George Billings

b. about 1 October 1795, d. 21 April 1861
ChartsAncestors of Wilford Ervie Billings
Elisha Towner to Wilford Ervie Billings
Richard Milhous Nixon - Wilford Ervie Billings
George H. W. & George W. Bush - Wilford Ervie Billings
George Billings was born about 1 October 1795 at Pennsylvania.1,2 He married Elizabeth Towner, daughter of Elijah Towner and Mary Knapp, about 1820 at Sheshequin, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania.3 He married Lydia Horton in 1838 at Sheshequin.3 He married Lucy Ann (---) about 1846 at Sheshequin.4 He died 21 April 1861 at Chana, Ogle Co., Illinois, aged "65y 6m 20d."5 He was buried at Cooley/Seaworth Cemetery, Pine Rock Township, Ogle Co., Illinois.5

There is a second George Billings in Bradford County, somewhat younger than "ours." He was born c. 1802-04, the son of Renselaer Billings. This George can be traced through Renselaer's probate file, land, and census records. George finally leaves a will in Minnesota in the late 1870's.

Our George was a resident of Sheshequin from 1822 to 1850. For years he occupied the Horace Horton place from which he and Lydia removed to Illinois.

Federal Census records consistently show him to be born about 1795 in Connecticut, and he simply appears in Bradford Co., Pennsylvania in 1822 according to the county histories.

There is a Henry Billings who was in Warren Township, Bradford county, by 1804 but was gone from the records by 1812.6,7,8

George Billings left a will dated 27 February 1861 at La Salle Co., Illinois, filed 26 Apr 1861. Lists: sons Eze[ny], Leonard, Enoch T., Alfonzo, & Joseph; daughters Olive Elliott, Emily Horten, Eunice Patterson (deceased); and wife, Lucy Ann. Mentions land in Adair Co, Iowa.8

Family 1

Elizabeth Towner b. 8 Dec 1801, d. 21 Jun 1838
Marriage*He married Elizabeth Towner, daughter of Elijah Towner and Mary Knapp, about 1820 at Sheshequin.3 
Children

Family 2

Lydia Horton d. bef. 1847
Marriage*He married Lydia Horton in 1838 at Sheshequin.3 

Family 3

Lucy Ann (---) b. abt. 1810, d. aft. 1874
Marriage*He married Lucy Ann (---) about 1846 at Sheshequin.4 
Children

Citations

  1. [S458] Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, Ophir, LaSalle County, Illinois, population schedule, sheet 713/734, dwelling 125, family 126, George Billings household, age 64, born in New York, a farmer with $1800 in real estate and $275 in personal estate, digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); original data: NARA micropublication M653, roll 115.
  2. [S457] Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, Sheshequin, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, sheet 286, dwelling 127, family 130, George Billings household, age 55, born in Pennsylvania, a farmer with $300 in real estate, digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); original data: NARA micropublication M432, roll 757.
  3. [S13] James W. Towner, A Genealogy of the Towner Family: the Descendants of Richard Towner, who came from Sussex County, Eng., to Guilford, Conn., before 1685 (Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Printing & Binding House, 1910), 75-76. Hereafter cited as Towner Family.
  4. [S457] 1850 US Census, Sheshequin, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, pop. sch., sheet 286, dwelling 127, family 130, George Billings hshld.
  5. [S851] Laurie Hendrickson, Cooley/Seaworth Cemetery, Ogle Co., Illinois (On line: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle/CooleySeaworth.txt : Ogle Genweb, June 2003).
  6. [S20] Letter from Marjory Templeton (Phoenix, Arizona) to Kim Auld, 7 Jan 1991; copy Compiler's genealogy files.
  7. [S21] Clement F. Heverly Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford County Pennsylvania 1800-1825, Vol II (Towanda, Pennsylvania: Bradford Star Print, 1915). Hereafter cited as Pioneers of Bradford Co.
  8. [S19] La Salle Co., Illinois, Wills, 1847-1923, B:56, FHL microfilm 1428800 Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereafter cited as La Salle Co. Wills.
  9. [S458] 1860 US Census, Ophir, LaSalle County, Illinois, pop. sch., sheet 713/734, dwelling 125, family 126, George Billings hshld.
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