1782 - 1857

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• Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	22 Apr 1782	Stonington,New London,Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Jan 1857	Windham,Bradford Co.,Pennsylvania
  Buried	Babcock Hill Cemetery,Windham,Bradford Co.,Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I36121	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	09 May 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Benjamin BABCOCK, Sr., b. 7 Apr 1751, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island
  Mother	Desire BILLINGS, b. 15 Aug 1757, Preston , New London , Connecticut
  Family ID	F14922	Group Sheet
  Family	Anna BROWNSON, b. 4 May 1789, New Milford,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
  Married	18 Apr 1809	Susquahanna Co.,Pennsylvania
  Children	> 1. William Dennison BABCOCK, b. 20 Jan 1811, Susquahanna Co.,Pennsylvania > 2. John Bannister Gibson BABCOCK, b. 29 Mar 1813, Susquahanna Co.,Pennsylvania > 3. Harriet Newell BABCOCK, b. 8 May 1815, Rush,Susquahanna Co.,Pennsylvania   4. Hellen Mary BABCOCK, b. 1 Jun 1817, Susquahanna Co.,Pennsylvania   5. Andrew Jackson BABCOCK, b. 6 Aug 1819, Windham,Bradford Co.,Pennsylvania   6. Valeria Ann BABCOCK, b. 7 Sep 1821, Windham,Bradford Co.,Pennsylvania   7. Caroline Joanah BABCOCK, b. 29 Nov 1823, Windham,Bradford Co.,Pennsylvania   8. Joanna BABCOCK, b. 5 Sep 1826, Windham,Bradford Co.,Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F15838	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Information from Jean Reid, 106 Beal's Court, Tama, Iowa 52339 Benjamin-7 Babcock was born, probably at Stonington, Connecticut. Heis buried in the Babcock Family Cemetery on Babcock Hill. They resided atBridgewater, Suquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, until 1818, when they removedto what is now known as Babcock Hill. Benjamin Babcock (2nd) settled on a tract of land, consisting ofseveral hundred acres (believed 640) on Babcock Hill. This was virginforest land at the time, 1818, covered with a heavy growth of pine,hemlock, and other trees. With the aid of his sons, Benjamin cleared thisland, or portions thereof, building a house and barn of logs. He laterconstructed a primitave saw mill, located on the creek at the foot ofBabcock Hill toward the village of Cadis. Water power was used to operatean old-fashioned "beam" saw, by means of which the heavy trees werefashioned into sills, joists, planking, and boards for the constructionof new and better buildings. The old Babcock homestead and at least oneof the old barns, constructed of timber of this primitive mill, are stillstanding. Upon the death of Benjamin Babcock the land was apportioned amonghis children. William Dennison Babcock, the oldest son received a grantof land consisting of over 200 acres, located about one half mile northof the homestead farm. The latter, consisting of 306 acres, was left tothe other children who had remained at the home. Harriet N. Babcock hadmarried Alexander LaDow and had removed to Ohio. Hellen M. Babcock diedin 1843, while Caroline Joshan Babcock and Joanah Babcock died young. Sothe homestead farm was left to John Bannister Gibson Babcock (1st),Valeria Ann Babcock, and Andrew Jackson Babcock. The Babcock familyburying ground is the only portion of the original estate in which thetitle still remains in the Babcock family as a whole. The old estate andburying ground are located about 10 miles south of Owego, New York, andabout 1.5 miles north of Windham, Pennsylvania. 1850 CENSUS, WINDHAM TWP., BRADFORD CO., PENNSYLVANIA BABCOCK, Benjamin, 68, M, Farmer, CT, 127 171 BABCOCK, Anna, 61, F, CT, 127 171 BABCOCK, Valerie, 27, F, PA, 127 171 BABCOCK, Deborah, 56, CT, 127 171 BABCOCK CEMETERY, WINDHAM TWP., BRADFORD CO., PENNSYLVANIA Benjamin BABCOCK (Jr.), b. 22 Apr 1782, d. 25 Jan 1857 Death date from Val Van Zee at VaVZ@aol.com