This bit of genealogy is taken from E. M. Woodward's 1883 History of Burlington County:

The first white settler of Shamong Township of whom any authentic facts are known is Micajah Willets, who settled in the western portion of the Township prior to the Revolutionary War, and chose a spot on which to dwell near Indian Mills, where he erected for himself and family a rude dwelling and cleared up a small farm, and engaged in tilling the soil. His family consisted of:

1. Benjamin Willets. He married Rebecca Howard, and resided on a portion of the old homestead. His children were:
   • Samuel Willets, d. before 1882.
   • Amos Willets, d. before 1882.
   • Micajah Willets, d. before 1882.
   • Benjamin Willets, d. before 1882.
   • Joseph Willets. He married Edith Jones, and in 1883 was residing in Southampton Township.
   • Elizabeth Willets. She married Vincent Prickett, and resided in 1883 in Tabernacle village.
   • Rebecca Willets. She married John Alloway, and lived in Marlton as of 1883.
   • Lidie Willets. She married S.C. Mason, and as of 1883 was living in Trenton.
   • Beaulah Willets. She married Joshua Jones, and lived in Southampton township.
   • John Willets. He married Rachel Huston and lived in Tabernacle.
2. Richard Willets. He married Hannah Howard, and resided at Tabernacle, until the time of his death in 1847. He had several children.
3. John Willets. He married and lived at Tabernacle until he died in 1827; he raised a large family.
4. Mary Willets. She married John Corry, and was living in Shamong in 1883.
5. Hephzibah Willets. She married Joshua Cline, and was still living in Shamong in 1883. She "reared up a large family of boys and girls."

The following information on the Willet family was sent by another visitor to this site, Anne.

Thomas Willet was born in England in 1510. He was married in England to Elizabeth Stant in 1540 and died in April 1598. The children of Thomas and Elizabeth were:

1. Richard Willett, born 1563. He married Catherine Hawk on 5 May 1591 and died 15 Apr 1597.
2. Anna Willett, born 1565. She married a Thomas Adams on 27 Apr 1579.
3. Elizabeth Willett, born 1567 and married John Guilwyin.
4. Reverend Andrew Willett, born 1562, Ely, Hertford, England. He was married to Jacobina Goad in 1598 and died on 4 Dec 1621. They were the parents of:
   • Richard Willetts, born 1618 in England and died 9 Jun 1665. He was married about 1649 to Mary Washburne, who was born in 1629 in Bengeworth County, Worcester, England. She died 17 nov 1713 in Jerico, Long Island. Mary was the daughter of William and Jane Washburne.
   • Thomas Willetts, born May 1650, Hempstead, Long Island, New York. He married Dinah Townsend about 1670 and died 15 Jun 1714.
   • John Willetts, born 1655 in Hempstead, Long Island. He married Margaret Hallock and died sometime after 1703.
   • Richard Willetts, born 25 Dec 1660 in Hempstead, Long Island. He was married to Abigail Powell on 25 Mar 1686. He also had two other wives, names unknown. Richard died on 14 May 1703.
   • Mary Willetts, born April 1663 in Hempstead, Long Island. She married John Fry on Sep 7 1686. She died in New Jersey, year uncertain.
   • Hope Willetts, born 7 Sep 1652 in Hempstead, Long Island. He married Mary Langdon, daughter of Thomas Langdon, about 1676. (Mary later remarried, in 1707, to John Townsend of Cape May, NJ). Hope and Mary were the parents of:
     • Joseph Willetts, born 13 Dec 1677. He married Deborah Seaman on 6 Nov 1702/1703.
     • Mary Willetts, born 9 Dec 1678. She married Richard Ridgway on 9 Aug 1702, and died in 1719.
     • Elizabeth Willetts, born 3 Feb 1681/2. She married Jarvis Pharo in 1702.
     • Richard Willetts, born 14 Mar 1683/4. He married Elizabeth Ridgway.
     • Hester or Esther Willetts, born 15 April 1686 and died sometime after 1698.
     • Timothy Willetts, born 25 Feb 1688. He married a woman named Judith around 1714.
     • Hope Willetts, born 24 Oct 1689.
     • Phebe Willetts, born 11 Jan 1691. She married Robert Townsend in 1710.
     • James Willetts, born 1694, died 1743.
     • Hannah Willetts, born 3 Oct 1696. She married David Cress and died sometime prior to 1698.
     • Patience Willetts, born 3 Oct 1696 (she was a triplet along with Hannah and Abigail)
     • Abigail Willetts, born 3 Oct 1696. She married Thomas Cranmer in 1716.
     • John Willetts, born 20 Oct 1688 in Cape May, NJ and married Martha Corson in 1716.