History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . epresentative. Formany years the Babcocks have played a prominent partin the history of the State and Nation, figuring in thedevelopment of its politics, industrial, and educationallife. It may also be truthfully said that there are manycommunities in at least a half dozen states who practi-cally owe their beginning, in fact their very sustain-ance, to this grand old family. The name Babcock was introduced from England invarious forms, such as Badcock, Badcook, Badcoke,Badcooke, and Babco
History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . epresentative. Formany years the Babcocks have played a prominent partin the history of the State and Nation, figuring in thedevelopment of its politics, industrial, and educationallife. It may also be truthfully said that there are manycommunities in at least a half dozen states who practi-cally owe their beginning, in fact their very sustain-ance, to this grand old family. The name Babcock was introduced from England invarious forms, such as Badcock, Badcook, Badcoke,Badcooke, and Babcock. The early settlers usuallyspelled it Badcock, which is the form in general use inEngland. James Badcock, the immigrant ancestor of the fam-ily of that name in Pennsylvania, was born in Eng-land, in 1612, in County Essex, and died June 12, came to America in the schooner .n about 1640,and settled first in Portsmouth, R. I., where he wasadmitted an inhabitant of the town in 1642. He had agrant of land; was admitted a freeman on July 10,1648; was juryman several times, and assessor in 1650;.
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