Susannah Babcock

1677 - 1740  (63 years)

• Name	Susannah Babcock
  Born	1677	Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island
  Gender	Female
  _UID	C0743CCF24628E49A59C91FB5E6AB7C9B140
  Died	1740	, , Rhode Island
  Person ID	I1890	Crandall Pember Legacy
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	John Babcock,   b. Abt 1644, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States ,   d. 12 Jun 1685, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island  (Age ~ 41 years)
  Mother	Mary Lawton,   b. Apr 1644, Portsmouth, Newport, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America ,   d. 8 Nov 1711, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Married	1662	Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island
  _UID	C965CA74EFC92744A91F6757B6B319B54C42
  Family ID	F970	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Robert Spencer,   b. 6 Nov 1674, East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island ,   d. 1747/1748  (Age 73 years)
  Married	7 Nov 1723
  _UID	A75B835558F808488E9E6624E6748EB9D183
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2021 16:45:14
  Family ID	F971	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Joseph Reynolds,   b. Abt 1672, North Kingston, Rhode Island ,   d. Apr 1722, Kingston, Rhode Island  (Age ~ 50 years)
  Married	1696
  _UID	F5FB62A7BE7BB74F81B2BA6B2AE8D559D0B6
  Children	1. Elizabeth Reynolds,   b. 21 Apr 1697, N. Kingstown, , RI ,   d. 1773  (Age 75 years)   2. Joseph Reynolds,   b. 22 Mar 1699, N. Kingstown, , RI ,   d. Jan 1760, Exeter, , RI  (Age 60 years)   3. Susannah Reynolds,   b. 21 Dec 1703, N. Kingstown, , RI   4. John Reynolds,   b. 18 Oct 1706, N. Kingstown, , RI ,   d. Aft 1768  (Age > 63 years)   5. George Reynolds,   b. 14 Aug 1708, North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island ,   d. 1781/1782, Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island  (Age 73 years)   6. Deborah Reynolds,   b. 13 Dec 1711, N. Kingstown, , RI   7. Samuel Reynolds,   b. 1714, N. Kingstown, , RI ,   d. Sep 1739, N. Kingstown, , RI  (Age 25 years)   8. Mary Reynolds,   b. 1717
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2021 16:45:14
  Family ID	F967	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The Reynolds Family Association of America 1892-1922 Thirty-First Annual Report compiled by Mrs. Anna C. Rippier, Secretary Historical Collections edited by Marion H. Reynolds, A. B. Page 94 "Susanna Babcock, the wife of Joseph3 Reynolds, was the daughter of John and Mary (Lawton) Babcock. She was born in Westerly, R.I., where her father was one of the first settlers...The name Susannah is given as Ann in the list of John Babcock's children in the Babcock Genealogy. She is there placed as the second child born in 1665, but most likely was born later. About a year and a half after her husband's death Susannah married, on Nov. 7, 1723 [Arnold's 'Vital Recs. of R.I.,' Vol. 5, p.60] Robert Spencer who was then himself a widower and the father of thirteen children..." "Susannah Babcock was descended on her mother's side from George Lawton and Thomas Hazard, both conspicuous in the early history of Portsmouth and Newport." ____________________________ Lamont-Eldredge Family Records Author: Belle Eldredge Lamont Call Number: R929.2 L234 Family records of descendants of William Eldred and Anne (Lumpkin) Eldred who arrived in America in 1647 Bibliographic Information: Lamont, Belle Eldredge. Lamont-Eldredge Family Records. N.p., 1948. 3. John BABCOCK (James ) was born 1644 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. He died 12 Jun 1685 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. THE BABCOCK GENEALOGY, by Stephen Babcock, page 8. Tradition says that John and his wife, Mary, eloped from Newport, settled upon the east bank of the Pawcatuck River, on Massatuxet Cove (now what is now Avondale, town of Westerly RI) with no neighbors but the friendly Indians and that they were not discovered by their parents for several years. Much poetry and romance have been written upon this tradition, but as no history has been found to establish it as a fact, and as authentic records seem clearly to disprove the statement, we must class the elopement story as fiction. John was propounded a freeman of the Colony of Connecticut May 14, 1676, and later was admitted a freemen. John Badcock and his father were members of the Misquamicut Company and went there with the first permanent settlers. At that time John was about eighteen years of age. He received an apportionment of land and the same as other settlers. He settled in Westerly on the banks of the Pawcatuck River, near what is now Avondale, RI, and his oldest son, James, inherited and occupied the homestead. Some of the homestead land was still occupied by descendants of John in 1903.l In 1675 King Philip's War broke out, and most of the pioneers of Westerly were obliged to flee from their homes and take refuge on the island of Rhode Island. By Sept. and Oct. 1676 they had begun to return to their abandoned lands and to rebuild their ruined houses and barns. The indications are that John Babcock and his family remained in their home in Westerly, which was aross the river from Connecticut, and as he could have no protection from Rhode Island sought the protection of Connecticut. From the time of its settlement, Westerly was claimed by both Rhode Island and Connecticut, and Connecticut did not relinquish her claim to the town until 1728. Traditions says that John Volunteered with the Connecticut Militia, which was organized for protection against the Indians; that in King Philip's War he was with the Connecticut Militia in the "Great Swamp Fight", Dec. 19, 1675,m and that his son Elihu was born at that time. After King Philip's War was over, and the white settlers of Westerly had returned to their homes, John Badcock was elected Conservator of the Peace for Westerly, June 12, 1678. He was Deputy from Westerly to the Colonial Legislature in 1682 and 1684. He died intestate (1685) and a will disposing of his estate was made by the Town Council. The inventory of the personal property amounted to 790 pounds and was the largest recorded in the town for many years. By law the oldest son, James, received all the real estate, one half of which he conveyed by deed to his mother. The widow received one third of the personal property, the remaining two thirds being divided equally among the nine younger children. THE ANCESTRY OF THE BABCOCK FAMILY, by Gwendolyn Garland Babcock, San Marino, California, November 1992, page 95. John was a prominent mamber of the Westerly community. In 1669 he was granted the twenty seventh lot in the town, on the banks of the Pawcatuck River in what is now the town of Avondale. When the Babcock Genealogy was written in 1903 there were still Babcock descendants living on the same piece of property where John and Mary's house had stood. Evidently John and his family were among the few inhabitants who stayed in their home in Westerly, and sought protection from the neighboring towns across the river in CT. In the History of Stonington, he is listed as being a member of the CT volunteers in King Philip's War who received bounty land from the Colony. John died intestate and a will disposing of his estate was made by the Town Council, June 25, 1685. The inventory of his property dated June 4, 1685 totaled 790 pounds and was the largest recorded in the town for many years. The number of livestock, forty three steers, thirty three cows, fifty two houses, one hundred sheep and fifty lambs are unusually large for this time in New England. The most unusual entry appears near the end of the inventory, one negger boy valued at 20 pounds, and two injin men and Indian garls valued at 30 pounds. John married Mary LAWTON, daughter of George LAWTON and Elizabeth HAZARD, on 1662 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. Mary was born 1644 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. She died 8 Nov 1711 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. ETHAN & CAROLINE ROWLEY BABCOCK, Compiled by Mark W. Adair, Jr. B. Adair, & Harry N. Craner, Jr., 1967, DAR Library, page 13. She m. 2nd Erasmus Babitt. John and Mary had the following children: + 15 M i Capt. James BABCOCK was born 1663 and died 17 Jan 1736/1737. 16 F ii Ann BABCOCK was born 1665 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. 17 F iii Mary BABCOCK was born 1667 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. + 18 M iv John BABCOCK was born 1669 and died 28 Mar 1746. + 19 M v Job BABCOCK was born 1671 and died 10 Feb 1754/1755. + 20 M vi George BABCOCK was born 1673 and died 1 May 1756. 21 M vii Elihu BABCOCK was born 19 Dec 1673 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. Died unmarried. + 22 M viii Robert BABCOCK was born 1678 and died 27 Aug 1719. + 23 M ix Joseph BABCOCK was born 1681 and died Feb 1740/1741. + 24 M x Col. Oliver BABCOCK was born 1683 and died Oct 1773.