John Billington
M, b. circa 1580, d. September, 1630
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| Last Edited | April 29, 2008 |
| Birth* | John Billington was born circa 1580 in Spaulding, Lincolnshire, England.1 |
| Marriage* | He married Eleanor _____ circa 1603 in England. |
| Death* | John Billington died in September, 1630 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.1 |
| Note* | Bigraphical Note John Billington was born in England about 1580, but nothing has been conclusively established concerning his ancestry or exact location of birth. He married Elinor before 1605. They and their two sons, John and Francis, boarded the Mayflower at London or Southampton. He was one of the forty-one signers of the Mayflower Compact. However, he was resentful of authority and in 1621 was punished for insubordination, having refused to obey a command given by Capt. Myles Standish. In 1630 he was executed after being found "guilty of willful murder", according to William Bradford's account, of John Newcomen. Elinor married Gregory Armstrong in 1638. Descent from John Billington has been proven only through son Francis.2 |
Family | Eleanor _____ b. c 1580, d. a 2 Mar 1642/43 |
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Citations:
- [S376] Audrey Drummond and Nancy J. Springer, editor, Mayflower Passengers 1620 (Plymouth, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1996), p. 4. Hereinafter cited as Mayflower Passengers 1620.
- [S885] Pilgrim Biographies (Dr. Patricia Moseley), online http://home.surewest.net/moseley/bios.html#anchor379842. Hereinafter cited as Pilgrim Biographies.