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     Anna Thompson was born on 4 September 1707 in Westerly, Providence Co., Rhode Island.¹ She married Stephen Babcock, son of John Babcock and Mary Champlin, on 12 October 1726.¹ She died on 10 January 1775 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island, at age 67.¹
     Before 5 May 1742 she and her husband Stephen were members of the First Congregational Church in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.¹ On that date they joined the Elder Parks Presbyterian Church in Westerly, where her husband was a deacon.¹ They joined the New Light religious sect about 1750.¹
     She and Stephen had the following known children: John (b 16 July 1727), Anna (b 30 January 1729, d 11 August 1750), Mary (b 12 November 1730), Lucy (b 8 December 1732, d young), Lucretia (b 2 November 1734), Stephen (b 1 September 1736), Oliver (b 27 July 1738), Amey (b 19 July 1740), Thankful (b 17 November 1747, d 29 April 1749), Thankful (b 13 April 1750).¹

     Sarah Denison was born on 6 January 1710 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.¹ She married first William Babcock, son of John Babcock and Mary Champlin, on 11 August 1730 in Seabrook (now Saybrook), Connecticut.¹ She married second Stephen Chalker.¹
     Her first husband William's will, dated 4 January 1750/51 and proved 4 Feb 1750/51, ordered that the western half of his farm be sold to pay his debts, and to fund his legacies. She was to receive the rest of his estate, until their sons were grown.¹ They had the following known children: William (b 14 May 1731, d 5 February 1750/51), Joshua (b 2 December 1732, d 1752), Christopher (b 12 September 1734), Sarah (b 17 October 1736), Elijah (b 19 July 1738, d young), Elias (b 28 July 1740), Phineas (b 18 September 1742), Mary (Mercy) (b 14 July 1745), Samuel (b 4 September 1747).¹
     Her ancestry can be carried back farther, and includes the Mayflower passengers John Howland and Elizabeth Tilly. See the Babcock Genealogy for details.¹

     Ezekial Gavitt married Amy Babcock, daughter of John Babcock and Mary Champlin, on 9 August 1732.¹
     On 5 May 1742 Ezekial Gavitt and his wife Amy became charter members of the Elder Parks Presbyterian Church in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island, and he was ordained as a deacon.¹ They had the following known children: Elijah (b 28 May 1734), John (b 13 July 1736), William (b 11 November 1737), Amy (b 1 December 1739), Ezekial (b 15 June 1741), Hannah (b 8 March 1742/43), Lucy (b 5 December 1744), Elijah (b 6 January 1746), Ichabod (b 30 October 1750).¹

     (?) Stanton married Mary Babcock, daughter of Job Babcock and Deborah (?).¹

     John Segar married Abigail Babcock, daughter of Job Babcock and Deborah (?).¹
     He lived in South Kingston, Washington Co., Rhode Island.¹

     Elizabeth Hull married Job Babcock, son of Job Babcock and Deborah (?), on 10 October 1717.¹

     Mary (?) married Job Babcock, son of Job Babcock and Deborah (?).¹

     Bethiah (?) married Samuel Babcock, son of Job Babcock and Deborah (?).¹
     In 1755 she and her husband Samuel sold land in South Kingston, Washington Co., Rhode Island, to her husband's brother Job.² They had the following known children: Mary (b 18 December 1721), Jonathan (b 26 November 1723), Samuel (b 5 November 1725), John (b 27 January 1727/28), Job (b 20 January 1729/30), Simeon (b 6 January 1731/32), James (b 14 June 1734), Joseph (b 4 October 1737).³

     Sarah Segar married John Babcock, son of Job Babcock and Deborah (?).¹
     On 30 June 1741 she and her husband John Babcock sold 160 acres to Nathan Tanner.² She and John had the following known children: Sarah (b 1737?), John (b 1740?), Jonathan, Samuel (d bef 13 October 1763), Ichabod (b 1745?).²

     Jemima Reynolds married first John Babcock, son of Job Babcock and Deborah (?), on 17 March 1747 in South Kingston, Washington Co., Rhode Island.¹ She married second John Sheldon after 1 November 1763.²
     In her first husband John Babcock's will, dated 13 October 1763 and probated 4 Nov 1763, she was left £1000, "old tenor," plus other items, including use of parts of their house.³ They had the following known children: Gideon (b 28 April 1757), Joseph (b 19 August 1759), Mary (b 4 February 1762).¹
     On 20 May 1775 she and her second husband John Sheldon sold "certain devises and bequests" in South Kingston, Washington Co., Rhode Island, to John Babcock, son of her first husband John Babcock and his first wife Sarah Segar, for £60.²

     Joseph Hoxie was born in 1696.¹ He married Deborah Babcock, daughter of Job Babcock and Deborah (?), on 27 October 1728.¹
     After their marriage, Joseph Hoxie and his wife Deborah lived in Richmond, Washington Co., Rhode Island.¹ They had the following known children: Joseph (b 15 May 1729, d 15 April 1815), Job (b 21 May 1731), Mary (b 19 September 1733), Jeremiah (b 8 November 1735), John (b 22 January 1737), Thomas (b 25 May 1740), Samuel (b 25 December 1742), Simeon (b 31 July 1745), Elijah (b 4 October 1748).²

     James Badcock was born about 1612, probably in Essex, England.^2,3 He married first Sarah (?).^1,4 He married second Elizabeth (?) possibly in 1669.^1,4 He was baptized "in his fifty-ninth year, 1678" (note that this is inconsistent with his presumed birth date) by Elder William Hiscox into the Seventh Day Baptist Church of Newport and Westerly.⁵ He died on 12 June 1679 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.¹
     He was admitted as an inhabitant of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, on 25 February 1642.¹ On 5 October 1642 he received a land grant in Portsmouth of ten acres of land "at the first brooke, next the footpath eastward," and "lying toward the head of said brooke."⁶ On the same date, apparently at the same town meeting, he and Richard Moris were ordered to check all the weapons in the town, and to make any necessary repairs.¹
     On 28 December 1648 he was granted an additional four acres "to his house lot", and eight more acres were granted to him on 30 November 1657.¹
     He was made a freeman in Portsmouth on 10 July 1648, was selected as a juryman on 21 November 1649, in June 1653, on 11 August 1656, on 2 March 1657, and in October 1661, and was chosen as assessor on 19 February 1650. On 2 May 1650 he and five others were ordered by the general court, under penalty of a £10 fine, to repair all the "locks, stocks, and pieces which by order from the warden of each town shall be presented to them." On 8 April 1656 he and seven others were appointed to meet with the "Indian Sachems," to warn them not to come onto the island without permission. On 30 November 1657 he was appointed with four others to allocate land. He was appointed to settle land disputes on 27 December 1660, and again on 11 May 1661. On 8 August 1661 he served on a coroner's jury.¹ From 1657 to 1659 he was a member of the General Court of Commissioners in Portsmouth.⁶
     On 29 June 1660 a group of 60 or more men bought a tract of land about 20 by 10 miles, known as Misquamicut (which includes the present town of Westerly), from the Indian chief Sosoa. This land had been previously claimed, in 1658, by Massachusetts. On 12 November 1661 James Badcock and his son John were added to the list of trustees of this company. On 22 February 1661/62 eighteen people were selected to settle at Misquamicut the following March, and £5 were given to each man. He and John were among the eighteen.⁷ Earlier, on 15 September 1661, Lot 52 had been allocated to him, and he moved there in March 1662.¹ In 1665, with the consent of his wife, he sold his house, barn, orchard, etc., in Portsmouth to Thomas Fish for £50.¹
     Besides Massachusetts, Connecticut also claimed the Misquamicut land. On 18 March 1664 James Badcock petitioned the general court at Newport for protection "against such riotous actings as are done and committed by the men of Southertown [Connecticut] against him." The court in turn requested the governor and deputy governor of Rhode Island to send a letter to the government of Connecticut asking for an answer to these complaints.⁸
     In May 1667 he and a company of men drove a group of Pequot Indians from their planting grounds on the Misquamicut purchase east of the Pawcatuck River.¹ On 18 May 1667, Harmon Garret, also known as Wequascooke, chief of the Pequots, petitioned the General Court of Connecticut asking "that such men as wear hats and clothes like Englishmen, but have dealt with us like wolves and bears, may be called to account." On 21 June 1670, at a Connecticut court in Wickford (which is now in Rhode Island), James Badcock was charged by Mr. Gookin of Cambridge, Massachusetts, with driving Harmon Garret and his Indians, who were tenants of Mr. Gookin's, from their land.⁹
     On 16 June 1670, under a warrant issued by Tobias Sanders, he arrested three men from Connecticut - John Frink, Benjamin Palmer, and Thomas Bell - who had come to summon Westerly men to a court in Connecticut. Frink was sent to jail. The next day Connecticut officers retaliated by arresting Badcock, placing him under a bond of £100 to surrender to the Stonington, Connecticut, constable the following Wednesday. The bond was paid by Tobias Sanders and Thomas Stanton. At the hearing on 23 June, the case was continued until June 1671, when he was to appear at the county court in New London, Connecticut.¹⁰
     In May 1671, apparently concerned about the sympathies of the Misquamicut residents in the continuing dispute between Rhode Island and Connecticut over ownership of the land, the court in Rhode Island ordered that the residents declare their allegiance to Rhode Island. His son James Badcock Jr. was ordered to "warn in" the people of Westerly, but he did not do so. The general constable, Henry Palmer, was then ordered to bring James in. On 17 May 1671, James Jr. and his brother Job were among 22 who appeared in court and pledged their allegiance. James Sr. and his son John appeared the next morning, and promised their allegiance "both to his Majesty and this Colony."¹¹
     He declared his will verbally to his sons John and Job on 12 June 1679, and they presented it before the governor of Rhode Island at a court in Westerly on 17 September 1679. Among other legacies, he left all his real estate to his son Joseph, which he was to have at age 21, all his blacksmith tools to his son Job, and a cow to his daughter Mary. He left the rest of his estate to his wife Elizabeth for the care and raising of their three children.¹

     Sarah (?) married James Badcock.^1,2 She died about 1665.¹

     Elizabeth (?) married first James Badcock.^1,2 She married second William Johnson on 22 September 1679.¹

     James Badcock was born in 1641 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.^3,2 He married Jane Brown, daughter of Nicholas Brown.^4,2 He died in 1698 in Westerly, Rhode Island.⁴
     He was a blacksmith and farmer, and made iron from "bog ore and black sand gathered upon the sea shore."⁴
     He was made a freeman in Westerly, Rhode Island, on 18 May 1669.⁴ That same day he was granted lot number 35 in Westerly, and later that year was granted lot number 48.⁵
     The land at Misquamicut where the Badcocks settled was claimed by both Rhode Island and Connecticut, leading to several disputes between the two colonies. The court in Rhode Island ordered that the residents declare their allegiance to Rhode Island. As constable, he was ordered to "warn in" the people of Westerly to appear in court, but he did not do so. The general constable, Henry Palmer, was then ordered to bring him in. On 17 May 1671 he and his brother Job were among 22 who appeared in court and pledged their allegiance.⁶ On 17 September 1679 he and his brothers John and Job again appeared in court, along with 29 others, "to give the oath of allegiance to his Majesty, and of fidelity to his Majesty's authority, for this Colony."⁷
     He was selected as a deputy to the General Assembly from Westerly on 15 March 1681/82, 15 March 1683/84, and in October 1692. He was also chosen as a selectman in May 1688 and May 1689, and as a town councilman on 2 July 1693 and in 1696.⁴ He served as a member of the grand jury in Westerly on 13 December 1687.⁴
     On 17 April 1691, for a consideration, his brother Joseph relinquished to him his claim to land in Westerly, on the east side of the Pawcatuck River, that had formerly belonged to their father.⁸
     He and his wife Jane were members of the Seventh Day Baptist Church in Westerly.⁴
     He died intestate, and his real estate went by law to his oldest son, James. James also received his blacksmith's tools, and a heifer. His personal property was inventoried at £97 8d on 10 January 1699. His wife and children later made an agreement on the distribution of the property.⁴

     Job Badcock was born in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.³ He married Jane Crandall, daughter of John Crandall, in Westerly, Rhode Island.^3,2 He died in 1718 in Westerly, Providence Co., Rhode Island.³
     He owned a blacksmith shop and a grist mill on the Pawcatuck River in Westerly, Rhode Island.³ He was made a freeman in Westerly on 18 May 1669.⁴
     The land at Misquamicut where the Badcocks settled was claimed by both Rhode Island and Connecticut, leading to several disputes between the two colonies. The court in Rhode Island ordered that the residents declare their allegiance to Rhode Island. On 17 May 1671 he and his brother James were among 22 who appeared in court and pledged their allegiance.⁵
     He and his brother John heard the verbal will of their father on 12 June 1679, and presented it before the Governor of Rhode Island at a court in Westerly on 17 September 1679. Job received all of his father's blacksmith tools.¹ On 17 September 1679 he and his brothers James and John again appeared in court, along with 29 others, "to give the oath of allegiance to his Majesty, and of fidelity to his Majesty's authority, for this Colony."⁶
     He was elected constable of Westerly in October 1680, and again on 17 September 1693.³ He also served as an Indian interpreter in 1680.⁷
     On 24 May 1703 he bought land from the Indian chief Ninecraft for £6.³ He deeded 110 acres of land to his son Job on 31 October 1706.³
     He and his wife Jane were members of the Seventh Day Baptist Church in Westerly.³
     His will was dated 26 March 1715 and proved 7 April 1718. The executor was his son John. To his sons Job and Benjamin, and his daughters Jane, Sarah, Mary, Elizabeth, and Mercy, he left one shilling each; to his daughter Hannah, he left "a feather bed, pewter, and rest of household stuff"; and to his son John, he left his house, grist mill, and the rest of his estate after paying debts and legacies.⁸

     Mary Badcock was born in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.³ She married William Champlin, son of Jeffrey Champlin.^3,2 She died in 1747 in Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island.³
     She was named in the will of her father, which was declared verbally to his sons John and Job on 12 June 1679, and was to receive a cow.¹
     On 18 January 1716 she made an agreement with her son William, and with her daughters Mary and Ann and their husbands John Babcock and Samuel Clark, in which William agreed: (1) to take care of her as long as she wanted to live with him; (2) to pay her £200, plus £10 annually; and (3) to give to her two beds and other household goods, in lieu of her rights to the estate of her husband William Champlin. William also agreed to pay £100 to his sister Mary and her husband, and to his sister Ann and her husband.⁴

     Joseph Babcock was born in 1670 in either Westerly, Rhode Island, or Stonington, Connecticut.^1,3 He married first Dorothy Key on 3 April 1696.^1,3 He married second Hannah Bill on 1 January 1729.^1,3 He was baptized and admitted to the North Stonington Congregational Church in North Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, on 29 March 1741.¹ He died in 1762 in North Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.⁴
     He was named in the will of his father, which was declared verbally to his sons John and Job on 12 June 1679, and was to receive all of his father's real estate at age 21.² He lived in North Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, near what is now Milltown, Connecticut.¹ For a consideration, on 17 April 1691 he relinquished to his brother James his claim to land in Westerly, Rhode Island, on the east side of the Pawcatuck River, that had formerly belonged to their father.⁵
     His will was dated 13 October 1760 in New London Co., Connecticut, and proved on 13 April 1762. The executors were his son John and his wife Hannah.⁶

     Nathaniel Badcock was probably born after 1669, assuming his father's second marriage was that year (although Doherty says in 1666).^1,2 He died on 2 January 1719.³

     Elizabeth Badcock was born after 1669.¹ She was baptized on 14 September 1692 at the First Church of Stonington in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, by Rev. James Noyes, pastor.³ She married Benjamin Sumner.²

     Jane Brown married James Badcock, son of James Badcock and Sarah (?).^1,2 She died in 1719.¹
     She and her husband James were members of the Seventh Day Baptist Church in Westerly, Rhode Island.¹
     She was named in her father Nicholas Brown's will, dated 16 November 1694, and received £10.¹ Her own will was dated 30 April 1718 and proved 4 February 1719. The executor was her son James. She left two beds to James's sons Peter and William, the rest of her "household stuff" to "James's three sons," and the rest of her personal property to James.¹

     James Babcock was born in Westerly, Rhode Island.²
     He was a blacksmith.² He was admitted as a freeman in Westerly, Rhode Island, on 13 February 1689/90.² He was chosen as constable and sergeant on 5 June 1690.³ When his father died intestate in 1698, he, as the oldest son, received all of his father's real estate. He also received his father's blacksmith's tools, and a heifer.¹ He was executor of his mother's will, dated 30 April 1718 and proved 4 Feb 1719, and received what was left of the personal property after specific bequests to his sons Peter and William.¹
     He had the following known children: Peter, William, and at least one other son.²

     Sarah Badcock married James Lewis, son of John Lewis.² She died in 1740.¹
     She and her husband James lived in Exeter, Rhode Island.²

     Jane Badcock was married by Tobias Sanders, Justice, to Israel Lewis, son of John Lewis, in 1696 in Richmond, Rhode Island.²
     She and Israel had one known child, Jane.²