Billingslea History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Billingslea family

Early History of the Billingslea family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Billingslea research. Another 54 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1551, 1591, 1606, 1618, 1626, 1633, 1637, 1644, 1648, 1661, 1667, 1684, 1709 and 1722 are included under the topic Early Billingslea History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Billingslea Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Billingslea family name include Billingsley, Billingsly, Byllingsley and others.

Early Notables of the Billingslea family

Distinguished members of the family include Sir John Billingsley; and Sir Henry Billingsley (died 1606), Lord Mayor of London and the first translator of Euclid into English. he was the son of Roger Billingsley of Canterbury. "He was admitted a Lady Margaret scholar of St. John's College, Cambridge, in 1551. He is said to have also studied for several years at Oxford, although he never took a degree at either university. " 1Martin Billingsley born in 1591, (fl. 1618-1637), was a writing-master, "as an inscription round his portrait, prefixed to his 'Pens Excellencie,' but where he was born, or of whom...
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Migration of the Billingslea family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Billingslea surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Thomas and William Billingsley who settled in Virginia in 1650; Bold Billingsley settled in Barbados in 1690; Francis Billingsley settled in Virginia in 1735.