General Notes

Sources for Bill family:
1. Descendants of Erastus Denison Bill and Ada May West bill by Robe
Bills, Private Printing, 1972.
2. History of the Bill Family by Ledyard Bill, 1867.
3. Pedigree chart prepared by Don G. Olmstead.
4. Looking Back: An Appreciation of Our Parents, Charles and Tresa Bill,
and Reminiscenes of Our Childhood Days by Mary Bill Smith and Robert
Wesley Bills, Private Printing.
5. Citizen: An American Boy's Early Manhood Aboard a Sag Harbor
Whale-Ship Chasing Delirium and Death Around the World, 1843-1849 Being
the Story of Erastus Bill who Lived to Tell It, by Erastus D. Bill; O.W.
Frost, Anchorage, AK 1978.
6. New England Marriages Prior to 1700 by Clarence Almon Torrey,
Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD 1985.
6. The Bill Memorial Library by Sharon Lee Rowland, Unpublished? 1985.
7. Bill History and Heritage by Helen Vergason, Ledyard Historical
Society, Ledyard, CT, 1975.
8. Original Lists of Persons of Quality 1600-1700 by John Camden Hotten,
Genealogical Publishing Co., Balitmore, MD 1980.
9. Cemetery visitation to the Bill Cemetery, Ledyard, CT by Susan Frost
Bennet, 11 June 1996.
10. Gallup Genealogy by Darwin C. Gallup and Josephine Middelton Peck,
Gallup Family Association, 1966.
11, Cathi's Genealogy Page:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/4803/bills.htm
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In 1660 Philip Bill was at Pulling Point which at the time was part of
Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.  He was a member of the church of Ipswich, MA.
in 1633.  He removed to New London, CT, about 1668 where he settled on
the east side of Thames River in that part of the township which later
became the town of Gorton.

He possessed considerable real estate there.  He served with the County
Forces in King Philip's War, 1675-1676, and was a Narrogansett grantee.
Source: Tarbox, Blayney & Allied Families.




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WFT Ref # 3666 Vol 5
WFT Ref#   298 Vol 1
WFT Ref # 595 Vol 35
WFT Ref #1533 Vol 35
Name also shown as Bell
WFT Ref  2202 Vol 1
WFT Ref # 5488 Vol 2
WFT Ref # 3612 Vol 2
"History of the Bill Family" FAHL #221915
American Families with British Ancestry, WFT CD367, page 2991.
WFT Ref # 3588 Vol 7
Birth location shown as Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England
Death location shown as New London, New London, Connecticut
Undated memorandum of John S. Lawrence
'He was born in 1620 and came to America in 1634 with his mother Dorothy (American Ancestry, 5:21)
He is first known of 'at Pulling Point near James Bill,' in 1660.  This is now Winthrop, Massachusetts.  He was in Ipswich, Massachusetts in May 1663.  In 1668 he returned to Pulling Point and shorty after moved to New London.  He settled east of the River Thames near Robert Allyn and George Geer. (Caulkin's History of New London, Connecticut, page 146)
"In 1670 he was fined for neglect of training (do page 250)
"He died on 8 July 1689.  His daughter, Margaret, died the same day. Both were victims of an epidemic throat disease that was prevalent in July and August of that year.
"Mr. Bradstreet baptized his son, Jonathan, on 5 Nov 1671 and adds to the record that the father was a member of the church of Ipswich.  Another son, Josua, was baptized in 1675.  The other children, probably born in Ipswich, were Philip, Samuel, John and Elizabeth (do page 320)
"Either he or his son, Philip, served in King Philip's War. (Book of the Society of Colonial Wars.)"
WFT Ref # 3345 Vol 9
"New England Groton Avery Clan"
Most of the information contained in my files has been verified.  However some information is "a best guess" opinion based on World Family Tree, Ancestry.com, Rootsweb and other sources.  The information contained in my file may be used, but it is the responsibility of user to provide their own data verification.[trishsmith.ged]

WFT Ref # 3666 Vol 5
WFT Ref#   298 Vol 1
WFT Ref # 595 Vol 35
WFT Ref #1533 Vol 35
Name also shown as Bell
WFT Ref  2202 Vol 1
WFT Ref # 5488 Vol 2
WFT Ref # 3612 Vol 2
"History of the Bill Family" FAHL #221915
American Families with British Ancestry, WFT CD367, page 2991.
WFT Ref # 3588 Vol 7
Birth location shown as Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England
Death location shown as New London, New London, Connecticut
Undated memorandum of John S. Lawrence
'He was born in 1620 and came to America in 1634 with his mother Dorothy (American Ancestry, 5:21)
He is first known of 'at Pulling Point near James Bill,' in 1660.  This is now Winthrop, Massachusetts.  He was in Ipswich, Massachusetts in May 1663.  In 1668 he returned to Pulling Point and shorty after moved to New London.  He settled east of the River Thames near Robert Allyn and George Geer. (Caulkin's History of New London, Connecticut, page 146)
"In 1670 he was fined for neglect of training (do page 250)
"He died on 8 July 1689.  His daughter, Margaret, died the same day. Both were victims of an epidemic throat disease that was prevalent in July and August of that year.
"Mr. Bradstreet baptized his son, Jonathan, on 5 Nov 1671 and adds to the record that the father was a member of the church of Ipswich.  Another son, Josua, was baptized in 1675.  The other children, probably born in Ipswich, were Philip, Samuel, John and Elizabeth (do page 320)
"Either he or his son, Philip, served in King Philip's War. (Book of the Society of Colonial Wars.)"
WFT Ref # 3345 Vol 9
"New England Groton Avery Clan"