John Webb, Jr.

WILL of Daniel Webb [John Webb's NICKNAME was "DANIEL"] yeoman of Kennett - wife Mary - son Daniel is a minor - daughter Elizabeth is younger than 21 - daughter Mary Webb - sons George, Ezekiel & Joshua - (all children seem to be minors thought not specifically stated - brother William Webb - exec are friends Thomas Harlan and brother in law Ezekiel Harlan - written 11 Oct 1741 - probated 20 Oct 1741

Biography

John Webb, Jr. was born in 1695. He was the son of John Webb. [uncertain]

John Webb, Jr. married Mary Boone, daughter of George Boone and Mary Maugridge, on 3 July 1720 at Berks County, Pennsylvania. John Webb, Jr. died on 18 October 1774 at Berks County, Pennsylvania.

The Web Family History. "In some way their courtship (John Webb and Mary Boone) did not comply with the regulations of the Society of Friends (Quakers), for on 26 July 1720 in Gwybedd Meeting, Mary Boone's father George, openly acknowledged his fault in allowing John Webb to "keep company with his daughter in order to marry, contrary to ye established order. After their marriage John and Mary probably settled in Exeter township, as their affairs continue to be recorded in Gwynedd and Exeter Meetings.

The Webbs and Boones were among the original founders of the Exeter Friends Church, but seven of their children were disassociated with the church for various reasons between 1747 and 1780.

Children of John Webb, Jr. and Mary Boone:

John and Mary had the following children:

1. John Webb (1720/21, he married Rachel Willits),
2. George Webb (1723),
3. Mary Webb (1726/27, married John Sterrat [last marriage is per Exeter MM]),
4. Sarah Webb (1729),
5. Benjamin Webb (1732),
6. Joseph Webb (1735),
7. James Webb (1737/38, married Mary Matthews, daughter of Robert Matthews),
8. Samuel Webb (1740 married Rebecca Paine),
9. Moses Webb (1742).

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Mary Boone b. 23 Sep 1699 Devonshire, England d. 16 Jan 1774 (in her 75th year of age) Married 13 Sep 1720 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to: John Webb d. 18 Oct 1774 (in his 80th year)

https://www.booneassociation.com/genealogy.html

U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Ancestry.com Pennsylvania Berks Exeter Monthly Meeting Genealogy of Berks p. 358 on original

Name: John Webb

• Birth Date: 1695
• Birth Date on Image: 1695
• Marriage Age: 25
• Marriage Date: 13 Sep 1720
• Marriage Date on Image: 13 Seventh 1720
• Marriage Place: Gwynedd, Mtg, Pennsylvania
• Death Age: 79
• Death Date: 18 Oct 1774
• Death Date on Image: 18 Tenth 1774
• Death Place: Berks, Pennsylvania
• Spouse: Mary Boone Jr
• Spouse Father: George Boone
• Spouse Mother: Mary Maugridge
• Event Type: Death
• Monthly Meeting: Exeter Monthly Meeting
• Historical Meeting Data: Search for this monthly meeting in the 'Quaker Monthly Meetings Index'
• Type (Orthodox or Hicksite): Orthodox
• Yearly Meeting: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
• Meeting State: Pennsylvania
• Meeting County: Berks

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Origins

“John Webb was the son of John Webbe who emigrated in 1700 to Pennsylvania Colony on the ship "Canterbury" in company with William Penn who was making his second visit. John Webbe Sr. was a son of Robert Webb.”

Comments from Tracing the Path of James Webb, 1737-1808. From Pennsylvania To Virginia And Kentucky. Prepared by Emrick A. Webb - May, 1994. Revised December, 2004 In Collaboration With Robert Keyes < link > (Scroll down to “Authors note” section)

… By 1992, the Webb-Boone connection to my family was confirmed through the discovery of James Webbs adventures in Virginia and Kentucky. Then it was off to Merry Old England to find our roots in past nobility and heraldry. But alas, after several trips to the British Isles, and much misinformation on both sides of the Atlantic, it appeared that the John Webb who married Mary Boone was just a commoner with unclear heritage who was fortunate enough to link up with the Boone group that settled Exeter Township, Pennsylvania, then somehow got himself into position to marry the bosss daughter. Ah! - the pioneering spirit is born of opportunism.

I suspect that what has been said here may upset a few Webb family researchers who seem to hold that John Webb was related to the English Quakers Richard and John Webb who arrived in Philadelphia from Gloustershire in 1699. Some genealogists seem to have found royal connections, and others have even claimed lineage to William Shakespeare. Our John Webb signed his name with an "X", but he and Mary Boone lived to be responsible citizens and parents of nine children in this new land, starting a line of descendants that now covers over seven generations, beginning with one of their sons, James, my great-great-great grandfather.

As of 2019, the Webb DNA project does not associate descendants of this John Boone with anyone in England.

Berks county Historical Marker At Exeter Meeting House, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Source: < Wikitree - family records >

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References

1. Boone Society's records compiled by James Boone (2012) https://www.boonesociety.org/Documents/Boone%201st%205%20Gens%20Upd... PDF pages 10-11 5th generation continued
2. Samuel Moody Grubbs, a descendant of the Boone Family. Fourth generation, page 39-40. < AncestryImage >; (document attached)
3. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rice/master2-o/p5.htm#i272
4. WikiTree contributors, "John Harrod Webb Jr. (1694-1774)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Webb-1629 : accessed 25 May 2024). cites
   1. Death: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935," database with images, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) (Ancestry Record 2189 #2652427 : subscription required, accessed 6 August 2023)
   2. The Web Family History, by Donald E. Webb. Floyd County Times. 23 Sep 1969, Sec 3, page 3.) Family Search. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/160103/?offset=&r...
   3. Genealogy of James Boone https://ia600308.us.archive.org/13/items/GenealogyOfJamesBoone/Jame....
   4. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JM2H-2RN : 19 September 2020), John Webbe, 1694.
   5. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, pages 39-41. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61157/images/46155....
   6. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136225145/john-webb
   7. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1939. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2189/images/31906_....
   8. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2189/images/31906_....
   9. Genealogies of Kentucky Families from The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Vol. I. Pages 49-52. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/48032/images/KYFam...
   10. ”An American Family History” https://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/TennesseeFamilies&Places/We...
   11. England Select Births and Christenings. John Webbe. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/30112832?h=8b6b22. transcription: Ancestry no image: John Webbe Gender Male Birth Date 30 Dec 1694 Baptism Date 30 Dec 1694 Baptism Place Coln Saint Aldwyn,Gloucester,England Father John Webbe Mother Anne FHL Film Number 425382, 855685.
   12. Westminster, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1558-1812. John Webb Baptism. Nov 6, 1693. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61865/images/61865....
   13. The Webb Family History, by Donald E. Webb article in Ployd Co. Times 25 Sep 1969 sec 3 page3. https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/183496....
   14. The Boone Family: A Genealogical History of the Descendants of George and Mary Boone who Came to America in 1717; Containing Many Unpublished Bits of Early Kentucky History. Page 591 (John Webb and Mary Boone declare marriage intentions May 26, 1720). https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Boone_family.html?id=xnIZA....
5. Tracing the Path of James Webb, 1737-1808. From Pennsylvania To Virginia And Kentucky. Prepared by Emrick A. Webb - May, 1994. Revised December, 2004 In Collaboration With Robert Keyes < link > Authors note.
6. https://www.webbdnaproject.org/
7. John Webb [c1694 PA] DNA Group < chart > as of 2019, this John Webb has undefined DNA ancestors. His haplogroup is derived from descendants as I-Y38905 (see below for detailed spreadsheet).
8. https://www.webbdnaproject.org/resources/John%20Webb%20c1694%20PA%2...
9. https://www.familytreedna.com/public/webbdna?iframe=yresults green group John Webb (1694 PA) Haplogroup I-Y38905
10. https://www.ahopkinsfamily.org/bs-mary-boone1.pdf
11. Webb. Alfred, L., The Webbs Heads & Tales, Book II, (1991) pgs. 10, 28 & 29 (shown in images). < digital Image >page 10. View this and more at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Webb-4105