Early New Netherlands Settlers


Samuel <John> Willis

18 July 2013

Generation 1 1. Samuel <John> Willis (Rn=3465), son of John <Samuel> Willis (Rn=1626) and Elizabeth <Adam> Mott Willis (Rn=1579), who was born 07 March 1759 and died 1838 at 78 years of age. He married 1785 Rachel <Thomas> Pearsall Willis (Rn=3516), a daughter of Thomas <Henry> Pearsall (Rn=5670) and Ann <Thomas> Williams Pearsall (Rn=2874). Children of Samuel <John> Willis and Rachel <Thomas> Pearsall were as follows: + 2. i. Henry <Samuel> Willis (Rn=3472), who was born 1786 and married Phebe <Edmond> Post Willis (Rn=3864). + 3. ii. Phebe <Samuel> Willis Post (Rn=3894), who was born 1787 and married James <Henry> Post (Rn=3863). + 4. iii. John <Samuel> Willis (Rn=3475), who was born 1793 and married Mary W <Jacob> Kirby Willis (Rn=1816). + 5. iv. Amy <Samuel> Willis Rushmore (Rn=2072) and married Townsend <Stephen> Rushmore (Rn=2008). Generation 2 2. Henry <Samuel> Willis (Rn=3472), who was born 1786 and died 1865 at 79 years of age. He married 1813 Phebe <Edmond> Post Willis (Rn=3864), a daughter of Edmond <Henry> Post (Rn=3859) and Catharine <Joseph> Willets Post (Rn=3890). Children of Henry <Samuel> Willis and Phebe <Edmond> Post were as follows: + 6. i. Samuel <Henry> Willis (Rn=3483) and married Catharine <Joseph> Post Willis (Rn=8142). 7. ii. Edmond <Henry> Willis [? ?] [Sarah Kirby Hallowell/Willis]. 8. iii. Catharine <Henry> Willis. + 9. iv. Isaac <Henry> Willis (Rn=3444) and married Mary H <Robert> Seaman Willis (Rn=3523). 3. Phebe <Samuel> Willis Post (Rn=3894), who was born 1787 and died 1883 at 96 years of age. She married 1811 James <Henry> Post (Rn=3863), who was born 1785 and died 1870 at 85 years of age, a son of Henry <Richard> Post (Rn=3831) and Mary <Edmond> Titus Post (Rn=3889). Children of James <Henry> Post and Phebe <Samuel> Willis were as follows: 10. i. Elisabeth <James> Post was born 1813 and died 1858). 11. ii. Sarah <James> Post was born 1815). 12. iii. Charles <James> Post (Rn=3867), who was born 1818. He married 1844 Maria Amelia <?> Townsend Post. 13. iv. Rachel <James> Post was born 1820). 14. v. Mary <James> Post Lewis was born 1823 and died 1851) {Elias}. 15. vi. Caroline <James> Post Underhill (Rn=3870), who was born 1826. She married 1847 Daniel <Samuel> Underhill (Rn=3895), who was born 1826, a son of Samuel J <Daniel> Underhill (Rn=6210) and Mary <Samuel> Willets Underhill (Rn=4048). 16. vii. Esther <James> Post Jackson (Rn=3871), who was born 1829. She married 1867 Solomon <Solomon> Jackson (Rn=3901), a son of Solomon <Samuel> Jackson (Rn=5260) and Mary <Jeremiah> Brouwer Jackson (Rn=49788). 17. viii. Catharine <James> Post Underhill (Rn=3877), who was born 1833. She married 1883 Daniel <Samuel> Underhill (Rn=3895), who was born 1826, a son of Samuel J <Daniel> Underhill (Rn=6210) and Mary <Samuel> Willets Underhill (Rn=4048). 4. John <Samuel> Willis (Rn=3475), who was born 1793. He married Mary W <Jacob> Kirby Willis (Rn=1816), a daughter of Jacob <Willet> Kirby (Rn=1689) and Mary <William> Seaman Kirby (Rn=1693). Children of John <Samuel> Willis and Mary W <Jacob> Kirby were as follows: + 18. i. Edward <John> Willis (Rn=3508) and married Elisabeth H <Robert> Seaman Willis (Rn=3522). 19. ii. Mary F <John> Willis Hicks {Isaac <John>}. 20. iii. Rachel W <John> Willis Hicks was born 1820) {Samuel John>}. 21. iv. Lucretia Mott <John> Willis (died young). 5. Amy <Samuel> Willis Rushmore (Rn=2072). She married Townsend <Stephen> Rushmore (Rn=2008), a son of Stephen <Isaac> Rushmore (Rn=2004) and Phebe <Thomas> Townsend Rushmore (Rn=2073). Children of Townsend <Stephen> Rushmore and Amy <Samuel> Willis were as follows: 22. i. Esther <Townsend> Rushmore. 23. ii. Isaac <Townsend> Rushmore. 24. iii. Phebe <Townsend> Rushmore. 25. iv. Samuel <Townsend> Rushmore. 26. v. William <Townsend> Rushmore. 27. vi. Mary <Townsend> Rushmore. Generation 3 6. Samuel <Henry> Willis (Rn=3483). He married Catharine <Joseph> Post Willis (Rn=8142), a daughter of Joseph <Edmond> Post (Rn=3943) and Mary <Willet> Robbins Post (Rn=3942). Children of Samuel <Henry> Willis and Catharine <Joseph> Post were as follows: 28. i. Mary <Samuel> Willis Albertson <Augustus>. 29. ii. Phebe <Samuel> Willis. 9. Isaac <Henry> Willis (Rn=3444). He married Mary H <Robert> Seaman Willis (Rn=3523), a daughter of Robert <David> Seaman (Rn=8209) and Sarah <Elias> Hicks Seaman (Rn=6877). Children of Isaac <Henry> Willis and Mary H <Robert> Seaman were as follows: 30. i. Henry <Isaac> Willis. 31. ii. Robert S <Isaac> Willis. 18. Edward <John> Willis (Rn=3508). He married Elisabeth H <Robert> Seaman Willis (Rn=3522), a daughter of Robert <David> Seaman (Rn=8209) and Sarah <Elias> Hicks Seaman (Rn=6877). Children of Edward <John> Willis and Elisabeth H <Robert> Seaman were as follows: 32. i. Sarah <Edward> Willis. 33. ii. child <Edward> Willis (died young). 34. iii. child <Edward> Willis (died young). 35. iv. Henrietta <Edward> Willis Underhill (Rn=3509). She married Stephen <Jordan> Underhill (Rn=8973), a son of Jordan <Samuel> Underhill (Rn=4029) and Hannah <Obadiah> Willets Underhill (Rn=4030).