William
Willis
Born about in Virginia Colony
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mary (Willis) Cabell, Robert Willis, Elizabeth (Willis) Abney, Noah Willis, Wilmouth (Willis) Abney, William Goode Willis and Daniel Campbell Willis
Died after
after about age 70
in St. Clair, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 May 2014
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Biography
William was born about 1770. [1]
William can be found in the personal property tax rolls for Nelson County, Kentucky, from 1813 to 1823.[2] [3] This part of Nelson County was included in the organization of Spencer County in 1824. Thus in 1824-1827 William can be found on the Spencer County, Kentucky, personal property tax rolls.[4][5] In 1830 William is found in Greene County, Illinois.[6]
In 1840 William is found in St. Clair County, Illinois.[7]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBJ-RVP : 8 December 2020), Wm Willis, St. Clair, Illinois, United States; citing p. 325, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .'
- ↑ 1813. Nelson Co., KY. William Willis in J. Bodine's Company, 27th KY Militia Regiment. (see: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSMQ-V9HB-C )
- ↑ 1823. Nelson Co., KY. William Willis. (see: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSMQ-V9CF-4 )
- ↑ 1824. Spencer Co., KY. William Willis. (see: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3J-6QX5-M )
- ↑ 1827. Spencer Co., KY. William Willis. (see: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3J-6QZY-S )
- ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5S-BCT : 20 February 2021), William Willis, Greene, Illinois, United States; citing 20, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 24; FHL microfilm 7,649.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBJ-RVP : 8 December 2020), Wm Willis, St. Clair, Illinois, United States; citing p. 325, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
See also:
- "United States Census, 1820", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLH-88K : Sun Mar 19 10:03:33 UTC 2023), Entry for William Willis, 1820.
- Greene Co., IL, Deeds. 1836. William Willis to Charles Abney. 120 acres in Greene Co. entered by William Willis. (see: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C95V-H71Y-J )
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~3.12%
Donald Willis
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member willisdonald1
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~1.56%
J. R. Lamberson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch MG9622901 [compare], FTDNA kit #348926
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch MG9622901 [compare]
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~0.78%
Greg Lamberson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T194075 [compare], Ancestry member glamberson
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T194075 [compare], FTDNA kit #31023
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch T194075 [compare]
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