Bettie maybe I can give you a hint--my husband is of that family--his line was James Polk Willis married Mary Tripp sister of your Wm.., I believe that Cynthia and James were probably bro and sister but no proof yet...James and Mary were married Feb 18,1827 Mary was born 1810--I have more on the descendants of the Willis family but all I have is a hint the Tripp parents were Wm. and Jane(?) Wm. borned S. Carolina 1770 and died May 10,1814 in Union Co. Ill.,,Jane borned 1771 ???,died Feb 1,1854 in Union Co Ill. Got any clues on either of these families???Mary Willis -----Original Message----- From: Bettie Rehling <brehling@worldnet.att.net> To: WILLIS-L@rootsweb.com <WILLIS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 1:13 PM Subject: Willis-Tripp >Cynthia Willis, b. abt 1805, TN; married William Tripp Jr.; 11 May 1823 in >Madison Co., IL.Son Wylie was born Mar. 1830, in Jersey Co. IL. Six more >children were born to this marriage. No earlier children known...but >suspected. > >Appreciate any help identifying her parents, and siblings. >Bettie Lay Rehling brehling@att.net > > >============================== >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >your heritage! >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >