Eunice Billings, b. 17 August 1721 = Eunice (Billings) Babcock[4]
Lois Billings, b. 6 January 1723/4 = Lois Billings born 1726, Stonington, New London County, CT, Marriage:12 JUL 1745, Spouse: Timothy Babcock
Amos Billings, b. 9 May 1728
David Billlings, b. 6 September 1730
Jesse Billings, b. 18 April 1737
James' will, dated 23 July 1761 in Stonington, witnessed by Simeon Minor, Ebenezer Prentice and Elizabeth Billing, named:
wife Mary (executrix)
daughter Eunice Babcock
son Jesse Billing (executor)
son James Billing
son-in-law Capt. Joseph Palmer
son-in-law Timothy Babcock
granddaughter Mary Billing of son Amos Billing, deceased
The will was proved 9 October 1761 by Ebenezer Prentice and Elizabeth Billing(s).[5]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Stonington Vital Records 1658-1854, p. 31, citing Stonington 2:31.
↑ Benjamin Hewitt names his daughter Mary Billings in his will. Estate of Benjamin Hewitt, 1726. Hartford Probate Packets, Harris, William-Higgins, J, 1675-1850, images 1149-1158.
↑ Stonington Vital Records 1658-1854, pp. 29-34, citing Stonington 2:31.
Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts; Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002; Ancestry.com. Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
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Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Harry Billings :
AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued), haplogroup I1, Ancestry member jbhoggatt
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