Philip Bill (abt. 1658 - abt. 1739)

Born about 1658 in Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Lester) Bill — married 1691 in New London, Connecticut

Husband of Mary (Unknown) Bill — married about 1704 in Groton, New London, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died about 10 Jul 1739 at about age 81 in Groton, New London, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Sgt. PHILIP BILL 3 (Philip, 2 John'), eldest son of Philip Bill of New London [Groton], born about 1658, at Pulling Point, in the " Town of Boston," as is supposed. He came with his father, Philip Bill, from Ipswich to Groton [still part of New London], Ct., " about 1668." He married (1) Elizabeth Lester, daughter of Daniel & Hannah Lester, of Groton, likely in 1686. (2) Mary — .

Philip's children by first wife Elizabeth were: ^[1]

• Margaret, b. c. 1687, died 12 August 1689, in her 3rd year.^[2]
• Elizabeth , bap. Dec. 27, 1691; m. Jonathan Avery, of Groton on 11 Apr 1703.
• Hannah , bap. Dec. 27, 1691 ; m. Samuel Lester of Groton on 5 Nov 1707.
• Sarah , ; m. Leffingwell. (Not in church records)
• "Philip, his child," bap. July 24, 1692; unnamed, must have died young.
• Philip , bap. Jan. 13, 1694-5 ; lost at sea.
• Joseph , bap. 6 Dec 1696 ; m. Bethia Packer, Nov 1716.

Children by second wife Mary were: ^{[3] [4]}

• Thomas, b. Sept. 26, 1705 ; m. Abigail .
• Benjamin, b. Aug. 6, 1708 ; m. Sarah Davis.

Philip passed away in 1739.

Sources

1. ↑ Connecticut Church Record Abstracts 1630-1920, viewed on ancestry.com($), New London, pp. 33-34 in typed transcript, citing Vol. 1, pp. 97, 105 and Vol.3, pp. 73, 84, in originals. Note that first two baptisms occurred possibly well after their birth, on the same day their parents owned the covenant at the church.
2. ↑ White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Preston. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002., viewed on Ancestry.com($), New London, p. 273 in transcription citing vol. 1, p. 69 in original. Also Groton, p. 81 in typescript, Vol. 1 pp. 117, 120, 122 in original.
3. ↑ White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Preston. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002., viewed on Ancestry.com($), Groton, p. 81 in typescript, Vol. 1 p. 114 in original for births.
4. ↑ http://archive.org/stream/historyofbillfam00bill/historyofbillfam00bill_djvu.txt A History of the Bill Family

• 1691 marriage Torrey, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
• Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts.
• Find a Grave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42586048
• Connecticut Church Record Abstracts - 1630 to 1920
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