Mary Ann Babb

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Babb was born on 28 March 1806, in Frederick, Virginia, United States, her father, Abner Babb, was 38 and her mother, Susanna Robinson, was 37. She married George Yeakley on 13 March 1826, in Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 25 July 1865, at the age of 59, and was buried in Yeakley Cemetery, Frederick, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Yeakley
1801–1867
Mary Ann Babb
1806–1865
Marriage: 13 March 1826
John Abner Yeakley
1827–1881
James Henry Yeakley
1828–1892
William Robinson Yeakley
1831–1903
Reese Bowen Yeakley
1833–1906
Martin Fries Yeakley
1835–1909
Susan Harriet Yeakley
1838–1861
Elizabeth Ann Yeakley
1838–1924
George Alexander Yeakley
1841–1907
Charles Franklin Yeakley
1841–1862

Sources (21)

  • Mary Yakely, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Mary, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Mary Babb, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812 · Monumental Church Built

The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""

“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

Name Meaning

English (Devon, Somerset, and Cornwall): from the Middle English personal name Babb(e), usually no doubt a pet form of the female personal name Barbara (see Barbara ), but possibly in some cases a survival of the Old English personal name Babba, which is found in several placenames, including Babbacombe in Devon and Babington in Somerset.

English (Devon, Somerset, and Cornwall): from Middle English babe ‘infant, young child’, applied as a nickname.

Americanized form of German Bobb or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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