While checking the burial registers of London I came across some records that pre-date the earliest record of a Babb we had previously by 27 years.
A Joanne Babb was buried at St. Botolph Aldgate in 1593. Only a scant few facts appear in this record of her existence. She was working as a Servant at the time of her death, and the date of her burial is 14 Aug 1593.
St. Botolph Aldgate sits in the modern “City of London” which is far smaller than most would suspect. Its location is just a 15-minute walk to Wapping, where Thomas Babb of the Hopewell found his bride Eleanor Felgate of Wapping.
By Superbfc – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2802188
Note that this is NOT Joane/Joana who married Wichalse. She died at the age of 13
Regardless, this record establishes a Babb presence in the city by 1593. and predates Thomas of the Hopewell. She is a contemporary of Thomas Babb Mariner (1575), but there is no additional information available on her at this time.
This record also helps to establish an earlier Migration timeline that we would have expected previously.