Miscellaneous Willis Notes
GENEALOGICAL REGISTER of PLYMOUTH FAMILIES
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WILLIS, BENJAMIN, Bridgewater, son of 1st John, m. Susanna, d. of
Thomas Whltman, and had Thomas, 1694; Benjamin, 1696; Susanna, m. a Cobb; Elizabeth, m.
Nathaniel Woodward.
BENJAMIN, Bridgewater, son of above, m., 1719, Mary Leonard, and had Benjamin.
BENJAMIN, Bridgewater, son of above, m., 1742, Bathsheba Williams of Taunton. He m., 2d,
Sarah Bradford of Plymouth, 1761, and had Mary, 1762; Benjamin, 1765; Sarah, 1768, m.
Simeon Pratt.
DANIEL, Bridgewater, son of 4th John, m., 1756, Keziah, d. of Ebenezer Willis, and had
Daniel and John, 1758; Jonah, 1764; Ebenezer, 1767.
EDWARD, Kingston, son of 2d Jonah, m., 1843, Mary Ann, d. of Thadeus R. Washburn, and had
Mary Helen, 1845, m. Josiah Churchill; Edward A., 1848, m. Abbie G. Peckham.
GEORGE FREDERICK, son of 2d Jonah, m. Mehitabel Howland, and had George, and Forest. He
m., 2d, Josephine Story, and had Emily. He had a 3d wife, Jennie.
JOHN, Duxbury, 1637, and afterwards Bridgewater, m. Elizabeth Hodgkins Palmer, wid. of
William, and had John, Nathaniel, Joseph, Comfort, Benjamin; Hannah, m. Nathaniel Hayward;
Elizaboth, m. a Harvey; and Sarah, m. John Ames.
JOHN, Bridgewater, son of above, m. Experience, d. of Nicholas Byram, and had John;
Samuel, m. Margaret Brett; Experience, m. William Hudson; Mary, m. Israel Randall.
JOHN, Bridgewater, son of above, m. Mary, d. of [p.288] Elihu Brett, and had Mary, 1699,
m. Joseph Packard: John, 1701; Margaret, 1704, m. Nathaniel Harvey; Experience, m. John
Randall; Martha, m. Samuel Harden and James Pratt; Mehitabel, m. James Stacy.
JOHN, Bridgewater, son of above, m., 1724, Patience, d. of Samuel Hayward, and had
Susanna, 1727, m. David Johnson; Daniel, 1732.
JONAH, Bridgewater, son of Daniel, m., 1788, Abigail, d. of Jonathan Hayward, and had
Abigail, 1790, m. Jacob Hayward; Jonah, 1792, now living in Kingston; Polly Hayward, 1795,
m. Leonard Hill; Lyreart, 1798. He m., 2d, 1800, Hannah, sister of 1st wife, and had
Clement, 1801; Henry Williams, 1803; Nathan, 1806; Emeline Frances, 1808; Augustus, 1811;
Benjamin, 1815. He m., 3d, 1816, Freelove, wid. of William Fobes.
JONAH, Kington, son of above, m. Abigail, d. of Nathaniel Foster, and had Edward, 1819;
George Frederick, 1821; Foster, 1824, m. Adaline Eaton; Jonah, 1826; William Henry, 1828;
Julia Parris Foster, 1831, m. Francis Oliver Leach; Abby A., 1834, m. Green Evans; Jonah,
1836; Angeline, 1839, m. Joseph Packard.
JONAH, Kingston, son of above, m. Betsey A. Bagnall and Caroline Reach, and had Caroline.
RICHARD, Plymouth, 1634, m., 1639, Ann Glass, and had Richard, who m. Patience Bonum,
1670.
THOMAS, Bridgewater, son of 1st BENJAMIN, m., 1716, Mary, d. of Samuel Kingsley, and had
Susanna, 1718, m. Ephraim Fobes; Thomas, 1721, m. Susanna Ames; Jonah, 1723; Mary, 1725,
m. Isaac Johnson; Rhoda, 1727, m. Daniel Lothrop; Betty, 1731, m. James Howard; Zephaniah,
1733; Nathan, 1738.
ZEPHANIAH, Bridgewater, son of above, m., 1754, Bethiah, d. of Thomas Hayward, and had
Zephaniah, 1757.
ZEPHANIAH, Kingston, son of above, m. Hannah, d. of John Thomas, and had John Thomas;
Betsey, 1793; Sarah, and Bethiah.
