Mary Lawton

Female 1646 - 1711  (65 years)


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  • Name Mary Lawton 
    Birth 1646  Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 8 Nov 1711  Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial James Babcock Ground, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 1693, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Hazard,   b. 1635, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1711, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Family ID F4815  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Babocck,   b. 1644, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1684, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 1662  Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Captain James Babocck,   b. Jul 1663, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1736, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 72 years)
     2. Susannah Babocck,   b. Abt 1664, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Mary Babocck,   b. 1667, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. John Babocck,   b. 10 Feb 1670, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1755, South Kingston, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     5. George Babocck,   b. 1673, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1766, South Kingston, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     6. Elihu Babocck,   b. 19 Dec 1675, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1745, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    +7. Robert Babcock,   b. 1678, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 1719, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
     8. Joseph Babocck,   b. Abt 1681, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1741, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 60 years)
     9. Colonel Oliver Babocck,   b. 31 Aug 1683, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Oct 1773, Hopkinton, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    Family ID F4814  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Mar 2013 

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