Edwin Ernest WILLIS b. 1870 in Gravesend, Kent, England was a doctor in Littleport, Cambridgshire. The 1900 Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire lists him as the Certifying Factory Surgeon, as well as the Medical Officer & Public Vaccinator for the Littleport area. He was married to Ada ? b. 1871 & also from Gravesend. Edwin & Ada had at least one son, Dean E, born in Littleport in 1900. I would be interested to hear from anyone who may have any knowledge of this family. Clive Challis

Philander Wyllys b. 1830 m. Harriet Snow b. 1824, in Ashford, Windham County, CT. In 1850 they are living in Pomfret, Windham county with Albert Fitch, Lyman Fuller, Amasa Smith, Mary A. Snow and Almira Snow. Mary and Almira are in my line. Not sure about Harriet. In 1880 Philander is a widower living with him are son William 29, and daus. Emma 18, Nettie 12, and Edith 8. Edith marries a Perkins before 1897. Looking for Philander;'s parents, siblings, place of birth, death, etc. Will be glad to share what I may have of any interest. Thank you.

I am looking for Elisha P Willis before 1880. I have the 1880/85 census record info, but need 1870 and 1860 info. He is rumored to have been Seminole and a Rev/Preacher of the Gospel. He was married to a Francis Bacon in June 1876 according to marraige records. Also to a Henrietta on 1885 census. May or may not be same wife. Children were Tilden Jan 1877, David 1879, Emma 1881 & William MAtthew July 1884. Elisha was born in Florida and lived in Putnum Co Fla in 1880-85. His parents were said to be from Ga. ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com

I have a photo of my grandfather's half brother. W.G. Willis (possibly Willard?) He is in Tucson, AZ (living or visiting) during what looks like the 1940's. His daughters are Helen 25, Catherine 23 and Nellmar(?) 17. PLEASE contact me if you have any information on this side of my family. thanks. Elizabeth G. Brett --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.401 / Virus Database: 226 - Release Date: 10/9/02

I am trying to find out any information on a Grant Buckingham Willis. He received a Coat of Arms when in England. I have no idea as to why when where or how he was given the Coat of Amrs. The picture I have is small and fuzzy, but it appears to be a Fess between three ramapnt beasts. Any help locating this Coat of Amrs and this man's descendents would be very appreciated. Thank you Carol Gabriel

If Hugh Rodgers is still list member, would you post what you have found on the above person, and his son James Willis sr of Craven Co NC? I lost your address. Thanks Stella

Still looking for our elusive Nancy Willis who was born 1812 in Mitchell Co., N.C. she married about 1827 to William Hunsucker Thomas born 1810 in Yancey Co., N.C. They migrated to Union County Georgia around 1855 and raised eleven children. Is anyone familiar with Mitchell County Willis families? Both Nancy and husband Billy are buried at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church cemetery in Union Co., GA. Two oldest daughters were married by the 1850 Yancey census that lists the names. Elizabeth married Harden Sparks and Martha married John Hensley. Sure would like to fill in Nancy's parentage and ancestry. Thanks, Leslie Thomas All emails from this address are certified Virus Free by Norton's Virus Scanner... CHEROKEE INDIAN PRAYER O Great Spirit, Help me always to speak the truth quietly, to listen with an open mind when others speak, and to remember the peace that may be found in silence. http://www.geocities.com/wakaakta/Wakaditka_Homeplace.html

Hi Molly, Here are what I consider 3 excellent sources: (1) Polly Willis's "Willis Research Center" at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~willis/genealogy.htm (2) The Willis GenForum at http://genforum.genealogy.com/willis/ (3) Rootsweb Resources Page for Willis at http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/w/i/WILLIS/ Regards, John New Orleans --------------------------- molly gardner wrote: > > Hello Willis cousins, > I am working on the line of * Isaac M. Willis(see below)........

John wrote:Yes Molly, there are essentialy 2 ways to search the archives: 1. Go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ for the threaded mail archives where you can search by month/year, or 2. Go to http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl for the interactive archives where you can search for a subject. Regards, John New Orleans ============================== 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

Yes Molly, there are essentialy 2 ways to search the archives: 1. Go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ for the threaded mail archives where you can search by month/year, or 2. Go to http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl for the interactive archives where you can search for a subject. Regards, John New Orleans

Hello Willis cousins, I am working on the line of * Isaac M. Willis(see below). Thanks to John for responding to my posting regarding how to search the archives. I have all the information on Isaacs family down to current years, but never had much on who his parents were. Here is the information I pulled up from a posting made Mar 25, 2001. I am wondering if anyone on the list has more information on this family. Thanks, Molly : Robert M. Willis, b. 5 July 1803 in Indiana(?)/Missouri(?)/Tennessee and married to Mary Cochran, b. 2 June 1803 in Illinois(?). Their children were: Sarah Willis, b. 04 NOV 1827, married Elias Canady Cynthia Wilils, b. 19 JAN 1831, married George Smith Elizabeth Willis, b 09 MAY 1833, married Giles Harvey Cirena Willis, b. 16 JAN 1836, married Charles Franklin Legate Irena Willis, b. 16 JAN 1836, married George Phipps Jacob Willis, b. 16 NOV 1838, married Elizabeth Cox William Harrison Willis, b 25 MAY 1841, married Nancy Legate *Isaac M. Willis, b. 18 OCT 1844 in IL. Married Margaret A. Harvey Jane Willis, b. 13 SEP 1847, married Logan Blount

Can anyone tell me if there is a way to search ALL of the Willis archives at once instead of by each issue or each year? Thanks Molly

Many thanks to all of you who wrote in about the theft of the Consanguinity site (http://wymple.gs.net/~longstrt/consangu.html) and my apology to those of you offended by the exchange. However it was very effective. Randy has removed the listing on his main page and has also now removed the purloined copy for which he was trying to claim credit. The matter is now closed. Several of you made a good point about including a copy of the previous letter each time. You are right. We should not do that. It clogs the Archives and makes finding worthwhile material far more difficult. See http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ and enter Willis. Thanks again, John New Orleans

I have read, read, read and then reread the quoted and requoted email regarding infringement of copyright on a relationship chart. One or two messages on a topic that is obviously personal between two people is OK but quoting and re-quoting the original messages over and over is almost enough to make me withdraw from receiving the digest! Count the number of times the same messages were quoted in Digest V02#82 and see for yourself. Can't this be done another way. Carolyn Patterson Linwood NJ

You most certainly can copyright any material that you personally write whether or not someone broadcasts it all over the web. But, remember, FACTS CAN NOT BE COPYRIGHTED. There are copyright violations all over the web and some have been successfully pursued in court. There are VERY CLEAR RULES on the ROOTSWEB website. If you did not PERSONALLY write something or obtain permission from the writer to reproduce it...it is a violation of Federal copyright law. I known nothing about the present problem, or who may be at fault, but it really needs to be handled between the involved parties privately, not on this list. If you all start this "mess" up I may have to send y'all several thousand pages of "legalese" about United States and international copyright laws...HA! Now that's a threat! Elizabeth -----Original Message----- From: Billy Huffman [mailto:huffmanjr@charter.net] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 12:24 AM To: WILLIS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: A possible thief You cannot copyright something that is all over the internet such as relationship charts sorry about your luck ----- Original Message ----- From: Etta Newton To: WILLIS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 9:55 PM Subject: Re: A possible thief Can we take this stuff off the list. If someone has a problem, send the e-mail directly to that person and not clog up the list and the archives with all this personal stuff. ----- Original Message ----- From: John Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 9:07 PM To: WILLIS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: A possible thief Thank you Earl. That's a very good suggestion. The letter is aimed at Randy Willis, whose site is at www.randywillis.org/. Unless he has moved it, he has my material at http://www.randywillis.org/relationship.html under his own name as if he created it. He conveniently left off the copyright notice at the end. My original material is at http://wymple.gs.net/~longstrt/consangu.html Thanks for your suggestion, John New Orleans ------------------------ Earl Willis wrote: > > Since this list is filled with Mr. Willis'....it might be a good idea John > if you specify to whom your charges are leveled. > earl m. willis > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John" <longstrt@gs.net> > To: <WILLIS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 12:16 PM > Subject: A possible thief > > > Dear Mr. Willis, > > > > Recently I chastised you for trying to steal my file "Consanguinity" > > (http://wymple.gs.net/~longstrt/consangu.html) and pass it off as your > > own creation. > > > > I'm glad to see that you have removed the title from the main page of > > your website and I am pleased that you like it so much that you would > > like to claim credit for it. > > > > However, I have just checked your site and find that you have merely > > hidden it away there as "relationship" with your own name blazoned > > across the top, as if it were something of your own doing. You and > > I both know that you had absolutely nothing at all to do with any > > part of it. > > > > Willis is an old an honorable family and we look down on those who would > > practice perfidy. Especially any who would like to claim kin with us. > > > > I have looked at the available record of Joseph Willis, the Negro slave > > from whom you claim descent, and who my ancestor, John Willis, set free. > > Nowhere do I find even a smudge on his character, certainly not that of > > "thief". > > > > You are not a thief are you Mr. Willis? Then don't act like one. > > Remove completely, once and for all, any remnant of my file > > "Consanguinity" > > from your website. As clearly indicated, the file is copyrighted and > > you have no > > right to it whatsoever. > > > > You also owe an apology to the family at large for such a breach of > > faith. > > > > As with everyone on the Internet, you are free to link to the site as > > often as > > you like. Nonetheless, it is not yours. You do not have permission to > > copy the file onto your site and try to claim it as your own. You are > > wrong > > in trying to do so. > > > > Regards, > > John Rhymes > > New Orleans > > ============================== 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=1237Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com ============================== 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 ============================== 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 --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). 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You cannot copyright something that is all over the internet such as relationship charts sorry about your luck ----- Original Message ----- From: Etta Newton To: WILLIS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 9:55 PM Subject: Re: A possible thief Can we take this stuff off the list. If someone has a problem, send the e-mail directly to that person and not clog up the list and the archives with all this personal stuff. ----- Original Message ----- From: John Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 9:07 PM To: WILLIS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: A possible thief Thank you Earl. That's a very good suggestion. The letter is aimed at Randy Willis, whose site is at www.randywillis.org/. Unless he has moved it, he has my material at http://www.randywillis.org/relationship.html under his own name as if he created it. He conveniently left off the copyright notice at the end. My original material is at http://wymple.gs.net/~longstrt/consangu.html Thanks for your suggestion, John New Orleans ------------------------ Earl Willis wrote: > > Since this list is filled with Mr. Willis'....it might be a good idea John > if you specify to whom your charges are leveled. > earl m. willis > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John" <longstrt@gs.net> > To: <WILLIS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 12:16 PM > Subject: A possible thief > > > Dear Mr. Willis, > > > > Recently I chastised you for trying to steal my file "Consanguinity" > > (http://wymple.gs.net/~longstrt/consangu.html) and pass it off as your > > own creation. > > > > I'm glad to see that you have removed the title from the main page of > > your website and I am pleased that you like it so much that you would > > like to claim credit for it. > > > > However, I have just checked your site and find that you have merely > > hidden it away there as "relationship" with your own name blazoned > > across the top, as if it were something of your own doing. You and > > I both know that you had absolutely nothing at all to do with any > > part of it. > > > > Willis is an old an honorable family and we look down on those who would > > practice perfidy. Especially any who would like to claim kin with us. > > > > I have looked at the available record of Joseph Willis, the Negro slave > > from whom you claim descent, and who my ancestor, John Willis, set free. > > Nowhere do I find even a smudge on his character, certainly not that of > > "thief". > > > > You are not a thief are you Mr. Willis? Then don't act like one. > > Remove completely, once and for all, any remnant of my file > > "Consanguinity" > > from your website. As clearly indicated, the file is copyrighted and > > you have no > > right to it whatsoever. > > > > You also owe an apology to the family at large for such a breach of > > faith. > > > > As with everyone on the Internet, you are free to link to the site as > > often as > > you like. Nonetheless, it is not yours. You do not have permission to > > copy the file onto your site and try to claim it as your own. You are > > wrong > > in trying to do so. > > > > Regards, > > John Rhymes > > New Orleans > > ============================== 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=1237Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com ============================== 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

Can we take this stuff off the list. If someone has a problem, send the e-mail directly to that person and not clog up the list and the archives with all this personal stuff. ----- Original Message ----- From: John Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 9:07 PM To: WILLIS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: A possible thief Thank you Earl. That's a very good suggestion. The letter is aimed at Randy Willis, whose site is at www.randywillis.org/. Unless he has moved it, he has my material at http://www.randywillis.org/relationship.html under his own name as if he created it. He conveniently left off the copyright notice at the end. My original material is at http://wymple.gs.net/~longstrt/consangu.html Thanks for your suggestion, John New Orleans ------------------------ Earl Willis wrote: > > Since this list is filled with Mr. Willis'....it might be a good idea John > if you specify to whom your charges are leveled. > earl m. willis > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John" <longstrt@gs.net> > To: <WILLIS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 12:16 PM > Subject: A possible thief > > > Dear Mr. Willis, > > > > Recently I chastised you for trying to steal my file "Consanguinity" > > (http://wymple.gs.net/~longstrt/consangu.html) and pass it off as your > > own creation. > > > > I'm glad to see that you have removed the title from the main page of > > your website and I am pleased that you like it so much that you would > > like to claim credit for it. > > > > However, I have just checked your site and find that you have merely > > hidden it away there as "relationship" with your own name blazoned > > across the top, as if it were something of your own doing. You and > > I both know that you had absolutely nothing at all to do with any > > part of it. > > > > Willis is an old an honorable family and we look down on those who would > > practice perfidy. Especially any who would like to claim kin with us. > > > > I have looked at the available record of Joseph Willis, the Negro slave > > from whom you claim descent, and who my ancestor, John Willis, set free. > > Nowhere do I find even a smudge on his character, certainly not that of > > "thief". > > > > You are not a thief are you Mr. Willis? Then don't act like one. > > Remove completely, once and for all, any remnant of my file > > "Consanguinity" > > from your website. As clearly indicated, the file is copyrighted and > > you have no > > right to it whatsoever. > > > > You also owe an apology to the family at large for such a breach of > > faith. > > > > As with everyone on the Internet, you are free to link to the site as > > often as > > you like. Nonetheless, it is not yours. You do not have permission to > > copy the file onto your site and try to claim it as your own. You are > > wrong > > in trying to do so. > > > > Regards, > > John Rhymes > > New Orleans > > ============================== 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=1237Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

Thank you Earl. That's a very good suggestion. The letter is aimed at Randy Willis, whose site is at www.randywillis.org/. Unless he has moved it, he has my material at http://www.randywillis.org/relationship.html under his own name as if he created it. He conveniently left off the copyright notice at the end. My original material is at http://wymple.gs.net/~longstrt/consangu.html Thanks for your suggestion, John New Orleans ------------------------ Earl Willis wrote: > > Since this list is filled with Mr. Willis'....it might be a good idea John > if you specify to whom your charges are leveled. > earl m. willis > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John" <longstrt@gs.net> > To: <WILLIS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 12:16 PM > Subject: A possible thief > > > Dear Mr. Willis, > > > > Recently I chastised you for trying to steal my file "Consanguinity" > > (http://wymple.gs.net/~longstrt/consangu.html) and pass it off as your > > own creation. > > > > I'm glad to see that you have removed the title from the main page of > > your website and I am pleased that you like it so much that you would > > like to claim credit for it. > > > > However, I have just checked your site and find that you have merely > > hidden it away there as "relationship" with your own name blazoned > > across the top, as if it were something of your own doing. You and > > I both know that you had absolutely nothing at all to do with any > > part of it. > > > > Willis is an old an honorable family and we look down on those who would > > practice perfidy. Especially any who would like to claim kin with us. > > > > I have looked at the available record of Joseph Willis, the Negro slave > > from whom you claim descent, and who my ancestor, John Willis, set free. > > Nowhere do I find even a smudge on his character, certainly not that of > > "thief". > > > > You are not a thief are you Mr. Willis? Then don't act like one. > > Remove completely, once and for all, any remnant of my file > > "Consanguinity" > > from your website. As clearly indicated, the file is copyrighted and > > you have no > > right to it whatsoever. > > > > You also owe an apology to the family at large for such a breach of > > faith. > > > > As with everyone on the Internet, you are free to link to the site as > > often as > > you like. Nonetheless, it is not yours. You do not have permission to > > copy the file onto your site and try to claim it as your own. You are > > wrong > > in trying to do so. > > > > Regards, > > John Rhymes > > New Orleans > >

Since this list is filled with Mr. Willis'....it might be a good idea John if you specify to whom your charges are leveled. earl m. willis ----- Original Message ----- From: "John" <longstrt@gs.net> To: <WILLIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 12:16 PM Subject: A possible thief > Dear Mr. Willis, > > Recently I chastised you for trying to steal my file "Consanguinity" > (http://wymple.gs.net/~longstrt/consangu.html) and pass it off as your > own creation. > > I'm glad to see that you have removed the title from the main page of > your website and I am pleased that you like it so much that you would > like to claim credit for it. > > However, I have just checked your site and find that you have merely > hidden it away there as "relationship" with your own name blazoned > across the top, as if it were something of your own doing. You and > I both know that you had absolutely nothing at all to do with any > part of it. > > Willis is an old an honorable family and we look down on those who would > practice perfidy. Especially any who would like to claim kin with us. > > I have looked at the available record of Joseph Willis, the Negro slave > from whom you claim descent, and who my ancestor, John Willis, set free. > Nowhere do I find even a smudge on his character, certainly not that of > "thief". > > You are not a thief are you Mr. Willis? Then don't act like one. > Remove completely, once and for all, any remnant of my file > "Consanguinity" > from your website. As clearly indicated, the file is copyrighted and > you have no > right to it whatsoever. > > You also owe an apology to the family at large for such a breach of > faith. > > As with everyone on the Internet, you are free to link to the site as > often as > you like. Nonetheless, it is not yours. You do not have permission to > copy the file onto your site and try to claim it as your own. You are > wrong > in trying to do so. > > Regards, > John Rhymes > New Orleans > > > ============================== > 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 >

Dear Mr. Willis, Recently I chastised you for trying to steal my file "Consanguinity" (http://wymple.gs.net/~longstrt/consangu.html) and pass it off as your own creation. I'm glad to see that you have removed the title from the main page of your website and I am pleased that you like it so much that you would like to claim credit for it. However, I have just checked your site and find that you have merely hidden it away there as "relationship" with your own name blazoned across the top, as if it were something of your own doing. You and I both know that you had absolutely nothing at all to do with any part of it. Willis is an old an honorable family and we look down on those who would practice perfidy. Especially any who would like to claim kin with us. I have looked at the available record of Joseph Willis, the Negro slave from whom you claim descent, and who my ancestor, John Willis, set free. Nowhere do I find even a smudge on his character, certainly not that of "thief". You are not a thief are you Mr. Willis? Then don't act like one. Remove completely, once and for all, any remnant of my file "Consanguinity" from your website. As clearly indicated, the file is copyrighted and you have no right to it whatsoever. You also owe an apology to the family at large for such a breach of faith. As with everyone on the Internet, you are free to link to the site as often as you like. Nonetheless, it is not yours. You do not have permission to copy the file onto your site and try to claim it as your own. You are wrong in trying to do so. Regards, John Rhymes New Orleans