Mary (Cleary) Willis (abt. 1778 - abt. 1812)

Born about 1778 in Fermanagh, Ireland

Wife of George Willis — married 18 Jun 1806 in Anglican Cathedral Holy Trinity Church, Quebec City, Quebec

Descendants

Died about 1812 at about age 34 in Fermanagh, Ireland

Biography

George Willis married Mary Cleary, the sister of his army friend, Captain Cleary, (there is a story that George Willis and Cleary first met in gaol in Quebeck where they had both been imprisoned for fighting duels).

The child of George Willis and Mary Cleary -

Anne Willis born 1810 died after 1870; married Luke Patrick Knight, 1836 in Corkimmons, Clones, Monaghan. The daughters of Luke and Anne - Elizabeth, Mary and Margaret Knight were beneficiaries in the will of George Paul Willis

Sources

• A Short History of the Family of Willis of Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland with particular reference to the senior branch – compiled in 1957 at Margarets, East Harting, Sussex by George Anthony Armstrong Willis; a copy of this Willis family history is held at the Public Records Office, Belfast.