AMERICA THE GREAT MELTING POT

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WIFE

Mary Pearce

CHILDREN

1. Mary Willis b. 1656

2. Elizabeth Willis b. 1658

3. William Willis b. 16 Oct 1663

4. Henry Willis b. 1666 (stayed in London)

5. John Willis b. 06 Jan 1668

6. Sarah Willis b. 06 May 1671

7. Rachel Willis b. 1674

8. Ester Willis b. 23 Jul 1677

From Genealogy of the Willis family written by his grandson, Samuel Willis, of Jericho in the year 1760
"My grandfather, born as above said, lived in Wiltshire in a town called the Devises and married one Mary Peace (born June 12th 1632}. They had several children viz: Mary, Elizabeth, William and then moved up to London about the year 1667, the year after the fire and had several children born in London, it being not long after the rise of the people called Quakers.) where he suffered many abuses from the rude rabble on account of his religion. After residing in London seven or eight years, he removed over to this country in the province of New York, with his family, all except his eldest daughter, whom he left in England. On arriving in America, he went to Oyster Bay and settled there and after living a year or two in that town he purchased a lot of ground of Captain John Seaman, lying in the township of Hempstead, L I where my grandfather settled with his family, having named the place Westbury. I suppose in remembrance of a town of the same name in Wiltshire, perhaps the village from which he came.
My grandfather had several children, viz: Mary, Elizabeth, William, Henry, John, Sarah, Rachel and Esther. Some years after my grandfather came to this country, his eldest daughter whom he left in England, came to this country to him, and was subsequently married to George Masters, who with his wife settled in New York."

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