The matriarch of one of America's most troublesome first families, Eleanor Billington also found trouble on her own. In 1636 she was sentenced to sit in the stocks and be whipped for slandering John Doane, an influential leader in the settlement.
The matriarch of one of America's most troublesome first families, Eleanor Billington also found trouble on her own. In 1636 she was sentenced to sit in the stocks and be whipped for slandering John Doane, an influential leader in the settlement.
