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William Willis was the father of Nancy
Willis CO35. On December 8, 1808, William Willis of Adair County, Kentucky
granted tracts of land to his sons, Robert, Edmund, William Jr., and his
daughters, Sally Ingram, Nancy Waggoner, and Elizabeth Graves CO35. All of these parcels were granted for
the “consideration of the natural love and affection bourne”
to his sons and daughters, and for the amount of one dollar apiece CO35. To Robert, he granted 641 acres on Cypress Creek (which is a
branch of Tradewater River) in Henderson County,
Kentucky CO35. To Edmund, he granted a parcel of land in Henderson County on
Cypress Creek which contained 680 acres CO35. To
William Willis Jr., he granted land on Cypress Creek in Henderson County,
Kentucky which contained 442 acres, as well as another parcel of 123 ¼ acres on
Lost Creek, Henderson County CO35. To
Sally and Jeremiah Ingram, he granted two parcels of 739 acres and 100 acres,
which were both located on Lost Creek, Henderson County, Kentucky CO35. To his daughter “Nancy Willis, now Nancy Waggoner, and Herbert
Waggoner, her husband”, he granted 528 ½ acres of land on Lost Creek in Henderson
County, Kentucky CO35. To Elizabeth and
Reuben Graves, he granted 425 acres on Cypress Creek and 155 ½ acres on Lost
Creek, both in Henderson County CO35.
William
“Willes” was one of many who were deposed in October 1811 in a civil suit case
(John W. and Nathaniel A. Miller versus Robert Thomas) regarding a parcel of
land and a mill on Sulphur Fork of Russell Creek which was sold by Robert
Thomas to John W. Miller, who was the father of the Miller brothers mentioned
in the suit, in Adair County, Kentucky WA35. An
indenture made on April 27, 1816 stated that William Willis of Boone County,
Kentucky granted a parcel of land on Goose Creek in Livingston County, Kentucky
which contained 1,500 acres to John Willis, Edmund Willis, William Willis,
Robert Willis, and Jeremiah and Sally Ingram for one dollar and the
“consideration of the natural love and affection borne” CO36. This parcel had been surveyed and patented in the name of Thomas Gaskins, and was owned by Robert Patton before it was
owned by William Willis CO36.
The
tax records for Adair County for the years 1802 through 1824 are a bit
confusing, because for some years there are multiple entries for William
Willis, some years there is just a single entry, some years an entry which
refer to previous years, and some years a reference to William Willis, Sr. as
well as William Willis (but which was not clarified as William Willis, Jr.) AD3. There are many instances in which William
Willis was taxed on 442 acres on Cypress Creek/Tradewater
River and another 123 acres on Lost Creek/Tradewater
River in Henderson/Union County, but this was obviously his son, because
William granted this land to William Willis, Jr. in 1808. Sometimes, an entry
for William Willis was followed by lines which indicated that he was not taxed
on any land, but in these instances, there were other entries elsewhere in the
tax record for that year. Additionally, these tax records also mentioned land
held in other counties. The watercourse called “Pettits
Fork” in Adair County is now known as Petty’s Fork. Rather than write out the
information about the acreage owned by William in the various counties during
these years in paragraphs, I found it easier to understand in a tabular format AD3:
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Adair
County |
Adair
& Green Counties |
Henderson
(Union County formed from Henderson in 1811) |
Livingston
County |
1802 |
William Willice: 100 a. on Pettits Fork |
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1803 |
Wm Willas: 100 a. on Pettits Fork |
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1804 |
William Willis: 100 a. on Pettits
Fork |
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1805 |
William Wellis: 100 a. on Pettits Fork, 1 horse |
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1806 |
William Willis: 100 a. on Pettits
Fork, 1 horse |
William Willis Ser.:
1877 ¼ a. on Russell Creek (this was listed in the 1811 tax record) |
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1807 |
Wm
Willis: 100 a. on Pettits Fork, 1 horse |
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William Willis: 4600 a. on “Loss Creek and North Fork of Treadwater” (Lost Creek & Tradewater
River) |
William Willis: 1500 a. on Livingston Creek |
1808 |
William Willis: 100 a. on Pettits
Fork, 3 horses |
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1809 |
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William Willis: 400 a. (unstated watercourse) William Willis Sen: 1877 a. (unstated watercourse, but this
was on Russell Creek) |
William Willis Sen: 521 or 52 a. on Lost Creek, 15 slaves, 6
horses |
William Willis Sen: 1500 a. on Livingston Creek |
1810 |
William Willis: 100 a. on Pettits
Fork, 3 horses |
William Willis: 400 a. (unstated watercourse) |
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1811 |
William Willis: 100 a. on Russell Creek, 3 horses |
William Willis: 400 a. (unstated watercourse) William Willis Ser.:
1877 ¼ a. on Russell Creek, 1045 ¼ a. on Russell Creek |
William Willis Ser.:
660 ½ a. on Tradewater River |
William Willis Ser.:
1500 a. on Goose Creek |
1812 |
William Willis: 900 a. on Russell Creek, 100 a. on Pettits Fork, 2 horses |
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1813 |
William Willis: 900 a. on Russell Creek, 100 a. on Pettits Fork, 2 horses |
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1814 |
William Willis: 900 a. on Russell Creek, 100 a. on Pettits Fork, 3 horses |
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1815 |
William Willis: 900 a. on Russell Creek, 100 a. on Pettits Fork, 4 horses |
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1816 |
William Willis: 900 a. on Russell Creek, 100 a. on Pettits Fork, 4 horses |
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600 a. on Cumberland River |
1817 |
William Willis: 900 a. on Russell Creek, 18 (unsure about this
number) a. on Russell Creek, 100 a. on Pettits
Fork, 4 horses |
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600 a. on Goose Creek |
1818 |
William Willis: 900 a. on Russell Creek, 14 a. on Russell
Creek, 100 a. on Pettits Fork, 4 horses |
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William Willis: 300 a. on Goose Creek |
1819 |
William Willis: 900 a. on Russell Creek, 342 a. on Russell
Creek, 14 ½ a. on Russell Creek, 100 a. on Pettits
Fork, 4 horses |
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William Willis: 300 a. on Goose Creek |
1820 |
William Willis: 900 a. on Russell Creek, 242 a. on
Russell Creek, 100 a. on Pettits Fork, 2 horses |
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William Willis: 300 a. on Goose Creek |
1821 |
William Willis: 900 a. on Russell Creek, 342 a. on Russell
Creek, 100 a. on Pettits Fork, 2 horses |
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William Willis: 300 a. on Goose Creek |
1822 |
William Willis: 900 a. on Russell Creek, 342 a. on Russell
Creek, 200 a. on Russell Creek (the 100 a. parcel on
Pettits Fork was not located) |
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William Willis: 300 a. on Goose Creek |
1823 |
William Willis: 900 a. on Russell Creek, 342 a. on Russell
Creek, 200 a. on Russell Creek, 100 a. on Pettits
Fork, 97 a. on Pettits Fork, 4 horses |
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William Willis: 300 a. on Goose Creek |
1824 |
William Willis: 900 a. on Russell Creek, 342 a. on Russell
Creek, 200 a. on Russell Creek, 100 a. on Pettits
Fork, 97 a. on Pettits Fork, 4 horses |
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William Willis: 300 a. on Goose Creek |
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1810 US Census: lived in Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky with
one girl between ten and fifteen, one young man between sixteen and
twenty-five, one woman in his same age bracket, who was older than forty-five,
and sixteen slaves.
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1820 US Census: lived in Boone County, Kentucky with one girl
between ten and fifteen, one woman in his same age bracket who was older than
forty-five, and eleven slaves.