Francis Billingsley

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Name	Francis Billingsley  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Name	Francis Billingsley
Gender	Male
Born	1620 [2, 3, 5, 7]
Died	1684 Calvert Co, MD [5, 7]
	As late as 1695 in some records
Notes	Francis Billingsley, a Member of the Lower House fron Calvert County, Maryland, was born ca 1620 at Shropshire, England; died 1684, Selby Clifts, Calvert Co, MD. Married 1646-1647 in Rotterdam, Holland, to Ann (proven by Prov. Court Liber FF Folio 652 - Hall of Records, Annapolis, MD), born 1620-25 in Holland; died ca 1668-70 at Selby Clifts, Calvert Co,MD. Francis Billingsley was a Planter and a Quaker. He was educated in England and resided in England, Holland, and America. - From Historical Southern Families, Volume III by John Bennet Boddie, Chapter 3, "Billingsley of Maryland", p 22. He was given several land grants around Calvert County, totalling upwards of 2500 acres, for the transportation of men to Maryland on ships owned or captained by his brother John. Most of the parcels had names (I don't know whether the names predated the land grants, which included both the name and detailed metes-and-bounds descriptions.) Some of the properties are intact today.
Siblings 7 more	1. John Billingsley (ID:I21627) (Age 51 years) b. 1612 d. 9 Nov 1663, Chucatuck, Nansemond, VA (Age 51 years)   2. Agatha Billingsley (ID:I25417) (Age 101 years) b. 1614 d. 1715 (Age 101 years)   3. James Billingsley (ID:I21628) (Age 47 years) b. 1616 d. 9 Nov 1663 (Age 47 years)   4. Thomas Billingsley (ID:I21629) (Age 55 years) b. 1618 d. 1673, Dorchester Co, MD (Age 55 years)   5. Bridgett Billingsley (ID:I25415) (Age 98 years) b. 1622 d. 1720 (Age 98 years)   6. Joanne Billingsley (ID:I25418) (Age 99 years) b. 1626 d. 1725 (Age 99 years) + 7. William Billingsley (ID:I21626) (Age 29 years) b. 1628 d. Dec 1657 (Age 29 years) m. Sarah Bowman (1651)   8. Mary Billingsley (ID:I25413) (Age 100 years) b. 1630 d. 1730 (Age 100 years)   9. Walter Billingsley (ID:I25416) (Age 1 years) b. 1630 d. 1631 (Age 1 years)   10. Walter Billingsley (ID:I25414) (Age 108 years) b. 1632 d. 1740 (Age 108 years)

Parents

Family ID: F20727 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  

Father	John Billingsley (ID:I21624) (Age 72 years) b. 1587, Astley, Shropshire, England d. 1659 (Age 72 years)
Mother	Agatha Cooper (ID:I21625) (Age 73 years) b. 1593 d. 1666 (Age 73 years)
Married	1612
Age at Marriage	He : ~ 25 years - She : ~ 19 years.

Family

Family ID: F20584 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified:   

Wife	Ann Frances Hale (ID:I21273) (Age 47 years) b. 1622 d. Abt 1669, Calvert Co, MD (Age 47 years)
Married	Abt 1647 [3, 5, 7]
Age at Marriage	He : ~ 27 years - She : ~ 25 years.
Children	+ 1. John Billingsley (ID:I21274) (Age 46 years) b. 1647 d. 1693, at sea (Age 46 years) m. Sarah Ann Billingsley (1669)   2. Ann Billingsley (ID:I21617) (Age 0 years) b. 1650, Calvert Co, MD d. 1650, Calvert Co, MD (Age 0 years)   3. Francis Billingsley, Jr (ID:I21618) (Age 42 years) b. 1653, Calvert Co, MD d. 10 Jun 1695 (Age 42 years) m. Susanna (m. Francis Billingley)   4. Agatha Billingsley (ID:I21619) b. 1656, Calvert Co, MD d. UNKNOWN, Calvert Co, MD m. Thomas Paget (1672)   5. Edward Billingsley (ID:I21620) (Age 92 years) b. 1658, Calvert Co, MD d. 1750, Calvert Co, MD (Age 92 years)   6. Ann Elizabeth Billingsley (ID:I21621) b. Abt 1660 m. Thomas Sadler
Histories		Historical Southern Families, Vol III p 22, Billingsley of Maryland

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Arrival	1649 [1, 7]
Possessions	26 Nov 1650 [5, 8]  –  Received a land grant of 200 acres from Lord Baltimore for the transportation of Thomas Forby from Caecilius into Maryland.
Civil	5 Dec 1654 Calvert Co, MD [5]  –  Appointed Constable of Clifts
Possessions	1661 [8]  –  Grant for 350 acres named Cornehill for the transportation of 5 men to Maryland. A 1786 home on the property is in the National Register of Historic Places. See https:/​/​en​.wikipedia​.org/​wiki/​Cornehill
		CornehillHomePhoto&Descriptio Date:2/28/2020 11:28:45 AM
		Billingsley Property - Cornhill Grant This is a microfilm image of the flowery hand-written grant of 300 acres from Lord Calvert to Francis Billingsey for paying for the transportation of 5 men to Maryland.
Residence	1663 Calvert Co, MD [6]
Residence	24 Nov 1682 [4]
Residence	16600 [6]  –  Tax roll

Documents » Slide Show		U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994 Francis Billingsly
		Maryland marriages 1634-1777
		Calvert Caount Map continued, south

Histories » Slide Show		CornehillHomePhoto&Descriptio Date:2/28/2020 11:28:45 AM
		Billingsley Property - Cornhill Grant This is a microfilm image of the flowery hand-written grant of 300 acres from Lord Calvert to Francis Billingsey for paying for the transportation of 5 men to Maryland.
		Historical Southern Families, Vol III p 22, Billingsley of Maryland
		Sotterly Plantation in Maryland This property, on a ridge overlooking the Patuxent River, was acquired by Francis Billingsley in the 1660s, and later sold by his chidren. It was once part of "Ressurection Manor". The existing house was built in the early 18th century, and refined by the Platter family over the subseuquent 100 years.
		Billingsley Propery - 350 acres called 'Expectation' 1667 grant from Lord Calvert to Francis Billingsley
		Cornehill-National Register of Historic Places in Maryland From http://www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.asp?HDID=103&County=Calvert
		Francis Billingslea Virginia to Maryland
		Billingsley Propetry - 100 acre grand of land called Addition
		Billingsley Property - Sotterly Brochure Undated one-fold flyer from the Sottery Mansion Foundation. Containsa map and information about viewing of the 1730 mansion in Hollywood, St Mary's County, Maryland. Admission is $1 for adults.
		Provincial Court Proceedings 1664
		Billingsley Property - 1663 - Deer Quarter - 250 acres 1663 grant from Lord Calvert to Francis Billingsley
		Society of Friends will of Francis Billingsley
		Billingsley Family - British Ancestry Annotated excerpt from The Billingsley Family In America, by Harry Alexander Davis. My immigrant ancestor, Francis Billingsley and his father John Billingsley are listed on the last page of the excerpt.
		First Families of America; Francis Billingsley (1625-1684)
		Billingsley Property - Selby Clifts 1658 grant of 200 acres to Frances Billingsley for paying for the transportation of men to Maryland
		Billingsley Property - 600 acre warrant This warrant, dated May 16, 1662, is not yet a grant; it declares that 600 acres must be marked off for a grand to Francis Billingsley
		Billingsley Family - Immigrants and British Roots From British Roots of Maryland Families II, by Robert W Barnes. See also other stories attached to Francis Billingsley (my Billingsley immigrant ancestor) for other views of his British ancestry.
		Billingsley Family Bio-Francis(1) Billingsley, 1620 Francis and his brother William are both my immigrant ancestors and my 10th great grandfathers. Francis's son John married William's daughter Sarah Ann. From The Billingsley Family In America, by Harry Alexander Davis.
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		Monnet family genealogy

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	Child - Ann Billingsley - 1650 - Calvert Co, MD Child - Francis Billingsley, Jr - 1653 - Calvert Co, MD Civil - 5 Dec 1654 - Calvert Co, MD Child - Agatha Billingsley - 1656 - Calvert Co, MD Child - Edward Billingsley - 1658 - Calvert Co, MD Residence - 1663 - Calvert Co, MD Died - 1684 - Calvert Co, MD  = Link to Google Earth
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Source Citations

[S283] Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s by Gale Research (S|C) Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Citation: Page: Francis Billingsley. Place: Virginia; Year: 1649; Page Number: 28 Text:  Name: Francis Billingsley Arrival Year: 1649 Arrival Place: Virginia Source Publication Code: 1262 Primary Immigrant: Billingsley, Francis Annotation: Date and place of settlement or date and place of arrival. Names not restricted to the Order of Founders and Patriots of America. Source Bibliography: COLKET, MEREDITH B., JR. Founders of Early American Families: Emigrants from Europe, 1607-1657. Cleveland: General Court of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America, 1975. 366p. Page: 28 [S284] Family Data Collection - Births by Edmund West, comp. (S|C) Details: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.; Citation: Page: Francis Billingsley Text:  Name: Francis Billingsley Father: John Billingsley Birth Date: 1620 City: Co Shrops [S158] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 by Yates Publishing (S|C) Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Citation: Page: Francis Billingsley. Source number: 1701.001; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 9 Text:  Name: Francis Billingsley Gender: Male Birth Place: EN Birth Year: 1620 Spouse Name: Ann Spouse Birth Place: Hl Spouse Birth Year: 1620 Marriage Year: 1647 Number Pages: 9 [S286] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994 (S|C) Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; Citation: Page: Francis Billingsly Text:  Name: Francis Billingsly Residence Date: 24 Nov 1682 Residence Date on Image: 24 Ninth 1682 Residence Place: Talbot, Maryland Event Type: Miscellaneous Monthly Meeting: Third Haven Monthly Meeting Historical Meeting Data: Third Haven Monthly Meeting Yearly Meeting: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Meeting State: Maryland Meeting County: Talbot Household Members: Name: Age Francis Billingsly: [S288] Historical Southern Families, Vol III by John Bennett Boddie (S|C) Details: Name: Clearfield Company; Location: Redwood City, VA; Date: 1959; Citation: Page: p 22, Billingsley of Maryland Text:  See notes and story in Frances Billingsley's record [S1103] Monnet family genealogy by Ancestry.com (S) Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT; Date: 2005; [S287] The Billingsley Family in America by Harry Alexander Davis (S|C) Details: Name: Tuttle Antiquarian Books; Location: 28 S Main St, Rutland VT, 05701, (802) 773-8229; Date: 1936; Full book in a Word document at www.billingsley.us. Citation: Page: pp 20-22 Biographical sketch of Francis Billingsley Text:  [[Reasonably extensive bio, plus dates, spouse, and children]] See story attached to his profile [S1123] Maryland Land Grants - 17th Century (C) Citation: Page: perhaps p161,162 - Cornehill land grant Text:  [[The transcript (in a flowery hand) of a a grant of 350 acres, by "Cecelius absolutete Lord and proprietor of the provinces of Maryland and Avalon, Lord Baron of Baltimore" (aka Cecil Calvert) to Francis Billingsley for the transportation of 5 men (by name) to Maryland. The property is described as"a parcel called Cornehill in Calvert County... upon the main Ridge below the branches of Plumpoint Creek and the branches of the Hunting Creek. The document includes a detailed metes-and-bounds specification of the property lines.]]