Joseph Willis1
b. 23 November 1753, d. 19 February 1848
Last Edited=22 Jun 2014
Joseph Willis was born on 23 November 1753 at Goocland County, Virginia.1
On 1 September 1780 at Caswell County, North Carolina,Joseph Willis enliisted as a private and served four months in Captain Adam Saunders' company in Colnonel William Moore's North Carolina regiment.1
On 1 September 1781 at Caswell County, North Carolina,Joseph Willis enliisted and served three months and three weeks in Captain Adam Saunders' company in Colnonel William Moore's North Carolina regiment.1
On 13 September 1781 at Orange County, North Carolina,Joseph Willis fought in the Battle of Lindley's Mill
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Joseph Willis was enumerated during 1790 on the 1790 U. S. census for 9th Company, Rutherford County, North Carolina as head of family Joseph Willis. Enumerated in this family were: 1 Free white males of 16 years old and upwards, including heads of families, 3 Free white males under 16 years old, 2 Free white females including heads of families.3
A Marriage Bond was issued for Joseph Willis and Jemima Towery on 15 February 1833 at Lincoln County, North Carolina. Soloman Young was the Bondsman. Andrew Dickson was the Witness.4,1
Joseph Willis died on 19 February 1848 at Lincoln County, North Carolina, at age 94.1
On 1 September 1780 at Caswell County, North Carolina,Joseph Willis enliisted as a private and served four months in Captain Adam Saunders' company in Colnonel William Moore's North Carolina regiment.1
On 1 September 1781 at Caswell County, North Carolina,Joseph Willis enliisted and served three months and three weeks in Captain Adam Saunders' company in Colnonel William Moore's North Carolina regiment.1
On 13 September 1781 at Orange County, North Carolina,Joseph Willis fought in the Battle of Lindley's Mill
.1,2 Joseph Willis was enumerated during 1790 on the 1790 U. S. census for 9th Company, Rutherford County, North Carolina as head of family Joseph Willis. Enumerated in this family were: 1 Free white males of 16 years old and upwards, including heads of families, 3 Free white males under 16 years old, 2 Free white females including heads of families.3
A Marriage Bond was issued for Joseph Willis and Jemima Towery on 15 February 1833 at Lincoln County, North Carolina. Soloman Young was the Bondsman. Andrew Dickson was the Witness.4,1
Joseph Willis died on 19 February 1848 at Lincoln County, North Carolina, at age 94.1
Citations
- "Revolutionary War Pensions," file for Willis, Joseph( W.1017, North Carolina), Database and Images, Fold3 (www.fold3.com); Citing microfilm M804. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, National Archives, Washington D.C., (ARC Identifier 300022), Link to first Item http://www.fold3.com/image/28356744
- Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org ) " Battle of Lindley's Mill,."
- 1790 U. S. census, Rutherford County, North Carolina, 9th Company, p. 140 (written), Column 1, line 19, Joseph Willis; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 20 Jun 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication M367, Roll 7.
- "North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868," database on-line, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/: accessed 22 June 2014), entry for Joseph Willis and Mime Towery; citing An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State Archives. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977.