Col.
Samuel
Willard
II
Born in England
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Willard I
and Sarah (Clark) Pratt
Brother of
Joseph Willard
Husband of
Sarah (Stillman) Willard
— married
18 Jan 1715 in Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony
Descendants 
Father of
Samuel Willard, Sarah (Willard) Jones, Rebecca (Willard) Morgan, Hannah (Willard) Buell, Elisha Willard, George Willard, Martha (Willard) Parker, Joseph Willard, Elisha Willard and Elisha Willard
Died
at age 86
in Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 May 2012
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Biography
Son of Samuel I & Sarah Clark
He married Sarah Stillman 18 Jan 1715 in CT - parents of Hannah, Elisha & Rebecca
He fought in the French & Indian War
He is buried at Cypress Cemetery, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, CT. (Find A Grave)
Samuel was a joiner by trade (see Probate papers of his brother Joseph); was a member of the House of Representatives in 1698; colonel of militia; speaker of the House of Representatives; a prominent citizen of Saybrook; elected townclerk in 1713.
He died December 27, 1779. In his will, probated January 3, 1780, he bequeathed to his son George, to the heirs of his son Samuel, deceased, to daughters Sarah and Martha Parker, heirs of Rebeckah Morgan, deceased, and heirs of Hannah Bull. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Willard Genealogy, the Sequel
- Find A Grave: Memorial #11547058
- The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Saybrook, Page 125. Marriage record.
- Stillman, Sarah, of Wethersfield, m. Samuel Willard of Saybrook, Jan. 18, 1714/5.
- CT Town Births, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
- CT Death & Burials Index, 1772-1934
- "Ancestors and Descendants of the Emigrant Thomas Hosmer" by Ronald Longaker Roberts. 1984, S. Lake Tahoe, CA
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel 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 Samuel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel 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 Samuel:
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~0.39%
Phyllis (Hamar) Davis
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A097562 [compare], Ancestry member PhyllisDDavis
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~0.39%
Kyle Hamar :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A773444 [compare], Ancestry member kylehamar1
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