John Webb, III

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Webb-1818

John Webb was born on about 14 Mar 1720/1721 (sources exist for both dates), son of John and Mary (Boone) Webb. He married Rachel Willits (daughter of Thomas Willits and Rachel Powell Willits) in 28 Dec 1747, in Berks, Pennsylvania.

John was born only 7 months after his folks married. 14 Mar being the end of 1720, before the new year 1721 started then.

Rachel wasn't a Quaker and disowned by the Friends Society.[1] [2]

Before this date 28 Dec. 1747 - "John Webb bn 1-14-1721 Exeter Township, Berks County, Pa was censured by the Quakers for 'marrying out' to Rachel Willits before a magistrate."

He must've made peace with the Monthly Meeting soon after as his children are listed in the Exeter records 1750-1769.[3]

Children

1. Isaiah, born 3/5/1749; died 8/22/1750
2. George, born 12/12/1750/1 (immigrated to Canada)
3. Sarah, born
4. Isaac, born 08/21/1755, died 01/07/1852 (immigrated to Canada)
5. Job, born 10/15/1757
6. Ann, born 01/15/1760 (records indicate disowned)
7. Phebe, born 08/13/1762, died 09/01/1797 in Bloomsburg, PA
8. Thomas, born 12/21/1764, died 07/1784
9. Rachel, born 03/21/1767, died after 1837
10. John, born 10/12/1769[2]

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• Residence: Berks, Pennsylvania - Mar 28 1751
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Sep 23 2022, 22:21:30 UTC

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References

1. Samuel Moody Grubbs, a descendant of the Boone Family. Fourth generation, page 39-40. < AncestryImage >; (document attached)
2. GEDCOM Source Sheppard-Marshall and allied families : Burrows, Clark, Deakins/Dickens, Gatchell, Graves, Green, Hibbs, Hudson, and many other Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations Inc
3. https://www.boonesociety.org/Documents/Boone%201st%205%20Gens%20Upd... PDF pages 10-11 5th generation continued
4. WikiTree contributors, "John Boone Webb III (1720-abt.1812)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Webb-1818 : accessed 25 May 2024). cites
   1. Hinshaw, William Wade. William Wade Hinshaw's Index to Unpublished Quaker Records. Swarthmore, Pennsylvania: Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College.
   2. Exeter Monthly Meeting Records - Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Genealogy of Berks; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR-PH 170
   3. Quaker Meeting minutes, 12-28-1747 (Feb 1748)
   4. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
   5. Records of Gwynedd monthly meeting
   6. Old James Boone Genealogy
   7. Samuel Moody Grubbs, a descendant of the Boone Family pg. 85
   8. Samuel Moody Grubbs, a descendant of the Boone Family pg. 40
   9. The Webbs, Heads and Tales, Book II by Alfred Webb 1991, pgs. 50 & 70