Joseph
Willis
Born in Sudbury, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Willis
and Susannah (Gleason) Willis
Husband of
Thankful (Clapp) Willis
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Willis, Reuben Willis, Eunice (Willis) Brigham, Anne Willis, Hopestill Willis and Abel Willis
Died before
before age 87
in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Biography
Joseph was born in 1712.[1]
Joseph married Thankful Clapp. Joseph and Thankful had the following children:
- John b 1735/6
- Rueben b 9 June 1738 m. Sarah Brigham
- Eunice b 15 Jan 1740/1 m. Lt Abijah Brigham
- Ann b 21 May 1744 m Jonathan Smith
- Hopestill b 9 Jan 1745/6 m. Olive Smith
- Abel bp 9 Sep 1750 probably died before 27 Dec 1768 (when father divided estate among his 3 sons, not naming Abel)
Buried 14 December 1799 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Age at Death: 87
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ66-76T : 10 February 2018), Joseph Willis, 10 Nov 1712; citing SUDBURY,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 1599521 IT 4.
- McTeer, Frances Davis & Warner, Frederick C. "Willis Family of Sudbury, Massachusetts" in NEHGR 114:22-4, 96- (Jan, April 1960). NEHGS Subscription link.
Acknowledgments
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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:
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:
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~0.78%
Barbara (Beardslee) Dundas
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23andMe
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~0.39%
Betsy Crane :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Sarah Nutt :
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~0.39%
Margaret Simons :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A663305 [compare], Ancestry member psimons
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A663305 [compare], FTDNA kit #N25465
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~0.39%
Jacqui (Simons) Hill :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A150845 [compare], Ancestry member psimons
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~0.39%
Fred Roe :
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M Cole
Willis-1372 and Willis-431 appear to represent the same person because: Note Thankful Clapp's marriage to Joseph Willis is confirmed in the Probate of her Father which refers to her as the wife of Joseph Willis.
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Rejected matches › Joseph Willis (bef.1755-)
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