Centuries Past
John Willis

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Name John Willis Birth 1611 Christening 30 Aug 1611 St James' Church, Southbroom, Wiltshire, England Gender Male Alt. Birth Abt 1612 Master 1637 Devizes, Wiltshire, England - Elizabeth STEEVENS, orphan, apprenticed to John WILLIS, sergeweaver. Trade: housewifery. Both of Devizes St Mary.
Occupation Between 1637 and 1667 Serge Weaver / Serge Clothier Death Between 29 Dec 1666 and 29 Jan 1666/67 Devizes, Wiltshire, England Probate 1667 - P1/W/274 Inventory and Will - 1667 John Willis, serge clothier, Devizes - Court of the Bishop of Salisbury (Episcopal Consistory) - 8 pages
He left his wife Mary £100, son Thomas £100, son Robert £100, daughter Margaret £100, son John £50 who had 7 years to demand.
Residence 1667 Devizes, Wiltshire, England _FSFTID MK1M-XV7 _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MK1M-XV7 Person ID I3394 FamilyTree1 Last Modified 4 Feb 2019
Father Robert Willis d. 1626, Devizes, Wiltshire, England Family ID F1061 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Meriwether, b. 1620, Devizes, Wiltshire, England d. Nov 1693, Devizes, Wiltshire, England
(Age 73 years)
Marriage License 14 Aug 1637 - Sarum Marriage Licence Bond - 14 Aug 1637 - John Willis of Devizes, sergeweaver, age 25 and Mary Meriweather of Devizes, spinster age 18 - Bondsman 1: Thos. Meriweather, tanner, Devizes - Bondsman 2: Richard Dornford, haberdasher, Salisbury
Marriage 17 Aug 1637 St John the Baptist's Church, Devizes, Wiltshire, England Children 1. John Willis, b. 1638, Devizes, Wiltshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
+ 2. Mary Willis, b. 1640, Devizes, Wiltshire, England d. Jan 1689/90, Devizes, Wiltshire, England
(Age 50 years)
3. Jeane Willis, b. 1646, Devizes, Wiltshire, England d. Between 1658 and 1667 (Age 12 years)
4. Thomas Willis, b. 1648, Devizes, Wiltshire, England d. 1688, Devizes, Wiltshire, England
(Age 40 years)
+ 5. Robert Willis, b. 20 Dec 1649, Devizes, Wiltshire, England d. Dec 1685, Devizes, Wiltshire, England
(Age 35 years)
+ 6. Margaret Willis, b. Abt 1651 d. Aft 1689 (Age 39 years) Family ID F1060 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Jun 2017