Compton
1482–1531
Fenny Compton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Joane (Graunt de) Norbrooke
1486–1545
Warwickshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
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Sir Willis's Descendants

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Sir (William Wyllys) Willis (1512–17 Apr 1598) m. Anna Clarke\Clerk (1516–1536)
  1. 1. Ambrosius (Ambrose) WILLIS 1533–1590 m. Amy (Agneta Collys\Coles) Willis 1535–1578
    1. 1. BALTHAZAR (WILLIX) (Willech) 1570–1599 m. Anne (Hannah of Alford) Willech 1573–1606
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Willix) (Willis) 1597–1635 m. Sir (William I "Immigrant"1607 Powell, Gentleman, Knight of Surrey, Captain of the Governor's Guard, Commander of) Jamestown, 1585–1623
        1. 1. Lady (Agnes Margaret) Powell 1614–1718 m. Stephen (Hamlin I, Emmigrant to Virginia, House of) Burgesses 1607–1665

Sir Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1512
1512
Birth of Sir William Wyllys Willis in Fenny Compton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Fenny Compton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
1598
17 Apr 1598
Age 86
Death of Sir William Wyllys Willis in St Mary Broadgate, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
St Mary Broadgate, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Fenny Compton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1598
    Event Place: St Mary Broadgate, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
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