HISTORY OF STONINGTON CT, by Wheeler, page 248.
In 1991 my grandmother Lillian May Scott Norman had the Breed FamilyBible, it was presented to PPH by her father Benjamin Hewitt, January10th 1846, Stonington CT when she married Isaac Sheffield Breed.
It was then presented to Mary Elizabeth Breed by her mother Phebe P.Hewitt Breed.
The inscription in the Bible: "This book is to go to Lyle S. Normanwhen Gracie B. (Breed) Norman is through with it."

STONINGTON BRANCH OF THE DESCENDANTS OF ALLEN BREED, p. 241.
Isaac Sheffield-7 Breed, b. Dec. 19, 1804, m. (1) Phebe PrenticeHewitt,

VITAL RECORDS OF NORTH STONINGTON, NEW LONDON CO., CONN., Book 1, page101.
HEWITT, Phebe P., of N. Stonington, m. Isaac S. Breed, ofStonington, Nov. 25, 1827, by Asher Miner, Elder.

1850 CENSUS OF STONINGTON, NEW LONDON CO. CT, Page #247, Dwelling #192,Family #216. Enum. date 9/30/1850.
BREED, Phebe, 43 years old, female, born in CT

1870 CENSUS - STONINGTON, NEW LONDON CO., CONN., 2 Jun 1870, by Gurden S.Crandall, page 757A, Dwelling #74, Family #78.
BREED, Phebe, 63, F, W, Keeping House, CT.

DEATH CERTIFICATE:
15:426 Phebe Prentice Breed d. June 6 1893 - maiden name Hewitt, place ofdeath Breed farm - age 86 years 9 months 12 days. Female White Americanwidow of Isaac Sheffield Breed b. Stonington, parents Benjamin Hewitt andDesire Babcock both of whom were born in North Stonington - died of shockand heart failure.

1. Isaac Benjamin BREED b. 4 Nov 1828, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 7 Jul 1829, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
2. William Sheffield BREED b. 17 Apr 1830, No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 27 Jun 1899.
3. Jane Prentice BREED b. 15 Nov 1831, No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 1 Jul 1910.
4. Henry Edwin BREED b. 19 Nov 1833, No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 6 Dec 1920, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; bur. Evergreen Cemetery,Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
5. Sarah BREED b. 7 Jun 1838, No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 9 Feb 1916.
6. Emily D. BREED b. 2 Apr 1840, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 16 Apr 1918.
7. Annie Maria BREED b. 24 Apr 1842, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 18 Jun 1901.
8. Frances Louisa BREED b. 14 Jan 1845, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 22 Aug 1846, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
9. Charlotte Ellen BREED b. 27 Jul 1849, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 6 Sep 1850, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
10. Mary Elizabeth BREED b. 31 Dec 1835, No. Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 6 Feb 1914.

VITAL RECORDS OF STONINGTON, NEW LONDON CO., CT., page 120, Vol. 3, page134.
HEWITT, Benjamin, twin with Joseph, s. (Henry), b. Aug 8, 1774.

DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN THOMAS HEWITT OF STONINGTON, CONN. Compiled byVirginia Hewitt Watterson, 1996. Found in the Joseph Smith Library, SaltLake City, Ut. Page 95.
Born in Stonington, Conn., 8 Aug 1774 (VR), son of Henry Hewitt andPhebe Prentice, and twin to Joseph; died in North Stonington, Conn., 1Jul 1867, age 92 years (tombstone). Benjamin married DESIRE BABCOCK, 21Oct 1798, at Stonington (Wheeler). Desire was born in Conn., 30 Mar 1780(tombstone), parents unknown; she died in North Stonington, 12 Jan 1875,age 94 years, 9 months and 12 days (tombstone). Both she and Benjaminwere buried in the Wheeler Cemetery at North Stonington.
Benjamin was a farmer. He and Desire resided in North Stoningtonwhere they raised their family and lived their remarkable long lives.Benjamin left a will dated 31 Mar 1867, and probated in 1867 (NorthStonington Probate Records, Vol. 2, pp. 197-203). He provided for hiswife Desire during her lifetime by giving her the use of u the dwellinghouse, all furniture and movables. $80 yearly plus foodstuffs. The 5living daughters - Sally, Desire, Phebe, Louisa and Frances - were eachgiven $125. Son Benjamin was to have $750, and Joseph was to have allreal estate, cattle and farm tools. Joseph was named executor of theestate.
References:
Vital Records of Stonington and North Stonington, Conn.
Denison, DENISON GENEALOGY, pp. 352-353.
North Stonington Probate Records, Vol. 2, pp. 197-203, LDS film#1,309,961.
Wheeler, HISTORY OF STONINGTON, CONN., pp. 426 & 473.
Conn. Cemetery Records, LDS film #3139.
Algemon Aikin Aspenwall, DESCENDANTS OF EZEKIEL MAINE OF STONINGTON,CONN., Stonington, 1955, p. 103.
US Census 1800-1860.

MAR. 11, 1822, VOL. 2, PAGE 473.
Benjamin Hewitt of North Stonington to Prentis Hewitt inconsideration of Prentice Hewitt executing jointly with me a warrantydeed to Isaac Williams 2nd. of the Elkannah Hewitt and Hanks land bearingdate March 11, 1822 quit-claiming land and buildings which was willed tome by my father Henry Hewitt, dec'd in Stonington (excepting andreserving to myself and heirs the one half of my mother Content Hewittsthirds set off to her by the distributors which half is to fall to me ather decease.
Witnesses: Prentice Holmes and Isaac Williams, 2nd.

MARCH. 20, 1832, VOL. 4, PAGE 121.
Prentice Hewitt of North Stonington to Benjamin Hewitt, quit-claim1/2 of the widow Content Hewitt's their of the real estate of HenryHewitt, for #24, two tracts in North Stonington:
No. 1 -- Beginning at the head of the lane, so-called, thencerunning northerly to a bar post about 10 rods, thence northerly by an oldfence to the corner of Foster land, thence easterly by an old well toIsaac William's land, thence southerly by a fence to Prentice Hewitt'sland, thence westerly by a wall about 30 rods, thence southerly by saidwall to Prentice Hewitt's land thence westerly to first mentioned boundcontaining by estimation 25 acres, more or less.
No. 2 -- Beginning at the south west corner of the premices it beingthe northwest corner of Prentice Hewitt's wood lot, thence northerly byand with the lands of Isaac Williams to the lands of William Eccleston,thence easterly by said Eccleston's land to a black oak tree near a gate,thence southerly by lands of William rodman to a white oak tree, thencewesterly by an old fence with lands of Prentice Hewitt to the firstmentioned bound, containing about 11 acres, more or less, called theSilas Hewitt wood lot.
Witnessed by Amos Hull and Isaac P. Langworthy.

MAR. 25, 1832, VOL. 4, PAGE 122.
Benjamin Hewitt of North Stonington quit-claim 1/2 of Widow'sContent Hewitt's thirds in real estate of Henry Hewitt in a certain pieceof land with one half a dwelling house thereon standing in NorthStonington. Beginning at the south west corner of the premises at a barpost. Thence northerly till you come to a cider mill lot so-called.Thence westerly by an old wall to said Prentice Hewitt's land, thencenortherly by said Prentice Hewitt's land with an old wall to the northwest corner of the premises; thence easterly to the head of the laneso-called; thence easterly by an old wall to said Prentice Hewitt's land;thence southerly to lands of the Heirs of Jonas Hewitt; thence westerlyby said heirs land to the first mentioned bound. Containing by estimation10 acres more or less.
Witnesses: Amos Hull & Samuel B. Phillips, Jr.

1850 CENSUS OF NORTH STONINGTON, NEW LONDON CO., CT, LDS #0442880,Dwelling #176, Family 193.
HEWITT, Benj., 78, M, Farmer, $4500, CT
Desire, 70, F, CT
Dwelling #176, Family 194.
HEWITT, Joseph D., 33, M, ?, CT
Emily L., 33, F, CT
Ezra D., 10, M, CT
Emily L., 3, F, CT

HISTORY OF STONINGTON CT, by Wheeler, pages 422 & 426.
GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTIONS, by Hale, page 49.
#62 - Wheeler Cementery, tombstone
Hewitt, Benjamin, died July 1, 1867 age 92.

GENEALOGY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM CHESEBROUGH OF BOSTON, REHOBOTH,MASS., by Anna Chesebrough Wildey, New York, Press of T. A. Wright, 1903.
Page 557.
(Mentioned in grandfather,) Joseph Billings, Jr. (103S), of Preston,Conn--Will proved Dec. 11, 1797; recorded in Norwich, Conn.; mentions "mygranddaughters ... Desire Hewitt...

HISTORY OF STONINGTON CT, by Wheeler, page 426.
GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTIONS, by Hale, page 49.
#62 - Wheeler Cementery, tombstone.
Hewitt, Desire Babcock, wife of Benjamin, died Jan. 12, 1875, age 94years 9 mos. 12 days.
(This makes her born March 31, 1780)
Daughter, Phebe Prentice Hewitt's death ceretifiate stated that bothher parents were of North Stonington.

Vital Records of Stonington CT does NOT have a Desire Babcock listed bornon or
near 31 Mar 1780.

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1. Desire HEWITT b. 28 Dec 1800, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. her youth.
2. Sarah HEWITT b. 17 Jan 1802, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
3. Desire HEWITT b. 27 Sep 1803, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 16 Mar 1885, No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut; bur. Wheeler Cemetery,No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
4. 1. Phebe Prentice HEWITT b. 24 Aug 1806, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 6 Jun 1893, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; bur. Evergreen Cemetery,Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
5. Emmilla HEWITT b. 19 Jun 1808, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
6. Benjamin Babcock HEWITT b. 11 Oct 1811, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 9 Jul 1890, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; bur. Elm Grove Cemetery,Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
7. Joseph Denison HEWITT b. 15 Nov 1815, No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 3 Aug 1903, No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut; bur. Wheeler Cemetery,No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
8. Mary Louisa HEWITT b. 13 Apr 1818, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
9. Frances Mary HEWITT b. 25 Mar 1820, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.

1. Prentice HEWITT b. Abt 1773, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 3 Mar 1842, North Stonington (New London) Ct; bur. Hewitt Cemetery, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
2. 2. Benjamin HEWITT b. 8 Aug 1774, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; c. 18 Jun 1780, No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 1 Jul 1867, No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut; bur. Wheeler Cemetery,No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
3. Joseph HEWITT b. 8 Aug 1774, Stonington (New London) Ct; d. 28 Jul 1830, Lewiston (Niagara) Ny.
4. Amos HEWITT b. 14 Nov 1776, Stonington (New London) Ct; d. 28 Jul 1843, Byron (Genesee) Ny.
5. Phebe HEWITT b. 9 Dec 1778, Stonington (New London) Ct; d. Aft 1830.

THE BABCOCK GENEALOGY, by Stephen Babcock, page 60.
Benjamin-6 Babcock, son of Colonel Nathan Babcock and Deborah)Stafford) Babcock, was born at Westerly, RI. He married Desire Billingsof Stonington, Connecticut, Feb. 4, 1779. In 1801 they emigrated toPennsylvania. They settled at or near Bridgewater, Susquahanna County,Pennsylvania, for it was here that one of their sons, Benjamin (2nd)resided. Susquehanna County, Penn., which was then a part of LuzerneCounty, was claimed by Connecticut for many years. References toLegistation affecting the "Connecticut claimants" are found in thelegislative manuals of the Pennsylvania legislature during years between1780 and 1810.
Inasmuch as Benjamin Babcock (1st) married Desire Billings ofStonington, Conn., there seems a possibility that he became a resident ofConnecticut following his marriage. If this is true then it seemscreditable that he may have been given a grant of this land by thatstate. In any event it is known that he emigrated to Pennsylvania. Hisson, Benjamin Babcock (2nd) resided at Bridgewater, Susquahanna County,Penn. until 1818. During that year he removed to what is now known asBabcock Hill, near the village of Windham, Penn. (Bradford County). Therecords of his other children have not been obtained to date of thiswriting.
Benjamin Babcock, Sr., served as a private in Captain SquireMillard's company of Colonel Waterman's regiment from Jan. 9, 1777 toFeb. 8, 1777; later served in the Pawtuxet Rangers. His father, ColonelNathan Babcock, was commander of the Kings County regiment of militia in1761 and probably commanded a sort of home guard during the Revolution,as the records show that artillery was stateioned on his land by order ofthe colonial officials.
Records show that Benjamin Babcock, Sr. purchased land in ForestLake (Bridgewater) Township in Susquehanna County, Penn. in 1810 fromRobert H. Rose, et al. And that Benjamin Babcock, Jr. purchased land inWindham Township (Bradford County, Penn.) in 1828 from Robert H. Rose; in1841 and 1847 from Charles S. Gorse, in 1847 from Caleb Carmalt; and in1854 from Uriah Wright.

HISTORY OF SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY., PENNSYLVANIA, by Emily C. Blackman,Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 624, 626 & 628 MarketStreet, 1878. Chapter XXIV, Forest Lake, page 371.
In 1801, Benjamin Babcock came, and was the original settler of whathas since been known as "the Brock farm". In the spring of 1832, whileattending to his cattle, he was injured in the head by one of them, anddied from the effects. He had been a Revolationary soldier, and waseighty-two years old.
Page 378.
Not far from this time Frederick Brock, a German, located at"Brockville," five miles from Montrose, on the farm cleared by BenjaminBabcock.

From an e-mail from Gordon Clark at clark626@epix.net
Benjamin Babcock has no stone at all and we have found a rundown,vandalized, neglected former Cemetery on the property, but only thestones of several of the Brock Family are evident. The Brock familypurchased the Babcock property after the demise of Benjamin Babcock.
This cemetery and the Babcock property used to be on a road that ranthrough that area, but the road was abandoned by the township about1960-65 and you would not know that there ever was a road there.
My plan is to try to get another active cemetery in the area toplace the stone as a memorial site, since his remains are not identifedand the present site is unmaintainable, being approximantly a mile or sofrom the nearest road.

Death date from Val Van Zee at VaVZ@aol.com
After reading what you have on your web page about Benjamin I can addnothing except his date of death 6 Mar 1832, my records say atBridgewater. We appear to have the same source for the other data. I donot have a date of death for his wife, Desire, but it is said that shealso died at Bridgewater.

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GENEALOGY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM CHESEBROUGH OF BOSTON, REHOBOTH,MASS., by Anna Chesebrough Wildey, New York, Press of T. A. Wright, 1903.
Page 557.
(Mentioned in father,) Joseph Billings, Jr. (103S), of Preston,Conn--Will proved Dec. 11, 1797; recorded in Norwich, Conn.; mentions ...my daughters ... Desire Babcock...

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1. 3. Desire BABCOCK b. 31 Mar 1780, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 12 Jan 1875, No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut; bur. Wheeler Cemetery,No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
2. Benjamin BABCOCK, Jr. b. 22 Apr 1782, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 25 Jan 1857, Windham,Bradford Co.,Pennsylvania; bur. Babcock Hill Cemetery,Windham,Bradford Co.,Pennsylvania.
3. Billings BABCOCK b. 11 May 1786, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 29 Oct 1844, Tippecanoe Co.,Indiana; bur. Feerer-Rural-Black-Pioneer Cemetery,Tippecanoe Co.,Indiana.
4. Roswell BABCOCK b. Abt 1788, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
5. Thomas Arnold BABCOCK b. Abt 1790, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
6. Deborah BABCOCK b. Abt 1794, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. Aft 1850, Pennsylvania,unmarried.
7. Avery BABCOCK b. Abt 1796, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.

1. 4. Henry HEWITT b. 7 Aug 1730, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 1821, North Stonington (New London) Ct.

1. Dorothy PRENTICE b. 7 Jan 1726/1727.
2. Samuel PRENTICE b. 24 May 1729; d. 15 Jan 1733/1734.
3. John PRENTICE b. 13 May 1733; d. 21 Jun 1810.
4. Abigail PRENTICE b. 11 Dec 1734.
5. Joshua PRENTICE b. 2 Jul 1737; d. 9 Sep 1794.
6. 5. Phebe PRENTICE b. 22 Feb 1737/1738; d. Bef 1784, Stonington (New London) Ct.
7. Asa PRENTICE b. 7 Sep 1740; d. 7 Sep 1742.
8. Jonas PRENTICE b. 9 Feb 1741/1742.
9. Jesse PRENTICE b. 24 Jan 1742/1743; d. Aug 1811.
10. Esther PRENTICE b. 31 Jan 1744/1745; d. 25 Mar 1751.
11. Amos PRENTICE b. 24 Apr 1748; d. 19 Jul 1805.
12. Grace PRENTICE b. 4 Dec 1750.

BABCOCK GENEALOGY, by Stephen Babcock, pae 29.
Col. Nathan-5 Babcock, son of Samuel-4 and Ann (Pendleton) Babcock(James-3, John-2, James-1), b. Westerly, RI, Nov. 25, 1726; d. Westerly,Jan. 24, 1804 (date from gravestone in Babcock burying ground); m. (1)May 19, 1748, Deborah Stafford, of Warwick, b. 1718, d. Nov. 28, 1763; m.(2) Westerly, May 29, 1764, Elizabeth Brown, of Stonington; d. Apr. 23,1779, in her fifty-first year (record from gravestone); m. (3) Aug. 26,1779, Nancy (or Anne) Lewis, daughter of Nathaniel Lewis of Hopkinton; m.(4) Feb. 6, 1782, Dorcas Babcock, dau. of 41 Daniel and Dorcas (Brown)Babcock, of S. Kingston, RI, b. Mar. 14, 1745.
Col. Nathan Babcock represented Westerly in the Rhode Island GeneralAssembly 1760-1. He was appointed by the General Assembly in May 1761,Colonel of Kings County Regtment of Militia. (C.R. of RI, Vol. VI). Hewas Justice of the Peace in 1755.
The town of Westerly, Feb. 12, 1776, voted that 'the two fieldpieces ordered by the General Assembly to be deposited in this town bestationed near the sea on the land of Nathan Babcock, 2d Esq., and to beused on any sudden invasion as needed required."
June 3, 1777, Nathan Babcock was appointed one of a committeed ofthree to secure materials for an "Amunition Cart."
It is noticed that Oliver Babcock, youngest son of John and Mary(Lawton) Babcock had a son Nathan, b. Oct 12, 1715. It is possible thatsome of the records given apply to him.
Children all born in Westerly (See A.V.R.).

BRIAN PENDLETON AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1599-1910, Compiled by Everett HallPendleton, Privatley Printed MCMX, found in the DAR Library, Washington,DC. Page 73.
i. Nathan-5 Babcock, b. 24 Jany 1726/7. He was a leading citizen ofWesterly for many years, representing it in the RI Assembly in 1760 and1761, and serving as Col. of the King's Co. Militia in the later year. Hem. (1), 19 May 1748, Deborah Stafford; (2), 20 May, 1764, ElizabethBrown; (3), 26 Aug. 1779, Nancy Lewis; (4), 6 Feby, 1782, Dorcas Babcock.He had issue by each marriage, sixteen ch. in all, and died at Westerly,24 Jany, 1804.

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Of Warwick, Rhode Island.

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1. Thomas BABCOCK b. 29 Jul 1749, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island.
2. 6. Benjamin BABCOCK, Sr. b. 7 Apr 1751, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island; d. 6 Mar 1832, Forest Lake Twp.,Susquehanna Co.,Pennsylvania; bur. Babcock Farm Cemetery,Forest Lake Twp.,Susquehanna Co.,Pennsylvania.
3. Nancy Anne BABCOCK b. 9 Nov 1752, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island; d. 26 May 1834, Norwich,New London,Connecticut.
4. Mercy BABCOCK b. 12 Oct 1754, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island; d. her youth.
5. Samuel BABCOCK b. 22 Mar 1757, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island.
6. Nathan BABCOCK b. 19 Jun 1759, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island.

DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L. Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 17.GENEALOGY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM CHESEBROUGH OF BOSTON, REHOBOTH, MASS., by Anna Chesebrough Wildey, New York, Press of T. A. Wright, 1903. Page 557.(Listed in grandfather) Joseph Billings, Jr. (103S), of Preston, Conn--Will proved Dec. 11, 1797; recorded in Norwich, Conn.; mentions...-my daughters, Sarah Edwards...

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1. Comfort BILLINGS b. 24 Sep 1740, Preston , New London , Connecticut.
2. Child BILLINGS
3. Sarah BILLINGS b. 15 Jan 1745/1746, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 1821, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
4. Nathan BILLINGS b. 9 Jun 1748, Preston , New London , Connecticut.
5. 7. Desire BILLINGS b. 15 Aug 1757, Preston , New London , Connecticut; d. Susquehanna , Pennsylvania; bur. Babcock Farm Cemetery , Forest Lake , Susquehanna , Pennsylvania.