John Webb, of Northampton

Not the son of Richard Webb, of Norwalk, who had no children.

 Death date also shown as 5/27/1684

https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/9HJC-JJ1/john-webb-ii-1642-1720

John Webb II
12 April 1642–3 April 1720

When John Webb II was born on 12 April 1642, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Webb I, was 27 and his mother, Anna Bassett, was 24. He married Susannah Cunliffe on 12 December 1665, in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 3 April 1720, in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 77, and was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Spouse

John Webb II
Male
1642–1720

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Male

Susannah Cunliffe
Female
1643–1735

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Female
Marriage
12 December 1665
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Children (9)

John Webb III
Male
1666–1711

• 

Male

Henry Webb
Male
1668–1713

• 

Male

Anna Webb
Female
1670–1746

• 

Female

Ebenezer Webb
Male
1673–1703

• 

Male

Sarah Webb
Female
1674–1757

• 

Female

Mindwell Webb
Female
1678–Deceased

• 

Female

Mary Webb
Female
1681–Deceased

• 

Female

Thankful Webb
Female
1684–1741

• 

Female

Jonthan Webb
Male
1685–1765

• 

Male

Spouse

John Webb II
Male
1642–1720

• 

Male

Elizabeth Swift
Female
1640–1691

• 

Female
Marriage
16 October 1667
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Children (3)

Jeremiah Webb
Male
1668–1734

• 

Male

Henry Webb
Male
1668–1712

• 

Male

Peter Webb
Male
1670–1693

• 

Male

Parents

John Webb I
Male
1615–1670

• 

Male

Anna Bassett
Female
1618–1667

• 

Female

Siblings (9)

John Webb II
Male
1640–1684

• 

Male

Elizabeth Webb
Female
1641–1691

• 

Female

John Webb II
Male
1642–1720

• 

Male

Richard Webb
Male
1644–1651

• 

Male

Sarah Webb
Female
1646–1704

• 

Female

Mary Webb
Female
1648–1676

• 

Female

Susanna Webb
Female
1650–1651

• 

Female

Lydia Webb
Female
1652–1667

• 

Female

Richard Webb
Male
1654–1700

• 

Male

Biography

Extracted from < WEBB, Sr., John & Ann (Bassett) > by Cliff McCarthy, 2016. Last Updated 2 November 2017.

John Webb, father of our Mary Webb, was born in England, probably about 1615. His origins and parentage are unknown.

According to Fred C. Warner and Harrison E. Webb in an article in The American Genealogist, John Webb was an indentured servant:

“the first record found of John Webb shows that he was released from his master William Parks of Roxbury, Mass., on Jan. 6, 1633/4. If he was then eighteen years of age, he was born about 1615. As a single man, he joined the church at Boston on Mar. 9, 1633/4. He probably lived in Boston for the next ten years, but no evidence has been found that he owned any property there.”

However, Robert Charles Anderson author of the Great Migration Begins is not so sure, commenting:

“The above two records (assuming that they refer to the same man) have been held to be the first appearances in New England of a John Webb later of Boston and then Northampton. In 1947 Fred C. Warner and Harrison E. Webb, having noted the above two items, go on to say “[h]e probably lived in Boston for the next ten years, but no evidence has been found that he owned any property there”. This uncertainty, and the many· years without any evidence of a man who had just been freed, raise doubts about whether these two records do pertain to the Northampton man, and that connection will not be made here.”

Whether or not the father of Mary Webb was the same man as the indentured servant from Roxbury (which I think is likely), we do know that John Webb married Ann Bassett, daughter of John and Margery Bassett, who were Boston residents before settling in New Haven. John and Ann Webb apparently gave birth to their first child, a son named John, at Boston in about 1642. After that John Webb appears in Connecticut as well as Boston.

He was a brazier or “brasier” by trade — someone who works with brass, and usually was called upon to repair pots, pans, and other metal implements. … (continued at https://commonheroes3.wordpress.com/11th-generation/webb-sr-john-an... )

Family

From research by the Morris Clan:

http://www.themorrisclan.com/GENEALOGY/WEBB%20John%20and%20Anna%20B...

John WEBB and Anna BASSETT

HUSBAND: John WEBB.

• Born (about 1615-S11)(in 1615-S10)(1627-1634-S3)(about 1632-S7) in Dorsetshire, England (S10); not the son of Richard Webb and Grace Wilson.
• He was in Boston on 9 March 1634.
• He married (1) Anna BASSETT in (1640-S10)(about 1640-S11) at (Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut)(in Massachusetts-S10)(in Boston-S11).
• He was a Brazier (Brass Worker) in 1649 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.
• He was a Blacksmith about 1655 in Northampton, Hampshire Conty, Massachusetts.
• He was an Inn Keeper on 28 Sep 1658 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
• He married (2) Elizabeth SWIFT on 16 October 1667 at Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. (S3).
• He died (19 MAY 1670-S3,S10) at (Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts-S3,S10) and was buried there.

WIFE (1): Anna BASSETT.

• Ann was born (about 1618-S10); daughter of John BASSETT and Margery.(S11).
• She married John WEBB in (1640-S10) in (Massachusetts-S10).
• She died 26 August 1667 (S11) in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (S10,S11) and was buried in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. (S10).

CHILDREN of John WEBB and Anna BASSETT:

• 1. John WEBB.
  • Born in 1642 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
  • John married Susanna CUNLIFFE, daughter of Henry CUNLIFFE and Susanna, on 12 Dec 1665 in Northampton County, Massachusettes.
    • Susanna was born on 15 Mar 1645 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
  • He died on 3 April 1720 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts and was buried in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
    • She died on 30 October 1735 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts and was buried in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. (S10).
• 2. Richard WEBB
  • was born in 1644 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. (Born in Connecticut-S11).
  • He died on 30 Oct 1651 in Boston.
• 3. Sarah WEBB.
  • Born in 1646 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.
  • Sarah married Robert PRICE about 1677 in Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
  • She died on 11 March 1704 in Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Sarah Webb, Robert Price and Patience Webb were killed in an Indian uprising at Pascomnuck, Massachusetts in 1704.
• 4. Mary WEBB
  • was born on 2 May 1648 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.
  • She died on 14 March 1676.
• 5. Susannah WEBB
  • was born in 1650.
  • She died on 17 October 1651.
• 6. Lydia WEBB
  • was born in 1652.
  • She died on 26 August 1667.
• 7. Richard WEBB
  • was born in 1654 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
  • He married Patience about 1680 at Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
  • He died on 23 August 1700 at Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
    • Patience died on 13 May 1704 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Sarah Webb, Robert Price and Patience Webb were killed in an Indian uprising at Pascomnuck, Massachusetts in 1704.

WIFE (2): Elizabeth SWIFT.

• Born in Mar 1641 in Dorchester, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.(S11).
• She was christened on 24 March 1641 in Dorchester, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.(S11).
• She married John WEBB on 16 October 1667 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. (S11).
• She died in December 1691 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. (S11).

CHILDREN of John WEBB and Elizabeth SWIFT:

• 1. Jeremiah WEBB
  • was born on 12 July 1668 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
  • Jeremiah married Priscilla MCLAEHLIN (McClaflin).
  • He died on 3 May 1734.
• 2. Peter WEBB.
  • Born on 23 June 1670 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
  • He died on 26 September 1693.

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Captives of the French and Indian Wars: Part 1: Captured from New England, by Susan Melanie Colby:

http://fchsm.org/pdf/Captives.pdf

[Elizabeth Price's mother's people, the Webbs, came to New England in 1629. The first Webb to come to the New World was Alexander Webb, II, William Shakespeare's first cousin. With Alexander were his four sons, one of whom was Elizabeth's great grandfather, Richard Webb. - comment: This is an error, disproved. See discussion https://www.geni.com/discussions/252640?msg=1576527 ]

It was in Boston in 1640 that Elizabeth's grandmother, Anne Bassett, married John Webb. The family moved back and forth between Boston and Hartford for the next 14 years. It was during one of their stays at the latter in 1646 that Elizabeth's mother, Sarah Webb, was born. Then in 1654, the Webbs and their seven children became settlers of the frontier town of Northampton (Massachusetts) where John worked as an innkeeper, speculator in real estate, and trader in furs. [6]

Footnote:

• 6. Descendants of John Bassett. Personal communication from Bill Kreis.

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There MAY have been more than one John Webb- the dates of this one do not reconcile with his wife's age & the marriage date.

I'll keep looking. SHG 6/08

Husband's Name

• John WEBB (AFN:2S46-8B) Pedigree
• Born: 1627/1634 Place: Of, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut (sic: didn't exist yet)
• Christened: Place: Of Northampton, Hampshire, Mass. (sic: didn't exist yet)
• Died: 19 May 1670 Place: ., Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
• Buried: 1670 Place: Northampton, Massachusetts (if it doesn't have a cemetery or property location, it's assumed, and if not inaccurate, certainly not useful information)
• Married: 1640 Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
• Father: Richard WEBB (AFN:7G57-T0) [SIC - no children]
• Mother: Grace WILSON (AFN:7G57-V5) [SIC - didn’t exist]

Wife's Name

• Anna BASSETT (AFN:2S46-9H) Pedigree
• Born: Abt 1618 Place: Of, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut (sic: didn't exist yet)
• Christened: Abt 1618 Place: Of, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut (sic: didn't exist yet)
• Died: 26 Aug 1667 Place: , Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
• Married: 1640 Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
• Father: John BASSETT (AFN:HNB1-Z2) Family
• Mother: Margery Mrs. BASSETT (AFN:HNB2-06)

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"of Northampton, Mass."

Families of Early Guilford, I:423

Northampton, Mass. was settled in 1654, a year after the land was purchased by Springfield from the Pocumtuc tribe. Any event prior to this purported at this location is inaccurately located. Please open a history book before making or presuming the accuracy of assertions.

References

• [S1]. Webb Family History with Name Origin and Lineage Lines. by Heraldry, p.O.Box 365, Carpinteria, California 93013. JAN 1975. {G30}.
• [S2]. {G32}.
• [S3]. Tim and Rachel Janzen's Ancestors. http://www.timjanzen.com/family/groups/gp580.html#head2. [This source has many errors, so accept it with caution].
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• [S6]. Jerri's Ahnentafel. Updated Added 14 October 1997.
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• [S10]. Descendants of Sir Henry WEBB. http://jimwebb.rootsweb.com/webb/pafg10.htm#5152.
• [S11]. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~steeles/Steele/d175.htm
• [S12]. The American Genealogist. Demorest, Ga. Vol. 23, ppg. 129, 133.
• [S13]. Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England. Boston, 1862. ppg 445-446.
• [S14]. Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, Md., 1985. p. 788.
• [S15]. ANCESTORS OF MARGERY WEBB. http://members.fbx.com/bndstjohn/stjohn/webbtbl.htm.
• http://jimwebb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/webb/pafg11.htm#5693 statement in error: “John WEBB I (Richard , Alexander , Alexander , Henry Alexander , John Alexander , John Alexander , William , John, Geofrey , Henry ) was born in 1615 in Dorsetshire, England.”
• https://www.familytreedna.com/public/webbdna?iframe=yresults group: Jonathan Webb (1675-1744 Stamford CT). “John Webb (b. c1620 - d. 1670 Northampton MA) R-M269“
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