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William Billings 1601 – 1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Apr 1601

Birth Location: Taunton (Somersetshire) England

Death Date: 1659

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, USA

Father: Richard Billings

Mother: Elizabeth Strong

Spouse(s): Mary Dudley

Children(s): Capt. Billings

In 1601, William Billings I entered the world in Taunton (Somersetshire) England, born to Richard Billings and Elizabeth (Lady) Strong. William Billings I married Mary Dudley, and had children including Capt. William Billings. William Billings I passed away in 1659 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1601, William Billings I entered the world in Taunton (Somersetshire) England, born to Richard Billings and Elizabeth (Lady) Strong.
  • William Billings I married Mary Dudley, and had children including Capt. William Billings.
  • William Billings I passed away in 1659 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Billings's Ancestors

Self
William Billings
1601 – 1659
Birth Place: Taunton (Somersetshire) England
Parents
Richard Billings
1560 – 1604
Glastonbury, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth ((Lady)) Strong
1564 – 1604
Deane,Taunton,Somerset,England
Grandparents
William Billings
1744 – 1812
Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Jerusha Williams
1743 – 1821
Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Ebenezer Strong
1544 – 1567
Taunton, Somerset, England
Patience Hinman
1546 – 1610
Taunton, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
John Strong
1520 – 1580
Agnes Whitman
1519 – 1556
(Sir) Hinman
1526 – 1600
Mother Hinman
1526 – 1610
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Lestraunge\Strong
1479 – 1556
Agness Boyngton
1490 – 1526
Sir Whitman
1463 – 1549
Alice Axtel
1467 – 1522
Hinman

William Billings's Descendants

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William Billings (2 Apr 1601 – 1659) m. Mary Dudley (Apr 1602 – 01 Nov 1641)
  1. 1. Capt. (William) Billings (1629 – 16 March 1712) m. Mary Atherton (30 Apr 1636 – 8 Jul 1718)
    1. 1. Ebenezer (Billing) Sr. (1659 – 16 Sep 1727) m. Ann (Anna) Comstock (9 April 1661 – Oct 5, 1727)
      1. 1. Anna (Comstock) Billings (7 Oct 1681 – 1752) m. Solomon Hakes (16 Jan 1688 – 1752)
        1. 1. Jonathan (Hakes,) RWS. (26 Jun 1724 – Jun 1779) m. Hannah (F) Brown (1729 – 10 Jan 1778)

William Billings's Timeline

4 Records

1601
2 Apr 1601
Birth of William Billings I in Taunton (Somersetshire) England
Taunton (Somersetshire) England
1602
1602
Age 1
William Billings I was baptized in Saint Tudy,Cornwall,England
Saint Tudy,Cornwall,England
1659
1659
Age 58
Death of William Billings I in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA
1659
1659
Age 58
Death of William Billings I in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1601
    Event Place: Taunton (Somersetshire) England
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1602
    Event Place: Saint Tudy,Cornwall,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1649
    Event Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts; Year: 1649; Page Number: 13

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The Farwell family : a history of Henry Farwell and his wife Olive (Welby) Farwell
    [2] One hundred and sixty allied families

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1659
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1659
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, USA

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