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December, 2003
Taracia Lee
Query: Have been told for years I'm a decendant from a Cherokee indian princess, but have never heard a name. She would have married (Bill)William Matthew Babb in the early 1800's, they had a son named David William Babb but he was called "Cherokee Bill". He, ("Cherokee Bill"), married someone with the intials "SS" born in June 1835, and Died June 10, 1902.
I recently found the above posting on an internet bulletin board. I was not able to contact the author and would like to set the record straight, if possible!!
First: There is no such creature as an Indian princess. When Pocahontas was taken to England as a curiosity, Queen Elizabeth I expressed a desire to meet her. It was completely impossible to introduce a commoner to the Queen; therefore, they dressed Pocahontas in a fancy, fake Indian costume and introduced her as a princess. After that, it became fashionable, in this county, to dress dead Indian ancestors in fancy costume and introduce them as princesses, but only if they were safely dead so that they could not embarrass anyone.
Second: There is no David William Babb, as far as I know. The first William M. Babb married a woman with both parents from England and the second certainly did not marry his grandmother.
A. William M. (possibly Matthew) Babb (1790-1842) married Temperance Shipman (1792-after 1850) in Barren County, Kentucky 02 May 1808.
Children of William and Mary:
Daniel Shipman Babb
William H. Babb [I have not been able to discover what the H. means.]
Sarah Babb
Elizabeth Babb
David Walden Babb
Temperance Babb
James W. Babb
Steven P. Babb
Andrew Jackson Babb
Francis Babb
B. William H. Babb (1811-1881) married Elizabeth Walker Bradley (1810- ? ) in Stoddard County, Missouri 03 December 1829. Their son, William Matthew Babb, states in a letter, to his niece, that Elizabeth’s mother was Mary Oxford, a full-blood Cherokee [he knew his grandmother but not his grandfather]. He also states that his grandfather was a blacksmith from Alabama and of Scotts-Irish descent. Another source says he was half Cherokee. I cannot verify either claim.
Children of William and Elizabeth:
George W. Babb
Mary Ann Temperance Babb
William Matthew “Cherokee Bill” Babb
James M. Babb
Daniel Shipman Babb
Elizabeth Walker Babb
David Shipman Babb
Margaret Jane Babb
Nancy Temperance Babb
Martha E. Babb
C. William Matthew “Cherokee Bill” Babb (1835-1911) married Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Shipman (1838-1902) 06 February 1855 in Red River County, Texas. Temperance Shipman, above, was the half sister of Jacob Shipman who was the great grandfather of Sarah Elizabeth.
Children of William and Sarah:
William Isaac “Bill Ike” Babb
David Shipman Babb
Sarah Elizabeth Babb
Martha Babb
Alice Shipman Babb
Temperance Babb
Doran Babb
Rosa Etta Babb
D. William Isaac Babb (1856-1934) married Laura Alice Lewis (1856-1936) 09 December 1873 in Bosque County, Texas.
Children of William and Laura:
William Lewis Babb
John David Babb
Mandie Ann Babb
Rosa Ellen Babb
Laura Alice Babb
Boye Collins Babb
Coleman Collins Babb
Dillard Babb
Mae Babb
Myrtle Babb
Walter Isaac Babb
“Cherokee Bill” Babb had:
1. A wife named Sarah Elizabeth Babb. When she married, she became Sarah Elizabeth Shipman-Babb.
2. A sister named Sarah Elizabeth Babb. She married her brother-in-law and became Sarah Elizabeth Babb-Shipman.
3. A daughter named Sarah Elizabeth Babb.
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