Category: Unproven Lineages: Sussex
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William Babb (d.1618) Arundel, Sussex, England
Today we survey a new Pedigree, that of William Babb of Arundel in the English County of Sussex. His will is dated 11 Jan 1618 and proved the same month. The line is currently known as Sussex Pedigree (Arundel 1618) and William is likely a cousin of the William whose Coat of Arms is/was located…
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A Babb Coat of Arms!
I’ve stumbled upon a historic reference to a Babb Coat of Arms in St Nicholas Church in Arundel, Sussex, England. While this wouldn’t be the William Babb of Arundel that I discussed previously, it is likely his son or grandson. In this case, Gulielmi (Latin for William) worked in the service of the church and…
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A Gift Born out of Frustration
Being frustrated with my lack of progress on the lineage of Thomas Babb of the Hopewell in London, I turned to something else in a recent post about a family unit in Sussex County, to the Southwest of London. The first family was in a tiny (and I do mean tiny) enclave of South Harting,…
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Our first Sussex Tree (1611)
This is a new one on me. While looking through old Will Index records, I noticed a hit in Sussex, England (97km/60mi Southwest of London along the southern coast. Seeing only a single record I decided to go ahead and follow up on it to knock it off the list. While there are a good…