Category: DNA-03: White Stags of of Eastern Virginia & North Carolina
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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 Babb of North Carolina. Andrew has been mentioned on my blog before as his roots were a source of confusion until unveiled by a poem […]
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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 solved about 1-2 years ago as I was working with an Oregon Babb that was trying to solve the riddle of Andrew’s parents. The wild […]
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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 that alluded me 10 years ago. The person only had the name of their Grandfather, which is someone that didn’t appear in the Master Tree, […]
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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 latest results I received from a member who has a strong paper trail inside the Green Men of Maryland Babb lineage. DNA has a way […]
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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 out if he didn’t want it. Thankfully he rescued it from the landfill and found me! Together we were able to track down that this […]
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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 of one of our members I now have the answer and it is a wild trip of who’s who in America. First off, Charles’ middle […]
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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 to make a direct connection to Charles and wanted to share this picture in hopes that someone could help me identify the right Charles Babb. […]
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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 on the Babb Families of England. For those of you who aren’t familiar with his work, he is the English equivalent of Jean A. Sargent, […]