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Willis W Cherry 1748–1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1748

Birth Location: Beaufort, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1801

Death Location: Duplin, North Carolina, USA

Father: Samuel Cherry

Mother: Gatsey Llewellyn

Spouse(s): Sarah Bizzell

Children(s): Mary Cherry, Lemuel Cherry, William Cherry, George Hooker, Nancy Cherry, Patience Cherry, Elizabeth Cherry, Sarah Cherry, Rebecca Cherry, Lemuel Cherry

Willis W Cherry was born in 1748 in Beaufort, North Carolina, USA, the child of Samuel Cherry And Gatsey Ann Llewellyn. Willis W Cherry married Sarah Rebecca Bizzell, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Cherry, Elizabeth Milland, George Hooker, Lemuel Cherry, Mary Bennett, Mary Cherry, Nancy Cherry, Patience Cherry, Rebecca Cherry, Rebecca Craddock, Samuel Cherry, Sarah Sally Cherry, William Duncan Cherry. Willis W Cherry passed away in 1801 in Duplin, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Willis W Cherry was born in 1748 in Beaufort, North Carolina, USA, the child of Samuel Cherry And Gatsey Ann Llewellyn.
  • Willis W Cherry married Sarah Rebecca Bizzell, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Cherry, Elizabeth Milland, George Hooker, Lemuel Cherry, Mary Bennett, Mary Cherry, Nancy Cherry, Patience Cherry, Rebecca Cherry, Rebecca Craddock, Samuel Cherry, Sarah Sally Cherry, William Duncan Cherry.
  • Willis W Cherry passed away in 1801 in Duplin, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Cherry
1685–1754
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
SC
Gatsey Llewellyn
1689–1754
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
GL

Spouses(s)

Sarah Bizzell
1747–1826
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina
SB

Children(s)

Mary Cherry
1768–
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, USA
MC
Lemuel Cherry
1779–1860
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, USA
LC
William Cherry
1770–1856
Birth Location: Duplin County, North Carolina, USA
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George Hooker
1787–1829
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, USA
GH
Nancy Cherry
1790–
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, USA
NC
Patience Cherry
1795–
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, USA
PC
Elizabeth Cherry
1775–
Birth Location: –
EC
Sarah Cherry
1785–
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, USA
SC
Rebecca Cherry
1780–1840
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, USA
RC
Lemuel Cherry
1779–1860
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, USA
LC

Willis Cherry's Ancestors

Self
Willis Cherry
1748–1801
Birth Place: Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Samuel Cherry
1685–1754
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Gatsey (Ann) Llewellyn
1689–1754
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Maund) Cherry
1663–1734
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Frances Ballentine
1669–1734
, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
George Llewellyn
1635–1733
Great-Grandparents
John Cherry
1641–1699
Rebecca Maund
1647–1687
George Ballentine
1663–1733
Frances Yates
1635–1702
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cherry
1619–1699
Elizabeth Faithful
1619–1654
George Ballentine
1615–1702
Frances Nash
1619–
John Heath
1590–1648
Joane Gaither
1620–

Willis Cherry's Descendants

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Willis (W) Cherry (1748–1801) m. Sarah (Rebecca) Bizzell (1747–1826)
  1. 1. Mary Cherry 1768–
  2. 2. Lemuel Cherry 1779–1860
  3. 3. William (Duncan) Cherry 1770–1856 m. Roxie (Lucretia) James 1795–1850
    1. 1. Arabella Cherry 1820–1886
  4. 4. George Hooker 1787–1829
  5. 5. Nancy Cherry 1790–
  6. 6. Patience Cherry 1795–
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Betsy) Cherry 1775–
  8. 8. Sarah (Sally) Cherry 1785–
  9. 9. Rebecca Cherry 1780–1840
  10. 10. Lemuel Cherry 1779–1860 m. Rockselena Duncan 1783– m. Sarah Bizzell 1771–1800 m. Roxaline (Rochsellaery) Duncan 1783–1850
    1. 1. Lemuel Cherry 1810–1883 m. Rebecca (Emaline) Dean 1815–1847 m. Emaline Gunn 1831–
      1. 1. George (F) Cherry 1835–1884 m. Mary (E) Willingham 1834–1865 m. Susan (V.) Paul 1854– m. Eveline (A.) McGaulderick 1846–1877
        1. 1. Thomas (Hardeman) Cherry 1863–1927 m. Debora (A) Cherry 1872–1926
        2. 2. Mary (G "Mamie") Cherry 1860–1919 m. Thomas (Jefferson) Johnson 1858–
        3. 3. Statira (Rebecca) Cherry 1856–1922 m. John (T) Grace 1855–1908
        4. 4. John (L (Lemuel)) Cherry 1857– m. Olla L. 1859–
        5. 5. Della (E.) Cherry 1866–1900 m. Thomas (B.) Holmes 1861–1912
        6. 6. Nellie Cherry 1871– m. J.E. McLendon –1907
        7. 7. George (Robert Gettings) Cherry 1868–1931 m. Emma DURE 1871–1955
        8. 8. Annie (R.) Cherry 1867–1952 m. Charles (H.) Garfield 1858–1947
      2. 2. Elijah (Dean) Cherry 1837–1904 m. Susie (M.) Geeslin 1862– m. Juliet (Winifred Chappell) Harman 1839–1894
        1. 1. Francis (R. ( Fanny )) Cherry 1868–1955 m. George (W.) Garner 1859–1933
        2. 2. Alexander (Lemuel) Cherry 1865–1929 m. Allie (O) Newman 1870–
        3. 3. Berta (E.) Cherry 1881– m. Ruben (G.) Geeslin 1881–
        4. 4. Ida Cherry 1881–1909 m. F.B. Durham 1880–
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Dean) Cherry 1837–
      4. 4. Isaac (H. N.) Cherry 1839–1862
      5. 5. William (S.) Cherry 1852–
    2. 2. Duncan Cherry 1807–
    3. 3. George (Washington) Cherry 1810–1880 m. Sarah 1744–
      1. 1. Willis (D) Cherry 1836–
      2. 2. Sarah (Jane) Cherry 1847–1908 m. Macon (Nathaniel) Swinson 1835–1895
        1. 1. Mary (Lucretia) Swinson 1877–1898
        2. 2. Sudie (Luner) Swinson 1881–1956
        3. 3. Walter Swinson 1868–1868
        4. 4. Macon (Lawrence) Swinson 1885–
        5. 5. Robert (Leander) Swinson 1873–1925
        6. 6. Horace (Jackson) Swinson 1883–1919
        7. 7. Austin (Daniel) Swinson 1871–1938
        8. 8. Allie (Virginia) Swinson 1876–1897
        9. 9. George (Washington) Swinson 1892–1928
        10. 10. James (Albert) Swinson 1889–1956
        11. 11. Major (I) Swinson 1887–1978
        12. 12. Willis (Henry) Swinson 1874–1949

Willis Cherry's Timeline

2 Records

1748
1748
Birth of Willis W Cherry in Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
1801
1801
Age 53
Death of Willis W Cherry in Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Duplin, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [2] OneWorldTree, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: Duplin, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [2] OneWorldTree, Database online.
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