Category: DNA-03: White Stags of of Eastern Virginia & North Carolina
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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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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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Hiding in Plain Sight
I should have realized this years ago, but while talking to someone about the Avon Dale Babb letter that is up for Auction, he mentioned Charles Harding Babb, who was […]
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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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Avon Dale Babb – Letter May 15, 1918 and so much more!
The 2nd letter, which is really the predecessor to the one I just covered, from Avon Dale Babb to his friend Miss Margaret has come into clearer view! It reveals […]
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Avon Dale Babb – Letter 01 Oct 1918
This item is currently up for auction at Gustafson’s (gustafsons.co) with a starting bid of $200. The letter was written just 41 days before the end of WWI. However, the […]
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An original wartime letter from Avon Dale Babb, dated October 1, 1918, is to be auctioned this Wednesday, September 25th at noon (CST)
I was contacted this evening regarding the sale of a prospective piece of Avon Dale Babb’s (5-6-12-12) legacy that will be auctioned off on 9/25/2024. I have not yet been […]
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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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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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The 1st Discovery
With the help of a new collaboration feature at Ancestry, I have enrolled several of the most active members of The White Stags of VA/NC into a “Family Group”. Today […]
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Set your Compass: Destination Eastern Virginia & North Carolina
Set your sights on the next destination in our collective Babb journey. I’ve spent a good bit of time working my way through England looking for connections through The Lions […]
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Nancy J Babb & the Russian Revolution
Today we visit the replacement passport application of Nancy J. Babb. She is the daughter of Enoch Luther Babb and his wife Judith Babb who were married on 20 Jan […]
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P. Babb – Kecoughtan, Virginia (1710)
This record unveils a Babb that was previously unknown to our tree. We don’t know the full first name, but the record provides a few details about him. On 20 […]
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Kissing Cousins
Today we take a peek into the lives of Enoch Luther Babb and his wife Judith Babb who were married on 20 Jan 1880 in Southampton County, Virginia. Judith was […]
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The Immigrant Ancestor of the Eastern VA/NC Babbs
Today I’d like to kick-off a discussion about the origins of the Eastern Virginia and North Carolina Babbs. Sometime back we found that over time the Eastern VA Babbs migrated […]
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Aside x7
I started the last week trying to help out the Eastern Virginia/North Carolina Babb Research Group (The White Stags) try to make sense of their ancestry. Then, in a quiet […]
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Research Group: NC/VA Babbs
Recently several members from various parts of the North Carolina and Eastern Virginia Babb lineage have gathered via email and are working together to identify the details on the branch […]
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Benjamin Babb (1818-1889) – From Virginia to Tennessee
This book, compiled by Mrs. Robert D. Tice & Miss Jessie Taylor Webb in 1986 provides a window into the life & times of one of the earliest Babbs of […]
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Richard Clark Babb Jr “The Galant” – Vietnam War Casualty
The story can finally be told of the life and death of Richard Clark Babb Jr, who is one of two Babbs who were casualties of the Vietnam War. their […]
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Avon Dale Babb – Mystery Revealed
Back in May I published a story about Avon Dale Babb. There was a mysterious war medal that was sitting on the photo that was in turn photographed. At the […]
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The Trials, Tribulations and Mystery of Avon Dale Babb
This fantastic picture of Avon Dale Babb came to me through one of his descendants. Avon was the son of Andrew Jackson Babb and Grandson of Revolutionary War Hero Christopher […]
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The Ancestry of Andrew Jackson Babb Revealed
A recent query on the Babb Family Association Facebook Group led me to realize that I had never documented the story about how we discovered his heritage. It was first […]
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A Whole New Branch of Eastern Virginia Babbs
While answering a query today that involved a branch that I had labeled as Missing when I completed my canvas of the 1870 US Census, I stumbled into a discovery […]
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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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The Family Bible of Francis Marion Babb
I was contacted by a new member about a Family Bible that he came into possession of following the death of his uncle. He aunt was about to throw it […]
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Charles H. Babb – Aviation Pioneer
Recently, I put out a query for assistance locating a Charles V. Babb who was involved in an article and picture I had come across on eBay. With the help […]
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Charles V. Babb of New York
I’ve got a new Ebay mystery on my hands. This press photo from 1937 lists a Charles V. Babb of Brooklyn, NY as an Aircraft Broker. I am not able […]
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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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The Babb Rosetta Stone Confirmed!!!
Some may recall my post from November 13, 2015 entitled Solving the puzzle of the Babb Rosetta Stone, in which we were testing the theory that the Eastern Virginia Babb […]
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Book Announcement: Vol 7: The Puzzling History of the Babb Families of North Carolina (5) and Eastern Virginia (4) Now available in Print!
Imagine, a friend loans you their lake house for the weekend, while they are traveling out of the country. You show up ready to spend some great leisure time out […]