This is from THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA, by Futhey and Cope Thomas BABB married Bathsheba Hussey, dau of John Hussey, near New Castle, prior to 1700, and lived in Brandywine Hundred. In 1713 his wife died, leaving several children, and he married again 3-25-1720 3-25-1720, Elizabeth Conway Booth, a widow, of MIddletown twp. Elizabeth Connaway/Conway was the daughter of Mary Hollingsworth and her first husband Thomas Connaway. (the following is fromIMMIGRATION OF THE IRISH QUAKERS INTO PA 1682-1750 , by Myers.) Mary was born 1MO 25, 1656, at Belleniskcrannell and married 4 MO 28, 1682 at Parish of Segoe, County Armagh. Thomas Conway was of the Parish of LIsburn, county Antrim. They came to Delaware with her father in 1682, and settled near him in New Castle County. Thomas Connaway died 11 Mo 30, 1688-9 and his widow married Randal Malin. Thomas Babb Jr, married Sarah ? ca 1729, and moved to VA. Peter Babb, son of Thomas settled in West Caln ca 1725, and married 11-22-1728, Mary Lewis daughter of Evan and Ann, of that township. Is my face red or WHAT! I was looking in Ohio MMs for Babbs, and looked at the Hopewell MM there, instead of VA....they ARE, of course, in the Va Hopewell MM records, with the first mention 1736, Thomas Babb Jr - Hopewell MM by Kennett MM. S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Genealogy Addict" <genealogyaddict@adelphia.net> To: "Sandra Ferguson" <ferg@ntelos.net>; <OHJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 6:37 PM Subject: Re: [OHJEFFER] Babb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers/hopewell.htm > > This page shows Thomas Babb, grandfather of Peter Babb as being one of the > "Fathers of the First Quaker Colony in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia" > > He is also mentioned as such on page 357 of the Encyclopedia of Quaker > Genealogy, Vol VI > > Also in that volume on page 362 are several Babb listings. > > These are listed in a section called "Hopewell Monthly Meeting". > > Thomas Babb was a pioneer of Frederick County, Virginia and his home near > Winchester still stands. (At least it did the last time I read about it.) > > From BABB FAMILIES OF AMERICA by Jean A. Sargent, page 49: > > In Nov 1735 THOMAS (2) received a Patent to 600 acres of land on Applepie > Ridge in Frederick Co., VA, near Winchester. Under the conditions of the > Patent, the land had to be occupied, three acres of every fifty cleared and > cultivated, and certain yearly payments made to an agent of the King. > THOMAS (2) chose his sons THOMAS, JR. and PHILIP to carry out the provisions > of the Patent. > > "Thomas (3) was a Quaker, as was his father, and on 3, 1, 1736 his > certificate of Membership was transferred from the Kennett Monthly Meeting > to the Hopewell MM, of which THOMAS was one of the founding fathers." > > The latter Thomas was my husband's 5th Great Grandfather. > > He lived in New Castle County, Delaware - then in Bethel Twp. in Chester > County, Pennsylvania - then apparently to Frederick County, Virginia. Then > with the patent, he moved to Ohio. > > Donna > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sandra Ferguson" <ferg@ntelos.net> > To: "Genealogy Addict" <genealogyaddict@adelphia.net> > Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 2:15 PM > Subject: Re: [OHJEFFER] Babb, Norris, Lewis, Balderston, Oxley > > > > I have many Hopewell MM records, and many for various Ohio MMs...none > > contain the name Babb....would there have been another spelling? > > > > S. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Genealogy Addict" <genealogyaddict@adelphia.net> > > To: <OHJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 11:46 AM > > Subject: [OHJEFFER] Babb, Norris, Lewis, Balderston, Oxley > > > > > > > I'm primarily researching Peter BABB in Jefferson County, Ohio. He was > > born > > > 1769 in Frederick County, Virginia. He was a Quaker and his family had > > > moved from various places in the NE and then to Virginia - involved with > > the > > > Hopewell Friends Church there. Peter married Jane BELL and children > > > include: > > > > > > Elenor married to Eli OXLEY*/+ > > > Mary married to Isaac RIDDLE* > > > Elizabeth married to Jonathan BALDERSTON*/+ > > > John married to Sarah TOLAND* > > > Jane married to John DILLON > > > Jacob married to Nancy Ann ROGERS > > > > > > Jane died in 1817 and Peter married Elizabeth NORRIS - daughter of > Thomas > > > and Elizabeth - Brick Wall on her line! Would love to know more about > her > > > and her family! > > > > > > Children of Peter and Elizabeth include: > > > > > > Aaron married to Martha LEWIS*/+ > > > Sarah married to Joshua WILEMAN (sp?) * > > > > > > An * indicates that there is a marriage record. An */+ means there is a > > > marriage record plus I have additional info on the line. > > > > > > My husband descends from Aaron and Martha. The families involved were > in > > > both Jefferson and Belmont County - primarily in Belmont County. > > > > > > Peter and Jane are both buried in Short Creek Cemetery in Jefferson > > County. > > > > > > Donna > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >