Snyder Family 2016 - Person Sheet
NameBenjamin Willis 
Birthbet 1742 and 1748, Virginia
Death16 Jul 1810, Orange Co., North Carolina
FatherJohn Willis II (~1710-~1761)
MotherElizabeth Plunkett (1715-1798)
Notes for Benjamin Willis
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Notes for BENJAMIN WILLIS: Benjamin died a rich bachelor at the age of 70. He left his estate to his brothers and sisters and some of their children. There was a suit about his estate in 1810 in Orange County - Willis v. Willis.161
In 1761, John Willis left his the instant Benjamin a tract of land which John Willis had purchased from John Marks. It is believed that this land (which comprised about 100 acres) was part of the original Spotswood leases of 23 October 1734 to John Marks that was subsequently assigned to John Willis. This land is believed to be a portion of the land that Benjamin's heirs divided after his death.
Benjamin willed land near Petty's Mill run south of Rapidan to his nephew Isaac Willis in 1810. (Ref: Sparacio, Digest of Orange County, Virginia: Will Books 1734-1838, p. 121) He also left 100 acres to his sister Margaret in his will, which may be the above cited lands of John Marks (?). Benjamin is referenced as a rich bachelor. He is believed to have owned as much as 2,277 acres of land on the north side of the Rapidan River, as well as lands south of the Rapidan in both Orange and Culpeper Counties, Virginia, which included the home place of his parents referenced as Locust Grove in his will.
Benjamin died testate July 16, 1810, at the age of 70 years, naming all of his brothers and sisters, also some of their children. He spent his entire life near the Rapidan River. There was a suit about his estate in 1810 in Orange County - Willis v. Willis. His estate was settled in 1816. The bulk of his estate went to his nephew Isaac Willis the son of William Willis, with whom Benjamin lived during the last years of his life. In his will, the instant Benjamin named his nephews (sons of his brother William) Isaac, William and Benjamin Willis.
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin...flager&id=I11066
Notes for BENJAMIN WILLIS: Benjamin died a rich bachelor at the age of 70. He left his estate to his brothers and sisters and some of their children. There was a suit about his estate in 1810 in Orange County - Willis v. Willis.161
In 1761, John Willis left his the instant Benjamin a tract of land which John Willis had purchased from John Marks. It is believed that this land (which comprised about 100 acres) was part of the original Spotswood leases of 23 October 1734 to John Marks that was subsequently assigned to John Willis. This land is believed to be a portion of the land that Benjamin's heirs divided after his death.
Benjamin willed land near Petty's Mill run south of Rapidan to his nephew Isaac Willis in 1810. (Ref: Sparacio, Digest of Orange County, Virginia: Will Books 1734-1838, p. 121) He also left 100 acres to his sister Margaret in his will, which may be the above cited lands of John Marks (?). Benjamin is referenced as a rich bachelor. He is believed to have owned as much as 2,277 acres of land on the north side of the Rapidan River, as well as lands south of the Rapidan in both Orange and Culpeper Counties, Virginia, which included the home place of his parents referenced as Locust Grove in his will.
Benjamin died testate July 16, 1810, at the age of 70 years, naming all of his brothers and sisters, also some of their children. He spent his entire life near the Rapidan River. There was a suit about his estate in 1810 in Orange County - Willis v. Willis. His estate was settled in 1816. The bulk of his estate went to his nephew Isaac Willis the son of William Willis, with whom Benjamin lived during the last years of his life. In his will, the instant Benjamin named his nephews (sons of his brother William) Isaac, William and Benjamin Willis.