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Wills Family History
Wills Genealogy & Family TreeWills is an English name from Cornwall, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the German given name William which means "desire" and "protection." The earliest known ancestor--Walt Wille--was recorded in 1207. Roots for this name can also be found in Scotland. The family motto is Sursum which means "Upwards."
Other spellings include "Will" and "Wylls." Notable people with the surname include American actor Chill Wills (Giant, The Alamo, McLintock!), American baseball player Bump Wills (Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs), and American tennis player Helen Wills. The first Wills to come to America was Bennet Wills in Maine in 1627.
Wills Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Flossie Ann Wills -- --, 1898 January 21, 1971 Oklahoma
- Rachael Ann Wills -- --, 1797 June 21, 1875 New Jersey
- Joseph Powell Wills -- --, 1799 April 17, 1855 New Jersey
- John Bishop Wills -- --, 1803 December 0, 1870 New Jersey
- Joshua Stokes Wills -- --, 1845 December 6, 1934 New Jersey
Wills Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Jane Wills -- --, 1636 December 3, 1700 Wiltshire
- James Wills -- --, 1887 November 9, 1975
- Michael M Wills -- --, 1870 April 28, 1944 Pennsylvania
- Sarah Elizabeth Wills -- --, 1831 October 5, 1903 Virginia
- Anne Wills -- --, 1910 September 29, 1999 Tennessee
Celebrities related to this last name 
- Malcom John /Taylor "McDowell"/
- Javier Ángel Encinas /Bardem/
- Humphrey DeForest /Bogart/
- Edith Minturn Edie "Edie" /Sedgwick/
- Courteney Bass /Cox/
- Jonathan Vincent "Jon" /Voight/
- Kourtney Mary /Kardashian/
- Sally Margaret /Field/
- Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus /Sutherland/
- Keanu Charles /Reeves/
