William Willett

1715 - Abt 1773  (58 years)

• Name	William Willett
  Birth	1715	Prince George's Co.,,,MD On Land Called "Bealington"
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt Feb 1773
  Person ID	I368	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2003

  
  

  Father	Edward Willett,   b. 07 Oct 1656, Cirencister,,,Gloucestershire,England d. 16 Jun 1744, Prince George's Co.,,,MD (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Tabitha Mills,   b. Abt 1676, Calvert Co.,,,MD d. 1743, Maryland,,, (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	1698	Prince George's Co.,,,MD
  Family ID	F98	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Griffith,   b. Abt 1720, Prince George's Co.,,,MD d. Abt 12 Aug 1794, Nelson Co.,,,,KY (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1737
  Children	1. Elizabeth Willett,   b. 04 Jan 1738   d. prior to 1794   2. Edward Willett,   b. 1740   d. Yes, date unknown   3. William Willett, Jr.,   b. 1743   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Verlinda Willett,   b. 1746   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Jemina Willett,   b. 1748   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Griffith Willett,   b. 23 Dec 1750   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Tabitha Willett,   b. 1752   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Ann Willett,   b. 1753   d. prior to 1794   9. Captin Samuel Willett,   b. 1754, Prince George's Co.,,,MD On Land Called "Bealington" d. 1793 (Age 39 years)   10. George E. Willett,   b. 1757   d. Yes, date unknown   11. John Willett,   b. 1759   d. prior to 1794   12. Rachel Willett,   b. 17 Nov 1762   d. Yes, date unknown   13. Mary Willett,   b. 21 Aug 1764   d. Yes, date unknown   14. James Willett,   b. 1768   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F96	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2003

  
  

• Notes

  In the 1733 census of Prince George's Co., MD William was dwelling in his father's home. About 4 years later he married Mary Griffith. According to the will of his father, Edward Willett, William received a 43-acre tract called "Beall's Craft" and the home plantation of his father called "Bealington." Besides land his father bequeathed "unto My Said Son, William Willett all My Pewterers Moulds and Other Tools thereunto Belonging provided he Doth make what necessary pewter the rest of my children shall want for their own proper use in their house they finding Mettle." With his brothers Thomas and James and his sister Ann Swan, he received two tracts of land called "Little Doan" and "Horserace" and the personal estate of his father. William Willett did carry on the pewterer business of his father. In the Maryland Gazette on Thursday 1/8/1756 and for the six Thursdays thereafter William ran the following ad, "William Willett, Pewterer living about 2 miles from Upper Marlborough on the Blandensburg Road now moulds old Pewter at 9d per pound or will return one half good new Pewter for any quantify of old and to be cast in whatever forms the employer pleases, either flat or soup dishes, or flat or soup plates. N.B. He will wait on any employer within 20 or 30 miles to receive their old or return their new pewter, and they may depend on being faithfully and honestly dealt with." William Willett of Prince George's Co., MD made most of the pewter ware that went to Kentucky in early days and some by his father Edward.