Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameBilley WILLARD 
Birth3 Nov 1735, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut1811, p 88,2547, p 1,1812, Vol. 2, p 30
Death12 Dec 1811, Westbrook?, Middlesex, Connecticut1809, p 1221,2548 Age: 76
ResidenceGuilford, Connecticut1811, p 88
FatherJared WILLARD (1706-1776)
MotherKatharine BATES (1715-1785)
Individual Notes
• He was a member of the Episcopal Church in Guilford, Ct. as late as 1804.1814, p 2
Spouses
Birth10 Oct 1743, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut2549, p 54 & p 89,2550,2551, p 2; Vol. 2, p 158,2552, p 374
MemoSaybrook Land Records 2:158
FatherNathan POST (1707-1802)
MotherHannah BARNES (1707-1752)
Individual Notes
• dau of Cornelius & Sarah (Kelsey).1809, p 1267
• 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.2552, p 375
• 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.2550
• 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.2552, p 61
• 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.2552, p 375
• 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.2550
• 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.2552, p 61
Marriage19 Nov 1766, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut1811, p 88; states 10 Nov 1766,2552, p 226,2547, p 1; marriage only,2553
Birth5 May 1755, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut2410, p 471,2427, p 23; date only
Death5 Apr 18421809, p 1267 Age: 86
FlagsMayflower Descendant
FatherGideon DENISON (1723-1795)
MotherElizabeth CHALKER (1730-1803)
Individual Notes
• Daughter of Gideon and Elizabeth (Chalker).1809, p 1267
Marriage31 Dec 17922427, p 23,1811, p 88,1814, p 2,1813