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The Chancery Court Records of 1821 yield a new perspective of Hampshire County, VA/WV. In addition to the Green Men of Maryland that we have been exploring we find a series of records that shed light on a new intersectionality between the Green Men of Maryland and someone named Peter Babb. The obvious answer wasn’t…
Keep readingLet’s review the deeds of Hampshire Co, VA/WV. Hampshire County was established in the year 1754 during the French and Indian War. It emerged as the western frontier of the Colony of Virginia. Because Virginia’s route to the upper Ohio River valley passed through Hampshire County, this area became a vital gateway to the developing west. So, it seems only logical that the Babbs of…
Keep readingThis fun crossover of the Babb lineages happens in The Effingham Democrat (Effingham Co, IL) on 21 Oct 1887, page 5. Effingham County, IL is where William Lane Babbs of the Green Men of Maryland spent his final years. But the man being quoted is William Robert Babb (1-2-3-1-3-3-11) from the Lions of the Sea.…
Keep readingI just want to be clear that I did NOT take this picture. But it came across my Facebook feed and it is so spectacular that I needed to share it with the world. The photos I took do not do justice to what I saw earlier this week. They are grainy and the camera…
Keep readingHaving exhausted the available information in Clay Co, IL, I’m moving forward to the neighboring county of Effingham where William Lane Babbs spent his final years. Checking the local paper an interesting tidbit appears in The Effingham Democrat on 28 Sep 1883, page 8. On the surface it doesn’t seem to be that interesting. It’s…
Keep readingTo all of the Babb(s) in North America, I want to wish you a most joyous eclipse day! This happens to be the very first time in my life that I will be able to view the Totality of a Full Eclipse, as it is passing directly over Dallas, TX, where I make my home.…
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