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The Dows are linked to the Willets through Thomas Dow m Margaret Willett



Descendants of Benjamin Willett & Hannah and Fanny Ferrill



Generation No. 1


 1. BENJAMIN1 WILLETT was born December 12, 1788. He married (1) HANNAH. He married (2) FANNY FERRILL May 09, 1850 in Kosciuko Co., IN.


        Children of BENJAMIN WILLETT and HANNAH are:

                    i.    JOSPEH2 WILLETT.

 


                   ii.    LUCY WILLETT, b. Abt. 1816, NY; m. ELDRIDGE HARTLESS, December 24, 1842, Kosciusko Co., IN.

 


                 iii.    ALCEMIDA WILLETT, b. Abt. 1818, Canada; m. EDWARD R. PARKS, January 13, 1842, Kosciusko Co., IN.

 


                  iv.    LYDIA WILLETT, b. Abt. 1820; m. WILLIAM P. SIMPKINS, April 18, 1840, Kosciusko Co., IN.

 


 2.               v.    ANNA WILLETT, b. Abt. 1821; d. Bef. 1850.

 3.              vi.    BENJAMIN WILLETT, b. Abt. 1823, Upper Canada.

 4.             vii.    MORGAN WILLETT, b. October 22, 1826, NY; d. Fairview Twp., Cowley Co., KS.

 5.            viii.    ENOCH G. WILLETT, b. Abt. 1828, NY; d. Abt. 1870.

 6.              ix.    MARGARET WILLETT, b. May 01, 1829, New York.

 7.               x.    JOHN WILLETT, b. April 08, 1832, New York.

                  xi.    ELIZA JANE WILLETT, b. Abt. 1833, NY; m. TIMOTHY DEVINNEY, 1851, Henry Co., IL.

 




Generation No. 2


 2. ANNA2 WILLETT (BENJAMIN1) was born Abt. 1821, and died Bef. 1850. She married STEPHEN CHAPMAN April 26, 1840, son of JOSEPH CHAPMAN and RUTH.


        Children of ANNA WILLETT and STEPHEN CHAPMAN are:

                    i.    ENOCH3 CHAPMAN, b. Abt. 1841, Kosciusko Co., IN.

 


                   ii.    LORENZO CHAPMAN, b. Abt. 1848, Kosciusko Co., IN.

 


                 iii.    ELMIRA CHAPMAN, b. Abt. 1852, Kosciusko Co., IN.

 



 3. BENJAMIN2 WILLETT (BENJAMIN1) was born Abt. 1823 in Upper Canada. He married SARAH BARKER March 01, 1851.


        Children of BENJAMIN WILLETT and SARAH BARKER are:

                    i.    REBECCA3 WILLETT, b. Abt. 1853, Indiana.

 


                   ii.    ADELINE WILLETT, b. 1859, Illinois.

 


                 iii.    JOHN WILLETT, b. Abt. 1865, Indiana.

 



 4. MORGAN2 WILLETT (BENJAMIN1) was born October 22, 1826 in NY, and died in Fairview Twp., Cowley Co., KS. He married MARY BROWN July 22, 1849 in Kosciusko Co., IN, daughter of WILLIAM K. BROWN.


        Children of MORGAN WILLETT and MARY BROWN are:

                    i.    ELEY ANN3 WILLETT, b. 1850, Kosciusko Co., IN.

 


                   ii.    JOSEPH MARSHALL WILLETT, b. July 22, 1855, Prob. Henry Co., IL; d. February 21, 1916, Gardenia, Los Angles, CA.

 


                 iii.    LAWRENCE WILLETT, b. 1861, Kansas.

 


                  iv.    SARAH WILLETT, b. 1863, Kansas.

 


                   v.    SUSAN WILLETT, b. 1866, Kansas.

 


                  vi.    ENOCH G. WILLETT, b. July 04, 1868, Kansas; d. November 15, 1884, Cowley Co., KS.

 


                 vii.    MARY A. WILLETT, b. July 22, 1871, Cowley Co., KS; d. July 07, 1884, Cowley Co., KS.

 



 5. ENOCH G.2 WILLETT (BENJAMIN1) was born Abt. 1828 in NY, and died Abt. 1870. He married SUSANNAH BROWN May 06, 1855 in Kosciusko Co., IN, daughter of WILLIAM K. BROWN.


        Children of ENOCH WILLETT and SUSANNAH BROWN are:

                    i.    GEORGE3 WILLETT, b. 1857, Kosciusko Co., IN.

 


                   ii.    WILLIAM WILLETT, b. 1860, Prob. Henry Co., IL.

 


                 iii.    ENOCH WILLETT, b. Abt. 1861, Kansas.

 


                  iv.    BENJAMIN WILLETT, b. 1863, Kansas.

 


                   v.    MARY E. WILLETT, b. 1866, Kansas.

 


                  vi.    JOHN WILLETT, b. 1868, Kansas.

 



 6. MARGARET2 WILLETT (BENJAMIN1) was born May 01, 1829 in New York. She married THOMAS DOW January 01, 1853 in Bureau Co, IL, son of WHITCHER DOW and EUNICE BUMP.


        Children of MARGARET WILLETT and THOMAS DOW are:

 8.                i.    CHESTER W.3 DOW, b. June 21, 1853, Yorktown, IL.

 9.               ii.    LUCY ANN DOW, b. January 20, 1856, Yorktown, IL; d. October 08, 1881, Yorktown, Bureau Co., IL.

                 iii.    SEWARD DOW, b. April 09, 1858, Yorktown, IL.

 


                  iv.    EUNICE "EMMA" DOW, b. May 02, 1861, Yorktown, IL.

 


                   v.    ABRAHAM LINCOLN "LINK" DOW, b. November 26, 1864, Yorktown, IL; d. November 03, 1943, Los Angeles, CA.

 


 10.            vi.    ELIZA JANE DOW, b. July 22, 1866, Yorktown, IL; d. April 03, 1952, Brainard, WI.

 11.           vii.    LYDIA ELLEN DOW, b. March 31, 1869, Yorktown, IL; d. 1951, Tampico, IL.

 12.          viii.    DORA DOW, b. December 16, 1873, Yorktown, IL.


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