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About Deacon John Willis
The first mention of a “Willis” comes after King Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377) as “Wylley.” The spelling then progresses to Wylls, Willes, Wyllys and finally Willis.
John Willis was born around 1606 in Warwickshire, England. At 29, he was listed as a passenger on the "Paul" of London that sailed to New England in April 1635. He was enrolled as a freeman in 1637. He was one of the first settlers of Bridgewater in 1645 and was a Deacon in 1665. In June 1692, John Willis died in Bridgewater
John and Elizabeth are also the parents of Sarah Willis, who married John Ames V.
Sources (SEE "Timeline" events & "Media"): LINK (scroll down through "The Willis Genealogy") http://palmettoflag.wordpress.com/author/kwill407/page/2/
(Note: 9th Great Grandfather, Sources & information, as available, managed by family connections researcher, Jim Semple, Jr.)
John married Elizabeth, the widow of William Palmer, in 1636/37 in Duxbury, MA. They were original proprietors and some of the first settlers of Bridgewater. John was the first Deacon in Bridgewater and sustained many town offices, both at Duxbury and Bridgewater; represented Bridgewater at the old Colony Court 25 years; sold his estate in Duxbury to William Paybody 1657; was appointed to solemnize marriages and administer oaths to witnesses and others;
He had four brothers, Nathaniel, Lawrence, Jonathan, and Francis who lived in Bridgewater or nearby.
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-169753321-14-1323/john...
Deacon John Willis's Timeline
1606 |
1606
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England (United Kingdom)
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1636 |
1636
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Duxbury, Plymouth Colony
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1637 |
November 1, 1637
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Duxbury, Plymouth Colony
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1639
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Duxbury, Plymouth Colony
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1641 |
1641
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Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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1643 |
June 4, 1643
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Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony
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1643
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England
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1647 |
December 18, 1647
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Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
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1651 |
March 1, 1651
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West Bridgewater, (Present Plymouth County), Plymouth Colony (Present Massachusetts), (Present USA)
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