Edward Willis

1756 - 1805  (64 years)

• Name	Edward Willis
  Birth	Between 1740 and 1756
  Gender	Male
  Will	Dec 1804	Goochland Co, VA   [1]
  	Recorded 4/15/1805 in Book 19, p 234-235
  Death	Between Dec 1804 and 15 Apr 1805	Goochland Co, VA   [2]
  Probate	15 Dec 1825	Goochland Co, VA   [3]
  	Heirs request land division
  Person ID	I1656	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Susannah ???   d. Bef 13 Jan 1825, Goochland Co, VA
  Marriage	Bef 1769	Goochland Co, VA
  Children	1. William Willis,   b. 1770, Goochland Co, VA d. 01 Jun 1854, Goochland Co, VA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Jane Willis,   b. 1774, Goochland Co, VA d. Between 1825 and 1830, Goochland Co, VA (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Eleanor Willis,   b. 1783, Goochland Co, VA d. 1861 (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Frances Willis,   b. Between 1800 and 1806, Goochland Co, VA d. Aft 1870 (Age > 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Martha Patsey Willis,   b. Between 1785 and 1800, Goochland Co, VA d. Between 1860 and 1870, Goochland Co, VA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Susannah Willis,   b. Goochland Co, VA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Sarah Willis,   b. Bef 1801, Goochland Co, VA d. Bef 15 Dec 1825 (Age < 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Alley Willis,   b. Goochland Co, VA d. Bef 15 Dec 1825  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Agnes Willis,   b. Between 1791 and 1804, Goochland Co, VA d. Aft 1870 (Age > 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - Bef 1769 - Goochland Co, VA Will - Recorded 4/15/1805 in Book 19, p 234-235 - Dec 1804 - Goochland Co, VA Death - Between Dec 1804 and 15 Apr 1805 - Goochland Co, VA Probate - Heirs request land division - 15 Dec 1825 - Goochland Co, VA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - on 6/30/1765 in St James Northam Parish, Goochland Co, VA married Catherine Calis Barker 1745 - 1768-12/18/1788 - ** See marriage record later ** dau Elizabeth Willis 11/6/1765 St James Northam Parish, Goochland Co, VA - ** See birth record later ** - had 2 small girls -- according to father's will dau Mary Willis 1/5/1767 St James Northam Parish, Goochland Co, VA - ** See birth record later ** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V29M-R2D Name: Edward Willis Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Calis Barker ?? Catherine? Spouse's Sex: Female Marriage Date: 30 Jun 1765 Marriage Place: St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America Marriage Place (Original): St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, United States Book Number: 975.5455 V2d Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Calis Barker Wife F Originating System: ODM Indexing Batch: M50488-1 Citing this Record "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V29M-R2D : 29 January 2020), Edward Willis, 1765. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRH-NNN Name: Elizabeth Willis Sex: Female Christening Date: 26 Jan 1766 Christening Place: St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America Christening Place (Original): St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, United States Birth Date: 6 Nov 1765 Father's Name: Edward Willis **** Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Catherine Barker **** Mother's Sex: Female Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Edward Willis Father M Catherine Barker Mother F Book Number: 975.5455 V2d Originating System: ODM Indexing Batch: C50488-1 Citing this Record "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRH-MY3 : 28 January 2020), Elizabeth Willis, 1766. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRH-NNN Name Mary Willis Sex Female Christening Date 8 Feb 1767 Christening Place St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America Christening Place (Original) St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, United States Birth Date 5 Jan 1767 Father's Name Edward Willis **** Father's Sex Male Mother's Name Catherine Barker **** Mother's Sex Female Book Number: 975.5455 V2d Originating System: ODM Indexing Batch: C50488-1 Citing this Record "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRH-NNN : 28 January 2020), Edward Willis in entry for Mary Willis, 1767. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S43] Military documents. [S77] Will. [S46] See Documents.