Category: DNA-03: White Stags of of Eastern Virginia & North Carolina
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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 decades. As I was going through Jean A. Sargent’s notes on the Maryland Babbs the name Greenbury jumped out at me. Cover Photo: Greenbury Point,…
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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 VA/NC in Clay County, IL. However, I’ve run across an unexpected record that muddies the water greatly! Enter, The Lions of the Sea The following…
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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 Babbs in the US to come together in the same county. The place in question was Clay County, IL. I’m several weeks into researching what…
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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, “Alexander #2”. What we already knew The story as we understand it is that William’s father John Babbs (3-2) volunteered with the military in 1776.…
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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 been able to locate (archive.org). Noah L Babbs, lived to the age of 95 and told his story in a local genealogical book for Dearborn…
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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 and is covered in Jean A. Sargent’s work Babb Families of America, pp 460-1. I’ve highlighted key portions from an excerpt of the book that…
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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 is not one, but two claims to Alexander’s ancestral lineage. The struggle is real, and both have their pros and cons. He could be the…
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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 White Stags? Who will prevail? This answer appears to be simple on the surface, but a dark element underlies this story that could throw the…
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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 a gross oversimplification of the theorem, but it is the essence of the idea. Today we start to put that theorem to the test. We…
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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 this is his picture above, but I’m not exactly certain. We are going to put that theory to the test and see where it leads.…