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Aug 4, 2023 · In 1630, Billington was “found guilty of willful murder; by plain and notorious evidence,” wrote Bradford in Of Plymouth Colony, and was hanged for his crime. With that heinous act, Billington...
John Billington. Rebecca Beatrice Brooks January 8, 2013 33 Comments. John Billington was a Mayflower pilgrim, and a signer of the Mayflower Compact, who became America’s first murderer after he shot and killed a fellow colonist in 1630. Billington was born in England about 1582.
JOHN BILLINGTON. ORIGIN: Spalding, Lincolnshire. MIGRATION: 1620 on the Mayflower. FIRST RESIDENCE: Plymouth. ESTATE: In the 1623 Plymouth land division John Billington received three acres as a passenger on the Mayflower [PCR 12:4].
John Billington was the first person to commit a crime in the colony. He had the dubious honor of being the first European to be convicted of murder in this new place. And he was the first to be executed by the state in the New World.
In the summer of 1621, the Plymouth colonists finally had reason for optimism — until 16-year-old John Billington wandered off and got lost in the woods. While we commemorate 1620 as the year of the Mayflower, in 1621 many of the key events occurred that led to the survival and success of Plymouth Colony.
Sep 9, 2012 · The Life and Times of America's First Murderer | Mental Floss. By Matt Soniak | Sep 9, 2012. John Billington isn’t a household name today, but when Englishmen started settling in the New World,...
Nov 20, 2018 · In 1620, pilgrim John Billington crossed the Atlantic Ocean to become the first convicted murderer of the Plymouth colony. When the Mayflower left England in 1620, it carried men, women, and children who sought peace and freedom from religious persecution. They hoped that the New World would offer a new beginning.
