Mary Willis: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Mary Willis was born about 1787 in North Carolina (daughter of Rev. Joseph Willis, Sr. (half Cherokee Indian) and Rachel Bradford (or Brasford)); and died.

Mary married Henry Isaac Johnson before 1820. Henry (son of Joseph Johnson and Rachel Harrington (Aranten)) was born before 1765 in of, Carolina; died after 1820 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Thomas Dial, (son of who?). Thomas was born in 1775; was buried in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Rev. Joseph Willis, Sr. (half Cherokee Indian) was born about 1758 in Bladen Co, North Carolina (son of Agerton Willis and (Cherokee Indian, slave)); died on 4 Sep 1854; was buried in Baptist Church Cem, Vernon Parish, Louisiana.

Joseph married Rachel Bradford (or Brasford) about 1784 in Cherawas Co (now Marlboro Co), North Carolina. Rachel was born about 1762; died about 1794 in Cheraws (now Marlboro Co, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rachel Bradford (or Brasford) was born about 1762; died about 1794 in Cheraws (now Marlboro Co, South Carolina.

Children:

Agerton Willis, Jr. was born in 1785 in Bladen Co, South Carolina; died on 18 Apr 1811 in Louisiana.
Joseph Willis, Jr. was born in 1792 in South Carolina.
1. Mary Willis was born about 1787 in North Carolina; and died.
Rachel Willis was born in 1794; and died.

Generation: 3

4. Agerton Willis (son of Willis); died after 18 Sep 1776.
Agerton married (Cherokee Indian, slave). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

(Cherokee Indian, slave)

Children:

2. Rev. Joseph Willis, Sr. (half Cherokee Indian) was born about 1758 in Bladen Co, North Carolina; died on 4 Sep 1854; was buried in Baptist Church Cem, Vernon Parish, Louisiana.

Generation: 4

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Children:

4. Agerton Willis died after 18 Sep 1776.

Daniel Willis