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William Willis 1620 – 1663 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1620

Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1663

Death Location: Craney Creek, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Father: Richard Willis

Mother: Jane Henmarsh

Spouse(s): Mary Bentley

Children(s): Thomas Willis, William Willis, Jane Willis, Mrs Willis, Richard Willis, Eleanor Willis, Mary Willis

William Willis was born in 1620 in Middlesex, Virginia, United States, the child of Richard Willis and Jane Henmarsh. William Willis married Mary Bentley, and had children including Thomas Willis, William Willis, Jane Willis, Mrs Mary Willis, Richard Willis, Eleanor Willis, Mary Willis. William Willis passed away in 1663 in Craney Creek, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • William Willis was born in 1620 in Middlesex, Virginia, United States, the child of Richard Willis and Jane Henmarsh.
  • William Willis married Mary Bentley, and had children including Thomas Willis, William Willis, Jane Willis, Mrs Mary Willis, Richard Willis, Eleanor Willis, Mary Willis.
  • William Willis passed away in 1663 in Craney Creek, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Willis's Ancestors

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William Willis
1620 – 1663
Birth Place: Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Parents
Richard Willis
1600 – 1626
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Jane Henmarsh
1603 – 1629
Charing, Kent, England
Grandparents
Richard Wyllys
1573 – 1597
Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
Hester Chambers
1567 – 1597
Williamscote, Oxfordshire, England
William Henmarsh
1544 – 1614
Chartham, Kent, England
Katharine Honywood
1546 – 1585
Chartham, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Wyllys
1533 – 1590
Agneta Coles
1535 – 1572
George Chambers
1537 – 1594
Judith Calcott
1539 – 1597
Robert Honywood
1523 – 1576
Mary Atwater
1527 – 1620
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wyllys
1512 – 1598
Anna Clarke
1516 – 1536
William COLES
1521 – 1577
JANE BOND
1524 – 1576
Richard Chambers
1485 – 1565
Maria Hill
1487 – 1537
Walter Calcott
1509 – 1550
Alice Wade
1513 – 1535

William Willis's Descendants

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William Willis (1620 – 1663) m. Mary Bentley (1602 – 27 Sep 1684)
  1. 1. Thomas Willis (1625 – 06 Feb 1670)
  2. 2. William Willis (1640 – 1691)
  3. 3. Jane Willis (1641 – 1680)
  4. 4. Mrs (Mary) Willis (1643 – 1687) m. Thomas (Josiah) Willis (1638 – ) m. Thomas James (1646 – 1720)
    1. 1. Mary Willis (1667 – ) m. Lemuel Riddick (1660 – 1711)
      1. 1. Josiah Riddick (1685 – 1765)
      2. 2. Micajah Riddick (1688 – )
      3. 3. Sarah Riddick (1689 – )
      4. 4. Robert Riddick (1690 – 1775)
      5. 5. Abraham Riddick (1694 – 1788)
      6. 6. John Riddick (1708 – 1747)
      7. 7. Lemuel Riddick (23 Aug 1711 – 02 Dec 1775)
      8. 8. Willis Riddick (1725 – 25 Jan 1782)
    2. 2. Priscilla James (Abt. 1662 – 1722)
  5. 5. Richard Willis (1643 – )
  6. 6. Eleanor Willis (18 Apr 1655 – 1737)
  7. 7. Mary Willis (23 Feb 1660 – Feb 1660)

William Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1620
1620
Birth of William Willis in Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Middlesex, Virginia, United States
1663
1663
Age 43
Death of William Willis in Craney Creek, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Craney Creek, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Middlesex, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1663
    Event Place: Craney Creek, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

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