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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]
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Birth |
Taunton, England |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
16 Mar 1712/3 |
Cosatuc Hill, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut [1, 2] |
Person ID |
I06226 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
4 Feb 2022 |
Family |
Mary ? |
Marriage |
05 Feb 1657/8 |
Dorchester, Boston Suffolk Co., Massachusetts [1] |
Children |
+ | 1. William BILLINGS, b. 1660, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts d. 1738 (Age 78 years) [Birth] |
| 2. Ebenezer BILLINGS, b. Abt 1662, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts d. 16 Sep 1727, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 65 years) [Birth] |
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Family ID |
F02714 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
3 Feb 2022 |
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Sources |
- [S9214] Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut.
- [S9101] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 2017, Vol. 171 Spring.
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