Rev James Richard Willis, Sr.

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Rev James Richard Willis, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Craven, NC, United States
Death: December 09, 1798 (81)
Craven County, North Carolina, United States (1798)
Immediate Family:

Son of Richard Willis and Martha Willis
Husband of Susannah Willis
Father of John Willis; James Richard Willis, Jr.; William Willis; Francis Willis; Joshua Willis and 7 others
Brother of Samuel Willis, Sr.; John D Williston; Elizabeth Willis; Rev. Joseph Willis, Sr and Thomas Willis

Occupation: Farmer
Managed by: Private User
Last Updated:

About Rev James Richard Willis, Sr.

His will:

https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/12996867

From willisDNA.com

A son of Richard Willis Jr. was James Willis, who was born February 10, 1716/17 in Virginia and died December 9, 1798, in Craven County, North Carolina. According to a Bible record, James' children were John, William, Francis, Joshua, Joel, Jacob, Joseph, and Isaac. James' son Joel Willis, born May 4, 1752, husband of Amy, had several children, including William Willis. William had a son William Jasper Willis Jr. (husband of Minerva Stafford), who was born August 11, 1815, and died August 5, 1887, near Barnesville, Upson County, Georgia. A published genealogy of the family, which includes the Bible record, is Two Centuries with a Willis Family and Their Kin, by Douglas M. Willis (Dallas, 1963). (Craven County, North Carolina Group/166383 and 205636)



Copy of his will:

https://8be9cfc4-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/theabnerw...

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Rev James Richard Willis, Sr.'s Timeline

1717
February 10, 1717
Craven, NC, United States
1742
February 20, 1742
Craven County, North Carolina, United States
1744
September 4, 1744
Craven, NC, United States
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January 13, 1745
Craven Co.,NC
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September 2, 1747
1750
November 15, 1750
Craven County, North Carolina, United States
1752
May 11, 1752
Craven County, North Carolina, United States
1754
1754
1757
October 6, 1757