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I’m heading to Bishops Tawton today to look further into the line of Thomas Babb born 1785, who is an apparent match with Thomas of the line Devon Pedigree (Monkleigh 1785). Thomas is the head of this line, but he named his son Abel, which was a clue that I should look inside the lineage […]
MoreIn Monkleigh we first come across records for the William Babb & Mary Blake family, which are members of DNA-06 Good Shepherds of Hatherleigh. Additionally, we find the family of William Babb & Sarah (Sally) Nancekivell from this same lineage The next cluster of records lands us with Samuel Babb & Mary Shambrook who are […]
MoreToday we will make a sweep through all of the remaining Suburbs of the significant Babb encampments. Batch #1 We start our visit in the lower right quadrant of this map and see Brayford (Outlined on the Edge of Exmoor National Forest), Bishops Nympton, Burrington, Chittlehampton & Swimbridge. The combined towns account for a mere […]
MoreThe locations on this map contain 254 of the remaining 523 records. That is an aweful lot to take in at one time. So, I’ll be breaking it up into several sections to help contain things. Barnstaple has 111 records on its own. I start along the northern coastline visiting Brendon, Lynton and Illfracombe which […]
MoreI packed my virtual backpack and have moved to the areas to the North and East of Exeter. It’s not a big move, but a welcome shift in my mind. You’ll still notice a number of towns that I’ve been talking about in my previous posts on this journey. Much of what happens here will […]
MoreToday I am reviewing the remaining records in the areas that surround Newton Abbot, Exeter and Doddiscombsleigh. There are 8 stops which include Churston Ferrers, Brixham, Wolborough, Coffinswell, Stokeinteignhead, Teigngrace, Ashcombe & Mamhead. Note that Wolborough is actually the Parish that contains Newton Abbot, so those records continued to bolster our knowledge there. The cluster […]
MoreI’ve been growing weary of revisiting areas that I’ve already visited. So, tonight I sat down and entered all of the remaining locations into Bing Maps to see where everything is. This way I won’t miss nearby areas as I document the remaining 614 records. I almost wish I hadn’t done this, but here is […]
MoreOne of the records I’ve examined while conducting my detailed search of Doddiscombsleigh records is the Last Will & Testament of John Babb, Lord of the Manor. His will dated 1697 represents the end of the Babb reign of this Manor House and the associated Town Barton. John’s will clears up a question that I’ve […]
MoreNo trip to Devon is complete without a visit to Doddiscombsleigh. It is the one place in all of England that the Babbs were Lords of the Manor. The Manor house is now in private hands, but everyone is welcome at the Nobody Inn (https://nobodyinn.co.uk), which was the site for Lunch on our trip to […]
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