James Babcock (abt. 1641 - 1698)

Born about 1641 in Portsmouth, Washington, Rhode Island

Husband of Jane (Brown) Babcock — married [date unknown] in Of, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 8 Nov 1698 at about age 57 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island

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Biography

JAMES BABCOCK was born about 1641to James Babcock and Sarah Unknown in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. ^[1]

Like his father, James Babcock was a blacksmith and a farmer in Westerly, Rhode Island (now Woodville, Hopkintown [2] ) In those days blacksmithing involved all metal work including that of a locksmith and gunsmith. James smelted his iron from bog ore and iron rich black sand gathered from the sea shore. ^{[2] [3]}

James Babcock married Jane Brown, the daughter of Nicholas Brown. ^[4]

Following the emergency of the First Indian War of 1675-1678 James found himself in a difficult situation when ordered to account for failing to request the inhabitants of Westerly to declare an oath of allegiance to the British Crown. James, with his brothers John and Job did take this oath and went on to hold a succession of responsible positions in the community. ^[5]

In 1708, James and Jane became members of the First Seventh Day Baptist Church of Hopkinton, Rhode island. ^{[6] [7]}

The children of James and Jane Babcock

The children of James and Jane were named in the 1699 inventory of the will of James Babcock ^{[8] [9]}

James whose sons were William & Peter

Sarah who married James Lewis, the son of John Lewis & lived in Exeter Rhode Island.

Jane who married Israel Lewis, brother of James and son of John Lewis (they had a daughter called Jane)

Mary who married George Brown

Hannah who married Roger Larkin

Elizabeth who married David Lewis, also a brother of James and son of John Lewis (they had a son named Elisha)

Sources

1. ↑ In 1670 James Babcock gave a testimony "calling his age 58 years, his son James 29 and his son John 26 years." The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island page: 8 by John Osborne Austin
2. ↑ Babcock, Stephen. Babcock Genealogy Page 2
3. ↑ Narragansett Register description of James Babcock's Iron production business
4. ↑ The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island page: 8 by John Osborne Austin
5. ↑ Babcock, Stephen. Babcock Genealogy Page 2
6. ↑ Babcock, Stephen. Babcock Genealogy Page 7
7. ↑ A Genealogists Guide to Seventh Day Baptists by Shellee A. Morehead,[1]
8. ↑ The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island page: 8 by John Osborne Austin
9. ↑ Babcock, Stephen. Babcock Genealogy Page 8

• https://archive.org/details/fourpapersdelive00west/page/29
• Babcock, Stephen. Babcock Genealogy (New York: Eaton & Mains, 1903) Page 1
• Babcock And Allied Families Author: M.M. Lewis Publication: Brooklyn, New York
• History Of The Town Stonington Author: Richard Anson Wheeler Publication: Press Of The Day Publishing Company, New London, Connecticut, New London, CT,1900
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=butchrose&id=I5440
• New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Publication by C A Torrey.
• BADCOCK, James (1641-1698±) & Jane [BROWN] (-1719); ca 1665?; Westerly, R.I . {Austin: GDRI 8, 28; Babcock 6, 8; Lewis (#9) 4, 48; Babcock Anc. 11, 23, 36; Utah Gen. Mag. 5:20; Reg. 14:23}

See Also

• A Genealogists Guide to Seventh Day Baptists by Shellee A. Morehead, PhD. A summary of the history of Seventh Day Baptists in the United States with explanation of how they differed from other religious groups, and description of their the relevant genealogical records. [3]
• King Philip's War1675–78 - sometimes called the First Indian War, Metacom's War, Metacomet's War, or Metacom's Rebellion This was an armed conflict between American Indian inhabitants of present-day New England and English colonists and their Indian allies. [4]

Acknowledgements

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