Jefferson County, NY Pioneers

PIONEER BABCOCK FAMILY

1. JEREMIAH BABCOCK (son of CHRISTOPHER & MEHITABLE (CHALKER) BABCOCK) was born 23 Nov 1766 at Westerly RI. He died 9 Apr 1847 at Champion, Jefferson County NY and was buried at the Old Cemetery at Great Bend. For his revolutionary war service Click here. (The war service file contains many records in alphabetical order.)

He married 5 Jan 1792;
AMY ANGELL/ANGEL who was the daughter of WILLIAM & JERUSHA (POWERS) ANGELL. She was born 4 Apr 1766 at Exeter, Otsego County NY. She died 17 Feb 1835 at Champion, Jefferson County.

Children, BABCOCK:

2. i CHRISTOPHER BABCOCK married SUSAN CRANDALL
3. ii ELIAS BABCOCK married SARAH ANGELL
4. iii JOSHUA ANGELL BABCOCK married LAURA HOLMES
5. iv DRUSILLA M. BABCOCK married JAMES R. PERIGO
6. v JAMES BABCOCK d.y.
7. vi AMBROSE SPENCER BABCOCK married HULDAH BABCOCK
8. vii JAMES BABCOCK d.y.
9. viii JEREMIAH BABCOCK married JULIA FRANCIS
10. ix AMY A. BABCOCK married BENAJAH LEWIS son of ESECK and HANNAH SPRINGER LEWIS
11. x WILLIAM POWERS BABCOCK married ROCKEY/ROXIE LEWIS, daughter of ESECK and HANNAH SPRINGER LEWIS

11. WILLIAM POWERS BABCOCK (son of JEREMIAH & AMY (ANGELL) BABCOCK) was born 2 Sep 1809 at Exeter, Otsego County NY. He died 12 Apr 1875 at Champion, Jefferson County NY.

He married 25 Nov 1830
ROCKEY/ROXIE LEWIS, daughter of ESECK and HANNAH SPRINGER LEWIS. She was born 19 Sep 1807 and died 18 Feb 1893 at Champion, Jefferson County.

Children, BABCOCK:

12. i WILLIAM AUGUSTUS BABCOCK
13. ii ESTHER BABCOCK married E.M. GREENFIELD
14. iii LYSANDER W. BABCOCK
15. iv ELIZUR BABCOCK (twin)
16. v ELIZA BABCOCK (twin)

Submitted by;
Roger Gibbs
39 Oak Hill Road
Concord, NH 03301-8603

Addendum by Roger Gibbs

Jeremiah Babcock Family Bible

Taken from the Jeremiah Babcock Family Bible printed 1814, given to R.S. & M.T. Gibbs May 30, 1970 by Wina Chaufty Tripp.

No. 120

• M Name: Jeremiah Babcock
• b: Nov 23, 1766 Place: Westerly, RI
• d: Apr 9, 1847 Place Champion, NY bur Old Cem. Gt. Bend
• Son of Christopher & Mehitable (Chlker) Babcock
• m: Jan. 5, 1792

No: 121

• F Name: Amy Angell or Angel in Family Bible
• b: Apr 4, 1766 Place: Exeter, NY
• d: Feb 17, 1835 Place: Champion, NY
• Dau. of: William & Jerusha (Powers) Angell

Children

Christopher: b: Oct. 13, 1792, d: Jun 28, 1869, m: Susan Crandall

Elias: b: Aug. 20, 1794, d: Mar 11, 1859, m: Sarah Angell

Joshua Angell: b: Feb 10, 1796 at Hamilton, NY, d: Mar. 23, 1843, m: Laura Holmes

Drusilla M., b: Sep. 2, 1797, m: James R. Perigo

James: b. Feb. 5, 1799, d: Jul. 7, 1801

Ambrose Spencer: b: Dec. 2, 1800, d: Dec. 28, 1891, m: Huldah Babcock

James: b: Feb 24, 1803, d: Mar. 31, 1803

Jeremiah: b: Nov. 9, 1804, d: Apr. 9, 1847, m: Julia Francis

Amy.: b: Nov. 23, 1806, d: Mar 24, 1894, m: Benajah(sic) Lewis

60 William Powers: b: Sep. 2, 1809, at Exeter, NY

No:60

• m: Name: William Powers Babcock
• b: Sep. 2, 1809, place: Exeter, NY
• d: Apr. 12, 1875 Place: Champion
• Son of: Jeremiah & Amy (Angell) Babcock
• m: Nov. 25, 1830

No: 61

• F Name: Rockey, or Roxie Lewis
• b: Sep. 19, 1907 Place:--
• d: Feb 18, 1893 Place: Champion, NY
• Dau. of: Eseck & Hannah (Springer) Lewis

Children

1. William Augustus:b: July 2, 1832, m: E.M. Greenfield and ran the cheese factory in Champion Huddle
2. Ester
3. 30 Lysander W., b: Mar. 17, 1836
4. Elizur
5. Eliza; Twins

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Roger Gibbs

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