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Personal data Eleanor Bradford 

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Household of Eleanor Bradford

(1) She is married to John Billington.

They got married by 1604 at Perhaps Lincolnshire, she was 22 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. John Billington  ± 1604-1627
  2. Francis Billington  1606-1684 


(2) She is married to Gregory Armstron.

They got married bet 14/21 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA.


Notes about Eleanor Bradford

ELLEN [ELEANOR], WIDOW OF JOHN BILLINGTON, SENIOR 14 March 1635-6 : "The placs heerafter menconed were assigned to the severall psons, for their prnt use the yeare 1636, viz..."That Phineas Pratt haue between Fr. Billington and his owne howse. "That widow Billington haue the marsh against her owne grownd, & what is too much for her is for Mr. Done." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 1, p. 39-40. 7 June 1636 : "John Done, yeoman, entreth an acco of slander, & layeth it in an 100 [li], against Helin Billington, widow... "At this Court an action of slander was tried between John Done, plaintiffe, & Helin Billington, defendant, wherein the defend't was cast in fiue pownds starling to the plaintife, and adjudged to be sett in the stocks & be whipt." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 1, p. 41, 42. 7 November 1636 : "At the same time Tristram Clarke appointed to have eight acres of land, fowr in breadth & two in length on the south side, a pocion allotted formerly to Mr John Coombe, between Phineas Pratt & widow Billington. [Remitted because he had land elswhere]"Plymouth Colony Recods, Vol. 1, p. 46. 14 January 1636-7 : "There is graunted this day, by the Court of Assistants, to James Skiffe, tenn acrs of lands, lying next unto the lands graaunted to Triston Clarke, five in length ^ two in breadth, betweene the lands of Phineas Pratt & widdow Billington" Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 1, p. 47 3 August 1637 : "Ellinor Billington of New Plymouth Widdow hath the day and yeare aboue written or and in consideracon of the sume of twenty six pounds and six shillinges, Hath freely and absolutely bargained sould aliened enfeoffed and confirmed vnto Thomas Armitage of the same yeoman All that her Messuage or tennent at Plaine Dealeing together wth all houses edifices & buildings therevnto belonging and the lott of land therevnto lying containeing by estimacon twenty acrees or there abouts bee it more or lesse together wth all pastures commons meaddowes and all & singuler thapprtences therevnto belonging And all her interrest right title clayme & demaund whatsoeu of and into the said pmisss and every part and pcell thereof To haue and to hold the said Messuage lands and prmisss wth all and euery theire appurtenences vnto the said Thomas Armitage his heires and Assignes for euer to the onely pp vse of him the said Thomas Armitage his heires and Assignes for euer." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 12, p. 22. 20 March 1637-8 : "Memorand that Mrs Elinor Billington Widdow the twentyeth day of March Anno Dni 1637 by her deede in writing vnder her hand and seale bearing date the eight day of January 1637 in the thirteenth yeare of the Raigne of or now Souaigne Lord Charles by the grace of God Kind of England Scotland ffranc & Ireland &c Hath giuen graunted enfeoffed and confirmed All and singuler her lands meadowes pastures commons wth all & singuler the apprtences therevnto belonging scituate and being at Playne Dealing together wth all her right title and interrest of and into the said prmisss & every part and pcell thereof All which wth some pvisoes and reservacons appeareth more fully and plainely in the wordes of the deed hereafter following, viz. To all xpian people to whom these prnts shall come Ellinor Billington of New Plymouth Widdow sendeth greeting in the Lord God eulasting Know yee That I the said Elinor for and in consideraon of the naturall loue that I beare vnto ffrancis Billington my naturall sonn and for diuers other good causes and consideracons me thervnto especially mooueing Haue giuen graunted enfeoffed and confirmed, and by these prnts doe giue graunt enfeoffe and confirme vnto the said ffrancis Billington his heires and Assignes foreuer All and singuler those my lands meadowes pastures and comons wth all and singuler thapprtences therevnto belonging scituate lying and being neere Playne Dealeing wthin the gouerment of New Plymouth aforesaid, together wth all my Right title and interrest of and into the said prmisss and euery pte and pcell thereof To haue and to hold the said lands meadowes pastures and commons wth all and singuler the prmisss and their apprtences vnto the said ffrancis Billington is heires and Assignes for euer to the onely pper vse and behoofe of him the said ffrancis Billington his heires and assignes for euer Provided always & reserued vnto me the said Ellinor Billington such a pcell or quantitie of lands out of the prmisses as will make a thousand and a halfe of hills to sett wth Indian corne or sowe wth English graine wthin some pte of the prmisss wch shalbe nfenced during my naturall life if I shall please to use yt And also puided & excepted out of the prmisss a smale pcell of ground to make a garden place & erect a house vpon together wth such a quantitie of land in a new feild as the said Ellinor shall please to be at charge to manure and take in wth the said ffrancis to be hers to use during her naturall life ; Provided lastly that the said ffrancis Billington doe not sell bargaine alliene or assigne the said prmisss or any pte thereof during the life of the said Ellinor wthout her consent and approbacon And the said Ellinor Billington all and singuler the said prmisses and euery pte and pcell thereof vnto the said ffrancis Billington his heires and Assignes and euery of them against all men doth couenant and graunt by these prnts foreu to warrant and defend. In witnesse whereof I the said Ellinor Billington haue herevnto set my hand and Seale the Eight day of January in the Thirteenth yeare of the Raigne of our Souaigne Lord Charles by the grace of God of England Scotland ffrance and Ireland Kinge Defendor of the fayth 1637. "Ellinor Billington her mark. Sealed & deliued in the prsence of Nathaniell Sowther, James Hurst, & Robte Lee." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 12, p. 28-29. 28 August 1638 : "Articles of agreement made and concluded vpon the xxviijth of August 1638 Betweene Gregory Armestrong of thone pty and Ellinor Billington, Widdow, of thother pty concning a marriage to be solempnized betweene the said pties as followeth viz. "In primis it is concluded and agreed vpon betweene the said pties to these prnts and in consideracon of the said Marriage That whereas the said Ellinor hath two Cowes w'ch the said Gregory is pr'sently to enter vpon The said Gregory doth couenant and graunt by these p'rnts That if it please God that he happen to outliue the said Ellinor that then he shall and will at his decease giue two heiffers of a yeare old & advantage a peece to the benefitt of the naturall children of ffrancis Billington the said Ellinors naturall sonn out of the estate that he shall then haue left, and if it happen that the said Gregory dept this life before the said Ellinor that then the estate shalbe at the disposeing of the said Ellinor, except some thinges to his frends at his Death according to his estate at his death. "Itm It is also concluded vpon that the said two heiffers shalbe put forth when they fall to the benefitt of the said children by the ouersight & discretion of the Goun'r and Assistants of New Plymouth for the tyme being Alwayes puided that the said ffrancis Billington haue the vse of them before any other, if he be then liueinge. "Itm it is concluded vpon betweene the said pties And the said Ellinor doth couenant and graunt to and w'th the said Gregory That if hee the said Gregory shall surviue and outliue the said Ellinor that then hee the said Gregory shall enjoy the house they now lieu in and the lands they occupye during his life. Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 12, p. 33-34. "Memorand the fourteenth day of Septembr 1638 That wheras Willm Tench and John Carman did bequeath two acres of lands vnto John Billington deceased Now Ellinor Billington his wyfe and ffrancis Billington his sonn doe acknowledg that for and in consideracon of the sume of foure pounds sterl in hand payd haue freely and absolutely bargained and sould vnto Mr Thom Prince Goun'r the said two acres of land lying on the South side of the second brooke & next to the lnads of Mr Willm Bradford w'th all & singuler the app'rtences therento belonging and all their right title & interrest of & into same & euery pte & pcell thereof To haue and to hold the said two acres of lands w'th their app'rtences vnto the said Thomas Prence his heires and Assignes for euer to the onely pper vse and behoofe of the said Thomas Prence has heires and Assignes foreu. There was one third pt of one of the said acres excepted w'ch was giuen to Mr Bradford & was rateably to be abated for, except Mr Bradford would release the same w'ch he did in consideracon of the bargaine followinge. "Memorand the xxjth of Septemb'r 1638 That Gregory Armestronge Ellinor his now wyfe and ffrancis Billington her naturall sonn doe acknowledge that for and in consideracon of the sume of fourty shilling sterl in hand payd by Mr Willm Bradford as also for that the sd Mr Bradford hath released his interrest vnto them in third pte of an acre of land lately sould to Mr Prince Haue freely & absolutely bargained & sould vnto the said Mr Wm Bradford one acre & a halfe of land lying on the north side of the lands of the said Will'm Bradford vpon the lowest diuision next the water side in the feild on the North side of the Towne of Plymouth together with all their Right title & interrest of and into the same w'th all & singuler thapp'rtencs therevnto belonging To haue & to hold the said acre & half of land w'th all & singuler the app'rtences therevnto belonging vnto the said Willm Bradford his heires & Assignes for euer to the onely pp use and behoofe of the said William Bradford his heires & Assignes foreu'r." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 12, p. 37-38. "1650. Plymouth Regester of Marriages and Burialls... Grigory Armstrong died the fift of Nouember." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 8, p. 11.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Eleanor Bradford

Eleanor Bradford
1582-> 1643

(1) 1604

John Billington
± 1580-1630

John Billington
± 1604-1627
(2) 

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