The Black Sheep of our Wright Pilgrim Ancestors: John, Eleanor and Francis Billington

John Billington(1580-1630)-W792, Eleanor(1582-1643)-W793, and Francis Billington(1606-1684)-W396

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

The Billington's were the trouble makers of the Plymouth colony.  John ended up being hung for murder and his son almost blew up the Mayflower playing with a gun near the power kegs.  My kids actually have a children's book on the pilgrims that mentions this incident.  Francis also discovered what is now called the Billington Sea.  For more info on them, see the Wikipedia article.

John Billington(1580-1630)-W792            9th Great Grandfather

Eleanor(1582-1643)-W793 9th Great Grandmother

Francis Billington(1606-1684)-W396       8th Great Grandfather

Christian Penn(1606-1684)-W397 8th Great Grandmother

Issac Billington(1643-1709)-W198         7th Great Grandfather

Hannah Glass(1651-1698)-W199 7th Great Grandmother

Samuel Warren(1682-1750)-W98           6th Great Grandfather

Eleanor Billington(1675-1752)-W99 6th Great Grandmother

William Reed(1715-1776)-W48               5th Great Grandfather

Sarah Warren(1722-1783)-W49 5th Great Grandmother

Benjamin Reed(1746-1808)-W24             4th Great Grandfather

Abiah Macomber(1746-1809)-W25 4th Great Grandmother

Simeon Reed(1789-1853)-W12                 3rd Great Grandfather

Miranda Morton(1798-1873)-W13 3rd Great Grandmother

Benjamin Franklin Reed(1819-1883)-W6 2nd Great Grandfather

Sarah Wheeler Sanders(1823-1918)-W7 2nd Great Grandmother

David Joy Wright(1851-1908)-W2            Great Grandfather

Jane Caroline Reed(1846-1936)-W3 Great Grandmother

David Sanders Wright(1887-1967)-W1       Grandfather		Florence Edna Smith(1892-1937)-S1 Grandmother

More Wright Pilgrim Acenstors: Thomas Rogers and his son Joseph Rogers(1603-1678)-W410

Thomas Rogers(1581-1621)-W812, W820 and Joseph Rogers(1603-1678)-W410

Thomas and his son, Joseph, were members of the Leiden, Holland Congregation sometimes called the Saints.

See a list of all of the passengers on wikipedia.

Thomas Rogers(1581-1621)-W812, W820   9th Great Grandfather

Alice Cosford(?, ?)-W813 9th Great Grandmother

Joseph Rogers(1603-1678)-W410                8th Great Grandfather

Hannah(?,?)-W411 8th Great Grandmother

John Phinney(1638-1718)-W204             7th Great Grandfather

Mary Rogers(1644-1718)-W205 7th Great Grandmother

Johnathan Phinney(1684-1738)-W102     6th Great Grandfather

Elizabeth(1688-1735)-W103 6th Great Grandmother

John Macomber(1713-1774)-W50             5th Great Grandfather

Elizabeth Phinney(1721-1775)-W51 5th Great Grandmother

Benjamin Reed(1746-1808)-W24             4th Great Grandfather

Abiah Macomber(1746-1809)-W25 4th Great Grandmother

Simeon Reed(1789-1853)-W12                 3rd Great Grandfather

Miranda Morton(1798-1873)-W13 3rd Great Grandmother

Benjamin Franklin Reed(1819-1883)-W6 2nd Great Grandfather

Sarah Wheeler Sanders(1823-1918)-W7 2nd Great Grandmother

David Joy Wright(1851-1908)-W2            Great Grandfather

Jane Caroline Reed(1846-1936)-W3 Great Grandmother

David Sanders Wright(1887-1967)-W1    Grandfather		Florence Edna Smith(1892-1937)-S1 Grandmother

A Wright Pilgrim Ancestor: Thomas Rogers(1581-1621)-W812, W820

Thomas Rogers(1581-1621)-W812, W820

We are actually related to Thomas twice, threw his sons John and Joseph.  My files have a bit of confusion on his wives.  I am presenting what I currently have but will have to do more research to make sure it is accurate.  

Wikipedia article

Thomas Rogers(1581-1621)-W812, W820   9th Great Grandfather

Elizabeth(Elsgen)(1581-1622)-W821 9th Great Grandmother

John Rogers(1614-1691)W406                   8th Great Grandfather

Anne Churchman(1620-1691)-W407 8th Great Grandmother

Nathaniel Williams(1639-1692)-W202       7th Great Grandfather

Elizabeth Rogers(1652-1703)-W203 7th Great Grandmother

John Macomber(1681-1747)-W100           6th Great Grandfather

Elizabeth Williams(1686-1732)-W101 6th Great Grandmother

John Macomber(1713-1774)-W50             5th Great Grandfather

Elizabeth Phinney(1721-1775)-W51 5th Great Grandmother

Benjamin Reed(1746-1808)-W24             4th Great Grandfather

Abiah Macomber(1746-1809)-W25 4th Great Grandmother

Simeon Reed(1789-1853)-W12                 3rd Great Grandfather

Miranda Morton(1798-1873)-W13 3rd Great Grandmother

Benjamin Franklin Reed(1819-1883)-W6 2nd Great Grandfather

Sarah Wheeler Sanders(1823-1918)-W7 2nd Great Grandmother

David Joy Wright(1851-1908)-W2            Great Grandfather

Jane Caroline Reed(1846-1936)-W3 Great Grandmother

David Sanders Wright(1887-1967)-W1    Grandfather		Florence Edna Smith(1892-1937)-S1 Grandmother

A Wright Pilgrim Ancestor: Richard Warren(1580-1628)-W784

With Thanksgiving coming up I have been doing a little bit of research into my pilgrim ancestors on the Wright side.  I haven't come accross any for the Putnam side.  These next few days, I'll be posting about each of them, but I haven't done much research into their lives yet.  So I'm going to cheat and link to the Wikipedia articles on them.  At some point in the future I'll do them up in the same format I have been using for all of the ancestors.
Any of these would qualify us for the Mayflower Society.

Richard Warren (1580-1628)-W784

Wikipedia article

Richard Warren(1580-1628)-W784           9th Great Grandfather

Elizabeth Marsh?(1583-1673)-W785 9th Great Grandmother

Nathaniel Warren(1624-1667)-W392       8th Great Grandfather

Sarah Walker(1622-1700)-W393 8th Great Grandmother

Richard Warren(1646-1696)-W196           7th Great Grandfather

Sarah Torrey(1660-1722)-W197 7th Great Grandmother

Samuel Warren(1682-1750)-W98             6th Great Grandfather

Eleanor Billington(1675-1752)-W99 6th Great Grandmother

William Reed(1715-1776)-W48                 5th Great Grandfather

Sarah Warren(1722-1783)-W49 5th Great Grandmother

Benjamin Reed(1746-1808)-W24               4th Great Grandfather

Abiah Macomber(1746-1809)-W25 4th Great Grandmother

Simeon Reed(1789-1853)-W12                   3rd Great Grandfather

Miranda Morton(1798-1873)-W13 3rd Great Grandmother

Benjamin Franklin Reed(1819-1883)-W6   2nd Great Grandfather

Sarah Wheeler Sanders(1823-1918)-W7 2nd Great Grandmother

David Joy Wright(1851-1908)-W2              Great Grandfather

Jane Caroline Reed(1846-1936)-W3 Great Grandmother

David Sanders Wright(1887-1967)-W1      Grandfather		Florence Edna Smith(1892-1937)-S1 Grandmother

Coppermine River Trip-August 13th, 1975

Coppermine River Trip-August 13th, 1975

Aug 13
Copper Day
Spent day in camp at 1st stream beyond story creek. B.Bond forded the stream.  Others went across river, climbed to the top of sept. mtn. Found caribou remains and wolf rib cage. R.H. found beautiful large lump of Cu on south branch of river.
I walked downstream to 1st creek above Big creek, then up creek 3 miles, then straight back to camp for Cu 7 miles.
Beautiful gravel valley reaches as high as 1700'  high
Found ore veins in creek, lots of malichite, garnite, cupsite, and tons of elemental Cu. Also quartz veins. Found mining dump ea 1000' of borings. Date on newspaper fragment was June 19, '68
Saw 2 small falcons (merlin?)
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Cont from Aug 13
B.H./P.H. caught 4 grailing a 1 togue after supper at stony creek. B.H. killed ptarmigan with stick.
B.B. walked up to rocky creek after supper. Got nice Bornite speciman at top of talus slope. Found 2nd mine dump. 

Coppermine River Trip-August 12th, 1975

Coppermine River Trip-August 12th, 1975

Aug 12
Very Cold, Below freezing at 7:00 am
Cloudy. Strong north wind in our face all day. Eagle.
Stopped at stony creek for lunch
Found two mining claim stakes.
Copper ore _______.
Camped at 1st of two creeks along stony. Hiked up creek - much copper ore at campsite and along creek. Two canoeists from Vancouver caught us here. Left dog at Red Rocks Lake.
Ferried across river and hiked up  to crest after dinner.
Mixed clouds but pleasant in evening.
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Coppermine River Trip-August 11th, 1975

Coppermine River Trip-August 11th, 1975

Aug 11
Stayed entire day at Kendall R.
Snow, rain, strong N. wind.
Temp 40-45 degrees F.
Caught 5 lb L.T. on #6 Hairy May.
R.N. saw caribou
I saw gray "Falcon" on ground 10' away when he landed to watch me.  Tail fan on take-off had mottled gray top. Flew with feathers close spread.
B.B./C.C found dead caribou.
Tremendous fish chowder for lunch. 7.5 lb. togue/Rich Moose mashed potatoes, corn dried milk
Sun finally showed at 8:00 P.M.
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