From THE BOWMAN FILES Mass Society of Mayflower Descendants Vol V At this Court DORCAS BELLINGTON was sentenced to pay five pounds by next July Court to be holden at Plymouth for committing fornification with or to appear at said court and to receive corporal punishment by whipping. Vol VIII pg 137 Find of June Court 1672 DORCAS BILLINGTON was whipped
From The JOHN BILLIMGTON FAMILY GENERATION 3. She undoubtedly had an illigitimate son
and the town took the responsibilty of caring for him.He definitely was not the son of Edward May who she eventually married.. The child's name and identity of the father is not known.The son was probably born in 1672 and was living in Middleboro in 1683/