 Some scholars have concluded that John Willard was either the son, or grandson of Major Willard.However, this is most likely not the case, as Maj. Simon Willard did have a son named John (with Mary Dunster) who was born on 12 February 1656, but married Mary Hayward (Mayflower descendant) in 1698 and died on 27 August 1726 in Concord, MA.The Wilkins disapproved of John Willard immediately after Margaret Wilkins decided to marry him.