Tripp Families of North America

Eleanor (-) Billington[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Female 1580 - 1643  (63 years)


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  • Name Eleanor (-) Billington  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Birth Abt. 1580  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Mayflower Passenger 1620  Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Eleanor Billington came on the Mayflower with her husband John Billington, and sons John and Francis. She was one of only four women to survive to the time of the First Thanksgiving in the autumn of 1621.
    Eleanor Billington Plymouth Story 1636  Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Her family had a reputation of being ill-behaved, and just six years after her husband was executed for murder, she herself was sentenced to sit in the stock and be whipped for a slander against John Doane.
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    • It is possible that Elinor was born Elinor Longland, sister of Francis Longland, as the Billington's son Francis was included in a three-life lease with Francis Longland and a nephew of Francis Longland for land in the manor of Spalding in Lincolnshire.
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    Death Aft. 2 Mar 1643  Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Her death date is unknown, but she was last known to have been living on 2 March 1642/3.
    Person ID I342531749862  Tripp Family Genealogical Website | Mayflower - Elinor Billington

    Family 1 John Billington,   b. 1580, Cowbit, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1630, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage Abt. 1605  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Billington,   b. Abt 1604, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef. Sep 1630, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
     2. Francis Billington,   b. 1606, Spaulding, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1684, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F2115  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Gregory Armstrong,   b. Abt. 1590 
    Marriage 21 Sep 1638  Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Eleanor later remarried to Gregory Armstrong between 14 and 21 September 1638 but had no additional children with him.
    Family ID F7411  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1271049570] Ancestry.com, New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

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    3. [S1307491622] Ancestry.com, History and genealogy of the Mayflower planters and first comers to ye olde colonie, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    4. [S1258039574] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Book Title: The Mt Desert Widow : Genealogy of the Maine Gamble Family from First Landing : On the coast of Mai.

    5. [S1266112063] Ancestry.com, Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).