William Willis (abt. 1778)

Husband of Ann (Driscoll) Willis — married 1 Jan 1801 in New York

Descendants

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Biography

William was born about 1778.

Notes

It is believed that he was from NY (Sing Sing now called Ossining area). This is family lore and I have not been able to prove location of birth or death. Many Willis' went to Ohio and Connecticut also. Not sure of his ancestors. Hope someone out there has the key. Maybe Massachusetts, New York?, but have not been able to connect to any families as of yet.

I believe William's ancestors may come from Henry Willis Willis-159 who settled in NY. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Willis-5651. The Long Island Genealogy link lists Edmond Willis as having been married in1778 and having a son William who married an Ann. If someone has DNA that is linked to this Line, please let me know so I can prove or disprove. Not all of his (Henry) children list their spouses and children.

Paul Crandall; From a manuscript typed by Gladys Joan (Zerwas) (Crandall) Vordahl, most of which was copied from “The Zerwas Family Tree” compiled in 1986 by Frances (a friend of Donald James Francis Zerwas)

Believe this is his 1810 US Census for New York Ward 3. It shows 3 people total, which would include him, his wife and son. - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH29-2NS

Sources

• 1 Jan 1801, New York, USA - Marriage Record: Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts.

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KZDR-2FY