Christopher Babcock Jr.

b. September 1, 1759, Hopkinton, Rhode Island• d. July 28, 1803 

Rank: Lieutenant

Service: Ensign under Capt. John Parks & Col. Joseph Noyes (1777–1778); Lieutenant under Capt. John Parks & Col. Joseph Stanton (1779); Lieutenant under Capt. John Parks & Lt. Col. Jesse Maxson (1780–1781), Rhode Island Militia

State: Rhode Island

SAR Patriot #: P-342627

Spouse: Polly Potter

Born in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, Christopher Babcock Jr. entered Revolutionary War service as an Ensign in Captain John Parks' company under Colonel Joseph Noyes from 1777 to 1778. Proving his leadership on the home front, he was commissioned as a Lieutenant, continuing his service under Captain Parks in Colonel Joseph Stanton’s regiment in 1779 and Lieutenant Colonel Jesse Maxson’s battalion through 1781. His militia units performed crucial defense, coastal patrol, and guard duty during the high-stakes campaigns defending Rhode Island shores. He is officially recognized as both an NSSAR and DAR Patriot Ancestor (A208036).