SOME WORDEN BABCOCK FAMILY RESEARCH
This website page contains genealogy research related to Worden Babcock and Babcock Family Cemetery in Scipio NY. |
In the early to mid-1960s, two local historians, together with the Owasco chapter D.A.R. and members of the local Pomona Grange Chapter, compiled a countywide roster of cemetery burials within Cayuga County NY. The resulting list of cemeteries included early rural family cemeteries with names and dates compiled primarily from headstone transcriptions. This list shows the existance of a small family burial plot in Scipio NY known as: Babcock Family Cemetery. The list of burials for this cemetery, as it appears within the 1960s countywide cemetery burial inventory, was apparently copied from an earlier inventory of cemetery burials compiled by Frank A. & Clara Skilton. Mr. Skilton was an attorney & businessman who devoted the last 30-years of his life to conducting historical and genealogical research. Mr. Skilton
died on 6 January 1931 and some of his historical research records and those of his wife,Clara Maria Gilbert Skilton included tombstone inscriptions from graves in more than eighty Cayuga County, New York, cemeteries. These 'Skilton' research records now reside at the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections;
2B Carl A. Kroch Library at Cornell University - Skilton Family Papers, Collection Number: 1273.
Among the listing of burials for Babcock Family Cemetery is: Babcock, Worden - died Feb. 24, 1851 ae 79y 11mo 22da. This would suggest that he was born about March 2, 1771. The 1850 Federal Census cites that Worden Babcock was born in Massachusetts. A transcription of a death notice for Worden Babcock as published in the: "Christian Ambassador, Auburn NY, - "Sat. 15 Mar 1851" can be found on the Internet via a website for the New York State Convention Of Universalists . This death notice cites: In Scipio, N.Y., Feb. 24th, 1851, Mr. WORDEN BABCOCK, aged 79 years, 11 months and 24 days". You can view this death notice on their website by clicking HERE |
| A transcription of records titled: "Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850", as found on Family History Library Film # 1993939, cites that two people named 'Worden & Elizabeth Babcock' were married on 14 Feb. 1793 (Valentine's Day) in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts. The same information is cited on a compiled transcription of Massachusetts Vital and Town Records as found on the website: ancestry.com. |
| DATE |
DEED
BOOK & PAGE # |
GRANTOR |
GRANTEE |
DESCRIPTION |
| 1806, Jan. 25 |
Deed G-491 |
Peter Wyckoff |
Worden Babcock |
Deed conveys 147-Acres in Lot #17 of the Town of Scipio NY (Sold from Peter Wyckoff To Worden Babcock For $1,920. ) This deed describes a rectangular shaped lot. View a rough PLOT MAP OF THIS DEED. According to this deed, Worden Babcock was formerly from Cambridge in Washington County, NY. The 1800 Federal Census shows Worden Babcock residing in The Town of Cambridge in Washington County NY |
| The 1810 Federal Census shows 14 People Living in the Household Of Worden Babcock in Scipio, Cayuga County NY. |
| DATE |
DEED
BOOK & PAGE # |
GRANTOR |
GRANTEE |
DESCRIPTION |
| 1811, Oct. 12 |
Deed S-265 |
John & Betsy Brown |
Worden Babcock |
Deed conveys 25-Acres in Lot #17 of the Town of Scipio NY (Sold from John & Betsy Brown To Worden Babcock For $350. ) |
| 1811, Dec. 6 |
Deed Q-354 |
Worden Babcock |
William Daniells |
Deed conveys 2-Acres in Lot #17 of the Town of Scipio NY (Sold by Worden Babcock to William Daniells For $60. ) |
Published information about the early history of the Village of Aurora in Cayuga County NY, suggests that Worden Babcock was an Ensign during the War of 1812. From the book: AURORA - “Village of Constant Dawn” - A BRIEF HISTORY OF AURORA, NY - WRITTEN BY TEMPLE RICE HOLLCROFT FOR THE Wells College Alumnae News 1950 - 1958. ~
"In addition to the young men who enlisted or were drafted, older men, exempt from service because of age, often formed companies. At least one such company was raised in Aurora and vicinity largely through the efforts of Jonathan Richmond, then in his 49th year. It received the following authorization from Governor Daniel D. Tompkins, Commander in Chief of New York State troops.
General Orders: Headquarters, Albany, Nov. 11th, 1812 -
Whereas a number of persons, inhabitants of the town of Scipio in the County of Cayuga, exempt from military duty, have associated themselves together and formed a company, pursuant to the 35th section of the militia Law of this State; Now, therefore, the Commander in Chief, in pursuance of the authority vested in him by the said law, does hereby organize the said association as a company of Infantry and assigns and brevets one Captain, two Lieutenants, and one Ensign for said company, viz.: Jonathan Richmond for Captain, Elisha Durkee [now more than fifty years old] for First Lieutenant, Nathan Webster for Second Lieutenant, and Worden Babcock for Ensign, and directs that they be obeyed and respected accordingly."
Based on the above information, Worden Babcock may have served in the NY State Militia during the War of 1812. Pursuant to a request dated May 2, 2017; the New York State Archives was UNABLE to locate any War of 1812 payroll cards or veterans claims records for Worden Babcock. Also, the National Archives does not have a War Of 1812 military service record or pension records for Worden Babcock. |
| The year 1816 is known as: THE YEAR WITHOUT A SUMMER. In the Spring and Summer of 1816, a persistent "dry fog" was observed in parts of the eastern U.S. Evidence suggests that this anomaly was predominantly a volcanic winter event caused by the massive 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora. Some areas in Central NY saw frost in May, June and August. The event caused severe crop damage and food was scarse. Based on apparent gravestone transcriptions, the first wife of Worden Babcock, (Elizabeth) died the following year on 30 October 1817. It appears that Elizabeth Babcock may have been the first person buried on the family farm. |
| Some History From The Scipio NY Neighborhood... In The Early Decades Of The 1800s ... Jethro Wood spent his adult life in Cayuga County, New York, and resided in the larger Town of Scipio NY (prior to the Town of Venice being split off from Scipio in 1823). Jethro Wood invented the first commercially successful iron moldboard plow. This plow revolutionized American Agriculture. Wood received a patent on an initial version of his cast-iron moldboard plow in 1814, and patented improvements on that plow in 1819. The Jethro Wood House, Wood's residence in the Hamlet of Poplar Ridge, New York was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964. Today, the Hamlet of Poplar Ridge NY is located within the Town of Venice, a few miles southwest of the former Worden Babcock farm. |
| DATE |
DEED
BOOK & PAGE # |
GRANTOR |
GRANTEE |
DESCRIPTION |
| 1816, Nov. 29 |
Deed S-266 |
Daniel Ladd |
Worden Babcock |
Deed conveys the area known as the 'Survey-50-Acres of Locke Lot #15'...Being 50-Acres in the south west corner of Town of Locke NY Lot #15. (Sold from Daniel Ladd to Worden Babcock for $400.) |
| 1819, Mar. 8 |
Deed FF-127 |
Worden Babcock |
Jesse & Betsy Babcock |
Deed conveys 9-Acres in Lot #17 of the Town of Scipio NY (Sold by Worden Babcock to Jesse & Betsy Babcock For $270. ) |
| The 1820 Federal Census shows 7 People Living in the Household Of Worden Babcock in Scipio, Cayuga County NY. |
| The 1830 Federal Census shows 6 People Living in the Household Of Worden Babcock in Scipio, Cayuga County NY. |
| Page 427 of the book: "The History of Cayuga County 1789-1879";
by Elliot Storke, cites that on May 22, 1836, Worden Babcock was chosen 'Chairman' of the meeting to organize 'The First Universalist Society In The Town Of Scipio NY'. The meeting was held at the school-house near Bishop's tavern at Scipio Center, NY. On November 11th, 1837, it was decided to build a meeting house of wood, and Worden Babcock and others were on a comittee to raise funds to build with. On December 23d, 1837, Worden Babcock and others were appointed to the building committee. |
| DATE |
DEED
BOOK & PAGE # |
GRANTOR |
GRANTEE |
DESCRIPTION |
| 1837, Mar. 4 |
Deed 63-377 |
Worden & Betsy Babcock |
Jesse Babcock |
Deed conveys 15-Acres in Lot #24 of the Town of Scipio NY (Sold by Worden & Betsy Babcock to Jesse Babcock For $900. ) |
| Some More History From The Scipio NY Neighborhood In The Early-Mid Decades Of The 1800s ... In 1837 Slocum Howland built a STORE in the nearby hamlet of Sherwood NY (within the Town of Scipio NY), just a few miles southwest of Worden Babcock's farm. This original cobblestone store is now Howland Stone Store Museum. Their museum collection details the sale of local products such as wool and pork, and importation of manufactured products. It is very possible that Worden Babcock's family visited this store. The Howland family was prominent in important reform movements throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth century, particularly in the abolition of slavery, education, and women's suffrage. Both Emily Howland and her niece, Isabel (1859-1942), were active in the local, state and national women's suffrage movements and the museum has a large collection of Posters related to Suffrage. A prized Museum possession is an 'Underground Railroad Pass' brought by two slaves who escaped from Maryland and came to Slocum Howland seeking freedom in 1840. Miss Emily Howland (1827-1929) first taught in schools for free blacks in Washington, D.C. in 1857. In addition to building a school in Sherwood, she founded and/or financially supported fifty schools for the emancipated blacks, teaching in several of them. |
| The 1840 Federal Census shows 6 People Living in the Household Of Worden Babcock in Scipio, Cayuga County NY. |
| Worden Babcock may have served as a government official known as: 'Overseer Of The Poor' in Scipio NY. There is a reference to someone named, Worden Babcock, found within the Auburn Journal and Advertiser (Newspaper), Published December 20, 1843, Page 2 -
Someone Named WORDEN BABCOCK is cited as an ‘Overseer of the Poor’ from Scipio NY and he submitted a bill to the County for $14 and asked to be paid $2 for transporting paupers. |
| DATE |
DEED
BOOK & PAGE # |
GRANTOR |
GRANTEE |
DESCRIPTION |
| 1844, Nov. 3 |
Deed 69-372 |
Worden & Betsy Babcock |
George Pickens |
Deed conveys 1-Acre in Lot #17 of the Town of Scipio NY (Sold by Worden & Betsy Babcock to George Pickens For $130. ) |
| There is a reference to someone named: Worden Babcock found within the Auburn Journal and Advertiser (Newspaper)., Published On December 18, 1844, Page 2; -
Someone Named WORDEN BABCOCK is cited as an ‘Overseer of the Poor’ and he submitted a bill at the County Superintendents Of The Poor meeting for $6 and asked to be paid $4 for transporting paupers to the county house. |
| DATE |
DEED
BOOK & PAGE # |
GRANTOR |
GRANTEE |
DESCRIPTION |
| 1845, Dec. 1 |
Deed 72-322 |
Worden & Betsy Babcock |
Ebenezer & Richard Wood |
Deed conveys 4-Acres in Lot #17 of the Town of Scipio NY (Sold by Worden & Betsy Babcock to Ebenezer & Richard Wood for $108.) |
| 1846, Nov. 16 |
Deed 74-47 |
John E. Beardsley |
Worden Babcock & Et Al |
Conveys part of an acre in Scipio Lot #30 (Sold from John E. Beardsley to Worden Babcock and Five Others for $800). |
The WILL for Worden Babcock is dated March 11th, 1848 and recorded in the Cayuga County NY Surrogate Office in Auburn NY in Book I of WILLS at pages 440 thru 446. Click HERE to view a transcription of the WILL.
The WILL of Worden Babcock specifically cites thirteen or more different tasks, directives and/or conditions for his estate or executors to conduct. The #13 directive cites:
“I hereby will and direct that the burying ground on my farm in the Town of Scipio, in the sale of my said real estate, to reserve the same and I also direct that the same be and remain for the use and purpose of a family burying ground for such of my said family and connexious(?) as choose to use the same for that purpose”.
The Probate/Surrogate file for the ESTATE of Worden Babcock is recorded in the Cayuga County NY Surrogate Office in Auburn NY in "BOX-21". The FamilySearch website shows this file as images 4 Thru 52 (49 Images) within Box 21. This Probate/Surrogate file can be viewed in 3 separate PDF files. Section-1 (Pages 1 Thru 17) , Section-2 Pages 18 Thru 32, Section-3 (Pages 33 Thru 49). Individual images of the 49 pages contained in the Worden Babcock Probate/Surrogate Files in Box-21 can be viewed by CLICKING HERE. To view the "Babcock Section" of the early Cayuga County NY Probate/Surrogate Index Click Here. The 'Letter Of Administration' for the ESTATE of Worden Babcock is recorded in the Cayuga County NY Probate/Surrogate Office in Book "D2" at page 33. |
| DATE |
DEED
BOOK & PAGE # |
GRANTOR |
GRANTEE |
DESCRIPTION |
| 1850, Jan. 15 |
Deed 98-460 |
Worden & Elizabeth Babcock |
Ida Hoagland |
Deed- Worden & Elizabeth Babcock sell off 10-Acres in Scipio NY Lot 17 to Ida Hoagland for $428. |
| The 1850 Federal Census shows 6 People Living in the Household Of Worden Babcock in Scipio, Cayuga County NY. Note that the 1850 census cites that Worden Babcock was born in Massachusetts. The Agricultural Schedule (Pg-1, Pg-2) of the 1850 census shows that Worden Babcock's farm included 1-Horse, 5-Milch (Milk) Cows, 5-Other Cattle and 10-Swine. In 1850, the Worden Babcock Farm was also cited as producing Wheat, Indian Corn, Oats, Barley, Butter and Hay. |
| The 1851 Scipio NY Town Tax Assessment Roll (earliest available in county records) cites that Worden Babcock owned 162-Acres in Lot 17 with an assessed value of $3,564. and paid $14.13 in taxes, Jesse Babcock owned 52-Acres in lot 24 with an assessed value of $1,144. and paid $4.54 in taxes, Paleg Babcock owned 49-acres in lot 17 with an assessed value of $980. and paid $3.89 in taxes and David Babcock owned 12(?)-acres in lot 17 and additional land (no size listed) in lot 24 with an apparent combined value of $530 and paid $2.10 in taxes |
| The website for the New York State Convention Of Universalists includes a transcription for the death notice of Worden Babcock as published withn the: "Christian Ambassador, Auburn NY, Sat. 15 Mar 1851". You can view this death notice for Worden Babcock on the Archives-Universalist Memory Garden Section on their website by clicking HERE |
| DATE |
DEED
BOOK & PAGE # |
GRANTOR |
GRANTEE |
DESCRIPTION |
| 1852, April 1 |
Deed 87-169 |
William Taber and Richard Hudson (for The estate of Worden Babcock) and Elizabeth Babcock |
Daniel P. VanLiew |
This deed conveys 163+-Acres from the estate of late Worden Babcock and also Elizabeth Babcock as his widow to Daniel P. VanLiew for $7,372.96. NOTE: This deed specifically cites that the land is conveyed: "Provided always that the burying ground situated on the above described premises is not included in the above sale". |
| 1866, Mar 27 |
Deed 113-546 |
Volney VanLiew & Et Al (Deed cites a total of 11 Grantors) |
Fayette VanLiew |
This deed conveys 77-Acres in Scipio NY Lot 17 from Volney VanLiew and 10 others to Fayette VanLiew. The boundary description contained within this deed specifically goes around the burying ground and describes the cemetery as 64-Links (42.24-Feet) on each side of a parallelogram or square-shaped burying ground lot. To view a Plot of the boundary lines cited in this deed, click HERE.
This deed may include a portion of the land acquired by Daniel P. VanLiew via deed 87-169 and also (possibly) a portion of lands acquired by Frederick VanLiew via deed A-378. |
| NOTE: The 1904 New Century Atlas Of Cayuga County NY contains a map of Scipio NY that shows the farm land near Babcock Family Cemetery (Lot-17) possibly owned by G.R. VanLiew or W. VanLiew. To view this map, CLICK HERE. |
| A map showing the location of cemeteries in the Town of Scipio NY can be viewed HERE. Based on tax map records, it appears that Babcock Family Cemetery in Scipio NY(a square or parallelogram with each side being about 42-feet in length) is located along the east boundary of a farm currently owned in 2017 by:
Gary S Allen |
| The collections of the Cayuga-Owasco Lakes Historical Society in Moravia NY include 5-pages from a 'Family Bible' containing entries for the surnames "Holcomb & Babcock". Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5 ( COLHS Bible Records Vol.-3, #2171) |
| In August 2017, a 'GO-FUND-ME-PAGE' was established to seek donations for the restoration of Babcock Family Cemetery. |
Deed images and Surrogate/Probate record images were obtained from the FamilySearch website. -
The Tax Map image file for Scipio NY Section Tax Map 163.00 was obtained from the
Public Access Section Of The Cayuga County ORPS ImageMate Website.
Federal Census Records linked on this page were cropped from images available via Ancestry.com or the Public Library's Heritage Quest website-
The website link to the Babcock Family Cemetery In Scipio NY resides on the Cayuga County NYGenWeb Project Cemetery List Website -
Some Early Cayuga County NY Assessment/Tax Rolls were (previously) available on the Cayuga County NY ORPS website. - |
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