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Reverend William Billings

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  1. 1.  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.

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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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    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]

    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. 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: 2

  1. 2.  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. 3.  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. 1. 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.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Capt. William Billings 1629 Taunton, Somerset, England (son of William Billings, Sr. and Mary Williams); 16 Mar 1713Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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    Died:
    Age: 83

    Capt. Mary Atherton 12 Dec 1657Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. Mary (daughter of Major General Humphrey Atherton and Mary Wales) 30 Apr 1636 Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; 22 Feb 1718Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mary Atherton 30 Apr 1636 Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Major General Humphrey Atherton and Mary Wales); 22 Feb 1718Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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    Died:
    Age: 82

    Children:
    1. Dorothy Billings 01 Jul 1677 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 1713.
    2. Elizabeth Billings 28 Sep 1679 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 1701.
    3. Mary Billings 14 Mar 1675 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 04 Jan 1728Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
    4. Ens Ebenezer Billings 1661 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 16 Sep 1727North Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; North Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    5. Mercy Billings 27 Oct 1674 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 04 Jan 1728Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
    6. Prudence Billings 04 Mar 1683 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    7. Margaret Billings 1659 Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; 1715Groton, New London, Connecticut, USA; Ledyard, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    8. 2. Capt William Billings 16 Feb 1660 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 08 Jun 1738Griswold, New London, Connecticut, USA; Griswold, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    9. Joseph Billings 1633; 1713Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    10. Lydia Billings 01 Sep 1672 New London, New London, Connecticut, USA; Aug 1747Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA; Griswold, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    11. Abigail Billings 01 Jul 1667 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 1705Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; North Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.

  3. 6.  Roger Sterry 1630 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA (son of Owen Sterry and Elizabeth Cracknell); 1680Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.

    Roger Hannah Palmer 27 Dec 1671Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. Hannah (daughter of Walter Palmer and Rebecca Short) 15 Jun 1634 Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; 25 Aug 1681Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Hannah Palmer 15 Jun 1634 Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Walter Palmer and Rebecca Short); 25 Aug 1681Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    Children:
    1. Samuel Sterry 1680 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 15 Apr 1734Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    2. 3. Hannah Sterry 18 Aug 1672 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 07 Nov 1750Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA; Griswold, New London, Connecticut, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William Billings, Sr. Apr 1602 Taunton, Somerset, England (son of Richard Hackney Billings and Lady Elizabeth Strong); 1659Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

    William Mary Williams 05 Feb 1658Connecticut, USA. Mary (daughter of James Williams and Alice Pemberton) 1602 Taunton, Somerset, England; 01 Nov 1641North Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 12 Feb 1641Hartlip, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mary Williams 1602 Taunton, Somerset, England (daughter of James Williams and Alice Pemberton); 01 Nov 1641North Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 12 Feb 1641Hartlip, Kent, England.
    Children:
    1. Ebenezer Billings 1661 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 16 Sep 1727Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    2. Joseph Billing 1631 Taunton, Somerset, England; 1659Glastonbury, Somerset, England.
    3. 4. Capt. William Billings 1629 Taunton, Somerset, England; 16 Mar 1713Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.

  3. 10.  Major General Humphrey Atherton 28 Sep 1608 Atherton Castle, Preston, Lancashire, England (son of Edmund Atherton and Mary Rudd); 16 Jun 1661Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; 1671Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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    Buried:
    Buried at "old Dorchester Cemetery", which is also known as "Upham's Corner Cemetery."

    Died:
    Age at Death: 53

    Major Mary Wales 1627Preston, Lancashire, England. Mary (daughter of Nathaniel Wales, Sr and Susannah Greenway) 1610 Lancashire, England; 17 Aug 1672Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Mary Wales 1610 Lancashire, England (daughter of Nathaniel Wales, Sr and Susannah Greenway); 17 Aug 1672Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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    Died:
    Age: 59

    Children:
    1. Isabel Atherton 23 Jan 1630 Winwick, Lancashire, England; 18 Dec 1661Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
    2. 5. Mary Atherton 30 Apr 1636 Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; 22 Feb 1718Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

  5. 12.  Owen Sterry 1615 Stoke Bliss, Herefordshire, England (son of Father of Owen Sterry and Mother of Owen Sterry); Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.

    Owen Elizabeth Cracknell 1640Stoke Bliss, Herefordshire, England. Elizabeth 1618 Stoke Bliss, Herefordshire, England; Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Elizabeth Cracknell 1618 Stoke Bliss, Herefordshire, England; Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    Children:
    1. John Sterry 1635 Stoke Bliss, Herefordshire, England; Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    2. 6. Roger Sterry 1630 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; 1680Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.

  7. 14.  Walter Palmer Oct 1585 Nottinghamshire, England (son of Sir John Palmer and Elizabeth Verney); 10 Nov 1661Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age: 76

    Walter Rebecca Short 01 Jun 1632Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. Rebecca (daughter of Thomas Short and Ann R Landum) 1589 Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; 17 Jul 1671Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Rebecca Short 1589 Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Thomas Short and Ann R Landum); 17 Jul 1671Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    Children:
    1. Nehemiah Palmer 1636 Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
    2. Moses Palmer 06 Apr 1640 Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
    3. 7. Hannah Palmer 15 Jun 1634 Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; 25 Aug 1681Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    4. Gershom Palmer 1637 Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; 1719Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.