Caleb Willis Sr. (1747 - 1827)

Born 20 Feb 1747 in Beaufort, Craven, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Cantrell) Willis — married 9 Nov 1804 in Sumner, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Oct 1827 at age 80 in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

Caleb was born in 1747. He married Sarah Wilkinson.

Caleb Willis was born in Craven County North Carolina, he served in the militia during the revolutionary war. After 1790 he moved to Sumner County Tennesee. This part of Tenessee had been set aside for North Carolina veterans for the Revolutionary war. Caleb's brother, Thomas also moved to Tennessee at the same time.

He passed away in 1827.

Children named in his will (in order):

1. Richard Harvey Willis.
2. Caleb Willis. married Sarah Cantrell.
3. Daniel Willis.
4. Malachi Willis.
5. Nancy Willis.
6. Sarah Willis.
7. Lena Willis.
8. Moses Willis. Deceased bef 1827.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2M-QF1 : accessed 13 August 2021), Caleb Willis, Craven, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 433, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
• 1820 U.S.Census, Gallatin,Sumner Co., TN
• Tennessee Marriages to 1825, 1804 to Sarah Cantrell
• North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693-1960, 1775, 100 Acres, Craven, N.C.
• North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931, 1815,Warrant # 6736, Overton, TN
• Tennessee, Wills Vol 2 Will of Caleb Willis. Devised: 1 October 1827. Proved: November court 1827. Page: 80.