Descendants of Henry Willis

Generation One

1. Henry¹ Willis died in 1675.

Children of Henry¹ Willis and an unknown spouse were as follows:

• i. Sarah²; b. 10 Sep 1626.
• 2. ii. Henry, b. 24 Sep 1628; m. Mary Pearce.
• iii. Alice; b. 13 Oct 1630.
• iv. Catherine; b. Jan 1632.
• v. Elizabeth; b. 30 Oct 1636.
• vi. Margary; b. Oct 1638.

Generation Two

2. Henry² Willis (Henry¹) was born on 24 Sep 1628. He married Mary Pearce in 1654. He died on 11 Jul 1714 at age 85.

Children of Henry² Willis and Mary Pearce were as follows:

• i. Henry³;
• ii. John;
• iii. Elizabeth;
• iv. Esther;
• v. Rachel; m. Nathaniel Seaman 9 Oct 1695.
• 3. vi. William, b. 16 Oct 1663 at Wiltshire, England; m. Mary Titus.
• 4. vii. Sarah, b. 1671; m. John Titus.

Generation Three

3. William³ Willis (Henry², Henry¹) was born on 16 Oct 1663 at Wiltshire, England. He married Mary Titus, daughter of Edmund Titus and Martha Washburn, in 1687. He died on 3 Jul 1736 at age 72.

Children of William³ Willis and Mary Titus were as follows:

• i. William⁴; m. Hannah Powell; b. 4 Oct 1688 at Westbury, Queens, NY. Reference: 2851.
• 5. ii. Henry, b. 1690; m. Phoebe Powell.
• iii. John; b. 15 Feb 1693.
• iv. Silas; b. 27 Jun 1700.
• v. Samuel; b. 30 Jun 1704.
• vi. Mary; b. 23 May 1707.

4. Sarah³ Willis (Henry², Henry¹) was born in 1671. She married John Titus, son of Edmund Titus and Martha Washburn, on 8 Sep 1695. She died on 1 Jan 1730.

Children of Sarah³ Willis and John Titus were as follows:

• i. Mary⁴; m. Henry Pearsall; b. 13 Apr 1696.
• ii. John; m. Phebe Thomas; m. Sarah Pearsall; b. 28 May 1698.
• iii. Philadelphia; b. 29 Sep 1700; m. Thomas Seaman 11 Nov 1722 at Westbury Meeting House, Westbury, Nassau, NY.
• iv. Jacob; m. Margaret Gorman; b. 1 May 1703.
• v. William; b. 23 Jul 1705; m. Elizabeth Seaman 18 Sep 1730.
• 6. vi. Sarah, m. Edmund Titus; m. Issac Doty; b. 7 Jan 1707 at Westbury, NY.
• vii. Phebe; m. John Ridgeway; b. 6 May 1710.

Generation Four

5. Henry⁴ Willis (William³, Henry², Henry¹) was born in 1690. He married Phoebe Powell, daughter of Thomas Powell and Elizabeth Townsend, in 1712. He died in 1744.

Children of Henry⁴ Willis and Phoebe Powell were as follows:

• i. John⁵; b. at Westbury, NY; m. Abigail Willets.
• ii. Mary; b. 27 Feb 1713; m. Richard Post, son of Benjamin Post and Mary Willis, 1732.
• iii. Silas; b. 4 Jan 1716.
• iv. Phebe; m. Benjamin Downing; b. 1 Jan 1719.

6. Sarah⁴ Titus (Sarah³Willis, Henry², Henry¹) married Edmund Titus, son of Silas Titus and Sarah Haight. She married Issac Doty. She was born on 7 Jan 1707 at Westbury, NY.

Children of Sarah⁴ Titus and Edmund Titus were as follows:

• i. Phebe⁵; m. Joseph Prior; b. 22 Apr 1733.
• ii. Sarah; b. 27 Aug 1735.
• iii. Martha; m. Henry Post; b. 24 Jan 1737.
• iv. Mary; d; b. 17 Jul 1740; m. Henry Post, son of Richard Post and Mary Willis, 3 Jun 1761.
• v. Hannah; m. Willets Kirby; b. 12 Jul 1745.

There were no children of Sarah⁴ Titus and Issac Doty.

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