James B Billingsley: Robin's Roots

1726 - 1776 (49 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

James B Billingsley was born in Apr 1726 in St Mary's County, Maryland, USA (son of William Billingsley, Jr. and Mary Emily Sumner); died on 25 Jan 1776 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA.

Notes:

Died:
Hung by Tories. GRid=163525229; no photos or story.

James married Elizabeth Crabtree about 1747 in Maryland, USA. Elizabeth was born on 5 Nov 1726 in St Johns Parish, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA; died on 5 Nov 1839 in McMinn County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Short Creek Baptist Cemetery, McMinn County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Samuel Billingsley was born in Jun 1747 in St Mary's, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA; died on 10 Jun 1816 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA.
James Billingsley was born in Oct 1749 in Maryland, USA; died in 1809 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA.
Elizabeth Billingsley was born in 1751 in St Mary's County, Maryland, USA; died in 1781.
John Billingsley, Sr was born on 17 Aug 1753 in St Mary's County, Maryland, USA; died on 19 Sep 1844 in Warren County, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Old Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, USA.
Claranna Billingsley was born in 1756 in Maryland, USA; died in 1781.
William Henry Billingsley was born on 11 Oct 1758 in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA; died in Jul 1820 in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA.
Martha Billingsley was born on 3 May 1760 in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA; died in Jan 1786 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA.
Walter Billingsley was born on 14 Jul 1761 in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA; died after 1840 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Triplett Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
Bazil Billingsley was born on 2 Jun 1764 in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA; died in 1831 in Richmond County, North Carolina, USA.

Generation: 2

William Billingsley, Jr. was born in 1691 in Calvert County, Maryland, USA (son of William Billingsley and Clearanna Bowles); died on 16 Dec 1745 in St Mary's County, Maryland, USA; was buried in All Faith Episcopal Church Cemetery, Mechanicsville, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA.

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=163526137; no grave site photo. No obit.

William married Mary Emily Sumner about 1716 in Maryland, USA. Mary was born in Nov 1696 in Calvert County, Maryland, USA; died in Dec 1740 in St Mary's County, Maryland, USA; was buried in All Faith Episcopal Church Cemetery, Mechanicsville, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Emily Sumner was born in Nov 1696 in Calvert County, Maryland, USA; died in Dec 1740 in St Mary's County, Maryland, USA; was buried in All Faith Episcopal Church Cemetery, Mechanicsville, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA.

Notes:

Birth:
Parents: William Sumner & Mary Clement

Buried:
GRid=163525980; no photos. Parents names but no links

Children:

Mary Sumner Billingsley was born before 1720 in St Mary's County, Maryland, USA.
William Sumner Billingsley was born in 1720 in St Mary's County, Maryland, USA.
Ann Billingsley was born in 1723 in St Mary's County, Maryland, USA.
1. James B Billingsley was born in Apr 1726 in St Mary's County, Maryland, USA; died on 25 Jan 1776 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA.
Margaret Billingsley was born in 1728 in St Mary's County, Maryland, USA.
Clearanna Billingsley was born in 1732 in St Mary's County, Maryland, USA.
Francis Billingsley was born in 1736/37 in St Mary's County, Maryland, USA; died in 1799 in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA.
Cyrus Billingsley was born in 1737/38 in St Mary's County, Maryland, USA; died in Dec 1818 in Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in All Faith Episcopal Church Cemetery, Mechanicsville, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA.
Elizabeth Billingsley was born in Dec 1740.

Generation: 3

William Billingsley was born in Oct 1670 in Calvert County, Maryland, USA (son of John Billingsley and Sarah Ann Billingsley); died in Jul 1716 in Calvert County, Maryland, USA; was buried in St Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery, Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Maryland, USA.

William married Clearanna Bowles about 1690 in Maryland, USA. Clearanna was born in 1670 in Calvert County, Maryland, USA; died on 4 Aug 1716 in Calvert County, Maryland, USA; was buried in St Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery, Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clearanna Bowles was born in 1670 in Calvert County, Maryland, USA; died on 4 Aug 1716 in Calvert County, Maryland, USA; was buried in St Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery, Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Maryland, USA.

Notes:

Birth:
Parents: Valentine Bowles & ??

Children:

2. William Billingsley, Jr. was born in 1691 in Calvert County, Maryland, USA; died on 16 Dec 1745 in St Mary's County, Maryland, USA; was buried in All Faith Episcopal Church Cemetery, Mechanicsville, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA.
Clearanna Billingsley was born in Jan 1693 in Calvert County, Maryland, USA; died after 1734.
Bowles Billingsley was born in Dec 1694 in Calvert County, Maryland, USA; died in May 1744 in St Mary's County, Maryland, USA.
Samuel Billingsley was born in Jan 1696 in Calvert County, Maryland, USA; died about 1741 in St Mary's County, Maryland, USA.
Ann Elizabeth Billingsley was born in May 1699 in Calvert County, Maryland, USA.

Generation: 4

John Billingsley was born in 1647 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (son of Francis Billingsley and Ann Frances Hale); died in 1693 in at sea.

Other Events and Attributes:

Arrival: 1652, Maryland, USA

Notes:

John Billingsley was born 1647, in Rotterdam, Holland, died ca 1690 (lost at sea). Married Jan 1669 in Richmond Co, VA, Sarah Ann Billingsley (1st cousin), born 1652 in Essex County, VA, died 1612, probably in St. Mary's County, MD, daugher of William Billingsley and his wife Sarah Bowman, of Essex Co, VA, who married 2nd William Evart. Sarah Ann Billingsley married as her 2nd husband William Brown of Richmond Co, VA
- Historical Southern Families, Volume III, pp 22-23

John was was a ship captain for most of his adult life, and transported many of the men for which his uncle Francis received land grants. Francis evidently paid for those trips, and that's what counted. I'm not sure whether John undertook transatlantic voyages, or just sailed among the mid-Atlantic states, so I can't say how far at sea he might have been when he was lost.

He came to Nansemond County, Virginia with his parents and uncles John and James Billingsley prior to 1649. Arrived in Calvert County, Maryland with his parents about 1652. He moved to Richmond County, Virginia with his parents about 1659. He and his brothers Francis and Edward were legatees to a "Cowe Calfe" each in the will of James Billingsley in 1663, who calls them "my three cozens (nephews) on the Rapehannock." They were also mentioned in the will of Susannah Billingsley, widow of James, in the same year.
- Source Unknown. Posted to Ancestry by AnnRice3443

See also his attached bigraphy from Billingsley Family in America

John married Sarah Ann Billingsley in 1669 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA. Sarah (daughter of William Billingsley and Sarah Bowman) was born in 1652 in Essex County, Virginia, USA; died in 1712 in St Mary's County, Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah Ann Billingsley was born in 1652 in Essex County, Virginia, USA (daughter of William Billingsley and Sarah Bowman); died in 1712 in St Mary's County, Maryland, USA.

Notes:

John Billingsley was born 1647, in Rotterdam, Holland, died ca 1690 (lost at sea). Married Jan 1669 in Richmond Co, VA, Sarah Ann Billingsley (1st cousin), born 1652 in Essex County, VA, died 1612, probably in St. Mary's County, MD, daugher of William Billingsley and his wife Sarah Bowman, of Essex Co, VA, who married 2nd William Evart. Sarah Ann Billingsley married as her 2nd husband William Brown of Richmond Co, VA
- Historical Southern Families, Volume III, pp 22-23

Notes:

Married:
John and Sara Billingsley were first cousins

Children:

Francis Billingsley died in UNKNOWN.
Mary Billingsley was born in Sep 1669 in Calvert County, Maryland, USA.
4. William Billingsley was born in Oct 1670 in Calvert County, Maryland, USA; died in Jul 1716 in Calvert County, Maryland, USA; was buried in St Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery, Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Maryland, USA.
Sarah Agatha Billingsley was born in 1672 in Calvert County, Maryland, USA.
Elizabeth Billingsley was born in 1675 in Calvert County, Maryland, USA.
John Billingsley, Jr was born in 1677 in Calvert County, Maryland, USA; died in 1689 in Calvert County, Maryland, USA.
Susanna Billingsley was born in 1679/80 in Calvert County, Maryland, USA.
Walter Billingsley was born in 1685 in Calvert County, Maryland, USA.


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