Willis Name Study
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Surnames/tags: Willis Fermanagh Ireland
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About the Project
The Willis Name Study project serves as a collaborative platform to collect information on the Willis name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join the study to help make it a valuable reference point for other genealogists who are researching or have an interest in the Willis name.
As a One Name Study, this project is not limited to persons who are related biologically. Individual studies can be used to branch out the research into specific methods and areas of interest, such as geographically (England Willis's), by time period (18th Century Willis's), or by topic (Willis DNA, Willis Occupations, Willis Statistics). These studies may also include a number of family branches which have no immediate link with each other. Some researchers may even be motivated to go beyond the profile identification and research stage to compile fully sourced, single-family histories of some of the families they discover through this name study project.
Also see the related surnames and surname variants.
How to Join
To join the Willis Name Study, first start out by browsing our current research pages to see if there is a specific study ongoing that fits your interests. If so, feel free to add your name to the Membership list below, post an introduction comment on the specific team page, and then dive right in!
If a research page does not yet exist for your particular area of interest, please contact the Name Study Coordinator: Vacant for assistance.
Once you are ready to go, you can also show your project affiliation with the ONS Member Sticker:
Willis as a family name is of Norman origin; there are several derivations; not all people with Willis as family name have genetic connections.
Willis may be a derivation of the given name "William".
Willis as a family name also arrived in England with the Norman family of Willes in Newbold Comyn and Fenny Compton, Warwickshire for whom the spellings of 'Willis,' 'Willys,' and 'Wyllys' and appear in records from 1330. Their family name was derived from the name de Welles, which evolved from the Norman name de Vallibus (de vallibus meaning "of the valley") The family name of de Vallibus had derived from the Vaux family of Harold De Vaux, a relative of William the Conqueror.
Variations of this surname include Welles, Wells, and Wyllys.
See also
Willis of Killesher Parish, County Fermanagh, Ireland
Research Pages
Here are some of the current research pages included in the study. I'll be working on them, and could use your help!
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John willis and 4 of his Brothers from Fenny Compton Warwickshire, England . His brothers Were Lawerence Jonathan, two more they are related to Gov George Willis of CT. His daughters are my Gateway ancestors, we are off a family that had a great Del of relatives come here Plymouth and Duxbury West Bridgewater, and became friends on this side of the big pond We have many Royal connections and many early military connections. My willis family goes very deep for several hundred years. Deacon John willis married widow Elizabeth Palmer He was my 7th great grand 6th Comfort willis 5th Samuel willis 4thcol. Samuel 3rd Nathan Son of Samuel 2nd Nathan jr Great Eugene My Grand John E willis my dad is Howard M willis 1895 to me only woman Judith AWillis 1939 All these are willis