1988. Thomas GIBBS was born 23 Mar 1636 in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts. He died 7 Jan 1732 in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts. Thomas married Alice WARREN on 23 Dec 1674 in Massachusetts. [Parents]

LITTLE COMPTON FAMILIES, pp 274.
    In his will, made 23 June 1725 and proved 12 Jan 1732, he left all his real estate to his son Thomas, 30 pounds to his son Cornelius, and 10 pounds each to his sons Warren, Ebenezer and Jabez and to the children of his daughters, Abigail and Sarah.

1989. Alice WARREN was born 2 Aug 1656 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. [Parents]

1992. William ROSS Sr. was born about 1660. He died about 1731 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. William married Hannah COTTRELL.

This is one of my BRICK WALLS! Does anyone know who the parents are?

ROSS AND LEWIS, page 58.
    William probably died soon after will (probably according to Austin R.I. Genealogy, page 168 June 12, 1712; wife Hannah ex.)
    Extract of will, - To eldest son, William, half of my land on east side of farm, and if he sell it shall only be to brothers of name of Ross.
    To second son, John, the other half of farm at wife's decease, on same conditions.
    To wife for life the use of all lands, house and moveables.
    To son, Thomas, one ewe sheep.
    To daughter, Ann, a pot and kettle.
    Son John to maintain his mother, and if he neglect to do so, power is given her to sell the part of farm given John, to maintain herself in her old age.
    To John Babcock, 2 cows, a 3 year old heifer, 2 calves and a yearling, being for my son Thomas' joint dept.
    Inventory, - 37 pounds, 8s, 2d, viz, 2 beds, wearing clothes 3 pounds, 4 sheep, 11 lambs, mare, colt, cow, calf, steer, yearling etc.

When Charlestown was set off from Westerly RI the line ran between two halves of the farm of William Ross Sr. so that from that time William Sr. lived in Charlestown RI.

http://www/gencircles.com/users/megan/1/data
    He was probably the William ross who emigrated from the island of Barbadoes in 1679, found in Hatten's Original Lists, page 399.

1993. Hannah COTTRELL was born about 1664. [Parents]

Ross and Lewis, page 58.
    She may have been Hannah Cottrell. When estate of John Cottrell was divided in 1743, Hannah Ross signed a receipt as having recieved a share of the estate. She would then have been 75 or 80 years old.

1994. John LEWIS Jr. was born 1660 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. He died 29 Feb 1748 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. John married Anna LANPHERE on 1730 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. [Parents]

Westerly Births & Deaths, Vital Records, page 113.

Rep. Men of Old RI Families, Vol. 4, page 2189.
    John Lewis is credited with having come from England in company with his four brothers in the early settlement of this country, locating in what is now Westerly RI; his brothers are said to have located near Boston.
    John is of record in Westerly in 1661, and was made a freeman of the town in 1668. He died in 1690 in Pawcatuck and was buried just below the village of Westerly, near the road leading to Watch Hill.
    His Children were: Jonathan,(John,) Daniel, James, David, Israel, Samuel and Dorcas, several of whom remained with their father.

PIONEER LEWIS FAMILIES, by Michael L. Cook, C. G. Vol. 1, Cook Publications, 1978, Westerly Library, page 36.
    Birth date 1660. Another death date given April 1735. no doc.
    This John Lewis was a grand juror in Westerly, 1688. On Feb 6 1690, he sold to his brother Daniel 100 acres, dwelling house and orchard and 4 1/2 acres meadow which said lands were "formerly my fathers and given me as may appear, I being the rightful owner since my fathers decease". On Nov. 6, 1701, purchased of Reuben Walt, of Dartmouth, 50 acres in Westerly for 40 shillings. Was Deputy 1704, 1709 and 1710. His Will, written Apr. 14, 1732, probated April 22, 1735, names as executors his wife Ann and son Joseph.
    "To wife, a third of movables. To children, 5 pounds each, viz., to son Joseph, John, William, Mary Dak, Sarah Bemis, Ann Ross, Abigail Slack, Jerusha Lewis. To negro "Will", 10 pounds and his freedom. To all children, rest of estate equity."
    Inventory was 413 pounds, 11 shillings, viz. 2 young oxen, 4 cows, calf, 8 swine, 20 sheep, 11 lambs, house, mare, silver money 4 pounds, 5 shillings, etc.
    The surname of Ann has never been proven, although information is advanced by some that she was the daughter of John and Ruth. Johns's Will, probated May 30, 1757, names his father as George Lanphere, and his daughters Anna Lewis Ruth Shaw, Experience Satterly, as well as Mary, Patience and Kezian Lanphere, and sons John, Daniel, Amos and Nathan. It has been pointed out, however, that there would seem to be too great a difference in age possibility here, but nothing has been found otherwise to identify the Lewis who married Anna (Lanphere) Lewis.

WESTERLY, RI WILLS, by Beaman, page 305.
    LEWIS, John, of We, yoeman. Will dated 14 Apr 1732, proved 22 Apr 1735, pgs 186-187. Mentions: wife Ann Lewis. Sons Joseph Lewis, John Lewis, & William Lewis. Daughters [their husbands from receipts pages 388, 392] Mary Deake prob wife of Richard Deake, Sarah Bennis probably wife of James Bennis, Ann Ross possibly wife of William Ross, Abigail Slack probably wife of Samuel Slack, & Jerusha Lewis probably wife of William Lewis. Witn: Theodoty Rhodes, Jonathan brown, Jeremiah Jenks.

1995. Anna LANPHERE was born 1712 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. She died 1748 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. [Parents]

ROSS AND LEWIS, page 62.
    William son of Wm. and Hannah (  ) Ross, m. in Westerly, April 18, 1711 Anna, b. Jan. 6, 1691, daughter of John and Anna (   ) Lewis, of Westerly RI.

PIONEER LEWIS FAMILIES, by Michael L. Cook, page 35.
    The surname of Ann has never been proven, although information is advanced by some that she was the daughter of John and Ruth Lanphere. John Lanphere's Will, probated May 30, 1757, names his father as George Lanphere, and his daughters Anna Lewis, Ruth Shaw, Experience Satterly, as well as Mary, Patience and Keziah Lanphere, and sons John, Daniel, Amos and Nathan. It has been pointed out, however, that there would seem to be too great a difference in age possibility here, but nothing has been found otherwise to identify the Lewis who married Anna (Lanphere) Lewis.
    Ann's will probated Feb. 29, 1748, written July 25, 1748, named daughter Jerusha as executrix and gave to each child 5 shillings, to grandson William Slack, 10 pounds, and to the Church of the Seventh Day Baptist, in Westerly, 7 pounds. To granddaughter Anna Slack, 5 pounds. To grandsons Christopher and Joshua Lewis, sons of Jerusha, a pair of Steers equally. To daughter Jerusha, the rest of estate. Inventory, 47 pounds, 14 shillings.

WESTERLY, RI, TC & PROBATE VOL 3/5 1745-1765., page 313.
    LEWIS, Anna, of We, widow. Will dated 25 July 1739, proved 29 Feb 1747/8, pgs 146-147. Mentions: Children: Joseph Lewis, Sarah Bennis, William Lewis, Anna Ross, Abigail Slack, & Jerusha Lewis. Grandson William Slack, Granddaughter Anna Slack. 2 Grandsons, my daughter Jerusha's sons: Christopher & Joshua -- no surnames given. Witn: James York, George Stillman, Sarah Lanphear.

2000. George STILLMAN was born 1654 in Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England. He died 17 Nov 1728 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. George married Lady Jane PICKERING on 1677. [Parents]

STILLMAN GENEALOGY, page 1.
BABCOCK AND ALLIED FAMILIES, by de Forest, page 94.

THE STILLMAN FAMILY, Compiled by Francis D. Stillman, Jr. 1989.
    Mr. George Stillman, the emigrant ancestor, was born probably at Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, EN about 1654 and was probably a merchant and tailor. Some of the parish records at Steeple Ashton were torn out of the book in the time span that George would have been baptised, so there is some degree of mystery surrounding his background. A study of the Stillman Family done by Geoffrey Stillman of Australia in 1969 indicates Mr. George was a descendant of the Styleman Family of Steeple Ashton which included many landowners, church officials and civil officials. He settled first at Hadley, MA in 1690 or perhaps earlier. He was then a widower and had left behind him, in England a son George, and some accounts say a son, Samuel. Tradition says that his first wife was a Lady Jane Pickering and that she died at sea on the voyage to the US. He was a man of education, one of the richest men in Hadley, and one of only three in Hadley who were entitled to the prefix of "Mr." to their names. His second wife was Rebecca Smith, whom he married in Hadley. Because of the dangers of the King Phillip's War to his property and wealth and family, he was induced to move to Wethersfield, CT, where many of his second wife's relatives lived. In Wethersfield, he carried on a large mercantile business, until his death in 1728. He did a considerable trade with the West Indies and England. His will was dated July 25, 1728 and is singed "George Stillman."
    He gave his large property to his wife, children and grandchildren. He established his son John in business with himself and gave Benjamin an education at Yale College and a fine home near him, and Nathaniel a good homestead and helped his daughters at the time of their marriages. To his eldest son, George, he gave 100 pounds "besides what he has alread had."

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2001. Lady Jane PICKERING was born 1659 in London, England. She died 1685 in the sea coming to New England. [Parents]

BABCOCK AND ALLIED FAMILIES, by De Forest, page 94.

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2002. Rev. Joseph CRANDALL was born 1661 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. He died 12 Sep 1737 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island. Joseph married Deborah BURDICK about 1681 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. [Parents]

Crandall Genealogy, page 7 & 8.
    Rev. Joseph Crandall was an ordained minister of the Seventh Day Baptist Chruch in Newport RI, May 8, 1715.

2003. Deborah BURDICK was born about 1662 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. She died 1734 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. [Parents]

Crandall Genealogy, page 3.
    7. (Rev.) Joseph b. 1661; m. Deborah Burdick.
                   page 7.
    //of newport, Westerly, and South Kingstown, RI, son of Eld. John. b. abt. 1661 in Westerly RI; d. 12 Sept. 1723; m. abt 1681, Deborah Hubbard Burdick, dau. of Robert and Ruth (Hubbard) Burdick. b. 11 Jan. 1640.

2008. John BABCOCK was born 1644 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. He died 12 Jun 1685 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. John married Mary LAWTON on 1662 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. [Parents]

THE BABCOCK GENEALOGY, by Stephen Babcock, page 8.
    Tradition says that John and his wife, Mary, eloped from Newport, settled upon the east bank of the Pawcatuck River, on Massatuxet Cove (now what is now Avondale, town of Westerly RI) with no neighbors but the friendly Indians and that they were not discovered by their parents for several years. Much poetry and romance have been written upon this tradition, but as no history has been found to establish it as a fact, and as authentic records seem clearly to disprove the statement, we must class the elopement story as fiction.
    John was propounded a freeman of the Colony of Connecticut May 14, 1676, and later was admitted a freemen.
    John Badcock and his father were members of the Misquamicut Company and went there with the first permanent settlers. At that time John was about eighteen years of age. He received an apportionment of land and the same as other settlers. He settled in Westerly on the banks of the Pawcatuck River, near what is now Avondale, RI, and his oldest son, James, inherited and occupied the homestead. Some of the homestead land was still occupied by descendants of John in 1903.l
    In 1675 King Philip's War broke out, and most of the pioneers of Westerly were obliged to flee from their homes and take refuge on the island of Rhode Island. By Sept. and Oct. 1676 they had begun to return to their abandoned lands and to rebuild their ruined houses and barns. The indications are that John Babcock and his family remained in their home in Westerly, which was aross the river from Connecticut, and as he could have no protection from Rhode Island sought the protection of Connecticut. From the time of its settlement, Westerly was claimed by both Rhode Island and Connecticut, and Connecticut did not relinquish her claim to the town until 1728.
    Traditions says that John Volunteered with the Connecticut Militia, which was organized for protection against the Indians; that in King Philip's War he was with the Connecticut Militia in the "Great Swamp Fight", Dec. 19, 1675,m and that his son Elihu was born at that time. After King Philip's War was over, and the white settlers of Westerly had returned to their homes, John Badcock was elected Conservator of the Peace for Westerly, June 12, 1678. He was Deputy from Westerly to the Colonial Legislature in 1682 and 1684.
    He died intestate (1685) and a will disposing of his estate was made by the Town Council. The inventory of the personal property amounted to 790 pounds and was the largest recorded in the town for many years. By law the oldest son, James, received all the real estate, one half of which he conveyed by deed to his mother. The widow received one third of the personal property, the remaining two thirds being divided equally among the nine younger children.

THE ANCESTRY OF THE BABCOCK FAMILY, by Gwendolyn Garland Babcock, San Marino, California, November 1992, page 95.
    John was a prominent mamber of the Westerly community. In 1669 he was granted the twenty seventh lot in the town, on the banks of the Pawcatuck River in what is now the town of Avondale. When the Babcock Genealogy was written in 1903 there were still Babcock descendants living on the same piece of property where John and Mary's house had stood.
    Evidently John and his family were among the few inhabitants who stayed in their home in Westerly, and sought protection from the neighboring towns across the river in CT. In the History of Stonington, he is listed as being a member of the CT volunteers in King Philip's War who received bounty land from the Colony.
    John died intestate and a will disposing of his estate was made by the Town Council, June 25, 1685. The inventory of his property dated June 4, 1685 totaled 790 pounds and was the largest recorded in the town for many years.
    The number of livestock, forty three steers, thirty three cows, fifty two houses, one hundred sheep and fifty lambs are unusually large for this time in New England.
    The most unusual entry appears near the end of the inventory, one negger boy valued at 20 pounds, and two injin men and Indian garls valued at 30 pounds.

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  Sources: Babcock and Allied Families by Louis E. de Forest; NEHGR, Vol. 14; C. Merton Babcock; Hazard Family of RI; Immigrants to America Before 1750; The Albro Family History; Ancestral Lines Revised; R.I. Genealogical Register, v4, #4, p354; A Witter Family History; NEHGR, v.153, p131.
  De Forest: John Babcock, born 1644 in Portsmouth, RI;. died 1685 Westerly.
He went with this father to settle Westerly when he was about 18 years old. He was made a freeman there 28 Oct. 1668. When King Philip's War broke out in
1675, Rhode Island took little part in it, principally because of Quaker
influence in the colony. John, therefore, enlisted in the milita in
nearby Stonington, CT, and he participated in the Great Swamp Fight. He was
made a freeman in the Connecticut Colony in 1676. After the war he returned to Rhode Island and served as a deputy to the General Assembly from Westerly in 1682 and 1684. He died intestate in 1685, and the Town Council made his will on 26 June 1685. The oldest son, James, received half of the estate.
  "The movable estate, which amounted to 790 pounds, 3 shillings in current
silver of New England, and was the largest estate recorded in the town for many years, included a `negger boy, 2 Injin men & Indian garls,' the Indians being captives sold into slavery. The estate also included 329 oxen, horses, cows, sheep, etc., 141 pounds, 15 shillings in current money of New England, seven bedsteads with beds and sheets, pewter flagons, porringers, earthenware, etc. Of this movable estate, the widow received 263 pounds, 7 shillings, 8 pence and each of the nine children were to have 57 pounds, 2 shillings, 4 pence as they came of age...On this will the name was first officially given as Babcock, which form has been used by the family since."
  "Ethan and Caroline Rowley Babcock, Their Ancestors and Descendants" agrees James Babcock's first wife was Sarah ________ and says John Babcock died in May or June 1685.
  NEHGR: John Babcock. "His will dates 1685; mentions eldest son James, `and
nine more,' viz.: Ann, Mary, John, Job, George, Elihu, Robert, Joseph and
Oliver."
  C.M. Babcock: John Babcock, married Mary Lawton. Served with the Stonington militia during King Philip's War and participated in the Great Swamp Fight and received land in Voluntown, CT, for his service. On 2 May 1682 he was named a deputy from Westerly to the Colonial Legislature, holding the position until 1684. He died in 1685 and his personal property was inventoried at 814 pounds, 3 shillings.
  Hazard Family: John Babcock, son of James and Sarah Babcock.
  Immigrants: John Babcock, born 1644, died in Westerly, RI, in 1685, probably in May or June. Family tradition says he and Mary Lawton eloped, but authentic records seem to clearly disprove the tradition. Married Mary Lawton and had eight sons and two daughters.
  Ancestral Lines: John Babcock, born probably in Portsmouth, RI, about 1644; died intestate in Westerly, RI, in 1685, probably in May. He married Mary Lawton. Admitted freeman from Misquamicut (Westerly) 28 Oct. 1668 with his brothers James and Job. John Badcock and his family were the only settlers to stay in Westerly during King Philip's War, seeking protection from Connecticut. He joined the Stonington militia, and, according to tradition, was engaged in the "Great Swamp Fight" on 19 Dec. 1675, the very day his son Elihu was born. While Westerly was controlled by Connecticut, he was a freeman of the colony. But upon conclusion of the war, the town passed back to the jurisdiction of Rhode Island, even though Connecticut did not give up her claim to the area until 1728. On 12 June 1678 he was elected by the General Assembly of Rhode Island as Conservator of the Peace for Westerly. He served terms as Deputy from Westerly to the General Assembly in 1682 and 1684. Upon his death in 1685 the town council disposed of his estate according to primogeniture. [Apparently the town made his will.]
  RIGR: Westerly Town Records. John Babcock, late of Westerly, deceased
intestate. Will made for him by the Town Council, dated 26 June 1685, pages
124-125. Mentions widow Mary Babcock; eldest son, James Babcock, and nine other children, Ann Barber, Mary Babcock, John Babcock, Job Babcock, George Babcock, Elihu Babcock, Robert Babcock, Joseph Babcock and Oliver Babcock.
  Witter Family: John Babcock, born 1644, Portsmouth, R.I. Died May/June 1685 at Westerly, R.I. He participated in the "Great Swamp Fight" during King
Philip's War and received bounty land for his service. He was Conservator of
Peace at Westerly, 1678; representative to the General Court, 1678, and
legislator, 1682-84.
  NEHGR: The first settlement of Westerly, RI, then called Misquamicut, was made by John Babcock Jr. and Mary (Lawton) Babcock of Newport, RI, in the spring of 1658, along the east side of the Pawcatuck River two miles up from its mouth. Others settlers in a new company joined them beginning in September 1661. All attempts at settlement failed except for those of Tobias Saunders, Robert Burdick and Joseph Clarke Jr.

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2009. Mary LAWTON was born 1644 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. She died 8 Nov 1711 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. [Parents]

ETHAN & CAROLINE ROWLEY BABCOCK, Compiled by Mark W. Adair, Jr. B. Adair, & Harry N. Craner, Jr., 1967, DAR Library, page 13.
     She m. 2nd Erasmus Babitt.

Researching this line is Jean Reid, 106 Beal's Court, Tama, Iowa 52339
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  Sources: Babcock and Allied Families by Louis E. de Forest; NEHGR, Vol. 14; Hazard Family of RI; Immigrants to America Before 1750; The Albro Family
History; Ancestral Lines Revised; A Witter Family History.
  De Forest: Mary Lawton, married (1) John Babcock; married (2) Erasmus
Babbitt 21 April 1698.
  NEHGR: Mary, wife of John Babcock, died 8 Dec. 1711; married (2) Erasmus
Babbet.
  Hazard Family: Mary Lawton, married John Babcock, son of James and Sarah
Babcock.
  Immigrants: Mary Lawton, died 8 Nov. 1711 in Westerly, RI; daughter of
George and Elizabeth (Hazard) Lawton. She married (2) Erasmus Babbitt. More
info on page 111.
  Albro: Mary Lawton, married John Babcock.
  Ancestral Lines: Mary Lawton, died Westerly 8 Nov. 1711; married (1) John
Babcock, (2) 21 April Erasmus Babbitt.
  Witter Family: Mary Lawton, born about 1644, Portsmouth, R.I. Died 8 Nov.
1711, Westerly, R.I. Had 10 or 11 children. Married (1) John Babcock and (2)
Erasmus Babbitt.

2010. Joseph CLARKE Jr. was born 11 Feb 1642 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island. He died 11 Jan 1726/1727 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. Joseph married Bethiah HUBBARD on 16 Nov 1664 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. [Parents]

BABCOCK AND ALLIED FAMILIES, by de Forest, page 40.
    His will was made October 5, 1725, and proved February 27, 1726/7. the amount of his inventory being 31:18:8. He left 5 each to his daughters, Judity Maxon and Susanna Babcock, and to his daughter Bethiah Hiscox, and his son Thomas Clarke, he left one shilling each saying specifically about his son that he had already received his share.
    He married at Westerly, Nov. 16, 1664, Bethiah Hubbard. When he was left a widower, he took a second wife, Hannah Weeden, daughter of William Weeden, and widow of Joseph Clarke's brother, William, who died Sept 30, 1683, and also widow of Thomas Peckham. She died March 3, 1723.

SWAMP YANKEE OF MYSTIC, by James H. Allyn, page 51.
    Joseph Clarke, Jr.'s house was about two miles west of the Hopkinton Cemetery on the Pawcatuck. Like his father he became Pastor of the Church, but proved to be as scrappy as his brother-in-law Robert Burdick and his uncle Toby Saunders.

  Sources: Babcock and Allied Families, by Louis E. DeForest (929.273, B114d); A Potter-Richardson Memorial; Colonial Families of the USA; NEHGR, v12, p238; Vol. 14 & v91, p249; v153, p131; C. Merton Babcock; Genealogies of RI Families; 160 Allied Families; Savage, Vol. 1; Westerly Vitals; A Witter Family History.

  DeForest: Joseph Clarke, born 11 Feb. 1642, Newport, RI; died 11 Jan. 1726/7, Westerly, RI. His will was dated 5 Oct. 1725 and proved 27 Feb. 1727. The amount of inventory was 31 pounds, 18 shillings, 8 pence. Joseph moved from to Westerly before 1669, as he was Westerly town clerk from 1669-1700. He served as a deputy to the General Assembly 1698, 1700, 1702-4, 1706, 1708.
  Families: Joseph Clarke of Newport and Westerly, RI; born 11 Feb. 1642, Newport; died Westerly 11 Jan. 1727. Westerly town clerk for 30 years, ending in 1790. Large land owner. Deputy to the General Assembly. Married (1) Bethiah Hubbard, (2) Hannah (Weeden) Peckham.
  Memorial: Same info as above.
  NEHGR, v14: Names children, birth dates and marriages.
  NEHGR: v12: Joseph Clark was on a list of free inhabitants of Westerly 18 May 1669. He had lot 18.
  NEHGR, v91: Joseph Clarke Jr. of Newport, Hopkinton and Westerly, R.I., married Bethia Hubbard.
  NEHGR, v153: Joseph Clark Jr.; Tobias Saunders and Robert Berdick were among the first settlers of Westerly and were the only ones who did not fail. Other details of early Westerly recounted.   
   C.M. Babcock: Joseph Clarke Jr., born 11 Feb. 1642; died 11 Jan. 1727. Lived at Westerly where he was town clerk, 1699-1700. Married Bethia Hubbard, daughter of Samuel and Tacy (Cooper) Hubbard. They had nine children. He married (2) Hannah (Weeden) Peckham, widow of Thomas Peckham.    160 Families: Joseph Clarke, born 2 April 1643, died 11 Jan. 1727.
  Savage: Joseph Clark married Bethia Hubbard, 16 Nov. 1664.
  Westerly Vitals: Joseph Clarke married 16 Nov. 1664 Bethia Hubbard, daughter of Samuel Hubbard of Newport.
  Witter Family: Joseph Clarke Jr., born 11 Feb. 1542/3 or 7 April 1647/3, Newport or Westerly. Died 11 Jan 1727, Newport or Westerly. Married Bethia Hubbard 16 Nov. 1664. Took family to Westerly and was freeman there 1668. Took family back to Newport in 1675 in fear of King Philip's War. He was seized in his house by Connecticut men to Hartford, Conn., in retaliation for a Rhode Island man buying land in Connecticut and taking Rhode Island oath. He was imprisoned for six weeks and paid a fine, which was reimbused by R.I. Job Babcock also was seized in this border dispute. He marred (2) Hannah Weeden, the widow of his brother William.

2011. Bethiah HUBBARD was born 19 Dec 1646 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts. She died 17 Apr 1707 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. [Parents]

  Sources: Babcock and Allied Families, by Louis E. DeForest (929.273, B114d); A Potter-Richardson Memorial; Colonial Families of the USA; C. Merton Babcock; NEHGR, v18/84; Genealogies of RI Families; 160 Allied Families; Savage; Westerly Vitals (film 22,442); A Witter Family History.
  Memorial: Bethia Hubbard, born 29 Oct. 1646, Springield, MA. Died 17 April
1707 in Newport, RI.
  NEHGR: Bethiah Hubbert, son (sic) of Samuell Hubbert, born 29 Oct. 1646.
  DeForest: Bethiah Hubbard, born Springfield, MA, 19 Dec. 1646; died
Westerly, RI, 17 April 1707. Married Joseph Clarke 16 Nov. 1664, Westerly, RI.
  [Birth dates and death places are different. 19 Dec. 1646 a christening date?]
  C.M. Babcock: Bethia Hubbard, died 17 April 1717 (sic); daughter of Samuel
and Tacy (Cooper) Hubbard.
  RI Families: Bethiah Hubbard, born 19 Dec. 1646, Springfield, MA. Died 17
April 1707. Married Joseph Clarke 11 Jan 1727. He was born 2 April 1643 and
died 11 Jan. 1727.
  160 Families: Bethiah Hubbard, born 29 Dec. 1646, died 17 April 1707;
daughter of Samuel and Tacy (Cooper) Hubbard.
  Savage: Bethia Hubbard, born 29 Dec. 1846, Springfield, Mass. Married Joseph Clarke Jr. 29 December a christening date.
  Westerly Vitals: Bethiah Hubbard, daughter of Samuel of Newport, married
Joseph Clarke 16 Nov. 1664.
  Witter Family: Bethia Hubbard, born 19 Dec. 1646, Springfield, Mass. Died 17 April 1707, age 61. She had nine children.

2014. Isaac WORDEN was born 1673 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts. He died before 11 Aug 1718 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, aged 45. Isaac married Rebecca. [Parents]

WORDEN Family by Eric Kingman Eastwood, 1951, pages 1-10,
Vital Records of Stonington, CT
Stanton Family

2015. Rebecca.

2016. Peter CRANDALL was born 1665 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. He died 1734 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. Peter married Mary BABCOCK about 1685 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. [Parents]

Crandall Genealogy, page 7.
    Peter of Westerly and Ashaway, RI son of Elder John was b. abt 1655 in Westerly and died 1734. He married Mary Babcock, dau. of James Jr. and Jane (Brown) Babcock. The records of this family are not clear. The date taken from Arnold's Vit. Records of RI contain a mistake. but just what it is and where it is seems impossible to determine at this date.
    Peter took the oath of allegiance in Westerly 17 May 1679: was a Freeman in 1681; deputy from 1699-1704; Justice of Peace and Lieut. of Militis and was an important man of his time

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2017. Mary BABCOCK was born in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. She died about 1734. [Parents]

Babcock Genealogy, page 8.
    Mary m. George Brown
    My records say she married Peter Crandall.

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2018. Samuel BURDICK was born about 1668 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. He died Apr 1756 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. Samuel married Mary FOSTER on 1697. [Parents]

The Decendants of Robert Burdick of RI, page 11 & 12.
Cr.: S. D. B. Memorial, Vol. 2, p. 106; Diary of Joshua Hempstead, name of wife.

2019. Mary FOSTER was born 14 Jun 1675 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut. She died 1788 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. [Parents]

VITAL RECORDS OF NEW LONDON, NEW LONDON CO., CONN.
Mary Foster the daughter of Thomas & Susanna Fosterr born ye 14th of June.

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2020. Jeremiah CLARKE was born 1643 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island. He died 16 Jan 1728/1729 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island. Jeremiah married Anne AUDLEY about 1666 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. [Parents]

CLARKE GENEALOGY
HUBBARD RESEARCH REPORT, Nov. 1991, by R. A. Pierce.

2021. Anne AUDLEY was born about 1644 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. She died 15 Dec 1732 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island. [Parents]

CLARKE GENEALOGY
HUBBARD RESEARCH REPORT, Nov. 1991, by R. A. Pierce.

2022. Stephen WILCOX was born 26 Dec 1634 in Croft, Lincolnshire, England. He died 6 Feb 1690 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. Stephen married Hannah HAZARD on 30 Jan 1657/1658 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. [Parents]

RHODE ISLAND ROOTS, June 1986, by Mildred Mosher Chamberlain, C.G.page 21.
    Hannah m. Stephen Wilcox.

HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF  STONINGTON, COUNTY OF NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, by Richard Anson Wheeler, 1900. Page 658.
    Stephen...who had gramts of land at Portsmouth, RI. Stephen became a freeman there in 1658.  Sometime before 1669 he came to Westerly.

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  Sources: Potter-Richardson Memorial; Hazard Family of RI; Genealogies of RI
Families.
  Memorial: Stephen Wilcox, son of Edward of Portsmouth, RI.
  Hazard Family: Stephen Wilcox, born about 1633, son of Edward Wilcox; died
about 1690; married 1658 Hannah Hazard. That year his father-in-law deeded him
34 acres as a dower for Hannah. Stephen was listed as an inhabitant of Westerly
18 May 1669.

"Stephen Wilcox, son of Edward, was born in 1633 and died in 1690. He had a grant of 16 acres, Dec.10, 1657, and in 1657 from his father-in-law, Thomas Hazard, a deed of 30 acres as a dowery with the _____ daughter. He was a free man May 18, 1658. In May 1669, he was among the free inhabitants of Westerly, RI. He was __________ (obliterated) June 21, 1670 for unjustly possessing, with others, five hundred acres of land in Stovington. This controversey, which resolved itself into a question of boundary and jurisdiction between Mass. and R.I., continued for several years and was finally settled in favor of the latter state.
"In 167? and 167? he was _______ __ of the first from Westerly.
In a paper dated Feb. 6, 1690, he is mentioned as 'lately deceased'. In 1648, he married Hannah, daughter of Thomas and Martha (-----) Hazard of Portsmouth. Thom Hazard was a ship carpenter by trade and came from Wales to Boston about 1635. In the Hutchinson __________ he was driven from Mass. and settled upon Aquideeck."
Transcribed from: notes recopied by Kate Wilcox Thorsen, 4/26/1980
Researched & copied by Agnes Wilcox Limas 9 May, 1958 for Jeffrey Wilcox

Also see: NEHGR Vol. 147, pp 188-191

2023. Hannah HAZARD was born 10 Jul 1637 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts and was christened 10 Sep 1637 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. She died after 13 Nov 1679 in or near Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. [Parents]

HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF  STONINGTON, COUNTY OF NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, by Richard Anson Wheeler, 1900. Page 658.

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  Sources: The Hazard Family of RI; Potter-Richardson Memorial; Genealogies of
RI Families; Ancestral Lines Revised.
  Memorial: Hannah Hazard, married Stephen Wilcox, son of Edward Wilcox (from
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk), of Portsmouth (1638), who, some say, was a a partner
of Roger Williams, as a pioneer trader.
  Hazard Family: Hannah Hazard, married 1658 Stephen Wilcox. They had 7
children.
  Ancestral Lines: Hannah Hazard, married Stephen Wilcox.

2032. Tobias SAUNDERS was born about 1620/1625 in England. He died Jul 1695 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. Tobias married Mary PECKHAM about 1661 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island.

Tobias Saunders came to America from England. Before coming to America he was a soldier, one of the King's Life Guards. Charles H. Green says that he was a captain in Oliver Cromwell's army. He and three brothers came to America, date unknown. In 1643 he was living in Taunton, MA, and at Newport, RI in 1655. He was one of the purchasers and one of the first settlers of Westerly in 1661. He held a quarter of a share in the division of the land, in September.
    In Nov 1661 he was arrested with Robert Burdick and Joseph Clark and carried to Boston, examined, tried, fined and imprisoned until they should pay the fine and find sureties of the peace.
    He joined the Newport Seventh Day Baptist church and the members living at Westerly frequently held meetings at his house before the meetinghouse was built. 17 Sep 1679 he took the oath of allegiance. He was Justice f=of the Peace and sometimes performed marriage ceremonies. His wife was Mary. She was born in 1643 and was also a member of the Newport church.
    Tobias and John Crandall were appointed "conservators of his Majesty's peace" immediately after the incorporation of Westerly. Tobias was a member of the Town Council, and affixed his name or mark to town documents of the town of Westerly.
    His will was written 9 Aug 1688 and he died in 1695. The inventory amounted to F147 12s. Tobias lived just over the range of hills to the south of the old Westerly meetinghoue. He is supposed to have been buried in the Clarke burying ground near the old Westerly meetinghouse.

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2033. Mary PECKHAM was born 1643 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island. She died 1695 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island. [Parents]

Mrs. Louise Prosser Bates of Westerly, a highly educated woman and descended from Tobias Saunders and Joseph Clarke and William Crumb, spent years in research of original records in Westerly and left her papers by bequest to the state of RI. Unfortunately they have never been printed. The following is from her papers: "The first wife of Joseph Clarke (brother of Dr. John Clarke who is often called the founder of Newport, RI) was a sister of Tobias Saunders. Tobias married Mary Peckham, daughter of John Peckham and Mary Clarke, sister of Joseph Clarke. Tobias and Mary (Peckham) Saunders had a daughter Mercy Saunders who was the first wife of William Crumb (Daniel-1)." This statement is included in the Genealogy of the Peckham.
    Conclusive proof is found in disposition of the estate of James Peckham, son of John & Mary Peckham who died unmarried and intestate 26 Jeb 1711/2. One 25 Dec 1712, Peter & Elizabeth (Saunders) Barker were among James' heirs giving a power of attorney to Philip and William Peckham and John Taylor to sell James' realty. Elizabeth (Saunders) Babcock and her husband James Babcock appointed her brother-in-law, Peter Barker, to "receive in charge, all legacies...[from the estate of] their honored uncle James Peckham." On 19 May 1712, Edward, John, Stephen and Benjamin Saunders appointed their brother-in-law Peter Barker to transact business for them and their sister, Elizabeth. (Bristol Co. Deeds 8:70).

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2034. Samuel BELCHER married Mary BILLING.

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2035. Mary BILLING. [Parents]

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