William Webster (1757 - 1808)

Born 2 Oct 1757 in Hunterdon, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Pound) Webster — married 25 Nov 1801 in New Jersey

Died 10 Jul 1808 at age 50 in Kingwood, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

William Webster was born 02 Oct 1757, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, British America. He is a son of Joseph Webster and Elizabeth Shotwell. ^{[1] [2]}

He married Rachel Pound, 25 Nov 1801 in New Jersey. ^[3]

William passed away 10 Jul 1808, Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

Research Notes

• 21 Sep 2018: In regard to Joseph Webster (Webster-574), Elizabeth Shotwell (Shotwell-20), and their children (Descendants), to include Elizabeth, Joseph, Mary, Sarah, Rachel, Deborah, Abraham, Susanna, Anne, Martha, and William. Research of Quaker Monthly Meeting of Friends Records has been conducted, along with research into other possible Records (on-line and off-line). The research has, and is still being done, as with any genealogy work, it will always be ongoing. There is Evidence in on-line Quaker Monthly Meeting of Friends Records showing Joseph Webster, Elizabeth Shotwell and their children to be real people, husband, wife, parent, and child. Joseph and Elizabeth have been rejoined to their children, with some on-line Monthly Meeting sources included.
• 09 Dec 2017: Went through the children that Marty Ormond unlinked from parents Joseph Webster and Elizabeth Shotwell, I created a Mr. Webster (Webster-8115) for us to use until this gets sourced and corrected. Now the children are linked through Mr. Webster and all together, and not spread out and only found via the category of challenge on parents created by Ormond.
• Parents unlinked and removed by Marty Ormond, with Challenge on parents posting: Challenge on parents. This individual is one of multiple profiles that were removed as children of the couple,Joseph Webster and Elizabeth Shotwell , this profile has William Webster birth in 1757. No MM birth record seen and documented regarding parents date and location. The marriage of Elizabeth and Joseph is documented late December 1733. With her death occurring first half of 1736. No children or marriages documented for Joseph after 1736. Please share details dates locations, or lack of details in the sources listed previously.
• Profile created by Joe D. Sneed by a GEDCOM import of "JDS_09_17_10.ged" on 09 Feb 2011.

Sources

1. ↑ “Kingwood - Quakertown Monthly Meeting, New Jersey: Minutes, Marriages, Births & Deaths, 1744-77”, "Their Son William Webster was born the 2nd day of the 10th Month Anno. Domi. 1757.", In Old Style Dating (pre-1752), the 9th month is November.; Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1744-1877; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Ancestry.com “U.S., Quarker Meeting Records, 1681-1935” [database on-line], Provo, Utah, USA. 2014; With Ancestry membership: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2189/40525_1821100519_2800-00088  ; Without Ancestry membership, possibly: https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2189
2. ↑ Wesley, Rusha - Author; “Our Quaker ancestry: Adams, Cowperthwaite, Maris, Paxson, Pownal, Shotwell, Simcock, Waln, Webster”; 84 pages, portraits; Self Published, 1945.; (2018: Not found online, is located at New York Public Library in offsite storage, they request advance notice to view the book, only can be viewed at the Schwarzman Building, Milstein Division Room 121.)
3. ↑ Marriage record. Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Births 1705-1901 Deaths -1705-1908 Marriages, 1712-1885; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph:660.

• Kingwood Monthly Meeting Of Friends, New Jersey.
• Sadsbury Monthly Meeting Of Friends, Pennsylvania.
• Buckingham Monthly Meeting Of Friends
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L2MZ-9JF