William
Willis
Born about in Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of William Willis
and Bathsheba (Bromley) Willis
Brother of
Lydia (Willis) Harlow [half], Bethuel Willis, Russell Willis, Joseph Willis, John Willis and Wealthy Willis
Husband of
Phebe (Wilson) Kitchell
— married
1773 (to 1793) in New Jersey
Descendants 
Father of
Joseph Willis
Died about
at about age 39
in Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Feb 2011
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Biography
Private William Willis served with Eastern Battalion, Morris County Militia, New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution.
William Willis is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A127028.
William Willis married Phebe Wilson on or about 1773 or 1774 in Boonton, New Jersey. Son Joseph married Mary Baldwin.
William Willis served under command of Colonels Jacob Ford, Sylvanus Seeley, John Munson, in Eastern and Western Battalions, Morris County Militia as per his DAR record.
Sources
- A history of the Willis family of New Englnd and New Jersey and their ancestors, comprising the families of Farrand, Ball, Kitchell, Cook, Ward, Fairchild, Plume, Bruen, Smith, Treat, Pierson, Crane, Cooper, Sanford, Sheafe and others; to which is added a history of the family of John Howard, esq., of Richmond, Virginia, and the Harris and Macleod families of Georgeia by Willis, Charles Ethelbert, 1857-; Willis, Frances Caroline, 1854- joint author
- Publication date c1917] Topics Willis family (Henry Willis, b. 1618?), Howard family (William Howard, fl. 1636), genealogy Publisher [Richmond, Va., Whitmore & Garrett, inc., printers. Collection allen_county; americana Digitizing sponsor MSN Contributor Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Language English
- fold3.com - citing The National Archives Publication Number: M804 Publication Title: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files Publisher: NARA National Archives Catalog ID: 300022 National Archives Catalog Title: Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service, compiled ca. 1800 - ca. 1912, documenting the period ca. 1775 - ca. 1900 Record Group:15 Short Description: NARA M804. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files. Roll: 2600 State: New Jersey Veteran: Willis, William Pensioner: Kitchel, Phebe. Service: New Jersey Pension Number: W. 949
- This person was created on 10 February 2011 through the import of James_s Complete Family Tree.ged.
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