William Billingsley: Robin's Roots Test

1670 - 1716 (45 years)

TNG Descendant Charts

Please note that you don't have to depend on these descriptions; you can quickly try out each of the chart types.

Graphical formats

"Standard" charts have a marvelous graphical format and show a fair amount of data for each person, but they generate so much whitespace that they tend to be wider than the screen (or a printed page) They tend to be hard to read and almost impossible to print if you generate more than three or four generations of data.
"Compact" charts have similar graphical layout, and are easier to read and print, but don't display any data other than each person's name.
Note that if you want to print a "Compact" chart with more than three or four generations of data, you should probably specify "Landscape" orientation when you print.
The "PDF chart" is kind of a cross between the standard and compact formats, generated as a PDF. On most computers, any web page can be printed as a PDF, but this PDF format handles page breaks for specific paper sizes, wheras PDF printouts of web pages just run the text through the page breaks

(The graphical charts' connecting lines sometimes disappear at certain zoom level. When they are missing, you can use you mouse scroll whell or hit control-plus or control-minus to change the zoom level.)

Text formats

"Text" charts follow a standard outline-style format that provides more (i.e. denser) data than the graphical charts do.
"Text+" charts are kind of a cross between the graphical and text formats. They can display much more data in less space than graphical charts or the "Text" chart. (That's good news and bad news). In particular, they requires much less horizontal scrolling, and can accommodate large charts in one printed page width (albeit sometimes with legal-sized paper in landscape mode). They are also much more flexible than the other formats, with several (perhaps too many) run-time options.
However,
- The process of printing a Text+ chart can be a bit daunting, and
- When you are looking at just a few generations, and when enough data is visible on the screen, the graphical charts tend to be easier to read.
"Register" charts are detailed descriptive reports. They contain almost all of the data that I have for each person, including free-form notes. But they aren't really 'charts' in the normal sense, and don't give this kind of overview of the family tree that the other charts give.
"Count" charts don't list descendants at all; they just show how many descendants a person has, broken out by generation.

Less detail

Generation: 1

William Billingsley was born in Oct 1670; died in Jul 1716.

William married Clearanna Bowles about 1690. Clearanna was born in 1670; died on 4 Aug 1716. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

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2. William Billingsley, Jr. was born in 1691; died on 16 Dec 1745.
3. Clearanna Billingsley was born in Jan 1693; died after 1734.
4. Bowles Billingsley was born in Dec 1694; died in May 1744.
5. Samuel Billingsley was born in Jan 1696; died about 1741.
6. Ann Elizabeth Billingsley was born in May 1699.

Generation: 2

William Billingsley, Jr.

(1.William¹) was born in 1691; died on 16 Dec 1745.

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=163526137; no grave site photo. No obit.

William married Mary Emily Sumner about 1716. Mary was born in Nov 1696; died in Dec 1740. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

7. James B Billingsley was born in Apr 1726; died on 25 Jan 1776.
8. Cyrus Billingsley was born in 1737/38; died in Dec 1818.
9. William Sumner Billingsley was born in 1720.
10. Mary Sumner Billingsley was born before 1720.
11. Margaret Billingsley was born in 1728.
12. Clearanna Billingsley was born in 1732.
13. Ann Billingsley was born in 1723.
14. Francis Billingsley was born in 1736/37; died in 1799.
15. Elizabeth Billingsley was born in Dec 1740.

3. Clearanna Billingsley (1.William¹) was born in Jan 1693; died after 1734.
Clearanna married Thomas Gilly in 1709. Thomas died in Jan 1720/21. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
4. Bowles Billingsley (1.William¹) was born in Dec 1694; died in May 1744.
5. Samuel Billingsley (1.William¹) was born in Jan 1696; died about 1741.
6. Ann Elizabeth Billingsley (1.William¹) was born in May 1699.
Family/Spouse: John Wood. John died in unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 3

James B Billingsley

(2.William², 1.William¹) was born in Apr 1726; died on 25 Jan 1776.

Notes:

Died:
Hung by Tories. GRid=163525229; no photos or story.

James married Elizabeth Crabtree about 1747. Elizabeth was born on 5 Nov 1726; died on 5 Nov 1839. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

16. Samuel Billingsley was born in Jun 1747; died on 10 Jun 1816.
17. James Billingsley was born in Oct 1749; died in 1809.
18. Bazil Billingsley was born on 2 Jun 1764; died in 1831.
19. Walter Billingsley was born on 14 Jul 1761; died after 1840.
20. Elizabeth Billingsley was born in 1751; died in 1781.
21. John Billingsley, Sr was born on 17 Aug 1753; died on 19 Sep 1844.
22. Martha Billingsley was born on 3 May 1760; died in Jan 1786.
23. William Henry Billingsley was born on 11 Oct 1758; died in Jul 1820.
24. Claranna Billingsley was born in 1756; died in 1781.

Cyrus Billingsley

(2.William², 1.William¹) was born in 1737/38; died in Dec 1818.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1776, Bush River Lower Hundred, Harford County, Maryland, USA
Probate: Jan 1819, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA

Family/Spouse: Hannah Webster. Hannah died in 1819. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

9. William Sumner Billingsley (2.William², 1.William¹) was born in 1720.
10. Mary Sumner Billingsley (2.William², 1.William¹) was born before 1720.
Family/Spouse: John Wood. John died in unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Margaret Billingsley (2.William², 1.William¹) was born in 1728.
12. Clearanna Billingsley (2.William², 1.William¹) was born in 1732.
13. Ann Billingsley (2.William², 1.William¹) was born in 1723.
Family/Spouse: Henry Hardesty. Henry died in unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
14. Francis Billingsley (2.William², 1.William¹) was born in 1736/37; died in 1799.
Francis married Asenath Howell in 1736. Asenath was born on 31 Jan 1748. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Elizabeth Billingsley (2.William², 1.William¹) was born in Dec 1740.

Generation: 4

16.

Samuel Billingsley

(7.James³, 2.William², 1.William¹) was born in Jun 1747; died on 10 Jun 1816.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1779, Onslow County, North Carolina, USA; Granted 300 acres of land on both sides of 2nd Creek
Military: 1781, North Carolina, USA; Captain J. Sharpe's Company, Colonel Francis Locke's Light Horse Service
Residence: 9 Aug 1787, Sullivan County, North Carolina, USA; (Now in Tennessee)
Residence: 1803, Jackson County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1815, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=142050533; long bio with info about children; no photos

Died:
At home

Samuel married Mary Griffith in 1772. Mary was born on 1 Sep 1753; died on 1 Sep 1838. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

25. John Billingsley was born on 10 Sep 1781; died on 25 May 1856.
26. James Billingsley was born in 1772; died about 1772.
27. Samuel Billingsley, Jr was born on 9 Apr 1775; died on 29 Apr 1857.
28. William Billingsley was born on 16 Jan 1779.
29. Jeptha Billingsley was born in 1780; died on 25 Oct 1863.
30. Thomas Billingsley was born on 30 Dec 1782; died in 1849.
31. Amanda Billingsley was born about 1783.
32. Elijah Billingsley was born in 1786; died in 1853.
33. Sarah Billingsley was born about 1788.
34. Nancy Billingsley was born about 1790.
35. Mary Billingsley was born in 1773.

17. James Billingsley (7.James³, 2.William², 1.William¹) was born in Oct 1749; died in 1809.

18.

Bazil Billingsley

(7.James³, 2.William², 1.William¹) was born on 2 Jun 1764; died in 1831.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1800, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Residence: 1810, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Residence: 1830, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA

Bazil married Sally Dixon on 1 Aug 1817. Sally was born est 1764. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

19.

Walter Billingsley

(7.James³, 2.William², 1.William¹) was born on 14 Jul 1761; died after 1840.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1780, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA; According to his Revolutionary War pension application, he lived in the portion of Guilford Co that became Randolph Co before joining the army.
Military: 1780, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; In his Revolutionary war pension application, he stated that he served with Sgt Thomas Armstrong starting in Jan 1780, was captured by Tories after "Bradford's Defeat" in late May, and finally escaped in Jan 1781.
Residence: 1781, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Military: 1781, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1812, Jackson County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 7 Aug 1820, Jackson, Tennessee, USA; ForeignersNotNaturalized: 9; FreeWhitesOverTwentyFive: 2; FreeWhitesUnderSixteen: 5; TotalFreeWhite: 9; TotalPeople: 9; WhiteFemaleTenToFifteen: 1; WhiteFemaleZeroToNine: 1; WhiteMaleOverFortyFive: 1; WhiteMaleSixteenToEighteen: 1; WhiteMaleSixteenToTwentyFive: 2; WhiteMaleTenToFifteen: 2; WhiteMaleTwentySixToFortyFive: 1; WhiteMaleZeroToNine: 1
Residence: 1830, McMinn County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1832, Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee, USA; Applied for a revolutionary war pension, which was rejected because he could not offer sufficient proof that he was
Residence: 1835, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; Applied for a military pension for the second time, this time in a court of Bradley County, which had just been created from McMinn County. The notice of rejection of his application was written and signed by Judge Levi Trewhitt

Walter married in 1788. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

20. Elizabeth Billingsley (7.James³, 2.William², 1.William¹) was born in 1751; died in 1781.
Elizabeth married Teldean Lane in 1776. Teldean was born est 1750. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

21.

John Billingsley, Sr

(7.James³, 2.William², 1.William¹) was born on 17 Aug 1753; died on 19 Sep 1844.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Residence: 1780, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Residence: 1790, Charles County, Maryland, USA
Residence: 1797, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1800, Warren County, Kentucky, USA
Residence: 1830, Warren County, Kentucky, USA

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=57617240; John Billingsley was a patriot in the Revolutionary War from North Carolina. Gravestone block which is unreadable, deteriorated surface. Also ground marker in newer condition, with transcription: PVT COLLIER'S NC REGT REVOLUTIONARY WAR

John married Jean Millsaps on 3 Jun 1772. Jean was born on 7 May 1754; died on 8 Feb 1842. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

36. John Billingsley, Jr was born on 7 Apr 1786; died on 12 Sep 1844.
37. Jacob Billingsley was born in 1795; died about 1848.
38. Jesse Billingsley was born on 22 Feb 1774; died on 28 Jul 1821.
39. Mary (Polly) Billingsley was born in 1783.
40. Sarah Billingsley was born in Apr 1773; died on 16 May 1854.
41. Elizabeth Billingsley was born in May 1776.
42. Thomas Billingsley was born in 1781; died between 1852 and 1860.
43. Samuel Billingsley was born on 11 Feb 1789; died on 24 Feb 1882.
44. Jane Billingsley was born in 1792; died after 1860.
45. James Billingsley was born in Aug 1778; died between 1854 and 1860.

22. Martha Billingsley (7.James³, 2.William², 1.William¹) was born on 3 May 1760; died in Jan 1786.

23.	William Henry Billingsley (7.James³, 2.William², 1.William¹) was born on 11 Oct 1758; died in Jul 1820. William married Elizabeth Gowdy on 11 May 1784. Elizabeth was born est 1759. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

24. Claranna Billingsley (7.James³, 2.William², 1.William¹) was born in 1756; died in 1781.