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  1. 1.  Sarah Edgerton 27 May 1767 Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA (daughter of Elijah Edgerton and Bethiah Billings).

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elijah Edgerton 12 Dec 1715 Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA; 1769.

    Elijah Bethiah Billings 06 Sep 1766New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Bethiah (daughter of Reverend William Billings and Bethiah Otis) 04 Nov 1727 Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA; 15 Oct 1791Canterbury, CT; Cleaveland Cemetery Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, USA . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Bethiah Billings 04 Nov 1727 Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA (daughter of Reverend William Billings and Bethiah Otis); 15 Oct 1791Canterbury, CT; Cleaveland Cemetery Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, USA .

    Notes:

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    In Memory of Mrs. Bethia wife to Mr. Theophilus Clark who died Sept 16 1791.
    Married Theophilus Clark on Dec. 4, 1745 in Hampton, Connecticut.
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    Hale Collection - Cleveland Cemetery Records. Town of Canterbury CT
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    CLARK, Bethiah, wife of Theophilus, died Sept. 16, 1791, age 56.
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    link = http://www.hale-collection.com/503-2-windham-canterbury-cleveland.htm

    Children:
    1. Bradford Edgerton 11 Feb 1769 Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA; 1813Painted Post, Steuben Co, New York, USA.
    2. 1. Sarah Edgerton 27 May 1767 Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    3. Walden Edgerton


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Reverend William BillingsReverend William Billings 15 Feb 1697 Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA (son of Capt William Billings and Hannah Sterry); 20 Apr 1733Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, USA; Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

    Notes:

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    Biography

    William was born in 1697. William Billings ... He passed away in 1733. W^hen the Rev. William Billings settled in the new parish he bought of Samuel Ashlev one hundred acres

    Bethiah first married Rev. William Billings, son of Capt. William Billings (ca 1660-8 Jun 1728) & Hannah Sterry (18 Aug 1672-). Born on 16 Feb 1697 in Stonington, CT.345 William died in Hampton, CT, on 20 May 1733; he was 36. On 4 Jul 1734 when Bethiah was 30, she second married Rev. Samuel Moseley, son of Ebenezer Moseley (4 Sep 1673-19 Sep 1740) & Hannah Weeks (28 Feb 1678-27 Mar 1747).158 Born on 15 Aug 1708 in Dorchester, MA. Samuel died in Hampton, CT, on 26 Jul 1791; he was 82.

    Samuel was ordained 15 May 1734 of the Second Church at Windham.

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    of land from the tract which extended along the Nip- muck Path and Little River to the summit of the Hill above North Bigelow, and on the hillside facing the common built his dwelling.

    Rev. Billings' pastorate was not all harmonious, as he seems to have had difficulty with his discipline, one man being brought before the church for saying, "I would rather hear my dog bark than hear Billings preach." Others were brought before the church for being "overtaken with strong drink." But innkeeper Hovey or Benjamin Bidlack, storekeeper, who furn- ished the drink were not dealt with.

    Pastor Billings' work for the parish was cut short by his death in 1733, just ten years after he had so happily taken the charge. He left a widow and four small chil- dren. His estate consisted of:

    £. S. D. £. S. D.

    Clothes 24 4 2 Bedding 51 10

    Books 48 10 7 Indian Girl 20

    Horse 22 Farm & House 600

    Stock 42 Brass 7

    Furniture 20 Pewter 8 7

    Cloth, yarn, flax 20 Iron 10 4

    Alone, Mrs. Billings found it impossible to support herself and children, and the year following her hus- band's death, she requested to be allowed the balance on her husband's salary, which v/as granted; she had barely enough provisions to last a week. But her prob- lems were solved by marrying the second pastor, Sam- uel Mosley, a graduate of Harvard in the class of 1729. Mr. Mosley is said to have been a man of dignity,


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    strict in discipline, and an able and earnest preacher. There is no record of the amount of his salary, but it is evident he looked well to his own good when he mar- ried the widow of his predecessor. A colonial minister had need of being a good business man as well as a scholar. All were obliged to till the soil, for "bread is earned by the sweat of the brow," and, "he that did not work, neither could he eat," were literal facts. Each man was dependent upon his harvests, and not upon the outside world.

    MEMBERS OF THE FIRST CHURCH IN 1723

    Members of the first church in 1723 were Rev. Wil- liam Billings; deacons, Nathaniel Kingsbury, and Wm. Durkee; members, Ebenezer Abbey, George Martin, Joseph Jennings, Nathaniel Hovey, Samuel Ashley, John Clarke, John Durkee, William Durkee, Jeremiah Durkee, Thomas Marsh, William Farnham, John Scrip- ture, Nathaniel Fline, Benjamin Bidlock. Within the next two years the following were united with the church, the community having grown rapidly: Daniel Holt, David Warren, Paul Abbot, Matthias Marsh, Wil- liam Averill, James Utley, Daniel Button, Timothy Pearl, Robert Willis, Jacob and John Preston, Ebenezer Crocker, Nathaniel W^oodard, Robert Holt, Ebenezer Martin, Joseph Badcock, Philip Abbot, Stephen Fuller, Nathaniel Parker, William Shaw, Jon. Hendee, Thomas Durkee, Samuel Colburn, Joshua Holt, Joseph Lasalle, Nathaniel Ford, Robert Colburn, Samuel Blanchard, Benjamin Preston, and David and Isaac Canada, sons of the first settler; his widow, Margaret's name is found on the lists, as well as a large number of wives and fam-

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    ilies of the above. There was also a number of resi- dents not connected with the church.

    Discipline was strict in the parish. In 1725 they voted, "We look upon every baptized person to be a subject of church discipline and ought to be called to an account by some church or other, whenever they offend."

    Schools were established, and were held in private homes in different parts of the parish, a few weeks at a time; the teacher was paid a small sum for each day the child attended. The parish had its own selectmen and surveyors, so needed to go to Windham Center only for town meetings.

    CHAPTER IV REV. SAMUEL MOSLEY'S PASTORATE, 1734 - 1791 | Early Homesteads of Pomfret Vermont area
    Sources

    Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College (Holt, 1885) Vol.1, Page 215


    See also:

    Find-A-Grave Memorial #78447891 in North Cemetery, Hampton, Windham County, Connecticut, USA. Plot: Possibly Buried here?
    Colonial Collegians: Biographies of Those Who Attended American Colleges before the War for Independence (subscription). CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: Massachusetts Historical Society : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Vol. Yale page 120
    Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the town of Stonington, county of New London, Connecticut, from its frist settlement in 1649 to 1900, New London, Conn.: Press of the Day, 1900, (http://archive.org/details/historyoftownofs01whee.)

    Bethiah Otis. Born on 20 Nov 1703 in Scituate, MA.49 Bethiah died in Hampton, CT, on 29 May 1750; she was 46.

    Children of William and Bethiah (Otis) Billings: i. William Billings, b. 18 Mar 1724/5; ii. Bethiah Billings, b. 4 Nov 1727; iii. Hannah Billings, b. 8 Nov 1729; iv. Patience Billings, b. 3 Jun 1731; and v. Patience Billings, b. 8 Apr 1733.

    Children of Samuel and Bethiah (Otis) (Billings) Moseley, born at Windham: i. Hannah Moseley, b. 31 Mar 1735/6; ii. Elizabeth Moseley, b. 15 Nov 1737; iii. Samuel Moseley, b. 27 Apr 1739; iv. Ebenezer Moseley, b. 19 Feb 1740/1; v. Mary Moseley, b. 13 Nov 1743; vi. Anne Moseley, b. 23 May 1746; vii. John Moseley, b. 27 Feb 1747; and viii. Bethiah Moseley, b. before 29 May 1750.

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    FROM https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Billings-607
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    William Bethiah Otis 1725Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. Bethiah (daughter of Judge Joseph Otis and Dorothy Thomas) 20 Nov 1703 Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; 29 May 1750Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, USA; 1750Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Bethiah OtisBethiah Otis 20 Nov 1703 Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Judge Joseph Otis and Dorothy Thomas); 29 May 1750Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, USA; 1750Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

    Notes:

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    ** Bethiah Otis married twice. William Billings was first
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    *** Reverend Samuel Moseley was second husband

    Rev Samuel Moseley
    Born 15 Aug 1708 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Americamap
    Ancestors ancestors
    Son of Ebenezer Moseley and Hannah (Weeks) Maudesley
    Brother of Ebenezer Moseley [half] and Nathaniel Moseley
    Husband of Mary (Clark) Moseley — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
    Husband of Bethia (Otis) Moseley — married 4 Jul 1734 in Hampden Windham Connecticutmap
    Descendants descendants
    Father of Hannah (Moseley) Curtis, Samuel Moseley, Anna (Moseley) Dunham and Abigail (Moseley) Clark
    Died 26 Jul 1791 in Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, United Statesmap
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    1 Biography
    2 Children
    3 Sources
    3.1 Acknowledgments

    Biography

    Samuel was the s/o Ebenezer Maudesley and Hannah Weeks.

    Samuel married Bethiah Otis. Born on 20 Nov 1703 in Scituate, MA.

    Bethiah died in Hampton, CT, on 29 May 1750; she was 46. She is buried at the North Cemetery in Hampton.

    Bethiah first married Rev. William Billings, son of Capt. William Billings (ca 1660-8 Jun 1728) & Hannah Sterry (18 Aug 1672-). Born on 16 Feb 1697 in Stonington,

    William died in Hampton, CT, on 20 May 1733; he was 36.

    On 4 Jul 1734 when Bethiah was 30, she second married Rev. Samuel Moseley, son of Ebenezer Moseley (4 Sep 1673-19 Sep 1740) & Hannah Weeks (28 Feb 1678-27 Mar 1747).158 Born on 15 Aug 1708 in Dorchester, MA. Samuel died in Hampton, CT, on 26 Jul 1791; he was 82.

    Samuel graduated from Harvard in 1729 and was ordained 15 May 1734 of the Second Church at Windham

    After Bethiah's death in 1750, Samuel re-married to the widow Mary Clark Gaylord on April 1, 1752, in Hampton, Windham County, Connecticut.

    Mary Clark was born in Connecticut on July 11, 1720. She had previously been married to Aaron Gaylord at Hartford, CT. on July 7, 1841. Aaron Gaylord had also died in 1750.

    Mary Clark Gaylord Moseley died on March 10, 1794, in Hampton, and is buried in the North Cemetery at Hampton, as is her husband Samuel Moseley



    Children

    Children of William and Bethiah (Otis) Billings:

    1. William Billings, b. 18 Mar 1724/5;

    2. Bethiah Billings, b. 4 Nov 1727;

    3. Hannah Billings, b. 8 Nov 1729;

    4. Patience Billings, b. 3 Jun 1731; and

    5. Patience Billings, b. 8 Apr 1733.


    Children of Samuel and Bethiah (Otis) (Billings) Moseley, born at Windham:

    1.Hannah Moseley, b. 31 Mar 1735/6;

    2. Elizabeth Moseley, b. 15 Nov 1737;

    3 .Samuel Moseley, b. 27 Apr 1739;

    4. Ebenezer Moseley, b. 19 Feb 1740/1;

    5. Mary Moseley, b. 13 Nov 1743;

    6. Anne Moseley, b. 23 May 1746;

    7. John Moseley, b. 27 Feb 1747; and

    8. Bethiah Moseley, b. before 29 May 1750.

    From website https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Moseley-201


    Birth:
    Age: 0

    Buried:
    North Cemetery; Hampton Cemetery

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Billings 05 Jan 1713 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 25 Aug 1791Groton, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    2. Dorothy Billings 05 Feb 1702 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 1734.
    3. Sarah Billings 16 Sep 1705.
    4. Samuel Billings 18 Aug 1699 Campbell, Franklin, Nebraska, USA; 21 Sep 1727Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    5. Capt Roger Billings 19 Mar 1708 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 27 Jan 1792Griswold, New London, Connecticut, USA; Griswold, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    6. Rachel Billings 25 Mar 1704 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 1720.
    7. John Siegfried Billings 01 Nov 1730 Ansbach, Bayern, Germany; 30 Jan 1801Rowan, North Carolina, USA.
    8. Patience Billings 03 Jun 1731 Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA; 07 Dec 1732Connecticut, USA; Hampton, Windham County, Connecticut, USA.
    9. 3. Bethiah Billings 04 Nov 1727 Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA; 15 Oct 1791Canterbury, CT; Cleaveland Cemetery Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, USA .
    10. Ichaboo Billings 05 Sep 1710.
    11. William Billings 18 Mar 1725 Connecticut, USA; 28 Nov 1813Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    12. Hannah Billings 09 Nov 1729 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; Nov 1821River Phillip, Phillip, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Capt William Billings 16 Feb 1660 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA (son of Capt. William Billings and Mary Atherton); 08 Jun 1738Griswold, New London, Connecticut, USA; Griswold, New London, Connecticut, USA.

    Capt Hannah Sterry 1688New London, New London, Connecticut, USA. Hannah (daughter of Roger Sterry and Hannah Palmer) 18 Aug 1672 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 07 Nov 1750Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA; Griswold, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Hannah Sterry 18 Aug 1672 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA (daughter of Roger Sterry and Hannah Palmer); 07 Nov 1750Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA; Griswold, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Billings 05 Jan 1713 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 25 Aug 1791Groton, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    2. Dorothy Billings 05 Feb 1702 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 1734.
    3. Hannah Billings 09 Jun 1706 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 20 Oct 1780Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    4. Jasper Billings 1690; 1751.
    5. Rachel Billings 25 Mar 1704 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 1720.
    6. Mary Billings 24 Apr 1689 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 24 May 1776Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    7. Prudence Billings 12 Jun 1694 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 1737.
    8. 6. Reverend William Billings 15 Feb 1697 Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA; 20 Apr 1733Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, USA; Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, USA.
    9. Capt Roger Billings 19 Mar 1708 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 27 Jan 1792Griswold, New London, Connecticut, USA; Griswold, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    10. Samuel Billings 18 Aug 1699 Campbell, Franklin, Nebraska, USA; 21 Sep 1727Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    11. Joseph Billings 28 Jun 1692 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 09 Apr 1763Griswold, New London, Connecticut, USA; Griswold, New London, Connecticut, USA.

  3. 14.  Judge Joseph Otis 03 Jun 1665 Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (son of John Otis and Mary Jacob); 11 Jun 1754Montville, New London, Connecticut, USA; 1754Oakdale, New London, Connecticut, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Moved: 1721, Connecticut, USA; moved to

    Notes:

    Judge

    Buried:
    Raymond Hill Cemetery

    Died:
    Age: 89

    Judge Dorothy Thomas 20 Nov 1688Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Dorothy (daughter of Nathanial Thomas and Deborah Loring Jacob) 06 Nov 1670 Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; 18 Feb 1755Montville, New London, Connecticut, USA; 1755Oakdale, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Dorothy Thomas 06 Nov 1670 Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Nathanial Thomas and Deborah Loring Jacob); 18 Feb 1755Montville, New London, Connecticut, USA; 1755Oakdale, New London, Connecticut, USA.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    British American Colony

    Buried:
    Raymond Hill Cemetery

    Died:
    Age at Death: 83

    Children:
    1. Deborah Otis 24 Apr 1694 Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; 1735Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
    2. Mary Otis 20 Mar 1696 Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; 05 Nov 1724.
    3. Dorothy Otis 24 Apr 1698 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; 09 Dec 1731Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut, USA.
    4. Delight Otis 19 Dec 1706 Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; 25 Oct 1747Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    5. Nathaniel Otis 30 Jan 1690 Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; 15 Apr 1771Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA; 1771Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    6. James Otis 21 Jan 1693 Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; 06 Sep 1754Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA; 1754Chester, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.
    7. Joseph Otis 01 Oct 1712 Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; 06 Jun 1793Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA.
    8. Rachel Otis 01 Dec 1713 Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; 21 Sep 1761Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    9. 7. Bethiah Otis 20 Nov 1703 Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; 29 May 1750Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, USA; 1750Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, USA.
    10. Elizabeth Otis 02 Sep 1700 Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; 1754Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
    11. Anne Otis 21 Sep 1702 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; 1703.
    12. Hannah Otis 10 Dec 1709 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; 1725Montville, New London, Connecticut, USA.