Rachel Brady Willits (1777 - 1816)

Born 9 Jan 1777 in Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States

Wife of Isaac Willits — married 1793 in York, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Sep 1816 at age 39 in West Grove, Center Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Rachel was born in 1777.

Information from FAG

Rachel is listed as the daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth (Wilson) Willits. She was born on Jan 9, 1777. There is some confusion on her name. Some records list her name as Rachel Brady leading one to believe that perhaps she may have been married prior to her marriage to her cousin Isaac Willits and that she was the widow of Brady? I found no record of a prior marriage & since she married Isaac at such a young age plus they then named their 1st born son Brady, I believe Brady was her middle name which possibly came from grandparents?

Siblings

Rachel's siblings included:

Thomas b. 1762 – d. 1830;

Margaret b. 1764 – d. ?;

Samuel b. 1766 – d. 1842;

Isaiah b. 1768 – d. 1821;

Jesse b. 1770 – d. 1842;

Ruth b. 1772 – d. 1844;

Isaac b. 1774 – d. ?;

Levi b. 1777 – d. 1828;

Amos b. 1779 – d. 1793;

Anne b. 1780 – d. ?;

William b. 1781 – d. 1858;

Marriage

Rachel married Isaac Willits, son of Isaiah & Susannah (Boone) Willits, according to West Grove Monthly Meeting records. The exact marriage date is not given because of the cousin relationship they were not allowed a Quaker marriage.

Several of the family members of Isaac and Rachel Brady (Willits) Willits may have been Quakers associated with the West Grove Quakers - White Water Meeting House.

Children

The children of Isaac and Rachel Brady (Willits) Willits are documented in Quaker records in Indiana and confirmed in Isaac's will in Mercer County, Illinois as:

Brady, b. 7/3/1794 - d. 1973;

Harriet, b. 6/22/1797 - d. 1826;

Mark, b. 11/29/1800 - d. 1863;

Joshua, b. 4/5/1803 - d. 1840;

Reuben b. 5/2/1805 - d. 1834;

Belinda, b. 11/16/1807 - d. 1830;

Maria, b. 4/16/1810 - d. ?;

Newton I., b. 8/12/1812 - d. 1910.

She passed away in 1816.

She is buried in Willits Cemetery, West Grove, Wayne County, Indiana, USA.^[1]

Research Note

Rachel's middle name 'Brady' could be her birth last name ?^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59130600/rachel-brady-willits: accessed 24 April 2023), memorial page for Rachel Brady Willits Willits (9 Jan 1777–9 Sep 1816), Find A Grave: Memorial #59130600, citing Willits Cemetery, West Grove, Wayne County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave.

• Death listed in US Quaker Meeting Records, 1618-1935 - Indiana> Wayne> West Grove MM Records of Births and deaths of Members of Friends - 9-9mo-1816 - 39 yrs - 8 mo - 0 days. Quaker Monthly Meeting 2nd of 10th month, 1792 - several paragraphs of written about Rachel Willits.