Biography Charles Willing was born 18 May 1710 Bristol , England , United Kingdom to Thomas Willing (1679-1759) and Anne Harrison (1682-1747) and died 30 November 1754 Philadelphia , Philadelphia County , Pennsylvania , United States of unspecified causes. He married Anne Shippen (1710-1791) 21 January 1730 in Philadelphia , Philadelphia County , Pennsylvania , United States .
He traveled to the American British colonies by ship and settled in Philadelphia in 1728 at the age of eighteen. His cousin Thomas Willing was selling land and laying out plans for a new community called Willingtown which later became Wilmington, Delaware . While living in Willingtown, Charles Willing became a very successful businessman and held political offices such as councilman and magistrate. Later in life Willing moved to Philadelphia and twice served as Mayor of Philadelphia, from 1748 until 1749 and again in 1754. [Wikipedia ]
Children
Offspring of Charles Willing and Anne Shippen (1710-1791)
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Thomas Willing (1731-1821) 19 December 1731 Philadelphia , Philadelphia County , Pennsylvania , United States 19 January 1821 Philadelphia , Philadelphia County , Pennsylvania , United States Anne McCall (1745-1781)
Anne Willing (1733-1812) 16 July 1733 Philadelphia , Philadelphia County , Pennsylvania , United States 2 January 1812 Tench Francis (1731-1800)
Dorothy Willing (1735-1782) 3 August 1735 Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States 20 September 1782 Drumpellier , Lanarkshire , Scotland , United Kingdom Walter Stirling (1718-1786)
Charles Willing (1738-1788)
Mary Shippen Willing (1740-1814) 24 September 1740 Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States 24 March 1814 Westover Plantation , Charles City County , Virginia , United States William Byrd (1728-1777)
Elizabeth Willing (1743-1830) 21 February 1743 Philadelphia , Philadelphia County , Pennsylvania , United States 17 January 1830 Philadelphia , Philadelphia County , Pennsylvania , United States Samuel Powel (1738-1793)
Richard Willing (1744-1798)
Abigail Willing (1747-1791)
Joseph Willing (1749-1750)
James Willing (1750-1801) 9 February 1750 Philadelphia , Philadelphia County , Pennsylvania , United States 13 October 1801 Haverford Township , Delaware County , Pennsylvania , United States
Margaret Willing (1753-1816)
