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1. William BILLING 1 was born about 1601 in Taunton, Somersetshire, England.
THE GENEALOGY OF SOME OF THE DECENDANTS OF WILLIAMS BILLINGS WHO CAME TO AMERICA IN 1650 AND PERMANENTLY SETTLED AT STONINGTON CT IN 1658, by Frank Billings, page 48.
William, the youngest son of Richard Billing, had by his father's will a house and land in Taunton called Deanes, which passed to his son William, who emigrated to New England, sold it to his brother Ebenezer of Glastonbury in Somersetshire, which Ebenezer, who had a wife, Jane, but no children, by his will dated 1659, bequeathed to his nephew, Ebenezer Billing, son of his brother Joseph Billing Deceased, describing it as formerly belonging to his brother William Billing, then in New England.
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