The name has been spelled with many variations including Larrabee, Larabe and Laraby. In the Saybrook Vital Records (p. 4), the name is spelled Loriboo.
The American Larabee family branches have various traditions that the line came from France. While the name Larrabee does exist in France, it has not been clearly proved that the American branches came from France. (Ridlon, Saco families, pp. 787-790).
Ridlon conjectures he was an Englishman of French ancestry; his thinking being that his given name is taken from the Greenfield family, perhaps the name of his mother (ibid, p. 790).
Ridlon's Saco Families (pp. 789-790) states Greenfield Larabee was in Connecticut as early as 1637 when was brought to court for violating the Sabbath day law. In fact, this court case did not occur until 1647. Greenfield Larabee, a seaman from the ship Phenix was called to court to answer to charges he did work on board the Phenix on the Sabbath day. In his defense, Larabee told the court it was a work of charity because the ship was in danger of capsizing. The court found the Larabee actions were not in contempt, but of ignorance, and let the incident pass by with a warning (New Haven records, p. 338, 373).
The American Larabee family branches have various traditions that the line came from France. While the name Larrabee does exist in France, it has not been clearly proved that the American branches came from France. (Ridlon, Saco families, pp. 787-790).
Ridlon conjectures he was an Englishman of French ancestry; his thinking being that his given name is taken from the Greenfield family, perhaps the name of his mother (ibid, p. 790).
Ridlon's Saco Families (pp. 789-790) states Greenfield Larabee was in Connecticut as early as 1637 when was brought to court for violating the Sabbath day law. In fact, this court case did not occur until 1647. Greenfield Larabee, a seaman from the ship Phenix was called to court to answer to charges he did work on board the Phenix on the Sabbath day. In his defense, Larabee told the court it was a work of charity because the ship was in danger of capsizing. The court found the Larabee actions were not in contempt, but of ignorance, and let the incident pass by with a warning (New Haven records, p. 338, 373).
The name has been spelled with many variations including Larrabee, Larabe and Laraby. In the Saybrook Vital Records (p. 4), the name is spelled Loriboo.
The American Larabee family branches have various traditions that the line came from France. While the name Larrabee does exist in France, it has not been clearly proved that the American branches came from France. (Ridlon, Saco families, pp. 787-790).
Ridlon conjectures he was an Englishman of French ancestry; his thinking being that his given name is taken from the Greenfield family, perhaps the name of his mother (ibid, p. 790).
Ridlon's Saco Families (pp. 789-790) states Greenfield Larabee was in Connecticut as early as 1637 when was brought to court for violating the Sabbath day law. In fact, this court case did not occur until 1647. Greenfield Larabee, a seaman from the ship Phenix was called to court to answer to charges he did work on board the Phenix on the Sabbath day. In his defense, Larabee told the court it was a work of charity because the ship was in danger of capsizing. The court found the Larabee actions were not in contempt, but of ignorance, and let the incident pass by with a warning (New Haven records, p. 338, 373).
The American Larabee family branches have various traditions that the line came from France. While the name Larrabee does exist in France, it has not been clearly proved that the American branches came from France. (Ridlon, Saco families, pp. 787-790).
Ridlon conjectures he was an Englishman of French ancestry; his thinking being that his given name is taken from the Greenfield family, perhaps the name of his mother (ibid, p. 790).
Ridlon's Saco Families (pp. 789-790) states Greenfield Larabee was in Connecticut as early as 1637 when was brought to court for violating the Sabbath day law. In fact, this court case did not occur until 1647. Greenfield Larabee, a seaman from the ship Phenix was called to court to answer to charges he did work on board the Phenix on the Sabbath day. In his defense, Larabee told the court it was a work of charity because the ship was in danger of capsizing. The court found the Larabee actions were not in contempt, but of ignorance, and let the incident pass by with a warning (New Haven records, p. 338, 373).
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