Lawrence Willis (abt. 1614 - abt. 1703)

Born about 1614 in England

Died about 1703 at about age 89 in Massachusetts

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Biography

Lawrence was one of the four brothers of Deacon John Willis of Bridgewater, Massachusetts. The other brothers were Nathaniel, Jonathan, and Francis. All of the brothers lived in Bridgewater or nearby. ^[1]

A Bridgewater town record dated 18 January 1656 identifies Nathaniel, Lawrence, and Jonathan as brothers: "Be it known unto all men by these presents, that we, Nathaniel Willis and Lawrence Willis, inhabitants of the town of Bridgewater, do bind ourselves to free the said town of Bridgewater from any charge or damage that may come upon the said town by the keeping of our brother Jonathan Willis."^[1]

Records of Nathaniel's son Elkanah tie four of the five siblings together. He settled his father's estate in 1686 and asked his Uncle John Willis to help him. He settled his Uncle Lawrence Willis' Boston estate in 1703. In 1704, he sold Boston land which was described as being part of the estate of his Uncle Francis Willis, deceased. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Mitchell, Page 363-364

• Mitchell, Nahum. History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, in Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Kidder & Wright, Boston, 1840)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998)

Acknowledgments

WikiTree profile Willis-787 created through the import of ReubenRay.ged on Aug 20, 2011 by Calvin Ray.