594–595.  Henry Willis was born in Wiltshire, England, on Friday, November 14, 1628, and died in Westbury, Long Island, U.S.A., on July 11, 1714. Mary Pease was born in _____ on Thursday, July 12, 1632, and died in Westbury, New York, on April 23, 1714. They were married in England on Friday, July 14, 1654. She took the name Mary Willis. He is the son of Henry Willis. They had eight children:

i. William Willis was born in England on October 16, 1663. In 1678 he married Mary Titus, daughter of
ii. Henry Willis was born in England about 1666.
iii. Mary Willis was born in England before 1667, and died in Long Island on July 18, 1702. In 1678 she married George Masters
iv. Elizabeth Willis was born in England before 1667. She married Robert Zane from Ireland.
v. John Willis was born in England in January, 1667/8.
vi. Sarah Willis [#297]: She was born in London, England, on July 5, 1671, and died in _____ on March 1, 1729/30.
vii. Esther Willis was born in England after 1672.
viii. Rachel Willis was born in England about 1673.

Henry and Mary immigrated to Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York, in about 1675 as Quakers

From Long Island Genealogies, In 1683 Henry Willis bought of Capt. John Seaman 50 acres at the south west end of the great plains at a place called Foster's Meadow. Joseph Petit on the north, on the west Foster's river, on the south a lot of Edmond Titus, east the Common. "In the house of Henry Willis, Westbury, the 27th of the 9th mo., 1678, George Masters of New York, tailor, married Mary Willis, dau. of Henry and Mary." Henry was fined for allowing his dau. to be married by Friends ceremony.


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