Name: The Willis Family and More

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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Mary M. Willis: Birth: ABT 1817 in Bedford County, Tennessee, USA. Death: BEF 1860 in Marshall Co., Tennessee, USA

  2. Rebecca Willis: Birth: ABT 1819 in Bedford County, Tennessee, USA. Death: 1857 in Marshall Co., Tennessee, USA

  3. Elizabeth "Betsy" Willis: Birth: ABT 1820 in Bedford County, Tennessee, USA. Death: BEF 1846 in Marshall Co., Tennessee, USA

  4. Thomas Hughes Willis: Birth: 30 DEC 1820 in Bedford County, Tennessee, USA. Death: 11 JUN 1879 in Cornersville, Marshall, Tennessee, USA

  5. Sarah Willis: Birth: ABT 1823 in Bedford County, Tennessee, USA. Death: BEF 19 FEB 1849 in Marshall Co., Tennessee, USA

  6. Jesse Willis: Birth: ABT 1825 in Bedford County, Tennessee, USA. Death: APR 1842 in Marshall Co., Tennessee, USA


Sources
1. Title:   1830 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1830; Census Place: , Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: .
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;
2. Title:   Tennessee, Early Land Registers, 1778-1927
Page:   Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Early Tennessee/North Carolina Land Records; Series Number: 03; Series Title: Plats and Surveys
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;
3. Title:   Tennessee, Early Land Registers, 1778-1927
Page:   Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Early Tennessee/North Carolina Land Records; Series Number: 02; Series Title: Entries
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;
4. Title:   Tennessee, Early Land Registers, 1778-1927
Page:   Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Early Tennessee/North Carolina Land Records; Series Number: 10; Series Title: Warrants
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;
5. Title:   North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;
6. Title:   Marshall County Tennessee Court Minutes 1836-1845
Page:   Oct 1837, page 60
Publication:   Name: Marshall County Historical Society; Date: 1980;
7. Title:   Land Deed Genealogy of Lincoln County Tennessee Vol 1 1809-1818
Page:   Deed Bk D, pg 163
Author:   Compiled by Helen Co & Timothy R. Marsh
Publication:   Name: Southern Historical Press, Inc 1996;

Notes
a. Note:   19 Apr 1816
 Deed from Willis Hopwood of Bedford Co., TN to Thomas Willis of Lincoln Co., TN for 50 acres of land on Richland Creek of Elk River and adjoining Rober B. Sapington's line. Wit: Samuel Rambo, Davis Willis and Elias Rambo. Registered 31 May 1816
 Ref: Land Deed Genealogy of Lincoln County Tennessee Vol 1 1809-1818.
  14 Jul 1818
 Deed from Littleton Caple to Davis Willis for 71 1/2 acres in Bedford County for $400.
 Ref: Bedford County DB O, pg 258, Marshall County Historical Quarterly, Vol XIV, Fall 1983
  In 1836 Davis was living in District 15 of Bedford Co., TN. It is noted in the 1836 Taxlist that elections appointed to be held at Davis Willis home on the Pulaski Pike. District 15 Elk Ridge to Lincoln County line.
  MARSHALL COUNTY TENNESSEE COURT MINUTES-FEBRUARY 1837 SEESSION-7 February 1837
 Wherseas it is made known to this court that a majority of the citizens living in District No. 15 wishes that the precinct at Davis Willises be moved to Lewisburg. Whereupon it is ordered by the court that all Election in future held for said District shall be held in the town of Lewsiburg
  MARSHALL COUNTY TENNESSEE COURT MINUTES--OCTOBER 1837 SESSION- 2 October 1837
 It having been represented to this Court that Davis WILLIS late of the Co. hath departed this life leaving no last will and testament and Patsy WILLIS and Thomas ROSS having applied for letters of administration on said Deceased's estate and the Court being satisfied of their right to obtain them, and having also entered into bond in the sum of Twelve thousand dollars with Henry COLLINS, John WEAVER & John B. FOWLER securities, the same was accordingly granted they having qualified as the law directs.
  Ordered by the court that Ezekiel McKNIGHT, John B. FOWLER and Thomas H. HARDIN be appointed commissioners to set apart and assign one years provision to Patsey WILLIS, widow of Davis WILLIS dec'd. Issued.
  MARSHALL COUNTY, TN - COURT- Minutes NOVEMBER 1837 SESSION
 Patsy WILLIS administrator and Thos. ROSS administrator appeared in open Court and presented an Inventory of the personal property of Davis WILLIS Deceased which was ordered to be recorded.
  The commissioners appointed at the last term of this Court to lay off one years provision for Patey WILLIS widow of Davis WILLIS deceased, made their report in the words & figures following (to wit)
  We the undersigned freeholders of Marshall Co. after being duly sworn have proceeded to set apart to Patey WILLIS widow of David WILLIS deceased so much of the crop and provisions on hand as will be sufficient in our opinion to support her and her family one year from the death of her said family We set apart to her for said purpose the following articles Vez: Twenty five bushels of wheat, Seventy five Barrels of corn Fifteen hundred pounds of pork, One milch cow and calf first choice, one barrel salt, one stan and the honey that is in the stan, the stock of wool which is on hand and twenty pounds of Tallow this 23rd day of November 1837.
 John B. FOWLER (seal) Ezekiel McKNIGHT (seal) Thomas H. HARDEN (seal)
  MARSHALL COUNTY TN COURT MINUTES-JANUARY 1838 SESSION
  Thomas W. HARDEN appeared in Court & was duly appointed guardian for Thomas WILLIS minor orphan of Davis WILLIS deceased who entered into bond in the sum of six hundred dollars with James OSBURN his security which was accepted by the Court.
  Thomas ROSS appeared on open Court & was duly appointed Guardian for Jesse WILLIS, minor orphan of Davis WILLIS deceased who entered into bond in the sum of six hundred dollars with John W. RECORD his security which was accepted by the Court.
  MARSHALL COUNTY TN COURT- MINUTES Vol. A
 Whereas it is made known to this court that a majority of the citizens living in District No. 15 wishes that the precinct at Davis WILLISES be moved to Lewisburg. Whereupon it is ordered by the court that all the elections in future held for said District shall be held in the town of Lewisburg.
  18 May 1839
 Edmund Bradleys deed for 20 acres of land in District No. 15 executed to him by Wm. H. Wood and Mary M. Wood, his wife, and received in office and recorded 20th May 1839. We William H. Wood and Mary M. Wood formerly Mary M Willis have this day sold unto Edmund Bradley for the sum of two hundred and forty dollars for a tract of land in Marshall County and in District No. 15 as laid out by the Commissioners in divisions of the lands of Davis Willis, deceased, among the heirs of the said Davis Willis, deceased. This 18th May 1839. Ref: Marshall Co., TN Deed BK C, page 81
 

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