John Webb

His wife was Peggy, not Martha Claiborne.

Notes

October 15, 1773, page 5, John Webb moved from Albemarle County, Virginia to Wilkes County, Georgia with his wife, 5 sons and 2 daughters ( all the children between 20 and 3 years of age ). He settled on a 400 acre tract on the north side of the River Dart [now Broad River] at Webb's Creek [believed to be Cedar Creek now] near Buttrey's Creek [believed to be Falling Creek now] , adjacent upper line of John Coleman.

(Note; He had to pay 40 Shillings per Hundred Acres, a shilling at the time would have been worth about 35 cents. So he pay about $14.00 per Hundred Acres or a total of $56.00.)

According to his son John's Revolutionary War Pension Claim, his father's farm was 15 to 20 miles up the north side of the Broad River from the Savannah River. This would be between what is now Cedar Creek and Falling Creek [most likely between Cedar Creek and Hwy. 77] in Elbert County, Georgia.

John must have been actively involved in "revolutionary" activities because his home and all personal belongings and family papers were burned, and he was killed by the the Tories under Colonel Thomas Brown garrisoned at Augusta, in April of 1781. Colonel Thomas Brown was to take ample revenge against Whigs and their supporters for the tarring and feathering of Brown in Augusta, Georgia in 1775. John was buried on his farm in what is now Elbert County, Georgia [said to] over looking the Broad River.

Brickwall

"There are many websites and online family trees that claim President Lyndon Johnson is a distant cousin of fashion designer Liz Claiborne through a common ancestor of Thomas Claiborne Jr and his wife Anne Fox. LBJ's connection is reportedly through their daughter Martha Claiborne. Unfortunately I have not found any evidence to support this.

LBJ's mother Rebekah (Baines) Johnson identified her husband Samuel Ealy Johnson's 3rd great-grandparents as John and Peggy Webb. I am not aware of any documents that have been found for John and Peggy Webb. LBJ's mother did not identify either John or Peggy Webb's parents. Although Peggy is a valid nickname for Martha, the maiden name of Peggy is unknown.

Martha Claiborne is probably the daughter of Thomas and Anne (Fox) Claiborne. She was in the guardianship of Joseph Thompson and his wife Sarah Claiborne (a daughter of Thomas Claiborne and Anne Fox). Sarah is believed to be Martha's sister and to have become her guardian after their parents died. The reason we know about Martha is that apparently she was abducted from her sister's home while still a minor. Her abductors were said to have included a Patrick Napier. Martha is believed to have eventually married Patrick Napier as his will names a wife Martha.

Without evidence that indicates Peggy and Martha are one and the same, this kinship between President Lyndon B. Johnson and Liz Claiborne will have to remain unproven."

References

• https://famouskin.com/family-tree.php?name=15671+lyndon+b+johnson
• Virginia Historical Genealogies By John Bennett Boddie, page 39 GoogleBooks