Thomas Willett

Abt 1710 - Bef 1779  (< 69 years)

• Name	Thomas Willett  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1710	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Land - they bought land	14 May 1745	tract Parramore's Double Purchase, Worcester Co, Maryland   [2]
  	Thomas Newton of Maryland, planter, sold to Thomas Willett of Maryland, for 20 pounds money of Maryland, 100 acres of land, part of a tract of land originally granted to Mr. John Parramore Called Double Purchase, bounded on the southwest by William Turner, northwest to a Spanish Read Oak, northeast return. Witt: William Lane & John Scarborough.
  Will - Named in Fathers will	1 Feb 1758	Worcester Co, Maryland   [1]
  	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.
  Estate Settlement - Named in brothers settlement	30 Oct 1770	Worcester Co, Maryland   [3]
  	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.
  Reference Identifier	P.1.1.1
  Record ID	98928
  Will	13 Feb 1779	Worcester Co, Maryland   [4, 5]
  	In his will Thomas Willett gave to Elizabeth Holland, daughter of Benjamin Holland and his wife Molly. To Benjamin Holland all the money due me from Phillip Quinton and the part of the tract of land that I have not sold that I possess of Parramores Double Purchase. To William Cowley, son of Samuel Cowley and Elizabeth his wife, the tract of land called Willets Out Lett and the enlarging and the rest of my goods and personal estate. And if William Cowley dies without heirs, then to William Slocomb, son of Robert Slocom and his wife Ruth. William Cowley and Robert Slocom my sole Extrs. Witt: Levin Newton, Levin Hill and Joshua Sturgis.
  Death	Bef 13 Mar 1779	Worcester Co, Maryland   [4, 5]
  	It was on this date that his will was proved.
  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	I98928	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2019

  
  

  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  [6]
  	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 1710 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [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. 631, 2653. [S2653] Albert James Willett Jr., Willett, Albert James - The Willett Families, (Southern Historical Press, Inc., Easley, SC, 1985), p. 633, 2653. [S2653] Albert James Willett Jr., Willett, Albert James - The Willett Families, (Southern Historical Press, Inc., Easley, SC, 1985), p. 632 (will of Thomas Willett), 2653. [S825] Dryden, Ruth - Wor Co Wills 1769-1783, (San Diego, CA, Ruth Dryden), p. 46 (will of Thomas Willett), 825. [S2560] Rob Hall (C.R.V. Hall) [email protected], Ancestors of William Thomas Taylor, (Email to M.K. Miles, 11/30/2015), 2560.