Jane Willis1

b. December 1855
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Father*Jonathan Willis2 b. 19 Oct 1826, d. 27 Jul 1903
Mother*Lucinda Beeson3 b. 4 Mar 1827, d. 21 Nov 1865
Birth*December 1855Jane Willis was born in December 1855 in Indiana.4 
(Daughter) Census US 186028 June 1860Jane was enumerated as Peggy J. Willis on the 1860 census taken on 28 June 1860 in the household of her parents in Boone, Dallas County, Iowa. She was 4 years old.3 
(Daughter) Census US 18709 June 1870Jane appeared on the 1870 census taken on 9 June 1870 in the household of her father and stepmother in Spring Valley, Dallas County, Iowa. She was 14 years old and had attended school within the last year.2 
Marriage*5 December 1876She married George Heaton, son of Weaver Heaton and Rebecca Naylor Sharp, on 5 December 1876 in Perry, Dallas County, Iowa.1,5,6 
Census US 1880*19 June 1880Jane and George Heaton were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 19 June 1880 in Perry, Dallas County, Iowa. George was 29 years of age and his occupation was described as "buys grain." Jane was 24 years of age and her occupation was described as "keeps house." They lived with their 3 year old son Raymond, who was enumerated as R.W. Heaton.7 
Census US 1900*6 June 1900Jane and George Heaton were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 6 June 1900 in Spring Valley, Dallas County, Iowa. George was 48 years of age and his occupation was recorded as "real estate." He and Jane, who was 44 years of age, had been married for 24 years and had had 4 children, 3 of whom were living. They owned their home, free of mortgage. In 1900, their children resided with them. Raymond was 23 years of age and, like his father, "real estate" was his occupation. Helene was 16, and Ralph was 13. Both Helene and Ralph attended school.8 
(Participant) Family Photo19 January 1903 On 19 Jan 1903 several photos of the extended Heaton family were taken at a family gathering, probably at William and Lucy Heaton's home in Des Moines, Iowa. Multiple shots of primarily the same individuals in different groupings are spread across the country among the Heaton descendants.9
Census US 1910*26 April 1910Jane and George Heaton appeared on the 1910 census taken on 25 and 26 April 1910 in Ward 7, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. George was 57 years of age and worked as a real estate dealer, and Jane was 54 years of age. They had been married for 32 years and had had 4 children, 3 of whom were living. They owned their own home free of mortgage. The couple's daughter and son-in-law, Helene and John W. Marshall, also resided in the household. John was 34 years of age and worked as a real estate dealer and Helene was 25. They had been married for 3 years and had had no children. Also residing in the Heaton household in 1900 was 25-year-old Laura Horn, a servant.10 
Census US 1920*3 January 1920Jane and George Heaton appeared on the 1920 census taken on 02 and 3 January 1920 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. George was 68 years of age and worked as a real estate agent, and Jane was 65 years of age. The Heatons owned their home free of mortgage. Their son, Raymond, and his family resided with the couple in 1920. Raymond was 42 years of age and worked as a real estate agent, his wife Etta was 40 years of age and their two children, George W. and Philip R. were ages 10 and 7, respectively.11 
(Wife) Death6 December 1927Jane became a widow when George Heaton died on 6 December 1927.12 
(Stepdaughter) Census US 193020 April 1930Jane appeared on the 1930 census in the household of her stepmother, Sarah A. Willis, taken on 20 April 1930 at 459 Foothills Road, Ventura, Ventura County, California. Jane was a widow, and 74 years of age.13 

Family

 George Heaton b. 16 Sep 1851, d. 6 Dec 1927
Children 1.Raymond W. Heaton1 b. Mar 1877
 2.Helene Heaton1 b. Nov 1883
 3.Ralph D. Heaton1 b. May 1887

Citations

  1. [S44] Roy Henry Heaton, (Miles City, Montana). "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - Eleven Generations", prepared by hand in 1941. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, some of the information and the dates, particularly, in this pedigree chart often prove to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented was a good place for us to start, and has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - 1941."
  2. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jonathan Willis, Spring Valley, Dallas, Iowa; Roll: M593_385; Page: 584A; Image: 438; Family History Library Film: 545884. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jonathan Willis, Boone, Dallas, Iowa; Roll: M653_317; Page: 577; Image: 65; Family History Library Film: 803317. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Geo Heaton, Spring Valley, Dallas, Iowa; Roll: 427; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1240427, noting his date of birth as September 1852. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 7, page 263. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  6. [S148] Iowa, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, online at www.ancestry.com, her name transcribed as "Jennie" Willis. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of George Heaton, Perry, Dallas, Iowa; Roll: 335; Family History Film: 1254335; Page: 144D; Enumeration District: 046; Image: 0292. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Geo Heaton, Spring Valley, Dallas, Iowa; Roll: 427; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1240427.
  9. [S1457] "Heaton Family Photograph Collection." (Old family photographs in the possession of LHB, Summerlin, Nevada, ). Hereinafter cited as "Heaton Family Photograph Collection."
  10. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of George Heaton, St Paul Ward 7, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: T624_720; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1374733. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of George Heaton, St Paul Ward 7, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: T625_854; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 86; Image: 377. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S963] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, online at www.ancestry.com, St Paul, Minnesota, City Directory, 1928, page 572. Hereinafter cited as U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989.
  13. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Sarah A. Willis, Ventura, Ventura, California; Roll: 227; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 0031; Image: 1083.0; FHL microfilm: 2339962. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.

Jane Willis1

Family
Marriage*18 October 1697She married Percival Hall, son of John Hall and Elizabeth Green, on 18 October 1697 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Family

 Percival Hall b. 11 Feb 1672
Child 1.Willis Hall+1 b. 7 Mar 1718/19

Citations

  1. [S1037] Charles Brooks and James M. Usher, History of the town of Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: from its first settlement in 1630 to 1855, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Sources are not provided, and some of the information may not be correct, especially if it was obtained from descendants recalling from family stories and aging memories. (Boston, Massachusetts: Rand, Avery, & Company, The Franklin Press, 1886), Hall, pages 538-549. Hereinafter cited as History of the town of Medford, 1630-1855.

Jeremiah Willis1

(Neighbor) Land Transfer13 March 1744/45Jeremiah was described as a neighbor when Elisha Bolton of Easton in the County of Bristol in his Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, signed a deed agreement on 13 March 1744/45 to sell land in Stoughton, Suffolk County, to Joseph Gilbert, also of Easton, for the sum of Fifty pounds, two shillings. Elisha's signature was witnessed in Easton by Edward Hayward and Matthew Hayward. Edward, who was also a Justice of the Peace, verified that Elisha had personally appeared before him and acknowledged the instrument to be his act and deed. The document was recorded in Suffolk County on 18 February 1746. The land was described as a sixth part of the 11th and a sixth part of one 11 parts of a certain piece or tract of land situated, lying and being in the township of Stoughton by estimation 30 acres more or less and bounded southerly by the Colony line and westerly by the land of Jeremiah Willis in Stoughton, and easterly from Jeremiah Willis' dwelling house. Clarifying further, the deed stated, "that is to say 6 parts of 11 parts and 6 parts of one part of 11."1 
(Neighbor) Land Transfer4 February 1748Jeremiah was described as a neighbor when John Bolton, gentleman, of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth in his Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, signed a deed agreement on 4 February 1748 to sell land in Stoughton, Suffolk County, to Joseph Gilbert, yeoman, of Easton, Bristol County for the sum of twenty-four pounds, one shilling and five pence. John signed, sealed and delivered the document in the presence of Matthew Hayward and Abijah Manley in Boston, Suffolk County. Edward Hayward, Justice of the Peace, verified that John had personally appeared before him on 15 February 1748 and acknowledged the instrument to be his act and deed. The document was recorded in Suffolk County, also on 15 February 1748 by Ezekiel Goldthwait, Registrar. The land was described as a certain tract of land laid out previously to the right of John's grandfather Nicholas Bolton in the Twenty-Five Divisions of Land late in the township of Dorchester and now in the township of Stoughton. The original Bolton tract contained thirty-two acres and fifteen rods, bounded as follows: beginning at the North and South line then on the Colony line West 18 Degrees South 65 Rods and six feet to a heap of stones a corner thence North 27 Degrees West 76 Rods to a corner in Jeremiah Willis line thence East 27 Degrees North 64 rods to a square corner eighty-four rods to the first mentioned corner. The deed further stated that John's full right of the described tract was nine acres and a half and twenty rods and a half, be it more or less.

As part of the sale, John signed, sealed and confirmed that he was the true, sole and lawful owner of the described premises and was lawfully seized and possessed of them in his own proper right as a good, perfect and absolute Estate of Inheritance in Fee Simple.2 

Citations

  1. [S633] Records of deeds, 1639-1885; indexes to deeds, 1639-1920 (Suffolk County, Massachusetts). Microfilm of original records in the Registry of Deeds, Boston, Massachusetts on 1128 microfilm reels. Includes indexes to grantors, 1639-1920; indexes to grantees, 1639-1920; and indexes to persons other than grantors and grantees, 1639-1799: Film# 494587, Volume 73 dated 1746-1747, pages 50-R, 51-L and 51-R, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Records of deeds 1639-1885, Suffolk County.
  2. [S633] Records of deeds 1639-1885, Suffolk County: Film# 494588, Volume 76 dated 1748-1749, pages 59-R, 60-L and 60-R.

Jesse Willis1

Family
Marriage*He married Sarah __?__.1 

Family

 Sarah __?__
Child 1.Isaac Willis+1 b. 27 Mar 1787

Citations

  1. [S1424] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, online at www.ancestry.com, Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina; Women's Minutes, 1733-1934; Collection: North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935.

Joab Willis1

b. 29 September 1715, d. 4 January 1805
Family
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of John Bolton
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Boulton, The Immigrant
Father*Joshua Willis1,2
Mother*Experience Barbour2
Birth*29 September 1715Joab Willis was born on 29 September 1715 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3,4 
Marriage*4 March 1744He married Martha Bolton, daughter of John Bolton and Ruth Hooper, on 4 March 1744 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,4,5,6,2 
(Husband) Death16 August 1802Joab became a widower when Martha (Bolton) Willis died on 16 August 1802.1 
Death*4 January 1805He died on 4 January 1805 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, in his 90th year.1,7 
Burial*He was buried next to his wife, Martha (Bolton) Willis, in Section B, grave number 129 of the Old Graveyard, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. His stone read "In memory of Mr. Joab Willis, who died Jan. 4th, 1805 in his 90th year."7,8

Family

 Martha Bolton b. 23 Jul 1725, d. 16 Aug 1802
Children 1.John Willis1 b. 17 Jun 1745
 2.Joab Willis1 b. 1747
 3.Martha Willis1 b. 1749
 4.Hezekiah Willis1 b. 1751
 5.Timothy Willis1 b. 1753
 6.Caleb Willis1 b. 1755
 7.Ruth Willis1 b. 1755
 8.Joshua Willis1 b. 1760
 9.Ezra Willis1 b. c 1766, d. 6 Nov 1813
 10.Jacob Willis1

Citations

  1. [S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts (New York, New York: Press of T.A. Wright, 1903), Part I, Descendants of Samuel, pages 18-301. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Willis, pages 363-371. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, pages 118, 367-368.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  5. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Second Generation, pages 6-10. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  6. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume II, Marriages, page 411. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  7. [S747] Williams Latham, Epitaphs in Old Bridgewater, Massachusetts: Illustrated with Plans and Views, downloaded from Google Books, (Bridgewater, Massachusetts: Henry T. Pratt, Printer, 1882), page 71. Hereinafter cited as Epitaphs in Old Bridgewater.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Joab Willis, Memorial# 22158752. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Joab Willis1

b. 1747
Family
Relationships2nd cousin of John Bolton
2nd great-grandson of Nicholas Boulton
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Boulton, The Immigrant
Father*Joab Willis1 b. 29 Sep 1715, d. 4 Jan 1805
Mother*Martha Bolton1 b. 23 Jul 1725, d. 16 Aug 1802
Birth*1747Joab Willis was born in 1747 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Marriage*1772He married Anne Richard in 1772.1 
Relocation*They moved to New York.1 

Family

 Anne Richard

Citations

  1. [S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts (New York, New York: Press of T.A. Wright, 1903), Part I, Descendants of Samuel, pages 18-301. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts.

John Willis1

b. 17 June 1745
Family
Relationships2nd cousin of John Bolton
2nd great-grandson of Nicholas Boulton
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Boulton, The Immigrant
Father*Joab Willis1 b. 29 Sep 1715, d. 4 Jan 1805
Mother*Martha Bolton1,2 b. 23 Jul 1725, d. 16 Aug 1802
Birth*17 June 1745John Willis was born on 17 June 1745 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3 
Marriage*22 June 1775He married Abihail Conant, daughter of John Conant and Abihail Pratt, on 22 June 1775 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).1,4,5 

Family

 Abihail Conant b. 10 Dec 1746

Citations

  1. [S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts (New York, New York: Press of T.A. Wright, 1903), Part I, Descendants of Samuel, pages 18-301. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Willis, pages 363-371. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 352. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Conant, pages 139-143.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 411, he was called John 2nd.

John Willis

(Debtor) Inventory3 April 1832John Willis was listed as a debtor on the initial Inventory of the estate of John Bolton, late of West Bridgewater, which was filed with Justice Wilkes Wood on 3 April 1832 in East Bridgewater. It had been completed by appraisers Nathan Alger Jr., George W. Lathrop and Stillman Alger and sworn to by Administrator Jonas Hartwell. The initial inventory of the estate was valued at $239.89 and included personal and household items in addition to notes of loans, with interest, against three individuals: Willis Alger, Nathan Alger and John Willis owed the deceased $150.59, $29.75 and $25.32 respectively.1

Citations

  1. [S781] John Bolton of West Bridgewater, Probate file# 2218, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, found among "Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967", Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County) microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels. Includes Index. Papers on multiple films, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film# 550911, Book 61, page 440; FHL Film# 555259, Book 68, page 253; FHL Film# 555261, Book 72, pages 146-147; FHL Film# 555262, Book 74, pages 107-108. Hereinafter cited as John Bolton Probate file# 2218.

John Willis1

Family
Relationship2nd great-granduncle of John Bolton
Father*Deacon John Willis1
Mother*Elizabeth Hodgkins1
Marriage*He married Experience Byram, daughter of Nicholas Byram and Susanna Shaw.2 

Family

 Experience Byram
Children 1.John Willis+2
 2.Samuel Willis2
 3.Experience Willis2
 4.Mary Willis2

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Willis, pages 363-364. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Willis, pages 363-371.

John Willis1

b. 28 February 1691/92
Family
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of John Bolton
Father*Nathaniel Willis1 d. 29 Nov 1716
Mother*Lydia __?__1
Birth*28 February 1691/92John Willis was born on 28 February 1691/92 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
(Heir) Estate1729The estate of John's father was divided among his heirs in 1729.1 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Willis, pages 363-371. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 352. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

John Willis1

Family
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of John Bolton
Father*John Willis1
Mother*Experience Byram1
Marriage*He married Mary Brett, daughter of Elihu Brett Esq. and Ann __?__.1,2 
Land Records*2 July 1720The bounds between the lands of John Bolton Jr. and his neighbor John Willis in Bridgewater were settled by the town's Purchasers Committee consisting of Josiah Edson, William Brett and Josiah Snell and recorded in the town's Purchasers Book on 2 July 1720. The settlement, approved by both parties, was described as beginning at a swamp white oak near the river and from there running northeast 30 degrees easterly to a red oak in John Bolton Jr.'s fence, and from there to a lopped red oak near John Bolton Jr.'s door.3 

Family

 Mary Brett
Children 1.Mary Willis+4 b. 27 Nov 1699
 2.John Willis Esq.+1 b. 24 Dec 1701, d. 17 Jul 1776

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Willis, pages 363-371. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Brett, pages 120-123.
  3. [S1154] Purchasers Books of Bridgewater (Massachusetts), earliest original records, Bridgewater Public Library Historical Room, 15 South Street, Bridgewater, Book 1, page 282.
  4. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Willis, pages 345-352.

John Willis1

b. 29 August 1673
Family
Father*Experience Willis1 b. 1646, d. 1709
Mother*Elizabeth __?__1
Birth*29 August 1673John Willis was born on 29 August 1673 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S1034] Boston MA: Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699, online at www.americanancestors.org, page 130. Hereinafter cited as Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, 1630-1699.

John Willis1

b. 4 September 1685
Family
Relationships1st cousin 2 times removed of John Bolton
Grandson of Nicholas Boulton
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Boulton, The Immigrant
Father*Experience Willis1 b. 1646, d. 1709
Mother*Elizabeth Bolton1 b. 18 Feb 1656
Birth*4 September 1685John Willis was born on 4 September 1685 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S1034] Boston MA: Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699, online at www.americanancestors.org, page 167. Hereinafter cited as Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, 1630-1699.

John Willis1

b. 1847
Family
Father*Henry Willis1 b. 29 May 1818
Mother*Mary __?__1 b. 1824
Birth*1847John Willis was born about 1847 in Indiana.1 
(Son) Census US 18606 July 1860John was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 6 July 1860 in the household of his parents in Perry, Wayne County, Indiana. He was 13 years old and had attended school within the last year.1 

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry Willis, Perry, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: M653_308; Page: 309; Image: 310; Family History Library Film: 803308. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.

Deacon John Willis1

Family
Relationship3rd great-grandfather of John Bolton
Marriage*He married Elizabeth (Hodgkins) Palmer.1 
Residence*1637Deacon John Willis was at Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony), very early; he and his wife Elizabeth were recorded there in 1637.2 
(Original Proprietor) Land Grant1656John Willis was among the fifty-four Duxbury men listed in 1645 as original proprietors for the development of the town that would become Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony). Two others, Reverend James Keith and Samuel Edson, were added to the group later, and when the town of Bridgewater was actually incorporated in 1656 there were a total of fifty-six. Of these proprietors, only eighteen, about one-third, actually relocated and became residents of the new plantation. John Willis was one of the first proprietors to move his family from Duxbury and settle in Bridgewater.

The area known as the Bridgewaters was originally inhabited by Wampanoag who called it Saughtuchquett (Satucket). In 1642 when the township of Marshfield was separated from Duxbury and became its own distinct entity, Duxbury petitioned the court for additional land “to the westward” in compensation.

The General Court granted their petition in 1645 and six trustees, Captain Myles Standish, John Alden, George Soule, Constant Southworth, John Rogers, and William Brett were appointed to divide the land. The action by the General Court was primarily an authority to purchase land, and Captain Standish, Samuel Nash, and Constant Southworth were appointed to make the purchase. The deed was signed on 23 Mar 1649.

The Bridgewater lands were divided among the inhabitants “by an agreement among themselves”. Unfortunately, there is no record to tell us how the town proceeded to agree to their division, or how, by whom, or when it was determined what residence or other circumstance should entitle anyone to a share. To view the complete list of Bridgewater's Original Proprietors, click on the PDF icon; the photo icons lead to four early maps of the Bridgewater settlement.3,4,5,6,7
Biographical Info*He was Bridgewater's first Deacon and held many town offices, both at Duxbury and Bridgewater. He represented Bridgewater at the Old Colony Court for 25 years and was appointed to solemnize marriages and administer oaths to witnesses and others.2 
Land Transfer*1657Deacon John Willis sold his estate in Duxbury to William Pabodie in 1657.2 
(5th Neighbor) Land RecordsJohn Willis was identified as a neighboring land owner in transactions recorded in the original purchase record books of Bridgewater reflecting purchases made by John Bolton from Joseph Cary. The records were not dated, however all appear to have occurred around the same time Bolton settled in Bridgewater. Bolton purchased five acres of land joining to the five acre lot of John Willis, running in breadth to a small walnut tree marked on two sides and running in length to a heap of stones which was the corner bounds of the ten acre lots.8 
Will*1692He left a will dated 1692 and proved in 1693. In it he mentioned his children John, Nathaniel, Joseph, Comfort, Benjamin, Hannah, the wife of Nathaniel Hayward, Elizabeth, who married a Harvey and Sarah, the wife of John Ames. His son Nathaniel was appointed Executor. He gave to Joseph "land at Farfield as we go to Taunton", "to Comfort, 15 acres at the Indian Field"; "to John, land his house stands on", "to Nathaniel, the homestead", and mentions the pond "that divides between me and Benjamin" and also "the Wolf Trap Gutter."2 

Family 1

 Elizabeth Hodgkins
Children 1.Hannah Willis+1,2
 2.John Willis+2
 3.Nathaniel Willis+2 d. 29 Nov 1716
 4.Comfort Willis+2
 5.Benjamin Willis+2
 6.Elizabeth Willis2
 7.Joseph Willis+2 b. c 1645, d. 31 Jan 1704/5

Family 2
Child 1.Sarah Willis+9,2

Citations

  1. [S612] Paul Dillon Hayward, Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater (Denver, Colorado: P.D. Hayward, 1985), Author stated in his Preface that this book is his third compilation on the Haywards and that most of the data he obtained from previously published sources. He warned that there are undoubtedly many errors, some of which may invalidate entire sections, page 1. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Willis, pages 363-364. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  4. [S913] Author unidentified, A map identifying the lands of the Original Proprietors of the Bridgewater Settlement, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, c1645-1656, Old Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts: (Hand drawn, not published, creation date unidentified). Hereinafter cited as Bridgewater Original Proprietors Map, c1645-1656.
  5. [S888] Author unidentified (although probably a descendant of David Perkins), A map of Old Bridgewater identifying the lands of the Perkins Family and their neighbors, 1680-1730, Old Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts: (Hand drawn, not published, creation date unidentified), size: 17.995 x 15.555 inches. Hereinafter cited as A map of Old Bridgewater, 1680-1730.
  6. [S889] Author unidentified, A map of the Second Precinct of Bridgewater incorporated June 1, 1716 and called the South Parish, indicating the early highways and paths and the dwelling places of the settlers, at the date of incorporation of the Precinct and before the Census of 1746, Second Precinct, South Parish, Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts: (Hand drawn, not published, creation date unidentified), size: 22.48 x 17.51 inches. Hereinafter cited as A map of the Second Precinct of Bridgewater, 1716-1746.
  7. [S890] Author unidentified, A map of the East Parish of Bridgewater founded from Old Bridgewater December 14, 1723, the Meeting House raised March 14, 1720 and officially incorporated in 1823; the map also includes West Bridgewater, first settled in 1651 from Old Bridgewater and officially incorporated in 1822. The dwelling houses of some of the landowners are identified, c1723, East & West Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts: (Hand drawn, not published, creation date unidentified), size: 22.215 x 17.12 inches. Hereinafter cited as A map of the East and West Parishes of Bridgewater, c1730.
  8. [S1154] Purchasers Books of Bridgewater (Massachusetts), earliest original records, Bridgewater Public Library Historical Room, 15 South Street, Bridgewater, Book 1, page 223.
  9. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Ames, pages 98-104.

John Willis Esq.1

b. 24 December 1701, d. 17 July 1776
Family
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of John Bolton
Father*John Willis2
Mother*Mary Brett2
Birth*24 December 1701John Willis was born on 24 December 1701 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
Marriage*9 December 1724He married his 2nd cousin Patience Hayward, daughter of Samuel Hayward and Elizabeth Barbour, on 9 December 1724 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,4 
(Neighbor) Land Transfer12 February 1732John Willis was a neighbor of Joseph Bolton of Bridgewater, in the County of Plymouth in New England, who signed a deed agreement on 12 February 1732 to sell a certain piece of land in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, to his brother-in-law Michael May and sister Elizabeth (Bolton) May, his Wife, also of Bridgewater, for the sum of One Hundred and Ten Pounds. The deed was witnessed by Samuel Bolton and Nathaniel Bolton, brothers of Joseph Bolton, on 5 Mar 1732 and recorded on 13 Dec 1732. The land was described as containing by estimation twelve acres, be there more or less, bounded as follows: Beginning at a Stake and Heap of Stones by the Highway which is the South Easterly corner and from there bounded Northerly as the fence now stands next to his brother Elisha Bolton's land to a Stake and Heap of Stones by the Side of the Swamp and then running North Easterly to the land of Joseph Alden, and then bounded by the land of Joseph Alden Westerly to the land of John Willis and then bounded by the land of John Willis Southerly to the Highway and then by the Highway to the bounds first mentioned.5 
(Neighbor# 1) Land Grant17 August 1748John Willis and his purchase right was mentioned when ten acres of land within the eight mile grant of the township of Bridgewater were laid out to John Bolton on17 August 1748 by the town's Purchasers Committee which consisted of Josiah Snell Jr., Joshua Willis and Nathaniel Brett. The information entered in the Purchasers Book on 22 August 1748 described Bolton's land grant as beginning at a red oak tree marked on four sides, being the southwest corner of his 13 acres which joined to the Middleborough line, with the tree standing inside the line. Then running west 3 degrees south 92 rods in the range of his 13 acres to a stake standing in the range of his other land, and then south 34 degrees west 17 rods and a half to a marked black birch standing in the northeasterly range of his 15 acres that joined to his meadow at Robbins Pond. From the black birch, south 34 degrees east 19 rods to a maple tree marked on 4 sides, a corner of his 9 acres, and then south 49 degrees west 4 rods in the range of his 15 acres to a stake, and then east 22 degrees north 102 rods to the beginning first bounds. According to the Purchasers Book record, the ten acres grant of land was laid out with 4 acres and one quarter upon the purchase right of John Willis from the 10 acre division granted the 11th of April 1748 and 5 acres and three quarters of it upon Joseph Packard Sr.'s interest in the Packard purchase right from the four last 10 acre grants, all of which land John Bolton had purchased from Joseph Packard Jr.6 
(Appraiser) Inventory28 July 1755William Hudson, Seth Alden and John Willis had already completed an Inventory and appraisal on 4 July 1755 of the real and personal estate that John Bolton had died seized of in Bridgewater. It was sworn to by Executor Joseph Thompson and filed with Judge John Cushing Esq. on 28 July 1755. The estate was valued at £1404,15,4 and was itemized along the same lines as his will.7,8 
Death*17 July 1776He died on 17 July 1776 in Bridgewater at age 74.9 

Family

 Patience Hayward b. 1 Feb 1703/4
Child 1.Daniel Willis+2 b. 3 Jun 1732

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Willis, pages 363-371.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 352. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 175.
  5. [S625] Deed records, 1664-1900, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, microfilm of original manuscript on 462 microfilm reels. Includes Grantor and Grantee indexes: Film# 558823, Book 28, page 108, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Deed records, 1664-1900, Plymouth County.
  6. [S1154] Purchasers Books of Bridgewater (Massachusetts), earliest original records, Bridgewater Public Library Historical Room, 15 South Street, Bridgewater, Book 2, pages 214-215.
  7. [S624] Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967, Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County), microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1968. Includes Index. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film# 549782, Index and Docket Abe-Bur 1685-1881, Case number 2217; FHL Film# 550705, Index to probates 1686-1820; FHL Film# 551540, Probates 1751-1755, Volume 13, pages 545-547. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903.
  8. [S1128] John Bolton, Probate (1755 Bridgewater, Plymouth County) Case number 2217, Box 107049 on FHL Film# 2426726. Probate file papers 1686-1881, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; microfilm of records at Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, on 246 microfilm reels. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Probate of John Bolton (1755 Bridgewater).
  9. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Deaths, page 582.

John H. Willis1,2

b. 7 September 1823, d. 11 May 1899
Family
Father*Isaac Willis1 b. 27 Mar 1787
Mother*Anna Macy1 b. 15 Sep 1793, d. 2 Aug 1841
Birth*7 September 1823John H. Willis was born on 7 September 1823 near Springfield, Wayne County, Indiana.1 
Marriage*He married Hilah J. Webster.3 
Census US 1850*13 September 1850John H. Willis appeared with his new wife Hilah on the 1850 census taken on 13 September 1850 in Clinton, La Porte County, Indiana. John was 27 years of age, and was a farmer with real estate valued at $1200. Hilah was 19. They had no children yet, and lived alone. The household enumerated immediately after theirs was that of the family of Eliza Jane Webster who, in two years, would become the wife of John's brother Harvey Willis.3 
Census US 1870*15 June 1870Hilah and John H. Willis were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 15 June 1870 in Spring Valley, Dallas County, Iowa. John was 46 years of age and worked in real estate. His real estate was valued at $5,000 and his personal estate at $12,000. Hilah, her name spelled "Hitah", was 40 years of age and keeping house. In 1870 the couple lived with their five children. Quincy was 17 years old, Evelyn 14, "Wesly" 12, Estella 5 and Anna 2. Evelyn and Wesley had attended school within the year.4 
Death*11 May 1899He died on 11 May 1899 at age 755 
Burial* and was buried in Violet Hill Cemetery, Perry, Dallas County.6

Family

 Hilah J. Webster b. 19 Apr 1830, d. 14 Jan 1904
Children 1.Quincy Adams Willis4 b. 1853
 2.Evelyn Willis4 b. 1856
 3.Wesley Willis4 b. 1858
 4.Estella Willis4 b. 1865
 5.Anna Willis4 b. 1868

Citations

  1. [S1424] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, online at www.ancestry.com, Earlham College; Richmond, Indiana; Membership, Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1806-1834 Marriages, 1806-1895; Collection: Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John H. Willis, Clinton, La Porte, Indiana; Roll: M432_157; Page: 160A; Image: 324. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John H. Willis, Clinton, La Porte, Indiana; Roll: M432_157; Page: 160A; Image: 324, her name transcribed as "Hilah."
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John H. Willis, Spring Valley, Dallas, Iowa; Roll: M593_385; Page: 588B; Image: 447; Family History Library Film: 545884. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John H. Willis, Memorial# 16352774. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Gravestone photo, John H. Willis, Memorial# 16352774.

Jonah Willis1

b. 16 February 1764
Family
Relationship3rd cousin of John Bolton
Father*Daniel Willis2 b. 3 Jun 1732
Mother*Keziah Willis2
Birth*16 February 1764Jonah Willis was born on 16 February 1764 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
Marriage*11 February 1788He married his 3rd cousin 1 time removed Abigail Hayward, daughter of Jonathan Hayward and Mary Johnson, on 11 February 1788 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.1,4 
(Husband) Death10 November 1799Jonah became a widower when Abigail Willis died on 10 November 1799.1,5 
Marriage*18 September 1800He married second Hannah Hayward, the sister of his deceased wife, daughter of Jonathan Hayward and Mary Johnson, on 18 September 1800 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.1,2,6 
(Husband) Death6 January 1816Jonah became a widower for the second time when Hannah Willis died on 6 January 1816.2,5 
Marriage*10 December 1816He married third, as her second husband, Freelove French on 10 December 1816 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.2,6 

Family 1

 Abigail Hayward b. 25 Mar 1770, d. 10 Nov 1799
Children 1.Abigail Willis2 b. 6 Aug 1790
 2.Jonah Willis2 b. 8 May 1792
 3.Polly Hayward Willis2 b. 24 Oct 1795
 4.Lyman Willis2 b. 8 Aug 1798

Family 2

 Hannah Hayward b. 1778, d. 6 Jan 1816
Children 1.Clement Willis2 b. 25 Jun 1801
 2.Henry Williams Willis2 b. 10 Nov 1803
 3.Nathan Willis2 b. 24 Apr 1806
 4.Emiline Frances Willis2 b. 24 Sep 1808
 5.Augustus Willis2 b. 26 Nov 1811
 6.Benjamin Willis2 b. 6 Nov 1815

Family 3

 Freelove French

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Willis, pages 363-371.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 352. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 167.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Deaths, Volume II, page 582.
  6. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 411.

Jonah Willis1

b. 8 May 1792
Family
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of John Bolton
Father*Jonah Willis1 b. 16 Feb 1764
Mother*Abigail Hayward1 b. 25 Mar 1770, d. 10 Nov 1799
Birth*8 May 1792Jonah Willis was born on 8 May 1792 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.1,2 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Willis, pages 363-371. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 352. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Jonathan Willis1

b. 12 October 1685
Family
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of John Bolton
Father*Nathaniel Willis1 d. 29 Nov 1716
Mother*Lydia __?__1
Birth*12 October 1685Jonathan Willis was born on 12 October 1685 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).1,2 
(Heir) Estate1729The estate of Jonathan's father was divided among his heirs in 1729.1 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Willis, pages 363-371. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 352. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Jonathan Willis1

b. 19 October 1826, d. 27 July 1903
Family
Father*Isaac Willis1 b. 27 Mar 1787
Mother*Anna Macy1 b. 15 Sep 1793, d. 2 Aug 1841
Birth*19 October 1826Jonathan Willis was born on 19 October 1826 near Springfield, Wayne County, Indiana.1 
Marriage*30 September 1849He married first Lucinda Beeson, daughter of Zachariah Beeson and Hannah Thornburg, on 30 September 1849 in Wayne County, Indiana.2,3 
Census US 1850*13 August 1850Lucinda and Jonathan Willis were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 13 August 1850 in Dalton, Wayne County, Indiana. They were both 23 years of age, and Jonathan worked as a laborer. They had no children yet, and lived alone. Two of Jonathan's brothers, Harvey and Lindsey, ages 19 and 15, respectively, were enumerated as neighbors living in the household of their brother-in law and sister, Henry and Rachel (Willis) Thornburgh. Both the Willis's father and Lucinda's father and family lived near by.2 
Census US 1860*28 June 1860Lucinda and Jonathan Willis were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 28 June 1860 in Boone, Dallas County, Iowa. Jonathan was 33 years of age, and a farmer with real estate valued at $1000 and a personal estate of $200. Lucinda was also 33 years of age and had a personal estate valued separately from Jonathan's of $225. They lived with their six children, Henry was 9, Edward 8, Isaac 6, Peggy 4, Hannah 2 and Lawrence 5 months. Henry, Edward and Isaac had all attended school within the last year.4 
(Husband) Death21 November 1865Jonathan became a widower when Lucinda (Beeson) Willis died on 21 November 1865 at the age of 38 years, 8 months and 17 days.5 
Marriage*17 August 1866He married second, as her second husband, Sarah A. Morgan on 17 August 1866 in Dallas County, Iowa.6,7 
Census US 1870*9 June 1870Sarah and Jonathan Willis were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 9 June 1870 in Spring Valley, Dallas County, Iowa. Jonathan was 43 years of age and a farmer. His real estate was valued at $7000 and he had a personal estate of $1375. Sarah was 33 years of age and keeping house. With their combined children, they had a large household in 1870. From Jonathan's first marriage, Edward was age 18, Isaac was 16, Jane 14, Hannah, enumerated as Ellen, was 12, Lawrence 10, Oscar 8, and Etta 6. From Sarah's first marriage, Walter was 15 and Emma 10. Jonathan's and Sarah's child together, Louis, was 3. Sarah's son Oyer Morgan, age 13, was enumerated on the same page in another household. Isaac, Jane, Ellen, Lawrence, Oscar, Etta, Walter, Oyer and Emma had all attended school within the last year.8 
Census US 1880*28 June 1880Sarah and Jonathan Willis were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 28 June 1880 in Spring Valley, Dallas County, Iowa. Jonathan was 53 years of age and a farmer, and Sarah was 47 years of age and keeping house. Jonathan's son Edward lived in a neighboring household with his wife and one-year-old son Henry. Living with their parents in 1880 were Ellen, who was 22 years of age, Lawrence, age 20, Oscar 17, Etta 15, Louis 12, Florence 5, and James who was 6 months. Also living in the household was Jonathan's nephew Thomas Willis, the son of Jonathan's brother Lindsey. Thomas was 20 years of age and a farm laborer. Oscar, Etta and Louis had all attended school within the census year.9 
Death*27 July 1903He died on 27 July 1903 at Perry, Dallas County, at age 7610 
Burial* and was buried in the Mowrer Cemetery, Perry.11 

Family 1

 Lucinda Beeson b. 4 Mar 1827, d. 21 Nov 1865
Children 1.Henry H. Willis4 b. 1851
 2.Edward L. Willis4 b. 1852
 3.Isaac N. Willis12,4 b. 12 Jan 1854, d. 14 Apr 1909
 4.Jane Willis+8 b. Dec 1855
 5.Hannah Ellen Willis4 b. 1858
 6.Lawrence M. Willis4 b. 1860
 7.Oscar Willis8 b. 1862
 8.Etta Willis8 b. 20 Jul 1864, d. 30 Mar 1940

Family 2

 Sarah Ann Bonine b. 1834
Children 1.Louis Willis8 b. 1867
 2.Florence Willis9 b. 1875
 3.James B. Willis9 b. 22 Nov 1879

Citations

  1. [S1424] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, online at www.ancestry.com, Earlham College; Richmond, Indiana; Membership, Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1806-1834 Marriages, 1806-1895; Collection: Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jonathan and Lucinda Willis, Dalton, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: M432_180; Page: 87B; Image: 182. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1501] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, database with images, online at www.familysearch.org. Digital collection of microfilmed records located at the Wayne County Courthouse, Richmond, Indiana. Includes surname indexes, Volume E, 1845-1852, page 364. Hereinafter cited as Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019.
  4. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jonathan Willis, Boone, Dallas, Iowa; Roll: M653_317; Page: 577; Image: 65; Family History Library Film: 803317. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Lucinda Willis, Memorial# 15684409. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  6. [S148] Iowa, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900.
  7. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Anson and Sarah Morgan, Deerfield, Vernon, Missouri; Roll: M653_659; Page: 66; Image: 66; Family History Library Film: 803659.
  8. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jonathan Willis, Spring Valley, Dallas, Iowa; Roll: M593_385; Page: 584A; Image: 438; Family History Library Film: 545884. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jonathan Willis, Spring Valley, Dallas, Iowa; Roll: 335; Family History Film: 1254335; Page: 155B; Enumeration District: 046; Image: 0314. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S1445] Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990, online at www.ancestry.com, referencing FHL Film# 1034113, Book 2, page 19. Hereinafter cited as Iowa Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jonathan Willis, Memorial# 15684413.
  12. [S1503] Iowa Deaths and Burials Indexing Project, 1850-1990, online at www.familysearch.org, citing FHL Film# 1605320, Perry, Dallas County, Iowa, reference Page 36/11 Registration Number 124. Hereinafter cited as Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990.

Joseph Willis1,2

b. circa 1645, d. 31 January 1704/5
Family
Relationship2nd great-granduncle of John Bolton
Father*Deacon John Willis2
Mother*Elizabeth Hodgkins2
Birth*circa 1645Joseph Willis was probably born in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, circa 1645, as calculated from his recorded age at death.3,4,5 
Marriage*He married Sarah Lincoln.6 
Marriage*before 20 December 1699He married second, as her second husband, Mary (Blake) Leonard before 20 December 1699 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England). Although Torrey appears to indicate the son and not the father, Joseph Willis, married the widow of Joseph Leonard, it is more "logical" the other way around. The son would have been about 30 years of age in 1699 and Mary was 54.7,8 
Death*31 January 1704/5He died on 31 January 1704/5 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), at age 60.4,3 

Family 1

 Sarah Lincoln b. Dec 1645
Children 1.Joseph Willis1,6
 2.Thomas Willis1,6

Family 2

 Mary Blake

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Willis, page 365, the author stating his confusion, and probable errors, in determining which Joseph Willis, the father or the son, was intended in the information he referenced. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Willis, pages 363-364.
  3. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 823, noting year of birth as ?1645 and death as 1705 Taunton. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 3, Deaths, page 229. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  5. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Willis, pages 363-371.
  6. [S1144] John E. Morris, Stephen Lincoln of Oakham, Massachusetts, His Ancestry and Descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Hartford, Connecticut: Press of The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1895), First Generation, pages 5-11. Hereinafter cited as Stephen Lincoln of Oakham.
  7. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700, page 823, noting his year of death as 1734?, her lifespan as (1655-1721+) and that she was the widow of Joseph Leonard.
  8. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700, page 461 (Leonard) and page 823 (Willis), her surname reported as BLAKE.

Joseph Willis1

Family
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of John Bolton
Father*Joseph Willis1,2 b. c 1645, d. 31 Jan 1704/5
Mother*Sarah Lincoln2,1 b. Dec 1645

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Willis, page 365, the author stating his confusion, and probable errors, in determining which Joseph Willis, the father or the son, was intended in the information he referenced. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S1144] John E. Morris, Stephen Lincoln of Oakham, Massachusetts, His Ancestry and Descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Hartford, Connecticut: Press of The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1895), First Generation, pages 5-11. Hereinafter cited as Stephen Lincoln of Oakham.

Joseph Willis1

b. 2 February 1683, d. 5 November 1702
Family
Relationships1st cousin 2 times removed of John Bolton
Grandson of Nicholas Boulton
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Boulton, The Immigrant
Father*Experience Willis1 b. 1646, d. 1709
Mother*Elizabeth Bolton1 b. 18 Feb 1656
Birth*2 February 1683Joseph Willis was born on 2 February 1683 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England),1 
Death*5 November 1702 and died on 5 November 1702 in Boston at age 19.2 

Citations

  1. [S1034] Boston MA: Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699, online at www.americanancestors.org, page 161. Hereinafter cited as Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, 1630-1699.
  2. [S948] Boston Deaths, 1700-1799, online at www.americanancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Boston Deaths, 1700-1799.

Joseph Willis1

b. 1856
Family
Father*Henry Willis1 b. 29 May 1818
Mother*Mary __?__1 b. 1824
Birth*1856Joseph Willis was born about 1856 in Indiana.1 
(Son) Census US 18606 July 1860Joseph was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 6 July 1860 in the household of his parents in Perry, Wayne County, Indiana. He was 4 years old.1 
(Nephew) Census US 187013 June 1870Joseph appeared on the 1870 census taken on 13 June 1870 in the household of his uncle and aunt, Henry and Rachel (Willis) Thornburgh, in Spring Valley, Dallas County, Iowa. Joseph was 14 years old and had attended school within the year.2 

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry Willis, Perry, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: M653_308; Page: 309; Image: 310; Family History Library Film: 803308. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry Thornburg, Spring Valley, Dallas, Iowa; Roll: M593_385; Page: 587A; Image: 296868; Family History Library Film: 545884. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Joshua Willis1

Family
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of John Bolton
Father*Comfort Willis2,3
Marriage*4 February 1706/7He married Experience Barbour on 4 February 1706/7 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).4,5 
(Lands Committee) Land Recordsbetween August 1748 and July 1751Josiah Snell Jr., Joshua Willis and Nathaniel Brett served on the town's Purchasers Committee between August 1748 and July 1751 when they first renewed the bounds of John Bolton's land at Robbins Pond, and then laid out to him three different ten acre land grants within the eight mile grant of the township of Bridgewater.6,7,8,9 

Family

 Experience Barbour
Children 1.Joab Willis+1,2 b. 29 Sep 1715, d. 4 Jan 1805
 2.Silas Willis5

Citations

  1. [S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts (New York, New York: Press of T.A. Wright, 1903), Part I, Descendants of Samuel, pages 18-301. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Willis, pages 363-371. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, Part I, Descendants of Samuel, pages 18-301, although skipping a generation by stating his wife's name as Comfort, maiden name not known, and his father's name as John.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, pages 38 and 411. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  5. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Willis, pages 345-352.
  6. [S1154] Purchasers Books of Bridgewater (Massachusetts), earliest original records, Bridgewater Public Library Historical Room, 15 South Street, Bridgewater, Book 2, page 214.
  7. [S1154] Purchasers Books of Bridgewater (Massachusetts), earliest original records Bridgewater Public Library Historical Room, Book 2, pages 214-215.
  8. [S1154] Purchasers Books of Bridgewater (Massachusetts), earliest original records Bridgewater Public Library Historical Room, Book 2, page 215.
  9. [S1154] Purchasers Books of Bridgewater (Massachusetts), earliest original records Bridgewater Public Library Historical Room, Book 2, pages 215-216.

Joshua Willis1

b. 1760
Family
Relationships2nd cousin of John Bolton
2nd great-grandson of Nicholas Boulton
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Boulton, The Immigrant
Father*Joab Willis1 b. 29 Sep 1715, d. 4 Jan 1805
Mother*Martha Bolton1 b. 23 Jul 1725, d. 16 Aug 1802
Birth*1760Joshua Willis was born in 1760 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts (New York, New York: Press of T.A. Wright, 1903), Part I, Descendants of Samuel, pages 18-301. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts.

Keziah Willis1

Family
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of John Bolton
Father*Ebenezer Willis1 b. 26 Aug 1698
Mother*______ Hinds1
Marriage*11 November 1756She married her 2nd cousin 1 time removed Daniel Willis, son of John Willis Esq. and Patience Hayward, on 11 November 1756 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Family

 Daniel Willis b. 3 Jun 1732
Child 1.Jonah Willis+1 b. 16 Feb 1764

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Willis, pages 363-371. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 410. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Kittie Willis1

b. 1876
Family
Father*Harvey Willis1 b. 15 Apr 1831, d. 27 Apr 1901
Mother*Eliza J. Webster1 b. 5 Jun 1834, d. 20 Mar 1905
Birth*1876Kittie Willis was born about 1876 in Iowa.1 
(Daughter) Census US 188016 June 1880Kittie was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 16 June 1880 in the household of her parents in Perry, Dallas County, Iowa. She was 4 years old.1 

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of H. and E.J. Willis, Perry, Dallas, Iowa; Roll: 335; Family History Film: 1254335; Page: 139A; Enumeration District: 046; Image: 0281. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Lawrence M. Willis1

b. 1860
Family
Father*Jonathan Willis1 b. 19 Oct 1826, d. 27 Jul 1903
Mother*Lucinda Beeson1 b. 4 Mar 1827, d. 21 Nov 1865
Birth*1860Lawrence M. Willis was born about 1860 in Iowa.1 
(Son) Census US 186028 June 1860Lawrence was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 28 June 1860 in the household of his parents in Boone, Dallas County, Iowa. He was just 5 months old.1 
(Son) Census US 18709 June 1870Lawrence appeared on the 1870 census taken on 9 June 1870 in the household of his father and stepmother in Spring Valley, Dallas County, Iowa. He was 10 years old and had attended school within the last year.2 
(Son) Census US 188028 June 1880Lawrence was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 28 June 1880 in the household of his parents in Spring Valley, Dallas County, Iowa. He was 20 years old.3 

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jonathan Willis, Boone, Dallas, Iowa; Roll: M653_317; Page: 577; Image: 65; Family History Library Film: 803317. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jonathan Willis, Spring Valley, Dallas, Iowa; Roll: M593_385; Page: 584A; Image: 438; Family History Library Film: 545884. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jonathan Willis, Spring Valley, Dallas, Iowa; Roll: 335; Family History Film: 1254335; Page: 155B; Enumeration District: 046; Image: 0314. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.