James BABCOCK

Male 1612 - 1679  (67 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James BABCOCK was born in 1612; died on 12 Jun 1679.

    Notes:

    Name:
    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.

    Family/Spouse: Sarah ?. Sarah died in 1665. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. John BABCOCK  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1644 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island ; died in 1685.
    2. 3. Job BABCOCK  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1718.
    3. 4. Mary BABCOCK  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1747.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John BABCOCK Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born in 1644 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island ; died in 1685.

    Family/Spouse: Mary LAWTON. Mary died on 8 Nov 1711 in Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. James BABCOCK  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1664; died on 17 Jan 1737.
    2. 6. Oliver BABCOCK  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1673.
    3. 7. Mary BABCOCK  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Rhode Island.
    4. 8. George BABCOCK  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1673; died on 1 May 1756.

  2. 3.  Job BABCOCK Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) died in 1718.

    Family/Spouse: Jane CRANDALL. Jane (daughter of Elder John CRANDALL and Sarah ?) died in 1715. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Sarah BABCOCK  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1677.

  3. 4.  Mary BABCOCK Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) died in 1747.

    Family/Spouse: William CHAMPLIN. William died in 1715. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. William CHAMPLIN  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1749.
    2. 11. Anne CHAMPLIN  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1719.