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Francis Billingsley was born in 1620 in Shropshire, England (son of John Billingsley and Agatha Cooper); died in 1684 in Calvert Co, MD. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Francis Billingsley
- Arrival: 1649, Virginia, USA
- Possessions: 26 Nov 1650, Selby Clifts, Calvert County, Maryland, USA; Received a land grant of 200 acres from Lord Baltimore for the transportation of Thomas Forby from Caecilius into Maryland.
- Civil: 5 Dec 1654, Calvert County, Maryland, USA; Appointed Constable of Clifts
- Possessions: 1661, Parran, Calvert County, Maryland, USA; Grant for 350 acres named Cornehill for the transportation of 5 men to Maryland. A 1786 home on the property is in the National Register of Historic Places. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornehill
- Residence: 1663, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
- Residence: 24 Nov 1682, Talbot County, Maryland, USA
- Residence: 16600; Tax roll
Notes:
Francis Billingsley, a Member of the Lower House fron Calvert County, Maryland, was born ca 1620 at Shropshire, England; died 1684, Selby Clifts, Calvert Co, MD. Married 1646-1647 in Rotterdam, Holland, to Ann (proven by Prov. Court Liber FF Folio 652 - Hall of Records, Annapolis, MD), born 1620-25 in Holland; died ca 1668-70 at Selby Clifts, Calvert Co,MD. Francis Billingsley was a Planter and a Quaker. He was educated in England and resided in England, Holland, and America. - From Historical Southern Families, Volume III by John Bennet Boddie, Chapter 3, "Billingsley of Maryland", p 22.
He was given several land grants around Calvert County, totalling upwards of 2500 acres, for the transportation of men to Maryland on ships owned or captained by his brother John. Most of the parcels had names (I don't know whether the names predated the land grants, which included both the name and detailed metes-and-bounds descriptions.) Some of the properties are intact today.
Died:
As late as 1695 in some records
Francis married Ann Frances Hale about 1647 in Netherlands. Ann was born in 1622 in Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands; died about 1669 in Calvert Co, MD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- John Billingsley was born in 1647 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died in 1693 in at sea.
- Ann Billingsley was born in 1650 in Calvert Co, MD; died in 1650 in Calvert Co, MD.
- Francis Billingsley, Jr was born in 1653 in Calvert Co, MD; died on 10 Jun 1695 in Selby Clifts, Calvert, MD.
- Agatha Billingsley was born in 1656 in Calvert Co, MD; died in UNKNOWN in Calvert Co, MD.
- Edward Billingsley was born in 1658 in Calvert Co, MD; died in 1750 in Calvert Co, MD.
- Ann Elizabeth Billingsley was born about 1660 in Richmond Co, VA; died in Virginia.
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