William Babson (1749 - 1831)

Born 5 Sep 1749 in Gloucester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Rogers) Babson — married 17 Apr 1777 in Gloucester, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 30 Dec 1831 at age 82 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Lieutenant William Babson served with Massachusetts Navy during the American Revolution.

William Babson is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A004309.

William Babson was born on 5 Sep 1749,^[1][2] four months after the death of his father, William Babson, at sea. William was a sea captain, and resided in Annisquam Parish of Gloucester, Massachusetts Bay Colony. ^[3]

During the American Revolution, William served as 2nd Lieutenant aboard the privateer Civil Usage.^[4]

William died 30 December 1831, at age 83, in Charlestown, Massachusetts.^[5]

Research Notes

The marriage record for William states he married Mrs. Nancy Rogers, and it was her second marriage. The children's birth records state the mother is Nancy. Needs more research, but I don't believe Ann Rogers is his wife.^[6][7]

William Babson and Mrs .Nancy Rogers marriage record

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988; Birth Ancestry Record 2495 #5765801
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZY-9BB : 15 January 2020), William Bapson, 1749.
3. ↑ Chamberlain, George Walter, 1859-1939; The Babson genealogy : 1637-1930; Wellesley Hills, Mass. : Babson institute; 1934; https://archive.org/details/babsongenealogy100cham/page/16/mode/2up?q=william
4. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-D5SG : 1 March 2021), William Babson, 28 Mar 1778; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711081.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Deaths Index, ca. 1640-1961", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1Y-QYL : 23 October 2020), William Babson, 1831.
6. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #80329561 (accessed 12 May 2022)
   Capt William Babson marriage to Nancy Rogers on 17 Apr 1777 in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
7. ↑ Chamberlain, George Walter, 1859-1939; The Babson genealogy : 1637-1930; Wellesley Hills, Mass. : Babson institute; 1934; page 25-26 https://archive.org/details/babsongenealogy100cham/page/24/mode/2up?q=william

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of William Babson", Ancestor # A004309.

• Finney-MacDougal, Catherine; The Babson Genealogy 1637-1977 Descendants of Isabel Babson who arrived at Salem, Massachusetts in 1637 (Eaton Press, Watertown, Massachusetts, 1978);p. 33

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZZR-Y3K : 4 December 2014), William Babson in entry for Anna Babson, 11 Jan 1778; citing GLOUCESTER,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823641 V. 1-2.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZZT-BJR : 4 December 2014), William Babson in entry for William Babson, 07 Jun 1779; citing GLOUCESTER,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823641 V. 1-2.

• "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FH1Y-QYL : 10 December 2014), William Babson, 30 Dec 1831; citing Charlestown, , Massachusetts, reference v 1 p 467; FHL microfilm 864,859.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 April 2019), memorial page for Capt William Babson (5 Sep 1749–30 Dec 1831), Find A Grave: Memorial #103817339, ; Maintained by Nareen, et al (contributor 46613568) Non-Cemetery Burial.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZZY-9BB : 4 December 2014), William Bapson, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0823641 V. 1-2.

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 1, p. 397

See Also

• The Babson genealogy, 1637-1930, by George Walter Chamberlain.