When Timothy Babcock was born on 23 October 1749, in Mansfield, Windham, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Babcock, was 23 and his mother, Joanna Dimmick, was 19.
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English (Lancashire): although the first element of this name would suggest it is derived from the Middle English personal name Babb (see Babb ), apparently it is a post-medieval form of Badcock, from the Middle English personal name Badecok, a pet form of Bade (see Bade ) + the diminutive suffix -cok. There is no reason why a Middle English Babbecok, a pet form of Babb (itself a pet form of Barbara ), should not have existed, but evidence has yet to be found.
History: James Babcock settled in Portsmouth, RI, in 1642.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related Nameso If this is your family, I can scan this very old looking sheet, and see how it copies: BABCOCK family from the library of the Genealogical Forum of Oregon: Timothy -- 10-23-1749 Martha …
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