John L Billups (1757 - 1835)

Born 1757 in Halifax County, Virginia Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Peggy (Douthat) Billups — married 1807 in Kanawha County, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Aug 1835 at about age 78 in White Pigeon Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan, United States

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Biography

John L. Billups

Origins

John L. was born in 1757 in Halifax County, Virginia, the eldest child of Edward Billups and Sarah Casey.^[1]

John's father Edward Billups died in Montgomery County, Va (now W .V.) in 1822 leaving a will naming children: John, Edward, Thomas, Richard, William, Elizabeth, Lucy, Margaret and Sally.^[2]

Marriages

John may have married twice.

• John married, as his first, an unknown wife.
• John married between 9 January and 1 April in 1807 at Kanawah County, poss. as his 2nd, to Margaret Douthat.^[3] Marriage was performed by Rev. John Lee and recorded as "Jno Billips & Paggy Douthat" (transcribed as Peggy Doushat).^[3]

Children

Children of John and 1st wife:^[1]

1. Edward Billups, b. 1784 in VA.
2. Thomas Billups, b. 1786.
3. John Billups, b. 1 Oct 1795.
4. Cynthia Billups, b. 1801.

Children of John and Margaret:^[1]

1. William Billups b. 9 Jan 1807.
2. Richard Billups b. c 1812, d. 27 Nov 1875.
3. Silas Billups b. c 1813.
4. Pinckney Hawkney Billups b. 2 Aug 1816 in VA, d. 7 May 1888.

Offices

The first session of the Common Pleas Court in the newly formed Burlington County, Ohio was held July 7, 1817, John Thompson was president of the Second District Court, and the Grand Jury included Edward Billups as foreman and John Billups as a member.^[4]

Research Notes

Location: Halifax Co. formed from Lunenburg Co. in 1752.

Multiple John Billups:

Another (?) John Billups was born on 22 Mar 1756, son of Robert and Ann Billups. His birth was recorded at the Episcopal Church, Kingston Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia.^[5]

John was born in 1767. He passed away in 1835.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Duggan, Robert S. (29 June 2010) "BILLUPS Descendants." [freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~duggan/37329-r.doc document must be downloaded] (Pages 3-4).
2. ↑ Entered by Brenda Dodson.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Joe Geiger, Director of Archives and History, Vital Research Records Project Marriage record.
4. ↑ Willard, Eugene B., A Standard history of the Hanging Rock Iron Region ... Vol I. (Pages 250-51) [Chicago?]: Lewis Publishing Company, 1916, Archive.org accessed April 10, 2015
5. ↑ Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917. database, FamilySearch (5 December 2014), John Billups, 22 Mar 1756; citing Episcopal Church, Kingston Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 975.53 V26M.

See also:

• Virginia Census,1607-1890,[1]

• US General Land Office Records Certificate # 1654,[2]

• Michigan, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents # 974,[3]

• US General Land Office Records, # 975, [4]

Acknowledgments

Much of the research on John Billups and the other early Billups' was done in the 1960-1970's by Benjamin Billups, a descendant. Benjamin wrote letters to Kenneth Billups (the uncle of Brenda Dodson). Brenda had copies of those letters, but unfortunately no knowledge of what happened to Benjamin's original research. She was also unable to determine which line of decent Benjamin belonged to. We are indebted to Benjamin for the excellent start those letters provided in search for information on this family. (Entered by Brenda Dodson)

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