WILLIS.—WINSLOW. 371

[Thanks to Michael Hervey for transcribing the Willis family]

sanda Foster of Abington 1815.—Wid. Frances m. William Hunt 1817.

   50.   John (s. of Ephriam 47) m. Mary, D. of Hezekiah Egerton 1781, and had Isaac, John, Abigail, Eunice, Nancy, Sally, Elizabeth.   Isaac m. a Hubbard.—John m. Lavinia, wid. or D. of Alfred Howard 1813.—Abigail m. Samuel Whiting 1805.—Eunice m. Ruel Lincoln 1804.—Nancy m. Ruel Dunbar 1805.—Sally m. Oliver Dunbar 1807.—Elizabeth m. Richard Beresford 1817.

   Abraham Pierce d. 1673, and it appears that one of his Ds., Rebecca, m. a Willis.—Seth Willis m. Silence, wid. of Benja. Smith and D. of Josiah Keith, and went to Chesterfield; she was b. a. 1720.—Jeremiah, John, Solomon, and Jonathan Willis were at Stoughton a. 1760.—Sarah m. Robert Hoar of Mid'o. 1744.—Mary m. Lewis Daily 1782.—Timothy m. Lavinia Pratt 1786.—Jedediah of Easton m. Adah Hayward 1802.—Daniel m. Judith B. Pratt 1815.—Thomas Willis of T. m. Bethiah, D. of Elisha Hayward, 1743, she was dis. from W. B. Ch. to T. Ch. 1745.   The fol1owing from Boston Records, viz: John Willis and Sarah; he d. 1735.—Stephen Willis and Ann; he d. 1729; had Stephen, Mary, Martha, and Grace; a brother William, and friend Jonathan Willis.   Stephen Jr.'s widow Martha; he had Jonathan and Mary; his will 1748; his brothers Jonathan and Benjamin ex'ors; a D. Phebe Willis, alias Potter, by a former wife Dorothy.—Benjamin and Ann; he d. 1746.—Nichohas Willis 1648.—Michael Willis and Mildred his wife; his will 1669; hers 1680; 2 ss. Experience and Michael, and a gr. s. Michael; several Ds. viz: Abigail Bill, Lydia Nowell, Joanna Ellis and a Pollard.—Elizabeth, wid. of Michael, a shipwright, 1712.—Edward Wyllys, merchant, and Ruth his widow; inventory taken 1669.

   WILMARTH OR WILMOUTH.—David and Susanna Wilmarth had Molly 1757, Jotham 1759.

   WINSLOW.—Josiah Winslow (from Freetown) m. Sarah, D. of John Hayward Jr. 1721, lived awhile in E. B., and afterwards exchanged farms with Joseph Keith, and went up to W. B., near to Easton line.   Sarah Winslow m. Edward Wentworth of St. 1746.

   Anthony Winslow (s. of Gilbert of Marshfield) born 1707, m. Deborah, D. of William Barker Esq., 1728, and settled the estate of his son-in-law Nathaniel Clift, deceased, 1762.—Clift's children were Anthony Winslow, Nathaniel, and Deborah.   He had also a son-in-law James Thomas of Marshfield, who was in the army with Gen. Winslow at Annapolis Royal 1755, where he d. leaving James, Winslow, Priscilla, and Deborah.   Mr. Winslow came and settled in E. B. before 1770, and brought all these grand children with him, together with his D. the wid. Priscilla

 

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