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Francis (the Younger) Willis, the Younger ( - )

Son of F. Willis, "the Virginia merchant" (Oxford Rawl C 865). Acquirer
Donator of object(s)
Relevant locations: Residence at White Hall, Virginia
Relationships: Francis Willis (-fl. 1691) was a father of Francis (the Younger) Willis
References in Documents:
A Catalogue of the Benefactors to the Anatomy Schoole in Oxon. (Rawlinson Q.e. 36) Mr Fr. Willis, ye Son of ye a fore-mentioned Fr. Willis gaue A Branch of a Cotton Tree wth ye Cotton growing thereon. A Candle made of Myrtle-Berry's. A Toad-Fish. "Toad-Fish" (Pointer, Oxoniensis Academia (1749), p. 41). A Stone taken out of ye Brain of Fish, &c.