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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Willet-53 Andrew Willett] was born 5 Oct 1655. He married twice, Braintree 6 Mar 1693/4 Susannah Holbrook and Boston 25 Oct 1705 Rebecca Bushell (no children). By his first wife he had three children: Thomas (1696-1725 likely unm.), Mary (1701) and Joseph (1704). | [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Willet-53 Andrew Willett] was born 5 Oct 1655. He married twice, Braintree 6 Mar 1693/4 Susannah Holbrook and Boston 25 Oct 1705 Rebecca Bushell (no children). By his first wife he had three children: Thomas (1696-1725 likely unm.), Mary (1701) and Joseph (1704). | ||
| − | Samuel Willett born 27 Oct 1656. | + | Samuel Willett born 27 Oct 1656. He married Hannah Lawrence and is said to have a large family at Flushing, Long Island. |
===Third Generation=== | ===Third Generation=== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:10, 28 February 2025
Contents
Status summary
As of October 27, 2022:
- Recruiting patrilineal (all male line) descendants of Rev. John Robinson to NGS/WGS test. Any male who believes they are such a descendant should Read me First
IMPORTANT: Read me First
Paper trail
First Generation
Thomas Willett was poss. son of Thomas and Alice Willett of Norwich and Leiden. He was born about 1608 and died Swansey (now Swansea) 3 Aug 1674. He married twice, first Plymouth 6 Jul 1636 Mary Brown and second, Milford, CT 19 Sep 1671 Joanna BOYSE Prudden (no children). By his first wife he had thirteen children: Mary (1637), Martha (1639), John (1641), Sarah (1643), Rebecca (1644), Thomas (1646, n.f.r.) Hester (1648), James (1649), Hezekiah (1651-1651), Hezekiah (c1653), David (1654 n.f.r.), Andrew (1655) and Samuel (1658).
Second Generation
John Willett was born Plymouth 21 Aug 1641. He married Charlestown 1663 Abigail Collins, but died (likely without any children) 2 Feb 1663/4.
James Willett was born Plymouth 24 Nov 1649. He married twice, first Rehoboth 17 Apr 1673 Elizabeth Hunt and then Swanzey/Swansea 2 Aug 1677 Grace Frinck. By his second wife he had: John (1690).
Hezekiah Willett was born Plymouth 16 Nov 1653. He married Swansey/Swansea 7 Jan 1675/6 Anna Brown, but he was killed by indians at Swanzey/Swansea 1 Jul 1676 without any children.
Andrew Willett was born 5 Oct 1655. He married twice, Braintree 6 Mar 1693/4 Susannah Holbrook and Boston 25 Oct 1705 Rebecca Bushell (no children). By his first wife he had three children: Thomas (1696-1725 likely unm.), Mary (1701) and Joseph (1704).
Samuel Willett born 27 Oct 1656. He married Hannah Lawrence and is said to have a large family at Flushing, Long Island.
Third Generation
DNA Results
Previous testing
FTDNA's Willett/Ouellette DNA Project currently does not list anyone claiming Thomas Willett was their Most Distant Known Patrilineal Ancestor (MDKPA).
References and External Resources
- Anderson, Robert Charles, The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633 (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 2004)
- Wikipedia article on Thomas Willett
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