• General Notes

  [Robert Strong-from Bill Balson-wbalson@@pacbell.net.FTW]
  
  [Robert Strong (1490) descendents.GED]
  
  Source: http://genweb.net/~raven/html/d69.htm#P5574
  Roger Billings *(2110) (2111)(374) was born in 1618 in Taunton, Somerset, England.(2112) He immigrated before 1640. He resided in 1640 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA.(2113) (374) He became a member of the church on 9 Jun 1640 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA.(2114) He took the oath of freeman on 10 May 1643.(2115) (2116) He took the oath of freeman on 10 May 1648.(2117) He signed a will on 2 Feb 1680.(2118) And 13 Nov 1683 He died on 15 Nov 1683 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA. (2119)(2120) (374) He had an estate probated on 13 Dec 1683. (2121) He was a carpenter.(2122) He was buried in Hancock Cemetery, Dorchester, Suffolk, MA. (2112) He a proprietor in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA.(2123) He bought a tract of land 2.5 by 2 miles bordering Rhode Island, from Indians. (374)
  
  Roger BILLINGS - d. Nov. 15, 1683, MA. Purported to be the son of Roger and grandson of Richard. Of Dorchester, Suffolk, MA in 1640; freeman 1643. Purchased from Indians a tract of land 2.5 by 2 miles, bordering the Rhode Island line. He married first Mary (d. 1644); second Hannah; and third Elizabeth, daughter of John PRATT. (source: Freeman Family Lines)
  
  ROGER, Dorchester 1640, freem. 10 May 1643, by w. Mary had only Mary, b. 10 July 1643, wh. d. in few mos. and the w. liv. not long. By sec. w. Hannah, he had Mary, again; Hannah; Joseph; Ebenezer; Roger, 18 Nov. 1657; Eliz. 27 Oct. 1659; and Zipporah, 21 May 1662, d. at 14 yrs. This w. d. 25 May 1662; and by third w. Eliz. d. of John Pratt, wh. outliv. him, had Jonathan, wh. d. young; and the f. d. 15 Nov. 1683, by his will provid. for w. Joseph, s. of dec. s. Joseph ; his own Ebenezer and Roger; s.-in-law, John Penniman, wh. had m. 24 Feb. 1665, his d. Hannah; and d. Mary with her s. Moses. She had m. 15 Dec. 1663, Samuel
  Belcher of Braintree. Seven pages in Thayer's Genealog. Reg. are fill. by his descend. (source: Savage 1:177)
  
  Roger, carpenter, propr., Dorchester, memb. chh. 9 (4) 1640; frm. May 10, 1648. The widow Ann Gill calls him brother in July, 1683. Wife Mary. He d. Nov. 15, 1683, ae. 65 yrs. [Gr. st.] Will dated 2 Feb. 1680, and 13 Nov. 1683, prob. 13 Dec. 1683, beq. to wife; to Joseph, son of his dec. son Joseph; to son-in-law James Pennyman; dau. Mary, who m. Samuel Belcher; Nathaniel Wales' dau. Elizabeth; John Pennyman, Nathaniel Wales' wife and Dea. Tomson's wife; dau. Mary Mels; sons Ebenezer and Roger Billing; cousin Alexander Marsh, and grandchildren. (source: Pope, Pioneers in MA, p. 49-50) Parents: Roger Billings *.
  He was married to Mary ?? about 1642. Children were: Mary (1) Billings.
  
  He was married to Hannah (?) Savage * about 1645. (2112) Children were: Captain Roger Billings *, Mary Billings, Hannah Billings, Joseph Billings, Ebenezer Billings, Samuel Billings, Elizabeth Billings, Zeppora (Zipporah) Billings .
  
  He was married to Elizabeth Pratt after 1662. Children were: Jonathan Billings

Details of Roger's family with Hannah Savage

Details of Roger's family with Elizabeth Pratt

Details of Roger's family with Mary