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  John Billington
The only clue to the ancestry of John Billington is a 1612 lease of 29 acres of land from the English Crown to a gentleman, Francis Longland, and two heirs of his choice.
John Billington came on the Mayflower with his wife Ellen and children John and Francis.
In 1630, John Billington the Elder was tried and executed for the murder of John Newcomen, whom Billington had shot with a musket in a quarrel over a past dispute between the two.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Of John Langemore, his fellow "servant," nothing is known, except that he is spoken of by Young as one of two "children" brought over by Martin (but on no apparent authority), and he did not sign the Compact, though this might have been from extreme illness, as he too died early.
John Billington, Jr., is always first named of his father's two sons, and hence the impression prevails that he was the elder, and Bradford so designates him.
John Goodman we know little more about than that he and Peter Browne seem to have been "lost" together, on one occasion (when he was badly frozen), and to have had, with his little spaniel dog, a rencontre with "two great wolves," on another.
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 Billington
John Billington, his wife Elinor, and two adolescent sons, John and Francis were passengers on the Mayflower.
Billington, who was not one of the Leyden group, became a Mayflower Passenger at Southampton.
It seems that nearly all that we know of the Billingtons comes from Governor William Bradford's references to the family, and, for good reason or not, it is evident that he felt a hearty dislike for the family.
www.mayflowerfamilies.com /enquirer/billington.htm   (731 words)

  
 Descendants of John Billington
Billington was arraigned, and both by grand and petty jury found guilty of willful murder, by plain and notorious evidence.
Billington died intestate leaving issue two sons and five daughters, viz: sons Joseph (eldest, who inherited a double portion) and Isaac; daughters Elizabeth, Mary, Dorcas, Mercy, and Martha, with a total of eight shares in the estate.
Billington being in present want and for his relief they have left it to ye wisdom and discretion of ye selectmen....also to ye disposing of his daughter Dorcas he lad as they shall see cause.
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 John Billington in Records   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This day Francis Billington, having the week before seen from the top of a tree on a high hill a great sea [known today as Billington Sea, actually a large pond], as he thought, went with one of the master's mates to see it.
John Billington was hung in 1630; it is assumed that the list was compiled after that date.
Bradford's opinion of John Billington is stated openly in a letter he wrote to Mr.
www.pilgrimhall.org /billingtonjrecords.htm   (2614 words)

  
 Southern New York-Book 2 - part 119
Joseph Billington, of South Kingston, Rhode Island, was son or grandson of Joseph (2) Billington.
John A., son of Edward Billington, was born at Rye, New York, January 29, 1844.
John C., born at Walden, new York, August 30, 1839; for eight years he was a justice of the peace and has held the position of police justice for the past fifteen years as he does at the present day.
www.usgennet.org /usa/topic/historical/SouthernNewYork2/sny2_pt119.htm   (3912 words)

  
 Empire Fitness Clubs
John has a strong background in football and basketball coaching and is a specialist at strength and conditioning for athletic performance.
John says he especially enjoys helping those who are already fit to break through plateaus and take their conditioning to the next level.
John also enjoys working with women and he's had a large female clientele, so he understands the differences between men's and women's needs and goals.
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 Billington, John Thomas - index page - Free MP3 downloads, CDs, Bio Info, Tour Dates, Lyrics and More!"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
John Thomas Billington is a composer / soloist / producer specializing in wind synthesizers, flutes, saxophone, sequencers and sampled sounds.
The musical skills that Billington brings to the table are soloist capability in wind synthesizer, flute, and saxophone built on years of practice and performance.
Of particular importance in Billington's musical vision is the use of new and unusual sampled and created sounds as part of the sonic fabric of his songs and improvisation.
artists.iuma.com /IUMA/Bands/Billington,_John_Thomas   (261 words)

  
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The Billington family may have originated from around Cowbit and Spaulding, in Lincolnshire, England, where Francis Longland named young Francis Billington son of John Billington an heir.
In 1624, Billington was implicated in the Oldham-Lyford scandal (a failed revolt against the Plymouth church), but played ignorant and was never officially punished for involvement.
Billington was tried by jury and hanged in September 1630 for the murder.
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 Pilgrim Biographies
John Billington was born in England about 1580, but nothing has been conclusively established concerning his ancestry or exact location of birth.
John Howland was born in 1592 at Fen Stanton, Huntingdonshire, England.
John Howland was prominent in the public affairs of the Colony, serving several times as an Assistant Governor, and in 1634 was in command of the Pilgrims' trading post on the Kennebec River in Maine.
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 John Billington
John Newcomen had interfered with his hunting and was warned by Billington to desist.
This year "John Billington ye elder (one that came over with ye first) was arranged and both by grand and petit jurie found guilty of willful murder, by plaine and notorious evidence.
John Billington was hanged in Plymouth, Sept. 1630 for murder of John Necomen.
pharmacy.isu.edu /~cady/genealogy/PS07/PS07_037.HTM   (1257 words)

  
 Pilgrim Justice
While the Billingtons were not directly responsible, Bradford blamed the mischievous and inattentive behavior of the Billington boys for the incident.
But Bradford called Billington and his clan "one of the profanest families amongst them." According to the "Saint," Billington "way-laid the young man" in the woods and without warning brutally shot him dead due "to a former quarell." Some even painted the incident in Biblical terms.
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.
www.ilstu.edu /~ftmorn/cjhistory/casestud/billingt.html   (1315 words)

  
 American Lynching [INFAMOUS LYNCHINGS]
Because Billington was supposedly prone to "blasphemous harangues," ship's captain Miles Standish had the offender's feet and neck tied together as an example of a sin-struck man possessed of a Devil's tongue.
John was accused, on scanty circumstantial evidence of the May 14 murder of Kiser's business partner, a man named Benjamin Hinton who also owned a slave.
Fear of slaves escaping, or being freed by abolitionists, or a pervading anxiety based on a rumor that John was the leader of a slave-led insurrection, probably exacerbated the situation.
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 Virgin Voices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Billington, a former member of the U.S. Bobsled team and now a skeleton racer, and Browne, who last February became the first fl woman ever to race luge in the Olympics, have formed an international youth exchange program.
Billington and Browne demonstrated their athletic resolve by implementing the program within months of discussing the concept at the winter Olympics last February.
Billington and Browne have sought grants for their Building Bridges program, but have encountered some stone walls when approaching established foundations and corporate entities.
www.onepaper.com /virginvoices?v=d&i=&s=Contents:Features&p=53763   (1553 words)

  
 John Thomas Billington
John retired from life as a papermaker but soon asked to return to work some months later, he was bored with life as a retiree and no doubts with nine children all living at home wanted to get away!
Billington is still handling heavy bales of paper said the manager, with the vigour and strength equal to that of young man half his age and enjoying it!
Three of the sons served in the Army during the war, and one, John Billington, was awarded the Military Medal.
www.users.bigpond.com /telglen/G.Grandad.htm   (585 words)

  
 John Billington   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
James Billington was working as a janitor in the County Court House in downtown Camden.
John Billington was inducted into the United States Army early in the war.
John Billington was killed in action on June 2, 1945.
www.dvrbs.com /WW2-JohnBillington.htm   (141 words)

  
 Joint Committee Announces Kluge's $60M Gift
Billington thanked John Kluge for his $60 million gift to the Library during a press conference Oct. 5, near the floor of the Senate.
Billington and Madison Council Chairman John Kluge discuss the new Kluge Center and Prize at the Library.
Billington explained that the Kluge gift will not be used to establish a permanent faculty at the Library or for administration or buildings.
www.loc.gov /loc/lcib/0011/kluge.html   (1012 words)

  
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 John J. Kuhn and Christina Louisa Hempftling Kuhn
John J. Kuhn.; was born November 1, 1829 in Haeslach Oberant Tubingen, Wurttemberg, Germany.
John Kuhn and Christina Hempftling were married in New York City on May 8, 1853.
John was manager of the Opera House until it was destroyed by fire in 1882.
www.kuhnfamily.com /genealogy/ancestor10.html   (1166 words)

  
 List of passengers on the Mayflower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Many Americans can trace their ancestry back to one or more of these individuals.
--?--, Dorothy, maidservant of John Carver, married Francis Eaton
At least two dogs are known to have participated in the settling of Plymouth.
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 John Billington Family
This is the Billington boy lost in the woods, found and cared for by the Indians and returned safely.
He is noted as being the probable son of John Crossman.
John Crossman had married first, May 25, 1652, Dedham, Sarah Kingsbury, by whom he had children, and is found in Duxbury, prior to removing to Middleboro
www.mayflowerfamilies.com /mayflower/john_billington_family.htm   (536 words)

  
 Unisys focuses on smarter risk management solutions and business agility with appointment of new head of Financial ...
Billington will be responsible for the application of Unisys Financial Services consulting and outsourcing services in Australia and New Zealand.
Billington's previous roles include: Acting CFO of AXA Australia, Head of Financial Services at Deloitte Consulting, Australia and New Zealand and Associate Partner Andersen Consulting and Service Director at Aspect Computing.
John Billington says, "Few of our leading financial institutions are prepared for compliance with the Australian Stock Exchange's (ASX) corporate governance recommendations aimed at protecting against risk through more transparent reporting and supervision of financial services.
www.unisys.com.au /about__unisys/news_a_events/unisys__focuses__on__smarter__risk__management__.htm   (707 words)

  
 Killing in Plymouth Colony, A by Carol Otis Hurst
John Billington, in fact, was a troublemaker and a murderer.
John and his father are almost strangers to each other, partly because John did not come over with his mother and father.
He thinks Master John Billington is being treated unfairly by his father and by other leaders of the community.
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 Robert David Billington, Flutist - Musical Offerings
Billington is a free-lance flutist and flute instructor in the South Florida area.
Billington, currently the principal and solo flutist with the Miami Bach Society Orchestra, has performed with numerous orchestras in the United States and with festival orchestras in Europe and has also been a soloist on Trinidad and Tobago Television.
He concertizes with the Billington and Gonzalez Classical Flute and Guitar Duo and with the LGEM Trio, a flute, guitar, and percussion trio that performs Western Hemisphere popular and folkloric music.
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 Library of Congress Information Bulletin - June 2003
The next day he was surprised again as he listened to scholars describe their work with the Library’s collections during the dedication of the John W. Kluge Center, which he endowed with a $60 million gift.
Another surprise was the premiere performance of a march that was reconstructed from an unfinished John Philip Sousa manuscript discovered in the Library’s collections.
Tonight we gather to honor John W. Kluge, a man whose vision of the importance of knowledge and opportunity for our country embodies the spirit of this magnificent space,” Billington said.
www.loc.gov /loc/lcib/0306/kluge.html   (1314 words)

  
 Mark Pilling Family History - pilg243 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
John married Ellen (Eleanor or Helen) on 1605 in London, London, England.
Ellen married John Billington on 1605 in London, London, England.
married Joseph Billington on 16 Sep 1672 in New Shoreham,, Ri.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
John Billington, Mayflower Passenger, dissenter, and the first white man executed for 'first degree' murder in the English Colonies.
Bradford called the Billingtons, "...one of ye profanest families amongst them." The Billington family crosses that of the Allen at the marriage of James Mayhew Allen and Harriet Newhall Drew on 30 Nov 1841--here is the ahnentafel descent from that couples' son Bartlett.
John Winthrop, A Modell of Christian Charity(1630) Written aboard the Arabella while crossing the Atlantic.
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 Advisors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
John D. Billington is a 20-year veteran of Mutual of New York (MONY), one of the leading insurance and financial services institutions in the U.S. He started his career with MONY in 1978 and became one of the organization’s top agents before being promoted to the position of Sales Manager.
Billington earned MONY’s superior performance award four consecutive years and subsequently became the Regional Director of Management Development.
Billington rose to the post of Agency Manager and led the way to a three-fold increase in life, health and annuity sales.
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 RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Martha S. Winters - Genealogy
"John Billington was found guilty of wilful murder of a recent settler, appropriately named John Newcomen"; "He was hanged in September 1630." from Plymouth Colony Its History & People 1620-1691, p 42,
Young Francis Billington nearly blew up the Mayflower while it was sitting in Provincetown Harbor; he shot off a gun near an open barrel of gun powder inside the Mayflower's cabin.
John BILLINGTON Jr b: ABT 1604 in poss Lincolnshire, England
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 John Billington   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The little piece of pleasantry on the part of John, when he threw the light into the gunpowder, which fortunately was discovered in time to prevent serious consequences, which only was in touch with the spirit of his inheritance, a lawless disregard to surroundings and the rights of others..
Young John wandered in the woods and got lost and after 5 days found his way into an Indian camp, these Indians sending him farther away to another camp.
John died before his father who died in 1630 For more information look under Francis Billington, his brother, John Billington, his father and Eleanor Billington, his mother.
pharmacy.isu.edu /~cady/genealogy/PS07/PS07_035.HTM   (323 words)

  
 Mayflower & Plymouth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
William Latham.11-year old servant to John Carver,later of William Bradford.
A servant to John Carver, who was under 21-years old.
A maidservant to John Carver, her surname is not known.
www.lgwestrich.com /mayflower.htm   (1620 words)

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