My gggggrandfather was Andrew (Andress) Willett. in Dec, 1835 Sam Houston recruited him to come from Tennessee to Texas to fight for Texas. He came from McNairy, TN to Red River, TX but shortly after arrival in TX he died on 28 Jun 1836 of fever after exposure in MS swamps. His wife, Julia Benson Shropshire Willett, later received a league and a labor from the Republic. Children were Abraham Allen, Richard Parsons, Thomas Marion, Harrison Hicks, John Andrew, Martha Lavina, and James R who was born in Red River Co. 2 Jun 1836. On 2 Jan 1838, Julia married William Morris with whom she had Sarah Isabelle, George W, Alfred H., Jordan B., and Mary Jane. Is anyone researching this Willett family? Janet Milam
I see these Willett names in the index of the Red River Recollections (book). Willett, A.R., Arthur, Emiley Louise, and Eric Peay Willett. I don't have time to read the text now, but I will check it later if you like. Jim Giddens Paris, Tx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet" <jsmilam@att.net> To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 8:02 AM Subject: [TXREDRIV] Willett > My gggggrandfather was Andrew (Andress) Willett. in Dec, 1835 Sam > Houston recruited him to come from Tennessee to Texas to fight for > Texas. He came from McNairy, TN to Red River, TX but shortly after > arrival in TX he died on 28 Jun 1836 of fever after exposure in MS > swamps. His wife, Julia Benson Shropshire Willett, later received a > league and a labor from the Republic. > Children were Abraham Allen, Richard Parsons, Thomas Marion, Harrison > Hicks, John Andrew, Martha Lavina, and James R who was born in Red River > Co. 2 Jun 1836. On 2 Jan 1838, Julia married William Morris with whom > she had Sarah Isabelle, George W, Alfred H., Jordan B., and Mary Jane. > Is anyone researching this Willett family? Janet Milam > > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > Visit Red River County GenWeb site http://www.rootsweb.com/~txredriv > > > ============================== > 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 >