BABCOCK GENEALOGY, by Stephen Babcock, page 61.
Samuel-5 Babcock, Jr., second son of Samuel-4 and Ann (Pendleton)Babcock (James-3, John-2, James-1), b. Westerly, RI, May 16, 1731; d.there Mar. 23, 1813; m. Westerly, Jan. 23, 1755, Mary Smith, dau. ofBenoni and Ruth (Pendleton) Smith, b. Westerly, Oct. 2, 1733, d.Westerly, May 1, 1822. Both were buried in the Masatoxet (Babcock)burying ground, Westerly, and have inscribed stones.
On Oct. 2, 1777, three boats, each contained seven men, were fittedout in Westerly to join Sullivan's expedition on the island of RhodeIsland. In passing Point Judith in the night, when the sea was veryrough, two of the boats were capsized, and of the fourteen men throwninto the sea eight were drowned. So far as known, their names wereWilliam Babcock, Nathan Babcock, Nathan Babcock, Joseph Hall, ZebulonPendleton, Isaac Pendleton, and Mr. Bigelow. The first two, William andNathan Babcock, were the eldest sons of Samuel, Jr., and Mary SmithBabcock. Their thrid son, Paul was among the number thrown into the seabut was rescued. The second Nathan drowned was son of Col. Nathan.Westerly and Its Witnesses, by Dennison, contains an interesting accountof the accident.

BRIAN PENDLETON AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1599-1910, Compiled by Everett HallPendleton, Privatley Printed MCMX, found in the DAR Library, Washington,DC. Page 73.
iii. Samuel, Jr., b. 16 May 1731; d. at Westerly, 23 March 1813; m.23 Jany 1755, Mary-5 Smith, his first cousin. They were the parents oftwelve children, two of whom, William and Nathan, were drowned off Pt.Judith, 2 Oct 1777, in the disaster that befell the expedition Westerlyfitted out to join Gen. Spencer on the island of Rhode Island.