William Webster (1614 - abt. 1688)

Born 26 Dec 1614 in Cossington, Leicestershire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Reeve) Webster — married 17 Feb 1670 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts

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Biography

William Webster, son of Gov John Webster and Agnes ... married on 17 Feb 1670 to Mary Reeve, daug of Thomas Reeve of Springfield ... he was 53 yrs old at the time of his marriage and she probably some years younger ... ^[1] They had no children. William Webster and his brother Thomas early located in Massachusetts rather than in Connecticut as show by the fact that their father gave his lands in Hadley to these two sons. The estate of William Webster was administered upon 27 April 1688 and an inventory of the estate of his widow, Mary was filed 3 June 1698 ... These dates indicate the time period of their death.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ this statement of age is attributed to "A History of Hadley, Mass, publ 1863, by the Webster Genealogy p 22 https://archive.org/stream/historygenealogy00webs#page/22/mode/1up
2. ↑ "History and Genealogy of the Gov. John Webster Family of Connecticut" by William Holcomb Webster and Rev. Melville Reuben Webster, pub 1915 p 22-23 https://archive.org/stream/historygenealogy00webs#page/22/mode/1up

See also:

• Mason, George William. Ancestors and Descendants of Elisha Mason, Litchfield, Connecticut, 1759-1858, and His Wife Lucretia Webster, 1766-1853 (Mattatuck Press, Waterbury, Conn, 1911) Page 105