Peter Babb (1764 - 1842)

Born 14 Mar 1764 in Saccarappa, Falmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Thankful (Bangs) Babb — married 14 May 1792 in Buxton, York, Maine, USA

Descendants

Died 24 Jun 1842 at age 78 in Buxton, York, Maine, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Buxton, Maine One Place Study.

2d Lieutenant Peter Babb served with Cumberland County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Peter Babb is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A004177.

Peter Babb is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-106054
Rank: Private

Peter Babb was born on 14 March 1764 in Saccarappa (now Westbrook, Maine).^[1].

Peter served as a private in Captain Williams' company, Colonel Vose's regiment.^[2] He enlisted at Scarboro, Maine, on 20 July 1781 at age 17 and served for two years. He was wounded and then discharged.^[3]

He married Thankful Bangs on 14 May 1792 in Buxton, Maine^[4]. They had thirteen children^[1]

1. James, born 2 Sep 1792; married Sally Fitch Potter

2. John, born 25 Aug 1794; married 1st Sabrina Knight, 2nd Mary Bryant

3. Jonathan, born 25 Dec 1796

4. Andrew, born 1 Aug 1799; died young

5. Nathaniel, born 31 Aug 1801

6. Anna, born 19 Dec 1803; married Daniel Young

7. Deborah, born 6 Mar 1806; married Thomas Murphy

8. Eliza, born 6 Mar 1810; married Eben Lewis Newcomb

9. Eunice Cole, born 24 Feb 1812; married George Smith Hay

10. Rebecca, born 8 Jul 1814; died young

11. Peter, born 3 Apr 1817

12. Andrews, born 1 May 1819; died young

13. Thankful, born 10 Apr 1821; married John Plaisted

Peter passed away on 24 June 1842 in Buxton and is buried in Highland Cemetery^[5].

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Taylor, Robert L. Early Families of Limington, Maine. Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, 2007. Page 11.
2. ↑ DAR: Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 25 Feb 2023), "Record of Peter Babb", Ancestor # A004177.
3. ↑ Mass Sols & Sails: Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State. Massachusetts Soldiers And Sailors of the Revoluntionary War: A Compilation From the Archives. Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., State Printers, 1896 - 1908. Volume: 1 Page: 385 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89058651332?urlappend=%3Bseq=431%3Bownerid=13510798899906476-455
4. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4D1-ZRM : 10 February 2018), Peter Babb and Thankfull Bangs, 14 May 1792; citing Buxton, York, Maine, reference bk 3, pg 6; FHL microfilm 10,594.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #21477533

• Revolutionary Soldiers of York County, Me., (N.E.H.G.R.), Peter Babb, aged 57 years, of Limington, July 19, 1820. Private in Capt. Williams's Co., Col. Vose's Regt., Mass. line. Original declaration made April 13, 1818. Pension No. 7,474. Application affirmed. "Wounded in left ankle in Revolutionary War." Family: Thankful his wife, aged 42; Anna, aged 16; Deborah, aged 14; Eliza, aged 11; Eunice, aged 9; and Peter, aged 3, all children of Peter Babb. (261).
• Linage Book-National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Vol. 22, p. 194 (#21526), Peter Babb (1764-1842), was placed on the pension roll of York County, Maine, 1818, for service of Private in the Massachusetts Line. He was born in Westbrook, Maine; died in Buxton, Maine.
• Names of Soldiers Who Applied For State Bounty, p.15, Babb, Peter, Ma., r. Falmouth, b. Falmouth 1764, Capt. William's Co., r. Limington 1820, d. Buxton 1842, m1- Thankful, m2- Ann.
• Massachusetts. 1896-1908. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War : A Compilation from the Archives. Boston: Wright and Potter Print. Co. State Printers Volume 1, Page 385
• History of Colonel Jonathan Mitchell's Cumberland County Regiment of the Bagaduce Expedition, 1779 (Downloadable PDF)