30TH GENERATION

2287. Bathsheba HUSSEY was born on 21 Sep 1671 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. She died in Oct 1713 in New Castle, Delaware. Her father and uncle Stephen became Quakers and found it desirable to leave the NH area because of persecution of Quakers there.

She was married to Thomas BABB (son of ) about 1695 in Brandywine Hundred, Deleware. Thomas BABB was born in 1667 in Isle Of Shoals Appledore Maine. He died on 17 Aug 1748 in New Castle, Delaware. Apparently Thomas followed the migratory path of his father-in-law. On Dec. 17, 1695 he was conveyed 100 acres of land and 20 acres of "mash" in Rocklands by Timothy Atkinson. "Records of the Court of New Castle, DE, Vol. II, 1681-1699"

Thomas has sizeable land holding. In 1735 he obtained a Patent to 600 acres of land in Frederick Co., VA. He sent two of his sons, Thomas, Jr., and Philip to occupy the acreage and to carry out the provision of the Patent. The other sons are belie ved to have relocated to Chester Co., PA

On Aug. 13, 1751 his will "dated Aug 17, 1748" was proved in New Castle Co., DE. He bequeathed the home place in DE to his oldest son Peter and left the VA lands to Thomas, Jr. and Philip. He made other bequests to his daughters Mary, Rebecca an d Lydia, as well as to three children of his deceased daughter Hulda--John, Rebecca and Lydia Gregory Bathsheba HUSSEY and Thomas BABB had the following children:

+2823 i. Peter BABB.
+2824 ii. Thomas BABB.
+2825 iii. Philip BABB.
+2826 iv. Mary Huldah BABB.
2827 v. Rebecca BABB was born in 1703.
+2828 vi. Lydia Lidia.
+2829 vii. Hulda BABB.

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