WILLITS, Levi ¹

  General Notes:

One of four brothers who came to Wayne County, IN early and with their sisters and families settled in the south part of the county. They formed the Willets settlement that was mostly in what is now Washington County, Indiana.

1820: Levi and family are listed as

1 male 26-45, Levi, age 43, b 1777

1 female 26-45, Rachel

1 male 16-26, William, age 20, b 1800

1 female 10-16, Sarah, age 14, b 1806

1 female 10-16, Vashti, age 12, b 1808

1 male, 0-10, James M., age 2, b 1818 ¹

  Burial Notes:

South of Pennville

  Noted events in his life were:

• He resided in 1820 in Richmond, Wayne Co., IN.

• He appeared on the census in 1820 in Richmond, Wayne Co., IN. ¹

Levi married Rachel FIELD, daughter of Robert FIELD and Phoebe, on 2 Nov 1797. (Rachel FIELD was born on 15 Feb 1780,² died on 10 Mar 1851 in Wayne Co., Indiana ² and was buried in Wayne Co., Indiana.)