Virginia Family Group Sheet for the James WILLS Family
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Husband: James WILLS
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Birthdate: 17 Jul 1763 - , Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Death date: 17 Aug 1855 - , Ray, Missouri, USA
Buried: 18 Aug 1855 - Wood Heights, Ray, Missouri, USA (1)
Address: Old New Garden Cemetery, Ray County, Wood Heights, Missouri
Marriage: Abt 1790 Place: , , Virginia, USA
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Wife: Lillian BUCHANAN
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Birthdate: Abt 1770 - , Washington, Virginia, USA
Death date: Aft 1820
Buried:
Father: Archibald BUCHANAN (1728-1806) (2,3)
Mother: Agnes BOWEN (1734-1803) (4,5)
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Children
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1 M Archibald WILLS
Birthdate: 1792 - , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA (6)
Death date: 2 Dec 1877 - , Clay, Missouri, USA
Buried: 3 Dec 1877 - , Platte, Missouri, USA
Address: DeBerry Cemetery, Platte County, Missouri
Spouse: Nancy HUFFMAN (1810-After 1879) (7)
Marr. Date: 28 Feb 1828 - , Clay, Missouri, USA (8)
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2 M George WILLS
Birthdate: 1794 - , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA (9)
Death date: Aft 1869 - , Leavenworth, Kansas, USA (10)
Buried:
Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth SHACKLEFORD (1806-After 1879)
Marr. Date: 20 Mar 1825 - , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA (11)
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3 F Mary WILLS
Birthdate: Cir 1795 - , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Death date: 20 Jul 1837 - , Ray, Missouri, USA (12)
Buried: 21 Jul 1837 - Wood Heights, Ray, Missouri, USA
Address: Old New Garden Cemetery, Ray County, Wood Heights, Missouri
Spouse: James DICKIE (1788-1857) (13)
Marr. Date: 23 Oct 1810 - , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA (14,15)
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4 M James B WILLS (16,17,18)
Birthdate: 1798 - , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA (19)
Death date: 1872 - , , Texas, USA (20)
Buried:
Spouse: Amy W SHACKLEFORD (1800-Bef 1870) (21)
Marr. Date: 3 Jan 1816 - , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA (22,23)
Spouse: Elizabeth ??? (1813-1885) (24)
Marr. Date: Bef 1870 (25)
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5 F Susan WILLS
Birthdate: Abt 1798 - , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Death date: Deceased
Buried:
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
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6 F Margaret WILLS (26)
Birthdate: 1 Jan 1801 - , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA (27,28)
Death date: Aft 1879
Buried:
Spouse: John CLEAVENGER (1798-After 1879) (29)
Marr. Date: 3 Jul 1827 - , Ray, Missouri, USA (30)
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7 M David L WILLS
Birthdate: 12 Jul 1804 - , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Death date: 16 Jan 1854 - , Clay, Missouri, USA
Buried:
Spouse: Elizabeth CHEEK (Abt 1805- )
Marr. Date: 1823 - , Clay, Missouri, USA
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Burial Notes: Husband - James WILLS
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His tombstone says:
James
Wills
Blacksmith
VA Militia
Capt Burns Co
Revolutionary
War
Jul 17 1763
Aug 17 1855
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General Notes: Husband - James WILLS
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I do not know for certain that the James Wills who is the father of my James B Wills is the
James who married Lillian BUT my grandmother told me that the B stood for Buchanan.
Moved to Montgomery Co. Va. in 1773. Served in the Rev. War toward the end. Moved to Davidson
Co. TN along with several of the Buchanans in 1783.
James and Lillian Buchanan Wills and James B's siblings...plus some of the Shackelfords
went to Missouri in 1820.
One researcher on this line who is now deceased thought that he was probably an orphan who
came with the Buchanans to Va., because they came from Chester Co. Penn. also.
From Ireland?
Lived with David Wills in 1840.
Lived with John Clevenger in 1850.
On August 10, 1803 James Wills signed a petition favoring forming Rutherford Co. from Davidson
Co. and Williamson Co.
James Wills served on the first Rutherford County court jury in the town of Jefferson on
July 2, 1804.
Robert Ross and Nancy Wills, on 28 Nov 1804 applied for a marriage license. James Wills was
surety. Note: Robert Ross is my grandfather - know where he is buried.
In the July Term 1811 James Wills was appointed as one of five executors of the estate of
James Morton. On October 5, 1813 James Wills was mentioned in the estate of James Freeman. [Roy
Newsom roy s newsom @ msn . com]
James is #98 in the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR)'s
Patriot Index.
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General Notes: Wife - Lillian BUCHANAN
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died 8/17/1855, Clay Co, MO?
Last Modified: 16 Mar 2016
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Sources
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1. DAR, American Monthly Magazine, April 1908, Vol XXXII No 4.
2. Aronhime, Gordon, "Gordon Aronhime Papers" (handwritten on index cards), Buchanan,
Alexander I. ... Two brothers Archibald and John settled in ... This card file lists
all verifiable adult males in the Holston-Clinch River area in the last quarter of the
eighteenth century, as well as information on early East Tennessee settlers. There are
more than 4,000 entries which, in most cases, indicate birth and death dates, marriage
information, children, abstract of will, and other biographical information if
available. Information is sometimes continued on a second card. Sources are noted.
General arrangement is alphabetical by last name.
3. Aronhime, Gordon, "Gordon Aronhime Papers" (handwritten on index cards), Buchanan,
Archibald. ... Archibald Buchanan (1728- ) died 180 Wife Agnes Bowen m (1) James
McFerrin ... a brother to John (son Patrick) ...
4. Will, Book 1, page 73, Lilly McIlhaney Bowen. ... my daughter Agnes Buchanan ...
5. Aronhime, Gordon, "Gordon Aronhime Papers" (handwritten on index cards), Buchanan,
Archibald. ... Wife Agnes Bowen m (1) James McFerrin ...
6. 1850 Federal Census, Missouri, Platte, pg 413. age 58, Tennessee.
7. Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920, Wills, Archibald. to Nancy Huffman.
8. Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920, Wills, Archibald. to Nancy Huffman, 28 Feb 1828, Clay
County.
9. 1860 Federal Census, Kansas, Leavenworth, Kickapoo Township.
10. 1880 Federal Census Mortality Schedule, Kansas, Leavenworth.
11. Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950 (FamilySearch.org), Wills, George. to Sarah Shackleford,
20 Mar 1825, Rutherford County.
12. Old New Garden Cemetery, Ray County, Missouri
(http://genealogytrails.com/mo/ray/o.html#(Old)New).
13. Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950 (FamilySearch.org), Dickey, James. to Mary Wells.
14. Rutherford Co, TN, Marriage Book (TNGenWeb.org).
http://www.tngenweb.org/rutherford/marr2.htm
15. Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950 (FamilySearch.org), Dickey, James. to Mary Wells, 23 Oct
1810, Rutherford County.
16. 1860 Federal Census, Texas, Bell, pg 324. Jas B Wills.
17. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Patriot Ancestor Album, Volume 2,(Turner Publishing
Company; Paducah, KY; 2001) pg 137. "James B Wills (born circa 1798 in Tennessee) ..."
18. Senn, Ima Holder, James Buchanan Wills. I had several telephone interviews with Ima from
2000-2002. We discussed her family and Wiley's family. She had an incredible memory and
she had "notes" about things she was afraid she would forget. I don't know what
happened to her notes and I wish I had recorded our conversations. She is my
grandmother.
19. 1860 Federal Census, Texas, Bell, pg 324. age 63, Tennessee.
20. Memorial and Biographical History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties,
Texas,(Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company; 1893) pg 716. "The parents removed to
Tennessee in an early day, and in 1825 to Missouri, and in 1840 to Texas, where the
father died in 1872."
21. 1860 Federal Census, Texas, Bell, pg 324. Amy Wills.
22. Rutherford Co, TN, Marriage Book (TNGenWeb.org), James B Wills to Amy W Shackleford.
[She has 1810 but it may be 1816.]
23. Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002 (FamilySearch.org), Wills, James B. to Amy W
Shackleford, 3 Jan 1810, Rutherford County.
24. 1870 Federal Census, Texas, Milam, pg 306A. Elizabeth Wills.
25. 1870 Federal Census, Texas, Milam, pg 306A.
26. History of Ray County, Missouri,(Saint Louis, Missouri, Historical Company; 1881) pg
692-693. "Mrs. Cleavenger soon after died, and he was again married in 1823, to Miss
Margaret Wills, daughter of James Wills, an early settler of Ray county."
27. 1850 Federal Census, Missouri, Ray, ppg 69-70. age 50, Tennessee.
28. History of Ray County, Missouri,(Saint Louis, Missouri, Historical Company; 1881) pg
692-693. "She was born in Rutherford county, Tennessee, January 1, 1801."
29. 1850 Federal Census, Missouri, Ray, pg 69. John Clevenger.
30. History of Ray County, Missouri,(Saint Louis, Missouri, Historical Company; 1881) pg
692-693. "Mrs. Cleavenger soon after died, and he was again married in 1823, to Miss
Margaret Wills ..."
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My Notes
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If there is no SOURCE, I have no PROOF! If the source is an INDIVIDUAL, the information
is HEARSAY!
Husband: James WILLS
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Birthdate: 17 Jul 1763 - , Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Death date: 17 Aug 1855 - , Ray, Missouri, USA
Buried: 18 Aug 1855 - Wood Heights, Ray, Missouri, USA (1)
Address: Old New Garden Cemetery, Ray County, Wood Heights, Missouri
Marriage: Abt 1790 Place: , , Virginia, USA
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Wife: Lillian BUCHANAN
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Birthdate: Abt 1770 - , Washington, Virginia, USA
Death date: Aft 1820
Buried:
Father: Archibald BUCHANAN (1728-1806) (2,3)
Mother: Agnes BOWEN (1734-1803) (4,5)
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Children
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1 M Archibald WILLS
Birthdate: 1792 - , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA (6)
Death date: 2 Dec 1877 - , Clay, Missouri, USA
Buried: 3 Dec 1877 - , Platte, Missouri, USA
Address: DeBerry Cemetery, Platte County, Missouri
Spouse: Nancy HUFFMAN (1810-After 1879) (7)
Marr. Date: 28 Feb 1828 - , Clay, Missouri, USA (8)
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2 M George WILLS
Birthdate: 1794 - , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA (9)
Death date: Aft 1869 - , Leavenworth, Kansas, USA (10)
Buried:
Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth SHACKLEFORD (1806-After 1879)
Marr. Date: 20 Mar 1825 - , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA (11)
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3 F Mary WILLS
Birthdate: Cir 1795 - , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Death date: 20 Jul 1837 - , Ray, Missouri, USA (12)
Buried: 21 Jul 1837 - Wood Heights, Ray, Missouri, USA
Address: Old New Garden Cemetery, Ray County, Wood Heights, Missouri
Spouse: James DICKIE (1788-1857) (13)
Marr. Date: 23 Oct 1810 - , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA (14,15)
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4 M James B WILLS (16,17,18)
Birthdate: 1798 - , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA (19)
Death date: 1872 - , , Texas, USA (20)
Buried:
Spouse: Amy W SHACKLEFORD (1800-Bef 1870) (21)
Marr. Date: 3 Jan 1816 - , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA (22,23)
Spouse: Elizabeth ??? (1813-1885) (24)
Marr. Date: Bef 1870 (25)
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5 F Susan WILLS
Birthdate: Abt 1798 - , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Death date: Deceased
Buried:
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
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6 F Margaret WILLS (26)
Birthdate: 1 Jan 1801 - , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA (27,28)
Death date: Aft 1879
Buried:
Spouse: John CLEAVENGER (1798-After 1879) (29)
Marr. Date: 3 Jul 1827 - , Ray, Missouri, USA (30)
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7 M David L WILLS
Birthdate: 12 Jul 1804 - , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Death date: 16 Jan 1854 - , Clay, Missouri, USA
Buried:
Spouse: Elizabeth CHEEK (Abt 1805- )
Marr. Date: 1823 - , Clay, Missouri, USA
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Burial Notes: Husband - James WILLS
=================================================================================================
His tombstone says:
James
Wills
Blacksmith
VA Militia
Capt Burns Co
Revolutionary
War
Jul 17 1763
Aug 17 1855
=================================================================================================
General Notes: Husband - James WILLS
=================================================================================================
I do not know for certain that the James Wills who is the father of my James B Wills is the
James who married Lillian BUT my grandmother told me that the B stood for Buchanan.
Moved to Montgomery Co. Va. in 1773. Served in the Rev. War toward the end. Moved to Davidson
Co. TN along with several of the Buchanans in 1783.
James and Lillian Buchanan Wills and James B's siblings...plus some of the Shackelfords
went to Missouri in 1820.
One researcher on this line who is now deceased thought that he was probably an orphan who
came with the Buchanans to Va., because they came from Chester Co. Penn. also.
From Ireland?
Lived with David Wills in 1840.
Lived with John Clevenger in 1850.
On August 10, 1803 James Wills signed a petition favoring forming Rutherford Co. from Davidson
Co. and Williamson Co.
James Wills served on the first Rutherford County court jury in the town of Jefferson on
July 2, 1804.
Robert Ross and Nancy Wills, on 28 Nov 1804 applied for a marriage license. James Wills was
surety. Note: Robert Ross is my grandfather - know where he is buried.
In the July Term 1811 James Wills was appointed as one of five executors of the estate of
James Morton. On October 5, 1813 James Wills was mentioned in the estate of James Freeman. [Roy
Newsom roy s newsom @ msn . com]
James is #98 in the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR)'s
Patriot Index.
=================================================================================================
General Notes: Wife - Lillian BUCHANAN
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died 8/17/1855, Clay Co, MO?
Last Modified: 16 Mar 2016
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Sources
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1. DAR, American Monthly Magazine, April 1908, Vol XXXII No 4.
2. Aronhime, Gordon, "Gordon Aronhime Papers" (handwritten on index cards), Buchanan,
Alexander I. ... Two brothers Archibald and John settled in ... This card file lists
all verifiable adult males in the Holston-Clinch River area in the last quarter of the
eighteenth century, as well as information on early East Tennessee settlers. There are
more than 4,000 entries which, in most cases, indicate birth and death dates, marriage
information, children, abstract of will, and other biographical information if
available. Information is sometimes continued on a second card. Sources are noted.
General arrangement is alphabetical by last name.
3. Aronhime, Gordon, "Gordon Aronhime Papers" (handwritten on index cards), Buchanan,
Archibald. ... Archibald Buchanan (1728- ) died 180 Wife Agnes Bowen m (1) James
McFerrin ... a brother to John (son Patrick) ...
4. Will, Book 1, page 73, Lilly McIlhaney Bowen. ... my daughter Agnes Buchanan ...
5. Aronhime, Gordon, "Gordon Aronhime Papers" (handwritten on index cards), Buchanan,
Archibald. ... Wife Agnes Bowen m (1) James McFerrin ...
6. 1850 Federal Census, Missouri, Platte, pg 413. age 58, Tennessee.
7. Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920, Wills, Archibald. to Nancy Huffman.
8. Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920, Wills, Archibald. to Nancy Huffman, 28 Feb 1828, Clay
County.
9. 1860 Federal Census, Kansas, Leavenworth, Kickapoo Township.
10. 1880 Federal Census Mortality Schedule, Kansas, Leavenworth.
11. Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950 (FamilySearch.org), Wills, George. to Sarah Shackleford,
20 Mar 1825, Rutherford County.
12. Old New Garden Cemetery, Ray County, Missouri
(http://genealogytrails.com/mo/ray/o.html#(Old)New).
13. Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950 (FamilySearch.org), Dickey, James. to Mary Wells.
14. Rutherford Co, TN, Marriage Book (TNGenWeb.org).
http://www.tngenweb.org/rutherford/marr2.htm
15. Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950 (FamilySearch.org), Dickey, James. to Mary Wells, 23 Oct
1810, Rutherford County.
16. 1860 Federal Census, Texas, Bell, pg 324. Jas B Wills.
17. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Patriot Ancestor Album, Volume 2,(Turner Publishing
Company; Paducah, KY; 2001) pg 137. "James B Wills (born circa 1798 in Tennessee) ..."
18. Senn, Ima Holder, James Buchanan Wills. I had several telephone interviews with Ima from
2000-2002. We discussed her family and Wiley's family. She had an incredible memory and
she had "notes" about things she was afraid she would forget. I don't know what
happened to her notes and I wish I had recorded our conversations. She is my
grandmother.
19. 1860 Federal Census, Texas, Bell, pg 324. age 63, Tennessee.
20. Memorial and Biographical History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties,
Texas,(Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company; 1893) pg 716. "The parents removed to
Tennessee in an early day, and in 1825 to Missouri, and in 1840 to Texas, where the
father died in 1872."
21. 1860 Federal Census, Texas, Bell, pg 324. Amy Wills.
22. Rutherford Co, TN, Marriage Book (TNGenWeb.org), James B Wills to Amy W Shackleford.
[She has 1810 but it may be 1816.]
23. Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002 (FamilySearch.org), Wills, James B. to Amy W
Shackleford, 3 Jan 1810, Rutherford County.
24. 1870 Federal Census, Texas, Milam, pg 306A. Elizabeth Wills.
25. 1870 Federal Census, Texas, Milam, pg 306A.
26. History of Ray County, Missouri,(Saint Louis, Missouri, Historical Company; 1881) pg
692-693. "Mrs. Cleavenger soon after died, and he was again married in 1823, to Miss
Margaret Wills, daughter of James Wills, an early settler of Ray county."
27. 1850 Federal Census, Missouri, Ray, ppg 69-70. age 50, Tennessee.
28. History of Ray County, Missouri,(Saint Louis, Missouri, Historical Company; 1881) pg
692-693. "She was born in Rutherford county, Tennessee, January 1, 1801."
29. 1850 Federal Census, Missouri, Ray, pg 69. John Clevenger.
30. History of Ray County, Missouri,(Saint Louis, Missouri, Historical Company; 1881) pg
692-693. "Mrs. Cleavenger soon after died, and he was again married in 1823, to Miss
Margaret Wills ..."
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My Notes
==========================================================================================
If there is no SOURCE, I have no PROOF! If the source is an INDIVIDUAL, the information
is HEARSAY!
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