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Category: DNA-01: Lions of the Sea (Descendants of Phillip Babb of the Isles of Shoals)
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Meet Phillip’s (1) Ancestors in Highweek, Devon
Welcome to Feudal England! Feudalism was introduced in England in 1066 following the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest12. It changed the way of life for the English people1. Cover Image: By Smalljim – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14246000 The date is 1332 and the King’s aids were making the rounds collecting taxes from the layman…
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Meet Phillip’s (1) Great-Grandfather John Babbe (bef 1467-aft 1548): Founder of Newton Abbot & Bovey Tracey
It’s time to meet the new progenitor of the Lions of the Sea, John Babbe. Let’s talk more about him. History does not appear to have recorded the name of the mother of John’s children, which was common in that timeframe. Let me start by saying that the documentary evidence is scant this far back.…
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Meet Phillip’s (1) Grampa: Thomas Babb (bef 1544-aft 1584) of Newton Abbot, Newfoundland and Points Unknown
The time has come to reveal the next generation of the Lions of the Sea! Let me introduce you to Phillip Babb’s (1) Grampa, who in addition to Phillip’s father Thomas (1577-1620), is also named Thomas Babb (1544-1608). It turns out that Gramps was also a mariner and a landowner in Newton Abbot, Devon. He…
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Meet Phillip’s (1) Father: Thomas Babb, Mariner
Thomas Babb, Mariner (1675) is a man of few documents. His life in the Limehouse/Stepney area is virtually unknown to us. Yet, his will survives and provides some great information for us. The lack of documents could in part be a result of the Great London fire. The Great Fire of London in 1666 destroyed…
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Breakthrough: Phillip Babb (1) of the Isles of Shoals, London Family Revealed
In case you missed it in my last post, we have finally resolved the mystery of Phillip Babb’s ancestry. He is the son of Thomas Babb, Mariner (1575) and brother of Thomas Babb of the Hopewell. I’ve completely updated the notes associated with Phillip and his children to reflect our current understanding of this family…
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The Babb-Plumbley Connection in London: A Tipping Point
Getting back to Elizabeth A.S. Babb’s work titled Babb Families Come to America this entry for Phillip Babb turned my head. Elizabeth would have had no way of knowing how important this testimony of Mary Babbe would prove to be. That is because the record of our Phillip who married Marie Plumlie wasn’t discovered for…
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The Babb-Shapleigh Connection
There is more to learn from this same record that I mentioned in my last post Why did Phillip (1) marry in Dartmouth? In addition to unveiling the Plumlie/Plumleigh history the record also establishes a connection to the Shapleigh family. The Shapleigh/Babb connection in England is well documented. Additionally, the proximity of Phillip Babb (1)…
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Why did Phillip (1) marry in Dartmouth?
I’ve always wondered why there are no other records of Phillip Babb (1) of the Isles of Shoals in Dartmouth, Devon, England. He seems to have appeared and gotten married, but never seems to have made a home there. No records of his children exist or his life afterwards. Today I’ve found the answer to…
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A Watershed Moment!
I’ve been reviewing a self-published work by an Elizabeth A. S. Babb. She was in contact with Ian Henry Babb, my predecessor in the UK. He had several drafts of her work in his collected papers, culminating in a 63-page document that outlines the findings and records she reviewed in her journey. It was self-published…
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Cod, Money and Power: How the Devon Babbs found their way to Newfoundland
Today, I focus on the motivation behind Devon’s connection to the island of Newfoundland in Canada. Today Newfoundland and the peninsula of Labrador have been merged into a single province aptly named Newfoundland and Labrador (NL). The history Newfoundland was discovered by John Cabot in 1497, who had set out to find Asia on a…