Henry Willis (c1740-aft1785)/Military records

Did Henry Willis Fight at Point Pleasant?

There are at least two websites providing rosters for participants at the Battle of Point Pleasant.


 * Soldiers at the Battle of Point Pleasant, which appears to be a contribution to the archives of the Rockbridge County, Virginia GenWeb site by Rena Worthen, and apparently based, at least in part on the work of Angela Rhuhey.


 * Soldiers at the Battle of Point Pleasant, which appears to be a contribution to the Mason County WV GenWeb, by Suzie Crump.

While there are probably differences between these two sites, the layout and organization of the data is very similiar. Both provide rosters for the Maiden Springs Fort under the Command of Captain Daniel Smith. Since in both cases this roster appears under the page title "Soldiers at the Battle of Point Pleasant", it has to be assumed that what is meant is that Capt. Smith and the men enrolled under him at Maiden Springs, were at the Battle of Point Pleasant.

here is the roster as given at the Mason County site:


 * At the Maiden Springs Station


 * Robert Brown, Sergeant Henry Willis Joseph Cravens, Sergeant James M'Clehany (McElhenny) James Cravens, John Jameson, James Rogers, Thomas Brumly, Anddw Lammy, Samuel Fowler John Flintham, James Douglas, John Newland, Samuel Paxton, Phillip Dutton, John Cravens, Rees Bowen, David Ward, Robert Cravens

The Rockbridge site gives the data as


 * At the Maiden Springs Station


 * Robert Brown, Sergeant Henry Willis Joseph Cravens, Sergeant James M'Clehany (McElhenny) James Cravens John Jameson James Rogers Thomas Brumly Anddw Lammy Samuel Fowler John Flintham James Douglas John Newland Samuel Paxton Phillip Dutton John Cravens Rees Bowen David Ward Robert Cravens

In both cases Henry Willis is shown as a Sargeant. Note however, that the punctuation in both listings is erratic, and neither indicate the ultimate source of information.