Margaret (Steele) Webster (1719 - bef. 1783)

Born 28 May 1719 in Farnham Parish, Richmond, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Nathaniel Webster — married about 1738 in North Farnham Parish, Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 1783 before age 63 in St. James's Parish, Goochland, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Margaret Steele Webster

Birth 29 May 1719 Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America

Marriage 19 February 1739 to Nathaniel Webster (1714–1801) in Richmond, Virginia, United States

Children

• Elizabeth Webster 1740–1800
• Nancy Ann Webster 1740–1823
• John Webster 1743–
• Luke Webster 1746–1817
• Samuel Webster Sr. 1749–1825
• David Webster 1751–1834
• Sarah Webster 1753–1820
• Jacob Webster 1756–1820
• Aggie Webster 1760–1792

Death 18 March 1781 Goochland, Virginia, United States

Margaret's death is estimated by a 1783 marriage contract between Nathaniel and Mary Moore in Goochland County Court. The "Douglas Register" reports the funeral for "Mrs. Webster" on 18 March 1781 at Goochland^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ The Douglas Register. William Douglas. Richmond, Virginia : J.W. Fergusson & Sons, 1928, FamilySearch.org p 345.

• The parish register of North Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, the registered birth of Ann Webster, 19 Feb. 1740 lists parents, Nathaniel and Margaret Webster.
• [1] Nathaniel Webster in Accounting of John Hamond, Admin, List of Debts paid for the Estate of Catherine Steel by John Hamond, Admin. Submitted & signed by John Hamond, Jun'r 30 Mar 17. Rec: 1 April 1745. Richmond Co. VA Account Book No. 1, p, 212.
• The Douglas Register. J. W. Fergusson & Sons, Richmond, VA., 1928. p. 144.

Marriage intention, Nathaniel Webster and Mary Moore, 22 Aug 1783, Goochland County, Virginia.

• Previous Research and Information

Her siblings were...

1. Elizabeth (Steele) Hammond (1721 - 1798)
2. Sarah (Steel) Woodall (1729 - >1809)

Margaret married Nathaniel Webster (1714 - <1801) 19 Feb 1739 in North Farnham Parish, Virginia.

Their children were...

1. Elizabeth (Webster) Ligge (~1738 - <1800)
2. Nancy Ann (Webster) Maddox (1740 - <1823)
3. John Webster (~1743 - )
4. Luke Webster (~1746 - 1817)
5. Samuel Webster (1749 - 1823)
6. David Webster (1751 - 1834)
7. Sarah (Webster) Nowlin (~1753 - 1820)
8. Jacob Webster (1756 - <1820)
9. Agnes (Webster) Woodrum (1760 - 1792).

Her parents were Samuel and Catherine Hammond. She was the wife of Nathaniel Webster. They married 19 Feb 1739 in Richmond, Colony and Dominion of Virginia.

She was the mother of Ann Nancy Maddox, Samuel Webster, Sara Nowlin, Elizabeth Webster John Webster and 5 others.

Sister to Jane Hartley, Elizabeth Hammond, Ambrose Steele, Catherine (Steele) Bramham, Samuel Steele and 1 other.

Margaret is believed to be the daughter of Samuel and Katherine (Hammond) Williams-Steele [Needs Citation]. She was wife to Nathaniel Webster (Douglas Register).

Reverend William Douglas, in his St. James Parish registry, listed estimated marriage dates of couples by the birth of the first child he had recorded of that marriage. The birth of Jacob Webster to Margaret & Nathaniel was recorded 19 July 1756. Dna evidence indicating Margaret and Nathaniel had married long before this date is detailed in research notes below.

Note: Was she related to Susannah (Steele?) Bagby?

Margaret Webster Powell (Steele) was also known as Martha Powell???

• The Douglas Register. J. W. Fergusson & Sons, Richmond, VA., 1928. p. 144.
• Marriage intention, Nathaniel Webster and Mary Moore, 22 Aug 1783, Goochland County, Virginia.

DAR Lineage paper, supplemental, dated 16 Jan 2004, Nat'l No. 0778109. Nathaniel Webster "furnished wheat as reported in VA Publick Claims-Goochland Co VA as reflected by three certificates:

3 1/2 bu. wheat pr cert. Nathl Webster 15s-9 State;

10 bu. wheat & carriage cert. of Nathl Webster 2 pound-6-3) State;

3 bu. wheat & carriage cert. of Nathl Webster 14s State

VA Publick Claims-Goochland Co VA, Vol. II, p 408, compiled and transcribed by Janice L Abercrombie and Richard Slatten, pages 20 & 21.

• Patriot lived in Goochland Co before and after the Revolutionary War as seen by 1) Deed to Nathaniel Webster, dated 18 Feb 1798 [cropped from record copy], Goochland Co VA; 2) will of Nathaniel Webster, dated 9 Jul 1798, Goochland Co VA.

See Also:

• Lineage application of Katherine Alvis Patterson, national no. 554801, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, supplemental (Nathaniel Webster), "Add" volume 944, approved 4 Apr 2008.

• Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L6FN-R49

• Paternal DNA shown on Gedmatch between 7th cousins once removed for Kit T402351 Connie Graves and M129966 Lois Billups Hathaway for 54.1 cM on 3 matching segments (chr 4,9,10) Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 4.0. Ancestor Samuel Steele and Katherine Hammond.

• Paternal DNA shown on Gedmatch between 7th cousins once removed Connie Graves and Brenda Perry Evans on Chromosome 7 for 9.9 cM. MRCA estimated 5.4. Common ancestors as shown by Wikitree Relationship finder are Samuel Steele and Katherine Hammond.

• Paternal DNA is shown by GEDmatch for 71.8 cM between T402351 Connie Graves and her second cousin twice removed A806079 Debra Isaacs. Gedmatch also shows a match on Chromosome 9 between Connie Graves, A806079 Debra Isaacs with Lois Billups Hathaway. Connie is a 7th cousin once removed with Lois and Debra is a 7th cousin twice removed with Lois. Their common ancestors are Samuel Steele and Katherine Hammond.