Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485322744:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: L5VQ-JGP
• _UID: 7E622C3F940C428E9FACA0C9B20E0689BE1F
• Immigration: 1620, Plymouth, British America
• Residence: 25 Mar 1633, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; in the Plymouth tax list
• Residence: 27 Mar 1634, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; in the Plymouth tax list, assessed 9s
• Possessions: 8 Jan 1637/8, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; received from his mother the deed for all of her land
• Residence: 1666, Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; moved to Middleboro
• Residence: 1669, Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; moved and occupied land granted to him as one of the "First Comers"

Notes:

From Findagrave:
A Mayflower passenger.
Francis, born about 1606. He married Christian (Penn) Eaton in Plymouth in July 1634 and had nine children. A survey in 1650 indicated that Francis Billington was then in New England. He died in Middleboro on December 3, 1684.

Francis married Christian Penn in Jul 1634 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Christian (daughter of George Penn and Elizabeth) was born in CA 1607 in England, United Kingdom; died in CA 1684 in Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Francis Billington and Christian had 9 children.

1. Elizabeth Billington was born on 10 Jul 1635 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; died after 22 Mar 1709/10 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
2. Joseph Billington was born before Feb 1636/7 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; died on 7 Jan 1684/5–1692 in Block Island, Rhode Island Colony, British North America.
3. Martha Billington was born about 1638 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; died after 9 Jun 1704 in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, United States.
4. Mary Billington was born about 1640 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; died after 28 Jun 1717.
5. Isaac Billington was born in 1644 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; died on 11 Dec 1709 in Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
6. Billington was born about 1646 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; died about 1646 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
7. Rebecca Billington was born on 8 Jun 1647 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; died in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
8. Dorcas Billington was born about 1650 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; died after 1711.
9. Mercy Billington was born on 25 Feb 1651/2 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; died on 28 Sep 1718 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485322743:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LYTM-KVW
• _UID: 733022528FB649CCADEB9B8BC98ADF6BCCAB
• Misc: 1620; MAYFLOWER PASSENGER
• Residence: 1620, Cowbit, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
• Misc: 11 Nov 1620, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; signed the Mayflower Compact
• Immigration: Dec 1620, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Misc: Mar 1621, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; tried for contempt of Cap't Standish lawful orders
• Possessions: 1623, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; received three acres as a Mayflower passenger
• Misc: 1627, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; listed in Cattle Division

Notes:

From Findagrave:
A Mayflower passenger.

John Billington (also spelled Billinton) was born in Lincolnshire around 1580. He lived in Cowbit, Lincolnshire before emigrating to the New World.

Billington departed on the Mayflower in September 1620 with his wife Eleanor and sons John Jr. and Francis. Thanks to inclement weather, the ship arrived in America hundreds of miles further north than intended. Along with forty others, Billington signed the Mayflower Compact on November 11 (O.S.), while the ship lay at anchor. Disembarking at Cape Cod, the Pilgrims founded Plymouth, a colony that would lose almost half its inhabitants the first winter.

The Billingtons thoroughly established themselves as troublemakers among the Pilgrims. John Sr. challenged Myles Standish's authority on multiple occasions. Though implicated in a 1624 revolt against the Plymouth church, Billington insisted that he was innocent and escaped punished. In 1625, William Bradford wrote a letter to Robert Cushman denouncing Billington as a "knave."

Other incidents only contributed to the Billington family reputation. Francis nearly blew up the Mayflower. John Jr. got lost in the woods and was captured by the hostile Nausets. Eleanor was pilloried and whipped for slander.

John Billington is best remembered for an event in September 1630, on a day he went out hunting for deer. He stumbled across his mortal enemy, a young settler named John Newcomen. Newcomen, fearing for his life, hid behind some trees. Billington, deadly marksman to the last, struck Newcomen in the shoulder, a shot that spelled death for both of them. Billington was tried by jury, convicted, and hanged for the murder.

Two contemporary sources record the details.

"This year John Billington the elder (one that came over with the first) was arraigned; and both by grand, and petty jury found guilty of willful murder; by plain and notorious evidence. And was for the same accordingly executed. This as it was the first execution amongst them, so was it a matter of great sadness unto them; they used all due means about his trial, and took the advice of Mr. Winthrop, and other the ablest gentlemen in the Bay of Massachusetts, that were then newly come over, who concurred with them that he ought to die, and the land be purged from blood. He and some of his, had been often punished for miscarriages before, being one of the profanest families amongst them; ... His fact was, that he waylaid a young man, one John Newcomen (about a former quarrel) and shot him with a gun, whereof he died."
- William Bradford

"So when this wilderness began first to be peopled by the English where there was but one poor town, another Cain was found therein, who maliciously slew his neighbor in the field, as he accidentally met him, as he himself was going to shoot deer. The poor fellow perceiving the intent of this Billington, his mortal enemy, sheltered himself behind trees as well as he could for a while; but the other, not being so ill a marksman as to miss his aim, made a shot at them, and struck him on the shoulder, with which he died soon after. The murderer expected that either for want of power to execute for capital offenses, or for want of people to increase the plantation, he should have his life spared; but justice otherwise determined."
- William Hubbard, clergyman

http://mayflower.americanancestors.org/john-billington-biography

From http://mayflower.americanancestors.org/john-1 (NEHGS)
John Billington traveled on Mayflower with his wife Elinor and sons John and Francis.

John and his family were particularly troublesome for the order-loving Puritans. He was hanged in 1630 for the crime of killing a fellow colony member, John Newcomen, with whom he had a long-running feud. He was the first man executed by hanging in the colony.

Misc:
The first offence since our arrival is of John Billington ... and is this month convented before the whole company for his contempt of the Captain's [Myles Standish] lawfull commands with opprobrious speeches, for which he is adjudged to have his neck and heels tied together. But upon humbling himself and craving pardon, it being the first offence, he is forgiven.

Misc:
John Billington Senior, Hellen Billington, and Francis Billington were the 11th through 13th persons in the 7th company. John Billington Jr was the 10th person in the 9th company.

John married Elinor in BY 1604 in Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. Elinor was born on 10 Sep 1585 in London, England, United Kingdom; died after 2 Mar 1642/3 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _AMTID: 162485322748:1030:191555462
• _UID: 0F48C3F3CAD448218F79D40D8FF4E5AE1346
• Misc: 1620; MAYFLOWER PASSENGER
• Immigration: Dec 1620, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Possessions: 8 Jan 1637/8, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; deeded all her land to her natural son, Francis
• Possessions: 21 Sep 1638, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; sold one acres and a half, with her husband George Armstrong, and her son Francis Billington to William Bradford

Notes:

Possessions:
George Armstronge, Ellinor his now wife and Francis Billington her natural son sold to Mr William Bradford one acre & a half of land lying on the north side of the lands of the said William Bradford upon the lowest division next the water side in the field on the north side of the town of Plymouth.