Individual Details
John Willis
(Abt 1710/11 - 1762)
Indenture made 31st May 1737 between JOHN WILLIS of Hanover Par., King Geo.County,Virginia., Planter to William Robinson, Gent, of same ... whereas JOHN WILLIS SR., Dec’d, grandfather of the said JOHN WILLIS party to these presents was in his lifetime seized in Fee of 261 acres of land with all the appurtenances .. situate lying and being in the aforesaid Parish of Hanover and County of King George which was granted unto him by letters Patent bearing the date of Oct. 21, 1669 and being so seized by deed or assignment indorsed on the back of the said letters Patent bearing the date of April 26, 1701 did give and grant unto his son WILLIAM WILLIS, now deceased and his heirs lawfully begotten of his body 161 acres of land part of the said 260 acres by the name of ALL THE REMAINING LAND OF THE WITHIN PATENT of land except 100 acres formerly given to his son JOHN WILLIS as by the said letters of Patent and assignment recorded in the County of Richmond relation thereunto my more at large appear and WHEREAS the said WILLIAM WILLIS is now dead and the 161 acres of land are descended and come to the said JOHN WILLIS party to these presents, the eldest son and heir of the body of the said WILLIAM WILLIS whereby the said JOHN WILLIS is seized of the said premises in Fee tail and whereas by an inquisition taken before BENJ. BERRYMAN, Gent., Sheriff of sd King Geo. Co. on March last by birtue of awrit in the nature of and ad quod damnum to him directed pursuiant to the act of the Assembly in such cases made and provided it is found that the said 161 acres of land are of the value of 60 pounds sterling and no more and that same are a separate parcel and a parcel of or contigueous to other entailed lands in the possession and seizen of the said JOHN WILLIS as by the inquisition now remaining in the Secretary’s office of this Colony relation being thereunto had may more at large apear... JOHN WILLIS doth hereby grant bargain and sell to said Wm. Robinson. Release is signed by ELIZABETH, wife of JOHN WILLIS.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1710/11 | King George, Virginia, United States |  |  | |
| Marriage | 17 Jan 1734/35 | King George, Virginia, United States - Elizabeth Plunkett | | | |
| Death | 1762 | Orange, Virginia, United States | | ||
| Will | 1762 | Orange, Virginia, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Plunkett ( - ) |
| Child | Margaret "Peggy" Willis (1745 - ) |
| Father | William Willis (1680 - 1717) |
| Mother | Sarah (1685 - 1760) |
| Sibling | Sarah Willis (1716 - 1782) |
| Sibling | William Willis ( - ) |
Notes
Birth
John was still under 21 in July 2, 1731.Marriage
Willis, John & Elizabeth Plunket; 17 Jan 1734 or 1735 (StM)Endnotes
1. DeHuff, Elizabeth Willis, Descendants of John Willis, of will in Richmond County, Virginia, 1715 (Augusta, Ga: unknown, 1962, 98 pgs.), p 38, 41.
2. DeHuff, Elizabeth Willis, Descendants of John Willis, of will in Richmond County, Virginia, 1715 (Augusta, Ga: unknown, 1962, 98 pgs.), p 41.
3. Therese A. Fisher, Marriage records of the City of Fredericksburg, and of Orange, Spotsylvania, and Stafford Counties, Virginia, 1722-1850, Volume 18, 2 (Westminister, MD: Heritage Books, 2007), 174; digital images, Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed 23 November 2009.
4. DeHuff, Elizabeth Willis, Descendants of John Willis, of will in Richmond County, Virginia, 1715 (Augusta, Ga: unknown, 1962, 98 pgs.), p 41.
5. DeHuff, Elizabeth Willis, Descendants of John Willis, of will in Richmond County, Virginia, 1715 (Augusta, Ga: unknown, 1962, 98 pgs.), p 79.