Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
William Billingsley
Abt 1628 - 1657 (~ 29 years)-
Name William Billingsley Birth Abt 1628 Shropshire, England Gender Male Death Dec 1657 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Person ID I39982 Tree1 Last Modified 5 Apr 2024
Father John Billingsley, b. Abt 1587, Shropshire, England d. Bef 6 Jan 1664, Calvert County, Maryland (Age ~ 77 years) Relationship natural Mother Agatha Cooper, b. Abt 1591, Shropshire, England Relationship natural Marriage Abt 1607 Shropshire, England Family ID F997 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah Bowman, b. Abt 1635, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia d. Abt 1690, Essex County, Virginia (Age ~ 55 years) Marriage Abt 1651 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Children 1. Sarah Billingsley, b. Abt 1653, Sittingbourne Parish, Essex County, Virginia d. Bef 1696, St. Anne's Parish, Essex County, Virginia (Age ~ 42 years) [Father: natural] 2. William Billingsley, b. Abt 1655, Richmond County, Virginia [Father: natural] 3. Martha Agatha Billingsley, b. Abt 1658, Richmond County, Virginia [Father: natural] Family ID F25052 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 Apr 2024
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Notes - Transported" by Edward James with five others said James was granted 350 acres of land on Rapahannock 22 May 1650. (Land Rec. Lib. 2, fol. 219.)
He married about 1651 Sarah Bowman, born Essex County, Virginia circa 1635. They settled in Richmond County where he owned a small farm and also a small vessel and were mostly engaged in transporting commodities in coast. trade. He died Dec. 1657 having been struck by a boom on his vessel. Sarah moved to Calvert County, Maryland early in 1656 having been "Transported" by her brother-in-law Francis Billingsley. She remained at his home during the year and then returned to Virginia with Francis and his family in 1659. She remarried (2) in 1663 a William Evart, and is stated to have died about 1690.
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1643-1651 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 2; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 192
EDWARD JAMES, 350 acs. in Rappa. Riv. lyeing about 30 mi. up on the N. side, 22 May 1650, Page 219. Beg. on Ewd. side of Willing Cr., running to Wwd. side of the mouth of Newhaven Cr. Trans. of 7 pers: Walter Wyer, Alex Porrus, William Phillips, Wm. Billingsley, Tho. Billingsley, Jane Funge, Ann Richardes.
- Transported" by Edward James with five others said James was granted 350 acres of land on Rapahannock 22 May 1650. (Land Rec. Lib. 2, fol. 219.)
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