Sarah (Bibber) Babbidge (abt. 1738 - 1767)

Ancestors

Wife of Courtney Babbidge Sr. — married 2 Dec 1755 in North Yarmouth, Maine

Descendants

Died 11 Feb 1767 at about age 29 in Bailey's Island, Maine

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Biography

m., 2 Dec 1755, Sarah Bibber, dau of James, bap. Aug. 1. 1756 (p.665); PAGE 872 Noted; adult baptism, prior to children receiving baptism?

Old Times: A Magazine Devoted to the Preservation and Publication of Documents Relating to the Early History of North Yarmouth, Maine, Volumes 5-6 Augustus W. Corliss, 1881 - Cumberland Center (Me.)

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Research Notes

Note: Bibber Info. From Maine Records.....

Posted by: melissa Date: January 02, 2000 at 08:57:30 :: of 433

a very dear friend that just got back from Maine was kind enough to do these look-ups while there and so I thought I would share them here as they might help others.

 :: From the Harpswell Town Hall records: :: BIRTHS: children of Courtney BABBIDGE/Sarah BIBBER (daug of James BIBBER)

Sarah b. Dec. 20, 1756 born in N. Yarmouth

William b. May 22, 1758 born Harpswell

Stephen b. March 3, 1760 Harpswell

Courtney, Jr. b. Oct. 17, 1761 Harpswell

Betty b. Sept. 18, 1763 Harpswell

Susanna Bibber b. Apr.2, 1766 Harpswell

 :: Sarah wife of Courtney died Feb. 16, 1767 & :: son William Bibber died Feb. 16, 1767, she and her son died while crossing on the ice (they fell through the ice and drowned) from Orr's Island to the neck near the late Shuball Merriman's shore and were buried on Merriman's land) [See Image_Map]

MARRIAGES/INTENTIONS:

William BABBIDGE / Rebecca BIBBER Nov. 14, 1758

Charles BIBBER / Susan WEBBER July 1, 1843

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From the Cumberland Town Hall records:

MARRIAGES:

Daniel JOHNSON / Hannah BIBBER Dec. 3, 1752 by Rev. Nicholas Loring

Jacob JOHNSON / Abigail BIBBER Dec. 17, 1752

by Rev. Nicholas Loring

Courtney BABBIDGE /Sarah BIBBER Dec. 2, 1755

by Rev. Nicholas Loring

Joseph N. BIBBER of Harpswell / Clara CURIT of Cumberland Dec. 17, 1857 by Rev. Isaac Weston

Capt. Greenleaf BIBBER / Mary McFARLAND July 5, 1857 both of Falmouth, ME by Jesse Stone

Eugene C. BIBBER of Harpswell / Edith J. WEBBER of Cumberland Feb. 9, 1890

In the Bibber genealogy I have by Rev. Sinnett done in 1922 it says that James 1 Bibber was born abt. 1706 and married Abigail Drew but does not give a date. It says he came to America in 1724 or 1725 which would make him 18 or 19 years old at that time. It then goes on to say that after 1725 he went back to the Isle of Jersey from where he came, and then Again returned to America when he was about 22 years old, which would mean he came back around 1729. It says James 1 died in 1773, Harpswell, ME. Someone else told me that Abigail Drew was born in 1714 Dover, NH and she died 1783 in Harpswell, ME. The puzzling parts to me are the "guess-timate" birthdates of their children. It says in this genealogy that James 2 Bibber was b. about 1757 on Bustins Island, ME, and then goes on to list a sister of his Sarah Bibber as having married Courtney Babbidge on Dec. 2, 1755. Well, if sister Sarah married in 1755, two years before her brother James 2 was even born, this says that Sarah was born somewhere around 1735. It also states that Sarah & Courtney's first children were born in the years 1756, 1758, 1760 etc....

Here is some info from the immigrant James Bibber's line.

James Bibber b. July 1706 Isle of Jersey (Garsey) English Chanel d. 1773 Harpswell, Maine, married Abigail Drew daughter of John Drew an old well established New England family. Abigail b.? in Dover, NH and died 1783 in Harpswell, ME. Their children were: Lemuel Bibber b. abt. 1755 m. Nov. 4, 1773 Ruth Bailey. Lemuel died ? at Haskell Island, Harpswell, ME.

James Bibber, Jr. b. abt. 1757 Chebeague Island, ME m. Apr. 18, 1777 to Joanna Bailey (sister of Ruth Bailey mentioned above) James died aft. 1842 Bustins Island, Casco Bay, ME.

Abigail (Nabby) Bibber b. abt. 1747 m. Jacob Johnson Dec. 17, 1752 in Harpswell, ME she died April 20, 1813.

Rebecca Bibber b. ? m. Dec. 7, 1758 William Babbidge

Susanna Bibber b. ? married May 5, 1769 Ezra Curtis

Anna Bibber b. Jan 25, 1754 Harpswell, ME m. Nov. 12, 1772 1st Joseph Woodworth and 2nd Daniel Webber. Anna died July 30, 1830

Sarah Bibber (others have her listed as Sally) b. ? married Dec. 2, 1755 Courtney Babbidge. Sarah drowned at Bailey's Island, ME while crossing the ice from a nearby store. Apparently she fell through the ice.

Hannah Bibber b. ? m. Dec. 3, 1751 Daniel Johnson.

Elizabeth Bibber b. ? m. Feb. 2, 1777 to Jacob Curtis.

These are not confirmed dates and names. Please do your own research for confirmation of these.

birthdate for Abigail Drew, June 21, 1714 in dover, NH.

Sources

• Marriage Record_Marriages at North Yarmouth, Vital records, 1720-1891; Cumberland (Maine). Town Clerk, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSMQ-KSG2-6

1. ↑ Bibber-11 was created by Joan Kelly through the import of Kelly McCrea Borgquist Fryer 2.ged on Sep 18, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.