Does anyone have any connection with either of these ladies whose deaths are in the SS Index ? SS#354-40-8702 Billington Dorothy, dob 11Feb1908, died Sept 1982, SS issued Illinois, death in a US Consulate in Canada. SS# 324-07-2646 Billington Dorothy, dob 19 Jan 1908 died 20 Jan 1989 in Chicago, last zip code 60646. As a Limey, I do not know how accessible these records are. Were either born in the UK ? Information needed for a one name study for Waterton. Donald Massey

Hi Barbara, I've read over your posting again and hope I didn't jump to conclusions. I believe you were looking for George English Billington, correct? Whereas my great- grandfather was George Emery Billington. However, if you are uncertain as to the middle name - we could be talking about the same person. Do you know whether your George Billington's father John had been married twice? You noted that his mother was Eliza. My George Billington's mother was Harriet Lane. However - I never considered a step-mother also. Please reply so I can straighten this out. Thanks. Julie Keyser

Thanks Michelle for your info. I am looking for a George Billington in Wisconsin, son of John and Eliza Billington and born ca. 1860, possibly/probably in Waupaca County. Barbara

First of all, there was an error in my message regarding this Billington connection. I stated that Lavina had a brother named George corn in 1940 when I mean 1840. In reply to Donald Massey's inquiry, there is nothing in my records to make me think our Billington family has any connection with your Dorothy Waterton Billington. It is certainly possible that there is some connection with one of Lavina's siblings, but I have no records to show that. I do have the names and the spouses of each of the siblings and the marriage dates. If you think that will help you in your search, I will send that info to you. Also, please note that my ancestor was Lavina, not Lavinia. Her name was pronounced with a long "i". Let me know if I can be of any help. Rae Sordahl

I am very interested in your message: with the Waterton Group, we are trying to find a Dorothy Billington nee Waterton born c1892, who seems to have married an American citizen, probably in WW1 and not in England. We know she was in Chicago in 1937... and here is the interesting bit: her mother was Lavinia* Wateron (nee Tomkins) who visited her in 1927 (from Ellis Island records), but we do not know where she was then. By 1937, she had had a son, (name unknown) who in c1947 was a Lieutenant in the US Air Force. Does this mean anything to you ? *Lavinia is an English name, although a rare one. Donald Massey ----- Original Message ----- > I am descended through Lavina Billington whomarried Edwin J. Holly. One > of Lavina's brothers was George, born 1940, who married Louisa Sarah > Bishop. Father was Henry Billington born in 1809 in Palatine, New > York. Henry's correct name was Heinrick. His father was John Jacobus > Billington born in N. Y. in 1766 and christened in the Reformed Dutch > Church of Stone Arabia, Palatine, Montgomery Co., New York. Curious > mixture here. The name Billington sounds English, but first names sound > German. And their church was a Reformed Dutch. My mother always told > me that the Billingtons were Penn. Dutch (German). Anyone have more > information on this family? Or does anyone want the information I > have. I have 13 children listed for John Jacobus, and I have their > names and birthdates. > > Let me know if you have information or would like to have what I have. > > Rae Sordahl of Scottsdale, AZ >

I am descended through Lavina Billington whomarried Edwin J. Holly. One of Lavina's brothers was George, born 1940, who married Louisa Sarah Bishop. Father was Henry Billington born in 1809 in Palatine, New York. Henry's correct name was Heinrick. His father was John Jacobus Billington born in N. Y. in 1766 and christened in the Reformed Dutch Church of Stone Arabia, Palatine, Montgomery Co., New York. Curious mixture here. The name Billington sounds English, but first names sound German. And their church was a Reformed Dutch. My mother always told me that the Billingtons were Penn. Dutch (German). Anyone have more information on this family? Or does anyone want the information I have. I have 13 children listed for John Jacobus, and I have their names and birthdates. Let me know if you have information or would like to have what I have. Rae Sordahl of Scottsdale, AZ

Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Wills & Deeds Book 1, p.164 In the name of God amen, the last will & testament of Barbary Billington, being sick & weak in body but of perfect mind & memory. Imprimis. I bequeath my soul to almighty God that gave it where through the merits of Christ Jesus, my savior, I hope to inherit eternal life , my body I bequeath to my mother earth to be decently buried, and for my worldly estate I give as followeth. Viz. Item. I give to my daughter Jane one pair of large andirons. Item. I give to my daughter Barbary one large copper kettle. Item. All the rest of my estate, moveable and unmovable chattels, servants, debts, and all worldly estate belonging unto me, my just debts being first satisfied, I give and bequeath to be equally divided amongst my children Elisha Russell, Luke Billington, Elizabeth Billington, Jane, and Barbary and in case of the mortality of any of them before they attain to their lawful age, my desire is that their part be equally divided amongst my surviving children, and I do ordain and appoint my daughter Elisha Russell and Luke Billington, my son, my full and sole executors of this my last will and testament desiring my loving friends Mr. Robert Bayly, Mr. Henry Clark, & Mr. Samuel Peachy to be overseers of my children and their estate until they attain to their respective ages and in case any differences should happen among my children in the division of their legacies or the explanation of this, my intent in my will, and to avoid all lawsuits and experiences that may happen thereby, I refer and leave it totally and fully to the determinations of my aforesaid overseers. In witness whereof I have set my hand & seal this 7th day of August 1674. The mark of Barbary (B. B.) Billington (seal) Signed and sealed in the presence of: Wm. Stone, Henry Wilson, Nathaniel Richardson Henry Wilson, aged forty-six years or thereabouts, and Nathaniel Richardson, aged twenty-eight years or thereabouts depose & say that they did see Barbary Billington sign, seal, & publish this within written as her last will and testament and that she was in perfect sense & memory to the best of their judgment at the signing thereof. Henry Wilson Nathaniel Richardson Recorded 1 October 1674 and a probate was then granted to her executors.

Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Wills & Deeds Book 1, p.114 In the name of God amen, I Luke Billington of Farnham parish in Rappahannock county being of sound and perfect memory, thanks be given to God, therefore I do make this my last will and testament in manner and form as followeth. Viz. Imprimis. I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Barbary Billington the house wherein I now dwell with all moveable and unmovable belongings and land, thereunto belonging to the plantation with all the cattle belonging to me and mares sheep and all the grain and corn and wheat with servants and all my household goods within doors and without during the term of her natural life, and after her decease the land to fall to my son Luke Billington and his heirs forever, and I do oblige my wife to provide and give unto my daughter Elizabeth at her day of marriage either a man servant or a maid for the term of time as servants come into this country to serve. Item. I give unto my son Luke Billington the mountain fields wherein now Richard Peacock liveth to him and his heirs forever, and in case he dies without issue, then the land to be divided between his lower sisters here nominated, being Elita and Elizabeth and Jane and Barbary my daughters, and in case that any or either of my daughters shall die without issue, that the land belong to the survivor or survivors. Item. I do oblige my son Luke to give and deliver at the day of marriage of my daughter Jane and Barbary to each of them a man servant or a maid servant for the full time and term of years servants serve their lawful apprenticeship in this country. Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elita three hundred and fifty acres of land belonging to the mountain fields as by a patent purchased appeareth, and if my daughter dieth without issue, that then the land fall and be divided between my three daughters Elizabeth, Jane, and Barbary and in case any of them die without issue, to fall to the survivor or survivor. Item. I give unto my daughter Mary a piece of plate to the value of thirty shillings and to her son, my grandchild William Daniel, a ewe with a ewe lamb by her side. Item. I do further appoint and oblige my wife to pay and satisfy all or any just debts which shall be made appear that I oweth or by obligation or account. Item. I make my wife Barbary Billington my whole and sole executrix of this my last will and testament, and further I desire my trusty and well-beloved friends William Travers and Giles Cale to be trustees of this my will testament that to their power as much as in them lyeth it be performed. In witness whereof, I have set my hand and seal this 13th day of November 1671. Further, Dr. John Russell to be a trustee to this my last will with William Travers and Giles Cale. Signed Luke Billington (seal) Sealed & delivered in the presence of: Henry Sheares John Russell Recorded May the 3rd, 1672. Henry Sheares, aged 35 years or thereabouts, and John Russell, aged 26 years or thereabouts, sworn and examined, say that they saw the above named Luke Billington sign, seal, and publish this writing whereunto his hand and seal is affixed as his last will and testament and that he was in perfect mind and memory to the best of their knowledge and further say not. Signed: Henry Sheares John Russell

Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Wills & Deeds Book 1, p.114 In the name of God amen, I Luke Billington of Farnham parish in Rappahannock county being of sound and perfect memory, thanks be given to God, therefore I do make this my last will and testament in manner and form as followeth. Viz. Imprimis. I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Barbary Billington the house wherein I now dwell with all moveable and unmovable belongings and land, thereunto belonging to the plantation with all the cattle belonging to me and mares sheep and all the grain and corn and wheat with servants and all my household goods within doors and without during the term of her natural life, and after her decease the land to fall to my son Luke Billington and his heirs forever, and I do oblige my wife to provide and give unto my daughter Elizabeth at her day of marriage either a man servant or a maid for the term of time as servants come into this country to serve. Item. I give unto my son Luke Billington the mountain fields wherein now Richard Peacock liveth to him and his heirs forever, and in case he dies without issue, then the land to be divided between his lower sisters here nominated, being Elita and Elizabeth and Jane and Barbary my daughters, and in case that any or either of my daughters shall die without issue, that the land belong to the survivor or survivors. Item. I do oblige my son Luke to give and deliver at the day of marriage of my daughter Jane and Barbary to each of them a man servant or a maid servant for the full time and term of years servants serve their lawful apprenticeship in this country. Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elita three hundred and fifty acres of land belonging to the mountain fields as by a patent purchased appeareth, and if my daughter dieth without issue, that then the land fall and be divided between my three daughters Elizabeth, Jane, and Barbary and in case any of them die without issue, to fall to the survivor or survivor. Item. I give unto my daughter Mary a piece of plate to the value of thirty shillings and to her son, my grandchild William Daniel, a ewe with a ewe lamb by her side. Item. I do further appoint and oblige my wife to pay and satisfy all or any just debts which shall be made appear that I oweth or by obligation or account. Item. I make my wife Barbary Billington my whole and sole executrix of this my last will and testament, and further I desire my trusty and well-beloved friends William Travers and Giles Cale to be trustees of this my will testament that to their power as much as in them lyeth it be performed. In witness whereof, I have set my hand and seal this 13th day of November 1671. Further, Dr. John Russell to be a trustee to this my last will with William Travers and Giles Cale. Signed Luke Billington (seal) Sealed & delivered in the presence of: Henry Sheares John Russell Recorded May the 3rd, 1672. Henry Sheares, aged 35 years or thereabouts, and John Russell, aged 26 years or thereabouts, sworn and examined, say that they saw the above named Luke Billington sign, seal, and publish this writing whereunto his hand and seal is affixed as his last will and testament and that he was in perfect mind and memory to the best of their knowledge and further say not. Signed: Henry Sheares John Russell

Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Wills & Deeds Book 1, p.164 In the name of God amen, the last will & testament of Barbary Billington, being sick & weak in body but of perfect mind & memory. Imprimis. I bequeath my soul to almighty God that gave it where through the merits of Christ Jesus, my savior, I hope to inherit eternal life , my body I bequeath to my mother earth to be decently buried, and for my worldly estate I give as followeth. Viz. Item. I give to my daughter Jane one pair of large andirons. Item. I give to my daughter Barbary one large copper kettle. Item. All the rest of my estate, moveable and unmovable chattels, servants, debts, and all worldly estate belonging unto me, my just debts being first satisfied, I give and bequeath to be equally divided amongst my children Elisha Russell, Luke Billington, Elizabeth Billington, Jane, and Barbary and in case of the mortality of any of them before they attain to their lawful age, my desire is that their part be equally divided amongst my surviving children, and I do ordain and appoint my daughter Elisha Russell and Luke Billington, my son, my full and sole executors of this my last will and testament desiring my loving friends Mr. Robert Bayly, Mr. Henry Clark, & Mr. Samuel Peachy to be overseers of my children and their estate until they attain to their respective ages and in case any differences should happen among my children in the division of their legacies or the explanation of this, my intent in my will, and to avoid all lawsuits and experiences that may happen thereby! , I refer and leave it totally and fully to the determinations of my aforesaid overseers. In witness whereof I have set my hand & seal this 7th day of August 1674. The mark of Barbary (B. B.) Billington (seal) Signed and sealed in the presence of: Wm. Stone, Henry Wilson, Nathaniel Richardson Henry Wilson, aged forty-six years or thereabouts, and Nathaniel Richardson, aged twenty-eight years or thereabouts depose & say that they did see Barbary Billington sign, seal, & publish this within written as her last will and testament and that she was in perfect sense & memory to the best of their judgment at the signing thereof. Henry Wilson Nathaniel Richardson Recorded 1 October 1674 and a probate was then granted to her executors.

Hi Barbara, I saw Michelle responded to your inquiry already. She explained how to obtain the information. If you need more help please let me know. I am not related to your George Billington, but another George Billington from Wisconsin. I found your information while looking for my own. Good luck to you. Julie Keyser

My George Emery Bills was born in Ohio in 1854. He married three times. He is my ggrandfather. I am a descendant of his second marriage through my grandmother, his daughter,Elsie May Billington. She married Frederick Charles Bills Sr.He died and is burried in Pine Grove Cemetery in Auroraville, Wisconsin. His parents were Harriet Lane and John F. Billington and they married on 10 Feb. 1849 in Lake County Ohio. According to George's marriage certificate, his father was born in Ohio. Please let me know what information you have and if you think our Billington's are related. My e-mail address is crericks@execpc.com Hope to hear from you soon. Connie

B, I'm not Julie, but maybe I can answer your question. Go to Ancestry.com then type in the name George Billington in the search area. Then a page will come up of the results of the search. His name is the Ancestry World Tree. His full name is George English Billington. Are you related to George? If you are how? I am thru his wife Rose. She is a sister to my grgrgrandfather. Hope to talk to you soon. Michelle

Hello, I am trying to find out information about the families of ALLERTON, WILLOUGHBY, THOROUGHGOOD/THOROWGOOD and COLCLOUGH as it pertains to my ancestry from PARTRIDGE?/RIVETT?, KELLY, DONIPHAN, JENNINGS, WILLOUGHBY, WILLIAMS, PARKER, EARLE, SYMONDS, BENNETT, PARKER, etc.. Beginning with Isaac ALLERTON, Jr., (son of Isaac ALLERTON, Sr. and Feare BREWSTER,) who married as his 1st wife, Elizabeth WILLOUGHBY, (daughter of Thomas WILLOUGHBY,) and Isaac ALLERTON, Jr. then married as his 2nd wife Mrs. Elizabeth THOROUGHGOOD/THOROWGOOD (OVERZEE) (COLCLOUGH,) who was the widow of 1st husband, Simon OVERZEE, who died in 1660, and then she was the widow of her 2nd husband, (Major) George COLCLOUGH, who died in 1662. I would imagine that (Major) George COLCLOUGH is from the COLCLOUGH family that married into the PARTRIDGE? and/or RIVETT? family of my 8th great grandmother, Amy/Amee/Aimee PARTRIDGE?/RIVETT? who was born: abt./aft. 1640, possibly in London, England, and married (Colonel) Alexander DONIPHAN, born: abt. 1640 in Plymouth, Devonshire, England, (parents: ??,) and they were the parents of my 7th great grandmother, Amy DONIPHAN, born: abt. 1662, who married as her 1st husband, (Captain) John KELLY, born: abt. 1660, (son of Penelope ? and Matthew KELLY.) After (Captain) John KELLY's death, his wife, Mrs. Amy DONIPHAN (KELLY) married her 2nd husband, Edward RANSDELL. The aforementioned (Captain) Alexander DONIPHAN and his 1st wife, Amy PARTRIDGE?/RIVETT? were the ancestral grandparents of (Colonel) William Barrett TRAVIS and (Captain) Alexander DONIPHAN and his 2nd wife, Margaret MOTT(E) were the ancestral grandparents of (President) Harry S. TRUMAN. And the 3rd wife of (Captain) Alexander DONIPHAN was Susannah ? (Captain) John KELLY and wife, Amy DONIPHAN, were the parents of my 6th great grandmother, Ann KELLY, born: abt. 1696 in VA, died: 1734/1735, who married my 6th great grandfather, William JENNINGS, Jr., born: bet. 1695-1700 in VA, possibly Sittenburne Parish, Rappahannock Co., VA, died: 1733 in Richmond Co., VA, and he was the son of William JENNINGS, Sr., born: abt. 1668 in Sittenburne Parish, Rappahannock Co., VA, died: in Lunenberg Parish, Richmond Co., VA, (son of Margaret PAYNE, (daughter of John PAYNE, born: abt. 1615 in England, immigrant to Old Rappahannock Co., VA, whose wife is thought by many to be Margaret ROBINSON, (daughter of Richard ROBINSON, early 1600's Tidewater immigrant,) and 1st husband, John JENNINGS, born: abt. 1633 in England, (immigrant to Old Rappahannock Co., VA from England,) and Mary WILLOUGHBY, born: abt. 1670 in ?, (parents: ??). I am interested in how Mary WILLOUGHBY was, most likely, related to the aforementioned Elizabeth WILLOUGHBY and her father, Thomas WILLOUGHBY. Elizabeth WILLOUGHBY married Isaac ALLERTON, Jr. before 1652. With Mary WILLOUGHBY being born in abt. 1670 it is quite possible that she was a child of a brother of Elizabeth and a son of Thomas WILLOUGHBY. Returning to the aforementioned Ann KELLY who married William JENNINGS, Jr., their son, Edward Salley JENNINGS, born: 1720 in Richmond Co., VA, (my 5th great grandfather,) is thought to have married a woman named Sarah MOORE. They were the parents of John JENNINGS, (RS,) born: abt. 1748 in Richmond Co., VA, who married Rachel JORDAN, born: abt. 1750, (parents: ??, thought to be descended from the JORDAN's, (and possibly BAILEY's,) of JORDAN'S JOURNEY family group,) and they were the parents of my 3rd great grandfather who was Bailey JENNINGS, born: abt. 1789 in VA, who married his 1st wife, Kitty EARLE, born: abt. 1795, and they married on 22 Dec 1811 in Christian County, Kentucky which later became Caldwell County, KY. Kitty EARLE was the daughter of Tabitha WILLIAMS, born: 1766 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA, and was the daughter of Catherine "Caty" ?, (parents: ??,) and her husband, George WILLIAMS, (2nd son named George of his parents, both born to two different WILLIAMS lines in 1600's VA, his mother: Ann WILLIAMS is from the BILLINGTON - WILLIAMS lineage and his father: Roger WILLIAMS is from the PEMBERTON - WILLIAMS through Sydrach WILLIAMS, brother of (Rev./Gov.) Roger WILLIAMS, founder of Rhode Island. Kitty EARLE's father and Tabitha WILLIAMS' husband was Samuel EARLE, IV, (Sgt./Rev. War,) born: 1760 in Town Run, Fauquier Co., VA, (2nd son named Samuel EARLE, IV, of his father, (Major) Samuel EARLE, III, born: 1692 in Westmoreland Co., VA, (1st Member of the House of Burgesses from Frederick Co., VA,) with his 2nd much younger wife by abt. 41 years, Elizabeth HOLBROOK, born: abt. 1733 in VA. (With his 1st wife, Anna SORRELL, (descends from O'CANNY,) (Major) Samuel EARLE, III, was the father of a 1st son to be named Samuel EARLE, IV, born: abt. 1727, died: abt. 1752, who married a Miss ? PERKINS and there were many other Samuel EARLE descendants as well.) (Major) Samuel EARLE, III was the son of Phillis BENNETT, (daughter of John BENNETT,) and Samuel EARLE, II, (son of Bridget HALE, (daughter of Thomas HALE/HAYLES,) and Samuel EARLE, I, (son of Mary SYMONDS/SYMONS and (Sir) John EARLE.) Phillis BENNETT's mother or stepmother was Matilda ALLERTON who appears to have been a daughter of Isaac ALLERTON, Jr. and his 2nd wife, Elizabeth THOROUGHGOOD/THOROWGOOD but I am still trying to find more information. Matilda ALLERTON married 1st husband, Samuel EARLE, I as his 2nd wife after the death of his 1st wife, Bridget HALE, and Mrs. Matilda ALLERTON (EARLE) was the stepmother of Samuel EARLE, II. Then after the death of Samuel EARLE, I, Mrs. Matilda ALLERTON (EARLE) married her 2nd husband, William RUST, (and they are related to my LAMKIN and COX lineage from which I descend through George LAMKIN and Hannah COX, (whose 2nd husband was Samuel DEMOURVILLE and also related to my PAYNE lineage of John PAYNE mentioned earlier,) and then after his death, Mrs. Matilda ALLERTON (EARLE) (RUST) married her 3rd husband, John BENNETT, (father of Phillis BENNETT,) and she became either the stepmother of or was the mother of Phillis BENNETT who married Matilda's stepson, Samuel EARLE, II. Whew! And regarding the aforementioned Kitty EARLE and Bailey JENNINGS, they were the parents of my 2nd great grandmother, Sarah "Sally" JENNINGS, born: 1821/22 in Covington, MS, who married as the 3rd wife of Jeremiah "Jerry" PARKER, born: 1795 in Maryland, (parents: ??,) and they were the parents of my great grandfather, Spencer B. PARKER, born: 1859, who married my great grandmother, Rachael Moranda LEWIS, (aka COLEMAN,) who married Wesley BRIGHT as her 1st or 2nd husband, and she was born abt. 1851 in Jones Co., MS, and she was the daughter of John LEWIS, born: abt. 1820 in Jones Co., MS, (son of Howell LEWIS, born: bet. 1782 - 1788 in Granville Co., NC, and his wife, Nancy COPELAND, (daughter of Rachael TUCKER and Ripley COPELAND.) I hope someone can help me put together these missing pieces mentioned above. In advance, I thank you. Sincerely, Bellinda Myrick - Barnett BandB4951@aol.com

Connie - I am interested in your George Billington's parents and grandparents names - my Billingtons were in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. Maybe we can connect something. Thanks - B. Billington

Message to Julie Keyser - can you tell me where to locate the info on George Billington's parents and grparents at Ancestry? This is pertaining to your post in April 2001. Many thanks, B. Billington

Item. I give to my son Denis, my diamond ring, and to son Daniel, my ruby ring and charge both on their duty not to part with them out of the name because they were my father’s. To Billington, I give the ring his mother left me at her death. To Thaddeus I give the ring made with collage bead of God & the crystal mourning ring with his mother’s hair in it, and to Sarah the stone ring that was her mother’s & to Denis the mourning ring marked S. P. The stone ring my present wife gave me & which by her request I have constantly worn, I give to her son, Mr. Henry Fitzhugh. The debt due to me on Book L. for hers & her sister’s account, I order to be paid to my wife & laid out in a young Negro by her for her aforesaid daughter Sarah, to whom I give it. Item. It is my will that my Negro woman, Jons or Johanna, that was Mr. Spencer’s, if she lives to the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and thirty-three, be then delivered from slavery & I do will & order that at that time she be free & be sufficiently clothed & sent to Maryland, but as I expect that my wife will take her for one of the four, so it is my will that if it pleases God that my wife dies before the time aforesaid that the said Negro serve the rest of her time to which of my children she desires and that every Christmas Day she may annually choose her master or mistress for the ensuing year to the end she may not be abused because I think her a faithful servant. Item. It is my will and desire that my son Daniel, who is living under the care of Mr. John Gilpin, merchant in Whitehaven, be there continued until his education amounts to one hundred pounds maintenance & all & no more to be paid out of my estate and to him at the day of his arrival in Virginia, I give all my library or books, law & gospel, or any other sort and, if please God he never arrives, I give them all to Thaddeus. All my war habiliment & accoutrements or utensils I give to my sons Denis and Daniel, & my gold studs to Daniel, and for my wearing apparel, I desire my wife to distribute between my son Denis & son-in-law William Payne, as she sees fit. The pictures of my son & daughter Fitzhugh I give to their son at seven years old if any such happens or to remain where they are and my own and first wife’s to remain in my dwelling house. My coach & coach horses I leave under my wife’s command while she remains my widow for her and my family’s service as he pleases. My tailor & the boy Cork to do the necessary service for the family & butcher to serve in common as my wife thinks fit at any of my plantations (except Stafford), till Daniel arrives to twenty years of age and then I give him to Billington & ( ) now send or David Jones. I give to Thaddeus but each to be bought in to value in a true distribution of my slaves between my three sons. The reason I give Daniel no carpenter because his plantations are well fitted with houses. Item. For as much as the land given Thaddeus was Captain John Rice’s was by the said Rice ( ) on my father and his heirs male so that my son Denis may thereby claim the same in such case if ever my said son Denis or his heirs or assignees shall claim the same or in any way disturb or molest his brother or his heirs, I do revoke all the gifts & bequests in that my will to him made and give the same & every part thereof of land, Negroes, stock, etc. to Thaddeus & his heirs forever & to Denis I give twenty shillings and no more. Item. I do hereby declare that all the legacies & bequests in this my will made or to be made to or in favor of my wife is for & in satisfaction of her dower & all claims out of my estate and, if she refuses to accept it as such, then it is my will that she have what the law allows her of my estate & no more. And that my executors & trustees make the best advantage they can to my estate out of that reserved for her in Vaulx’s patent. And I do further order that at the proving of this my will my said wife may declare her acceptance or refusal in open court & that the same be entered on record to prevent future claims. Item. It is my will & desire that my three younger sons have the best education my estate can afford, that one be a lawyer, one a divine, and the other a physician or surgeon or mariner or in the secretary’s office or any lawful employment as their mind leads them but rather to the axe & hoe then suffered in idleness & extra vagrancy. My scripture, clock, & brandy still I order to remain where they are for my son Daniel after his mother’s death or marriage and it is also my will that then he immediately come & live on my said dwelling plantation and so continue to live his life. On his failure or refusal whereof I give the said plantation & all the lands thereto belonging to my son Thaddeus, in manner aforesaid as if Daniel were dead without issue provided he lives constantly thereon. Item. If it please God I should have a child by my wife before or leave her with child at the time of my death, if it proves a daughter & lives to the age of eighteen years or to be married, then I give such daughter the sum of five hundred pounds sterling. If please God it is a son, I give to him at the age aforesaid the sum of five hundred pounds sterling, and all my land in Washington parish in this county to him and his heirs of his body and for want of such to my son Daniel as before mentioned. The mill I am now building I give to my son Daniel & his heirs male and for want of such of his body to descend in the same manner as the other lands. But it is my will that the profits thereof be for the support of my widow & family until he arrives to twenty years of age and then I order that all the rest of my estate of what nature or sort so ever be equally divided between my three sons, Daniel, Billington, and Thaddeus or the survivors of them to whom at my wife’s death, I also give all the Negroes given or allotted to her and their increase to be equally divided as aforesaid between my said three youngest sons, whom I hereby appoint & ordain my executors of this my last will & testament. But because they are under age, I constitute and appoint my good friends, Col. John Tayloe, Messrs. Humphrey Pope, Nicholas Minor, John Fitzhugh, & Samuel Peachy, Gent. My executors in trust until Thaddeus shall arrive to seventeen years of age, requesting & empowering them jointly & separately to take care of my children & their estates according to the true intent and meaning of this my will, and to each of my executors or trustees I give a ring of fifteen shillings value and to each of my first wife’s daughters, Elizabeth Sturman & Mary Burn, I give a bible of fifteen shillings price & wish them to make good use of them. And for as much as Humphrey Pope is best acquainted with my method of bookkeeping & accounting, I desire if need be that he be employed to settle the same & have a recompense for his troubles. Item. Whereas Col. John Tayloe & myself paid to John & Moses Tayloe the sum of fifty pounds sterling by equal portions to redeem two Negroes named James & Phillis & three hundred acres of land sold & conveyed by our uncle, Mr. Joseph Tayloe, late clerk of Lancaster, to them the said John & Moses Tayloe & Daniel McCarty, it is my will and desire & I do hereby give (upon the payment of twenty-five pounds sterling to my son Billington at twenty years of age or in case of his death without issue to Thaddeus at twenty years of age or in case of both of their deaths before that time & without issue to my surviving son) all my right & title of in & unto the said land and Negroes to my aunt, Mrs. Barbara Tayloe during her natural life and then to her son Joseph and his heirs forever. Item. I give to my brothers, Messrs. Phillip, Francis, Thomas, & Henry Lee, to my friend Capt. Eskridge and to each of them a ring of twelve shillings price & six pence sterling value & I hope Capt. Eskridge will take the same care of my affairs that he would have desired to serve me or my estate he annually school & teach any poor children that are sent to him gratis not exceeding six at any time, such as my wife and her brothers, Col. & Capt. Lee, shall think fit objects of charity. Item. It is my will if please God my wife survives me and lives until the last ten Negroes allotted to be bought for her use aforesaid, is bought for her, that then I give her liberty at any time in her life or at her death to dispose of any two of them or their increase if she remains single or is married at the time and to such person or persons as she is pleased or to declare she desires should have them. I give & confirm the said two Negroes according to her desire. Item. The mill called Flynt’s Mill, which I have lately agreed for, & bought & paid for, I give to my son Daniel & his heirs forever. Item. It is my will that accounts of my estate be fairly kept & annually made up & returned to Westmoreland Court, debts & credits and if increase to pay said to my younger sons or the survivors of them to have the benefit thereof or to bear the loss if it decreases. I will that John Warner serve the rest of his time in the employment as now to teach school and the writing for my estate as my trustees shall order and that his wife remain with him to be employed as my wife shall think fit for my family’s service and, if they behave well to the end of their servitude, I then order that they be both clothed well from or with a Carolina hat & black hood, cloth drugget stuff, good dowlix or Irish lining each three shifts & a pair of shoes & worsted hose and I also give him my surveyor’s instruments & appurtenances and one hundred acres of my land at Aquia during his life. But if he misbehaves then it is my desire they have justice as the law directs and no more. But if my wife is not pleased with this my will, so that she will take what the law allows, then it is my will & I do hereby order that Mr. Humphrey Pope come & live on my now dwelling plantation as master there & look after that & all my other plantations, keep the account to the others and have thirty pounds sterling annual wages & a horse of my estates to do my business until my son Daniel arrives to twenty years of age. And that Mr. John Fitzhugh take my three youngest children to his house & John Warner & his wife to teach & serve them and that they be in all respects supported & maintained out of my estate and the charges thereof annually given in court. Item. If my wife desires to be and is laid in the tomb with my corpse, I order my trustees to send for a tombstone (such as is there already) and this I order whether she is consent with what I have before allotted for her and if not if she is laid there. Item. It is my will that all the gold in my purse, that my daughter Sarah made for me, being at the time of my death be hers & to her my said daughter I give the same over and above what I have before given her. Item. It is my will that the ten Negroes I’ve ordered to be bought for my wife be clothed the first year & furnished with corn, hoes, & axes out of my estate. I give the bricklayer to Denis at the end of two years. And in testimony that this is my last will and testament, I have hereunto set my hand & affix my seal this 29th day of March 1724. Signed D.A. McCarty Signed, sealed & published David Jones Samuel Wilson Francis Strothers William Roach Westmoreland. At a court held for the said county the 27th day of May 1724, the last will and testament of Daniel McCarty, Esg. deceased, was presented by Col. John Tayloe, Nicholas Minor, John Fitzhugh, & Samuel Peachy, Gent. Executors in trust who made oath thereto (Mr. Humphrey Pope, one of said executors in trust in open court refusing to undertake the burden of the executor thereof) and being proved by the oaths of David Jones, Francis Strothers, & Wm. Roach, three of the witnesses thereto is admitted to record. And upon the motion of the said executors & their performing what is usual in such cases, certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form. Denis, the heir apparent of the said testator, being present & saying nothing in bar thereof, but Madam Anna McCarty, relict of the said Daniel, by her petition to the court disannulled such part of the said will as any way related to her so far as to debar her of dower & thirds of the said McCarty’s estate. Test: Tho. Sorrell, Clerk Recorded 9th day of June 1724

Will of Daniel McCarty, Westmoreland County, 29 March 1724 Westmoreland County Deeds & Wills, 1723 – 1738, pp. 18 –20 In the name of God Amen, I Daniel McCarty of the parish of Cople in the County of Westmoreland, Esqr, considering the uncertainty of this transitory life and in order to a more ready resignation of my immortal soul unto the almighty & most merciful God that gave it in full faith & belief of pardon and forgiveness of all my sins & a joyful resurrection to an everlasting state of bliss and happiness through the mercy and merits of my blessed savior and redeemer Jesus Christ. I prepare, make, & declare my last will and testament in manner & form following. First, I desire my debts be justly paid without trouble and, that in case of any controversies, that my executors are not satisfied of the justness of the claim that the same be adjudged & decided by indifferent persons without going to law. Secondly, Forasmuch as at times I have & so perhaps may have at the time of my death some peoples’ obligations for fees whose business is not or may not then be finished. It is my will that in such case a suitable abatement be made them out of their obligation as my trustees shall think right & just. Thirdly, I desire a full inventory of my estate to be taken as soon as may be after my death and that the same be valued and not withstanding the same lies in different counties, that the whole be completed & returned to Westmoreland County with a full account of all debts due to me by bill, bond, or account and put into the said inventory as I think it ought to be. Fourthly, For a provision for the future support of my loving consort, I will & order that as long as she lives as my widow, she remain on my now dwelling plantation in full possession thereof and as head of my family that she keep my children together and not otherwise provide for by my trustees. That she have liberty to kill or cause to be killed annually such & so much provisions out of my stock, Stafford not excepted, as she shall think needful for my family’s use and where it may best be spared. That she be possessed with twelve of my slaves for so long as she remains & lives my widow of the boy Natt, House, Jone, Dinah, Arabella, Mollagases, Jenny, and little Jenny to be at her choice to take four out of them and for the other eight my said wife to choose four & my trustees to assign her the other four and all if or can be so reasonably ordered of the slaves then on my said dwelling plantation, those twelve slaves I order & allot (to & for the uses) to wait on my widow & children to do the necessary work in & about my house, to spin up all the wool that my stocks of sheep shall annually yield for the good of my family & in general to make corn for the support of my wife & children & the tobacco to be to & for the use of my said wife the maintaining & fully providing for the said slaves all things by law or reason is needful. It is also my will that within the space of one year after my death, or as soon as conveniently it may be, my executors or trustees purchase the slaves out of any Negro ship my wife shall desire or make choice of which said Negroes is to be settled & worked where my said wife pleases during her life (except their being worked on any part of my land for that she has one thousand acres of land reserved out of Vaulx’s patent) the sole profit of whose labor I give & allot to my said wife for her better support & maintenance during her natural life, she always providing for & maintaining the above said slaves with all things needful & lawful. Item. It is my will that my wife have the profits of all my gardens & orchards on my said plantation to & for the better support and keeping of my house for herself & my children during her widowhood and also what silver utensils was here before I married her as also all her apparel of any sort that I have given her as well ornamental as needful, together with her horse and such horses as may commonly be called hers at the time of my decease & all her saddles & bridles I give to my wife (if she survives me) and to her disposal to whom she pleases, but in case of failure thereof her clothes I order to be given to her daughters and the ladle to Sarah & candle, kettle, & porringer to Lettice. But it is not my intent or will that my estate should be at the charge or expense of seating the last mentioned ten slaves for my wife, nor that she should bring into my family any persons, boarders, storekeepers, or any others whatsoever but such has property having been or belong to my family. I give and bequeath to my son Denis all my lands in Stafford County to him & his heirs male of his body and for want of such to my son Daniel and the heirs male of his body and for want of such to my son Billington & the heirs male of his body & for want of such to my son Thaddeus and the heirs male of his body and for want of such to the heirs female of my said son Denis and for want of such to the heirs female of the body of Daniel and for want of such to the heirs female of the body of Billington and for want of such to the heirs female of the body of Thaddeus & her heirs and assignees forever. Item. I give & bequeath all my lands in Westmoreland County to my son Daniel & his heirs male of his body and for want of such to my son Denis & the heirs male of his body and for want of such to my son Billington and the heirs male of his body and for want of such to my son Thaddeus and the heirs male of his body and for want of such to the heirs female of the body of my said son Daniel and for want of such to the heirs female of the body of my son Denis and for want of such to the heirs female of the body of Billington & for want of such to the heirs female of the body of Thaddeus and her heirs and assignees forever. Item. I give to my son Billington all my land at Farnham Creek in Richmond County that was my grandfather Billington’s. Land to him and his heirs male of his body and for want of such to my son Denis and the heirs male of his body and for want of such to Daniel & the heirs male of his body and for want of such to Thaddeus & the heirs male of his body and for want of such to the heirs female of the body of Billington and for want of such to the heirs female of the body of Denis and for want of such to the heirs female of the body of Daniel and for want of such to the heirs female of the body of Thaddeus and her heirs or their heirs forever. Item. I give and bequeath to my son Thaddeus, all my land at Mangorite in Richmond County being the land that was Captain John Rice’s land I bought of Webly Pavy & the land I bought of Benjamin Hinds to my said son Thaddeus and his heirs male of his body and for want of such to Denis & the heirs male of his body and for want of such to Daniel & the heirs male of his body & for want of such to Billington & the heirs male of his body and for want of such to the heirs female of the body of Thaddeus and for want of such to the heirs female of the body of Denis & for want of such to the heirs female of the body of Daniel and for want of such to the heirs female of the body of Billington & her heirs or their heirs forever. All the land in fresh waters that I bought of Vincent Cox & Phillip Rogers I give to my son Daniel, his heirs, & assignees. Item. All my land in Northumberland County, I give to my son Billington, his heirs, & assignees. Item. I give to my son Thaddeus the sum of two hundred pounds sterling to be paid out of my estate in consideration that he has the smallest quantity of land & to buy more with & I confirm to my son Thaddeus the Negro woman, Alice, which I have already given him & all her children already born or hereafter to be born & their future increase before or after my death over & besides his rateable part of my estate hereafter to be given to him. Item. It is my will that my Negro, Kingsale, serve my son Denis & his heirs until he (I mean the said Negro) arrives to forty-five years of age and then to be free and my son Denis to transport him to Maryland and to clothe him well, and it is also my will that my said son Denis have all my Negroes in Stafford that may be there at the time of my death (except Dick, Alice’s husband) and that my trustees or executors in trust hereafter named as soon as convenient may be purchased for my said son as many more Negroes as will make up the whole number with those in Stafford & Kingsale twenty and that my Negro, Pompey, who was apprentice to John Smith, be one of the twenty-five Negroes, all of which I give to my son Denis & the heirs of his body. Item. I give to my said son Denis one fourth part of my household stuff as beds, pots, pans, pewter, brass, chairs, tables, & such like and all my stocks of cattle, hogs, sheep, & horses that may be in Stafford at my death and all the debts to me in the said county due & owing & all goods & merchandise there, he paying & discharging all dues & lawful demands against me to all persons in the said county of Stafford & that my said son be possessed with all that is given him within one year after my death or sooner if it conveniently may be. Item. It is my will that the other three fourths of my household goods as aforesaid be divide between my other three sons, but to remain in my wife’s possession for hers & my family’s use until Daniel marries or goes to housekeeping and then he is to have his part, and the others to have their parts at the death of my said wife & not before unless she pleases. Item. I give to my said three younger sons and to each of them all the stocks of horses, cattle, sheep, and hogs that are or at the time of my death may be on the plantation to them respectively given, their mother having the privilege of killing out them as before given and the wool of the sheep thereon to be manufactured as aforesaid, but thereof Denis nor the Negroes assigned to my wife except the first four is not to have any part. Item. It is my will that all my children, except Denis, be and remain with their mother on my now dwelling plantation so long as they live single and they are underage and not otherwise disposed of by my trustees if my said wife remains my widow and that they be supported and maintained out of my estate. And it is my will & I do order that within one year or as soon as may be after my daughter Winifred shall be married or arrives to twenty years of age, my said trustees buy & purchase as much land and Negroes or both and Negroes to be settled to & for the use of my said daughter & the heirs of her body & for want of such to my heir at law & his or her heirs forever. And it is also my will & order that within one year or as soon as may be after my daughter Sarah shall be married or arrives to twenty years of age, that the said trustees buy & purchase as much land and Negroes or both and Negroes to be settled to & for the use of my said daughter & the heirs of her body & for want of such to my heir at law & his or her heirs forever. Item. I order to my daughter, Mrs. Anna Barbara Fitzhugh, two female Negroes not exceeding forty pounds sterling value to be purchased by my trustees with said two Negroes with their increase I give to my said daughter & the heirs of her body lawfully begotten and for want of such to my heir at law forever. Item. It is my will and I do hereby give to each of my grandchildren two young Negroes & fifteen pounds sterling value each slave to be bought by my trustees to every of them my grandchildren that I now have or at the time of death may have and the heirs of each of their bodies and for want of such to their heirs at law or lawful representatives by their mother’s side and for want of such to my heir at law forever. I give to my son Denis, my silver punch bowl & ladle & all the silver tankards & spoons. Cane sugar & mustard pot or canister that came with them & all the rest of my plate I give to my son Daniel.

I am trying to trace the above, born in Hertfordshire, UK. I can not find her marraige, and suspect that she married outside England, probably during WW1. I know her mother visited her in 1924, and both parents in 1935 when she was living in Chicago.. She was still alive in 1949, and her son in 1948 was a lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. Does anyone know of her/them, or suggest how I can make further progress ? Donald Massey (One of several colaborators in a History of the Waterton Family: we are back to 1660, and will exchange information)

Hello to the BILLINGTON list, I was visiting the BILLINGTON website of Wayne GREENE whose email address was wlgreene1@aol.com but it appears to be an inactive address. If anyone knows Wayne's new email address would you please forward this to him as well as anyone who might have connecting BILLINGTON family in England and in the Old Rappahannock Co., VA, Westmoreland Co., Richmond Co., etc., VA areas, please take a look at this and let me know if you might have something that connects. Thanks. Sincerely, Bellinda Myrick - Barnett BandB4951@aol.com Dear Wayne, I was just visiting your webpage regarding the BILLINGTON family of Old Rappahannock Co., VA as I was searching for information on some of my ancestral grandparents. My only name of a BILLINGTON ancestor is my 9th great grandmother who was Mary BILLINGTON, born in the early 1600's, and who married John WILLIAMS, listed in more detail below with additional family information that may offer some other connections you might recognize. My 5th great grandfather, George WILLIAMS, (2nd child of his parents of the name) who was born: 30 Jan 1734 in Richmond, North Farnham Parish, VA, was the son of Roger WILLIAMS, (father of George,) (descended from Alice PEMBERTON and James WILLIAMS through their son, Sydrach WILLIAMS, brother of (Reverend/Governor) Roger WILLIAMS who founded Rhode Island,) and Anne WILLIAMS, (mother of George,) born: abt. 1712, died: 1744, md: 05 Aug 1728 to Roger WILLIAMS, (father of George,) and Anne WILLIAMS was descended from another WILLIAMS line. Anne WILLIAMS was the daughter of Jane HARRIS, born: prob. bet. 1680 - 1690 and John WILLIAMS, born: bef. 1654 whose mother, Lettice ?, was married to Henry WILLIAMS, born: abt. 1665 in England, died: ?? in Essex Co., VA, and his mother was Mary BILLINGTON, born: prob. early 1600's in England, and her husband, John WILLIAMS, born: prob. early 1600's, (immigrated in abt. 1634 to Old Rappahannock, VA,) died: 1701/1702 in Essex Co., VA. The aforementioned George WILLIAMS, (2nd son named George of Anne WILLIAMS and Roger WILLIAMS,) married a woman named Catherine "Caty" ?, (parents unknown at this time,) and they were the parents of my 4th great grandmother, Tabitha WILLIAMS, born: 1766 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA, who married my 4th great grandfather, Samuel EARLE, IV, (Sgt./Rev. War,) born: 1760 in Town Run, Fauquier Co., VA, (2nd son of the name Samuel EARLE, IV,) born of his father's 2nd marriage to Elizabeth HOLBROOK/HOLDBROOKE, born: abt. 1733 in VA, (mother: Jannet/Jeannette PATTISON, (widow of Henry CONYERS,) (and her 2nd husband,) father: Randolph "Randall" HOLBROOK, Jr.,) and (Major) Samuel EARLE, III, born: 1692 in Westmoreland Co., VA, (his 1st wife was Anna SORRELL with whom he had his 1st son named Samuel EARLE, IV, who was born in 1727 and died in 1752 and was married to a Miss ? PERKINS,) and then my 5th great grandfather, (Major) Samuel EARLE, III married his much younger, by abt. 41 years, 2nd wife, Elizabeth HOLBROOK. (Major) Samuel EARLE, III was the 1st Member of the House of Burgesses from Frederick Co., VA, in the seat later held by future (Pres.) George WASHINGTON. Tabitha EARLE and Samuel EARLE, IV, (Sgt./Rev. War,) were the parents of my 3rd great grandmother, Kitty EARLE, born: abt. 1795 in VA, who married my 3rd great grandfather, Bailey/Baley/Bayley/Baillie JENNINGS, seen with all spellings but usally spelled, Bailey JENNINGS, born: abt. 1789 in VA, possibly Richmond Co., family in SC during Rev. War, and then into Christian Co., KY, (later called Caldwell Co.,) where he married Kitty EARLE on 22 Dec 1811, who was the son of Rachel JORDAN, (possibly a BAILEY/BAILLIE/BALEY descendant,) born: abt. 1750 in VA, and husband, John JENNINGS, Sr., (RS,) born: abt. 1748 in Richmond Co., VA, who was the son of Sarah MOORE/MORE, born: abt., 1720 in VA, (parents: ??,) and husband, Edward Salley JENNINGS, born: 1720 in Richmond Co., VA, son of Ann KELLY, born: abt. 1696 in VA, died: 1734/35, (daughter of (Captain) John KELLY, born: abt. 1660, (son of Penelope ? and Matthew KELLY,) and his wife, Amy DONIPHAN, born: abt. 1662, (2nd husb., Edward RANSDELL,) and her parents were (Capt.) Alexander DONIPHAN, born: abt. 1640 in Plymouth, Devonshire, England, (parents: ??,) and ;his 1st wife, Amee/Aimee/Amy PARTRIDGE? or RIVETT?, (parents: ??,) (his 2nd wife was Margaret MOTT and his 3rd wife was Susannah ?) and Ann KELLY's husband and the father of Edward Salley JENNINGS was William JENNINGS, born: bet. 1695-1700 in VA, died: 1733, (after his death, his brother, Augustine JENNINGS, born: abt. 1708, (whose wife was Hannah WILLIAMS,) became guardian to the aforementioned Edward Salley JENNINGS.) The parents of William JENNINGS, Jr. and Augustine JENNINGS were my 7th great grandparents, Mary WILLOUGHBY, born: abt. 1670, (parents: ??,) and William JENNINGS, Sr., born: abt. 1668 in Sittenburne Parish, Rappahannock Co., VA, and died: bet. 1697-1700 in Luneneberg Parish, Richmond Co., VA, who was the son of Margaret PAYNE, born: abt. 1635 in ?, (2nd husband was Christopher EDRINGTON, Sr.,) and John JENNINGS, (immigrant,) born: abt./bet. 1633-1640, prob. in St. Martin's Parish, Birmingham, England, my 8th great grandparents. Margaret PAYNE's father was John PAYNE, (immigrant,) born: abt. 1615 in Yorkshire, England, died: Jan 1689 when he was murdered on the Patuxent River in Maryland,) and her mother is thought to have been Margrett/Margaret Jennings? ROBINSON, daughter of Richard ROBINSON, (whom appears to be the son of Frances LAYTON, born: 1589 in Cleasby, Darlington, Yorkshire, England, and George ROBINSON, b: 1582 in Cleasby, Com. Ebor., Yorkshire, ENG d: Bef. 1634 in Cleasby, Darlington, Yorkshire, ENG, married in Cleasby, York, ENG d: Bef. Apr 13, 1648 in in ye Little Mem, London, ENG.) Looking forward to hearing from you, if you think that are any connections to your BILLINGTON information. In advance, I thank you. Sincerely, Bellinda Myrick - Barnett BandB4951@aol.com