Mary Lawton
1646 - 1711 (65 years)-
Name Mary Lawton Birth 1646 Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA Gender Female Death 8 Nov 1711 Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA Burial James Babcock Ground, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA Notes - Mary was the daughter of George and Elizabeth (Hazard) Lawton. She was born about 1644 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island. Tradition and family records say that John Babcock, after failing to get her father's consent to marriage, eloped with Mary in 1658. The couple went into the wilderness, one night by boat from Newport, and coasting along the shore, landed on the present site of the town of Westerly. They were welcomed by friendly Indians, and he was the first white man who settled in Westerly. Unfortunately, history doesn't seem to support this romantic tale. John actually was a member of the Misquamicut Company and went to the site of Westerly with the first permanent settlers in about 1660. At that time John was about eighteen years of age. He received an apportionment of land and the same as other settlers. He settled on the banks of the Pawcatuck River, near what is now Avondale, Rhode Island.
In 1671, when King Philip's War broke out, most of the settlers in Westerly fled to Rhode Island for safety. The Babcock family stayed. Her husband joined the Stonington, Connecticut militia. Tradition says he fought in the Great Swamp Fight on December 19, 1675 and that his son Elihu was born that day. John died in late 1684. Mary still had several young children when he died, and she married Erasmus Babitt. Mary died on Nov. 8, 1711 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island, and is buried in the James Babcock Ground in Westerly.
Information for this biography from the Slade-Babcock Genealogy by Carl Boyer; the Babcock Genealogy, by Stephen Babcock; Ethan & Caroline Rowley Babcock, Compiled by Mark W. Adair, Jr.,B. Adair, & Harry N. Craner, Jr.
Person ID I18181 OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor Last Modified 10 Oct 2020
Father George Lawton, b. 23 Sep 1607, Cranfield, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England d. 5 Oct 1693, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA (Age 86 years) Mother Elizabeth Hazard, b. 1635, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA d. 8 Nov 1711, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA (Age 76 years) Family ID F4815 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family John Babocck, b. 1644, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA d. 31 Dec 1684, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA (Age 40 years) Marriage 1662 Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA Children 1. Captain James Babocck, b. Jul 1663, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA d. 17 Jan 1736, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA (Age ~ 72 years) 2. Susannah Babocck, b. Abt 1664, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA 3. Mary Babocck, b. 1667, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA 4. John Babocck, b. 10 Feb 1670, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA d. Bef 1755, South Kingston, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA (Age 84 years) 5. George Babocck, b. 1673, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA d. 1 May 1766, South Kingston, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA (Age 93 years) 6. Elihu Babocck, b. 19 Dec 1675, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA d. Abt 1745, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA (Age 69 years) + 7. Robert Babcock, b. 1678, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA d. 27 Aug 1719, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA (Age 41 years) 8. Joseph Babocck, b. Abt 1681, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA d. Feb 1741, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA (Age ~ 60 years) 9. Colonel Oliver Babocck, b. 31 Aug 1683, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA d. 7 Oct 1773, Hopkinton, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA (Age 90 years) Family ID F4814 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2013
- Mary was the daughter of George and Elizabeth (Hazard) Lawton. She was born about 1644 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island. Tradition and family records say that John Babcock, after failing to get her father's consent to marriage, eloped with Mary in 1658. The couple went into the wilderness, one night by boat from Newport, and coasting along the shore, landed on the present site of the town of Westerly. They were welcomed by friendly Indians, and he was the first white man who settled in Westerly. Unfortunately, history doesn't seem to support this romantic tale. John actually was a member of the Misquamicut Company and went to the site of Westerly with the first permanent settlers in about 1660. At that time John was about eighteen years of age. He received an apportionment of land and the same as other settlers. He settled on the banks of the Pawcatuck River, near what is now Avondale, Rhode Island.
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Event Map Birth - 1646 - Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA Marriage - 1662 - Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA Death - 8 Nov 1711 - Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA = Link to Google Earth