One highly publicized case was that of Kathy Willets and her husband Jeffrey in 1991. On January 4, 1890, the "Commonwealth", piloted by Captain W.S. Willets, sank. It was built by brewer George Willets of the Willets family of Cow Neck. Some of the early settlers were Andrews, Falkinburgs, Shourds, Ongs, Willets and Osborns. The Willets Farmhouse, circa 1810, is still extant on Willets Lane. Willets Point is zoned mostly for industrial activity. It is located on the Willets Point peninsula on the north shore of Long Island. In 1881, he attended the Engineer School of Application at Willets Point, New York. Robert Willets served as Mayor until his retirement in 1945. The Willets family had resided in the area for eight generations. Willets Point reported a high tide of before the gauge failed. Elijah Willets recorded a plat on his property on December 20, 1837. She was a two-time recipient of the Elmore A. Willets Prize for fiction.