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The BEEBE Surname DNA Project was created to develop a collection of various BEEBE family groups who descend from the same male BEEBE ancestor. DNA analysis provides a tool for identifying participants who share a common male ancestor; and, when used in unison with documented BEEBE pedigrees, can also aid in establishing links between BEEBE groups who previously were thought to be unrelated.
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The name Bebee has a rich and ancient history. It is an Anglo-Saxon name that was originally derived from Bibbe, an ancient personal name which is now a Yorkshire and Lancashire surname. A family named Bibby, which possessed a freehold at Ribchester during the 14th century, is descended from Richard Bibby, who lived in the late 13th century and who was the son of a woman named Bibbi. First found in Leicestershire where they had been settled since ancient times before the Norman conquest of England in 1066 A.D.
Some of the first North American settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Children of John Beebe of Broughton, Northamptonshire, who settled in Massachusetts and Connecticut (1650); Martin Beeb, who settled in Philadelphia Pa. (1869); Joe Beeby who settled in Virginia (1635); Mary Bibby settled in New England (1773).
A genealogy of the early New England Beebes who descended from John is: Beebe, Clarence (1904). Monograph of the Descent of the Family of Beebe from the Earliest Known Immigrant - John of Broughton, England, 1650.
https://archive.org/details/monographofdesce00beeb
Feel free to suggest any variant spellings not already listed.
The name Bebee has a rich and ancient history. It is an Anglo-Saxon name that was originally derived from Bibbe, an ancient personal name which is now a Yorkshire and Lancashire surname. A family named Bibby, which possessed a freehold at Ribchester during the 14th century, is descended from Richard Bibby, who lived in the late 13th century and who was the son of a woman named Bibbi. First found in Leicestershire where they had been settled since ancient times before the Norman conquest of England in 1066 A.D.
Some of the first North American settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Children of John Beebe of Broughton, Northamptonshire, who settled in Massachusetts and Connecticut (1650); Martin Beeb, who settled in Philadelphia Pa. (1869); Joe Beeby who settled in Virginia (1635); Mary Bibby settled in New England (1773).
A genealogy of the early New England Beebes who descended from John is: Beebe, Clarence (1904). Monograph of the Descent of the Family of Beebe from the Earliest Known Immigrant - John of Broughton, England, 1650.
https://archive.org/details/monographofdesce00beeb