Peter Babb

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    Peter Babb and Mary Lewis
    Peter Babb, son of Thomas And Bathsheba (Hussey) Babb was born ca 1695. He was raised in the Quaker faith and his certificate of membership was moved from the Newark MM to the Concord MM after he moved to Chester County, Pennsylvania about 1725.
    
    He married Mary Lewis ca 1728 in Chester County, PA. She was the daughter of Evan Lewis, and the descendant of Henry Lewis, who in 1682, imigrated from Pembrokeshire, South Wales.
    
    On April 19, 1734, Peter received a grant of 400 acres of land from the Penns in West Caln Township for which he was to pay fifteen pounds ten shillings for each hundred acres and a yearly Quit Rent of one helf-penny Sterling for every acre.
    
    He had inherited his father's home plantation in Brandywine Hundred, DE, however, he in turn gave the plantation to his son Thomas.
    
    He and Mary had the following children:
    
    Mary mar Samuel Wilson
    Ann mar. Mr. Piersol
    Bathsheba mar. Jeremiah Piersol and second to Benjamin Trego
    Elizabeth mar. John Bishop, (b. Dec 12, 1746 in Lancaster PA. Son of William Bishoff and Ann Steinmann of Rineland, Prussia (Gail Stamper blabette@@email.msn.com)
    Samson mar. Ann Way of Kent
    John d 1760
    Thomas b 11 Nov 1729 d 26 Nov 1788
    Content died bef 1773
    Peter b 1735 mar. Mary Beeson
    Susanna mar. Nathaniel Davis