Hi Helen, It's me again, All of the Joseph Willis' below dealing with "Littleton's Friendship" and "Hab Nab at a Venture" are Joseph Willis, son of Robert & Sarah (Rumbold) Willis, my wife's ancestor. Joseph's will is the one dated 4 July 1860 and his mother Sarah's is dated 29 Sep. 1812. I don't know Valerie but she may be related, one never knows! The other Joseph Willis that was mentioned as being the son of Thomas & Sina, that branch of the Willis family lived closer to Federalsburg than did my line (John d. 1764 lived where the town of Preston is now located), The Thomas & Sina (or sometimes Sinai in the Nicholite records) Willis had the following children whose births are recorded in their records; Children of Thomas Willis & Sina (or Sinai) Milby Willis born 7th day 6th month 1768 Anne Willis born 5th day 12th month 1770 William Willis born 20th day 9th month 1771 Jesse Willis born 15th day 2nd month 1773 Joshua Willis born 15th day 12th month 1774 Thomas Willis born 28th day 10th month 1776 Milley Willis born 3rd day 2nd month 1784 The majority of this family (if not all but Thomas, the father) moved to the Carolinas. Parker P.S. Euphama the wife of Matthew Parris was an Andrew by birth. She was the daughter of James Andrew (d. 1819) and his second wife Mary Bell. See Dorchester Co., MD Dist. Acct. of Thomas Bell, brother of Mary (Bell) Andrew (Abstracts of Dorchester County, Maryland Distributions 1852-1885, by Debra Smith Moxey, pg. 18). This record give Euphama's name as "Luthana" wife of Mathew Paris but James Andrew's chancery record has no daughter named "Luthana" however he did have one named Euphama. ----- Original Message ----- From: <HMWEBBER@aol.com> To: <MDCAROLI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 9:11 AM Subject: Re: [MDCAROLI] Joseph WILLIS & Family > Good morning Parker, > > Thank you for your response & info! :) > > I'm trying to help a woman, my the name of Valerie McLAUGHLIN, > she is looking for info on her PARRIS & WILLIS Lines from Caroline > Co., Dorchester Co., MD & Kent Co., DE. She has done research on her > family but has documented very little -- she relied mainly on the > stories her mother & other family members have given her over > the years. Which of course leads to confusion & mistakes. > > She told me that her Joseph W. WILLIS was a big land owner in > Caroline Co., MD. I found the following info. If you could tell me > which is your Joseph WILLIS -- it would help me narrow it down > to which one is belongs to her. > > LAND: > 27 Aug 1793 - 10 Dec 1793 DEPOSITION of John WALKER, aged 52, > saith that he was at Andrew WILLIS; father of the late Thos. WILLIS, > dec'd, of whom Sina WILLIS is widow, and heard Andrew say he > intended 100 a. of his land for Thomas; 100 a. for his son Andrew; 7 a. > for his son Ezekiel& the home plantation for his son Elijah, excepting > a parcel to be laid off for his son Joseph - that in case of his death > without a will that Thomas would convey; to which Thomas agreed & > so did. > Ref: Caroline County Land Records, Vol. D, p26, #381 > > 6 Aug 1814 - 22 Dec 1814 Chas. WILLIS to Jos. WILLIS - cons. $32 > - pt. of "Hap Nab at a Venture," willed to me by my mother - cont. 15 a. > Ack. bef. Elijah SATTERFIELD, Wm LUCAS. > Ref: Caroline County Land Records, Book VII #233; Vol. L, p24. > > 22 Aug 1818 - 13 Oct 1818 Levin STUART of DCO to John STEVENS > of CACO - cons. $322 - "Littleton's Friendship" in CACO on the west > side of the main road leading from Hunting Creek to Marshyhope > Bridge - adj. Richard ANDREW & Thomas CONNELLY - cont. 40 1/4 a., > 27 roods (sic.). Also a piece of "Littleton's Friendship" on the southeast > side of the main road leading from Hunting Creek to Marshyhope Bridge, > adj. "Hap Nab at a Venture" - cont. 7 acres. Levin & Henriette his wife, > e/a bef. Abel GOWTY, Joseph DOUGLAS. Levin STUART agrees that > John STEVENS is to have a road through STUART's land to these lands > he has purchased, between Joseph WILLIS & John VAIN's lands, where > William SMALLWOOD (negro) now lives, of one chain width, to clear & > do with the timber as he (STEVENS) sees fit. Ack. bef. Abel GOWTY, > Joseph DOUGLAS. > Ref: Caroline County Land Records, Book VIII, #276; Vol. M, p27. > > 22 Aug 1818 - 22 Dec 1818 Levin STEWART of DCO to Joseph WILLIS > of CACO - cons. $417.50 - pt. of "Littleton's Friendship" - 41 3/4 a. on > the northwest side of the main road leading from Hunting Creek Mill to > Marshyhope Bridge. Levin & Henriette his wife, e/a bef. Abel GOWTY, > Joseph DOUGLAS. > Ref: Caroline County Land Records, Book VIII, #346; Vol. M, p33. > > 20 Nov 1819 - 18 Jan 1820 Peter WILLIS, Jr. to Joseph WILLIS - cons. > $50 - his right to pt. of "Hap Nab at a Venture," 15 a. which his dec'd > mother willed him. Peter, Jr. & Mary his wife, e/a bef. Peter WILLIS, > Wm HASKINS. > Ref: Caroline County Land Records, Book VIII, #582; Vol. M, p54. > > 12 FEB 1833 Peter W. WILLIS & Susan his wife, to Zachariah WILLIS - > cons. $400 - parts of "Battle Hill," "Addition to "Battle Hill," & > "Littleton's Friendship" - left to Peter by his father, Richard WILLIS, > except a small lot lying back of the land of Joseph WILLIS on the > northwest side of the road leading from Hunting Creek to Marshyhope > Bridge - cont. 130 acres. Peter & Susan his wife, e/a bef. Geo. T > MILLINGTON, Seth H. EVITTS. > Ref: Caroline County Land Records, Book XIII, #357; Vol. R, p43-44. > > 25 Feb 1836 - 4 Apr 1836 Mitchell CONNELLY and Britannia his wife, > to Joseph WILLIS - cons. $112.75 - pt. of "Littleton's Friendship," 39 a. > 30 sq. perches (mentions a sale made by Wm R. STEWART & Levin > STEWART to Thos. CONNELLY, dec 'd). Ack. bef. A. GOWTY, Britannia > privately examined. > Ref: Caroline County Land Records, Book XV, #099; Vol. T, p12. > > 25 Feb 1836 - 4 Apr 1836 Zachariah WILLIS and Mary his wife, to > Joseph WILLIS - cons. $150 - land inherited from his father Richard > WILLIS, pt. of "Hap Nab at a Venture" & pt. of "Littleton's Friendship," > - except a small part sold to Daniel SPARKLIN. ditto ack. > Ref: Caroline County Land Records, Book XV, #100; Vol. T, p12. > > 30 Jan 1836 - 4 Apr 1836 Nathan & Fanny CONNELLY to Joseph WILLIS > - cons. $12 - pt. of "Littleton's Friendship." Test: Willis COCKRAN. > Ref: Caroline County Land Records, Book XV, #102; Vol. T, p12. > > 21 May 1836 - 12 Jul 1836 Zachariah WILLIS and Mary B. his wife, to > Rebecca CONNELLY - cons. $125 - pt. of "Littleton's Friendship" & > "Hap Nab at a Venture," on northwest side of the main road leading > from the Walnut Trees to Collins' Crossroads - 10 a. adj. Joseph WILLIS' > new ground fence. Zachariah WILLIS and Mary B. his wife, e/a bef. > Daniel LEVERTON & Abel GOWTY. > Ref: Caroline County Land Records, Book XV, #133; Vol. T, p16. > > 28 Dec 1839 - 28 Jan 1840 Mitchell CONNELLEY & Ann his wife, to > John DEAN - cons, $114 - the ballance (sic.) of "Littleton's Friendship" > not sold to Isaiah BLADES, Joseph WILLIS & Nathan CONNELLEY - > purchased of Thomas CONNELLEY. Mitchell and Ann his wife, e/a bef. > John C. BLADES, Thomas E. EDGELL. > Ref: Caroline County Land Records, Book XVI, #246; Vol. U, p25. > > 26 Dec 1848 John BLADES, admr. of John C. BLADES, by order of the > Orphen's Court of CACO to sell the negroes belonging to the dec'd for > the benefit of the heirs & representatives, to Joseph WILLIS - cons. > $150 - negro girl Sarah Catherine, abt 10, a slave for life. > Ack. bef. Thomas V. BISHOP. > Ref: Caroline County Land Records, Book XX, #165; Vol. Y, p19. > > WILLS: > 7 Jan 1797 -- Will probate of Henry TURNER, ment. dau. Lucretia > BLADES, wife of John BLADES; land deeded from Joseph > WILLIS, Sr. > 7 Feb 1799 -- Will probate of James WILLIS, ment. son Aaron; wits > John WILLIS, Peter WILLIS. > 6 Mar 1804 -- Will probate of Silas FLEMING, ment. b-i-l Peter WILLIS, > ex.; wit: Joseph WILLIS. > 29 Sep 1812 -- Will probate of Sarah WILLIS, ment. sons Joseph, > Charles, Peter; daus. Sarah ANDREW, Frances WHEELER & > land Hap Nab at a Venture. > 22 Nov 1825 -- Will probate of John VANE, wife Rebecca, ment. Sarah > PARRISH, Joseph & Peter WILLIS. > 13 Nov 1838 -- Will probate of Rebecca VAIN, ment. Eli PARIS & Joseph > WILLIS. > 4 Jul 1860 -- Will probate of Joseph WILLIS, ment. son John; dau. Sarah > DAVIS, Jane WILLIS, Susan TURNER; negro girl Catherine. > > I thought you might be interested in the following info for your > WILLIS Files. Is there a connection to your WILLIS Family & hers? > Is Valerie your wife's cousin? > > Here is what Valerie has on her WILLIS Line: > > 1) Aaron WILLIS > + Esther WHEATLEY > 2) Joseph Wheatly WILLIS, b. 12 Feb 1806-08 Dorchester Co., MD? > d. 6 Nov 1886 > bur. Williamsville Cem., nr. Houston, DE > + Nancy HAMILTON, b. 24 Jun 1805 > 3) Louise WILLIS, b. 25 Jan 1846 > + John Wesley PARRIS, Sr., b. 1841 Harrington, Kent Co., DE > (I found another John Wesley, b. 1864, d. 1899 & he might > be the father of the following John Wesley.) > 4) John Wesley PARRIS, Jr., b. 7 Sep 1882 Harrington, DE > + Mary Smith POORE, b. 23 May 1881 > 5) Marie Lillian PARRIS, b. 7 Mar 1910, Phila., PA > + John McLAUGHLIN, b. 20 Sep 1904, Phila., PA > 6) Valerie McLAUGHLIN > > Thank you so much for any help you can give me! :) > > Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) > > > > In a message dated 5/9/2 10:01:14 PM, ptodd@fastol.com writes: > > << Hi Helen, > > > My wife is descended from one Joseph Willis. Specifically Joseph Willis > > (1790-1860), of Friendship, Caroline County, MD, son of Robert & Sarah > > (Rumbold) Willis. He married his cousin Dorcas Willis, daughter of Richard & > > Britannia (Gootee/Gouty/etc) Willis in 1816, both Joseph & Dorcas were > > grandchildren of Richard Willis (d. 1764) and wife Rebecca Granger. > > > Parker > > >> > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >