John Trot Billingsley: Robin's Roots

1848 - 1924 (75 years)

TNG Ancestor Charts

Graphical formats

"Standard" charts have a lovely graphical format that shows the name and birth/death years in a box for each person's box. Additional data for each person can be pulled down from that box. They are in the shape of a standard pedigree chart, with empty boxes for ancestors that are not present in the tree.. Unfortunately, they generate so much whitespace that they require a lot of scrolling to read, and are virtually impossible to print. (But see the "PDF" chart below.)
"Vertical" charts are also lovely graphical charts. These flow down up instead of across the page. Since vertical charts do not use blank boxes for ancestors who are missing from the database, they are more compact than the "Standard" charts. But you cannot pull down additional data from each box. And depending on the number of ancestors in the tree, they can be too wide to print.
"Compact" charts are like "Standard" chart in their shape, but their boxes are much smaller because they contain only names.
"Box" charts are like "Standard" chart in their shape, but their boxes are bigger because they contain some of the data that is pulled-down from the "Standard" chart boxes. As a result, they are even more unweildy than the "Standard" charts.
"Fan" charts are remarkable. All I can say is "try one".
"PDF" chart are variants of "Standard" chart. They create a one-page PDF file that can hold up to six generations of data.
Most PC's these days can generate PDF printouts of any web page, but PDFs are distinctive because they control the page margins and page breaks,
The "Map" is not a chart. Rather, it is, well, a map. The places of ancestors' birth, marriage, and death are shown as pins on the map. It's pretty remarkable - you should give it a try, though the map would be easier to interpret if the pins were colored or numbered to represent generations.

(The graphical charts' connecting lines sometimes disappear at certain zoom level. When they are missing, you can use you mouse scroll wheel or hit control-plus or control-minus to change the zoom level.)

Text formats

"Text" charts are shaped just like the "Standard" charts, with lines drawn from person-to-person. They just don't put each person's data into graphical boxes.
"Text+" charts are quite distinctive, and unique to TNG. They are kind of a cross between the graphical and text formats. They are much more compact than the text charts, partly because they do not leave blank space where ancestors are missing. The ancestor tree extends to the right like typical charts, stretch vertically rather than horizontally, and can includes upwards of 15 generations in the width of one printed page (albeit sometimes with legal-length paper in landscape mode). They are also much more flexible than the other formats, with several (perhaps too many) run-time options.
"Ahnetafel" charts follow a standard genealogical text format that is descriptive - more like prose than a 'chart'. They contain almost all of the data that I have for each person, including free-form notes. But they don't give the kind of visual overview of the family tree that the other charts give.
"Media" charts are not focused on media, and they don't actually show pictures; they just indicate whether each ancestor's record has media item attached to it. (They don't distinguish between photos, scans of documents, and other types of media.) Their presentation of ancestors is very simple, and easy to read and print.

Less detail

Generation: 1

John Trot Billingsley was born on 4 Jul 1848 in Bledsoe Co, TN (son of Andrew Blackwood Billingsley and Susannah Jane Myers); died on 14 Jun 1924 in Tucumcari, Quay, NM; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Bledsoe Co, TN.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1880, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1900, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1920, Hanley, Quay County, New Mexico, USA

John married Martha Josephine Schoolfield in 1876. Martha was born on 10 Nov 1849 in Bledsoe Co, TN; died on 7 Feb 1925 in Pikeville, Bledsoe, TN; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Bledsoe Co, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Andrew Estill Billingsley was born on 16 Oct 1876 in Bledsoe Co, TN; died on 1 Jan 1947 in Tucumcari, Quay, NM; was buried in Tucumcari Memorial Park, Tucumcari, Quay, NM.
Lena R Billingsley was born on 1 Oct 1878 in Cold Spring, Bledsoe, TN; died on 2 Feb 1972 in Pikeville, Bledsoe, TN; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Bledsoe Co, TN.
Patrick Henry Billingsley was born on 11 Nov 1880 in Cold Spring, Bledsoe, TN; died on 12 Apr 1953 in Bledsoe Co, TN; was buried in Iron Hill Cemetery, Bledsoe Co, TN.
Harry Billingsley was born on 15 Dec 1885 in Bledsoe Co, TN; died on 9 Mar 1960 in Las Vegas, San Miguel, NM.
Thomas S Billingsley was born on 18 Feb 1891 in Bledsoe Co, TN; died on 21 Jun 1960 in Cumberland Co, TN; was buried in Crossville City Cemetery, Crossville, Cumberland, TN.

Generation: 2

Andrew Blackwood Billingsley was born on 1 Feb 1815 in Bledsoe Co, TN (son of John Billingsley and Martha Blackwood); died on 4 Mar 1889 in Cold Spring, Bledsoe, TN; was buried on 18 Jan 2017 in Smyrna Cemetery, Bledsoe Co, TN.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1850, Eastern District, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1860, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1870, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1880, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=67189731; Unreadable in-ground marker appears to be broken.

Andrew married Susannah Jane Myers
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on 24 Jul 1845. Susannah (daughter of John Blackburn Moyers and Mary Snoddy) was born on 9 Jan 1827 in Jefferson Co, TN; died on 16 Sep 1908 in Bledsoe Co, TN; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Bledsoe Co, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susannah Jane Myers was born on 9 Jan 1827 in Jefferson Co, TN (daughter of John Blackburn Moyers and Mary Snoddy); died on 16 Sep 1908 in Bledsoe Co, TN; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Bledsoe Co, TN.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1850, Eastern District, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1860, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1870, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1880, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=67189833; no obit. Rectangular gravestone is difficult to read.

Children:

1. John Trot Billingsley was born on 4 Jul 1848 in Bledsoe Co, TN; died on 14 Jun 1924 in Tucumcari, Quay, NM; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Bledsoe Co, TN.

Generation: 3

John Billingsley was born on 10 Sep 1781 in Onslow Co, NC (son of Samuel Billingsley and Mary Griffith); died on 25 May 1856 in Bledsoe Co, TN; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Bledsoe Co, TN.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1815, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
Possessions: 1838, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA; 1838 District 5 Tax Rolls
Residence: 1850, Eastern District, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA; Farmer; property worth $7,000.00

Notes:

Possessions:
District 5. Meadows:840 acres; Value:4500; tax:2.125; Slaves:4; Value:2600; Tax:1.30; Total: 3.55

John married Martha Blackwood on 10 Oct 1802 in North Carolina. Martha was born on 12 Mar 1786 in North Carolina; died on 11 Mar 1829 in Bledsoe Co, TN; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Bledsoe Co, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha Blackwood was born on 12 Mar 1786 in North Carolina; died on 11 Mar 1829 in Bledsoe Co, TN; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Bledsoe Co, TN.

Notes:

Birth:
Many trees on Ancestry.com say that she was the daughter of John Blackwood, who was the son of William Blackwood and Anne Craig. But I haven't been able to find anything authoritative to connect Martha to John.

Children:

Samuel Billingsley was born on 3 Oct 1803 in Tennessee; died in 1863 in Carroll Co, TN.
William Billingsley was born on 20 Sep 1805 in Tennessee; died in 1811 in Bledsoe Co, TN.
Nancy Samantha Billingsley was born on 7 Mar 1807 in North Carolina; died on 7 Jan 1867 in Cold Spring, Bledsoe, TN; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Bledsoe Co, TN.
Mary Billingsley was born on 7 Sep 1809; died in AL or MS.
John Calvin Billingsley was born on 12 Feb 1812 in Bledsoe Co, TN; died about 1862 in Hempstead Co, AR.
2. Andrew Blackwood Billingsley was born on 1 Feb 1815 in Bledsoe Co, TN; died on 4 Mar 1889 in Cold Spring, Bledsoe, TN; was buried on 18 Jan 2017 in Smyrna Cemetery, Bledsoe Co, TN.
Mahala Billingsley was born on 6 Aug 1816 in Bledsoe Co, TN; died on 24 Mar 1889 in Tompkinsville, Monroe, KY; was buried in White Cemetery, Sulphur Lick, Monroe, KY.
James Davis Billingsley was born on 27 Oct 1819 in Bledsoe Co, TN; died on 24 Sep 1877 in Bledsoe Co, TN; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Bledsoe Co, TN.
Martha Jane Billingsley was born on 15 Mar 1822 in Bledsoe Co, TN; died on 28 Jan 1888 in McMinnville, Warren, TN; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Irving College, Warren, TN.
Elizabeth E Billingsley was born on 4 Nov 1824 in Bledsoe Co, TN; died on 28 Jan 1888 in McMinnville, Warren, TN; was buried in Petersburg, Mahoning, OH.

John Blackburn Moyers was born on 30 Jan 1792 in Jefferson Co, TN (son of James Moyers and Mary (Polly) Blackburn); died on 13 Nov 1875 in Warren Co, TN; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Irving College, Warren, TN.

Other Events and Attributes:

Possessions: 25 Jun 1824, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; 50 acres granted to John Moyers "On the waters of Long Creek ...beginning at a post oak in the line of Samuel Bell's running thence west 38 poles to a stake near a wanut..."
Residence: 1830, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; As John Moyers. Age 38. Wife Mary (not named, 40). Probably brother Henry (29), plus 8 children (consistent with what we know); Free White Person Male<5:1,<10:2,<14:1,<29:1,39:1;Female<5:2,<10:1,<19:1,<49:1
Residence: 1836, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; County tax records: 158 Acres $800 Tax: $1.20
Residence: 1850, Warren County, Tennessee, USA; 58, Wife Mary, Son John (30), and Daughters Melcina (19) and Narcissa (15). Farmer $2000 Real Estate. Adjacent to son Thomas
Residence: 1860, Warren County, Tennessee, USA; 58, Wife Mary, plus Martha McGreger(6). $300 Personal Estate.
Residence: 1870, Warren County, Tennessee, USA; As John Myres, age 78, Wife Adeline (42) Children Gertrude(9) and William (6) - Preacher

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=30290004; No Headstone

John married Mary Snoddy on 14 Oct 1812 in Jefferson Co, TN. Mary (daughter of Albert "Thomas" Snoddy, Esq and Hannah Davis) was born on 15 Jul 1790 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, NC; died on 8 Nov 1861 in McMinnville, Warren, TN; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Irving College, Warren, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Snoddy was born on 15 Jul 1790 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, NC (daughter of Albert "Thomas" Snoddy, Esq and Hannah Davis); died on 8 Nov 1861 in McMinnville, Warren, TN; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Irving College, Warren, TN.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1850, Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1860, Warren County, Tennessee, USA

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=30290013; her husband's death year is recorded as hers in FindAGrave

Children:

Malinda Matthews Myers was born on 23 Jul 1813 in White Pine, Jefferson, TN; died on 7 Jul 1817 in White Pine, Jefferson, TN; was buried in Old Christopher Moyers Cemetery, White Pine, Jefferson, TN.
Hannah Davis Myers was born on 23 Dec 1814 in Long Creek, Jefferson, TN; died on 9 Apr 1867 in Van Buren Co, TN.
James Alexander Myers was born on 21 Aug 1815 in Jefferson Co, TN; died on 18 Jul 1819 in White Pine, Jefferson, TN; was buried in Old Christopher Moyers Cemetery, White Pine, Jefferson, TN.
Thomas Snoddy Myers was born on 30 May 1818 in Jefferson Co, TN; died on 10 Nov 1914 in McMinnville, Warren, TN; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Irving College, Warren, TN.
John Newton Myers was born on 19 Mar 1820 in Jefferson Co, TN; died on 26 Jan 1892 in Warren Co, TN.
Andrew Emmons Myers was born on 6 Jan 1822 in Jefferson Co, TN; died on 16 Jan 1889; was buried after 1880 in Bethany, Brooke, WV.
Mary Blackburn Myers was born on 25 Oct 1823 in Jefferson Co, TN; died on 7 Jan 1895 in Bledsoe Co, TN.
David Henry Myers was born on 12 Nov 1825 in Jefferson Co, TN; died on 10 Jan 1903 in Cherokee Co, TX.
3. Susannah Jane Myers was born on 9 Jan 1827 in Jefferson Co, TN; died on 16 Sep 1908 in Bledsoe Co, TN; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Bledsoe Co, TN.
Melcena Lansden Myers was born on 21 May 1830 in Jefferson Co, TN; died on 22 Aug 1854 in Warren Co, TN; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Irving College, Warren, TN.
Narcissa Ann Myers was born on 10 Feb 1834 in Warren Co, TN; died on 6 Nov 1896 in Cold Spring, Bledsoe, TN; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Bledsoe Co, TN.

Generation: 4

Samuel Billingsley was born in Jun 1747 in St Mary's, St Mary's, MD (son of James B Billingsley and Elizabeth Crabtree); died on 10 Jun 1816 in Bledsoe Co, TN; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Bledsoe Co, TN.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1779, Onslow County, North Carolina, USA; Granted 300 acres of land on both sides of 2nd Creek
Military: 1781, North Carolina, USA; Captain J. Sharpe's Company, Colonel Francis Locke's Light Horse Service
Residence: 9 Aug 1787, Tennessee, USA; Sullivan Co, NC
Residence: 1803, Jackson County, Tennessee, USA

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=142050533; long bio with info about children; no photos

Died:
At home

Samuel married Mary Griffith in 1773. Mary was born on 1 Sep 1753 in Edgecombe Co, NC; died on 1 Sep 1838 in Bledsoe Co, TN; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Bledsoe Co, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Griffith was born on 1 Sep 1753 in Edgecombe Co, NC; died on 1 Sep 1838 in Bledsoe Co, TN; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Bledsoe Co, TN.

Children:

James Billingsley was born in 1772 in Baltimore Co, MD; died about 1772 in Baltimore Co, MD.
Mary Billingsley was born in 1773.
Samuel Billingsley, Jr was born on 9 Apr 1775 in Guilford Co, NC; died on 29 Apr 1857 in Cold Spring, Bledsoe, TN; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Bledsoe Co, TN.
William Billingsley was born on 16 Jan 1779 in Guilford Co, NC; died in Pontotoc, Pontotoc, MS; was buried in Martin Cemetery, Pontotoc, Pontotoc, MS.
Jeptha Billingsley was born in 1780 in Onslow Co, NC; died on 25 Oct 1863 in Cedar Creek, Bastrop, TX.
4. John Billingsley was born on 10 Sep 1781 in Onslow Co, NC; died on 25 May 1856 in Bledsoe Co, TN; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Bledsoe Co, TN.
Thomas Billingsley was born on 30 Dec 1782 in Onslow Co, NC; died in 1849 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc, MS.
Amanda Billingsley was born about 1783 in Onslow Co, NC.
Elijah Billingsley was born in 1786 in Onslow Co, NC; died in 1853 in Galveston Co, TX.
Sarah Billingsley was born about 1788 in Tennessee.
Nancy Billingsley was born about 1790 in Tennessee.

12.

James Moyers was born on 27 Mar 1767 in Culpeper Co, VA (son of Christopher Moyers and Susannah ??); died on 18 Feb 1838 in White Pine, Jefferson, TN; was buried in Old Christopher Moyers Cemetery, White Pine, Jefferson, TN.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1790, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; Says he lived in "Territory South of the Ohio River", and that "He was appointed, 16 Jun 1792, a Lieutenant in the militia for Jefferson County. "
Residence: 1800, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1830, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=140274387; Touching biographical notes written by his son John in 1840. No gravestone.

James married Mary (Polly) Blackburn on 3 Nov 1789 in Greene Co, TN. Mary (daughter of John B Blackburn and Janet Mathews) was born on 14 Nov 1768 in Frederick Co, VA; died on 1 Jan 1846 in White Pine, Jefferson, TN; was buried in Old Christopher Moyers Cemetery, White Pine, Jefferson, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.

Mary (Polly) Blackburn was born on 14 Nov 1768 in Frederick Co, VA (daughter of John B Blackburn and Janet Mathews); died on 1 Jan 1846 in White Pine, Jefferson, TN; was buried in Old Christopher Moyers Cemetery, White Pine, Jefferson, TN.

Notes:

1820
DB 5 - 521
Power of attorney from Gideon Blackburn to Samuel Blackburn - ordered to be certified.

1839
DB 14 - 463

George Blackburn and William Blackburn by testimony prove that they are the children of John Blackburn dec'd and that said John Blackburn was a brother of General Samuel Blackburn of Bath Co., Virginia and that the said John Blackburn had the folowing children surviving himn to wit:

the said William Blackburn and George Blackburn and Andrew Blackburn, John Blackburn, Edward Blackburn, James Blackburn, Polly Blckburn (Mrs. James Moyers), Grizzel Blackburn (Mrs. Gideon Blackburn), Nancy Blackburn (Mrs. John Carson) and Jane Blackburn (Mrs. Thomas Snoddy), and that the said Jane Blackburn died before General Samuel Blackburn died.

1841
DB15 - 100
Power of attorney from William Blackburn and George Blackburn to Samuel Blackburn of Bath Co., Virginia.

Buried:
GRid=140342747; no bio. no grave photo. Cemetery photo same as Melinda Matthews Myers.

Children:

6. John Blackburn Moyers was born on 30 Jan 1792 in Jefferson Co, TN; died on 13 Nov 1875 in Warren Co, TN; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Irving College, Warren, TN.
Grizzelle Blackburn Myers was born in 1794 in Dandridge, Jefferson, TN; died in 1830 in Jefferson Co, TN; was buried in Old Christopher Moyers Cemetery, White Pine, Jefferson, TN.

14.

Albert "Thomas" Snoddy, Esq was born on 26 Jan 1761 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (son of John Snoddy and Agnes Glasgow); died on 26 Jun 1839 in Snoddyville, Jefferson, TN.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1790, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; He was appointed, 2 May 1793, as a Justice of the Peace for Jefferson County.
Residence: 1830, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA

Albert married Hannah Davis on 9 Nov 1786 in Washington Co, VA. Hannah (daughter of John Davis and Mary Allison) was born on 9 Feb 1769 in Allison Gap, Washington, VA; died on 18 Mar 1801 in Jefferson City, Jefferson, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

15.

Hannah Davis was born on 9 Feb 1769 in Allison Gap, Washington, VA (daughter of John Davis and Mary Allison); died on 18 Mar 1801 in Jefferson City, Jefferson, TN.

Children:

7. Mary Snoddy was born on 15 Jul 1790 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, NC; died on 8 Nov 1861 in McMinnville, Warren, TN; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Irving College, Warren, TN.


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