Category: DNA-03: White Stags of of Eastern Virginia & North Carolina
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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 1880 in Southampton County, Virginia who were featured recently in an article by the title “Kissing Cousins”. Nancy’s application is anything but normal. In a…
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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 Aug 1710 P. Babb provided an account of the defects of the ship “Deptford”, that was captained by a Tancred Robinson, on what was lacking…
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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 born in 1854 on the Isle of Wight, Virginia to John Henry and Martha Ann (Edwards) Babb. Their line traces all the way back up…
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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 south into North Carolina. My predecessor Jean touched on a number of the documents that I’m not looking into with fresh eyes through the lens…
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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 moment, I was sucked in by an email from a cousin in England regarding a Babb family in Ireland. While researching that, I came across…
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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 that have eluded many a researcher for decades. At the Babb Family Association, we refer to the group collectively as the White Stags. The creature…
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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 Eastern Virginia & North Carolina, which we commonly refer to as The White Stags, to recognize their English heritage. It is provided here courtesy 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 names are encapsulated on the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, DC. I first came across this story in 2014 at the dawn of this blog…
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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 time of the post, I had no idea what branch of service it belonged. I just could see the Crown atop the medal and theorized…
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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…