Richard Webb (bef. 1611 - 1665)

Born before 1611 in England

Husband of Elizabeth (Gregory) Webb — married 4 Mar 1647 in Hartford, Connecticut

Died Jul 1665 after age 54 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony

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Richard Webb migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See Great Migration Begins, by R. C. Anderson, Vol. 3, p. 1954) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Disputed Origins While some of the databits are confused, erroneous information can be identified as part of a lineage described as “fraudulent” in 1947 by Harrison E. Webb in his article "Richard Webb of Stamford," TAG 25.^[1]

A volume titled Norwalk published in 1896^[2] makes the claim that Richard was the son of Alexander Webb and Mary (Wilson) b. May 1580 in Warwicckshire^[3] Please see the profile of Alexander Webb explaining why this information is suspect and has been designated as incorrect.

Biography

Richard Webb is of unknown origin, parents, and birth information.^[4]

He became a freeman of the Colony of Massachusetts 6 November 1632.^[5] This implies that Richard was born by 1611. He was probably born in England.

Richard settled first in Cambridge where in 1634 he was granted upland in the West End of Cambridge and in 1635 a proportional share of two in some undivided meadow. He had three parcels in 1635 when a land inventory was made in Cambridge.^[6]

About 1635 Richard traveled from Cambridge to Hartford, Connecticut, with the followers of Thomas Hooker. In Hartford, besides his house and gardens, he held other parcels of land.^[7]

Richard moved one more time to Norwalk, Connecticut, where he also owned land.^[8] In Norwalk, Richard served as the Deputy from Norwalk to the Connecticut Court in May 1655. He also served on several juries and was once fined for not appearing seasonably.^[9]

Richard died July 1665, stated in his inventory taken 5 Oct 1665 and presented 1 Nov 1665, by his widow, who was appointed administratrix. The inventory was valued at £234. 8s. 6d^[10]

Thomas Butler, husband of Sarah^[11] Stone, claimed a child's portion, on behalf of his wife, of the estate. Sarah was the daughter of Rev. Samuel Stone and had lived with Webb after her father's death.^[12][13][14]

Richard's wife was Elizabeth ____, widow of Seth Grant. Elizabeth died at Norwalk, 24 Jan 1680/1 and a distribution was made to a daughter of Seth Grant in March 1681.^[15]

Richard and his wife had no recorded children. Richard Webb of New Haven and Stamford was not his son.^[16]

Wife ?

• as far as can be told from the records Richard had only one wife Elizabeth. Alleged wife Grace Wilson was apparently part of the fraudulent genealogy.
• Anderson calls her Elizabeth ____
• ^[17]
• From the 1st book of Grants and Deeds:" 'Elizabeth Webb, relicke of Richard Webb,' in 1677, employed her 'Beloved brother John Gregory to make an agreement with Thomas Butler of Hartford, and his wife,' the 'laying claime to the estate of my deere husband, Richard Webb, deceased, --' fol. 51"^[18]
• "Elissabeth Webb, the widow of Richard Webb, formerly of Norwalke, deceased the twenty fowreth of January, 1680."^[19]

Sources

1. ↑ Harrison E. Webb, "Richard Webb of Stamford," ‘’The American Genealogist’’ 25 (1948), 194, 196 (in particular parts); digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014).
2. ↑ Selleck, Charles Melbourne. Norwalk (The author, 1896)
3. ↑ Norwalk says 5 May, the date is also seen as 8 May and 15 May.
4. ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., (Boston: NEHGS, 1995). p. 1954 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), https://www.americanancestors.org/DB393/i/12107/1954/235198345
5. ↑ Anderson cites [MBCR 1:367]
6. ↑ Anderson cites CaTR 9, CaTR 13, CaBOP 14-15, CaBOP 52.
7. ↑ Anderson cites HaBOP 43-45
8. ↑ Anderson cites Norwalk LR 1:101-03
9. ↑ Anderson cites RPCC21, 29, 74, 83, 90; CCCR 1:93, 100, 203
10. ↑ Anderson cites Fairfield PR 2:8
11. ↑ Anderson calls her Elizabeth
12. ↑ Anderson cites Fairfield PR 2:8; Manwaring 1:249
13. ↑ Manwaring, Charles William. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records.Volume 1. Hartford District 1635-1700. Hartford, Conn., R.S. Peck & Co., Printers, 1904.) [https://archive.org/details/digestofearlycon00manw/page/248 p. 249
14. ↑ Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692. Vol. I-IV. (Boston, MA, USA: 1860-1862). 4:446
15. ↑ Anderson cites NEHGR 64:82-84, Fairfield PR 3:86.
16. ↑ Harrison E. Webb, "Richard Webb of Stamford," ‘’The American Genealogist’’ 25 (1948), 194, 196 (in particular parts); digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014).
17. ↑ Trumbull, James Hammond. "The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884, Volume 1", (1886) page 267. Google Books Text" Richard Webb, Cambridge; freeman, Mass, Nov. 6, 1632; one of the original proprietors of Hartford in 1639; his home-lot was on the west side of Main St., near the present corner of Church St.; grand-juror, 1643; townsman, 1649; surveyor of highways, 1650. He was one of the signers of the agreement for planting Norwalk, June 19, 1650, and removed there soon after. He had an estate of £255 in 1655, at Norwalk; d. there in 1665 (s.p.) He had no children, but took Sarah, youngest dau. of the Rev. Samuel Stone and brought her up. In 1677 his widow, Elizabeth Webb, employed her "Beloved Brother, John Gregory, to make an agreement with Thomas Butler, of Hartford, and his wife," they "laying claime to the estate of her husband, Richard Webb, deceased." Widow Elizabeth Webb d. Jan. 24, 1680."
18. ↑ Hall, Edwin. The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, Conn: With a Plan of the Ancient Settlement, and of the Town in 1847 (J. Mallory & Company, 1847) p. 20
19. ↑ p. 188 Hall. Ancient Hist. Records.

See also:

• Stiles, Henry R. The History of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut. Volume II - Genealogies and Biographies. 1904. p. 753. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
• Death Source: "Genealogies of Connecticut Families: From the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 1", page 80, by Genealogical Publishing Com, 1983. Google Books Connecticut-date of death
• Death source: Connecticut State Library: Connecticut Archives: Private controversies, 1642-1717, page 399 CT State Library Carrying out of Richard Webb's Estate and Will, 1665 (Documenting his year of death) This is the index. Which says the information is at I-21 1st series.
• Barbour, Lucius Barnes Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut Genealogical Publishing Com, 1977 - p. 645, repeats verbatim the information in Trumbull's Memorial History of Hartford County.
• Wikipedia Entry For Richard Webb (Settler)
• Isaac William Stuart and W. M. B. Hartley. "Hartford in the olden time: its first thirty years", page 206. Google Books leaves Hartford County to go to Stamford, Connecticut
• The Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford
• James Hammond Trumbull, ed. "The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884, Volume 1", page 267. Google Books Documentation of Richard, not having any children except for his adoption of Sarah Stone, daughter of Reverend Samuel Stone. This documents also lists his death year as being 1665
• Starr, Frank Farnsworth. Grant, Webb, Warner, Holmes.NEHGR 64:82-83 (1910)p. 83