(VI) Captain Daniel Babcock, son of Joseph Babcock, was born September 20, 1777, and died in 1860. At one time he was a master mariner, but later bought a farm in Westerly, and in 1821 was a captain of the militia there. He married, October 29, 1801, Nancy Babcock, born in Westerly, December 19, 1778, daughter of Colonel James and Joanna Babcock. Children: Nancy, born Nov. 29, 1803, married John Hall; Emory, born Feb. 6, 1806, died June 29, 1892; Oliver, of further mention; Joseph, born Dec. 24, 1813, died May 12, 1892; Ezra, born Jan. 16, 1816, married Eunice Palmer.
