Thomas
Willis
Born about in South Carolina, USA
Son of Britton Willis
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Winnifred (Willis) Garrard, James Thomas Willis, James Willis, Matthew G Willis, Ann Willis, David Gillespie Willis, Jane (Willis) Wright and Peggy Willis
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Jun 2015
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Biography
Britton Willis was born in 1758 in North Carolina, USA. He moved to South Carolina when young, and at age 17 or 18 was recruited as a Minute Man and fought in the Revolutionary War. He remained in Georgia, where he'd fought, for several years before returning to South Carolina in the Pendleton area. He moved back to South Carolina, but he was there by the time of the 1790 census. In 1806 he sold his lands in South Carolina and moved his family to Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, where he died in April 1845 and his grave has been located on property which he owned at the time.
Britton's wife was Ann, and there are clues which suggest she might have been a Gillespie, but no proof. "Their eight children were Winnifred (b ca 1781 GA), James (b ca 1783 GA), Matthew G. (b 20 Sep 1785 GA/SC), Thomas (b ca 1790/1794 SC), Ann G (b 27 Aug 1797 SC) , David Gillespie (ca 1799 SC), Jane (b ca 1801 SC) and Peggy (b ca 1803 SC-d bef 1810 KY)." "Thomas Willis and his family settle in Hancock County, Illinois in February 1832." [1]
Sources
- ↑ Summary of information compiled by Betty Boone and Joy Herron, 5 March 2010 on WillisDNA.com
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 Thomas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 Thomas:
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~0.78%
Jennifer May Siebe
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M192701 [compare]
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~0.39%
Beth Siebe :
23andMe
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http://www.hancockcountyhistoricalsociety.com/reference/cemetery.htm?cemetery=TUR#15801
Hoping to find a profile for these older graves so added it here. Hope you find it helpful. ~G