Deliverance (Tallman) Willey (abt. 1706 - 1783)

Born about 1706 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Wife of Isaac Willey Jr. — married 12 May 1727 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 13 Nov 1783 at about age 77 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Deliverance, daughter of Nathaniel Tallman, was born about 1706 at Newport, Newport County, RI. She died on 13 Nov 1783 at Lyme, Middlesex County, CT, in her 77th year and was buried in Hadlyme Churchyard, East Haddam.^[1]

She married Isaac WILLEY Jr, son of Isaac WILLEY and Rose BENNETT, on 12 May 1727 at Lyme, New London County, CT; children (1st 5 b. Lyme; surname WILLEY):^[2][3][4][5]

1. Nathaniel - b. 12 Feb 1727/8
2. Deliverance - b. 8 Jan 1729/30; d. 1772; m. — ALLEN
3. Abigail - b. 18 May 1732; d. 1733
4. Barzilla - b. 10 Sep 1734; d. Mar 1771; m. Joanna CHURCH
5. Darius - b. 3 May 1737; d. 5 Mar 1829; m. Mary WILLEY
6. Miriam -b. c1741; d. 1785; m. Daniel ATWOOD
7. Abigail - bp. 6 Oct 1745
8. Comfort - bp. 4 Jun 1749

She was called "dearly beloved wife Deliverance Willy" by the will of Isaac WILLEY Jr dated 16 Mar 1767 at Lyme, New London County, CT.^[6]

Widow Deliverance Willey exchanged land in Lyme with some of her daughters:^[3]

• 17 Aug 1771 to daughter Deliverance Allen
• 3 Nov 1774 to "her loueing and dutifull Daughter" Miriam Atwood of Lyme wife of Daniel Atwood of Lyme
• 9 Apr 1783 to her dau. Abigail Willey

Sources

1. ↑ "Inscriptions from Gravestones at East Haddam, Conn.," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, (AmericanAncestors.org, NEHGS, 2001-2018), 81:58; giving "Mrs. Deliverence, relict of Mr. Isaac Willey, died Nov. 13, 1783, in her 77th year."
2. ↑ Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, (AmericanAncestors.org: NEHGS, 2011), Lyme, p 217; giving "WILLEY, Isaac,Jr., m. Deliverance Tallman, May 12,1727," ch Nathaniel, Deliverance, Abigail, Bezella, Denas.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Henry Willey, Isaac Willey of New London, Conn., and His Descendants, (New Bedford, MA: E. Anthony & Sons, 1888), Fifth Generation, p 13-14; giving dom, info for ch Nathaniel, Deliverance, Abigail, Barzilla, Darius, Miriam, Abigail, Comfort. [1]
4. ↑ Thomas Patrick Hughes, Frank Munsell, American ancestry : giving the name and descent, in the male line, of Americans whose ancestors settled in the United States previous to the Declaration of Independence, A.D., 1776, (Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1891), Vol 6, PG 91-92; giving name and marriage date. [2]
5. ↑ "Births, Marriages and Deaths in Lyme, Conn.," NEHGR, (1880) 34:41; giving dom, dob of ch Nathaniel, Deliverance, Abigail, Bezilla, Derias. Page 41
6. ↑ Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, Ancestry.com, (Provo UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2015), New London, Probate Records, Vol G-H, 1755-1768, p 614-615 (image 272 of 763), Isaac Willy.