Abraham Goodwin1

b. 1750, d. date unknown
     Abraham Goodwin was born in 1750 in Mount Bethel Township, Pennsylvania, now Northampton County.1 He was the son of Abraham Goodwin.1 His death date has not been found.

Citations

  1. [S56] Edward George Harazak, "36275.ged", Aug 25, 2001, unverified.
Last Edited=19 Nov 2006

Lt. Jacob Read1,2,3

b. 22 December 1732, d. 4 October 1797
     Lt. Jacob Read was born on 22 December 1732 in Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay.1,2,3 He was the son of Isaac Read and Experience Willis.1,2,3 Lt. Jacob Read married Patience Goodenow on 28 February 1757 in Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay.1,2,3 Lt. Jacob Read married Esther (Maynard) Goodnow, daughter of John and Esther (Rice) Maynard and widow of Aaron Goodenow. on 22 December 1796 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.3,1 He died on 4 October 1797 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 64.1,3

Citations

  1. [S300] Edmund Rice Website, online www.widowmaker.com/~gwk/era.
  2. [S750] Early VR Middlesex Co. MA (published), Vital Records of Sudbury.
  3. [S789] Frances McTeer and Frederick C. Warner, "The Willis Family."
Last Edited=23 Jan 2007

Patience Goodenow1,2

b. 12 June 1735, d. February 1795
     Patience Goodenow was born on 12 June 1735 in Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay. She was the daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Rice) Goodenow.1,2 She married Lt. Jacob Read, son of Isaac Read and Experience Willis, on 28 February 1757 in Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay.1,2,3 Patience Goodenow died in February 1795 at age 59.1 She was buried on 6 February 1795.1

Citations

  1. [S300] Edmund Rice Website, online www.widowmaker.com/~gwk/era.
  2. [S750] Early VR Middlesex Co. MA (published), Vital Records of Sudbury.
  3. [S789] Frances McTeer and Frederick C. Warner, "The Willis Family."
Last Edited=22 Jan 2007

Samuel Willis1,2

b. 1 April 1675, d. 26 November 1758
     Samuel Willis was born on 1 April 1675 in Sudbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1,2 He was the son of Roger Willis and Ruth Hill.1,2 Samuel Willis married Experience Newell on 23 May 1700 in Roxbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay.2 Samuel Willis married Susanna Gleason, daughter of Joseph Gleason and Martha Russell, before July 1703 in Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay.2,3 Samuel Willis died on 26 November 1758 in Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay, at age 83.2

Child of Samuel Willis and Susanna Gleason

Citations

  1. [S750] Early VR Middlesex Co. MA (published), Vital Records of Sudbury.
  2. [S789] Frances McTeer and Frederick C. Warner, "The Willis Family."
  3. [S818] Genealogy of Thomas Gleason, online.
Last Edited=23 Jan 2007

Susanna Gleason1,2,3

b. 24 March 1676, d. 12 May 1758
     Susanna Gleason was born on 24 March 1676 in Sudbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1,2,3 She was the daughter of Joseph Gleason and Martha Russell.1,2,3 Susanna Gleason married Samuel Willis, son of Roger Willis and Ruth Hill, before July 1703 in Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay.2,3 Susanna Gleason died on 12 May 1758 in Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay, at age 82.2

Child of Susanna Gleason and Samuel Willis

Citations

  1. [S750] Early VR Middlesex Co. MA (published), Vital Records of Sudbury.
  2. [S789] Frances McTeer and Frederick C. Warner, "The Willis Family."
  3. [S818] Genealogy of Thomas Gleason, online.
Last Edited=22 Jan 2007

Roger Willis1

b. circa 1640, d. before 10 December 1700
     Roger Willis was born circa 1640 in Massachusetts Bay Colony. His lineage and birth place are unknown. The article on the Willis Family (NEHGR 114:22) discusses several theories of his origin.1 He married Ruth Hill, daughter of John Hill and Frances Tileston, on 19 July 1664 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1,2,3 Roger Willis died before 10 December 1700 in Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay. The death date of Roger Willis is not recorded in the Massachusetts records. This date is based on a land sale that referred to the heirs of Roger Willis.1

Children of Roger Willis and Ruth Hill

Citations

  1. [S789] Frances McTeer and Frederick C. Warner, "The Willis Family."
  2. [S790] J. Gardner Bartlett, "John Hill."
  3. [S839] Early VR Suffolk Co. MA (published), Vital records of Dorchester.
  4. [S750] Early VR Middlesex Co. MA (published), Vital Records of Sudbury.
Last Edited=23 Jan 2007

Ruth Hill1,2

b. August 1644, d. 1 September 1736
     Ruth Hill was born in August 1644 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1,2 She was the daughter of John Hill and Frances Tileston.1,2 Ruth Hill married Roger Willis on 19 July 1664 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1,2,3 Ruth Hill died on 1 September 1736 in Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay, at age 92.1,2

Children of Ruth Hill and Roger Willis

Citations

  1. [S789] Frances McTeer and Frederick C. Warner, "The Willis Family."
  2. [S790] J. Gardner Bartlett, "John Hill."
  3. [S839] Early VR Suffolk Co. MA (published), Vital records of Dorchester.
  4. [S750] Early VR Middlesex Co. MA (published), Vital Records of Sudbury.
Last Edited=22 Jan 2007

Ruth Willis1

b. circa 1668, d. before 1701
     Ruth Willis was born circa 1668.2 She was the daughter of Roger Willis and Ruth Hill.3 Ruth Willis married John Goodenow on 28 February 1690 in Sudbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1,3 Ruth Willis died before 1701 in Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay.3

Citations

  1. [S750] Early VR Middlesex Co. MA (published), Vital Records of Sudbury.
  2. [S135] Charles Edwin Brooks, "Brooks/Karlen Family Tree", Sep. 8, 2001, unverified.
  3. [S789] Frances McTeer and Frederick C. Warner, "The Willis Family."
Last Edited=23 Jan 2007

Mary Willis1,2

b. 7 January 1668/69, d. date unknown
     Mary Willis was born on 7 January 1668/69 in Sudbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1,2 She was the daughter of Roger Willis and Ruth Hill.1,2 Her death date has not been found.

Citations

  1. [S750] Early VR Middlesex Co. MA (published), Vital Records of Sudbury.
  2. [S789] Frances McTeer and Frederick C. Warner, "The Willis Family."
Last Edited=23 Jan 2007

Elizabeth Willis1,2

b. 9 March 1677/78, d. date unknown
     Elizabeth Willis was born on 9 March 1677/78 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1,2 She was the daughter of Roger Willis and Ruth Hill.1,2 Her death date has not been found.

Citations

  1. [S789] Frances McTeer and Frederick C. Warner, "The Willis Family."
  2. [S839] Early VR Suffolk Co. MA (published), Vital records of Dorchester.
Last Edited=3 Feb 2007

Hannah Willis1,2

b. 11 February 1679/80, d. date unknown
     Hannah Willis was born on 11 February 1679/80 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1,2 She was the daughter of Roger Willis and Ruth Hill.1,2 Her death date has not been found.

Citations

  1. [S789] Frances McTeer and Frederick C. Warner, "The Willis Family."
  2. [S839] Early VR Suffolk Co. MA (published), Vital records of Dorchester.
Last Edited=3 Feb 2007

Sarah Willis1,2

b. 20 March 1683/84, d. date unknown
     Sarah Willis was born on 20 March 1683/84 in Sudbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1,2 She was the daughter of Roger Willis and Ruth Hill.1,2 Sarah Willis married Daniel Taylor, son of William and Sarah Taylor. in 1712 in Marlboro, Province of Massachusetts Bay.2 Her death date has not been found.

Citations

  1. [S750] Early VR Middlesex Co. MA (published), Vital Records of Sudbury.
  2. [S789] Frances McTeer and Frederick C. Warner, "The Willis Family."
Last Edited=19 Jan 2007

Josiah Willis1,2

b. 8 December 1686, d. before 6 November 1758
     Josiah Willis was born on 8 December 1686 in Sudbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1,2 He was the son of Roger Willis and Ruth Hill.1,2 Josiah Willis married Sarah Wood on 11 January 1714 in Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay.2 He died before 6 November 1758 in Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay.2

Citations

  1. [S750] Early VR Middlesex Co. MA (published), Vital Records of Sudbury.
  2. [S789] Frances McTeer and Frederick C. Warner, "The Willis Family."
Last Edited=23 Jan 2007

Thankful Willis1,2

b. 14 September 1690, d. 3 January 1735
     Thankful Willis was born on 14 September 1690 in Sudbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1,2 She was the daughter of Roger Willis and Ruth Hill.1,2 Thankful Willis married James Bellows on 18 January 1726/27 in Marlboro, Province of Massachusetts Bay.2 She died on 3 January 1735 in Southborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay, at age 44.2

Citations

  1. [S750] Early VR Middlesex Co. MA (published), Vital Records of Sudbury.
  2. [S789] Frances McTeer and Frederick C. Warner, "The Willis Family."
Last Edited=19 Jan 2007

Joseph Gleason1

b. 1642, d. 20 November 1715
     Joseph Gleason was born in 1642 in Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony, now Middlesex County.1 He was the son of Thomas Gleason and Susanna Page.1 Joseph Gleason married as his first wife Martha Russell, daughter of William Russell and Martha Davyes, in 1667 in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1 Joseph Gleason married as his second wife Abigail Garfield on 22 December 1686 in Sudbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1,2 Joseph Gleason died on 20 November 1715 in Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay.2,1
     His estate was inventoried on 13 December 1715.3

Children of Joseph Gleason and Martha Russell

Citations

  1. [S818] Genealogy of Thomas Gleason, online.
  2. [S750] Early VR Middlesex Co. MA (published), Vital Records of Sudbury.
  3. [S1133] Probate Record , Middlesex County Probate Files, online at www.americanancestors.org.
  4. [S789] Frances McTeer and Frederick C. Warner, "The Willis Family."
Last Edited=4 Oct 2014

Martha Russell1,2

b. between 1645 and 1655, d. 2 March 1684
     Martha Russell was born between 1645 and 1655 in Cambridge Farms, Massachusetts Bay Colony, now Lexington, Middlesex County.1,3 She was the daughter of William Russell and Martha Davyes.1,2 Martha Russell married Joseph Gleason, son of Thomas Gleason and Susanna Page, in 1667 in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony.4 Martha Russell died on 2 March 1684 in Sudbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony.5,4

Children of Martha Russell and Joseph Gleason

Citations

  1. [S750] Early VR Middlesex Co. MA (published), Vital Records of Cambridge.
  2. [S817] Descendants of William Russell, online.
  3. [S750] Early VR Middlesex Co. MA (published), Vital Records of Lexington.
  4. [S818] Genealogy of Thomas Gleason, online.
  5. [S750] Early VR Middlesex Co. MA (published), Vital Records of Sudbury.
  6. [S789] Frances McTeer and Frederick C. Warner, "The Willis Family."
Last Edited=15 Jan 2007

Joseph Gleason1

b. 8 June 1668, d. 30 April 1669
     Joseph Gleason was born on 8 June 1668 in Sudbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1 He was the son of Joseph Gleason and Martha Russell.1 Joseph Gleason died on 30 April 1669 in Sudbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony.2,1

Citations

  1. [S818] Genealogy of Thomas Gleason, online.
  2. [S750] Early VR Middlesex Co. MA (published), Vital Records of Sudbury.
Last Edited=4 Oct 2014

Joyce Gleason1

b. 21 April 1678, d. 12 September 1724
     Joyce Gleason was born on 21 April 1678 in Sudbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1 She was the daughter of Joseph Gleason and Martha Russell.1 Joyce Gleason married Jacob Newell on 23 May 1700.1 She died on 12 September 1724 in Attleborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay, at age 46.1

Citations

  1. [S818] Genealogy of Thomas Gleason, online.
Last Edited=4 Jan 2007

Joseph Gleason1,2

b. 18 October 1670, d. 15 October 1711
     Joseph Gleason was born on 18 October 1670 in Sudbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1,2 He was the son of Joseph Gleason and Martha Russell.1,2 Joseph Gleason married Hannah Moore before 1705.2 Joseph Gleason died on 15 October 1711 in Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay, at age 40.1,2
     His estate was inventoried on 8 November 1711.3

Citations

  1. [S750] Early VR Middlesex Co. MA (published), Vital Records of Sudbury.
  2. [S818] Genealogy of Thomas Gleason, online.
  3. [S1133] Probate Record , Middlesex County Probate Files, online at www.americanancestors.org.
Last Edited=4 Oct 2014

John Hill1

b. circa 1602, d. 31 May 1664
     John Hill was born circa 1602 in Chard, Somerset, England.1,2 He was the son of John Hill and Jane Gaud.3 John Hill married Frances Tileston in 1629 in England.1 John Hill died on 31 May 1664 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1,4,2

Children of John Hill and Frances Tileston

Citations

  1. [S790] J. Gardner Bartlett, "John Hill."
  2. [S1140] Merideth B. Colkert, Founders of Early American Families.
  3. [S135] Charles Edwin Brooks, "Brooks/Karlen Family Tree", Sep. 8, 2001, unverified.
  4. [S839] Early VR Suffolk Co. MA (published), Vital records of Dorchester.
  5. [S789] Frances McTeer and Frederick C. Warner, "The Willis Family."
Last Edited=14 Dec 2014

Frances Tileston1

b. circa 1608, d. 18 November 1676
     Frances Tileston was born circa 1608 in Chard, Somerset, England.1 She married John Hill, son of John Hill and Jane Gaud, in 1629 in England.1 Frances Tileston died on 18 November 1676 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony.2,3
     Frances was also known as Tilden.

Children of Frances Tileston and John Hill

Citations

  1. [S790] J. Gardner Bartlett, "John Hill."
  2. [S135] Charles Edwin Brooks, "Brooks/Karlen Family Tree", Sep. 8, 2001, unverified.
  3. [S154] David Robinson, "D. B. Robinson's Genealogy Page", Dec. 16, 2001, unverified.
  4. [S839] Early VR Suffolk Co. MA (published), Vital records of Dorchester.
  5. [S789] Frances McTeer and Frederick C. Warner, "The Willis Family."
Last Edited=3 Feb 2007

Mehitable Hill1,2

b. before 18 February 1650, d. 5 March 1678/79
     Mehitable Hill was born before 18 February 1650 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1 She was baptized on 18 February 1650 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1 She was the daughter of John Hill and Frances Tileston.1 Mehitable Hill died on 5 March 1678/79 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1,2

Citations

  1. [S790] J. Gardner Bartlett, "John Hill."
  2. [S839] Early VR Suffolk Co. MA (published), Vital records of Dorchester.
Last Edited=3 Feb 2007

Thomas Gleason1

b. 1607, d. 1686
     Thomas Gleason was born in 1607 in Sulgrave, Northamptonshire, England.1 He was the son of Thomas Gleason and Margaret Kirton.2 Thomas Gleason married Susanna Page in April 1636 in Sulgrave, Northamptonshire, England.1 Thomas Gleason died in 1686 in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1
     Thomas was also known as Leeson.1 He became a freeman on 1 June 1652 in Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1

Child of Thomas Gleason and Susanna Page

Citations

  1. [S818] Genealogy of Thomas Gleason, online.
  2. [S135] Charles Edwin Brooks, "Brooks/Karlen Family Tree", Sep. 8, 2001, unverified.
Last Edited=15 Jan 2007

Susanna Page1

b. circa 1611, d. 24 January 1691
     Susanna Page was born circa 1611 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. She was the daughter of Thomas and Susannah Page based on her father's will found in the Suffolk Probate Records. See http://www.geneamusings.com/2010/05/images-of-will-of-thomas-page-died.html. She married Thomas Gleason, son of Thomas Gleason and Margaret Kirton, in April 1636 in Sulgrave, Northamptonshire, England.1 Susanna Page died on 24 January 1691 in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1

Child of Susanna Page and Thomas Gleason

Citations

  1. [S818] Genealogy of Thomas Gleason, online.
Last Edited=1 Aug 2015

William Russell1

b. circa 1606, d. 14 February 1661/62
     William Russell was born circa 1606 in England.1 He married Martha Davyes before 1636 Estimated, based on first child's birthdate.1 William Russell died on 14 February 1661/62 in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony.2,1,3
     He and Martha Davyes immigrated in circa 1640 departing from England. Their son Joseph traveled with them.1

Children of William Russell and Martha Davyes

Citations

  1. [S817] Descendants of William Russell, online.
  2. [S750] Early VR Middlesex Co. MA (published), Vital Records of Cambridge.
  3. [S1140] Merideth B. Colkert, Founders of Early American Families.
Last Edited=26 Sep 2019