Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameBilley WILLARD 
ResidenceGuilford, Connecticut956
FatherJared WILLARD (1706-1776)
MotherKatharine BATES (1715-1785)
Individual Notes
• He was a member of the Episcopal Church in Guilford, Ct. as late as 1804.1277
Spouses
Individual Notes
• dau of Cornelius & Sarah (Kelsey).72
• She may have been the Phebe Post who m. Billey Willard of Guilford, but until further evidence can be found, the author has followed Rev. Chapman in placing her as the wife of Caleb Chapman, Jr.1279
• Unfortunately, they left out the word “probably” which I regret, as later on I discovered that Phebe signed a deed as witness with her father, Cornelius, as ‘Phebe Chapman’ (wife of Caleb Chapman). Therefore, I returned to the old theory that she was the Phebe, born to Nathan[4] Post (Abraham[3][2] Stephen[1]) and his first wife Hannah Barnes, b. 10 October 1743 (Saybrook Land Records 2:158), as stated in the 1963 Denison Genealogy.1275
• When researching the descendants of Abraham[2] Post, I was unfortunately unaware of the work of the late Donald E. Poste (1916-1990) of Buffalo, N. Y., and Newberry, S. C. Mr. Poste spent over fifty years tracing the Connecticut Post family. A copy of his manuscript has been donated to the Connecticut Historical Society and is another valuable resource for descendants of this family.1279
• She may have been the Phebe Post who m. Billey Willard of Guilford, but until further evidence can be found, the author has followed Rev. Chapman in placing her as the wife of Caleb Chapman, Jr.1279
• Unfortunately, they left out the word “probably” which I regret, as later on I discovered that Phebe signed a deed as witness with her father, Cornelius, as ‘Phebe Chapman’ (wife of Caleb Chapman). Therefore, I returned to the old theory that she was the Phebe, born to Nathan[4] Post (Abraham[3][2] Stephen[1]) and his first wife Hannah Barnes, b. 10 October 1743 (Saybrook Land Records 2:158), as stated in the 1963 Denison Genealogy.1275
• When researching the descendants of Abraham[2] Post, I was unfortunately unaware of the work of the late Donald E. Poste (1916-1990) of Buffalo, N. Y., and Newberry, S. C. Mr. Poste spent over fifty years tracing the Connecticut Post family. A copy of his manuscript has been donated to the Connecticut Historical Society and is another valuable resource for descendants of this family.1279
Death5 Apr 184272 Age: 86
FlagsMayflower Descendant
FatherGideon DENISON (1723-1795)
MotherElizabeth CHALKER (1730-1803)
Individual Notes
• Daughter of Gideon and Elizabeth (Chalker).72