Sarah Ann (Willis) Green (1731 - abt. 1820)

Born 14 Sep 1731 in Willis Hill, Fauquier County, Virginia Colony [uncertain]

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Descendants

Died about 1820 at about age 88 in Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, United States

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Annie Willis, the daughter of Henry Willis (1690–1740) and Mildred Lewis (1691–1733), was the wife of Duff Green (1730-1776), who died in Culpeper around the beginning of the Revolution.^[1]

Biography

Ann Willis, daughter of Henry Willis and Mildred Lewis his 2nd wife (married October 30, 1726, in Orange, Virginia) , was born on September 14, 1731 in Fauquier County, Virginia.

Sarah was born about 1734.^[2]

She married Duff Green of Fauquier County in 1752.

They had the following children:

• Thomas Green 1756^[1]
• Hannah Green 1757^[1]
• Henry Green 1759^[1]
• Willis Green 1755,^[1] who built "Waveland"^[3]
• Eleanor Ann Green 1766^[1]
• William Green 1770^[1]

Duff had been married prior to his marriage to Anne Willis. Upon his death, his eldest son, John Green, took the bulk of his property and left little for Anne Willis Green and her four children. With the advice and assistance of her family it was decided that her two sons Willis and Henry made contracts to locate land in Kentucky leaving the eldest William to care for his Mother and sister.^[1]

Her oldest daughter, Hannah Green, had already married and moved first to Granville Co., NC and then to Georgia with her husband, Jacob Braselton. Anne moved to Kentucky with her son Willis Green and the rest of her children to live out the rest of her days.^{[citation needed]}

She died in 1820 in Danville, Kentucky, and was buried there,^[4] at Bellevue Cemetery, Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky.^[1]

Research Notes

Some trees show her as "Sarah", or "Sarah Ann", and give her the nickname "Annie".^[1]

• Dorman has Ann (Willis) Green's death as 1804.^[5]

• Alternative birth date Jan 30 1734

• Notes from her FindAGrave memorial:^[1]

"I gladly add the following information given to me by Margaret Cobb a distant relative.

"Anne was the daughter of Mildred Lewis, one of the three wives of Col. Henry M. Willis. Mildred Lewis was the daughter of Col. John Lewis, III and Elizabeth Warner (1672-1720). Elizabeth Warner Lewis was the daughter of Col. Augustine Warner, II and Mildred Reade and was the sister of Mildred Warner who married Captain Lawrence Washington, the grandfather of President George Washington. Therefore, Anne's mother was the first cousin of the father of George Washington (Augustine Washington- named after Anne's great-grandfather Augustine Warner.) At the time that Anne and her son(s) moved to Kentucky, Kentucky was still a part of Virginia. That is why Boyle Co., Kentucky shows such strong Virginia influence in its architecture."

Parents

^{[citation needed]} The following information was apparently copied from somewhere, but the source was not cited.

Her mother, Mildred Lewis, was the second wife of Colonel Henry Willis, who had been married first to the late Anne Bernard Alexander with whom he had 6 children.

After Ann’s mother died, Colonel Willis married (3) Mildred Warner Washington, who became our Ann's step-mother. Her step-mother was also her second cousin since her mother Mildred and her step-mother Mildred were first cousins through their mothers who had been Warner sisters - confusing to say the least.

Hancock Lee was appointed by the court as guardian for her (100 pounds) along with Anthony Strother, sec. Dec 4, 1744.

Disputed Children

Hannah and "Nancy Ann" are said to be Duff Green's daughters, although support is lacking. ~ Noland-165 21:19, 22 February 2020 (UTC)

• The profile for Hannah Green who married Jacob Braselton was detached as the daughter of Duff Green and Ann Willis. (Duplicate profiles for Jacob: Brazelton-54 & Braselton-33.)
• The profile for Nancy Ann Green who married Thomas McClanahan was detached as a daughter of Duff's wife Ann ("Nancy Ann" is said to be daughter by Duff's first wife - said to be Barbour Duff, citing this online tree, accessed 22 Feb. 2020). I think that she should probably also be detached from Duff Green, but research is continuing by a descendant of Nancy Ann.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} Find A Grave: Memorial #86584266 for "Sarah Anne Green"
2. ↑ This source has an Ann Lee - not Ann Willis - as born 30 Jan. 1734 (transcription of bible information provided to the editor). In introducing the list, the editor's notes says, in part: "It has been supposed that Anne Willis, who married Greene, was a full sister of Col. Lewis Willis, but this record appears to prove the contrary. There were also two John Willises living at the same time. It was not unusual at this time to give two children the same name." The two John Willises were his sons by his first wife and his second.
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #86584284 for Willis Green
4. ↑ Descendants of Robert Green and Allied Families in the State of Virginia" by Holdridge Ozro Collins in the The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Jul., 1900), pp. 77-80, Published by: Virginia Historical Society.
5. ↑ John Fredrick Dorman, Adventurers of Purse and Person, Fourth edition, pages 556-557 (accessed 18 February 2020).

• Henry Willis's WikiTree profile
• The William and Mary Quarterly, Volume 11 Page 39, Ann Willis's birth and parents & their marriage date
• The William and Mary Quarterly, Volume 11 Page 40, Ann Willis's birth and parents & their marriage date
• Photo of the front cover of The Sketch of The Willis Family of Virginia
• Page 25 from the book: The Sketch of the Willis Family of Virginia
• Page 26 from the book: The Sketch of the Willis Family of Virginia

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Willis-1049 created through the import of dawnadams.ged on Nov 19, 2011 by Dawn Adams.
• WikiTree profile Willis-1428 created through the import of Smith Family Tree.ged on Aug 27, 2012 by Martin Smith.
• WikiTree profile Willis-1146 created through the import of GedTem12:18.ged on Dec 19, 2011 by Jack Templeton.
• Willis-3106 was created by Sjana Dreyer through the import of 01_26_07_complete.ged on Jul 15, 2014.
• WikiTree profile Willis-1409 created through the import of Smith Family Tree.ged on Aug 27, 2012 by Martin Smith. *https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I27117&tree=Tree1