Christian Penn (mtDNA)
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Status summary
As of September 26, 2020
- Page created for Christian Penn, wife of (1) Francis Eaton and (2) Francis Billington
- recruitment of individuals who are mtDNA descendants of Christian Penn. Folks who are mtDNA descendants are encouraged to contact Raymond T. Wing (email: wing.genealogist AT gmail DOT com)
Paper Trail
First Generation
Like most women of her period, almost nothing is known about Christian (Christiana) Penn. She is said to have came to New Plimouth Colony aboard the Anne in 1623, then she became the third wife of Mayflower Passenger Francis Eaton about 1624. Francis died sometime in 1633 and she married Francis Billington in July 1634.
Christian and her first husband, Francis Eaton, had three children: Rachel, Benjamin, and a third child, who was called an idiot by Bradford in 1651. Rachel married Joseph Ramsden, but is only known to have had one son, so her mtDNA is currently only found through descendants of her second marriage.
Christian and her second husband, Francis Billington, had nine children; two sons, an infant (sex unknown), and six daughters (Elizabeth, Martha, Mary, Rebecca [died young], Dorcas and Mercy)
Second Generation
Elizabeth Billington was born in Plymouth 10 Jul 1635. She married three times, first to Richard Bullock at Rehoboth on 21 Sep 1660. They had four children before his death (which occurred on 22 Oct 1667): Three sons and a daughter Marcy, who died in infancy. Elizabeth married second, Rehoboth 25 Jun 1673 to Robert Beere (died 28 Mar 1676). They had only one son. Elizabeth's final marriage was about 1679 to Thomas Patey. They had no children and Elizabeth was living as late as 22 Mar 1709/10. In conclusion, there is no mtDNA descendants from Elizabeth Billington.
Martha Billington was born in Plymouth in 1639. She married her step-brother, Samuel Eaton 10 Jun 1660. She died in Rehoboth on 9 Jun 1704. Martha and Samuel had four children: Samuel, Sarah, Mercy and Bethiah.
Mary Billington was born in Plymouth about 1640. She married Rehoboth 20 Jan 1663/4 to Samuel Sabin. She was living as late as 28 Jun 1717 in Rehoboth, when she signed a deed. Samuel & Mary had six children: Israel, Samuel, Sarah, Marcy, and Experience [died young].
Dorcas Billington was born in Plymouth about 1650. She had a son out of wedlocked and was fined and whipped for committing fornication on 7 Jun 1672. She married before 20 May 1686 Edward May. He died at Plymouth 10 Aug 1691, but she was living as late as 1 Aug 1707. By Edward she had at least one son and possibly one daughter. At the present time, it is not known if the presumed daughter exists, and if so, whether she ever married and had children, so there is currently no known mtDNA descendants of Dorcas.
Mercy Billington was born in Plymouth 25 Feb 1651. She married at Rehoboth 27 Jun 1681 to John Martin. Mercy died at Rehoboth 28 Sep 1718. John & Mercy had four children; three sons and daughter, Desire (1684/5-1727, m. Jotham Carpenter).
Third Generation
Sarah Eaton was born Duxbury bef Jan 1663/4[1] and died Plainfield, CT aft 24 Feb 1726.[2] She married about 1685 Philip Bump (later Bumpas) and they had eight children (the first six were recorded in Bristol, but may have been born in Middleborough before the family moved to Bristol. Last two births not recorded): Jemima (7 Jan 1686/7), Samuel (20 Feb 1687/8), Philip (13 Feb 1689/90), Lydia (2 Apr 1692), Mathew (8 Jun 1695), Josiah (9 Apr 1698), Bethia (abt 1700) and Sarah (abt 1702, m. ___ Harris).
Mercy Eaton was born Duxbury about 1665 and died aft 1704.[3] She married Plymouth 7 Jan 1685/6 Samuel Fuller (III) and they had eleven children: Nathaniel (14 Nov 1687), Samuel (30 Aug 1789-18 Apr 1728), William (14 Feb 1691-26 Aug 1692), Seth (30 Aug 1692), Ebenezer (24 Mar 1695), Benjamin (7 Mar 1696), Elizabeth (30 May 1697), John (19 Dec 1698), Jabez (abt 1 Jun 1701), Mercy (3 Oct 1702) and James (27 Feb 1704).
Bethiah Eaton was born Duxbury about 1668 and died before 12 Jan 1735/6.[4] She married Taunton 5 Nov 1691 to Joseph Bassett (II). They had three daughters: Bethiah (25 Dec 1693 apparently never married), Mehitable (22 Jun 1697, married ___ Holloway), and Lydia (25 Apr 1703, m. ___ Phillips).
Mercy Welch was born Rehoboth 8 Mar 1665/6 and died (likely at Plainfield, CT) aft 18 Jun 1728. She married Rehoboth 9 Nov 1683 James Welch (d. Plainfield, CT bef 22 Nov 1726) and they had eight children: John (25 Jun 1685, d. bef 1699), Elizabeth (27 Sep 1688, m. ___ Lawrence), Mercy (1 Mar 1690, m. ___ Spaulding), James (27 Jul 1692), Samuel (15 Oct 1693), Thomas (1 Mar 1694/5), Ebenezer (13 Feb 1696/7) and John (17 Apr 1699)
Sarah Welch was born Rehoboth 10 Aug 1667 and died Windham, CT 9 Mar 1709. She married Rehoboth 1 Jul 1686 John Kingsley and they had seven children: Mary (1 Mar 1687 d. unm. 7 May 1707), Tabitha (22 Sep 1688 m. John Broughton [III]), Sarah (9 Oct 1690 m. [Elder] Ephraim Hicks), Elizabeth (29 Dec 1692 unknown if married), John (26 Feb 1694/), Josiah (18 Jan 1696) and Amos (12 Jan 1697)
Mary Welch was born Rehoboth 4 Mar 1678 and married Nathaniel Cooper. [family still to be researched]
Desire Martin was born 1684/5 and died 1727. She married Jotham Carpenter.
mtDNA Results
To date, no known mtDNA descendants of Christian have come forward and provided their mtDNA results for analysis. Individuals who believe they are mtDNA descendants of Christian (ie persons who believe their mother's mother's mother's etc. mother was Christian) are encouraged to contact Raymond Wing (email wing DOT genealogist AT gmail DOT com) and take a full mtDNA test for analysis.
References and External Links
- Hodge, Harriet W. and Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: vol. 21 Billington General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA. 2001
- Roser, Susan E., Mayflower Passenger References (from contemporary records & scholarly journals) [www.stewartbooks.com Stewart Publishing & Printing], Canada Second edition 2015
- Eaton Family Association
