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Category: DNA-01: Lions of the Sea (Descendants of Phillip Babb of the Isles of Shoals)
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It’s official: Captain Thomas Babb of the ship “Hopewell” is NOT the father of Phillip Babb (1) of the Isles of Shoals
I’ve often wondered about this mythical man, Captain Thomas Babb of the Hopewell. I had long pinned my hopes that something might arise to prove a connection between him and Phillip (1). I finally stumbled upon some documentation for him in Jean Sargent’s book notes (please remember that there are 40K+ pages of documentation). Why…
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Doctor When? – Phillip’s ancestors in Newfoundland – 1584!
While reviewing Jean’s papers I’ve found a few references to Newfoundland Babbs that take the Newfoundland story back further than I ever imagined. There is a Thomas Babb (of Newton Abbot) that was doing business in Newfoundland as far back as 1584! Because of Y-DNA research, this means that an ancestor of Phillip Babb (1)…
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Thomas Babb of Newton Abbot – The Missing Link?
Proving Phillip Babb’s (1) connection to England may come about through something we call collateral relatives. The idea behind it is that when you can’t find proof of a connection using your ancestor’s paper trail, you extend your search to their relatives, thus opening up your nets to catch more fish. I must admit I’ve…
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The Passing of a Legendary Honorary Babb – Julia Older
It is with great sadness that I announce the death of Julia Older. Many will remember her from her recitation, at the 2011 Babb Family Reunion, of a chapter of her book “This Desired Place: The Isles of Shoals”. I first came across her work while researching that next Babb Family Reunion in 2010. I…
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The American Revolution, Newfoundland, Pirates in Portugal, Waterford, Phillip Babb (1) & Me On My Ear!
It is hard to imagine how all of these stories could convene, but they have! I’ve always assumed that the Newfoundland Babbs were loyal to the Crown and as the American Revolution began, they left America for safer territory in Canada. There is just a single family in Newfoundland, Thomas & Esther Babb who gave…
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Newfoundland Babb – The Origin Story, the Lions of the Sea & Newton Abbot
Continuing my work on the Newfoundland Babbs I perused Archive.org further to see if any additional information was available on Thomas (NL1) & Esther Babb and couldn’t believe my eyes. Thomas was NOT the first Babb in Newfoundland! John Babb was recorded on the Island a full 97 years before Thomas’ earliest record. In 1681…
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What happened after the Babb Brig “Brothers” took the life of Lt. Samuel Babb
In July I penned an article about the sinking of a boat known as “Brothers” that was owned by Samuel Babb and his brother John. There was a loose end that needed to be tied off. I could see that his widow Jane (Tessier) has applied for a widow’s pension due to his service in…
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Thomas Babb (1754-1810) – In His Own Words
This speech, by Thomas Babb, was quoted in The Exeter Flying Post or Trewman’s Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser, on 12 Jun 1806. 216 years have passed! But thanks to the diligent work of the people at Newspapers.com, we are able to read it today. A find like this was virtually unheard of ten years ago and…
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The Final Journey of the Babb Brig “Brothers”
Thanks to one of our eagle-eyed members, we now know more about the final journey of the ship aptly named “Brothers”. This is a continuation of my recent post Thomas Babb: Feoffee of St. Mary’s of Wolborough, Devon (1754-1810) – Babb Unabridged where we saw two brothers (Samuel & John Babb) that were lost along…
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Thomas Babb: Feoffee of St. Mary’s of Wolborough, Devon (1754-1810)
I came across a reference to two memorial plaques at St. Mary’s Church in Wolborough, which happens to be in the Parish of Newton Abbot. I sent off for photos of them from the Church Office and received these two images. They hold a place of honor on the wall of the church and are…