Category: DNA-02: Green Men of Maryland
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Is Hertfordshire the Ancestral Homeland of the White Stags or the Green Men?
In my new quest to research the Babb(s) of Hertfordshire, I have so far ingested about 150-years’ worth of records. The peculiar thing that draws my attention is the manifold […]
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Joseph Babb – 1st Maryland Regiment
This record, from the Maryland State Archives shows that a Joseph Babb served in the 1st Maryland Regiment during the American Revolution. He was granted leave to heal from a […]
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The DNA Waiting Game Yields Results
It’s time to jump back into the Green Men of Maryland Babb(s) lineage and realize the results of the tests we placed orders for late last year. Below you will […]
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The Inventory of the Estate of James Babbs of Anne Arundel, MD
An additional document has been located that sheds light on the life of James Babbs (3-3) (1735-1803) top-level member of the Green Men of Maryland Babbs. It is the Inventory […]
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London’s Lady Day Hearth Tax of 1666
Lady Day, also known as the Feast of the Annunciation, is celebrated on March 25th. It commemorates the announcement by the archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would […]
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A New Babbs Patriarch in Town!
I received a record today from the Maryland State Archives that I placed an order for last week. It contains a record of a previously unidentified John Babbs who is […]
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A Self-Healing Tree
Imagine the majestic lineage of the “Green Men” with its tree, standing tall and proud in a serene forest. One day, a powerful storm arrives, and high winds split the […]
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The DNA Waiting Game Gets Focused
As discussed in recent posts, I had taken steps to upgrade the test results of our latest participant and added a new test from a brand-new volunteer. The first of […]
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Searching for Descendants of James Babbs (3-3) & Delila Porter
There is just one remaining branch of the Green Men of Maryland Babbs tree left to explore. That is of the top level family of James Babbs (3-3) b. 1735 […]
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The Maryland Blood Thickens!
On the heels of my last post regarding the Travis Theorem another volunteer from the Green Men of Maryland has come forward and offered to conduct a test to help […]
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The “Travis Theorem” Yields a Result!
Y-DNA has rendered an answer to the Travis Theorem! The results are clear in some respects and not in others. So, before I go into detail, let’s step into the […]
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Putting the Travis Theorem to the Test!
In pursuit of his Theorem, our friend Travis has identified a descendant of the “other” Babbs family that crossed paths in Clay County, Indiana. After conducting extensive research to validate […]
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Greenbury v. Greenberry
I have a curiosity to report. This is one of those things that only I would notice because I’m spent so much time climbing these trees over more than 2 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Lions, and Green Men, and White Stags???
This has got to be one of those, “You’ve got to be kidding me” moments. I’ve previously established that there were indeed Green Men of MD and White Stags of […]
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Lions and Panthers & Green Men! Oh My!
Additional research has revealed something I never expected. I first started this quest trying to find out if it was possible for 2 of the 4 key genetic lineages of […]
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William Lane Babbs – This Changes Everything
Having examined the life of Noah L Babbs (3-2-4) we move to his brother William Lane Babbs (3-2-6) who is also the father of the man we are currently tracking, […]
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William’s brother Noah
Before we continue tracking Alexander #2’s parents, we need to first tell the story of his uncle Noah L Babbs. This is because Noah left a family history that I’ve […]
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Alexander #2?
Now, we move on to the prodigal son we know as the 2nd Alexander, who is the alleged son of James Babbs & Rhoda Dixon. He was born in 1827 […]
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The Tale of Two Alexanders
Listen my children and you shall hear the epic tale of two Alexanders. At issue is an Alexander Babbs who is found in the 1860 Census for Clay County. There […]
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Babbs v Babbs
The epic struggle continues today as we discuss the remaining Babbs of Clay County, IL. We start with Noah and his father William Lane Babbs. Are they Green Men or […]
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Crossroads or Coincidence: Clay County, IL
The Travis Theorem suggests that because two lineages of Babbs (plural) appear to have resided in Clay County, IL that it demonstrates a connection between the two lines. This is […]
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The Travis Theorem
Travis, my copilot for this journey, has a theorem. He believes that he has swiftly found substantive evidence that will link the Maryland Babbs to the VA/NC Babbs. I think […]
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James Babbs – Estate Administration (1807)
While working on a Babbs line today, I inadvertently crossed into the lineage of the Maryland Babbs, which we refer to as the Green Men of Maryland. James lived a […]
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Kenneth Alvin Babb: Extreme Gallantry – Vietnam War Casualty
Having now told the story of one of the two Babb’s who died in Service to their country during the Vietnam War, I found it fitting to do some additional […]
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A new DNA line…sort of
I always get excited when the results from a new DNA test come in. There is always the potential to shake things up. That is certainly the case with the […]
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Announcement: Ian Babb & Jean A. Sargent- Papers now available online
I’m so pleased to present to you the collected papers of Ian Babb. Which are now available online. The 5683 page collection represents the lifetime of research conducted by Ian […]
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Book Announcement: Vol 8: Drunk, Insolent, Disobedient & Babb: The Babbs of Maryland (3)
As I prepared for this volume on the Maryland Babbs, I was struck by a document for Charles Babb (3-1-4) who was court martialed 3 times during his short military […]
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Drunk, Insolent, Disobedient & Babb
It isn’t the first time that these words were used to describe a member of the Babb Family. We have a long line of resisting authority figures and it turns […]