Mr. WILLIS & Ms. __?_

Diana, Goddess of the Hunt — for Ancestors!

Mr. WILLIS
Ms. __?__

WARNING: a few minutes roaming WorldConnect and the LDS Ancestral File tell me the early WILLIS ancestry is totally screwed up (as is often the case with a common surname). In particular, the parentage of this set of children is controversial. Some say their parents are William WILLIS & Elizabeth DAVIS; others say their parents are Richard WILLIS & Ann CROWDER. I have no idea which, if either, is correct.

Husband: Mr. WILLIS
Birth: ca. 1710s/20s

Marriage:

Wife: Ms. __?__
Birth: ca. 1710s/20s

Children — said to be born in Mecklenburg Co., VA:

1? William WILLIS, b. bef. 1742; d. bef. 9 Apr 1793, Meckenburg Co., VA; m. Mary PULLIAM
2. Richard WILLIS, b. 25 Feb 1746; d. 25 Dec 1837, Spartanburg Co., SC; m. Druscilla Pearson BARNETT (1755-1845)
3. Nancy Anne WILLIS, b. ca. 1750; d. ca. 1830, Bedford Co., TN; m. William HOPWOOD (c1750-c1817)
4. Elizabeth Anne WILLIS, b. ca. 1753; d. bef. Aug 1794, Brunswick Co., VA; m. Thomas DANIEL
5. Sterling WILLIS, b. 1754
6. Sherod WILLIS, b. ca. 1754
7. John WILLIS, b. ca. 1756
8. Edward WILLIS, b. ca. 1764; d. 1817/8, Garrard Co., KY; m. 3 Jan 1799, Madison Co., KY, Elender / Ellender "Nelly" HAMM
9. Drury WILLIS, b. 1765-68; d. 12 Apr 1823, Madison Co., KY; m1. 29 Dec 1789, Madison Co., KY, Elizabeth PHELPS (c1770-1813); m2. 10 Jan 1814, Madison Co., KY, Sarah "Sally" EVANS
10. Thomas WILLIS, b. ca. 1765; d. 1843-45, Marshall Co., TN; m. 18 Aug 1789, Pittsylvania Co., VA, Mary "Molly/Polly" YATES
11. Sarah WILLIS, b. ca. 1770; d. Walton Co., GA; m. John ALLGOOD (1751-c1839)

Those who claim William WILLIS is the father of these children also claim that he is the William WILLIS who married (second) Mary PULLIAM.

Keywords for search engines: USA, US, United States, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia

Sources:

1. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. KY, NC, TN, VA, WV Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):

Willis, Thomas Yates, Molly 18 Aug 1789 Pittsylvania Co.

None of the other children's marriages was found on this CD.

2. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

3. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

4. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

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