James BABCOCK

1612 - 1679  (67 years)

• Name	James BABCOCK  [1]
  	JAMES BABCOCK, born in 1612, who was the progenitor of the Babcock family of Westerly and the region roundabout, first appears in Portsmouth, R.I., in 1642. He held the office of Commissioner from1656 to 1659 and was by occupation a blacksmith and gunsmith. he came to Westerly with his family soon after 1664, after having sold his house and land in Portsmouth to Thomas Fish. During the year 1670 he gave testimony, calling his age 58 years, his son James 29, and his son John 26. [1]
  Birth	1612  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Jun 1679  [1]
  Person ID	I88631	Main Tree
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2022

  
  

  Family	Sarah ?   d. 1665
  Children	+ 1. John BABCOCK,   b. 1644, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island d. 1685 (Age 41 years)  [Birth] + 2. Job BABCOCK   d. 1718  [Birth] + 3. Mary BABCOCK   d. 1747  [Birth]
  Family ID	F36550	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2018

  
  

• Sources

  [S9214] Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut.