John Billington; Mayflower Passenger, Rebellious Colonist, and America’s First Convicted Murderer

 (c. 1580 – September 1, 1630) John Billington was born around 1580 in England, possibly in Lincolnshire, though little is known about his early life. He married Elinor (sometimes spelled Ellen or Ellinor) and had two sons, John Jr. and Francis. The family came to America aboard the Mayflower in 1620, not as religious Separatists