Hannah Willis

Hannah (Parker) Willis (1782 - 1844)

Born 28 Jan 1782 Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA

ANCESTORS

Daughter of Solomon Parker and Hannah (Melvin) Parker
sibling(s) (unknown]
Wife of Nathaniel Willis Jnr — married 1803 [location unknown]

DESCENDANTS

Mother of Nathaniel Parker Willis, Sara Payson (Willis) Parton and Storrs Willis Died 21 Mar 1844 at age 62 [location unknown]

Biography

There is no evidence that this Hannah Parker was the wife of Elijah Presby (1779-1827). In fact, the marriage between Presby and his Hannah was in 1801, and this Hannah married Nathaniel Willis Jnr (1780-1870) in 1803, she was not cohabiting with two men in different places at the same time, having children to each.

Hannah was born in 1782, the daughter of Solomon Parker. She passed away in 1844.

Research Notes

Hannah mother is Elizabeth Jones as noted to the record below!
Need more proof is this Simon Parker from Groton is Hannah father!
Her father may be Simon Parker from Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCLS-VWY : 10 February 2018), Hannah Parker, 28 Jan 1782; citing HOLLISTON,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873746 IT 3.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHP5-45P : 6 November 2017), Hannah Parker, 28 Jan 1782; citing Birth, Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 763,666.

Mother of poet Nathaniel Parker Willis, composer Richard Storrs Willis, and author Fanny Fern.

Sources

• Reference: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Parker-28115
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial -
• Reference: SmartCopy: Jul 29 2023, 17:35:12 UTC
• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Aug 2 2023, 23:53:41 UTC schwartz