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John Willis

Also Known As: "John 2nd Willis"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Death: July 18, 1776 (74)
West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Willis and Mary Willis
Husband of Patience Willis
Father of Susanna Johnson and William Willis
Brother of Mary D. Packard; Margaret Hervey; Experience Randall; Mehitable Stacy and Martha Harding

Managed by: Scott David Hibbard
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About John Willis

John Willis, Esquire, was a son of John Willis & Mary Brett.

He married Patience Hayward in 1724.

They had at least 2 children: . Susanna Willis (1726 - 1750) + sp: David Johnson, Jr. . Daniel Willis (1732) Inscription:

In memory of John Willis, Esq., who died July ye 18, 1776, in ye 75th year of his age.

While yet in life his heart and mind To justice, truth, and peace inclined, Not honest wealth nor grace did save This man of justice from the grave. Our hasty days, as angels flight, Leave us in shades of death.

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John Willis's Timeline

1701
December 24, 1701
Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1725
1725
Brunswick County, Virginia, United States
1726
1726
1776
July 18, 1776
Age 74
West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
July 18, 1776
Age 74
Old Graveyard (Plot Epitaph #273), West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States