Anna Barber

Disputed First Wife

There are sources (including the Mayflower Families in Progress) that claim that the first wife of Moses Barber may have been Ann Babcock, the daughter of John and Mary (Lawton) Babcock:

"He m.(1) ca. 1679 perhaps Ann Babcock, daughter of John and Mary (Lawton) Babcock, by which wife he had...."[1] It has been suggested she was born circa 1663 in Washington Co., RI; died about 1688; and was buried before 1691 in Newport, Newport Co., RI. This is all supposition based on other facts, such as location of supposed parents, second marriage of Moses, etc.

Torrey's New England Marriages gives the following account:

"BARBER, Moses (1652-1733) & 1/wf ____ ____; ca 1681/[2?]; ?Kingston, RI"[2] All three of the sources listed by Torrey give no name to the first wife. [3][4][5] But the following comes from Austin's Genealogical Dictionary.

John Babcock, son of James, was born 1644 and died intestate 1685. “...To nine children 57L 2s 4d. each at age. viz: to Ann. Mary...” etc.[5][6] Only his eldest son James was of age. Even though Ann was the second child, she was clearly not married in 1685 or she would have been given her portion (probably in her married name) at the time of distribution.

HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New London, CT, 1900, p. 212

Ann Babcock

• b c1660 in W Greenwich, RI &
• d 1688 in Kingston, RI.
• She m Moses Barber c1678 in Kingston, RI,
  •  son of James Barber.
  •  He b Jan 5 1652 in N Kingston, RI &
  •  d Mar 24 1728 in N Kingston, RI. Children of Ann Babcock & Moses Barber:
• i. Sarah Barber b Mar 25 1682, Kingston, Kings, RI; d Jan 29 1779; m David Greene Jun 26 1706 Warwick, RI; b c1678
• ii. William Barber b Jan 5 1679 N Kingston, RI; d May 17 1748, N Kingston, RI
• iii. Moses Barber b 1683, Kingston, Kings, RI; d c1758, Exeter, RI
• iv. Moses Barber b 1679; d as infant

Other sites suggest Anna as the wife of Joseph Clark Jr.

Other sites suggest Moses m1. Susanna Waite m2. Susannah

Find A Grave Memorial# 61290292; http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=61290292

Anna Susanne Babcock Barber

• Birth:  1665 Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
• Death: 1688 Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA  Family links: 
• Parents:
  •  John Babcock (1644 - 1685)
  •    Mary Lawton Babcock (1646 - 1711)
• Spouse:
  •    Moses Barber (1652 - 1728)
•  Children:
  •  William Barber (1679 - 1748)* 
•  Siblings:
  •    James Babcock (1663 - 1736)*
  • Anne Babcock Barber (\1665
  •    Oliver Babcock (1683 - 1773)*
• Burial: Unknown

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