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Does anyone know if there are any books specifically about John Billington from the Mayflower?

I am a descendant looking for more info. Yes I know his son almost blew up the Mayflower etc. My family comes from Francis Billington. (Slate)


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Have you ever seen this website? If not, you might find out some additional details on the BILLINGTON family. Also, a book where more details can be acquired is listed. Just search on each name of interest at: http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/passenge...

Mayflower genealogy resources...
http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/genealog...

Also, you probably know that you are, also, related to Pres. Garfield....very interesting...
http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/genealog...

As for books, a search at http://worldcat.org for "John Billington" found the following information. Just click on the title to see if it is located in a library near you or perhaps, your local library can borrow it via an inter-library loan procedure:

"John Billington, Friend of Squanto"
by Clyde Robert Bulla; Peter Burchard
Language: English Type: Book : Fiction : Juvenile audience
Publisher: New York, Crowell [1956]

"John Billington"
by Hubert Kinney Shaw; George Ernest Bowman; Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants.
Language: English Type: Book
Publisher: Boston : Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1955.

"John Billington of the Mayflower and his descendants for five generations"
by Harriet Woodbury Hodge; Claude W Barlow; General Society of Mayflower Descendants.
Language: English Type: Book
Publisher: Plymouth, MA : General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1988.