Willis, Comfort

Willis, Comfort

Male Abt 1641 -

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  • Name Willis, Comfort 
    Born Abt 1641 
    Gender Male 
    Person ID I3013  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2022 

    Father Willis, I Dea John,   b. Abt 1610, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1693, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Hodgkins, Elizabeth,   b. 1616, England or Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1681  (Age 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 2 Jan 1637  Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F152  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family (Willis), Hannah,   b. Abt 1658,   d. 5 Sep 1723, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2022 
    Family ID F161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 


    • Comfort was born between 1641-1648 (years vary on all
      siblings)probably Duxbury. Notes written in an old copy of History of
      Bridgewater give the year as 1648, he was 28 in 1675, 45 in 1693.
      hedied between 1732-1737. His wife Hannah died 5 Sep 1723 in
      Bridgewaterand is buried at South Street Cemetery, West Bridgewater.
      On the stone its says, Hannah wife of Comfort Willis. There is no
      stone for Comfort but it is assumed that he is also buried there, the
      cemetery has been moved several times. Comfort served in King Philip's
      War; he was active in the town, elected as a Trooper in 1671 for 5
      years and in 1685 was, along with Joseph Alden, Surveyor of Highways.