American AcornsJepthah Preston Billingsley
1780–1863 · Male · died at 82 or 83
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Jepthah Preston Billingsley1780–1863Anna Miriah "Miriam" Randolph1786–1863WifeAgnes P. Brittonborn c. 1810Wife
Family
Parents
- Mother: Mary K. Griffith 1753–1838
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Wife: Anna Miriah "Miriam" Randolph 1786–1863 Unconfirmed evidence: show why
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- Son: William Buck Billingsley 1813–1889
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Wife: Agnes P. Britton born c. 1810 Confirmed evidence: show why
Why: Williamson County's marriage license and the justice's return of 11 August 1856 record 'Mr. Jeptha Billingsley & Mrs. Agnes P. Britton', and the 1860 census household lists Jeptha with Agnes.
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Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined.
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Why: Williamson County's marriage license and the justice's return of 11 August 1856 record 'Mr. Jeptha Billingsley & Mrs. Agnes P. Britton', and the 1860 census household lists Jeptha with Agnes.
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Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined.
Life events
| Born | 1780, Onslow County, North Carolina, USA Unconfirmed evidence: show why |
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| Died | 25 OCT 1863, Cedar Creek, Bastrop, Texas, United States Unconfirmed evidence: show why |
| Residence | Occupation: Farmer, 1850, Bastrop, Bastrop, Texas, USA |
| Marriage | 11 AUG 1856, Williamson County, Texas, USA, with Agnes P. Britton born c. 1810 |
| Marriage | 11 Aug 1856, Williamson County, Texas, with Agnes P. Britton born c. 1810 Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: The county clerk's license and the justice of the peace's certificate of the ceremony the same day (document 18560021). Records: Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined. |
| Residence | Occupation: Farmer, 1860, Pond Spring, Williamson, Texas, USA |
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1850 census, Bastrop County, Texas: Jeptha Billingsly, 70, farmer, real estate 1,000, born Tennessee, with Miriam, 64 (lines 37-38).1850 · sheet p. 196a
1850 slave schedule, Bastrop County, Texas: eleven enslaved people, reported here by age and sex (the schedule records no personal names), under the owner Jeptha Billingsly (lines 12-22): males aged 36, 18, 17, 16, 14 and 9; females aged 30, 14, 5, 3 and 2.9 Oct 1850 · lines 12-22
Williamson County, Texas: licence to marry Mr. Jeptha Billingsley and Mrs. Agnes P. Britton, issued and solemnized 11 August 1856 (Franklin Johnston, J.P.), a clerk's certified copy.11 Aug 1856 · leaf 153
1860 census, Williamson County, Texas: Jeptha Billingsly, 77, farmer, real estate 3,000, personal estate 1,500, born Tennessee; Agnes, 50, born Kentucky; and three younger household members (lines 5-9).1860 · page 274
1860 slave schedule, Williamson County, Texas: one enslaved person, a male aged 16 (reported here by age and sex; the schedule records no personal name), listed under the owner Jeptha Billingsly (line 16).1860 · line 16
Enlarged old photograph of a bearded man in a dark hat, labelled in the family tree as Jepthah Preston Billingsley (1780-1863). Low resolution.photograph
Photos & documents
Sources
- Williamson County Clerk's Office, Georgetown, Texas, marriage license and certificate, Jeptha Billingsley and Mrs. Agnes P. Britton, 11 Aug. 1856, leaf 153, doc. no. 18560021 (Ancestry, "Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"); Harry Alexander Davis, The Billingsley Family in America, Part I (1936), printed p. 167 Birth, marriage and death records Citation only Birth, Marriage
- 1850 U.S. census, Bastrop, Texas, p. 196a, dwelling 377, family 397, lines 37-38 (Jeptha Billingsly, 70, farmer, b. Tenn.; Miriam, 64); NARA M432, roll 908; Ancestry image 4191102-00196 Census Citation only Residence
- 1860 U.S. census, Williamson Division, Williamson, Texas, Pond Spring P.O., p. 274, dwelling 197, family 204, lines 5-9 (enumerated July 1860; Ancestry indexes the head as "Sophia Billingsley"); NARA M653, roll 1308; Ancestry image 4297450_00094 Census Citation only Residence
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