William Willett

Abt 1709 - Bef 1770  (< 61 years)

• Name	William Willett  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1709	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Grand Fathers will	17 Mar 1719	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was shown as a grandson William Willett, son of Ambrose, in the will of William Willett. He was given my mill & 2 acres given me by Richard Hill dec'd and 12 acres purchased by John Cary. He and his father Ambrose were to be Extrs.
  Will - Named in Grand Mothers will	28 Nov 1725	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	He was shown as a grandson William Willett in the will of Ann Willit.
  Land - they were named in a land cause	7 May 1733	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	In the suit of William Willett vs Francis Ayres & Scarburgh Drummond a jury impaneled and returned the following special verdict: That Richard Hill, formerly of the County of Accomack, Gent., dec., was possessed in fee of the land in the declaration mentioned; we also find the last will and testament of the said Hill bearing date 24 May, 1687; we also find a deed from Francis Ayres, late of the said County, father of the defendant Francis Ayres, to William Willett, grandfather of the plaintiff, bearing date the 7th day of January, 1696, which was duly acknowledged the same day in the County aforesaid; we also find a deed from the said Richard Hill to the said William Willett, bearing date the 18th May, 1678, which was acknowledged in the Court aforesaid the 16th May, 1681; we also find the plat of survey made for the said Francis Ayres by Edmund Scarburgh, late surveyor of the said County the -- day of December, 1698; we also find that the aforesaid William Willett by his last will and testament left to the plaintiff the land on which the trespass aforesaid is supposed to be committed; we further find that the mill built upon the acre of land by William Willett, dec., and mentioned in the deed from the said Richard Hill to the said William Willett, grandfather of the plaintiff, and George Middleton hath gone to decay &c. We further find that the defendants are heirs at law to the said Richard Hill; we further find that the defendants felled two trees on the 200 acres of land in the aforesaid will of Richard Hill mentioned &c.
  Land - they sold land	1736	tract A98, Drummond's Mill, Accomack Co, Virginia   [4]
  	William Willett sold his part of this tract to his uncle John Willett, whose 60 acres were adjacent to him; the deed included "also the Millstones Spindle and Frog that belonged to the said Willetts Mill when she was formerly in repair.
  Will - Named in Fathers will	1 Feb 1758	Worcester Co, Maryland   [5]
  	In his will Ambrose Willet gave to son Thomas Willett all that tract of land including the plantation he now lives on called Parramore's Double Purchase containing 100 acres on the seaboard side and also what household goods and other things he hath now in his possession. To son William Willett the plantation he now lives on with part of my land I now live on beginning at a Red Oak Saplin where formerly stood a marked Hickory and then down the branch to a Stoopin White Oak and thence south until it intersects with Tobais Peppers line containing 100 acres and one shilling sterling. To my son John Willett my plantation I now live on with my land not yet mentioned and 2 young steers and 1 feather bed and some funiture, etc. To my daughter Elizabeth Nicholson one shilling sterling. To daughter Ann Holland one shilling sterling. To daughter Joyce Bradshaw one young bull and one small iron pot. To daughters Ruth and Mary the remainder of my personal estate and they to have the liberty to live on the plantation and in the house where I now live durying their single lives. Son Thomas Willet sole Extr. Witt: Eliam Johnson, William Pruitt & Moses Mills.
  Reference Identifier	P.1.1.2
  Record ID	65459
  Death	Bef 30 Oct 1770	Worcester Co, Maryland   [6]
  	The inventory of the estate of John Willett was submitted by John Willett (his brother) and Joyce Bradshaw (his sister). Thomas Willett (his brother) administered his estate on 21 Oct 1772. Nothing in his estate records hint at any descendants.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Willett,   b. 1645, England d. Bef 4 Nov 1719  (Age < 74 years)  (Grandfather)  Ruth Aydelotte, (Aydelotte?),   b. Abt 1690, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Siblings	2 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. William Willett,   b. Abt 1709, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 30 Oct 1770, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 61 years)   2. Thomas Willett,   b. Abt 1710, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 13 Mar 1779, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 69 years) + 3. Ann Willett,   b. Abt 1712, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Nehemiah Holland, II,  m. Abt 1730 > 4. Elizabeth Willett,   b. Abt 1714, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Ambrous Nicholson,  m. Abt 1740   5. John Willett,   b. Abt 1718, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown > 6. Joyce Willett,   b. Abt 1720, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ (--?--) Bradshaw,  m. Abt 1745 + 7. Ruth Willett,   b. Abt 1722, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Robert (of Robt I) Slocomb, II (S.S.),  m. Aft 15 Aug 1749   8. Mary Willett,   b. Abt 1725, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I65459	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	Ambrose Willett,   b. Abt 1688, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 10 Mar 1758, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 70 years)
  Mother	Ruth Aydelotte, (Aydelotte?),   b. Abt 1690, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1708  [7]
  	SPECULATION - Ruth, wife of Ambrose Willet, may not be the dau. of John Aydelotte. There were land dealings between Ambrose Willet & John Aydelotte.
  Family ID	F31812	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1709 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Grand Fathers will - 17 Mar 1719 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Grand Mothers will - 28 Nov 1725 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Land - they were named in a land cause - 7 May 1733 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 61 (will of William Willett), 570. [S571] Nottingham, Acc Land Causes, 1728-1825, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 3 (Wm Willett vs Francis Ayres & Scarburgh Drummond), 571. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 77 (will of Ann Willit), 570. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore (A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties), in a 2 volume set, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 1070 (tract A98), 572. [S2653] Albert James Willett Jr., Willett, Albert James - The Willett Families, (Southern Historical Press, Inc., Easley, SC, 1985), p. 629 (will of Ambrose Willett), 2653. [S2653] Albert James Willett Jr., Willett, Albert James - The Willett Families, (Southern Historical Press, Inc., Easley, SC, 1985), p. 633, 2653. [S2560] Rob Hall (C.R.V. Hall) [email protected], Ancestors of William Thomas Taylor, (Email to M.K. Miles, 11/30/2015), 2560.