Hon.
John
"Honest John"
Babcock
Born in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of John M. Babcock III
and Mehitable (Sheldon) Babcock
Brother of
Elizabeth (Babcock) Niles, Anna (Babcock) Brown, George Babcock, Dorcas Babcock, Joanna (Babcock) Brown, Lucy (Babcock) Niles, Simon Babcock, Benjamin A Babcock and Lois (Babcock) Hayden
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Benjamin Babcock
Died
at age 73
in Grafton, Rensselaer, New York, United States
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| Created 24 Jun 2015
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Biography
John was the son of John M. Babcock and Mehitable Sheldon.
John was an early settler of Grafton [1] and in 1820 was a representative of his county in the state legislature. He was married to Magdalena (Lany) Wager and had eight recorded children with her. :
- David Babcock 1798 - m. Hannah B.
- Benjamin Babcock 1801-1867
- Catherine Babcock m. Caleb Slade
- John b. July 1806 d. August 3 1809
- John W. Babcock m. Louisa Pierce d. near Janesville, Wisconsin
- Harry Babcock 1809 - m. Catherine Gardner
- Angeline Babcock 1810 m. Benjamin Slade
- Louisa Babcock 1812 - m. Silas Eldred
John Babcock was known as "Honest" John because he manufactured good whiskey. Much more information about his life and his children is at ""Honest" John Babcock of Grafton, Rensselaer County, New York : his Babcock ancestors and descendants" .[2] His Will can be read at genweb. [3]
Sources
- ↑ History of Rensselaer County, page 547
- ↑ "Honest" John Babcock of Grafton, Rensselaer County, New York : his Babcock ancestors and descendants, page or image 8
- ↑ Will of John Babcock
The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Vol 5 and 6, p. 22
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Terry Babcock
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup E-FT216565, FTDNA kit #B906465
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~1.56%
Howard Clewett :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NX8171947 [compare], Ancestry member hclewettfl
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~1.56%
~6.25%
R Adams :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T712520 [compare], FTDNA kit #832936
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~0.78%
Douglass Washburn :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member DouglassWashburn
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Lena Fox :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lfox1965
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~0.78%
Nancy (Beyer) Taylor :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A747161 [compare], Ancestry member NancyBeyer1964
+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch A747161 [compare]
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~0.78%
Linda Clewett :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GG7455194 [compare], Ancestry member dlarsonabq
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