If you prefer a more oldfashioned approach, the general society of mayflower descendants has published a mayflower families through five generations book series more than two dozen volumes strong at this point, which are fun to browse. Nothing is known about john billington s life in england. The mayflower society general society of mayflower descendants. Mayflower families fifth generation descendants, 17001880. John billington also spelled billinton was born in lincolnshire around 1580. The family tree listed here should not be considered exhaustive or authoritative. Mayflower families through five generations silver books vol. See more of society of mayflower descendants in the state of minnesota on facebook. They and their two sons, john and francis, boarded the mayflower at london or southampton. General society of mayflower descendants library a collection focused principally on the genealogies of the descendants of the mayflower passengers. Volume 5, edward winslow and john billington mcguyre, wakefield, robert s. Because of the coronavirus pandemic and guidelines received from the president of the united states, the cdc, and the governor of the commonwealth of massachusetts, gsmd staff will be working remotely until further notice.
A manorial survey taken in 1650 indicated that francis billington was then in new england. He was hanged in plymouth in september 1630 for the murder of john newcomen. Genealogy profile for francis billington, mayflower passenger francis billington c. Jun 02, 2018 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a. In his 1651 accounting of the mayflower families, bradford reported that john billington, after he had been here ten years, was executed for killing a man, and his eldest son died before him but his second son is alive and married and hath eight children bradford 446. The mission of the massachusetts society of mayflower descendants is to gather together to honor and perpetuate the memory of our mayflower ancestors and the ideals of american freedoms and democracy, which have evolved from the mayflower compact signed by the pilgrim fathers when they reached cape cod shores in november, 1620.
Mayflower descendant, volume v, editor, george ernest bowman, published by the massachusetts society of mayflower descendants billington, johnone of the nonseparatists on the 1620 mayflower, john billington increasingly got into trouble with the plymouth leaders. Jun 14, 2018 figuring out whether youre a descendant of a pilgrim is now just a mouse click away. John billington of the mayflower and his descendants for five generations by harriet woodbury hodge, 1988, general society of mayflower descendants edition, in english. He lived in cowbit, lincolnshire before emigrating to the new world. Oftentimes the family trees listed as still in progress have derived from research into famous people who have a kinship to this person.
Access2archives national archives, london prerogative court of canterbury, probate search. A monthslong effort to digitize and index the authenticated genealogies of mayflower. Family treejohn billingtonmayflower collection by kathy holm. John billington was a mayflower pilgrim, and a signer of the mayflower.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The merchant adventurers shareholders in plymouth colony. Nevertheless, john billington was one of the signers of the mayflower compact, which was ratified on november 11, 1620. John billington of the mayflower and his descendants for five generations mfip, pub. These books are noted for being very well documented, highly accurate, and are the best quality. Research in the records of the region has yet to turn up any additional details of the family, however. This generation 8 billington descendant married and became the mother of future u. Jumbo coloring book with exclusive and premium images for kids and adults unofficial. John billington of the mayflower and his descendants for. Descendants of the pilgrims who landed at plymouth, mass. On november 11, 1620 john billington signed the mayflower compact on board the ship anchored in what is now provincetown harbor, massachusetts.
The billington s came over on the mayflower to become independent of the separatist church group from leiden. Revised indexes to mayflower families through five generations francis eaton samuel fuller william white supp. Books and articles massachusetts society of mayflower. Descendants and relatives lived in new england and elsewhere. John eleanor and francis billington holmes descendents. John billington of the mayflower and his descendants for five generations by harriet woodbury hodge. Family, genealogy, mayflower ship, pilgrims new plymouth colony. Stephen hopkins 1581 june or july 1644 was born on 29 october 1581, and was a passenger on the mayflower in 1620, one of 41 signatories of the mayflower compact, and an assistant to the governor of plymouth colony through 1636. A facebook page was developed, and is a private group, under the name of billington family society, those wishing to join need to show their lineage to the billington family. George ernest bowman, the mayflower compact and its signers, boston. John billington, his wife elinor and their two sons, john and francis, departed on the mayflower from plymouth, devon, england on september 616, 1620. Massachusetts society of mayflower descendants books and.
Christian penn eaton billington 16071684 find a grave. Society of mayflower descendants in the state of minnesota. Billington departed on the mayflower in september 1620 with his wife eleanor and sons john jr. According to the book the human tradition in the atlantic world. General society of mayflower descendants, founded in 1897. To honor pilgrim ancestors and keep their story alive, the general society of mayflower descendants was created in 1897. Mayflower 1620 anne and little james 1623 famous mayflower descendants. As such, it is believed there are mtdna descendants still living. John billington was born in england about 1580, but nothing has been conclusively established concerning his ancestry or exact location of birth. In 1603, he married a woman named elinor lockwood and had two sons. Subscribe to the mayflower descendant for 2018 mayflower families through five generations. First published in 1899 by george ernest bowman, founder of the massachusetts society of mayflower descendants, which published the journal until 2014, the mayflower descendant has long been a highly regarded source of scholarship relating to mayflower families and related genealogies, their origins in england, and their lives and places of.
The passengers from the mayflower and their descendants. The item john billington of the mayflower and his descendants for five generations, compiled by harriet woodbury hodge represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in indiana state library. He has pages on common mayflower genealogy hoaxes, email addresses of known mayflower descendants and a list of presidential ancestries. The ship had 102 passengers and a crew of about 3040 in extremely cramped conditions. He was one of the fortyone signers of the mayflower compact. I am descended from mayflower pilgrim john billington 15791630 through his.
General society of mayflower descendants home facebook. Let me know if you would like this i could get you a copy. Children of deacon john washburn and lydia billington. In 1620, a brave group of 102 men, women and children sailed across the atlantic on the mayflower, searching for a life of religious and civic freedom. An update from the general society of mayflower descendants. Mayflower research databases mayflower heritage and history.
This was a small, 100 foot ship which held 102 passengers and a crew of about 3040 in extremely cramped conditions. Silver books and related mayflower families through five generations series, pub. John billington of the mayflower and his descendants for five generations. The general society of mayflower descendants has published a series of genealogical books that trace the.
Nothing is known about john billingtons life in england. Index of the fifth and sixth generation descendants from mayflower families through five generations. John tomson, shubael, mary tinkham wood, mary brown tinkham, peter brown of the mayflower. Mayflower passenger, john billington, is my great grandfather.
Descendants of the pilgrims who landed at plymouth, massachusetts, december 1620 silver books chronicles of the pilgrim fathers of the colony of plymouth, from 1602 to 1625. Billington descendants of the mayflower family trees by. The names of the 6th generation children, and most of their spouses, are also included here. His descendants are legion, spanning america from coast to coast. The billington family appears to have originated from in or around cowbit and spaulding, lincolnshire, england, where francis longland named francis billington, son of john billington, as an heir. New book available from mayflower historian sue allan author. These are the formal books of descendants to explore if you think you are a mayflower descendant. This book references dutch documents in the first years of the separatist movement in leyden, holland in the opening years of the 17th century and includes many verbatim transcripts of. It is quite interesting in that francis billington almost blew up the mayflower after he shot off a musket in a crowded room and full of open gun powder. His son, francis, was named in a lease of property in cowbit,lincolnshire in 1612 and either john or elinor. The general society of mayflower descendants commonly called the mayflower society is a hereditary organization of individuals who have documented their descent from one or more of the 102 passengers who arrived on the mayflower in 1620 at what is now plymouth, massachusetts. Plymouth colony and massachusetts fourth generation in america families of the children of deacon john 3 washburn and lydia billington the families of the children of deacon john washburn, of plymouth, have been well covered in a number of publications, his wife being a mayflower descendant. John billington biography mayflower heritage and history. Descendants of the pilgrims who landed at plymouth.
According to the book american murder, billington and his family began. I am a descendant of john billington who came here in 1620 on the mayflower and died in 1630. Isaac 174561819 was a brown browne, billington, and cooke descendant. John, who was born in 1604 and francis, who was born about 1606.
This database is being constructed from the general society of mayflower descendants gsmd very wellknown series of books mayflower. The billington silver book will get you as far as her grandmother, sybil carpenter of rehoboth, who would marry henry ingalls. John billington added to mayflower families fifth generation. The following is a quote from general mayflower society about the five generations book project. Nov 20, 2018 john billington lived in debt and on the brink of poverty in england. Figuring out whether youre a descendant of a pilgrim is now just a mouse click away.
Aug 27, 2019 john billington was born in england about 1580, but nothing has been conclusively established concerning his ancestry or exact location of birth. General society of mayflower descendants, plymouth, massachusetts. However, billington researcher harriett hodge thinks that the surname could be longland. The listings are authoritative and organized by surname, which can be a great help or a huge limitation.
The general society of mayflower descendants meticulously investigates primary records that substantiate the identity of individuals and families that descend from the pilgrims who traveled on the mayflower in 1620. The wife of john billington, eleanor was with him in 1620 on the mayflower. It was the first governing document of the plymouth colony. The mayflower left england on september 16, 1620 with 102 passengers plus crew, and after a grueling 66 day journey, the ship dropped anchor inside the hook tip of cape cod provincetown harbor on november 11 dates in old style, julian calendar. Im a member of the john billington society facebook page and the general society of mayflower descendants. We have added a new volume to the searchable database of authenticated mayflower pilgrim genealogies, mayflower families fifth generation descendants, 17001880. Her maiden name is not known, though some have speculated that it might have been newton, since her son francis inherited land in lincolnshire, england, with a coheir named newton.
Sep 04, 2018 genealogy profile for francis billington, mayflower passenger francis billington c. Family of john billington volume 21 of mayflower families through five generations. Wakefield, general society of mayflower descendants snippet view 1975. The five generations project of the general society of mayflower descendants in 1996 published its account of the descendants of francis cooke as volume twelve in the series, compiled by ralph van wood jr. I have a book which was written by a carole billington hill smith which tells all about what she knows for a few generations. Sally sampson bisbee, sarah washburn sampson, ebenezer washburn jr. Massachusetts society of mayflower descendants, 1920, photocopies of the 1622. John billington was a mayflower pilgrim, and a signer of the mayflower compact, who became americas first murderer after he shot and killed a fellow colonist in 1630. Our mission is to encourage membership in the billington family society and the general society mayflower decendants gsmd. Now you can find out if youre a mayflower descendant.
Mayflower families through five generations available for all passengers who left descendants from the general society of mayflower descendants, plymouth, mass. Nathaniel philbrick, mayflower a story of courage, community, and war new york. In order to board the mayflower, he made a deal with prominent businessmen in london. The mayflower originally was destined for the hudson river, north of the 1607 jamestown settlement. John billington of the mayflower and his descendants for five. A mayflower families gsmd publication, part of the silver books. General society of mayflower descendants march 20 at 8.
The book covers the billington surname in rhode island, and revises earlier lines in the first publication of the warren and fuller descendants, but there are no. The general society of mayflower descendants honors the 102 passengers who. General society of mayflower descendants posts facebook. A monthslong effort to digitize and index the authenticated genealogies of mayflower passengers has been. Research in the records of the region has yet to turn up. Books and articles massachusetts society of mayflower descendants. Upon establishing camp, the pilgrims went on to face the harsh realities of a new england winter. Nov 25, 20 and if that surname research strategy fails, research mayflower descendants to the fifth generation to try and find a match to your family. The billington silver book gets as far as ebenezer washburn jr. John billington of the mayflower and his descendants for five generations mayflower families in progress by harriet woodbury hodge 1. Mayflower families through five generations abebooks.
I descend from his son, and black sheep of the family, francis. Many publications exist, including the famous pink or gray pilgrim lineage books published by the general society of mayflower descendantsmany of which are available at libraries. Upon arrival, he and his family were to work on behalf of the colony until 1627effectively locking them into servitude. The family tree for john billington is still in the early stages of research. The small, 100foot ship had 102 passengers and a crew of about 3040 in extremely cramped conditions. Massachusetts society of mayflower descendants research.
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