'Willis04'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Wills of Landrake, Wills of Morval, Wills of Wyvellscombe (Wyvelscombe)
Peter Wills (b 1553-4, bur 07.1627, vicar of Morval) | |||||||||||||||
m1. (23.12.1582) Elizabeth Collyns (bur 28.07.1590) | |||||||||||||||
1. | John Wills (bpt 24.01.1583-4, bur 31.07.1591) | ||||||||||||||
2. | Ebbote Wills (bpt 20.02.1585-6, a 1626) | ||||||||||||||
m. (30.06.1612) Richard Pott | |||||||||||||||
3. | Jone Wills (bpt 21.09.1589, a 1626) | ||||||||||||||
m. (17.01.1619-20) Jasper Mathey | |||||||||||||||
m2. (18.11.1590) Mary Trevelyan (b c1568, bur 09.01.1641) | |||||||||||||||
4. | John Wills (bpt 04.06.1592, d 20.02.1654-5, vicar of Morval) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (12.09.1614) Jane Mintern (bur 20.08.1618, dau of Rev. William Mintern of Botusfleming) | |||||||||||||||
A. | Elizabeth Wills (bpt 12.01.1616-7) | ||||||||||||||
m. (18.01.1637-8) William Eustis | |||||||||||||||
m2. Susanna | |||||||||||||||
B. | Abigail Wills (bpt 30.01.1619-20) | ||||||||||||||
m. John Lavington of Exeter | |||||||||||||||
m3. Anne | |||||||||||||||
C. | Jonathan Wills (bur 11.09.1691, rector of St. Mabyn then Tanteglos) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (11.03.1651-2) Amye Nicoll (bur 06.01.1686-7, dau of Humphry Nicoll of Penvose) | |||||||||||||||
i. | John Wills (b 13.03.1653, bur 19.05.1712) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1714-5) Mary (d before 06.09.1716) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Benjamin Wills of Appledore, Devon (b c1685, d 26.12.1748) | ||||||||||||||
m. Sarah Wadland (b c1698, d 17.01.1742-3) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Charles Wills (b 1735-6, d 01.06.1829) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (c08.1766) Elizabeth Evans (d 22.02.1805, dau of William Evans of Ottery St. Mary) | |||||||||||||||
The following comes from Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1887), Cornwall, 1530+1573+1620+additions, 'Wills', p626). | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Benjamin Wills of Croydon, Surrey (b 27.11.1771, d 08.11.1861, surgeon) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. Ann Humphrey (b c1772, d 29.11.1838, dau of Joseph Humphrey of Beckenham & Stroud Green) | |||||||||||||||
(B) | Charles Wills (b 1774-5, d 02.07.1829) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. Prudence Vernon (b 10.01.1776, d 02.1844, dau of Richard Vernon of Appledore by Prudence Pyke) | |||||||||||||||
(C) | Joseph Wills (b 06.1781, dsp 13.06.1841) | ||||||||||||||
m. Eleaner Shaxton of Barnstaple | |||||||||||||||
(D) | Richard Wadland Wills (b 11.06.1785, d 03.08.1859) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. Mary Ann Cull (d 27.09.1863) | |||||||||||||||
(E) | Mary Wills (b 1767-8, d 30.09.1853) | ||||||||||||||
m. Thomas Pulman of Doniford | |||||||||||||||
(F) | Elizabeth Wills (b 1772-3, d 24.09.1854) | ||||||||||||||
m. (11.04.1804) Richard Vernon (son of Richard of Appledore) | |||||||||||||||
(G)+ | other issue - Sarah (b 08.1777, d young), Frances (b 04.1779, d unm 19.09.1856) | ||||||||||||||
m2. Martha Borrough | |||||||||||||||
(2) | Elizabeth Wills | ||||||||||||||
m. John Wadland of Ilfracombe | |||||||||||||||
(3) | Susannah Wills | ||||||||||||||
m. William Newton of Bickenall | |||||||||||||||
(4)+ | other issue - Benjamin (dsp bur 20.11.1754), Sarah | ||||||||||||||
b. | Joseph Wills of Exeter (bur 30.08.1722) | ||||||||||||||
m. (16.04.1717) Honor Calmady (bur 09.02.1722-3, dau of Francis Calmady of Coombshead) | |||||||||||||||
c. | Mary Wills (bur 31.08.1724) | ||||||||||||||
ii.+ | other issue - Jonathan (a 1691), Bridget (bur 02.01.1666-7), Amye (bur 22.07.1676), Phillipa (bur 19.08.1676) | ||||||||||||||
m2. Elizabeth (m2. William Huddy of St. Austell) | |||||||||||||||
D. | John Wills (bpt 17.11.1635, d before 01.06.1715) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. Ursula (a 1715) | |||||||||||||||
E.+ | other issue - Mary (bpt 20.07.1628), Margaret (bpt 10.03.1629-30), Sarah (bpt 04.04.1632, bur 14.08.1632), Dorcas (bpt 02.02.1633-4) | ||||||||||||||
5. | Elizabeth Wills (bpt 17.11.1594) | ||||||||||||||
m. (01.06.1618) Abraham Cloke | |||||||||||||||
6. | Jane Wills (bpt 28.02.1598-9) | ||||||||||||||
m. (14.01.1637-8) John Gill of Plymouth | |||||||||||||||
7. | Mary Wills (bpt 28.05.1606) | ||||||||||||||
m. (08.02.1634-5) Henry Ellacott | |||||||||||||||
8.+ | other issue - Peter (bpt 21.12.1592, a 1626), William (bpt 09.11.1600), Anne (bpt 06.02.1596-7, a 1625), Phililppa (bpt 21.11.1602, a 1625), Dorothy (bpt 022.07.1604, a 1625), Thomasine (bpt 27.11.1608, a 1625), Christian (bpt 03.03.1610-1, bur 28.05.1620), Katherine (bpt 13.11.1612, a 1625) | ||||||||||||||
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Nicholas Wills 'of Landrake' of Smallscombe in St. Stephens (d 02.10.1607) | |||||||||||||||
m. Ebbot Gifford (bur 19.06.1607, dau of John Gifford) | |||||||||||||||
1. | Gifford Wills 'of Lanrack' of Wyvelscombe (bur 08.10.1612) | ||||||||||||||
m. (13.10.1600) Frances Wyvell (bur 08.06.1605, dau/heir of Thomas Wyvell of Wyvelscombe) | |||||||||||||||
A. | Francis Wills of Wyvellscombe or Wyvelscombe, Sheriff of Cornwall (bpt 20.06.1602, bur 29.08.1648) | ||||||||||||||
m. (30.12.1617) Katherine Rouse (bur 28.11.1659, dau of Ambrose Rouse of Halton) | |||||||||||||||
i. | Thomas Wills of Wyvelscombe (b 1620-1, bur 13.10.1663, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
m. Gertrude (m2. Samuel Cabell of Buckfastleigh) | |||||||||||||||
ii. | Nicholas Wills of Wyvelscombe (bpt 27.12.1629, bur 14.03.1680-1, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
m. (30.12.1655) Ann Hobbs | |||||||||||||||
a. | Francis Wills of Wyvellscombe or Wyvelscombe, Sheriff of Cornwall (b 08.01.1659-60, bur 28.02.1717-8) | ||||||||||||||
m. (02.11.1680) Elizabeth Walrond (d 1723) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Thomas Wills of Wyvellscombe (bpt 03.05.1683) | ||||||||||||||
(A) | Charles Wills of Wyvellscombe (bur 13.08.1753) | ||||||||||||||
p. Judith Bailleule of Guernsey (widow of _ Barnard, m2.John Julian) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | Francis Wills of Wyvellscombe (b after 1749, d before 05.1816, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
m. (09.07.1772) Elizabeth Davison (b c1755, d 28.10.1792) | |||||||||||||||
(a)+ | issue - Charles/Francis (d 06.10.1813, RN), William (b 08.11.1784, dsp), Bernard (b 09.11.1786, dsp), Geogre (bpt 19.01.1789, dsp), Henry (bpt 29.10.1792, d 07.10.1795), Judith (a 1816), Grace (bpt 17.04.1791) | ||||||||||||||
(ii)+ | other issue - Charles (bur 26.05.1755), Thomas (b after 1749) | ||||||||||||||
(B) | Elizabeth Wills (d 1733) | ||||||||||||||
m. Theodore Walrond of Antigua | |||||||||||||||
(C) | Martha Wills | ||||||||||||||
m. William Hunt | |||||||||||||||
(DF)+ | other issue - Mary Anne (bur 27.07.1718), Grace (b c1709, bur 01.12.1771) | ||||||||||||||
b. | Elizabeth Wills (bpt 05.11.1663) | ||||||||||||||
m. (18.09.1688) Walter Kendall of Pelyn | |||||||||||||||
c.+ | other issue - Thomas (b 05.03.1660-1, bur 26.07.1700, rector of St. Dominick), Digory (bpt 06.12.1664, d before 1681) | ||||||||||||||
iii. | Margaret Wills (bpt 05.12.1624) | ||||||||||||||
m. (06.01.1650-1) Thomas Barkeley of Okenbury | |||||||||||||||
iv. | Honor Wills (bpt 19.10.1628) | ||||||||||||||
m. (21.02.1652-3 (or 1658)) Thomas Tredenick of St. Breock | |||||||||||||||
v. | Katherine Wills (bpt 07.121634) | ||||||||||||||
m. (09.02.1656-7) Richard Vigurs of Lawhitton | |||||||||||||||
vi.+ | other issue - Gifford (bpt 2001.1634-5), Francis (bpt 01.12.1622, bur 27.01.1642-3), William, Barnard (bpt 22.11.1630, a 1650), Anthony (bpt 13.11.1631, a 1663), Ambrose (bpt 01.09.1633, bur 17.01.1711-2), John (bpt 11.10.1635), Alice (bpt 24.06.1638, bur 12.07.1661) | ||||||||||||||
B. | Thomas Wills of Grange (bpt 17.09.1604, bur 03.11.1677) | ||||||||||||||
i.+ | other issue - John (bpt 12.02.1631-2), Francis (bpt 04.03.1634-5), Thomas (bpt 14.10.1638), Honor (bpt 28.01.1626-7, bur 13.07.1629), Honor (bpt 1629) | ||||||||||||||
2. | Agnes Wills (bpt 13.05.1600) | ||||||||||||||
m. (14.07.1623) James Simon | |||||||||||||||
3.+ | other issue - Anthony (bpt 03.05.1584, bur 10.1669), Nicohlas (bpt 22.12.1585), John (bpt 28.11.1587), Peter (bpt 02.02.1594-5), Phillipa (bpt 05.11.1589), Rosa (bpt 06.12.1592, bur 14.07.1595), Joan 9(pt 1597) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1887), Cornwall, 1530+1573+1620+additions, 'Wills of Morval', p559)
(2) For lower section : Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1887), Cornwall, 1530+1573+1620+additions, 'Wills of Wyvelscombe', p560+)
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