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Henry Willis of Long Island
Henry Willis, son of William Willis (Willens) and Katherine Wolford, was born 14 September 1628 in Warminster, Wiltshire, England. He married Mary Pearce. They emigrated in about 1674 and settled in New York. He died in 1714 in Westbury, Long Island, New York.
The History of the English Organ
This 1996 book describes the history of organs built in England from AD 900 to the present day.
The Organ
Organ, Volume 3 of the Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments, includes articles on the organ family of instruments, including famous players, composers, instrument builders, the construction of the instruments and related terminology. It is the first complete reference on this important family of keyboard instruments that predated the piano. The contributors include major scholars of music and musical instruments from around the world.
I Am Fighting for the Union
"On 18 May 1862, Henry Willis Wells wrote a letter to his mother telling her in clear terms, "I am fighting for the Union." Since August 1861, when he joined the US Navy as a master's mate, at age twenty, he never wavered in his loyalty. He wrote to his family frequently that he considered military service a necessary and patriotic duty, and the career that ensued was a dramatic one, astutely and articulately documented by Wells himself in over 200 letters home, leaving an insightful, detailed, and invaluable account of daily life in the Union Navy. Prior to the start of the war, Wells's considerable merchant marine experience qualified him to join the service as a junior officer. Thus, he w...
Lewises, Meriwethers and Their Kin
Robert Lewis (b.1607) and his family immigrated from Wales to Gloucester County, Virginia in 1635. Descendants lived in Virginia, West Vir- ginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas and elsewhere. Includes some data on ancestry in England.
The Organ
The Encyclopedia of Organ includes articles on the organ family of instruments, including famous players, composers, instrument builders, the construction of the instruments, and related terminology. It is the first complete A-Z reference on this important family of keyboard instruments. The contributors include major scholars of music and musical instrument history from around the world.
