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Barbara Overton (Winston) Willis (1799 - 1881)

Barbara Overton Willis formerly Winston
Born in Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 24 Apr 1817 in Louisa County, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 81 in Arizona, Bienville, Louisianamap
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Biography

Barbara was born in 1799. Her family was living in Hanover when her father, John Winston, died in 1800, and his estate was assessed in the 1800 Land A Tax List of Virginia as 1214 1/4 acres of land, worth 556/10/8 [pounds/shillings/pence].[1]

Barbara married Joshua Willis, the son of Reuben Willis. On 18 April, 1791, Reuben Willis was living in Culpeper, Virginina, with 1 white male over 16, 6 black males over 16, 2 black males under 16, and 4 horses.[2]

Barbara Willis died in 1881.[3]

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Sources

  1. Binns Genealogy, Winston, John (estate), Hanover, Virginia, 1800, LandA Tax, 11 April, 2014.
  2. Binns Genealogy, Willis, Reuben, Culpeper, Virginia, 1791, PersonalB Tax, 11 April, 2014.
  3. Entered by Nivosum X, Jul 26, 2011

See also:

  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJQ-5X1 : 12 April 2016), Barbary Millis in household of John Millis, Claiborne parish, part of, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States; citing family 646, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFPS-LTG : 14 December 2017), B O Willis in entry for Danniel Burns, 1860.




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