Zebulon Babson (1750 - 1784)

Born 10 Dec 1750 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Allen) Babson — married 6 May 1775 in Gloucester , Essex , Massachusetts

Died 1784 at about age 33 in At Sea

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Biography

Captain Zebulon Babson served with Massachusetts during the American Revolution.

Zebulon was born in 1750. He was the son of Solomon Babson and Elizabeth Parsons. He passed away in 1784. ZEBULON5 BABSON (SOLOMON4, JOHN3, RICHARD2, JAMES1) was born December 10, 1750 in Gloucester, Mass., and died 1784 in At Sea. He married MARY ALLEN 1775 in Gloucester, Mass.. She was born October 14, 1751 in Gloucester, Mass., and died February 13, 1818 in Gloucester, Mass..

29 Dec 1781 Boston, petition signed by John Babson and other that Zebulon be commissioned commanded of the privateer "Diamond." Granted 30 Dec 1781. Captain - list of prisoners returned in exchanged for prisoners sent to New York. ^[1]

Children of ZEBULON BABSON and MARY ALLEN are:

1. MARY6 BABSON, b. February 11, 1776, Gloucester, Mass.; d. September 23, 1855, Gloucester, Mass..
2. ELIZABETH BABSON, b. February 12, 1778, Gloucester, Mass.; d. October 24, 1858, Gloucester, Mass..
3. HARRIET BABSON, b. November 26, 1781, Gloucester, Mass.; d. November 07, 1823, Gloucester, Mass..
4. ZEBULON BABSON, b. September 10, 1784, Gloucester, Mass.; d. December 07, 1865, Scarboro, Me..

Gloucester records indicate Mary Allen was the daughter of Joseph Allen Jr. and Mary Plumer, b. 1723, daughter of David and Ann Plumer recorded in Gloucester records^[2]

Christening (17 Dec 1749/1750) Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts.

Military Service (29 Dec 1781) Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Military Service Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Sources

1. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-MMKJ : 18 March 2018), Zebulon Babson, 29 Dec 1781; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711081.
2. ↑ http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/cBirthsP.shtml' - The Essex Antiquarian, Volume 5 edited by Sidney Perley p.5

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 01 May 2020, 10:11), entry for Zebulon Babson(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KCD8-QVH); contributed by various users.
• https://www.tremontmainehistory.us/babson?rq=Rich