Edward Webber (1676 - abt. 1764)

Born 1676 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Husband of Patience (Hobb) Webber — married 16 Apr 1703 in Holland, Hampden, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died about 10 Jun 1764 at about age 88 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Edward was born about 1676, supposedly in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.^{[citation needed]} Note: Portsmouth town records have been searched for Edward. There are very few Webbers in the town and no record has been located for Edward's birth in 1676 in Portsmouth which makes this highly suspect. It seems more likely that Edward would have either been born in Massachusetts OR in England, but no records have been found there either. Edward's marriage records and probate do not list his approximate age or year of birth either, making this a very large mystery.

He married Patience Hobbs 16 April 1703 in Holland, Hampden, Massachusetts.^[1][2]

A previous version of this profile claimed he died 16 Apr 1703 in Wenham, but the Wenham vital records list no such death on that date for Edward Wenham. (That was the date of his intention to marry Patience Hobbs.) There is a 10 Jun 1764 death for one Edward Webber, but it's not clear it is this man.^[3]

The Wenham vital records list no children for this couple, suggesting they were born elsewhere.

The following children are listed in the Beverly, Mass records; date of birth uncertain, but about 1704/5:^[4]

1. John
2. Edward (another record says born 28 March 1704^[5])
3. Richard (another record says b 28 July 1705^[6]

The following child is listed in the Ipswich vital records, under the name Webber, and including the mother's name, Patience:^[7]

1. Patience, 16 April 1708

Ipswich records the following births (naming only parent as "Edward") under "Webbar":^[8]

1. William, bp 22 2m [April] 1711
2. Elizabeth, bp 31 3m [May] 1713; she married Richard Weber in Holland, Hampden, MA on 11 Feb 1735; he was the son of Richard Weber and Sarah Chapman.^[9]
3. Sarah, bp 31 Jan 1714
4. Johanna, bp 9 Nov 1718

No deaths related to this immediate family in the Ipswich vital records.^[10]

Edward was born about 1676. He passed away in 1764.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMG-WD2 : 4 December 2014), Edward Weber and Patience Hobbs, 1703; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 886,998.
2. ↑ Wenham Vital Records, Marriages p 174
3. ↑ Wenham Deaths, W's
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRSJ-9F7?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DM-FM3%3A353349401%2C353387901%2C353387902 : 13 July 2016), Essex > Beverly > image 564 of 589; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRQK-9JWP?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DM-VZ9%3A353349401%2C353387901%2C1005955401 : 13 July 2016), Essex > Beverly > image 75 of 179; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
6. ↑ ibid.; see row following Edward
7. ↑ Ipswich Births, p 377
8. ↑ Ipswich Vital Records, Births, p 386
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMG-WGW : 4 December 2014), Edward Weber in entry for Richard Weber and Elizabeth Weber, 11 Feb 1735; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 886,998.
10. ↑ Ipswich Deaths, p 706

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