Christian Billington

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Christian (Penn) Billington (abt. 1607 - abt. 1684) I

Christian "Christiana" Billington formerly Penn aka Eaton

Born about 1607 in England

Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Wife of Francis Eaton — married about 1625 in Plymouth Colony

Wife of Francis Billington — married Jul 1634 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony

Mother of Rachel (Eaton) Ramsden, Benjamin Eaton, Unknown Eaton, Elizabeth (Billington) Patte, Joseph Billington, Martha (Billington) Crossman, Mary (Billington) Sabin, Isaac Billington, Rebecca Billington, Dorcas (Billington) May and Mercy (Billington) Martin

Died about 1684 in Middleborough, Plymouth Colony

Penn-8 created 21 Oct 2010 | Last modified 28 Oct 2021

Christian (Penn) Billington was related to a passenger on the Mayflower.

Disputed Origins

No sources have been provided that indicate her parents were George Penn and Elizabeth Brinksworth. They are being disconnected from this profile, should a source be provided for this relationship they can be easily reattached. George Penn and William Penn, the Quaker, were related to each other. At this time Christian is not proven to be from the same family.

Biography

Christian Penn arrived on the ship Anne in 1623. She was given one acre in the 1623 land division, the list indicating her arrival with the group of Anne passengers.[1] She came as the maid of Mrs. Alice Southworth who married William Bradford in August soon after the July arrival. Anne and Bradford had been fond of each other years before.[2]

Christian married first, as his third wife, ca. 1624/5 Pilgrim Francis Eaton. Francis' first wife was Sarah, and his second wife Dorothy, both of whom died at Plymouth.[3]

"ffrancis Eaton, Christian Eaton his wife, Samuel Eaton and Rahell Eaton" were part of lot 10 during the 1627 cattle division, their share being a heifer "of the last yeare called the white belyd heyfer" and two she goats.[1]

Francis died in 1633. 25 Nov 1633 "It was ordered: That whereas Franc[i]s Eaton, carpenter, late of Plymouth, deceased, died indebted far more than the estate of the said Franc[i]s would make good, insomuch as Christian, his late wife, durst not administer, it was ordered, that Mr. Thomas Prence & Mr. John Doane, in the behalf of the Court, should enter upon the estate, according to the inventory brought in upon oath the day of this present, that the creditors might have so far as the estate will make good, & the widow be freed & acquitted from any claim or demands of all or any his creditors whatsoever"[4]

July 1634, "Francis Billington and Christian Eaton widdow wer maried"[5][6]

Christian Billington and her husband, Francis, sold, 4 Nov 1639, her widows one third rights in the land that had belonged to Francis Eaton, to Jonathan and Love Brewster.[7] 5 Jan 1640/1 the court ordered them to give the Brewster's possesion of the land and Jonathna was to pay in corne the remainder owed.[8]

20 July 1666, Francis Billington of New Plymouth, planter, for 30s sold to William Crow of Plymouth, a piece of land that Francis formerly lived on. Both Christian and Francis signed the Deed.[9]

Christian Billingtonn died about 1684.[10][11] 1 Mar 1703/4 Isaac Billington in a petition stated that he cared for his aged parents seven years. This implies that Christian and Francis, who died in 1684, died about the same time.

Children of Christian and Francis Eaton:[3][12]

Rachel Eaton b Plymouth c. 1625; mar Joseph Ramsden
Benjamin Eaton, b March 1627/8. Apprenticed on 11 Feb 1635/6 to Bridget Fuller; mar Sarah Hoskins
Child Eaton, b say 1630, an idiot, living 1651.
Children of Christian and John Billington, all probably born in Plymouth:[13]

Elizabeth Billington, b. 10 July 1635. "Memorand, the xviij day of Aprill, 1642: that Francis Billington and Christian, his wyfe, have put Elizabeth, their daughter, apprentis to John Barnes and Mary, his wyfe to dwell wth them and to do their service untill shee shall accomplish the age of twenty years, (shee being now seaven yeares of age the xth of July next,) the said John Barnes & Mary, his wyfe, finding her meate, drink, & cloathes during the said terme. [14]
Joseph Billington b. before Feb 1636/7 (ae 6 or 7 in Jan 1642/3 when he was bound out.)
Martha Billington b. c 1638 (ae 5 in 14 Jan 1642/3 when bound out.)
Mary Billington b. c 1640 (under 5 in Jan 1642/3 when she was bound out.)
Isaac Billington b. c 1644
Child Billington, b before 1651 (Bradford counted 8 living children in 1651) (Mayflower Families does not list this child.)
Rebecca Billington b. 8 June 1647
Dorcas Billington b. c 1650
Mercy Billington b. 25 Feb 1651/2
Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 Pulsifer, David (ed.). Records of the Colony of New Plymouth, in New England: Deeds, &c., 1620-1651. Book of Indian records for their lands (Boston: Press of W. White, 1861) 1623 Vol 12. p. 6, Vol. 12 1627 p. 12
↑ Noyes, Ethel J. R. C. The women of the Mayflower and women of Plymouth colony Memorial Press, Plymouth, Mass, 1921. p127, 135 Note: I have not found anything about the author or evidence of citations. The Forward is written by Anne Rogers Minor, President General, Daughters of the American Revolution.
↑ 3.0 3.1 Anderson, Robert Charles. The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004). pp 56-58 (Billington) and; 187-189, (Eaton).
↑ Shurtleff, Nathaniel Bradstreet. Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England : printed by order of the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Court Orders Volume I 1633-1640.(Boston : Press of W. White, 1855) pp 19, 20
↑ Bowman, George Earnest. "Plymouth Colony Vital Records." From the first two volumes of the court orders p. 68 The Mayflower Descendant. 13:83 (1911) Link at AmericanAncestors ($)
↑ Shurtleff: Records ... New Plymouth Vol 1 p. 31,
↑ Pulsifer, David (ed)Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England. Vol. 12 (1861) Deeds, &c. Vol. 1 1620-1651 & Book of Indian Records for their lands. ( printed by order of the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by New Plymouth Colony) , p. 48
↑ Shurtleff, Nathaniel B. Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England. Vol. 2 (1855) Court Orders 1641-1651. (Reprint New York: AMS, 1968) p. 6
↑ Plymouth Colony Deeds. The Mayflower Descendant 43: 68. (1993). Link at AmericanAncestors ($)
↑ "The Mayflower Genealogies" The Mayflower Descendant 2: 115 (1900) Text: "Francis Billington. Son of John and Eleanor. Born about 1607. Died at Middleborough, 13 December, 1684. He married at Plymouth, in July, 1634, Christian (Penn) Eaton (widow of Francis Eaton), who died at Middleborough, about 1684." Link at AmericanAncestors ($)
↑ "The Mayflower Genealogies" The Mayflower Descendant 2: 116/7 (1900) Text: Eaton --"... He married, third, at Plymouth, in 1624 or 1625, Christian Penn. who died at Middleborough about 1684. She had married, second, Francis Billington." Link at AmericanAncestors ($)
↑ Van Antwerp, Lee Douglas and Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations : Volume 9, Francis Eaton, (Plymouth:GSMD, 1996), Vol. 9, pp. 3-4 #1
"FRANCIS1 EATON ...
Children (EATON) one by first wife; 3 by third wife:
i SAMUEL2 b. England ca. 1620
ii RACHEL b. Plymouth ca. 1625 (deposition)
iii BENJAMIN b. Plymouth March 1627/8
iv child b. Plymouth after 22 May 1627; an idiot living 1651; n.f.r. ..."
↑ Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Increasings (Baltimore, MD:Genealogical Publishing co. 1989, 1995)
↑ Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England', Nathaniel B. Shurtleff and David Pulsifer, eds., 12 volumes in 10 (Boston 1855-1861) Volume 1.p. 38 Vol II
See Also
Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Marriages: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1990) p. 162 Accessed at Ancestry ($) Text: "Francis Eaton and 3rd Christian ( ), c 1624/25. Christian ( ) Eaton and 2nd Francis Billington, July 1634 (PCR 1:31)" Footnotes: Text His third wife has been identified as Christian Penn.
Roberts, Gary Boyd; Ancestors of American Presidents. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.
The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). featured name.subscription site

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• The parents and origins of Christian Penn have never been discovered
• A Christian Penn was bp 9 Aug 1607 in Croscombe, Somerset, England with father listed as "W.P" but may not be identical to the immigrant. The age would be correct.
• Immigrated by herself on the Anne in 1623 according to Robert Charles Anderson
• Birth: 1607 Unknown
• Death: Jul. 13, 1684 Middleboro Plymouth Massachusetts, USA
• Pilgrim Francis Eaton married 3rd, about 1624. CHRISTIAN PENN , a passenger on the Anne;
• She married 2nd, in July 1634, Francis Billington, son of JOHN BILLINGTON.

False Claim: # Her maternal uncle George Penn from Birdham was already living in Plymouth MA - not true there is no record of George Penn before 1640 in the Plymouth Colony records according to Robert Charles Anderson. There is a claim Christiana's uncle Giles was a sea captain based in Bristol but no evidence is seen for this claim.

Sources

1. Harriet Hodge, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed in Plymouth Massachusetts December 1620 volume 21 Fifth Generation Descendants of John Billington (GSMD, 2014) 2nd ed revised John Bradley Arthaud 1-14
2. Robert Charles Anders, The Great Migration Begins p 1423 link
3. Robert Charles Anderson, Pilgrim Migration 352
4. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory
5. Pymouth Colony Records 12:6

Francis & Christian had 3 children:

Rachel Ramsden,

Benjamin,

& a child who was deemed an idiot and not named in any record, though he/she lived at least to the age of 21.

Source: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project.

Find A Grave contributor Julie Evans adds:

Christian Penn:

b. Abt 1607, England.

m. (1) Bet 1625 - 1634, MA, Francis Eaton.

m. (2) Jul 1634, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, USA, Francis Billington. d. Jul 1684, Middleboro, Plymouth Co., MA.

Burial: Unknown

Christian PENN #18970, (daughter of George PENN #18982 and Elizabeth _______ #18983)

Born: Abt 1607 in England.

While she did not come to America on the Mayflower, she arrived shortly thereafter, between 1621 - 1632.

m. (1) Marriage: Francis Eaton between 1625 - 1634. Maybe before 1632 and probably before 1627.

Three children.

m. (2) Marriage: Francis Billington to Christian Penn (Eaton), July 1634, Plymouth.

Nine children. m. Jul 1634, in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, to Francis Billington, 

In July 1634, Francis married Christian Eaton, the widow of Mayflower passenger Francis Eaton who had died the previous year autumn.

Christian brought three of her own children, and one step-child from her deceased husband's previous marriage, all under the age of 14.

With Francis Billington, she had nine more children.

They raised their family at Plymouth, and moved in their later years to Middleboro, where they both died in 1684.

The English Ancestry and Homes of the Pilgrim Fathers, p. 156: "CHRISTIAN PENN

THIS passenger is assumed to be a female but no connection with any other passenger is known. She received one share in the 1627 division.

As the second wife of Francis Eaton (q. v.) of the Mayflower bears this rare baptismal name it seems probable that she married him between 1627 and 1633."

The English Ancestry and Homes of the Pilgrim Fathers, Additions and Corrections p. vii:

"Page 156: CHRISTIAN PENN.

She received one share in the 1623 division.

As Christian Eaton she received one share in the 1627 division, so she married Francis Eaton before 1627.

As they had a daughter, Rachell in 1627 they probably married around 1625." Mayflower Births & Deaths, Vol. 1, page 448, <1>:

"<1> p. 438, The name of Francis' [Eaton] 2nd wife is not known.

It is believed that she might be the unnamed maid servant who came with the Carver family on the Mayflower.

Gov. Bradford said she had "married and died a year or two after".

The files do not identify his 3rd wife, she was Christian Penn who married 2nd Francis Billington2."

Mayflower Births & Deaths, Vol. 1:

Francis EATON1, d. pre 8 Nov. 1633, Plymouth (inv.)

Sarah ( ) EATON, d. 1621, Plymouth

CHILD OF Francis EATON1 & 1st Sarah ( ): <1>

Samuel EATON2, b. 1620, England

CHILDREN OF Francis EATON1 & 3rd Christian ( ): (3) <1>

Rachel EATON2, b. c1625; d. pre Oct. 1661* Benjamin EATON2, b. aft. 1 June 1627 ; d. 16 Jan. 1711/2, Plympton, "aged" <2> Child, b. ( ), d. aft. 1650, unm."

Mayflower Births & Deaths, Vol. I:

Children of Francis Billington & Christian (Penn) Eaton:

Elizabeth

Joseph

Martha

Mary

Isaac

Child, b. pre 1651, d.y. Rebecca

Dorcas, b. c1650; d. aft. 1711; m. Edward May, d. 10 Aug. 1691, Plymouth Mercy

[NOTE: Is unnamed child Francis, Jr?

Is Dorcas who I have as Desire?]. 

Mayflower Births & Deaths, Vol. 1, p. 106-111:

"JOHN BILLINGTON MICRO #1 OF 2 John BILLINGTON1, d. 1630, Plymouth <1> CHILDREN OF John BILLINGTON1 & Elinor ( ): (2) John BILLINGTON2, d. pre 1630 <1> Francis BILLINGTON2, b. c1604-06 ; d. 3 Dec 1684 <1> Thomas BILLINGTON, d. pre 1 May 1662, Taunton (inv.) Mrs. Abraham BILLINGTON, d. 1825 CHILDREN of Samuel BILLINGTON & Eliza Nickerson (dau of David); (4) Levi BILLINGTON, b. ( ) Eliza BILLINGTON, b. ( ) Samuel BILLINGTON, b. ( ) Mary BILLINGTON, b. ( ) FRANCIS BILLINGTON2 (John1) CHILDREN OF Francis BILLINGTON2 & Christian (PENN) Eaton: (9) <2> Elisabeth BILLINGTON3, b. 10 July 1635; d. aft. 22 Mar. 1709/10, Providence RI Joseph BILLINGTON3, b. pre Feb. 1736/37; d. betw. 7 Jan 1684/5 - 1692, prob. Block Island RI Martha BILLINGTON3, b. c1638; d. aft 9 Jun 1704, Plainfield CT Mary BILLINGTON3, b. c1640; d. aft. 28 Jun 1717 Isaac BILLINGTON3, b. c1644, d. 11 Dec. 1909, ae 66, Middleboro Child, b. pre 1650, d.y. Rebecca BILLINGTON3, b. 8 June 1647; poss. d. y. Dorcas BILLINGTON3, b. c1650; d. aft 1711 Mercy BILLINGTON3, b. 25 Feb. 1651/2; d. 28 Sept. 1718, Rehoboth Edward MAY, d. 10 Aug. 1691, Plymouth <3> CHILDREN OF EDWARD MAY & Dorcas BILLINGTON3: <4> CHILDREN OF Richard Bullock & Elizabeth BILLINGTON3: (4) <5> ...." [p. 109] "CHILDREN OF John MARTIN & Mercy BILLINGTON3: (4) John MARTIN4, 10 Jun 1682 Robert Martin4, b. 9 Sept. 1683 Desire MARTIN4, b. 20 Mar. 1684/5 Francis MARTIN4, b. 7 May 1686 Desire CARPENTER5 (Desire Martin4), b. 3 June 1716; d. 28 May 1800, Stevens Corner Cem., Rehoboth Hezekiah HIX, b. c1715, d. 5 Feb. 1788*, ae 73, Stevens Corner Cem,, Rehoboth CHILDREN OF Hezekiah HIX & Desire Carpenter5: (8) Hannah HIX6, b. 17 May 1740 James HIX6, b. 21 Apr. 1742 Mary HIX6, b. 17 Mar. 1746/7 Desire HIX6, b. 27 Dec. 1750 Gideon HIX6, b. 26 May 1752 Jotham HIX6, b. 26 May 1752 (twin) Nathan HIX6, b. c1761* Renew CARPENTER5 (Desire Martin4), b. 6 Jun 1714, d. 9 Feb. 1787, Stevens Corner Cem., Rehoboth Jabez Round, b. c1708, d. 14 Mar. 1790, Stevens Corner Cem., Rehoboth <28> CHILDREN OF Jabez ROUND & Renew CARPENTER5: (11) Isaac ROUND6, B. 23 Jan. 1733/4 Jabez ROUND6, b. 8 Jan. 1735/6; d. 20 May 1806*" [p. 110] "110 BILLINGTON Abigail ROUND6, b. Jan. 1740 Isaiah ROUND6, b. 30 Jan. 1741 Rebecca ROUND6, b. 21 Mar. 1742 Sibbel ROUND6, b. 10 Sept. 1744 Oliver ROUND6, b. 1 Apr 1747 Rhoda ROUND6, b. 26 Jan. 1750 Esther ROUND6, b. 8 Oct 1752 Simeon ROUND6, b. 4 Feb. 1755

• *********** FOOTNOTES <1> p. 106, John Billington, b. c1580, poss. Lincolnshire, Eng. , d. in Sept. 1630 when he was executed for murder. His wife Elinor (not Helen or Ellen), maiden name unknown, and was living 2 Mar. 1642/3, the wife of Gregory Armstrong. John Billington2 was living at the time of the May 1627 Cattle Division but deceased at the time of his father's death in Sept. 1630. Francis Billington2's year of birth is uncertain due to conflicting records. He was thought to be "aged forty years or thereabouts" in 1649 (b. c1909) ; age 68 in 1674 (b. c1606) ; and age 80 when he died in 1684 (b. c1604) . <2> p. 106, There is no file sheet listing all the children of Francis & Christian so they have been added for easier reference. Christian (Penn) Eaton is said to have died c1684 (Stoddard:115 says July 1684). The petition of her son, Isaac Billington, (1 Mar. 1703/4), implies she died the same year as her husband Francis..."They were near 80 years old when they dyed: & it is now 18 years since." Unfortunately, the time span he mentions does not prove Christian died in 1684 but rather 1686. His referral to "18 years since" could refer not to the death of his parents but to the death of his last surviving parent, Christian, in 1686. <3> p. 106, "Bowman gives his date of death as 20 Aug. although in checking the reference given (MD 16:62) it clearly says 10 [underlined] Aug. <4> p. 106, Four unnamed children...." Mayflower Births & Deaths, Vol. I: p. 111: "Footnotes for John Billington: REFERENCE LIST: GENEALOGICAL ARTICLES PERTAINING TO BILLINGTON FAMILY RESEARCH Mayflower Descendant (MD) (1899-1937) 15:247-253 - Washburn Notes: Will of John Washburn Mayflower Quarterly (MQ) (1975-1990) 46:14-15 - Presidential Mayflower Connections (correction - MQ 46:197) 48:67-71 - Esther (Carpenter)(Bardeen) Bowen, An Elusive Billington Descendant 49:170-179 - The Martins of Swansea & The Martins of Rehoboth 50:21-30 - Judah Fuller6, The Bloomer's Daughter 50:71-76 - The Additional Children of Joseph & Mercy (Canedy) Williams & Their Migrations to Western MA & Groton NY 50:180-187 - There were Three Hezekiahs, Not One, In the Round Family 51:196-198 - The Family of Jabez & Renew (Carpenter) Round, A John Billington Line 52:137-143 - Desire Billington and Her Grandfather Francis Billington's Estate Miscellaneous Mayflower Families In Progress: John Billington of the Mayflower and His Descendants for Five Generations (MFIP), pub. by General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1988. NEHGR 124:116 - Francis Billington of Lincolnshire TG 3:228-248 - Some Descendants of Francis Billington of the Mayflower
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  • Now available: Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: John Billington of the Mayflower (MF5G), pub. by General Society of Mayflower Descendants. 1991." Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume Twenty One, John Billington, General Society of Mayflower Descendants 1620 Plymouth 1857, p. 6-7: "SECOND GENERATION

2 FRANCIS 2 BILLINGTON (John 1)

b. England, prob. Lincolnshire, about 1606 to 1609; d. Middleboro 3 Dec. 1684 "aged 80."

He m. Plymouth July 1634 CHRISTIAN (PENN) EATON, b. England ca. 1607; d. Middleboro ca. 1684.

She m. (1) Plymouth 1624 or 1625 Pilgrim Francis Eaton, b. England; d. Plymouth between 25 Oct. and 8 Nov. 1633;

by whom she had three children:

Rachel,

Benjamin

and another, living in 1651, whose name is unknown.

Francis Billington lived at Plymouth until 1669 when he moved to Middleboro and occupied land granted to him as one of the "First Comers." He lived htere until his death, except for a few years during King Philip's War when he fled to Plymouth for safety. On 18 April 1642 his daughter Elizabeth was apprenticed; and 14 January 1642/3 he bound out son Joseph, "aged vi or vii" and two daughters, probably Martha and Mary, one five years old and the other even younger.

Bradford stated in 1651 that Francis Billington had eight children.

On 2 March 1642 Francis Billington of New Plymouth, planter, sold to Mr. John Atwood of Plymouth, land in Plymouth.

In 1674 Francis Billington deposed that he was aged 68.

In his old age Francis Billington was dependent on his son Isaac for support and died intestate. No probate record appears, although son Isaac petitioned the probate court in 1703/4 for title to all his father's Middleboro lands, stating he had had sole care of his parents in their old age. A Plymouth County Court Case of Sept. 1722, brought by Isaac's daughter Desire 4 (Billington) Bonney and her husband, James, shows that Francis Billington died intestate leaving issue two sons and five daughters, viz: son Joseph (eldest, who inherited a double portion) and Isaac; daughters Elizabeth, Mary, Dorcad, Mercy and Martha, with a total of eight shares in the estate. A 3 Dec. 1719 quiclaim deed from Francis's father Francis and grandfather (unnamed) Billington (Family #12), reading "my father Francis and grandfather (unnamed) Billington" seems to imply a son Francis, Jr. But in the absence of any mention of such a son in contemporaneous Plymouth records, coupled with the fact that Francis's 4 deed evidently transferred the shares of Joseph Billington, we conclude that the deed contains a clerical error. The original must have read "my father Joseph [underlined] and grandfather Francis [underlined] Billington." Indications are that the seven children named in the Bonney suit and their progeny were the only survivors of Francis 2 Billington. A more detailed account has been published. Children (BILLINGTON) all b. probably Plymouth: 3 i ELIZABETH 3 b. 10 July 1635 4 ii JOSEPH b. 1636 (bef. 2 Feb. 1636/7) 5 iii MARTHA b. ca. 1638 6 iv MARY b. ca. 1640 7 v ISAAC b. ca. 1644 (based on age at d.) vi child d. y. vii REBECCA b. 8 June 1648; dvidently d.y. 8 viii DORCAS b. ca. 1650 9 ix MERCY prob. unnamed dau. b. 25 Feb. 1651/2" Mayflower Deeds & Probates: Francis BILLINGTON to William CROW. ...30 July 1666, Francis & Christian BILLINGTON deed land to William CROW." Mayflower Dees & Probates - Petition: "Francis Billington2 (John1) Petitioner of Issac BILLINGTON. ,Plymouth Co. PR #2001> ...1 Mar. 1703/4...A true Narrative or Relation or A Bill of Changes drawn up by Isaac BILLINGTON and his wife Hannah...concerning the great expence & charge they were at, in keeping their aged parents, Francis & Christian BILLINGTON, late of Middleborough in the County of Plymouth in New England, deceased; for the space of 7 years, even to their Death & Burail. They were near 80 years old when they dyed; & it is now 18 years since. Soon after ye former, never to be forgotten, improverishing indian Warrs, my aged Father, Francis BILLINGTON, came to me and told me he must return again to Middleborugh for he could no longer subsist at Plymouthy, & urged me with ye greatest importunity to goe with hi8m, alledging that he should perish if I did not, for there his lands & livings were; whereupon (tho then I lived comfortably at Marshfield) I removed with my family to Middleborough to take care off & provide for my aged Parents, according to their request. And did for near ye space of 7 years provide both house, food and apparal for them & kept them both in sickness & health; & at death was at ye charge of ye funerall; Ant Lieut. TOMPSON then Selectman of ye Town promised me that if I would take care of them & not suffer them to want, I should have all ye estate that my father left at his decease & whatever divisions & allotments of lands might fall to him & his heirs, should be mine; And if I did not take care of them all must be sold by ye Selectmen for their relief. And indeed what my Parents left at their decease was but a small recompence, for ye great charge and trouble that I was at, for near seaven years together; which if I should reckon by six shillings pr week would amount to above ten times ye value of all the lands. Now mmy humble request to ye honoured Court is, that (seeing I can have no other recompence by ye lands) it may be settled upon me & mine; That none of ye rest of ye relation, seing that never did any thing towards releiving them in their wants, may trouble me or mine in our peaceable & quiet possession of those late divisions of lands, falling to my deceased father, which I have purchased at so dear a rate...Signed by Issac & Hannah BILLINGTON." Mayflower Deeds & Probates 61 (Washburn), Fn: Re Francis Billington: Issac Billington & Joseph Billington: <1> .58, Since there has arisen some question as to the accuracy of the clerk's copy of this deed, I have left out the name in question so as not to compound the error and confuse the family researcher. While the clerk's copoy says "my Honoured Father Francis BILLINGTON" and does not name the Grandfather, it should probably be the other way around - "my Honoured Father" and "my Honoured Grandfather Francis BILLINGTON". The grandfather in question, Francis2 had only two sons, Isaac & Joseph, he did not have a son Francis. See MF5G 5:50 and MQ 52:133." Mayflower Births & Deaths, Vol I, page 110, Footnote: "Christian (Penn) Eaton is said to have died c 1684 (Stoddard:115 says July 1684). The petition of her son, Isaac Billington, (1 Mar. 1703/4), implies she died the same year as her husband Francis..."They were near 80 years old when they dyed; & it is now 18 years since." Unfortunately, the time span he mentions does not prove Christian died in 1684 but rather 1686. His referral to "18 years since" could refer not to the death of his parents but to the death of his last surviving parent, Christian, in 1686. " d. July 1684 in Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. d. Abt. 1684, Middleboro, Plymouth Co, MA.

Family links:

Spouses:

 Francis Eaton (1596 - 1633)

 Francis Billington (1606 - 1684)*

Children:
Rachel Eaton Ramsden (1625 - ____)*
Benjamin Eaton (1627 - 1712)*
Samuel Eaton (1630 - ____)*
Mary Billington Sabin (1640 - 1717)*
Isaac Billington (1644 - 1709)*
Mercy Billington Martin (1651 - 1718)*
*Calculated relationship

Burial: Unknown

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She was one of the few single women who came on the Pilgrim ships, the females on these being mostly either married women, or adolescent children. In the 1623 Plymouth land division, Christian Penn received one acre as a passenger on the Anne in 1623. Perhaps Christian knew when she came that she was soon to become the third wife of Francis Eaton. It looks as though her marriage to him had been arranged beforehand by letter. Her elderly husband did not long survive his third marriage and his young widow was married in 1634 to Francis Billington. This was probably a love-match, otherwise Christian would not have been willing to become a member of the disgraced and ostracised Billington family. Sorrows thickened around this pair who had eight children they could not support. That Christian should have been obliged to see her children "bound out" into unsympathetic families must have been an overwhelming trial.

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"Anne" & "Little James" The vessels parted company at sea; Pilgrim Ship the "ANNE" arrived Plymouth, New England in the latter part of June or July 1623, and Pilgrim Ship the "LITTLE JAMES" some week or ten days later; bringing new settlers along with many of the wives and children that had been left behind in Leiden, South Holland when Pilgrim Ship the "MAYFLOWER" departed in 1620. A lot of these people aboard these ships are the rest of the families of persons already in the Colony.

CHRISTIAN PENN is listed as one of the passengers.

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"Anne" & "Little James" The vessels parted company at sea; Pilgrim Ship the "ANNE" arrived Plymouth, New England in the latter part of June or July 1623, and Pilgrim Ship the "LITTLE JAMES" some week or ten days later; bringing new settlers along with many of the wives and children that had been left behind in Leiden, South Holland when Pilgrim Ship the "MAYFLOWER" departed in 1620. A lot of these people aboard these ships are the rest of the families of persons already in the Colony.

CHRISTIAN PENN is listed as one of the passengers.

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In July 1634, Francis married Christian Eaton, the widow of Mayflower passenger Francis Eaton who had died the previous year autumn. Christian brought three of her own children, and one step-child from her deceased husband's previous marriage, all under the age of 14. With Francis Billington, she had nine more children. They raised their family at Plymouth, and moved in their later years to Middleboro, where they both died in 1684.

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On the passenger list of the 'Anne' to Plymouth MA. She travelled with the Oldham family. Her maternal uncle George Penn from Birdham was already living in Plymouth MA.

They arrived at Plymouth in about 1624. Christiana was about 17 at that time.

My 8th great grand aunt.

Left home at 16. First marriage at 18. Second marriage at 27.

Married Francis Eaton who died in 1633 then married Francis Billington in 1634 There were at least 7 children from this marriage.

Francis Eaton was on the passenger list of the Mayflower.

There were 2 children from her first marriage - Rachel & Benjamin Eaton.

Descendant of Christian & Francis Billington was 20th President of the United States of America, James Abram Garfield.

(Can be traced from their youngest child, Mercy.)

Another descendant from their child Martha Billington is the film actor Richard Gere. (I have traced these descendants to confirm the facts). Mary Billigton is the ancestor of the Height family in Alberta Canada (in contact with them)

Christiana's uncle Giles was a sea captain based in Bristol. He probably arranged Christiana's voyage.

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Christian Penn - was born about 1606 in England and died Jul 1684 in Middleborough, Plymouth, MA . She was the daughter of George Penn. Christian married Francis Eaton in 1624/1625 in Plymouth, MA. Francis was born on 11 Sep 1596 in St. Thomas Parish, Bristol, England. He was the son of John Eaton and Dorothy Smith. He died on 18 Nov 1633 in Plymouth, MA .

Francis - Francis Eaton was one of the Mayflower Company and a carpenter. The following copyrighted information was found at:

http://members.aol.com/calebj/eaton.html Frances Eaton

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Christian Penn was also known as Christian Penn Eaton. She was born circa 1607 at England.1 She married Francis Eaton circa 1625 at Plymouth, Massachusetts. Christian Penn married Francis Billington, son of John Billington and Elinor (?), in July 1634 at Plymouth, Massachusetts.1,2 Christian Penn died circa 1684 at Middleboro, Massachusetts.1

Children of Christian Penn and Francis Billington:

• 1. Elizabeth Billington b. 10 Jul 1635, d. a 22 Mar 1709/10
• 2. Joseph Billington b. 1636
• 3. Martha Billington b. c 1638
• 4. Mary Billington+ b. c 1640, d. a 28 Jun 1717
• 5. Isaac Billington b. c 1644, d. 11 Dec 1709
• 6. (?) Billington b. s 1646, d. young
• 7. Rebecca Billington b. c 1647
• 8. Dorcas Billington b. c 1650
• 9. Mercy Billington b. 25 Feb 1651/52

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GEDCOM Source

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Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=113334805&pi...

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Pilgrim Francis Eaton married 3rd, about 1624. CHRISTIAN PENN , a passenger on the Anne; she married 2nd, in July 1634, Francis Billington, son of JOHN BILLINGTON. Francis & Christian had 3 children: Rachel Ramsden, Benjamin, & a child who was deemed an idiot and not named in any record, though he/she lived at least to the age of 21. Source: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project.

Find A Grave contributor Julie Evans adds: Christian Penn: b. Abt 1607, England. m. (1) Bet 1625 - 1634, MA, Francis Eaton. m. (2) Jul 1634, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, USA, Francis Billington. d. Jul 1684, Middleboro, Plymouth Co., MA. Burial: Unknown Christian PENN #18970, (daughter of George PENN #18982 and Elizabeth _______ #18983) Born: Abt 1607 in England. While she did not come to America on the Mayflower, she arrived shortly thereafter, between 1621 - 1632. m. (1) Marriage: Francis Eaton between 1625 - 1634. Maybe before 1632 and probably before 1627. Three children. m. (2) Marriage: Francis Billington to Christian Penn (Eaton), July 1634, Plymouth. Nine children. m. Jul 1634, in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, to Francis Billington, In July 1634, Francis married Christian Eaton, the widow of Mayflower passenger Francis Eaton who had died the previous year autumn. Christian brought three of her own children, and one step-child from her deceased husband's previous marriage, all under the age of 14. With Francis Billington, she had nine more children. They raised their family at Plymouth, and moved in their later years to Middleboro, where they both died in 1684. The English Ancestry and Homes of the Pilgrim Fathers, p. 156: "CHRISTIAN PENN THIS passenger is assumed to be a female but no connection with any other passenger is known. She received one share in the 1627 division. As the second wife of Francis Eaton (q. v.) of the Mayflower bears this rare baptismal name it seems probable that she married him between 1627 and 1633." The English Ancestry and Homes of the Pilgrim Fathers, Additions and Corrections p. vii: "Page 156: CHRISTIAN PENN. She received one share in the 1623 division. As Christian Eaton she received one share in the 1627 division, so she married Francis Eaton before 1627. As they had a daughter, Rachell in 1627 they probably married around 1625." Mayflower Births & Deaths, Vol. 1, page 448, <1>: "<1> p. 438, The name of Francis' [Eaton] 2nd wife is not known. It is believed that she might be the unnamed maid servant who came with the Carver family on the Mayflower. Gov. Bradford said she had "married and died a year or two after". The files do not identify his 3rd wife, she was Christian Penn who married 2nd Francis Billington2." Mayflower Births & Deaths, Vol. 1: Francis EATON1, d. pre 8 Nov. 1633, Plymouth (inv.) Sarah ( ) EATON, d. 1621, Plymouth CHILD OF Francis EATON1 & 1st Sarah ( ): <1> Samuel EATON2, b. 1620, England CHILDREN OF Francis EATON1 & 3rd Christian ( ): (3) <1> Rachel EATON2, b. c1625; d. pre Oct. 1661* Benjamin EATON2, b. aft. 1 June 1627 ; d. 16 Jan. 1711/2, Plympton, "aged" <2> Child, b. ( ), d. aft. 1650, unm." Mayflower Births & Deaths, Vol. I: Children of Francis Billington & Christian (Penn) Eaton: Elizabeth Joseph Martha Mary Isaac Child, b. pre 1651, d.y. Rebecca Dorcas, b. c1650; d. aft. 1711; m. Edward May, d. 10 Aug. 1691, Plymouth Mercy [NOTE: Is unnamed child Francis, Jr? Is Dorcas who I have as Desire?]. Mayflower Births & Deaths, Vol. 1, p. 106-111: "JOHN BILLINGTON MICRO #1 OF 2 John BILLINGTON1, d. 1630, Plymouth <1> CHILDREN OF John BILLINGTON1 & Elinor ( ): (2) John BILLINGTON2, d. pre 1630 <1> Francis BILLINGTON2, b. c1604-06 ; d. 3 Dec 1684 <1> Thomas BILLINGTON, d. pre 1 May 1662, Taunton (inv.) Mrs. Abraham BILLINGTON, d. 1825 CHILDREN of Samuel BILLINGTON & Eliza Nickerson (dau of David); (4) Levi BILLINGTON, b. ( ) Eliza BILLINGTON, b. ( ) Samuel BILLINGTON, b. ( ) Mary BILLINGTON, b. ( ) FRANCIS BILLINGTON2 (John1) CHILDREN OF Francis BILLINGTON2 & Christian (PENN) Eaton: (9) <2> Elisabeth BILLINGTON3, b. 10 July 1635; d. aft. 22 Mar. 1709/10, Providence RI Joseph BILLINGTON3, b. pre Feb. 1736/37; d. betw. 7 Jan 1684/5 - 1692, prob. Block Island RI Martha BILLINGTON3, b. c1638; d. aft 9 Jun 1704, Plainfield CT Mary BILLINGTON3, b. c1640; d. aft. 28 Jun 1717 Isaac BILLINGTON3, b. c1644, d. 11 Dec. 1909, ae 66, Middleboro Child, b. pre 1650, d.y. Rebecca BILLINGTON3, b. 8 June 1647; poss. d. y. Dorcas BILLINGTON3, b. c1650; d. aft 1711 Mercy BILLINGTON3, b. 25 Feb. 1651/2; d. 28 Sept. 1718, Rehoboth Edward MAY, d. 10 Aug. 1691, Plymouth <3> CHILDREN OF EDWARD MAY & Dorcas BILLINGTON3: <4> CHILDREN OF Richard Bullock & Elizabeth BILLINGTON3: (4) <5> ...." [p. 109] "CHILDREN OF John MARTIN & Mercy BILLINGTON3: (4) John MARTIN4, 10 Jun 1682 Robert Martin4, b. 9 Sept. 1683 Desire MARTIN4, b. 20 Mar. 1684/5 Francis MARTIN4, b. 7 May 1686 Desire CARPENTER5 (Desire Martin4), b. 3 June 1716; d. 28 May 1800, Stevens Corner Cem., Rehoboth Hezekiah HIX, b. c1715, d. 5 Feb. 1788*, ae 73, Stevens Corner Cem,, Rehoboth CHILDREN OF Hezekiah HIX & Desire Carpenter5: (8) Hannah HIX6, b. 17 May 1740 James HIX6, b. 21 Apr. 1742 Mary HIX6, b. 17 Mar. 1746/7 Desire HIX6, b. 27 Dec. 1750 Gideon HIX6, b. 26 May 1752 Jotham HIX6, b. 26 May 1752 (twin) Nathan HIX6, b. c1761* Renew CARPENTER5 (Desire Martin4), b. 6 Jun 1714, d. 9 Feb. 1787, Stevens Corner Cem., Rehoboth Jabez Round, b. c1708, d. 14 Mar. 1790, Stevens Corner Cem., Rehoboth <28> CHILDREN OF Jabez ROUND & Renew CARPENTER5: (11) Isaac ROUND6, B. 23 Jan. 1733/4 Jabez ROUND6, b. 8 Jan. 1735/6; d. 20 May 1806*" [p. 110] "110 BILLINGTON Abigail ROUND6, b. Jan. 1740 Isaiah ROUND6, b. 30 Jan. 1741 Rebecca ROUND6, b. 21 Mar. 1742 Sibbel ROUND6, b. 10 Sept. 1744 Oliver ROUND6, b. 1 Apr 1747 Rhoda ROUND6, b. 26 Jan. 1750 Esther ROUND6, b. 8 Oct 1752 Simeon ROUND6, b. 4 Feb. 1755

• *********** FOOTNOTES <1> p. 106, John Billington, b. c1580, poss. Lincolnshire, Eng. , d. in Sept. 1630 when he was executed for murder. His wife Elinor (not Helen or Ellen), maiden name unknown, and was living 2 Mar. 1642/3, the wife of Gregory Armstrong. John Billington2 was living at the time of the May 1627 Cattle Division but deceased at the time of his father's death in Sept. 1630. Francis Billington2's year of birth is uncertain due to conflicting records. He was thought to be "aged forty years or thereabouts" in 1649 (b. c1909) ; age 68 in 1674 (b. c1606) ; and age 80 when he died in 1684 (b. c1604) . <2> p. 106, There is no file sheet listing all the children of Francis & Christian so they have been added for easier reference. Christian (Penn) Eaton is said to have died c1684 (Stoddard:115 says July 1684). The petition of her son, Isaac Billington, (1 Mar. 1703/4), implies she died the same year as her husband Francis..."They were near 80 years old when they dyed: & it is now 18 years since." Unfortunately, the time span he mentions does not prove Christian died in 1684 but rather 1686. His referral to "18 years since" could refer not to the death of his parents but to the death of his last surviving parent, Christian, in 1686. <3> p. 106, "Bowman gives his date of death as 20 Aug. although in checking the reference given (MD 16:62) it clearly says 10 [underlined] Aug. <4> p. 106, Four unnamed children...." Mayflower Births & Deaths, Vol. I: p. 111: "Footnotes for John Billington: REFERENCE LIST: GENEALOGICAL ARTICLES PERTAINING TO BILLINGTON FAMILY RESEARCH Mayflower Descendant (MD) (1899-1937) 15:247-253 - Washburn Notes: Will of John Washburn Mayflower Quarterly (MQ) (1975-1990) 46:14-15 - Presidential Mayflower Connections (correction - MQ 46:197) 48:67-71 - Esther (Carpenter)(Bardeen) Bowen, An Elusive Billington Descendant 49:170-179 - The Martins of Swansea & The Martins of Rehoboth 50:21-30 - Judah Fuller6, The Bloomer's Daughter 50:71-76 - The Additional Children of Joseph & Mercy (Canedy) Williams & Their Migrations to Western MA & Groton NY 50:180-187 - There were Three Hezekiahs, Not One, In the Round Family 51:196-198 - The Family of Jabez & Renew (Carpenter) Round, A John Billington Line 52:137-143 - Desire Billington and Her Grandfather Francis Billington's Estate Miscellaneous Mayflower Families In Progress: John Billington of the Mayflower and His Descendants for Five Generations (MFIP), pub. by General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1988. NEHGR 124:116 - Francis Billington of Lincolnshire TG 3:228-248 - Some Descendants of Francis Billington of the Mayflower
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  • Now available: Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: John Billington of the Mayflower (MF5G), pub. by General Society of Mayflower Descendants. 1991." Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume Twenty One, John Billington, General Society of Mayflower Descendants 1620 Plymouth 1857, p. 6-7: "SECOND GENERATION 2 FRANCIS 2 BILLINGTON (John 1) b. England, prob. Lincolnshire, about 1606 to 1609; d. Middleboro 3 Dec. 1684 "aged 80." He m. Plymouth July 1634 CHRISTIAN (PENN) EATON, b. England ca. 1607; d. Middleboro ca. 1684. She m. (1) Plymouth 1624 or 1625 Pilgrim Francis Eaton, b. England; d. Plymouth between 25 Oct. and 8 Nov. 1633; by whom she had three children: Rachel, Benjamin and another, living in 1651, whose name is unknown. Francis Billington lived at Plymouth until 1669 when he moved to Middleboro and occupied land granted to him as one of the "First Comers." He lived htere until his death, except for a few years during King Philip's War when he fled to Plymouth for safety. On 18 April 1642 his daughter Elizabeth was apprenticed; and 14 January 1642/3 he bound out son Joseph, "aged vi or vii" and two daughters, probably Martha and Mary, one five years old and the other even younger. Bradford stated in 1651 that Francis Billington had eight children. On 2 March 1642 Francis Billington of New Plymouth, planter, sold to Mr. John Atwood of Plymouth, land in Plymouth. In 1674 Francis Billington deposed that he was aged 68. In his old age Francis Billington was dependent on his son Isaac for support and died intestate. No probate record appears, although son Isaac petitioned the probate court in 1703/4 for title to all his father's Middleboro lands, stating he had had sole care of his parents in their old age. A Plymouth County Court Case of Sept. 1722, brought by Isaac's daughter Desire 4 (Billington) Bonney and her husband, James, shows that Francis Billington died intestate leaving issue two sons and five daughters, viz: son Joseph (eldest, who inherited a double portion) and Isaac; daughters Elizabeth, Mary, Dorcad, Mercy and Martha, with a total of eight shares in the estate. A 3 Dec. 1719 quiclaim deed from Francis's father Francis and grandfather (unnamed) Billington (Family #12), reading "my father Francis and grandfather (unnamed) Billington" seems to imply a son Francis, Jr. But in the absence of any mention of such a son in contemporaneous Plymouth records, coupled with the fact that Francis's 4 deed evidently transferred the shares of Joseph Billington, we conclude that the deed contains a clerical error. The original must have read "my father Joseph [underlined] and grandfather Francis [underlined] Billington." Indications are that the seven children named in the Bonney suit and their progeny were the only survivors of Francis 2 Billington. A more detailed account has been published. Children (BILLINGTON) all b. probably Plymouth: 3 i ELIZABETH 3 b. 10 July 1635 4 ii JOSEPH b. 1636 (bef. 2 Feb. 1636/7) 5 iii MARTHA b. ca. 1638 6 iv MARY b. ca. 1640 7 v ISAAC b. ca. 1644 (based on age at d.) vi child d. y. vii REBECCA b. 8 June 1648; dvidently d.y. 8 viii DORCAS b. ca. 1650 9 ix MERCY prob. unnamed dau. b. 25 Feb. 1651/2" Mayflower Deeds & Probates: Francis BILLINGTON to William CROW. ...30 July 1666, Francis & Christian BILLINGTON deed land to William CROW." Mayflower Dees & Probates - Petition: "Francis Billington2 (John1) Petitioner of Issac BILLINGTON. ,Plymouth Co. PR #2001> ...1 Mar. 1703/4...A true Narrative or Relation or A Bill of Changes drawn up by Isaac BILLINGTON and his wife Hannah...concerning the great expence & charge they were at, in keeping their aged parents, Francis & Christian BILLINGTON, late of Middleborough in the County of Plymouth in New England, deceased; for the space of 7 years, even to their Death & Burail. They were near 80 years old when they dyed; & it is now 18 years since. Soon after ye former, never to be forgotten, improverishing indian Warrs, my aged Father, Francis BILLINGTON, came to me and told me he must return again to Middleborugh for he could no longer subsist at Plymouthy, & urged me with ye greatest importunity to goe with hi8m, alledging that he should perish if I did not, for there his lands & livings were; whereupon (tho then I lived comfortably at Marshfield) I removed with my family to Middleborough to take care off & provide for my aged Parents, according to their request. And did for near ye space of 7 years provide both house, food and apparal for them & kept them both in sickness & health; & at death was at ye charge of ye funerall; Ant Lieut. TOMPSON then Selectman of ye Town promised me that if I would take care of them & not suffer them to want, I should have all ye estate that my father left at his decease & whatever divisions & allotments of lands might fall to him & his heirs, should be mine; And if I did not take care of them all must be sold by ye Selectmen for their relief. And indeed what my Parents left at their decease was but a small recompence, for ye great charge and trouble that I was at, for near seaven years together; which if I should reckon by six shillings pr week would amount to above ten times ye value of all the lands. Now mmy humble request to ye honoured Court is, that (seeing I can have no other recompence by ye lands) it may be settled upon me & mine; That none of ye rest of ye relation, seing that never did any thing towards releiving them in their wants, may trouble me or mine in our peaceable & quiet possession of those late divisions of lands, falling to my deceased father, which I have purchased at so dear a rate...Signed by Issac & Hannah BILLINGTON." Mayflower Deeds & Probates 61 (Washburn), Fn: Re Francis Billington: Issac Billington & Joseph Billington: <1> .58, Since there has arisen some question as to the accuracy of the clerk's copy of this deed, I have left out the name in question so as not to compound the error and confuse the family researcher. While the clerk's copoy says "my Honoured Father Francis BILLINGTON" and does not name the Grandfather, it should probably be the other way around - "my Honoured Father" and "my Honoured Grandfather Francis BILLINGTON". The grandfather in question, Francis2 had only two sons, Isaac & Joseph, he did not have a son Francis. See MF5G 5:50 and MQ 52:133." Mayflower Births & Deaths, Vol I, page 110, Footnote: "Christian (Penn) Eaton is said to have died c 1684 (Stoddard:115 says July 1684). The petition of her son, Isaac Billington, (1 Mar. 1703/4), implies she died the same year as her husband Francis..."They were near 80 years old when they dyed; & it is now 18 years since." Unfortunately, the time span he mentions does not prove Christian died in 1684 but rather 1686. His referral to "18 years since" could refer not to the death of his parents but to the death of his last surviving parent, Christian, in 1686. " d. July 1684 in Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. d. Abt. 1684, Middleboro, Plymouth Co, MA.

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Category:Mayflower Project Billington Family Work List Category:US President Direct Ancestor Category: Anne, sailed 1623 Category: Middleborough, Massachusetts

Disputed Origins ===No sources have been provided that indicate her parents were Penn-115|George Penn and Brinksworth-1|Elizabeth Brinksworth. They are being disconnected from this profile, should a source be provided for this relationship they can be easily reattached. George Penn andPenn-40|William Penn, the Quaker, were related to each other. At this time Christian is not proven to be from the same family.

Biography ==Christian Penn arrived on the ship Anne in 1623. She was given oneacre in the 1623 land division, the list indicating her arrival with the group of Anne passengers.<ref name=PCR12>Pulsifer, David (ed.). Records of the Colony of New Plymouth, in New England: Deeds, &c.,1620-1651. Book of Indian records for their lands (Boston: Press ofW. White, 1861) 1623 Vol 12. p. 6, Vol. 12 1627 p. 12 </ref> Shecame as the maid of Mrs. Anne Southworth who married William Bradfordin August soon after the July arrival. Anne and Bradford had been fond of each other years before.<ref>Noyes, Ethel J. R. C. The women ofthe Mayflower and women of Plymouth colony Memorial Press, Plymouth, Mass, 1921. p127, 135 Note: I have not found anything about the authoror evidence of citations. The Forward is written by Anne Rogers Minor, President General, Daughters of the American Revolution. </ref>

Christian married first, as his third wife, ca. 1624/5 Pilgrim FrancisEaton. Francis' first wife was Sarah, and his second wife Dorothy, both of whom died at Plymouth.<ref>Anderson, Robert Charles. The PilgrimMigration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004). pp 189, 56</ref>
"ffrancis Eaton, Christian Eaton his wife, Samuel Eaton and Rahell Eaton" were part of lot 10 during the 1627 cattle division, their share being a heifer "of the last yeare called the white belyd heyfer" and two she goats.<ref name=PCR12 /> Francis died in 1633. 25 Nov 1633 "It was ordered: That whereas Franc[i]s Eaton, carpenter, late of Plymouth, deceased, died indebted far more than the estate of the said Franc[i]s would make good, insomuch as Christian, his late wife, durst not administer, it was ordered, that Mr. Thomas Prence & Mr. John Doane, in the behalf of the Court, should enter upon the estate, according to the inventory brought in upon oaththe day of this present, that the creditors might have so far as the estate will make good, & the widow be freed & acquitted from any claimor demands of all or any his creditors whatsoever"<ref>Shurtleff, Nathaniel Bradstreet. Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England : printed by order of the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Court Orders Volume I 1633-1640.(Boston : Press of W. White, 1855) pp 19, 20</ref> July 1634, "Francis Billington and Christian Eaton widdow wer maried"<ref>Bowman, George Earnest. "Plymouth Colony Vital Records." From the first two volumes of the court orders p. 68 The Mayflower Descendant.13:83 (1911) Link at AmericanAncestors ($)</ref><ref> Shurtleff: Records ...New Plymouth Vol 1 p. 31</ref> 20 July 1666 Francis Billington of New Plymouth, planter, for 30s soldto William Crow of Plymouth, a piece of land that Francis formerly lived on. Both Christian and Francis signed the Deed.<ref>Plymouth Colony Deeds. The Mayflower Descendant 43: 68. (1993). Link at AmericanAncestors ($)</ref> Christian Billingtonn died about 1684.<ref>"The Mayflower Genealogies"The Mayflower Descendant 2: 115 (1900) Text: "Francis Billington. Sonof John and Eleanor. Born about 1607. Died at Middleborough, 13 December, 1684. He married at Plymouth, in July, 1634, Christian (Penn) Eaton (widow of Francis Eaton), who died at Middleborough, about 1684." Link at AmericanAncestors ($) </ref><ref>"The Mayflower Genealogies" The Mayflower Descendant 2: 116/7 (1900) Text: Eaton --"... He married, third,at Plymouth, in 1624 or 1625, Christian Penn. who died at Middleborough about 1684. She had married, second, Francis Billington." Link at AmericanAncestors ($)</ref> 1 Mar 1703/4 Isaac Billington in a petition stated that he cared for his aged parents seven years. This implies that Christian and Francis, who died in 1684, died about the same time. Children of Christian and Francis Eaton:<ref>Anderson, Robert Charles.The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004).</ref><ref name=GSMDv9a>Van Antwerp, Lee Douglas and Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations : Volume 9, Francis Eaton, (Plymouth:GSMD, 1996), Vol. 9, pp. 3-4 #1
"FRANCIS¹ EATON ...
Children (EATON) one by first wife; 3 by third wife:
:i SAMUEL² b. England ca. 1620
:ii RACHEL b. Plymouth ca. 1625 (deposition)
:iii BENJAMIN b. Plymouth March 1627/8
:iv child b. Plymouth after 22 May 1627; an idiot living 1651; n.f.r. ..."</ref>

1. Eaton-1372|Rachel Eaton b Plymouth c. 1625; mar Joseph Ramsden# Eaton-363|Benjamin Eaton, b March 1627/8. Apprenticed on 11 Feb 1635/6 to Bridget Fuller; mar Sarah Hoskins
2. Eaton-1374|Child Eaton, b say 1630, an idiot, living 1651. Children of Christian and John Billington, all probably born in Plymouth:<ref>Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Increasings (Baltimore, MD:Genealogical Publishing co. 1989, 1995)</ref>#Elizabeth, b. 10 July 1635. "Memorand, the xviij day of Aprill, 1642:that Francis Billington and Christian, his wyfe, have put Elizabeth, their daughter, apprentis to John Barnes and Mary, his wyfe to dwell wth them and to do their service untill shee shall accomplish the age of twenty years, (shee being now seaven yeares of age the xth of July next,) the said John Barnes & Mary, his wyfe, finding her meate, drink,& cloathes during the said terme. <ref>Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England', Nathaniel B. Shurtleff and David Pulsifer, eds., 12 volumes in 10 (Boston 1855-1861) Volume 1.p. 38 Vol II</ref>#Joseph b. before Feb 1636/7 (ae 6 or 7 in Jan 1642/3 when he was bound out.)
3. Martha b. c 1638 (ae 5 in 14 Jan 1642/3 when bound out.)#Mary Billington b. c 1640 (under 5 in Jan 1642/3 when she was bound out.)
4. Isaac b. c 1644
5. Child, b before 1651 (Bradford counted 8 living children in 1651)
6. Rebecca b. 8 June 1647
7. Dorcas b. c 1650
8. Mercy b. 25 Feb 1651/2

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Christian Penn
about 1607–25 October 1684 (Age 77)
England

The Life Summary of Christian

Christian Penn was born about 1607, in England. She married Francis Eaton before September 1626, in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 25 October 1684, in Middleborough, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 77, and was buried in Middleborough, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America.

Spouse

Francis Billington
Male
1606–1684

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Male

Christian Penn
Female
1607–1684

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Female

Marriage
July 1634
Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America

Children
(8)

Elizabeth Billington
Female
1635–1709

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Female

Joseph Billington
Male
1636–1690

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Male

Martha Billington
Female
1639–1704

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Female

Mary Billington
Female
1640–1717

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Female

Isaac Billington
Male
1644–1709

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Male

Rebecca Billington
Female
1648–1648

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Female

Dorcas Billington
Female
1650–1707

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Female

Mercy Billington
Female
1651–1718

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Female
Spouse

Francis Eaton
Male
1596–1633

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Male

Christian Penn
Female
1607–1684

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Female

Marriage
before September 1626
Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America

Children
(3)

Rachel Eaton
Female
1625–Deceased

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Female

Benjamin Eaton
Male
1627–1712

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Male

Eaton
Male
1629–1651

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Male

Research Notes

Looked at everything at American Ancestors
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• *There is on the marriage page a place to click no spouse. * Check the appropriate certainty and confidence buttons and no middlename if appropriate (it usually will be before 1700).

Biography Section

• Good Bio?
  • Are there sentences with clear sources for the data points?
  • Does the bio agree with the data points?** If a marriage is mentioned in the bio is it also in the Data section?**Inline citations? Space:Inline_Citations_Detailed_Instructions|Help page Inline Citations. If still confused ask.*Good Sources? There are plenty of primary sources for passengers and children and good secondary sources. Ancestry trees, Millenium file, Yates Pub., Find a grave indexes, Find a Grave without stones are not acceptable.*Children list (sourced)? Each profile of a person who had children should have a list of those children at the end, (with some identifying fact). One secondary source for the list is fine. Their profiles will have better sourcing.
  • Are the children attached the ones on the list? Do the facts agree?

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Sources

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:Source list:*Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Marriages: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1990) p. 162 Accessed at Ancestry ($) Text: "Francis Eaton and 3rd Christian ( ), c 1624/25. Christian ( ) Eaton and 2nd Francis Billington, July 1634 (PCR 1:31)" Footnotes: Text His third wife has been identified as Christian Penn.

• Roberts, Gary Boyd; Ancestors of American Presidents. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.
• The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). featured name.subscription site
• FindAGrave.com - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34795930 NO STONE, BURIAL UNKNOWN
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anne_and_the_Little_James