1537. Benjamin BABCOCK Jr. (Benjamin BABCOCK , Nathan BABCOCK , Anna PENDLETON , Caleb , James , Brian ) was born 22 Apr 1782 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died 25 Jan 1857 in Windham, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania and was buried in Babcock Hill Cemetery, Windham, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania.

Information from Jean Reid, 106 Beal's Court, Tama, Iowa 52339
    Benjamin-7 Babcock was born, probably at Stonington, Connecticut. He is buried in the Babcock Family Cemetery on Babcock Hill. They resided at Bridgewater, Suquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, until 1818, when they removed to what is now known as Babcock Hill.
    Benjamin Babcock (2nd) settled on a tract of land, consisting of several hundred acres (believed 640) on Babcock Hill. This was virgin forest land at the time, 1818, covered with a heavy growth of pine, hemlock, and other trees. With the aid of his sons, Benjamin cleared this land, or portions thereof, building a house and barn of logs. He later constructed a primitave saw mill, located on the creek at the foot of Babcock Hill toward the village of Cadis. Water power was used to operate an old-fashioned "beam" saw, by means of which the heavy trees were fashioned into sills, joists, planking, and boards for the construction of new and better buildings. The old Babcock homestead and at least one of the old barns, constructed of timber of this primitive mill, are still standing.
    Upon the death of Benjamin Babcock the land was apportioned among his children. William Dennison Babcock, the oldest son received a grant of land consisting of over 200 acres, located about one half mile north of the homestead farm. The latter, consisting of 306 acres, was left to the other children who had remained at the home. Harriet N. Babcock had married Alexander LaDow and had removed to Ohio. Hellen M. Babcock died in 1843, while Caroline Joshan Babcock and Joanah Babcock died young. So the homestead farm was left to John Bannister Gibson Babcock (1st), Valeria Ann Babcock, and Andrew Jackson Babcock. The Babcock family burying ground is the only portion of the original estate in which the title still remains in the Babcock family as a whole. The old estate and burying ground are located about 10 miles south of Owego, New York, and about 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

Benjamin married Anna BROWNSON, daughter of Isaac BROWNSON and Joanah BEARDSLEE, on 18 Apr 1809 in Susquahanna Co., Pennsylvania. Anna was born 4 May 1789 in New Milford, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. She died 25 Dec 1872 in Windham, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania and was buried in Babcock Hill Cemetery, Windham, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania.

Information from Jean Reid, 106 Beal's Court, Tama, Iowa 52339
    Stockton's History states that Isaac Brownson (father of Ann Brownson, who married Benjamin Babcock (2nd), settled in Rush, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. He lived on a tract of land which had been surveyed by Thomas Dundas. Isaac Brownson was town clerk. He was also county commissioner from 1815 to 1818, inclusive. Isaac Brownson was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. His wife was Joanah (Beardslee) Brownson.

Birth date and place from Val Van Zee at VaVZ@aol.com

BABCOCK CEMETERY, WINDHAM TWP., BRADFORD CO., PENNSYLVANIA
His Wife, Anna BROWNSON, b. 4 May 1789, d. 25 Dec 1872

DAR PATRIOT INDEX, CENTENNIAL EDITION, PART I, page 376.
BRONSON, BROWNSON, BRUNSON
Isaac: b. 7-27-1758 CT, d. 8-23-1853 PA m. Joanne Beardslee, Pvt CT PNSR

1840 CENSUS, WINDHAM TWP, BRADFORD CO., PENNSYLVANIA
BRONSON, Isaac   000000000001 (81) 0000100001
BRONSON, Elisha 0220001     110101

1850 CENSUS, WINDHAM TWP, BRADFORD CO., PENNSYLVANIA
BROWNSON, Asa, 23, M, PA, 113 170

BROWNSON, Isaac, 92, M, CT, 128 171

BROWNSON, Elisha, 59, M, CT, 129 171
BROWNSON, Mary, 46, F, MA, 129 171
BROWNSON, Elizabeth, 26, PA, 129 171
BROWNSON, Isaac W., 24, M, PA, 129 171
BROWNSON, Asa, 23, M, PA, 129 171
BROWNSON, Joanna, 16, F, PA, 129 171
BROWNSON, Emily, 12, F, PA, 129 171
BROWNSON, Harriet, 5, F, PA, 129 171

1538. Billings BABCOCK (Benjamin BABCOCK , Nathan BABCOCK , Anna PENDLETON , Caleb , James , Brian ) was born 11 May 1786 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died 29 Oct 1844 in Wea, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana and was buried in Feerer-Rural-Black-Pioneer Cemetery, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana.

Name from Val Van Zee at VaVZ@aol.com
    I lifted these names off scraps of paper and backs of envelopes left by my grandmother.
Researching this line is Mary-Gene Page at mgpage@unlimited.net

INFORMATION FROM HOLLY SCHRANK'S FILES OF 24 Mar 2000.
PRECEEDINGS AND COLLECTIONS OF WYOMING HISTORICAL & GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, Vol. XVI, page 271. (Wyoming refers to the Wyoming Valley of PA) URL: http://www.familytreemaker.com/_glc_/1088/1088/267.html
    Billings Babcock married Sarah Ann Sherman on August 18, 1812 in Bridgewater Twp., Susquehannah Co., Pennsylvania. Married by Elder Davis Dimock as recorded in his diaries. He was sole pastor of the Bridgewater church from 1808 to June 1835.

1820 CENSUS, DELAWARE CO., INDIANA, page 26.
Billings Babcock  100010   20010  0100

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, INDIANA, INDEX TO TRACT BOOK 1,
23 Dec 1824 - Babcock, Billings, 80 acres, TWP. T22N-R4W, W 1/2 NWq, Sec. 14
4 Nov 1828 - Babcock, Billings, 80 acres, TWP. T22N-R4W, W 1/2 NEq, Sec. 11

1830 CENSUS, TIPPECANOE CO., INDIANA, Vol. 19, pages 82-83.
Data          Possible interpretation
1 male, 40-50 years, Billings, b. 1780-80
1 female, 30-40 years, Sarah Ann, b. 1790-1800
1 female, 15-20 years, daughter (Fanny Desire), b. 1810-1815
1 male, 10-15 years, son (Ezra), b. 1815-1820
1 female, 10-15 years, daughter (Jane Evalina), b. 1850-1820
1 male, 5-10 years, son (Nelson Sherman), b. 1820-1830
1 female, 5-10, daughter (daughter may have died young), b. 1820-1820
Total of 7 people

1833 TIPPECANOE COUNTY, INDIANA TAX LIST, does not show Billings Babcock

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, INDIANA, INDEX TO TRACT BOOK 1,
23 Jun 1832 - Babcock, Billings, 40 acres, TWP. T22N-R4W, SWq SEq, Sec. 2

1840 CENSUS INDEX, TIPPECANOE CO., INDIANA, page 388.
Billings Babcock is listed in Fai (Fairfield Twp.) aged 50--60.

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, INDIANA, INDEX TO TRACT BOOK 2.
10 Jun 1840 - page 116 - Babcock, Billings, grantee, 58 acres deed, Pt Lot #8 in Sec. 16, TWP 22, R4; Evans, Jesse school commissioner, grantor
15 Sep 1840 - page 74, mortgage, Babcock, Billings, grantor, Pt. Lot #8 in Sec. 16, TWP22 R4; Evans, Jesse school administrator, grantee.

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, INDIANA, COUNTY WILL BOOK
No listing for Billings Babcock

HEADSTONE, (Feerer-Rural-Black-Pioneer Cemetery) The cemetery card at the Tippecanoe County Historical Society (TCHS) confirms this information.
Billings Babcock, died Oct. 29, 1844, aged 57 years, 5 months, 18 days.

FEERER-RURAL-BLACK-PIONEER CEMETERY (Also called Ziegler)
"Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set". Proverbs 23:28
430S & 250E NW 1/4 Sec. 15 T 22 R 4 W T 22 N
    Go out 18th Street to High Ridge Subdivision. On north side of road in woods to west of residence at 2408 E. 430S (1 mile West of 250W). **The burials extend about 350 feet to the north of the center of 430S, which is deeper than the original cemetery boundaries noted on county maps as of October 1999.
    The following list is based on burials reported on a list available at the Tippecanoe County Historical Society (presumably WPA list), plus the TCHS cemetery cards, plus what was found or not found in 1999 by a group of volunteers restoring the cemetery. We have added a little historical information when it was useful for interpreting stones and gravesites we found.
    This list is based on research by Janet Walton, Deb Fisher and Holly Schrank, and a search for stones by neighbors of the cemetery using the TCHS list burials (original List) at the cemetery.
  BABCOCK, BILLINGS, d. 10-29-1844
Came to Wea Twp. in 1824, was a prominent citizen. Son Nelson S. Babcock was subject of a guardianship dated 11/25/1844. Samuel Clark was appointed guardian. Billings Babcock appears on the Fairfield Twp. 1840 Tippecanoe County census on page 388, age 50-60. Son Mortimore O. Babcock married Caroline Kenny. According to descendant Mary-Gene Page, Billings and Sarah Babcock had the following children: Mortimore, Julian (d. 1841), Fanny (who m. Daniel Crouse), Ezra (d. 1821), Jane Evalina (m. Andrew Long), Nelson Sherman (m. Martha Seaman), and Billings (d. 1832)

Billings married Sarah Ann SHERMAN, daughter of Christopher SHERMAN, on 18 Aug 1812 in Bridgewater Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, by Elder Davis Dimock as recorded in his diaries.. Sarah was born about 1797. She died 20 Aug 1843 in Tippecanoe Co., Indiana and was buried in Feerer-Rural-Black-Pioneer Cemetery, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana.

HEADSTONE, (FEERER-RURAL-BLACK-PIONEER CEMETERY (Also called Ziegler) The cemetery card at the Tippecanoe County Historical Society (TCHS) confirms this information. Headstone of same style as that of Billings.
Sarah Ann Babcock, wife of Billings Babcock, died Aug. 20, 1843, at age 46 y, 2 mo.

FEERER-RURAL-BLACK-PIONEER CEMETERY (Also called Ziegler)
BABCOCK, SARAH ANN (Sherman), Wife of Billings Babcock. d. Aug 1, 1843.
Obit notice in the Tippecanoe Co. Courier, Vol. #3, No. 6, page 3, col. 1.
Reportedly consort of Billings Babcock, however, reference to a marriage of Aug. 18, 1812 in Bridgewater Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania has been found in records of a Wyoming Co., Pennsylvania pastor. Top of stone was broken off and located adjacent to Billings Babcock headstone. Sarah was 46 y and 2 mo. old when she died.