Nathaniel
Willis
Born [date unknown] in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony
Ancestors 
Son of John Willis
and Elizabeth (Hodgkins) Willis
Brother of
William Palmer [half], John Willis Jr., Rebecca Palmer [half], Jonathan Willis, Comfort Willis, Benjamin Willis, Hannah (Willis) Hayward, Elizabeth (Willis) Harvey, Joseph Willis, Sarah (Willis) Ames and Benjamin Willis
Husband of
Lydia (Unknown) Willis
— married
about 1678 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony
Descendants 
Father of
John Willis, Nathanael Willis, Sarah Willis, Lydia Willis, Jonathan Willis, Elizabeth Willis, John Willis, Mary Willis and Ebenezer Willis
Died
in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
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Contents |
Biography
Nathaniel was a son of John Willis and his wife Elizabeth, born (apparently) in Duxbury, in the Plymouth Colony.
According to Mitchell, Nathaniel (son of John and Elizabeth) and his wife Lydia had Nathaniel, Jonathan, John, Ebenezer, Sarah (married John Hayward in 1707), and Mary (possibly the Mary who married William Gilmore in 1731).[1]
Died on 29 November 1716 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. [2][3]
Buried in Bridgewater.
His real estate inventory records his death as 29 November 1716 and it was appraised on 20 December 1728. His moveable inventory was taken on "the first day of January following".[4]
His estate was divided by a distribution agreement signed by his heirs, viz., his widow, Lidia Willis, Nathaniel Willis, Jonathan Willis, John Willis, Ebenezer Willis, Sarah Hayward, and Mary Willis, in 1729.[1][5]
Children
Bowman's transcription of Bridgewater Vital Records listed the following births of the children of Nathan'l and Lydia Willis:[6]
- Nathanael Willis was born Febru 16 Anno Dom 1679/80
- Sarah Willis was born May ye fift Anno Dom 1682
- Jonathan Willis was born October 12th Anno Do 1685
- Elisabeth Willis was born July ye 13th Anno Do 1688
- John Willis was born Febru 28th Anno Dom 1691/2
- Mary Willis was born Novemr 20th Anno Dom 1694
- Ebenezer Willis was born August ye 16 Anno Dom 1698
Research Notes
There are records for multiple men named Nathaniel Willis in Plymouth County in this time period.
Bridgewater Vital Records, Vol. 1, page 353:
- WILLIS
- Mary, ch. Nathan[ie]l and Lydia, b. Nov. 20, 1694
- Nathanael, ch. Nathan[ie]l and Lydia, b. Feb. 16, 1679--80.
- Nathaniel, b. Jan. --, 1678
- Nathaniel, ch. Nathaniel and Ruth, b. Oct. 29, 1709
According to Mitchell, Nahum. History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, in Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Kidder & Wright, Boston, 1840), page 370:
- Nathaniel the immigrant had children Elkanah Willis and Bethiah Willis. Nathaniel the immigrant died by 1686, when his estate was settled.
- Elkanah Willis, son of Nathaniel the immigrant, married Mercy.
- The Nathaniel born in 1678 was son of Elkanah Willis and his wife Mercy, and he is the Nathaniel who married Hannah Titus.
Bridgewater Vital Records, Vol. 2, page 583:
- WILLIS
- Nathaniel Sr., h. Lydia, d. Nov. 29, 1716.
- Nathaniel, h. Hannah, d. May 19, 1747
Bridgewater Vital Records, Vol. 2, page 412:
- WILLIS, Nathaniel and Hannah Titus of Rehoboth, m. June 25, 1712, in Rehoboth.*
Torrey's New England Marriages Vol. 3, page 1687:
- WILLIS, Nathaniel (-1716) & Lydia ____ (-1716+); by 1680; Bridgewater {MD 14:45; Morse: Ancient Puritans 2:185; Bartlett-Jenkins 131}
- WILLIS, Nathaniel & Ruth [PORTER] (1676-); by 1701?, by 1708; Bridgewater {Marshfield 184; Morse: Ancient Puritans 2:185, 186}
Bridgewater Town Records, Ancestry.com:
- The Birth of the Children of Nathan'l and Lydia Willis:
- Nathanael Willis was born Febr 16 Anno Dom 1679/80
- Sarah Willis was born May ye fift Anno Dom 1682
- Jonathan Willis was born October 12th Anno Do 1685
- Elisabeth Willis was born July ye 13th Anno Dom 1688
- John Willis was born Febr 28th Anno Dom 1691/2
- Mary Willis was born Novem 20th Anno Dom 1694
- Ebenezer Willis was born August ye 26th Anno Do 1698
- Nathaniel Willis Sen'r above named dec'd Nov'm 28th 1716
The profile formerly said that Nathaniel and Lydia married on 16 Jan 1639 in Bridgewater. Maybe that is some other Nathanial and Lydia, but it is too early for this man. Smith-62120 05:07, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
Ancestry.com:
- Vital Records of Taunton. "Nathaniel and Experience Eddy, both of T., Nov. 23, 1738, in T. Intention not recorded."
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mitchell, page 365.
- ↑ Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Vol 2, page 583: Deaths WILLIS, Nathaniel Sr., h. Lydia, Nov. 29 1716.
- ↑ Bridgewater, Mass. Vital Records, transcribed by George Ernest Bowman. Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, started in 1899. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010). [https://www.americanancestors.org/DB407/i/12339/45/138134098 Vol. 14 (1912), page 45: Nathaniel Willis senr. above named Deced Novm 29th 1716.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-FHFH : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1724-1731 and 1838-1842 vol 5-5T > image 325 of 596; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-FHBJ : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1724-1731 and 1838-1842 vol 5-5T > image 313 of 596; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ Bridgewater, Mass. Vital Records, transcribed by George Ernest Bowman. Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, started in 1899. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010). [https://www.americanancestors.org/DB407/i/12339/45/138134098 Vol. 14 (1912), page 45.
- Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.
- Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
- Ancestral File (R). The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998). Ancestral File Number: 8J7B-P3. Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
- Mitchell, Nahum. History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, in Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Kidder & Wright, Boston, 1840)
Acknowledgments
- WikiTree profile Willis-631 created through the import of DeMarco-Gaffney Family Tree.ged on Jul 1, 2011 by Regina DeMarco. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Regina and others.
- WikiTree profile Willis-888 created through the import of JKD1.ged on Sep 15, 2011 by Richard Draper. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Richard and others.
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Categories: Bridgewater, Massachusetts
The Bridgewater Vital Records have Nathanael, son of Nathan'l and Lydia, born 16 Feb 1679/80, and Nathaniel, born Jan 1678, no parents named. https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/massachusetts-vital-records-1620-1850/image?volumeId=7666&pageName=353&rId=140803662
The Nathaniel Willis who was the son of John and Elizabeth (married ca. 1637) was presumably born ca. 1640-1650 -- see Willis-631. He married Lydia Unknown, but not in 1639, and they had the children linked on this profile.
It looks like this man's birthdate got confused with the birthdate for his son Nathaniel.
I propose changing the dates for this man's birth and marriage (as discussed above), then merging this profile with Willis-631 and merging the two profiles for Lydia Unknown: UNKNOWN-109655 and Unknown-274135.