John
BABCOCK
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Born: abt. 1644 in Portsmouth, Providence Plantations
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John married Mary LAWTON abt. 1663 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Mary LAWTON was born November 1646 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA. Mary died 11/8/1711 in Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut). Mary was the child of George LAWTON and Elizabeth HAZARD.
John BABCOCK died 31 December 1684 in Westerly, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations .
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Spouse & Children of John BABCOCK
Mary LAWTONMarriage date: abt. 1663
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Mary LAWTON was the child of George LAWTON and Elizabeth HAZARD
Children of John BABCOCK and Mary LAWTON
James BABCOCKDied: 17 January 1736, Westerly, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Ann (BABCOCK) BARBERDied: abt. 1688, Newport, Rhode Island, Dominion of New England
George BABCOCKDied: 1 May 1756, South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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1663 Birth of ChildJames BABCOCK was born 8 January 1663, Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)
Death — 168431 December 1684
Westerly, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state
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