John BILLINGS

1731 - 1803  (72 years)

• Name	John BILLINGS
  Born	23 Nov 1731	Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Noteworthy	Original settler of Brooksville, ME
  Died	15 Dec 1803	Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine
  Buried	Settler's Rest Cemetery, Sargentville, Hancock, Maine
  Person ID	I31554	Main
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	John BILLINGS,   b. 30 Mar 1700, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 1754  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth BROWNE,   b. 13 Jan 1708, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 10 Jul 1763, Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F10517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah FARRAR,   b. 24 Feb 1737, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 20 Dec 1806, Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine  (Age 69 years)
  Married	19 Apr 1753	Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Children	+ 1. John BILLINGS,   b. 14 Apr 1755, Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 29 Aug 1779  (Age 24 years)   2. Abel BILLINGS,   b. 16 Feb 1757, Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 27 Nov 1833, Hancock County, Maine  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2023
  Family ID	F10917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Nov 1731 - Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Died - 15 Dec 1803 - Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  (V) John (3), s/o John (2) Billings, was born Nov. 23, 1731, in that part of Concord which was set off as Lincoln, April 19, 1754. He removed to the head of Little Deer Isle, Maine, in 1762. In 1767 he removed to Brooksville, Maine, where he lived many years. He was one of the first, if not the first, settlers on Deer Isle, probably the first settler in that part of Brooksville opposite Deer Isle. He died just over the line of Brooksville, in Sedgwick, in 1802, and his estate was administered in that year in Hancock county. He married, in 1752, Hannah Farrar, born in Sudbury, Mass., died in Brooksville, Maine. Children: 1. Benjamin, born in Lincoln, Mass., Dec. 12, 1753, resided in Sargentville, Maine; married Abigail, daughter of Nathan Closson; died March 23, 1826. 2. John Jr., born in Lincoln, April 14, 1755, mentioned below. 3. Abel, married Betsey Farrar; resided in Sedgwick, Maine; was a revolutionary pensioner; died either Oct. 27, 1833 or Dec. 5, 1832, in Brooksville. 4. Deacon Solomon, married Abigail Eaton; resided in Brooksville where he died. 5. Azubah, married John Hooper; died Oct., 1825. 6. Timothy, born at Deer Isle,, May, 1764, said to have been the first white child born on that island; married Hannah Wells; died Dec. 6, 1854. 7. Hannah, married Samuel Howard; died June 10, 1832. 8. Daniel, born in Brooksville, married Catherine Carter; died Aug. 29, 1857. 9. Lucy, married Bartholomew Flowers; died Jan., 1798. 10. Deacon Isaac, born in Brooksville, married Sally Harding; died in Sedgwick, Aug. 29, 1836 [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S151] WikiTree, http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Farrar-1188.