William Billingsley, Jr.

1691 - 1745  (Age 54)



Birth	1691 Calvert County, Maryland, USA
Died	16 Dec 1745 St Mary's County, Maryland, USA
Buried	​ All Faith Episcopal Church Cemetery, Mechanicsville, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA
Father	William Billingsley b. Oct 1670, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA
Mother	Clearanna Bowles b. 1670, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
Married	Abt 1690 Maryland, USA

Mary Emily Sumner

1696 - 1740  (Age 44)



Birth	Nov 1696 Calvert County, Maryland, USA
Died	Dec 1740 St Mary's County, Maryland, USA
Buried	​ All Faith Episcopal Church Cemetery, Mechanicsville, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA

Family	William Billingsley, Jr. & Mary Emily Sumner
Married	Abt 1716 Maryland, USA
Children	1. Mary Sumner Billingsley b. Bef 1720, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA 2. William Sumner Billingsley b. 1720, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA 3. Ann Billingsley b. 1723, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA 4. James B Billingsley b. Apr 1726, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA 5. Margaret Billingsley b. 1728, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA 6. Clearanna Billingsley b. 1732, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA 7. Francis Billingsley b. 1736/37, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA 8. Cyrus Billingsley b. 1737/38, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA 9. Elizabeth Billingsley b. Dec 1740

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Name	Walter Billingsley  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Gender	Male
Birth	14 Jul 1761 Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA [1, 3, 5]
Died	Aft 1840 Bradley County, Tennessee, USA [3]
Buried	​ Triplett Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA [3]

Parents

Family ID: F20588 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  

Father	James B Billingsley (ID:I21280) (Age 49) b. Apr 1726, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA d. 25 Jan 1776, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA (Age 49)
Mother	Elizabeth Crabtree (ID:I21281) (Age 113) b. 5 Nov 1726, St Johns Parish, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA d. 5 Nov 1839, McMinn County, Tennessee, USA (Age 113)
Marriage	Abt 1747 Maryland, USA
Children	1. Samuel Billingsley (ID:I21282) (Age 69) b. Jun 1747, St Mary's, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA d. 10 Jun 1816, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA (Age 69) 2. James Billingsley (ID:I25364) (Age 59) b. Oct 1749, Maryland, USA d. 1809, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA (Age 59) 3. Elizabeth Billingsley (ID:I25367) (Age 30) b. 1751, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA d. 1781 (Age 30) 4. John Billingsley, Sr (ID:I25368) (Age 91) b. 17 Aug 1753, St Mary's County, Maryland, USA d. 19 Sep 1844, Warren County, Kentucky, USA (Age 91) 5. Claranna Billingsley (ID:I25371) (Age 25) b. 1756, Maryland, USA d. 1781 (Age 25) 6. William Henry Billingsley (ID:I25370) (Age 61) b. 11 Oct 1758, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA d. Jul 1820, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA (Age 61) 7. Martha Billingsley (ID:I25369) (Age 25) b. 3 May 1760, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA d. Jan 1786, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA (Age 25) 8. Walter Billingsley (ID:I25366) (current person) (Age > 80) b. 14 Jul 1761, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA d. Aft 1840, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA (Age > 80) 9. Bazil Billingsley (ID:I25365) (Age 66) b. 2 Jun 1764, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA d. 1831, Richmond County, North Carolina, USA (Age 66)

Family

Family ID: F24037 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 5 Feb 2025  

Wife	?? (ID:I31398)

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Residence	1780 Randolph County, North Carolina, USA [5]  –  According to his Revolutionary War pension application, he lived in the portion of Guilford Co that became Randolph Co before joining the army.
Military	1780 Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA [5]  –  In his Revolutionary war pension application, he stated that he served with Sgt Thomas Armstrong starting in Jan 1780, was captured by Tories after "Bradford's Defeat" in late May, and finally escaped in Jan 1781.
Residence	1781 Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA [5]
Military	1781 Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA [5]
Residence	1812 Jackson County, Tennessee, USA [4]
Residence	1830 McMinn County, Tennessee, USA [2]
Residence	1832 Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee, USA [5, 6]  –  Applied for a revolutionary war pension, which was rejected because he could not offer sufficient proof that he was
Residence	1835 Bradley County, Tennessee, USA [5]  –  Applied for a military pension for the second time, this time in a court of Bradley County, which had just been created from McMinn County. The notice of rejection of his application was written and signed by Judge Levi Trewhitt

Documents

Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895

Censuses

1830 United States Federal Census 1830; Census Place: McMinn, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 178; Page: 145; Family History Library Film: 0024536

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Birth - 14 Jul 1761 - Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA Residence - 1780 - Randolph County, North Carolina, USA Military - 1780 - Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1781 - Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA Military - 1781 - Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA Residence - 1812 - Jackson County, Tennessee, USA Residence - 1830 - McMinn County, Tennessee, USA Residence - 1832 - Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee, USA Residence - 1835 - Bradley County, Tennessee, USA Died - Aft 1840 - Bradley County, Tennessee, USA Buried - - Triplett Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

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Source Citations

[S284] Family Data Collection - Births, by Edmund West, comp. S Details: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.; [S185] 1830 United States Federal Census SCI Details: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Gr; Citation: Page: 1830; Census Place: McMinn, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 178; Page: 145; Family History Library Film: 0024536 1830 United States Federal Census 1830; Census Place: McMinn, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 178; Page: 145; Family History Library Film: 0024536 [S15] FindAGrave.com S Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; [S864] Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895 SI Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013; Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895 [S319] Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 SC Details: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Reco; Citation: Page: Walter Billingsley file - Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files 1947 Text:  [[35 pages, including court records of his pension application, and a letter explaining why it was rejected. The court records include detailed testimony about his military service. However, the application was rejected because he could not demonstrate that he was actually enlisted.]] Note: https:/​/​www​.fold3​.com/​image/​1/​11109864?xid=1945 [S1130] American Revolutionary War Rejected Pensions S Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;