Job Babcock (abt. 1671 - bef. 1755)

Born about 10 Feb 1671 in Westerly, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Deborah (Reynolds) Babcock — married 1695 in Westerly, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died before 10 Feb 1755 before about age 84 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island

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Biography

This profile is part of the Babcock Name Study.

Job Babcock was born in 1671 at Westerly, Rhode Island,^[1] son of John Babcock and Mary Lawton.

He married Deborah Reynolds at Westerly, Rhode Island about 1695.^[2] Deborah died before Job.^[3]

Children of Job Babcock and Deborah Reynolds

1. Job Babcock, b. Abt 1697; m. (1) Elizabeth Hull, m. (2) Mary
2. Samuel Babcock, b. ; m. Bethiah
3. John Babcock, b. ; m. (1) Sarah Segar; m. (2) Jemima Reynolds
4. Mary Babcock, b. ; m. Stanton.
5. Deborah Babcock, b. ; m. Joseph Hoxie
6. Abigail Babcock b. ; m. John Segar, of South Kingston

The first Town Council of S. Kingston, elected in 1723, consisted of Job Babcock and five others. (N. H. R., vol. vii, p. 241.) In May, 1727, Job Babcock was chosen Deputy from South Kingston to the General Court of Rhode Island. (C. R. of R. I., vol. iv, p. 385.) In June, 1727, he was appointed pro-thonotary. (C. R. of R. I., vol. iv, p. 390.)

"Feb., 1712, in a lawsuit between John Knight and Job Babcock about some Narragansett land, an appeal was allowed to Great Britain." (Potter's Early History of Narragansett, p. 12, also C. R. of R. I., pp. 138, 139.)

"In 1731, Job conveyed to each of his sons. Job, Samuel, and John, certain lands respectively." (S. K. T. R., No. 3.)

Job died at South Kingston, Rhode Island between the date he wrote his will, 23 Aug 1754, and the date of probate of will, 10 Feb 1755. The will of Job Babcock was dated Aug. 23, 1754, proved Feb. 10, 1755, and recorded in Probate Book No. 5, page 7; his wife, Deborah, who died the day Job wrote his will, is not named. Perhaps it was her death and his own illness and old age that prompted him to write his will. Sons mentioned are Job, Samuel, John (executor); daughters mentioned are Mary Stanton, Deborah Hoxie; grandsons, Job son of Samuel, Daniel Stanton, Job son of Job; granddaughter, Isabel Tefft.

Research Notes

• Job Babcock-1384 of Westerly, Rhode Island, was the first cousin of the Job Babcock of this profile; and it is sometimes asserted that he was also born in 1671. However the parents of Job Babcock-1384 were married in 1675, therefore it is highly probable that he was born in 1676, though in some forums he maybe be still noted as born in 1671. As the asserted names, dates, and residences of these two Job Babcocks appear nearly identical, the question arises, "which pieces of historic documentation belongs with which Job Babcock identity? Some pieces of documentation, in isolation could have a 50% probability of belonging to either of these Job Babcocks, hence every piece of documentation evidence assigned to either Job Babcock must be vetted with the additional question, "what evidence is there, that this document should be associated with this particular Job Babcock?

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave - Job Babcock, I : accessed 7 Apr 2018.
2. ↑ Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. Baltimore. 1985. Job Babcock and Deborah Reynolds. p. 29 : accessed 12 Apr 2018.
3. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

   Name: Deborah Reynolds

   Gender: Female

   Birth Place: Wshington, Rhode Island.

   Birth Year: 1675

   Spouse Name: Job Babcock

   Spouse Birth Place: RI

   Spouse Birth Year: 1671

   Marriage Year: 1694

   Marriage State: RI

   Number Pages: 1

• Babcock Genealogy by Babcock, Stephen. (New York: Eaton & Mains, 1903) p: 19.
• Hoxie, Leslie R. The Hoxie Family; Three Centuries in America. Ukiah, OR: Leslie R Ray, 1950. p 13-14. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89066163130?urlappend=%3Bseq=21
• ROBINSON, CAROLINE E. HAZARD FAMILY OF RHODE ISLAND, 1635-1894: Being a Genealogy and History of the Descendants of... Thomas Hazard, with Sketches of the Worthies of Th [S.l.]: FORGOTTEN BOOKS, 2015. pages 6, 14, #16 Mary Lawton.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 January 2021), memorial page for Job Babcock I (1671–10 Feb 1755), Find A Grave: Memorial #82248229; Maintained by Gwen Lockwood (contributor 46613132) Unknown.

Acknowledgements

• Researched by Sara V Mosher
• Thanks to Tayler Mccormick for starting this profile.