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21. Isaac5 Babson (11) (James4, John3, James2, Thomas1); born circa 1727 probably at Beverly or Wenham, MA;273 married Mehitable Cue, daughter of Robert Cue and Mary Porter, 3 Jan 1748/49 at Topsfield, MA.274
On 21 Feb 1753 Isaac, "of Wenham, mariner," and his sister Sarah, "of Danvers, seamster," sold to Caleb Rae of Gloucester, physician, land in Gloucester located on the north side of Middle Street, near the Harbour Meeting House and bounded on the east by Isaac and Sarah's land. Mehitable relinquished her dower rights as did Ruth Fitts, Isaac and Sarah's mother.275
On 11 May 1754 Isaac Babson (11) and Sarah Babson sold more land on Middle Street in Gloucester to Ezekiel Woodward, Jr., Shoreman, for £66.13s.4d. Again Mehitable and Ruth Fitts relinquished their rights.276
Mehitable Cue was born on 22 Jun 1732 at Wenham, MA.277 She died on 15 Feb 1799 at Beverly, MA, at age 66.278 Her estate went through probate on 5 Mar 1799.279
Mehitable Cue relinquished dower rights when her husband sold property at Gloucester on 21 Feb 1753.280
Mehitable Cue relinquished dower rights when her husband sold property at Middle Street, Gloucester, on 11 May 1754.281
Mehitable Cue and her son, James Babson, were on the tax list at Wenham, MA, on 2 Sep 1771.282 Mehitable's will read:
In the Name of God amen, I Mehitable Babson of Beverly in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of the state of massachusetts Widow, make this my last will and Testament. Imprimis, I give my soul to God and my Body to the Ground hoping for a Resurrection to Life eternal through the merits & Intersion [sic] of my Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ;
Item I give to my grand Children left of my son James Babson three dollars to be equly [sic] divided amongst them. Itim I give to my daughter mehitable Killam one dollar. Itim I give to my son Isaac Babson one dollar. Itim I give to my grand daughter Sally Francis one dollar. Itim I give to my daughter Ruth Babson all the Remainder of my Estate both real and personal including all my monies and wearing apparel and all my house hold furniture that was not inventoried. And finaly [sic] I do hereby constitute and appoint my daughter Ruth Babson sole Executor of this my last Will and Testiment, she paying my funeral Charges.283
On 1 Jul 1799 After Mehitable's death, their surviving children and two of their grandchildren sold four acres of land partly in Beverly and partly in Wenham and two-thirds of an acre of salt marsh in Beverly to Caleb Kimball, Jr. of Wenham, housewright: Know all Men by these presents, that we Ruth Babson weaver, Isaac Babson brickmaker and Sarah Francis Simstress [sic], all of Beverly in the County of Essex and commonwealth of Massachusetts, and John Killham of Alford [sic] in the county of York cordwainer in said commonwealth and Mehitable his wife in her own right - & Isaac Babson of Derryfield in the county of Hillsborough in the State of Newhampshire gentleman for and in consideration of one hundred and sixty dollars and sixty seven cents, to us paid by Caleb Kimball junr of the town of Wenham.284
Children of Isaac5 Babson (11) and Mehitable Cue were as follows:
She was a weaver.287
Ruth Babson served as executor for the estate of Mehitable Cue on 26 Nov 1798 at Beverly, MA. She also received real and personal effects including money, clothes and funiture.288
Ruth Babson sold land on 1 Jul 1799 at Beverly and Wenham after her mother's death.289
Mehitable Babson was a beneficiary of the will of Mehitable Cue, her mother, on 26 Nov 1798 at Beverly, MA.292 They and the other heirs sold land on 1 Jul 1799 at Beverly and Wenham after her mother's death.293
(an unknown value).
While a student at Harvard, he enlisted in Capt. George Minot's Company, Col. Eleazer Brook's Regiment and served during the attack on Dorchester Heights. This was the prelude to the British evacuation of Boston on the 17th of March between March 4th and 9th, 1776.300 He was graduated in 1779 at Harvard College, Cambridge, MA, first Babson to graduate from Harvard. Col. John Francis may have sponsored Isaac Babson (19) at Harvard College, Cambridge, MA.
Isaac Babson (19) lived at Hopkinton, NH, between 1784 and 1793.301 He worked as a trader at Derryfield, NH. In 1793 Isaac Babson (19) sold land at Hopkinton, NH, to David Merrit and Caleb Stark of Dunbarton.302 He was taxed at Manchester, NH, between 1797 and 1800.
Isaac Babson (19) was a beneficiary of the will of his mother, Mehitable Cue, on 26 Nov 1798 at Beverly, MA.303 They sold land on 1 Jul 1799 at Beverly and Wenham after her mother's death.304
Capt. James Babson (12) was raised by his grandfather, John Babson, as his father died when he was only about 2 1/2 years old.
Capt. James Babson (12) bought land from Capt. William Babson (13) on 10 Nov 1748. William sold his brother James 1/3 of the "House in the Harbour, so called, wherein the said James Babson now dwells" and 1/3 part of the land adjoining thereto for £180. William and Martha acknowledged this deed on 27 May 1749.309 Reverend Chandler wrote in his Journal: Visited Capt. babson, very dangerous, near death. I came home and went to bed ill -- about two o'clock they sent for me to visit Capt. Babson. I sent word that I was ill and unable, but considering the distress of the family, I arose and went. While I was attempting to pray with him, I fainted away. I came home about four, left him dying - his wife very ill" on 2 Sep 1759 at Gloucester.
The administration of Capt. James Babson's estate was given to his son-in-law, Aaron Newhall. The inventory of the estate, which came to £421:7:7, included a pew in Rev. Chandler's Meeting House, dwelling house, barn and land; sea books and instruments An account, dated 4 Aug 1762 mentions board for his son, Benjamin, for twelve weeks and £4:10:8 paid for gravestones.
Hannah Smith was born circa 1716. She died on 26 Nov 1759 at Gloucester.310 Capt. James Babson, as administrator for his mother Hannah's estate, paid £29:8 to each of his siblings: Benjamin, Hannah Newhall, Anna Sanders, Dorcas and Mary Babson at the final settlement and division of property.311
Children of Capt. James5 Babson (12) and Hannah Smith were as follows:
Hannah Babson received a legacy from the estate of her mother, Hannah Smith.314
He served as administrator of the estate of Hannah Smith; Capt. James Babson, as administrator for his mother Hannah's estate, paid £29:8 to each of his siblings: Benjamin, Hannah Newhall, Anna Sanders, Dorcas and Mary Babson at the final settlement and division of property.318
Mary and Benjamin Babson, being minors under 14 years of age, were placed in the guardianship of their brother Capt. James Babson (20) on 20 Aug 1765 at Gloucester. No further record.319
Capt. James Babson (20) and his wife Rebecca Sanders sold land to Andrew Giddings located "in the Harbour, so called*on the South or Lower Side of the Middle Street*Saving A sufficient Cartway from the aforesaid Middle Street*across the said piece of land" on 7 Oct 1768.320
Capt. James Babson (20) and his wife Rebecca Sanders sold to his brother-in-law, Bradbury Sanders, all his rights in the estate of his father-in-law, Thomas Sanders on 22 Jan 1779 at Gloucester.321
He dined with John Adams at Bilboa, Spain, as Mr. Adams wrote in his diary of 17 January "Captains Babson, Lovatt and Wickes dines with Us."322
Capt. James Babson (20) sold land lying on Middle Street next to a corner belonging to Col. Peter Coffin, with Rebecca relinquishing her dower rights on 3 May 1783 at Gloucester.323 He and Rebecca Sanders sold land at Gloucester on 4 Nov 1784 James Babson, mariner, and his wife Rebecca, Winthrop Sargent, merchant, and his wife Judith, William Dolliver, mariner, and his wife Abigail, John Olive and Ann his wife, Joseph Saunders and Ann his wife, all of Gloucester and James Prentice, gentleman, and Lydia his wife of Boston, "heirs of Thomas Saunders, Junr late of Glocester [sic] Esqr, brother to the sd Judith, Abigail, Rebecca, Ann and Lydia, [who,] meeting with repeated losses at sea during the latter years of his life which disenabled him from expeditiously answering the demands of his creditors & having the powers of his mind much impaired by severall shocks of the palsy during the time..." executed a deed to land in Gloucester belonging to the heirs of Joseph Saunders, deceased, father of Thomas Saunders, Jr. and of the above named Judith, Abigail, Rebecca, Lydia, and Ann and Grandfather of the above named Joseph and Ann, for £1200. Apparently the money was never paid to Thomas Saunders, Jr., so as a result, "in consideration of the premises and of five shillings already paid us by Lucy Sargent, wife of Paul Dudley Sargent of Boston" and by Joseph, William, Thomas, Charlotte, Mary, Lucy, Judith, Harriet, Sarah Saunders, all children of the deceased Thomas Saunders, Jr., do release and forever quitclaim all our right title and interest into lands and tenements in Gloucester that had belonged to Joseph Saunders.324
The ancestral estate on Front Street in Gloucester, which had been in the Babson family for over 150 years, passed to other owners at James' death in 1790, shortly before his widow's remarriage.325
Anna Babson received a legacy from the estate of Hannah Smith.328
He died young.
Dorcas Babson received a legacy from the estate of Hannah Smith.333
Mary Babson received a legacy from the estate of Hannah Smith.336 Capt. James Babson (20) was appointed guardian of Mary Babson and Benjamin Babson and Benjamin Babson on 20 Aug 1765 at Gloucester.337
Benjamin Babson received a legacy from the estate of Hannah Smith.339 He was mentioned when the estate of Capt. James Babson (12) went through probate. An account, dated 4 Aug 1762 mentions board for his son, Benjamin, for twelve weeks and £4:10:8 paid for gravestones. Capt. James Babson (20) was appointed guardian of Mary Babson and Benjamin Babson and Mary Babson on 20 Aug 1765 at Gloucester.340
In 1748, the year before he was lost at sea, William purchasd a dwelling built about 1725 by George Dennison for his wife, Abigail (Haraden) Dennison. This charming house is "still standing in Annisquam on River Road, formerly Curve Street."344
William sold his brother James 1/3 of the "House in the Harbour, so called, wherein the said James Babson now dwells" and 1/3 part of the land adjoining thereto for £180. William and Martha acknowledged this deed on 27 May 1749 This is the last appearance of William in the records.345
Martha Haraden was born on 20 Apr 1726 at Gloucester.346 She died on 15 Oct 1772 at Gloucester at age 46. Her estate was probated on 2 Mar 1773.347
Martha Haraden sold land at Annisquam, MA, on 22 Jun 1772. She sold for £40 that part of the dwelling in "Annisquam which I now occupy, together with all the privileges" to her son John.348
Their son, William, first administered Martha's estate. On 3 Feb 1773 he asked that the court grant the administration to his brother-in-law, Gideon Lane, as business was calling him away to sea. Administration of her estate was granted to Gideon Lane on 2 Mar 1773. The inventory of Martha Haraden Babson's estate amounted to £293-17-18 1/2. She owned the training field and land adjoining the Flake Yard. On 2 Jan 1776 William Babson again appeared in court complaining that Gideon Lane had not rendered an account. Lane rendered the account on 9 Apr 1777. At the final settlement, on 9 Apr 1777, the value of the estate was £117-13-7 1/4 on 2 Mar 1773.349
Children of Capt. William5 Babson (13) and Martha Haraden were as follows:
He was a mariner.
John Babson bought land from Martha Haraden on 22 Jun 1772 at Annisquam, MA, for £40; She sold for £40 that part of the dwelling in "Annisquam which I now occupy, together with all the privileges" to her son John.352
Martha Babson and Mary Babson were twins. Annisquam shipped clams for bait to France in the old days, and the story is still told in the village of the twin sisters Mary and Martha Babson, who dug, cleaned, and salted a barrel of clams, sent them abroad on a venture on an Annisquam vessel and traded them for silk that they made into their wedding dresses.355
Frances' husband Nathaniel served in the Revolutionary War.
He received a legacy from the estate of John Babson (10).364
John Babson (14) bought land from Ruth Lovett on 22 Nov 1743 at Gloucester; Ruth Somes, alias Babson, admin'x on the Estate of her husband "James Babson, late of Gloucester, mariner, deceased" sold to John Babson (#14), [son of John (#10) and Hannah (Hodgkins) Babson] a tenement at Gloucester on the Harbour between the two streets consisting of one house and one-half acre of land, "being part of homestead of John Babson, deceased, father of James Babson, deceased, bounded E. by Capt. John Prince, s. on Forestreet and N. on New or Meeting House Street."365
On 1 August 1752 Rev. Chandler wrote "Signed the deed and rec'd of John Babson his house lot. Paid him £54 the day before yesterday". This lot was located on the south side of Middle Street about half way between Center and Short Streets. Here Rev. Chandler erected the gambrel-roofed house still standing today [1860]. Part of this land was a portion of Isabel's Harbor Lot, where she had lived a century earlier. Deborah joined her husband in signing this deed, just two months prior to her death.366,367,368
John Babson (14) "resided in what is known as the old Garrison house on Back Street." He purchased this property from John Stevens and his wife Judith of Gloucester for £200. This property on Back [now Prospect] Street was bounded by the highway running north by land of Daniel Sargent of Boston about 1701, and had a dwelling house upon it.369
John Babson (14) "of Gloucester, mariner" sold for £200 to John Stevens, merchant, a half acre in the "Harbour bounded on Middle Street by land belonging to heirs of Rev. Samuel Chandler ... containing a dwelling house and a spring on the lower side of street" His third wife, Anne, joined him in signing this deed on 22 January 1781.370
Deborah Stevens was born on 23 Oct 1719 at Gloucester.371 Deborah Stevens died at age 32 at Gloucester. The Reverend Samuel Chandler wrote in his journal on 6 Oct 1752, "John Babson's wife [Deborah] died in the evening about 10 o'clock."372
Children of John5 Babson (14) and Deborah Stevens all born at Gloucester were as follows:
He died young.
It was probably this John Babson who served as matross, or gunner's mate, in Capt. William Ellery's 1st Company in Gloucester between 17 Jun 1776 and Dec 1776.376 He was probably the one who went on the disastrous Penobscot Expedition as mariner on the brig Vengeance, 10 guns, 100 men, Captain Thomas Thomas commanding.377
John Babson III (23) "of Gloster...marriner" sold for £90 to Benjamin Folansbee of Salisbury Shipwright and James Folansbee of Amesbury gentleman, 35 rods of land with a dwelling house located at Amesbury on 22 October 1791. This land was bounded southerly on the rode [sic], westerly by land of the heirs of Thomas Person [sic], late of Amesbury, northerly on land of Joseph Hoyt and easterly on land of Levi Currier. It is land that had previously been owned by Isaac Currier.378
On 2 May 1775 he enlisted in Capt. Ezra Lunt's Co. of Col. Moses Little's Reg't., and served at Bunker Hill; the muster roll is dated 1 Aug 1775. He re-enlisted in Capt. Samuel Ward's Co. fo Arnold's expedition to Quebec and was captured during the night assault of 31 Dec 1775. No further record has been found.
He was only six months old when his mother died on 6 Oct 1752.
There were no children of John5 Babson (14) and Abigail Davis.
There were no children of John5 Babson (14) and Anne Savery.
He was a mariner.
Jacob Parsons, merchant, was appointed to administer Solomon's estate. The inventory was taken 2 May 1763 and mentioned his dwelling house, an acre of land, and a pew in the Meeting House. The estate was declared insolvent on 23 May 1763 and on 17 Jun 1763 Elizabeth "Bapson," his widow, had her thirds set off. There is a disposal of his land on 17 Apr 1765 by the administrator when Solomon, Jr purchased for £24:13:4 2/3 parts of the land and house of his deceased father on 18 Apr 1763.385,386
Elizabeth Parsons was born on 30 Apr 1721 at Gloucester.387 She received a legacy from the estate of Solomon Babson (15).388,389
Children of Solomon5 Babson (15) and Elizabeth Parsons all born at Gloucester were as follows:
Hannah's husband Nathaniel served as a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War in 1776.
Abigail and Benjamin moved to ME after 1770.
Her husband was a founder of Leeds, Maine.
Capt. Benjamin Webber was born on 21 May 1726 at Gloucester.401
Children of Hannah5 Babson and Capt. Benjamin Webber were as follows:
Rev. Samuel Chandler's Journal tells that he and his family "went to sea with William Babson; all sick" on 1 Sep 1752.408
He is likely the William who died in 1775, having been for some time in a weak state of health and whose death was occasioned or hastened by the compulsion under which he was obliged to act as pilot to the Falcon in the attack upon the town in that year, Lindsay having taken him out of a fishing boat for that purpose and threatened him with death if he ran the ship ashore in 1775.409 No probate appears for William in the Essex County records.
Mary Williams was born on 18 Jul 1728 at Gloucester.410
Children of William5 Babson (16) and Mary Williams were as follows:
William Card was born on 9 Oct 1717 at Gloucester.417
Children of Mary5 Babson and William Card all born at Gloucester were as follows:
She died young.
He was.423 He was master of the schooner Adventure which sailed between Salem, Virginia, and St. Martin's West Indies from Aug 1757 to Jan 1758. He commanded the Schooner Charming Abigail , 36 tons, sailing between Salem, Virginia, and Maryland from Dec 1758 to Apr 1762.424 I think there is an error here. Ann Chaplin is checking on this for us.
Joseph then again became Master of the Abigail sailing between Salem and Virginia in Dec 1762. (should this read Adventure?)
He returned to the Charming Angel and sailed to Dominica and Antiqua in 1764. (should this read Charming Abigail?).425
Capt. Joseph Babson (17) lived at Sedgwick, ME, in 1765. The Babsons came from Gloucester and settled on the high land known as Babson's Ridge. Plantation #4 was incorporated as Sedgwick on 12 Jan 1789 and part was set off as Brooklin on 9 Jun 1849.426
Capt. Joseph Babson (17) on 11 Aug 1791 "of Sedgwick, yeoman" gave to his three sons a 143 acre lot bounded 100 rods on East side of Eggemoggin Reach, running east 134 rods to Herrick's Bay, then west by the Bay and Black's Brook, then northwest across the Brook, then south to Eggemoggin Reach, then east by said Reach; along with his dwelling house, horned cattle, sheep, hogs, farming tools ... in consideration of proper maintenance for myself and wife, Martha, to be fulfilled by sons Abraham, of Gloucester, mariner, and John and James of County of Hancock, Maine.427 Yet on 16 Apr 1806, Capt. Joseph Babson (17) sold this 143 acre tract to his son James for $500, reserving a piece off the northwest side for the use of himself and his wife, Martha.428
Martha Somes was born on 21 Sep 1735 at Gloucester.429 She died on 13 Oct 1823 at Sedgwick, ME, at age 88.430,431 She was one of the earliest members at the Church of Christ, Sedgwick, ME, in 1779 along with Hannah Babson and Abraham Babson (31) and Elizabeth "Betsey" Babson.
Martha Somes and her husband Capt. Joseph Babson (17) were to receive maintenance from their sons in exchange for land granted on 11 Aug 1791.432 Capt. Joseph Babson (17) sold the 143 acre tract to an unknown witness on on 16 Apr 1806, reserving a piece for himself and Martha.433
Children of Capt. Joseph5 Babson (17) and Martha Somes were as follows:
She was one of the earliest members at the Church of Christ, Sedgwick, ME, in 1779 along with Hannah Babson and Martha Somes and Abraham Babson (31).
She was one of the earliest members at the Church of Christ, Sedgwick, ME, in 1779.
James Babson served as constable in 1810 at Sedgwick, ME.440
James Babson sold land for his brother on 16 Apr 1833 at Sedgwick, ME. James is called "Gentleman" in the deed.441
One of the Millett daughters is the mother of Sarah Babson Emmons.
Children of Sarah5 Millett include: