Nathan Babcock (1726 - 1804)

Born 25 Nov 1726 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Deborah (Stafford) Babcock — married 19 May 1748 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island

Husband of Elizabeth (Brown) Babcock — married 20 May 1764 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 24 Jan 1804 at age 77 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island

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Biography

This profile is part of the Babcock Name Study.

Col. Nathan Babcock. son of Samuel Babcock and Ann Pendelton was born at Westerly, Rhode Island Nov. 25, 1726; and died at Westerly, Jan. 24, 1804. ^[1]

Marriages

1st. Deborah Stafford, of Warwick, b. 1718, d. Nov. 28, 1763; m. May 19, 1748, w/children;

Thomas, b.29 July 1749, m. Sarah Wareman.

Benjamin, b.7 Apr 1751, m. Desire Billings, of Stonington, Feb. 4, 1779. Emigrated to Pa.

Anna, b.9 Nov 1752, m. Rowland Champlain.

Mercy, b. Oct. 12, 1754, d. young.

Samuel, b.22 Mar 1757, m. 22 May 1779, Lucy Wilcox, moved to Brookfield, N. Y.

Nathan, b.19 Jun 1759. He is supposed to have been one of eight men drowned off Point Judith by the upsetting of a boat. They were on their way to join Sullivan's expedition at Newport.

2nd. Elizabeth Brown, of Stonington; d.23 Apr 1779, in her fifty-first year; m. Westerly, 20 May 1764^[2], w/children;

Andrew, b.6 Apr 1765, m. Bathsheba Pendleton.

Jonathan, b.14 Dec 1766, m. Elizabeth Adams.

Elizabeth, b. Westerly, 30 Oct. 1768, m. 21Sep 1801, John Wilbur, of Brookfield, N. Y.

Charles, b.23 Aug 1770, m. Tacy Langworthy.

Deborah, b.16 Aug 1772, m. George Pendleton.

3rd. Nancy (or Anne) Lewis, dau. of Nathaniel Lewis, of Hopkinton; m. Aug. 26, 1779, w/children;

Mercy, 21 Jul 1780

4th. Dorcas Babcock, dau. of David and Dorcas (Brown) Babcock, of S. Kingston, R. I., b.14 Mar 1745, m.6 Feb 1782, w/children;

Nathan, b.30 Oct. 1783, m. Patty Barber.

David, b.16 Aug 1784, m. Fanny Tifft.

Dorcas, b. 20 Apr 1786, d. 1860, m. Nathan Barber, Jr., son of Nathan and Marv (Pendleton) Barber.

Asa, b. 25 Feb 1788.

Col. Nathan Babcock represented Westerly in the Rhode Island General Assembly 1760-1. He was appointed by the General Assembly in May, 1761, Colonel of Kings County Regiment of Militia. (C. R. of R. I., vol. vi.) He was Justice of the Peace in 1755.

Nathan Babcock, son of Samuel, of Westerly, and Deborah Stafford of Warwick were married on 19 May 1748 in Westerly, Rhode Island. The marriage was performed by Elder Joseph Maxson.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Westerly and its Witnesses, page 275
2. ↑ Rhode Island Vital Records, 1636–1850 - Town and Church Records. Washington County, v. 5, page 4-15.
3. ↑ Rhode Island Vital Records, 1636–1850 - Town and Church Records. Washington County, v. 5, page 4-6.

• Babcock, Stephen. Babcock Genealogy (Eaton & Mains, New York, 1903)

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43816031/nathan-babcock