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John Willis

Male 1611 - 1666  (55 years)


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  • Name John Willis 
    Born 1611 
    Christened 30 Aug 1611  St James' Church, Southbroom, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Alternative Birth Abt 1612 
    Master 1637  Devizes, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Elizabeth STEEVENS, orphan, apprenticed to John WILLIS, sergeweaver. Trade: housewifery. Both of Devizes St Mary.
    Occupation Between 1637 and 1667 
    Serge Weaver / Serge Clothier 
    Died Between 29 Dec 1666 and 29 Jan 1666/67  Devizes, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Probate 1667 
    • P1/W/274 Inventory and Will - 1667 John Willis, serge clothier, Devizes - Court of the Bishop of Salisbury (Episcopal Consistory) - 8 pages
      He left his wife Mary £100, son Thomas £100, son Robert £100, daughter Margaret £100, son John £50 who had 7 years to demand.
    Residence 1667  Devizes, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3394  Family Tree
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2019 

    Father Robert Willis,   d. 1626, Devizes, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1061  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Meriwether,   b. 1620, Devizes, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1693, Devizes, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage License 14 Aug 1637 
    • Sarum Marriage Licence Bond - 14 Aug 1637 - John Willis of Devizes, sergeweaver, age 25 and Mary Meriweather of Devizes, spinster age 18 - Bondsman 1: Thos. Meriweather, tanner, Devizes - Bondsman 2: Richard Dornford, haberdasher, Salisbury
    Married 17 Aug 1637  St John the Baptist's Church, Devizes, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Willis,   b. 1638, Devizes, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Mary Willis,   b. 1640, Devizes, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1689/90, Devizes, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     3. Jeane Willis,   b. 1646, Devizes, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1658 and 1667  (Age 12 years)
     4. Thomas Willis,   b. 1648, Devizes, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1688, Devizes, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
    +5. Robert Willis,   b. 20 Dec 1649, Devizes, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1685, Devizes, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
    +6. Margaret Willis,   b. Abt 1651,   d. Aft 1689  (Age 39 years)
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2017 
    Family ID F1060  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart