Joseph Billups Sr (1697 - abt. 1767)

Born 1697 in Mobjack Bay, Gloucester, Virginia Colony

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1767 at about age 70 in Gloucester County, Virginia Colony

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Biography

Joseph Billups Sr was a Virginia colonist.

Joseph Billups, Sr of Amelia, Prince Edward and Lunenburg Counties^[1]

Origin

Joseph Billups, Sr was born in 1697^[1] in Mobjack Bay, Gloucester, Virginia. (place of birth may not be based on evidence?) He was a son of John Billups (c.1660—1709) and Mary Glasscock.^[2][1]

Marriage

Joseph married in 1719 in Gloucester, Virginia to Margaret Lilly, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Billups) Lilly.^[1] Gayle N. Mandell believes that Joseph and Margaret had six children.^[1] Mandell lists only two, John who married Mary Lilly, and Lucretia in "Gale/Gayle Families of Great Britain & Ireland."^[1]

Lunenburg County

Joseph apparently continued to live in Gloucester County, but he also held land in Lunenburg County, and this is where his sons first settled as adults (?)^[2] On 1 October 1751, Joseph purchased 625 acres on both sides of both forks of Ledbetter Creek from James Oliver.^[2] (Interestingly, the name, "James Oliver" continued in the Billups family) This land was later to be owned by Joseph, Jr. (grandson of Jospeh, Sr.?) (?) Note: McCafee may be confounding two different Joseph Billups, Jr.s see profile for Joseph Billups, Jr..

Mandell reports Joseph was "of Amelia, Prince Edward and Lunenburg Counties."^[1]

Death & Legacy

Joseph died in 1767 in Gloucester County, Virginia.^{[citation needed]} He either died intestate, or his will has not survived.^[2]

Children

Children:^[1]

1. John Billups married on 3/31/1757 to Mary Lilly and had two children
2. Lucretia or Susanna "Sukey" (Billups); mar Matthew Gayle^[2]

John W.Pritchett, another researcher, calls the daughter, Lucretia, “Lukey,” who married to Matthew Gayle.^[3] Gayle N. Mandell agrees that the daughter who married Matthew Gayle was named Lucretia.^[1] Possibly the nick-name "Sukey" was mis-read as "Lukey"?

Research Notes

According to Jerry McAfee, Joseph was a son of John Billups and Mary Glascock (without evidence or sources).^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} Mandell, Gayle N., Chapter 14 - Strays, Allied Families & Gayle Family Slaves in Gloucester County The Gale & Gayle Families, accessed 26 April 2016.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} McCafee, Jay, Re: Mathews Co, VA : Glascocks 1600's, GenForum , posted December 27, 2003, accessed November 29, 2014
3. ↑ Pritchett, John W., Virginians - The Family History of John W. Pritchett accessed online January 23, 2014.
4. ↑ McAfee, Jerry, (27 Dec 2003) Re: Mathews Co, VA : Glascocks 1600's no evidence, no source(s)

Acknowledgments

• Many thanks to Gayle N.Mandell for your generous publication of "Gale/Gayle Families of Great Britain & Ireland."