Son of Simon Willard (1660 - 1726) and Mary Gilbert Willard (1670 - 1712)
Husband of Lydia Griswold Willard (1707 - 1770) married 1738
Father of Ephraim Willard (____ - 1736), Stephen Willard (1739 - 1817), Elizabeth Willard Russell (1741 - 1819)
Siblings: Josiah Willard (1692 - 1757), Ephraim Willard (1707 - 1766), Daniel Willard (1710 - 1800)
Ephraim 4 Willard (Simon 3 , Josiah 2 , Simon 1 ), born at .,; married August 17, 1738, Lydia, daughter of Jacob and Mary (Francis) Griswold, born September 4, 1707, died April 1, 1770.
Children :
118. i. Stephen 5 , b. Feb. 9, 1740-1.
ii. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 26, 1741; m. Dec. 21, 1766, Nathaniel
Russell. She d. at Winsted, Conn., Feb. 26, 1819.
iii. Mary, b. Feb. 17, 1743; m. Feb. 6, 1766, Samuel Pierce.
119. iv. Simon, b. Jan. 25, 1744-5.
v. Justus Gilbert, b. Nov. 28, 1747.
vi. Sarah, bapt. Sept. 3, 1749; m. Jan. 15, 1778, Othniel Horsford.
Tombstone Inscription: died in the 58th year of his age
Burial: Wethersfield Village Cemetery , Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA Plot: ancient burying ground (B-27-o)[1]
Willard Genealogy, the Sequel
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