'Willis01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Willys of Eyhall, Willys of Fen Ditton

                               
Thomas Willys of Eyhall or Exhall, Cambridgeshire
1. Thomas Willys of Eyhall
  m. Joan Fowkes (dau of Martin Fowkes or Folkes of Westley & Burwell)
  A. Thomas Willys of Eyhall and Rouses Place (b 1557-8, d 09.02.1625)
  m. Elizabeth Hasell (dau of John Hasell of Botsham)
i. Richard Willys of Horningsey and Fen Ditton (d 16.10.1628)
  m. Joan (Jane) Henmarsh (dau of William Henmarsh of Balles)
  a. Sir Thomas Willys, Sheriff of Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire, 1st Bart of Fen Ditton (b c1612/4, d 17.11.1701)
  m. (c1633) Anne Wild (b c1610, d 20.10.1685, dau of Sir John Wild of Canterbury by Anne, dau of Robert Honywood of Charing)
  (1) Sir John Willys, 2nd Bart of Fen Ditton (b 1635-6, d 09.08.1704)
m. Mary Savage (d 1709, dau of Thomas Savage of Elmley Castle by Mary Hare)
  (A) Sir Thomas Willys, 3rd Bart of Fen Ditton (b c1674, d 17.06.1705)
  m. Frances Rix (she m2. Rev. Matthew Baines)
  (i) son (d young)
(ii) Sir Thomas Willys, 4th Bart of Fen Ditton (b c1704, d unm 1725)
  (B) Anne Willys
  m. Ralph Hare of Hargham (Harpham) (d 09.1728)
  (C) Mary Willys
  m1. Edward Snag of Marston (d 1715)
  m2. Rev. Thomas Osborn (d 1790)
(D)+ other issue (d young) - John, Elizabeth
  (2) William Willys of London (bur 09.08.1706, 3rd son)
  m1. Frances Ayshford (dau of John Ayshford of Ayshford)
  (A)+ issue (d young) - William, Elizabeth
  m2. Mary Gore (dau of Robert Gore of London, widow of George Evlyn)
  (C) Sir Thomas Willys, 5th Bart of Fen Ditton (b c1680, d unm 1726)
  (D) Sir William Willys, 6th Bart of Fen Ditton (b c1685, d unm 14.04.1732)
  (E) Anne Willys (b c1682, d 1748)
  m. (Christopher) Michell of Wiltshire
  (F) Mary Willys
m. William Gore
  (G) Jane Willys
  m. Henry Hal
  (H) Frances Willys
  m. Humphrey Pudner
  (I) Hesther Willys
  m. James Spilman (Spillman of Warlies, Essex)
  (i) Julia Augusta Spillman (bur 11.12.1768, only dau) probably of this generation
  m. (16.08.1753) George Richard Carter of Chilton & Warlies (d 1771)
  (J) Dorothy Willys (d 24.03.1752)
  m. (06.1707) Samuel Enys of Enys
  (3) Robert Willys (d 19.11.1692)
  m. Mary Stagg (dau of Thomas Stagg of London, relict of William Llewellin of Melborn)
  (A) John Willys
  (4) Anne Willys
  m. Anthony Fisher of Wisbeach
  (5) Elizabeth Willys
  m. Edward Nutt of Neckinton
  (6) Jane Willys
  m. Nicholas Repps of Marshals, Norfolk
(7)+ other issue - Richard (d unm), Henry (d 18.01.1652), Mary, Hesther, Frances, Ellen
  b. Sir Richard Willys, Governor of Newark, 1st Bart (d 1690, Colonel)
  m. Alice Fox (dau of Thomas Fox of Waltham Abbey)
  (1) Sir Thomas Fox Willys, 2nd Bart (b c1612, d unm 1701)
  (2) Alice Willys (d unm)
  (3) Anne Willys
  m. _ Davenport
  c. William Willys (b c1615, dsp 09.08.1676, Colonel)
  m. Margaret Offley (dau of Sir John Offley of Madeley Manor)
  d. Elizabeth Willys
  m. Sir William Man of Canterbury
  ii. Thomas Willys or Willis
  B.+ 1 son and1 daughter

Main source(s): BEB1841 (Willys of Fen Ditton) with a little support from Visitation (Cambridgeshire, 1575+1619, Willis), TCB (vol ii, Willis or Willys of Fen Ditton)
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