William Willis1

M, b. 16 December 1663, d. 7 May 1736
     William was born on Sunday, 16 December 1663 in Devizes, Wiltshire, England.2 He was the son of Henry Willis II and Mary Peace. William married Mary Titus, daughter of Edmund Titus and Martha Washbourne, on 10 August 1687 in the Town of Hempstead, Queens County, Long Island, New York.3 William & Mary had children: William [6/04/1688-5/06/1750] [m.7/28/1691 Hannah Powell], Henry [8/19/1680-12/12/1744] [m. 1712 Phebe Powell], John [4/15/1693-7/09/1777] [m. Abigail Willets], Jacob [11/06/1695], Silas [8/27/1700], Samuel [7/30/1704] & Mary [7/23/1707].4 William departed this life in Queens County, Long Island at the age of 72 years, 4 months and 21 days..5,6

Citations

  1. [S74] Ada Clementine Acker Haight, The Richard Washburn Family Genealogy: a family history of two hundred years outlining the ancestors & descendants of Richard Washburn with some connected families, p. 1214.
  2. [S1045] L.I. Benjamin D. Hicks of Old Westbury, Willis Family of Long Island, page 172 - William Wimmis born: 16 Oct 1663. [These are Quaker dates that were not transcribed correctly. - klm]
  3. [S1045] L.I. Benjamin D. Hicks of Old Westbury, Willis Family of Long Island, page 172 - William Wimmis married 10 June 1687 Mary Titus. [These are Quaker dates that were not transcribed correctly. - klm]
  4. [S1045] L.I. Benjamin D. Hicks of Old Westbury, Willis Family of Long Island, page 172 - William & Mary;s children [These are Quaker dates that were not transcribed correctly. - klm].
  5. [S1045] L.I. Benjamin D. Hicks of Old Westbury, Willis Family of Long Island, page 172 - William died 7 March 1736 [These are Quaker dates that were not transcribed correctly. - klm].
  6. [S2515] George I. Willis, The English Origins of Henry Willis of Westbury, Long Island, page 74.