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James Bill 1613–1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 September 1613

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 February 1687

Death Location: Copps Hill Burial Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Father: James (R)

Mother: Dorothy Bill

Spouse(s): Mary Knapp

Children(s): Mary Bill, Sarah Bill, James Bill, Jonathan Bill

In 1613, James Bill entered the world in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom, born to James Bill R And Dorothy Bill. James Bill married Mary Knapp, and had children including James Bill, Jonathan Bill, Mary Bill, Sarah Bill. James Bill passed away in 1687 in Copps Hill Burial Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1613, James Bill entered the world in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom, born to James Bill R And Dorothy Bill.
  • James Bill married Mary Knapp, and had children including James Bill, Jonathan Bill, Mary Bill, Sarah Bill.
  • James Bill passed away in 1687 in Copps Hill Burial Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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James Bill's Ancestors

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James Bill
1613–1687
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
James Bill (R)
1593–1638
London, London, England
Dorothy Bill
1592–1638
Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bill's Descendants

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James Bill (11 September 1613–1 February 1687) m. Mary Knapp (11 August 1608–9 August 1688)
  1. 1. Mary Bill 1646–1694 m. Capt. (John) Smith 1621–1706
    1. 1. Jemima Smith 1665–1716 m. Paul Maverick 1657–1709 m. Henry Richmond –1714
      1. 1. John Maverick 1687–1730 m. Elizabeth Mattocks 1691–1730
        1. 1. Mary Maverick 1792–1795 m. John Giles 1781–1856
        2. 2. Annie Maverick 1723–1811
      2. 2. Jotham Maverick 1683–1684
      3. 3. Moses Maverick 1680–1685
    2. 2. Phoebe Smith 1673–1753
    3. 3. Anne Smith 1663–1714
  2. 2. Sarah Bill 1659–1705
  3. 3. James Bill 1651–1718
  4. 4. Jonathan Bill 1654–1729

James Bill's Timeline

4 Records

1613
11 September 1613
Birth of James Bill in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1613
11 September 1613
James Bill was christened in Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England
Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England
1687
1 February 1687
Age 74
Burial of James Bill in Copps Hill Burial Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Copps Hill Burial Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1688
1 Feb 1688
Age 75
Death of James Bill in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 September 1613
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 11 September 1613
    Event Place: Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current, John L. Cobb and Vada Tuttle Larson, "The English Origin of the Bill Family of Massachusetts and Connecticut", <i>The American Genealogist<i>. New haven, Connecticut: D. L. Jacobus, 1932-.
    Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Gene

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Franklin D. Roosevelt's Colonial Ancestors : Their Part in the Making of American History

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1688
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1 February 1687
    Event Place: Copps Hill Burial Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current, "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Apr 04 01:11:36 UTC 2025), Entry for James Bill.
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current, Pages 29-44 specifically about James, Mary, and their children.

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