'Billingsley1'
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Families covered: Billingsley of London
| Visitation (London, 1568) identifies the arms of this family as "Argent, within a cross voided between four lions rampant five estoiles sable, a molet gules in chief for difference". | |||||||||||||||
| William Billingsley of London (d by 1553) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Harlowe (dau of Thomas Harlowe (not Hardy), widow of Sir Martin Bowes) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | William Billingsley probably the William who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.11.1559) Elizabeth Tuthyll | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Martin Billingsley (bpt 24.08.1560) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (22.09.1590) Elizabeth Balleyden | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Jane Billingsley possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Archbold of London (rector of St. Peter's in Cornhill) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Richard Billingsley | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Sir Henry Billingsley, Sheriff then Lord Mayor of London (b c1538, d 22.11.1606, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| Some details on Sir Henry come from Wikipedia ("Henry Billingsley") & HoP ("Henry Billingsley"). The latter identifies all of his wives. | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (1562/1572) Elizabeth Bourne (b 1541, d 29.07.1577, dau/heir of Henry Bourne or Boorne or Bowrne by Margaret, dau/coheir of _ Massy) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Henry Billingsley of Doynton Manor, Gloucestershire (b c1563) possibly the Henry who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sarah Rogers (dau of Roger Rogers of Catcott) mentioned in Visitation (Gloucestershire, 1623, Rogers) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | William Billingsley (b c1564) | ||||||||||||||
| The following comes from Visitation (Somerset, 1623, 'Billingsley'). | |||||||||||||||
| m. Blanch Gunter (dau/coheir of Francis Gunter of Aldburie) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Henry Billingsley (a 1623, of Gray's Inn) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Collins (dau of Edward Collins of London) | |||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue (a 1623) - Blanch (b c1618), Elizabeth (b c1622) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Thomas Billingsley | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Thomas Billingsley of London (younger son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Hinde (dau of Rowland Hinde of Hedsor) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Elizabeth Billingsley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Palmer of D'Eweshall | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Katherine Billingsley | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Chilcot of Istelworth | |||||||||||||||
| iii.+ | other issue - Henry of Grey's Inn, Thomas, Clement | ||||||||||||||
| D.+ | other issue - Richard (b c1567), 3 sons (dvp), Elizabeth, 2 daughters (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (sp) Bridget Draper (d 09.1588, dau of Sir Christopher Draper, widow of Stephen Woodrofe of London) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (by 1591) Katherine Killigrew (b c1562, bur 18.05.1598, dau of John Killigrew of Arwenack, widow of Robert Trapps of London) | |||||||||||||||
| K.+ | 1 son (dvp) + 1 daughter (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| m4. (by 1601, sp?) Elizabeth Monslow (widow of Rowland Martin) | |||||||||||||||
| m5. (sp) Susan Tracye (d 25.04.1633, dau of Richard Tracye of Stanway, widow of Edward Barker of London) | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | Martha Billingsley | ||||||||||||||
| m1/2. John Robinson of London | |||||||||||||||
| It appears that Martha also married ... | |||||||||||||||
| m2/1. Arthur Darcy of Addington Magna | |||||||||||||||
| 5. | Cisale (Cicely) Billingsley | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Nuce or Newce | |||||||||||||||
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| MGH, on an unnumbered page a little before p299, shows arms of this family that indicate a close connection to the family shown above. | |||||||||||||||
| John Billingsley of Chesterfield, later of London (b 14.02.1657) | |||||||||||||||
| m. (22.08.1682) Dorcas Jordan (dau of Thomas Jordan of London) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Billingsley (b 08.07.1684, d 1751, rector of Newington & Purley) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Yorke (dau of Philip Yorke of Dover & sister of 1st Earl of Hardwicke) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Philip Billingsley (b 08.07.1684, dsp 1774, rector of Newington & Swincombe) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Lucy Mary Dottin (dau of Abel Dottin of English) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Mary Billingsley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Fothergill (Vice Chancellor of Oxford University) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Samuel Billingsley (b 04.06.1696, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Esther Russell (dau of Michael Russell of Dover) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Billingsley ("of the liberty of the Rolls") | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sarah Hughes (dau of John Hughes of Cheltenham) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Billingsley (HEICS) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Fanny Cox (dau of Richcard Cox) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Richard Frederick Billingsley (rector of Wormington) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Polson (dau of Rev. John Polson of St. Mary Major, Exeter) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Fanny Billingsley | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Walker (rector of Raddington) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Sarah Billingsley | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Looker of Oxford | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Samuel Billingsley of Cliff House, Dovercourt (b 01.04.1772, d 12.04.1863, Inspector of Aliens) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1793) Elizabeth Vincy (dau of John Vincy) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Samuel Billingsley had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Logan (dau of J. Logan of Harwich) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | John Billingsley (Captain RN) had issue (2 daus) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Charlotte Hicks (dau of R. Hicks) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Sarah Billingsley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Taynton of Bromley | |||||||||||||||
| B.+ | other issue - Samuel, Esther | ||||||||||||||
| 3.+ | other issue - Thomas (b 07.09.1693, d 22.09.1693), Mary (b 14.12.1684), Dorcas (b 11.04.1689) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (originally launched on 29.06.10 as a section of a Temporary page; moved here after review using Visitation (Somerset)) : Visitation (London, 1568 & 1598 & 1633-5, 'Billingsley'), Visitation (Somerset, 1623, 'Billingsley')
(2) For lower section : MGH (Joseph Jackson Howard, vol 1, 1868, 'Examples of Armorial Book-Plates', p299)
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