From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
This information comes from Mr. George Roger Meador, Rt. 2, Box 60,
Hutchins,
TX 75141 and was found in Tennessee Settlers and Descendants by the
Tennessee
Genealogical Society.
Children
Nancy BILLINGSLEY b: FEB 1802 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
James BILLINGSLEY b: 21 SEP 1803 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Samuel BILLINGSLEY b: 21 SEP 1803 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Thomas BILLINGSLEY , Jr b: ABT 1805 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Edward Counsel BILLINGSLEY b: JAN 1809 in Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
Sarah BILLINGSLEY b: 1811 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Mary Eliza BILLINGSLEY b: 1813 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Barton BILLINGSLEY b: MAY 1815 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth BILLINGSLEY b: AUG 1816 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Catherine BILLINGSLEY b: 1818 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Martha BILLINGSLEY b: 1818 in Mississippi
Rebecca Courtney BILLINGSLEY b: MAR 1820 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
William G. BILLINGSLEY b: 19 APR 1822 in Blount County, Alabama, USA
78. John BILLINGSLEY
John Billingsley was one of the early settlers of Sullivan C. He and his
brother, Samuel, both soldiers in the American Revolution, came in the
early 1780's. They both received land grants in Sullivan Co. from the State of
North Carolina.
April 26, 1780, John Billingsley entered his first grant and this was followed
by 3 more entries before 1785.
John also bought several large tracts of land. Nov 26, 1783 he bought 240
acres on the north side of the Holston River beginning at the mouth of
Dunlop's Branch.
In 1785 he bought 300 acres on the south side of the Holston River
beginning at the Falls. He also owned large tracts in Washington Co, TN,
his land overlappping the county lines. His holdings of over 1500 acres were
in the vicinity of the Tri-City airport is today.Samuel Billigsley's grants were also on the Holston River and joined Johns
land.In 1786 this portion of East Tn was the State of Franklin. John and
Samuel were two of the sons of James Billingsley and Elizabeth Crabtree of
Marlyalnd and Guilford Co., NC. In 1776, James Billingsley, and ardent patriot
during the American Revolution, was killed by Tories who came into his home and
hanged him from a tree in his year.John's wife was Jean Milsap, they were married in 1772 in Guilford Co., NC.
John is buried in the Old Union Church Cemetery, 12 miles south of Bowling
Green, Ky (Warren County). His wife Jean is buried beside him.
Samuel moved to Bledsoe Co., TN. He died there in 1816.(James 5, William 4, William,3, John 2, Francis 1.) Born St. Mary's
County, Maryland 17 August 1754, moved to Baltimore County, Mary-land with his
parents and when to Guilford County, North Carolina, USA with them. He married
2 June l772 Jean Milsap, born North Carolina, USA 7 May 1754. Original marriage
bond on file at North Carolina, USA Historical Com-mission at Raleigh and
appears to have been filled out by John Billlingsley himself as the signature
and the body of the bond are the same writing. They moved to Rutherford County,
North Carolina, USA. From his father's will he appears to have been given his
share of the estate at the time of his marriage. He enlisted 1776-1778 Private,
Captain John Arnold's Com-pany, Colonel Collier's Regiment, served six months;
enlisted June 1780 and served to 25 December 1780, Private, Captains Britton
Fuller, and Jacob Williams, Colonel Collier's Regiment; enlisted again soon
afterwards and served a few days Captain Thomas Williams, Colonel Collier's
Regiment. He was pensioned 23 December 1833 while residing in 'Warren County,
Kentucky, USA. He states in his claim that he was residing in Rutherford County
at the time of his service.On 4 January 1779 he entered 290 acres of land in Washington County (Tenn.). On
2 April 1779 he entered two tracts of 400 acres and 200 acres of land in Onslow
County, North Carolina, USA and these were issued to him 29 March 1780. (Land
Rec. 86, fol. 11, 17.) On 11 June 1779 he again entered 300 acres of land in
Washington County (Tenn.). On 26 April 1780 he entered 75 acres of land in
Sullivan County (Tenn.) and this was followed by entries of 74 acres, 30 acres,
and 15 acres in the same County before 1785. They moved from Rutherford County
to Onslow County, North Carolina, USA about 1781 where they resided to about
1794 then moved to Sullivan County (Tenn.), and his entries were issued to him
4 December 1795. (Land Rec. 84, fol. 158, 161, 162; 89, fol. 325, 387.) They
then moved to Washington County, Tennessee, USA in 1796 where they resided many
years. Some time in the 1820's John turned over his property to his youngest
son, Jacob, with the provision that Jacob would care for John and his wife the
rest of their days. Jacob appears to have converted most of the property into
cash and moved to Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA where they resided in l830.
It is also stated that Jacob soon ran thru with everything available leaving
his parents in destitute circumstances and that John Billingsley, Junior, came
and carried his parents to his home in Warren County, Kentucky, USA. It was
from this home that John made his application for pension 23 December 1833.
Jean died 8 February 1842, and John died 19 September 1844 at the home of their
son, John, Warren County, Kentucky, USA.
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
Aunt Betsy Burdle
99. Mary BILLINGSLEY
Mary: b 1783 N. C., moved to Tenn. with her parents and
married (1) Jesse Parker, b N. C. 1778-79, resided in middle Tenn., and
probably Jackson Co. where he died 1814-15, she married (2) Zebudee Anderson.
They moved to Ill. where they resided for some years. In the record left by
John M. Billingsley, he states "Polly and her son, Wesley Anderson
visited our home in Kentucky, USA in the late 1830's." This family moved to
Texas, USA about 1848, passed thru Batesville, Ark. but did not digress to
visit her brother, Samuel, who--resented it very much. We have no subsequent
record of them. They had, known:
I Jesse Parker, Jr.: b 18- Tenn., m Ibbie Billingsley,
daughter of Thomas Billingsley.
Wesley Anderson: b 1820 Tenn.
101. John BILLINGSLEY
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
103. Jane BILLINGSLEY
Children
Jones MERCER b: 1813
Minerva MERCER b: 1815
Harriet MERCER b: 1818 in Jackson County, Tennessee
Sarah MERCER b: 1820
Mary J. MERCER b: 1822
Canzadee MERCER b: 1824
Levonia MERCER b: 1828
Amanda MERCER b: 1835
104. Jacob BILLINGSLEY
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.