Richard Willets (Willetts), Sr.

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Richard Willets (Willetts) (Willits), Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Monmouth County, NJ, United States
Death: December 31, 1757 (74)
Lower Alloways Creek, Salem County or Little Egg Harbor Township, Ocean County, NJ, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Hope Willets and Mary Willets
Husband of Elizabeth Willets (Willetts)
Father of Mercy Willets; Richard Michael Willets, Jr.; Elizabeth Willets; Amos Willets; Mary Willets and 4 others
Brother of Joseph Willets (Willetts), I; Mary Ridgway; Elizabeth Pharo; Hester Willets (Willetts); Timothy Willets, Sr. and 7 others

Managed by: Paul Douglas Van Dillen
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About Richard Willets (Willetts), Sr.

4. RICHARD4 WILLETS (HOPE3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born 14 Jan 1682/83 in Monmouth Co., New Jersey, and

died 1759 in Alloways Twp., Salem Co., New Jersey. He married (1) ELIZABETH RIDGEWAY 15 Jul 1704 in

Burlington Co., New Jersey, daughter of RICHARD RIDGEWAY and ELIZABETH CHAMBERLAIN. She was born 17

Feb 1681/82 in Crookehorn, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, and died Bef. 1732 in Alloways Twp., Salem Co., New

Jersey. He married (2) SARAH OVERTON 28 Jul 1732 in Chesterfield, New Jersey.

Notes for RICHARD WILLETS:

Richard owned land in Stafford Twp., Monmouth Co., New Jersey, which he sold to his son, Micajah on March

18, 1742. ( Land Book P, page221) Richard's will is dated December 31, 1757.

Children of RICHARD WILLETS and ELIZABETH RIDGEWAY are:

MERCY5 WILLETS, b. 27 Apr 1705, Burlington Co., New Jersey.

i.

ii.

RICHARD WILLETS, b. 29 Oct 1707, Burlington Co., New Jersey; m. PATIENCE BUTCHER, 06 Nov 1734,

Burlington Co., New Jersey.

iii.

ELIZABETH WILLETS, b. 28 Oct 1709, Burlington Co., New Jersey.

iv.

AMOS WILLETS, b. 27 Nov 1711, Burlington Co., New Jersey; m. ABIGAIL COOK, 17 Aug 1743, Burlington

Co., New Jersey.

v.

MARY WILLETS, b. 29 Nov 1713, Burlington Co., New Jersey; m. SAMUEL BUNTING, JR., 11 May 1739,

Burlington Co., New Jersey.

vi.

DELIVERANCE WILLETS, b. 16 Jul 1715, Burlington Co., New Jersey; m. STEPHEN BIRDSALL, 1738,

Burlington Co., New Jersey; b. Abt. 1710, New Jersey?.

6.

vii.

MICAJAH WILLETS, b. 1718, Stafford Twp., Monmouth Co., New Jersey; d. Aft. 1791, Tuckertown,

Monmouth Co., New Jersey.

viii.

CORNELIUS WILLETS, b. 29 Nov 1720, Stafford Twp., Monmouth Co., New Jersey.

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Richard Willets (Willetts), Sr.'s Timeline

1683
January 14, 1683
Monmouth County, NJ, United States
1705
April 27, 1705
Little Egg Harbor Township, Ocean County or Chesterfield Township, Burlington County, NJ, United States
1707
October 29, 1707
Cedar Run, Stafford Township, Ocean County, NJ, United States
1709
October 28, 1709
Little Egg Harbor Township, Ocean County or Chesterfield Township, Burlington County, NJ, United States
1711
November 27, 1711
Little Egg Harbor Township, Ocean County, NJ, United States
1713
November 29, 1713
Little Egg Harbor Township, Ocean County or Chesterfield Township, Burlington County, NJ, United States
1715
July 16, 1715
Little Egg Harbor Township, Ocean County or Chesterfield Township, Burlington County, NJ, United States
1718
July 7, 1718
Stafford Township or Little Egg Harbor Township, Ocean County or Chesterfield Township, Burlington County, NJ, United States
1720
November 29, 1720
Little Egg Harbor Township, Ocean County or Chesterfield Township, Burlington County, NJ, United States