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Joseph Willets aka Willetts

Born 13 Dec 1677 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York

Ancestors

Son of Hope Willets and Mercy (Langdon) Willets

Brother of Mary (Willets) Ridgeway, Elizabeth (Willets) Pharo, Richard Willets, Hester Willets, Timothy Willets and Phebe (Willets) Townsend

Husband of Deborah (Seaman) Willets — married 6 Nov 1702 in Jericho, Queens, New York

Descendants

Father of Solomon Willetts, Mary Willetts, Hope Willets, Joseph Willets, Deborah (Willets) Willson and Henry Willetts

Died 1733 at about age 55 in Haddonfield, Burlington, New Jersey

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Biography

Joseph was a Friend (Quaker)

Joseph was born 13d 10m 1677 [13 Dec 1677] in Hempstead, New York.^[1] He was the son of Hope and Marcy Willets.^[1]^[2]

He married Deborah Seaman, daughter of Solomon and Elizabeth Seaman, on 6d 11m 1702 [6 Jan 1703].^[2] Joseph was married at his grandmothers, Mary Willets, home at Jericho, Long Island. The signatures to their marriage record are "Willetts and Willetts".

Their daughter Deborah married Samuel Wilson & they removed to Berkes Co. Pa. in 1731. Joseph and Solomon Willetts, were given a certificate of removal from Little Egg Harbor to the Chesterfield monthly meeting in Burlington Co., New Jersey in 1735. Joseph was one among 96 others to remove to the West Jersey Great Tract, in Hunterdon Co.. There he is credited with 200 acres.

Children

Children of Joseph and Deborah Willets:

Solomon, born 9/23/1703 d. 1770.
Mary, born 11/23/1705.
Hope, b. 3/18/1707, d. 1/10/1753, married Mary Beck June 20, 1730.
Joseph, b. 11/8/1710, married Sarah Beck 6/1734 b. d. 1/10/1753, Daughter of Henry Beck.
Deborah, b. 3/14/1712, d. 6/2/1772, married Samuel Wilson, b. 3/19/1706, son of Samuel & _____ Wilson
Henry, b. 1/14/1714; d.1/7/1755, married to Sarah Lee, daughter of Antony & Mary, b. 10/29/1717 ,d. 12/22/1754.

Sources

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 James E. Hazard Index, The Records of New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends at Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College.; Call Number N 452; Volume 3.1; Page 11383; ID 72474
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 James E. Hazard Index, The Records of New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends at Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College.; Call Number N 452; Volume 3.1; Page 29; ID 72382

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph: