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'''Christopher Billopp''' (ca.1638 - 1726) was a captain in the [[British]] [[Royal Navy]] in the seventeeth century who commanded various [[ships of the line]] including the HMS Greenwich in the [[Battle of Bantry Bay]] |
'''Christopher Billopp''' (ca.1638 - 1726) was a captain in the [[British]] [[Royal Navy]] in the seventeeth century who commanded various [[ships of the line]] including the HMS Greenwich in the [[Battle of Bantry Bay]] |
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After his service to the [[British Crown]] he was granted a land patent of 932 acres on [[Staten Island]] in the [[Province of New York|colony of New York]], where he built a stone manor house he named "Bentley Manor", after the name of a small ship he commanded the "Bentley". The house, inherited by his great grandson [[Christopher Billop|Colonel Christopher Billopp]] a British [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalist]] during the [[American Revolution]], was the setting for a failed [[Staten Island Peace Conference|peace conference]] between [[Lord Howe]] and members of the [[Continental Congress]]. His house is now a United States [[National Historic Landmark]] known as the [[Conference House]].<ref>History of Thomas and Anne Billopp Farmar, and Some of their Descendants in America by Charles Farmer Billopp (Hardcover - Sept. 22, 2009)Publisher: BiblioLife Language: English ISBN 1113765771 ISBN 978-1113765772 </ref> |
After his service to the [[British Crown]] he was granted a land patent of 932 acres on [[Staten Island]] in the [[Province of New York|colony of New York]], where he built a stone manor house he named "Bentley Manor", after the name of a small ship he commanded the "Bentley". The house, inherited by his great grandson [[Christopher Billop|Colonel Christopher Billopp]] a British [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalist]] during the [[American Revolution]], was the setting for a failed [[Staten Island Peace Conference|peace conference]] between [[Lord Howe]] and members of the [[Continental Congress]]. His house is now a United States [[National Historic Landmark]] known as the [[Conference House]].<ref>History of Thomas and Anne Billopp Farmar, and Some of their Descendants in America by Charles Farmer Billopp (Hardcover - Sept. 22, 2009)Publisher: BiblioLife Language: English ISBN 1113765771 ISBN 978-1113765772 </ref> |
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==Naval Career== |
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[[File:HMS Victory (1620).jpg|thumb|right|200px|HMS Victory, One of the ships captained by Christopher Billopp]] |
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Billopp served on a variety of Royal Navy ships of the line: |
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*[[HMS Suffolk (1680)|HMS Suffolk]] during the [[Action at Barfleur|Battle of Barfleur]] |
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*[[HMS Ossory (1682)|HMS Ossory]] |
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*[[HMS London (1670)|HMS London]] |
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*[[HMS Greenwich (1666)|HMS Greenwich]] during the [[Battle of Bantry Bay]] |
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*[[HMS Victory (1620)|HMS Victory]] |
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Revision as of 19:53, 21 February 2010
Christopher Billopp (ca.1638 - 1726) was a captain in the British Royal Navy in the seventeeth century who commanded various ships of the line including the HMS Greenwich in the Battle of Bantry Bay After his service to the British Crown he was granted a land patent of 932 acres on Staten Island in the colony of New York, where he built a stone manor house he named "Bentley Manor", after the name of a small ship he commanded the "Bentley". The house, inherited by his great grandson Colonel Christopher Billopp a British Loyalist during the American Revolution, was the setting for a failed peace conference between Lord Howe and members of the Continental Congress. His house is now a United States National Historic Landmark known as the Conference House.[1]
Naval Career
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Billopp served on a variety of Royal Navy ships of the line:
- HMS Suffolk during the Battle of Barfleur
- HMS Ossory
- HMS London
- HMS Greenwich during the Battle of Bantry Bay
- HMS Victory
References
- ^ History of Thomas and Anne Billopp Farmar, and Some of their Descendants in America by Charles Farmer Billopp (Hardcover - Sept. 22, 2009)Publisher: BiblioLife Language: English ISBN 1113765771 ISBN 978-1113765772