William Wills^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1637 - Abt 1671  (~ 34 years)

• Name	William Wills
  Born	Abt 1637	Northamptonshire Co, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt Oct 1671	St. James, Barbados   [3, 4]
  Will	2 Oct 1671	St. James, Barbados
  	Will Written
  Will	4 Oct 1671	St. James, Barbados
  	Will Codicil
  Will	21 Nov 1671	St. James, Barbados
  	Will Proved
  Person ID	I37582	default
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2012

  
  

  Father	Nicholas Wills,   c. 26 Apr 1578, Newnham, Northamptonshire Co, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Annyes Browne,   b. Abt 1583, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	31 Dec 1601	Darthmouth, Devon Co, England   [5]
  Family ID	F13025	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Richards
  Notes	Married: MARRIAGE: One source records marriage at St. James Parish at London, England (FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File)
  Children	1. Samuel Wills,   b. Abt 1660, of St. James, Barbados ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Micajah Wills,   b. Abt 1662, of St. James, Barbados ,   d. Abt Aug 1696, Barbados  (Age ~ 34 years)
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2007
  Family ID	F13043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Will Excerpt [2 Oct 1671] Will excerpt from English Settlers of Barbados, 1679-1800 (Barbados Wills and Administrations, vol I, p 393). Research by Chad G. Nichols

  
  

• Notes

  BURIAL: Research the following: The Monumental inscriptions in the churches and churchyards of the island of Barbados, British West Indies, FHL INTL 972.981 V3 (ISBN 089370329X) or The monumental inscriptions in the churches and churchyards of the island of Barbados, British West Indies, FHL US/CAN 908155 Item 3 or Monumental inscriptions of the British West Indies from the earliest date with genealogical and historical annotations, from original, local and other sources, illustrative of the histories and genealogies of the seventeenth century, FHL INTL 283588 Will: William added a codicil to his will dated 4 Oct 1671 to give land for a meeting house for the Quakers in St. Peters Parish near Heathcote's Bay.

  
  

• Sources

  [S756] Nichols Online Library, Digital Document Library by Chad G. Nichols & Relatives, Nichols, Chad G. & Others, (Anchorage, Alaska, United States. Catalogue of more than 50,000 relatives and 6,000 historical documents. Online at www.eancestry.org.) (Reliability: 3). Will Abstract - 004461 [S691] Personal Research & Library, Peggy Newkirk, Newkirk, Peggy, ([email] prwnewkirk # aol.com) (Reliability: 3). In a Codicil to his will (4 Oct 1671) he gave land to build a meeting house for the Quakers, which was in ---ST. PETERS (PARISH) near HEATHCOTTS BAY. (The location of Heathcotts Bay is, of course, easily recognizable on a map.) This was a "thirty foote square of land on that plantacion I lately purchased conteyning twenty (20) acres......." (original spelling) [S584] English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800, Sanders, Joanne McRee, ([On CD] Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979-1984. Includes Barbados Records: Baptisms, 1637-1800 [1984], Barbados Records: Marriages, 1643-1800. Vols. 1-2 [1982], and Barbados Records: Wills, 1639-1725. Vols. 1-3 [1979-1981]) (Reliability: 3). (vol I, p 393) William Wills 2 Oct 1671, proved 21 Nov 1671 St. James Parish [Research by Chad G. Nichols] [S690] Barbados Records, Wills and Administrations, 1639-1725, Sanders, Joanne McRee (Reliability: 3). [p 348] William Wills will [Research by Peggy Newkirk] [S916] Personal Research & Library, Ian Wills, Wills, Ian, (Austraila).