BILLINGS Research
Data
Davidson County, Tennessee
Along With Some Surrounding Counites
Michael L. Hebert
Below is a listing of BILLINGS information that I've collected from a number of sources for Davidson County, Tennessee (see listing at bottom). The information on this page is far from complete. If you have any Davidson County BILLINGS data to add to the list or corrections, feel free to contact me (please include your sources ... see Creating Worthwhile Genealogies: Evidence, Sources and Citation).
| Date | Event | Description |
| 29 Sep 1797 | Bill Sale |
William BILLINGS of Davdison County sells to John WHITE a "negro fellow" by the name of George. Testator: William BLACK. Recorded 7 Feb 1799. Will Book 2, Page 142. [source: Davidson County Wills & Inventories Volume One] |
| 21 Dec 1797 | Bill Sale |
William BILLINGS sells to William DIVER a "negro boy" by the name of Sebebin. Testator: Richard BROWN. Recorded 25 Jan 1798. Will Book 2, Page 94. [reference also found in Court Minutes Book C, Page 423] [source: Davidson County Wills & Inventories Volume One] |
| ca Oct 1798 | Inv. Sale |
William BILLIONS among those listed in inventory of sale of estate of Joel PARRISH. Document is undated. Recorded Oct Term 1798. Will Book 2, Page 137. [source: Davidson County Wills & Inventories Volume One] |
| Jan 1799 | Bill Sale |
William BILLINS serves on several juries. Court Minutes Book C, Pages 480. [source: Davidson County Wills & Inventories Volume One] |
| 2 Dec 1800 | Bill Sale |
William GERMAIN sells to Daniel WILLIAMS a "negro boy" by the name of Matt. Testators: John JOHNSTON, William BILLINGS. Recorded 2 Mar 1801. Will Book 2, Page 201. [source: Davidson County Wills & Inventories Volume One] |
| 14 Sep 1801 | Bill Sale |
William BILLINGS sells to James DONLEY a "negro wench" by the name of Sarah and her child Lucy. Testators: Robert THOMPSON and Thomas SPEAKES. Recorded 22 Feb 1802. Will Book 2, Page 227. [source: Davidson County Wills & Inventories Volume One] |
| 28 Oct 1801 | Mar. | Harding BILLENS to Caty HARGROVE(S). Date is lic. issue date. Bondsman: John BIGGARSTAFF. Harding signs with his mark (X). Marriage Book 1, Page 40. [sources: Marriages of Davidson County, Tennessee; scan image of license] |
| 12 Jul 1802 | Court | Arden(?) BILLINGS gives bond for maintenance of child he is alleged to have fathered by Nancy KENNEDY. Court Minutes Book C, Page 480. [source: Tennessee Tidbits] |
| ca Jan 1803 | Inv. Sale |
William BILLINGS among those listed in inventory of sale of estate of James KENNEDY. Document is undated. Recorded Jan Term 1803. Will Book 2, Page 287. [source: Davidson County Wills & Inventories Volume One] |
| ca Sep 1803 | Inv. Sale |
William BILLINGS, James HARTGRAVES among those listed in inventory of sale of estate of John GREER. Francis HARTGRAVES, administrator. Document is undated. Recorded 21 Sep 1803. Will Book 2, Page 317. [source: Davidson County Wills & Inventories Volume One] |
| 2 Feb 1804 | Mar. | John BILLINS to Rebecca BARNS. [mar. in Sumner County, Tenn.] Date may be lic. issue date. Bondsman: Michael ROBERTSON. [sources: 35000 Tennessee Marriage Records and Bonds 1783-1870] |
| ca Mar 1804 | Inv. Sale |
William BILLING among those listed in inventory of sale of estate of Jacob CASSELLMAN. Document is undated. Recorded 29 Mar 1804. Will Book 2, Page 356. [source: Davidson County Wills & Inventories Volume One] |
| 28 Jun 1804 | Mar. | William BUMPASS to Betsy BILLINGS. Date is lic. issue date. Bondsman: Wm. BILLINGS. Marriage Book 1, Page 81. [sources: Marriages of Davidson County, Tennessee; scan image of license] |
| ca Apr 1805 | Inv. Sale |
John BILLINGS, Nathaniel ARMSTRONG, Richard BROWN among those listed in inventory of sale of estate of Greenberry COX. Document is undated. Recorded Apr Term 1805. Page 23. [source: Davidson County Will & Inventories Volume One] |
| 3 Jul 1805 | Mar. | Robert WILLIAMS to Polly BARNES. [mar. in Sumner County, Tenn.] Date may be lic. issue date. Bondsman: John BILLINGS. [sources: 35000 Tennessee Marriage Records and Bonds 1783-1870] |
| 1805 | Tax | 1805 Davidson County, Tenn. Tax List Ardent(?) BILLINGS John BILLINGS William BILLINGS [source: Index to Early Tenn. Tax Lists] |
| 1 Feb 1806 | Court | William BILLINGS named as defendant in "landed suit" with Daniel BROWN as plaintiff. This is mentioned as part of a guardian report by "James MULHERRIN, guardian of Thomas BROWN, Rachael BROWN and Daniel BROWN.... Rachel BROWN received her share of the estate of Martin McMAHAN her husband ...". Page 77. [source: Davidson County Wills & Inventories Volume One] |
| 3 Oct 1806 | Mar. | Elisha E. TURNER to Catey BILLINGS. Date is lic. issue date. Bondsman: John BILLINGS. Marriage Book 1, Page 56. [sources: Marriages of Davidson County, Tennessee; scan image of license] |
| 17 Nov 1806 | Inv. Sale |
William BILLINGS among those listed in inventory of sale of estate of Jesse MULLEN. Recorded Apr Term 1807. Page 158. [source: Davidson County Wills & Inventories Volume One] |
| ca Jan 1807 | Inv. Sale |
William BILLINGS among those listed in inventory of sale of estate of John McMANES. Document is undated. Recorded Jan Term 1807. Page 143. [source: Davidson County Wills & Inventories Volume One] |
| ca Jan 1807 | Note | Note on William BILLINGS listed in inventory of estate of Charles DICKINSON. Document is undated. Recorded Jan Term 1807. Page 148. [source: Davidson County Wills & Inventories Volume One] |
| 7 Dec 1807 | Birth | Lydia BILLINGS, parents not given. [note - 1850 census indicates Lydia was born in TN] [source: William Thomas Welborn Family Bible] |
| 23 Aug 1809 | Sttlmt | William BILLINGS among those listed in settlement of estate of Charles DICKINSON. Recorded 17 Feb 1810. Page 81. [source: Davidson County Wills & Inventories Volume One] |
| ca Nov 1811 | Note | Note on (illegible) BILLIONS [sic] mentioned in report of Willis BARROW, guardian for Richard CROSS. Recorded 28 Nov 1811. Page 162. [source: Davidson County Wills & Inventories Volume One] |
Notes & Comments
William BILLINGS is most likely the son of William BILLINGS of Muhlenberg County, KY. The other BILLINGS that pop up in the records are likely siblings/cousins. William married Nancy BRANDON BROWN, probably around the time he starts appearing in the Davidson County records. William and Nancy and family migrated to Iberville Parish, LA about 1809.
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Sources
35000 Tennessee Marriage Records and Bonds 1783-1870 Volume 1 A-F. Edited by Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr. and Mrs. Ella Lee Sheffield. Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1981.
Davidson County, Tennessee County Court Minutes 1792-1799. By Carol Wells. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1991.
Davidson County, Tennessee Wills & Inventories Volume One 1783-1816. Compiled by Helen C. and Timothy R. Marsh. Greenville, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1990.
Index to Early Tennessee Tax Lists. By Byron & Barbara Sistler. Evanston, IL: 1977.
Marriages of Davidson County, Tennessee 1789-1847. Compiled by Edythe Rucker Whitley. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981.
Tennessee Tidbits 1778-1914 Volume I. By Marjorie Hood Fischer.
William Thomas Welborn Family Bible. Transcription published in The Muhlenberg County Heritage. Vol. 4, No. 4 (Oct., Nov., Dec. 1982), p. 73-75. [Information from and about this source was taken from Jeff Murphy's Muhlenberg County Genealogy Database. I have not actually seen the published transcription.]
Contributors of BILLINGS data:
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