'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)

 

 

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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