The first execution in New England, North America of John Billington in 1630, hanged for the murder of John Newcomen, fellow passenger on the Mayflower. John Billington, also spelled Billinton, c. 1580 – 1630. Englishman who travelled to the New World on the Mayflower and was one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact.

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The first execution in New England, North America of John Billington in 1630, hanged for the murder of John Newcomen, fellow passenger on the Mayflower. John Billington, also spelled Billinton, c. 1580 – 1630. Englishman who travelled to the New World on the Mayflower and was one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact. From The History of Our Country, published 1899

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