Descendants of Henry Willis
 
Generation No. 1

1. HENRY1 WILLIS was born 1740 in Virginia, and died May 1812 in Monroe Co, Virginia. He married (1) UNKNOWN Bef. 1764. He married (2) NANCY KNIGHT May 06, 1770 in Kingston Parish, Gloucester Co, VA. She was born in Gloucester Co, Virginia, and died in Greenbriar Co, VA. He married (3) ELIZABETH COOPER Abt. 1798 in Greenbrier Co, VA.

Notes for HENRY WILLIS:

!Soldier of 9th Virginia Regiment DAR #557089 and Vol 9 page 326 Re v Soldiers of VA.

!FYI*Gloucester formed 1651, GREENBRIER formed in 1777, from Montgomery and Botetourt Co, VA . MONROE formed in 1799 from Greenbrier VA.

 

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Record Change: September 19, 1999

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Notes for NANCY MCKNIGHT:

!Her name may be Knight or McKnight, I have seen it two different ways in two different marriage books. However, their "Marriage Banns" read Knight.

 

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Marriage Notes for HENRY WILLIS and NANCY MCKNIGHT:

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Notes for ELIZABETH COOPER:

!Elizabeth's maiden name may have been Mary Elizabeth Royall and th e possible marriage date for she and Henry might be Dec 31, 1798. (Un proved!)

 

 

Marriage Notes for HENRY WILLIS and ELIZABETH COOPER:

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Children of HENRY WILLIS and UNKNOWN are:

2. i. ISAIAH2 WILLIS, b. 1764, Gloucester Co, VA; d. February 1852, Louisa, Lawrence Co, Kentucky.

3. ii. JOSHUA WILLIS, b. 1766, Gloucester Co, VA; d. March 28, 1869, Aid Township, Lawrence Co, Ohio.

 Children of HENRY WILLIS and NANCY MCKNIGHT are: iii. MARY2 WILLIS, b. Greenbrier Co, Virginia; m. WILLIAM CORBIN.

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4. iv. JOHN WILLIS, b. 1778, Greenbriar Co, VA; d. Bef. 1869, Lawrence Co, Ohio.

5. v. HUGH WILLIS, b. September 03, 1782, Richmond, Greenbrier Co, Virginia; d. Lawrence Co, Ohio.

6. vi. GEORGE WASHINGTON WILLIS, b. May 13, 1783, Greenbrier Co, Virginia; d. August 18, 1848, Leatherwood, Fayette Twp, Lawrence Co, Ohio.

7. vii. MARTHA WILLIS, b. May 13, 1783, Greenbrier Co, VA; d. August 17, 1852, Lawrence Co, Ohio.

viii. CATHERINE WILLIS, b. August 17, 1784, Greenbrier Co, VA; m. MATHIAS COOPER.

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8. ix. TABITHA WILLIS, b. 1785, Greenbrier Co, Virginia; d. 1823, Greenup Co, KY.

9. x. HENRY WILLIS, b. 1790, Greenbriar Co, VA; d. 1849, Lawrence Co, Ohio.

 Child of HENRY WILLIS and ELIZABETH COOPER is: 10. xi. ANDREW2 WILLIS, b. Abt. 1805, Monroe Co, Virginia.