Category: DNA-01: Subcategory: 1-2 Thomas Babb
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Who is the Real Peter Babb?
The Chancery Court Records of 1821 yield a new perspective of Hampshire County, VA/WV. In addition to the Green Men of Maryland that we have been exploring we find a series of records that shed light on a new intersectionality between the Green Men of Maryland and someone named Peter Babb. The obvious answer wasn’t…
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The Deeds of Hampshire Co, VA/WV
Let’s review the deeds of Hampshire Co, VA/WV. Hampshire County was established in the year 1754 during the French and Indian War. It emerged as the western frontier of the Colony of Virginia. Because Virginia’s route to the upper Ohio River valley passed through Hampshire County, this area became a vital gateway to the developing west. So, it seems only logical that the Babbs of…
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Two William Babbs and a Sarsaparilla
This fun crossover of the Babb lineages happens in The Effingham Democrat (Effingham Co, IL) on 21 Oct 1887, page 5. Effingham County, IL is where William Lane Babbs of the Green Men of Maryland spent his final years. But the man being quoted is William Robert Babb (1-2-3-1-3-3-11) from the Lions of the Sea.…
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Babb Brothers of Princeton, SC (Mystery Solved)
5 years ago, I posted an article relating to a piece of stationary that I had seen on eBay. A family member has recently come forward with information about the owners of this store and has filled in a number of blanks regarding it. I’ve linked to the story below. In the original post I…
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All-Points Bulletin
Correction: This article has been updated to clarify an oversight I made when publishing it. The information was buried in the article, but it wasn’t clear to me and thus it didn’t come through in my post. The Bronze plaque is deceiving. It turns out that the homestead mentioned below isn’t as old as the…
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Jesse Babb – An Enigma Wrapped in a Mystery Shrouded by Slavery (Part 2 of 3)
In part one of this story, we discussed Jesse’s life after slavery and discovered the drama that followed his death. In part two we will work to trace Jesse’s life in bondage. But tracking a former slave back from 1870 is a big challenge. In genealogy circles it is well known that this is the…
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Jesse Babb – An Enigma Wrapped in a Mystery Shrouded by Slavery (Part 1 of 3)
Jesse (aka Jasper) Babb appears in the 1870 & 1880 Census of Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina. He was an elderly Bi-Racial Male who was born in South Carolina about 1814. Jesse has been one of those lost Babbs with no apparent connection back to his life in slavery and the city he chose to…
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Thomas Babb (1-2-2) Homestead – Winchester, VA
Today we are going on a virtual tour of Thomas Babb’s (1-2-2) Homestead in Frederick County, VA. This is the oldest Babb structure in the United States and was built by Phillip’s grandson Thomas Babb Jr. in 1735. It is a splendid home and meticulously maintained by its current owners. Thanks to their generosity we…
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Peter Babb (1-2-1-9-6-2) – Coast to Coast
Today we reprint an article that was published in 2009 regarding Peter Babb and his line of Bottles that are now quite collectible. It was first published here and is written by Eric McQuire of Petaluma, CA. Eric does a fantastic job of explaining Peter’s life and legacy.
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Philip Babb’s (1-2-3) brush with George Washington
While working my way through early Virginia Records, I’ve stumbled upon a coincidence that is just too much fun to ignore. I’ve gotten as far as 1760 as I pull down all the Early Virginia Babb Records I can find and while looking at a purchase of 117 acres of land Philip purchased on the…