William
Plunkett
Willis
Born about in Culpeper, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of John Willis
and Elizabeth (Plunkett) Willis
Brother of
Sarah (Willis) Shropshire, Frances (Willis) Camp, Margaret (Willis) Terrill, Benjamin Willis, John Willis Jr, Lewis Willis, Moses Francis Willis, Reuben Willis, Joshua John Willis Sr., James Willis, James Willis, Mary Willis and Lewis Willis
Husband of
Elizabeth (Garnett) Willis
— married
25 Nov 1760 in Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
John Alexander Willis, Edmund Terrill Willis, Nancy (Willis) Weggener, Isaac Terrill Willis, William Waggoner Willis Jr, Elizabeth Nancy (Willis) Graves, Robert Willis and Benjamin Garnett Willis
Died
at about age 91
in Bulletsburg, Boone, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Oct 2012
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Biography
William was born about 1742. He is the son of John Willis and Elizabeth Plunkett. He passed away in 1833. [1]
25 Nov 1761, Orange Co., VA - The will of John Willis names his son, William, and gives him slaves and "“lott in Culpeper." [2]
William received Revolutionary War Lands in Kentucky; where he and Elizabeth died. Their children were: Alexander "Sandy", Isaac, Benjamin, William. (These are given in the Catesby Willis Stewart Chart. Other researchers working with Kentucky Deeds and marriage records name 10 children.) [3]
“Before moving to Adair Co., KY, William and Elizabeth (Garnett) Willis gave two tracts to sons Isaac and Sandy (Alexander) Willis and sold 1,408 acres to Robert Patton of Fredericksburg (Culpeper Co., VA, DB X:98, X:100,AA:265). After finally settling in Boone Co., KY, William and Elizabeth sold their last remaining tract in Culpeper to their son Isaac (Culpeper Co., VA, DB FF:464). William and Elizabeth had eleven children and died in Boone Co., KY, at advanced ages. Their son Isaac Willis married Anne Garnett and lived at ‘Locust Grove’ until his death in 1867. The descendants of Isaac Willis and Anne Garnett established the Willis-Gordon-Garnett and Allied Families Association in 1935.” [4]
Sources
- ↑ Entered by Sandy Minder, Oct 14, 2012
- ↑ Will of John Willis. Orange Co., VA, WB 2, p. 323, w. 25 Nov 1761, p. 25 Mar 1762. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/62347/images/007645702_00367?pId=1013478
- ↑ The A. G. Willis Family 1970 edition
- ↑ Rush, Peggy Frances, “The Willis Family of the Northern Neck in Virginia, 1669-1737,” Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1998.
- Source: S-716201734 Repository: #R-1149081671 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=61188132&pid=734
- Possible Match, Birthdate is same but Death date is different - https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/GMZ4-V4G/william-plunkett-willis-1743-1833
Acknowledgments
Sandy Minder, firsthand knowledge. Thank you to Willis Wells for creating WikiTree profile Willis-2521 through the import of Wells Family Tree-2.ged on Dec 13, 2013. C
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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. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Michael Willis
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup E-M35, FTDNA kit #415085
-
~1.56%
Linda (Hutcherson) Simmons :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Lindahsimmons
-
~0.78%
Martha (Banks) Harding :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member luvzloons
-
~0.78%
T Taylor :
23andMe, GEDmatch A180665 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A180665 [compare], Ancestry member TG
-
~0.78%
Todd Smith :
23andMe, GEDmatch ZB7009074 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Ed Lacy :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Durangoedd1
-
~0.78%
Amy (Bumgardner) McAndrews :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A891501 [compare], Ancestry member amyb1055
-
~0.78%
Wanda Richards :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch mw4429603 [compare]
-
~0.78%
~6.25%
Sarah Sharpless :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A215298 [compare], Ancestry member sks374
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~0.78%
Wayne Willis :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Barbara (Breeding) Simpson :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Ann Stevens :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch comment [compare], FTDNA kit #322464
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~0.78%
Clelland Johnson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #361789
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Jennifer (Willis) Papitto
Willis-2521 and Willis-1524 appear to represent the same person because: Profile is incomplete. I believe they are the same person, unique name.
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