Category: DNA-07: Gryphons of Halberton, Devon, England
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700 Years of Babb History in Devon, England
Having successfully culled through and imported roughly 8,000 Early Babb records from Devon we now have the most complete tree possible given the information available to me at this time. There are a dozen or so books at the Family History Center Library in Salt Lake City that I hope to get at next month…
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Today’s Stop: The HOME OF THE GRYPHONS OF HALBERTON (DNA-07)
The water went flat when I asked it to. I didn’t think to ask for more. –Katherine Hepburn as Eleanor of Aquitaine in “The Lion in Winter”
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Devon Pedigree 8 merges with Devon Pedigree 5
Through the paper trail one of our eagle eyed members noticed a parallel between the two trees and after researching it we have come to understand that John Babb, son of Richard & Sarah (Seaman) Babb is in fact the progenitor of Devon Pedigree 08. Devon Pedigree 05 is also known as the Gryphon’s of…
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Book Announcement: Vol 12: Gryphons of Halberton Devon
Volume 12 of the Babb Unabridged Series is now available! This installment takes a deep look into the 7th Genetically distinct Babb lineage. The book is available for sale using these links to Create Space and also via Amazon. The Gryphons of Halberton, Devon are the 7th DNA-Proven Lineage of Babbs. This 7th DNA-Proven lineage is also known as…
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The Gryphons (of Halberton, Devon, England)
Today I am introducing a previously unknown Babb lineage, which I have deemed the Gryphons. This line was recently DNA proven and becomes the 3rd independent lineage of Babbs in the County of Devon and the 7th overall. As I mentioned in my posts The Somerset Dragons (of Somerset, England), The Falcon Babbs (of Devon,…
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The Document Dump
I’ve been busily at work since my return from England and am nearing the home stretch on the digitization of the collected papers of Ian Babb (pictured). There is a technique used by corporations and politicians alike to dump a large number of documents about an unsavory situation, just before the weekend in hopes that…