Individual Details
Betsy Smith Merrill
(25 Sep 1782 - )
The court case of 1822 cites that Betsy was married to Henry Billings sometime prior to 1815.
There is a marriage, Rowan Co, NC for Elizabeth Merrill to Henry Billings.
There was a Henry Billings living in Henderson Co TN in 1830 - I don't know if this is possibly the family or not. The apparent spouse was age was age 40-50. In 1830, Betsy would have been 48. The family was still there in 1840 and had aged appropriately. They were not present in 1850.
1850 Census. Black River Twp, Lawrence Co, AR, Hh 313
Michael Billings, 48
Nickey, 25 (second wife - Micca Tennessee Cole)
Children of first wife Amelia Miller: Benjamin Z., 14. Margaret, 6. Lafayette, 10
James, 1
Elizabeth, 67
Mahala, age 3
and
1850 Census. Jefferson Twp, Jackson Co, AR, Hh 16
William M. Billings, 44, b. KY
Mary, 25, b. NC
Elizabeth, 67, b. VA
Their is a baptism, Old Lutheran or Pilgrim Church, Lexington, Davidson Co, NC (then Rowan Co), Michael Billing, 20 Mar 1803, Parents were Heinrich (Henry?) & Elisabeth Billing.
A tree at FamilySearch has a marriage date of 4 Apr 1802 in Wilson Co, TN.
Children are Michael (1803-1859. William M. (1806-1860). Noah P. (1808-1841). MercyAnne, b. 1810. Mary, b. 1813. Elizabeth, b. 1819. Mahala, (1821-1872)
William M. Billings, married Mary Ann Cochran, 10 Oct 1849, Jackson Co, AR. He was dead before 1860.
1860 Census. Jefferson Twp, Jackson, AR, Hh 1368
Mary Billings, 36, b. SC
William, 9. Elizabeth 7. Henry 4. Mary, 2. All born in AR
Events
| Birth | 25 Sep 1782 | Goochland County, Virginia |  | ||
| Baptism | 27 Nov 1784 | Saint James Northam Parish, Goochland County, Virginia |
Families
| Father | William Merrill (1754 - ) |
| Mother | Sarah "Sally" Haden (1758 - ) |
| Sibling | Timothy Merrill (1778 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Margaret Haden "Peggie" Merrill (1780 - ) |
| Sibling | Jenny Merrill ( - ) |
| Sibling | Mary "Polly" Merrill (1785 - 1856) |
| Sibling | Douglas Merrill (1787 - ) |
| Sibling | Samuel Merrill ( - ) |
| Sibling | Seana "Sensy" Merrill (1800 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Edited by W. Mac Jones, The Douglas Register. Detailed record of Births, Marriages, Deaths.....as kept by the Rev. William Douglas, from 1750 to 1797. [Note: Douglas went to Goochland in 1750 but did not start the Registter until 1756.] An Index of Goochland Wills. Notes on the French-Huguenot Refugees who lived in Manakin-Town. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore Reprinted 1985; Original, 1928. c1966) Available online at Ancestry.com by subscription., p.249. .