Willis, William, Sr.

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Title: Willis, William, Sr.
Alias: Willis, William Plunkett
Gender: Male
Biography: William Willis, Sr. was born in Virginia circa 1740. The Daughters of the American Revolution list him with patriotic service for donating beef during the Revolutionary War. He possessed a large amount of land in Kentucky. He died in Boone County on the 21 May 1833, as noted in the "History of Bullittsburg Church." William Willis' inventory was recorded in February 1835, after the death of his widow.
Member: Willis family
Birth date: circa 1740
Place of birth: Virginia
Father: Willis, John [1]
Mother: Plunkett, Elizabeth
Life event(s): Marriage: 1760; Kentucky; Kentucky
Spouse(s): Garnett, Elizabeth
Child(ren): Willis, John [2]; Willis, Edmund; Willis, Sarah; Willis, Alexander; Willis, Nancy; Willis, Isaac; Willis, William, Jr.; Willis, Robert; Willis, Elizabeth; Willis, Benjamin G.
Death date: 21 May 1833
Place of death: Boone County (Ky.)
Resided in: Culpeper County (Va.); Orange County (Va.); Boone County (Ky.)
Member of: Bullittsburg Baptist Church (Bullittsburg, Ky.)
Relationship: Known enslaved people: unknown, Reuben; unknown, William; unknown, Rose; unknown, child; unknown, Phillis; unknown, George; unknown, Pompey; unknown, James
Description: Enslaved in 1830: Males, under 10, three; Males, 24 thru 35, one; Males, 36 thru 54, two; Females, under 10, one; Females, 10 thru 23, four; Females, 36 thru 54, one; Females, 55 thru 99, one; TOTAL: Thirteen
Bibliographic citation(s): Boone County Will Book C, page 224
Source(s): U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900; Fifth Census of the United States, 1830; Boone County Will Books

Item sets: AA--Slaveholders--Kentucky--Boone County