His last name is spelled WILLS
Capt. Charles Wills
He should be at the historic St. John's Church here in Richmond, VA.
The church he and his family attended, some of his children married
there, and it is within eyeshot of the house (4 blocks away). It was
also the most used and some note the only public cemetery at the time
when he died in 1820. But the records for that era of the cemetery were
destroyed many years ago along with headstones. His is now unmarked.
As far as I can tell he served as private in the 19th (Ambler's)
Regiment and the 2nd (Ballowe's) Regiment VA Militia. And probably made
a Captain after the war in the local Camp Holly Militia in Richmond, VA.
One person had his as a ship's captain but I haven't run across anything
to prove that. His family came from the Norfolk (Isle of Wight County)
area and later settled in Warwick County at Mulberry Island which is now
the location of Ft. Eustis in Newport News, VA. Wills was in Richmond
by the 1801 tax records.
Eric S. Huffstutler
Richmond, VA
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Eric,
He probably attained that rank after the war. The War of 1812 Society in
the Commonwealth of Virginia is publishing a book on veterans of the war
buried in Virginia. It is currently at the publishers but we are already
working on a revised addition. Charles Willis is not in the current
edition.
If you know where he is buried, we will be happy to include him in the
next edition. (Revisions are in an errata appendix, which is still being
updated.)
Yours,
Craig M. Kilby
Assistant Editor
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On Aug 6, 2012, at 9:59 AM, Huffstutler, Eric S. wrote:
> I am studying a certain family which is connected to our house built
> in 1812.
>
> The person is named Capt. Charles Wills (1775-1820).
>
> Problem is that I find him serving in two different regiments during
> the War of 1812 but only as "private". Yet, he is known as "Captain".
> I haven't found any ship link but possibly he was made that rank in
> the local Camp Holly Militia after the war?
>
> How can I find out?
>
> Thanks!
> Eric
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