William BILLINGS

Male - 1713


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  • Name William BILLINGS  [1, 2
    • WILLIAM BILLINGS, the progenitor of the Billings family of Stonington, Conn., came from Taunton, England and first appears in this country at Dorchester and Braintree, Mass., as we learn from Mr. Somersby, a distinguished genealogist of Massachusetts. He. m. Mary (family name and birth date not given), at Dorchester, Mass., Feb. 5, 1658. The time of his coming to Stonington is not certainly known, but his name appears here among the planters of Stonington. He built him a dwelling-house on Cosatuc Hill, where the site may still be seen. He became by grants and purchases a large land owner. Our records do not contain a list of his children, with their births., what is known of them is by his will. He d. in 1713. [1]
    Birth Taunton, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Mar 1712/3  Cosatuc Hill, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I06226  Main Tree
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2022 

    Family Mary ? 
    Marriage 05 Feb 1657/8  Dorchester, Boston Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
    +1. William BILLINGS,   b. 1660, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1738 (Age 78 years)  [Birth]
     2. Ebenezer BILLINGS,   b. Abt 1662, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1727, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F02714  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Feb 2022 

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    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 05 Feb 1657/8 - Dorchester, Boston Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Mar 1712/3 - Cosatuc Hill, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S9214] Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut.

    2. [S9101] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 2017, Vol. 171 Spring.