Roger BILLINGS b. Abt 25 Jul 1620 Prescot, , Lancashire, England d. 15 Nov 1683 Dorchester, , Massachusetts,: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

Abt 1620 - 1683 (~ 63 years)

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Name	Roger BILLINGS [1]
Birth	Abt 25 Jul 1620	Prescot, , Lancashire, England [1, 2]
Christening	25 Jul 1620	Prescot, , Lancashire, England [2]
Gender	Male
_UID	A683BA1764744E3EBBEF19D1EE86C9B1E0E3
Immigration	1637	Dorchester, , Massachusetts, [3]
probably with Rev. George Moxon
The curate of St. Helen's chapel in Prescot from 1628 to 1637 was George Moxon, who came to New England in 1637 and first settled in Dorchester, although he soon joined Pynchon in Springfield and then returned to England in 1652, perhaps in sympathy with Pynchon.[22] St. Helen's and Rainford were adjacent chapels in the parish of Prescot, and it seems likely the Billings siblings sailed for New England with Moxon in 1637.[23] 22 Susan Hardman Moore, Abandoning America (Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell Press, 2013), 213– 214. 23 The earliest record for Roger Billings is his admission to the church in Dorchester on 9 June 1640 (see note 1), which implies that he had arrived in New England in 1639 or even earlier.
Religion	9 Jun 1640	Dorchester, , Massachusetts, [4]
Admitted to church
Roger "Billindge" was admitted to the Dorchester church on "9no: 4 mo [June] :1640."
Death	15 Nov 1683	Dorchester, , Massachusetts, [1, 5]
Burial	Abt 15 Nov 1683	Squantum and the Farms, , Massachusetts, [1, 6]
Person ID	I2997	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	1 Mar 2023

Father	Richard BILLINGS bur. 16 Dec 1640, Prescot, , Lancashire, England
Mother	Elizabeth bur. 27 Sep 1633, Prescot, , Lancashire, England
Marriage	Abt 1617	, , , England
Family ID	F5867	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Mary d. Bef 1643
Marriage	Bef 1643	Dorchester, , Massachusetts, [7]
Family ID	F2051	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	13 Sep 2021

Family 2 Hannah, b. Abt 1623, , , , England d. 25 May 1662, , , Massachusetts, (Age ~ 39 years)

Marriage Abt 1643 Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, [1, 8]

Children

	1. Mary BILLINGS, b. Abt 1643, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Hannah BILLINGS, b. Abt 1645, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Ebenezer BILLINGS, b. Abt 1650, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Roger BILLINGS, b. 18 Sep 1657, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
+	5. Elizabeth BILLINGS, b. 27 Aug 1659, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, d. 22 Oct 1676 (Age 17 years)
	6. Zipporah BILLINGS, b. 21 Mar 1661/62, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, d. 8 Oct 1676 (Age 14 years)

Family ID F325 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 13 Sep 2021

Family 3	Elizabeth, b. 1642 d. Yes, date unknown
Marriage	Aft 25 May 1662 [9]
Family ID	F2052	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	1 Mar 2023

Event Map

	Birth - Abt 25 Jul 1620 - Prescot, , Lancashire, England
	Christening - 25 Jul 1620 - Prescot, , Lancashire, England
	Immigration - probably with Rev. George Moxon - 1637 - Dorchester, , Massachusetts,
	Religion - Admitted to church - 9 Jun 1640 - Dorchester, , Massachusetts,
	Marriage - Bef 1643 - Dorchester, , Massachusetts,
	Marriage - Abt 1643 - Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts,
	Death - 15 Nov 1683 - Dorchester, , Massachusetts,
	Burial - Abt 15 Nov 1683 - Squantum and the Farms, , Massachusetts,

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I2997&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Roger BILLINGS."

Sources

[S1576] Lester Carlisle Gustin, The Ancestry of Herbert Ervin Gustin and that of his wife Julia Livingston Carlisle and their Descendants together with some account of the Gustin Family in America. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Digital images. 2 Vols. (Newton, Mass.: Gustin, 1954), (https://catalog.hathitrust.org: 2013), 1: 324-325. accessed 11 Aug 2016.
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[S1015] "New England Marriages to 1700," database with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors , ((https://www.americanancestors.org : 2008)), accessed 11 Sep 2021), BILLINGS, Roger1 (1618-1683, ae 65) & 1/wf Mary ____; citing Torrey, C. A., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, 3 Vols., (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015), 1: 144.
[S1015] "New England Marriages to 1700," database with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors , ((https://www.americanancestors.org : 2008)), accessed 11 Sep 2021), BILLINGS, Roger1 (-1683, ae 65) & 2/wf Hannah ____ (-25 May 1662); citing Torrey, C. A., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, 3 Vols., (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015), 1: 144.
[S1015] "New England Marriages to 1700," database with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors , ((https://www.americanancestors.org : 2008)), accessed 11 Sep 2021), BILLINGS, Roger1 (-1683) & 3/wf Elizabeth [PRATT] (1642-); citing New England Marriages Prior to 1700, 3 Vols. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015) 1: 144.