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Willis Willoughby 1785–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1871

Death Location: Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Edlyne Willoughby

Mother: Ellender Willoughby

Spouse(s): Mary Willoughby, Mary Willoughby

Children(s): Elizabeth Pankey, John Willoughby, Mary Willoughby, Henry Willoughby, Lugenia Willoughby, Joseph Willoughby, Elenore Willoughby, Phoebe Willoughby, George Willoughby

Willis Willoughby was born in 1785 in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA, the child of Edlyne Willoughby And Ellender Elenor Sparks Willoughby. In 1850, Willis Willoughby resided in Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, USA. Willis Willoughby married Mary Collins Hancea Hinchey Willoughby, Mary Polly Jolly Mccoy Willoughby, and had children including Elenore Willoughby, Elizabeth Willoughby Pankey, George Washington Willoughby, Henry James Willoughby, John Hancea Hinchey Willoughby, Joseph Willoughby, Lugenia M C Willoughby, Mary Ann Willoughby, Phoebe Willoughby. Willis Willoughby passed away in 1871 in Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Willis Willoughby was born in 1785 in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA, the child of Edlyne Willoughby And Ellender Elenor Sparks Willoughby.
  • In 1850, Willis Willoughby resided in Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, USA.
  • Willis Willoughby married Mary Collins Hancea Hinchey Willoughby, Mary Polly Jolly Mccoy Willoughby, and had children including Elenore Willoughby, Elizabeth Willoughby Pankey, George Washington Willoughby, Henry James Willoughby, John Hancea Hinchey Willoughby, Joseph Willoughby, Lugenia M C Willoughby, Mary Ann Willoughby, Phoebe Willoughby.
  • Willis Willoughby passed away in 1871 in Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina, USA.

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Willis Willoughby's Ancestors

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Willis Willoughby
1785–1871
Birth Place: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Parents
Edlyne Willoughby
1752–1839
England
Ellender ((Elenor) Sparks) Willoughby
1758–1828
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willis Willoughby's Descendants

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Willis Willoughby (1785–1871) m. Mary (Collins Hancea Hinchey) Willoughby (1781–1827) m. Mary (Polly Jolly McCoy) Willoughby (1799–1877)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Willoughby) Pankey 1821–1871 m. John (C) Pankey 1817–1884
    1. 1. Mary (Jane Pankey) Hunt 1843–1914 m. James (L. Hunt (Jim)) (J.L.) 1843–1870
      1. 1. Minnie (Elizabeth Hunt) Brooks 1865–1942 m. George (Washington) Brooks 1854–1947 m. Harrison Brooks 1858–
        1. 1. Edd (W) Brooks 1886–1967 m. Hallie (Mae Hassell) Brooks 1887–1964
        2. 2. James (Henry) Brooks 1881–1950
        3. 3. Ivia (Washington “Ivey”) Brooks 1888–1968
        4. 4. Cora (Muriel) Brooks 1889–
        5. 5. Mary (Muyrl) Brooks 1893–1918
        6. 6. James (Henry) Brooks 1881–1950
      2. 2. John (Corum) Hunt 1868–1940 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Winters 1872–1919 m. Mary (Eunice) Harris 1881–1966
        1. 1. Frances (Hahn) Hunt 1911–1990
        2. 2. Ione Hunt 1903–1987
        3. 3. William (Ozza) Hunt 1899–1969
        4. 4. Cecilia (Irene) Hunt 1923–1988
        5. 5. Lila ((Dorothy)) HUNT 1901–1996
        6. 6. James ((Jim) Hunt Child of J Corrum) hunt 1895–1984
        7. 7. Georgiana Hunt 1893–1911
        8. 8. John (Corum Hunt) Jr 1904–1982
        9. 9. Nellie (Ione) Hunt 1907–1962
    2. 2. Elizabeth Pankey 1844–1914
    3. 3. John (C Pankey) Jr 1846–
    4. 4. Rebecca Pankey 1848–1885
    5. 5. James (M) Pankey 1855–
    6. 6. Martha (E) Pankey 1858–
  2. 2. John (Hancea Hinchey) Willoughby 1816–1891
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) Willoughby 1834–1922
  4. 4. Henry (James) Willoughby 1835–1926
  5. 5. Lugenia (M C) Willoughby 1838–
  6. 6. Joseph Willoughby 1840–
  7. 7. Elenore Willoughby 1827–
  8. 8. Phoebe Willoughby 1826–
  9. 9. George (Washington) Willoughby 1818–

Willis Willoughby's Timeline

3 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Willis Willoughby in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 65
Willis Willoughby resided here in Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, USA
Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, USA
1871
1871
Age 86
Death of Willis Willoughby in Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina, USA
Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 296
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina; Roll: 619; Page: 163b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina; Roll: 619; Page: 163b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 296

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