John Webb (1733 - 1811)

Born 10 Aug 1733 in Salem, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Judith (Phelps) Webb — married 5 Nov 1752 in Salem, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died 17 May 1811 at age 77 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

John Webb was born on 10 August 1733 to Jonathan and Priscilla (Bray) Webb in Salem, Massachusetts.^[1]

John was a cordwainer by trade.^[2]

He married Judith Phelps, daughter of Jonathan and Judith (Cox) Phelps,^[3] on 5 November 1752 in Salem.^[4]

Children of John and Judith (Phelps) Webb:

• Hannah Webb, m. James Carroll, 6 October 1772^[5][6]
• Benjamin Webb, b. 3 or 5 November 1759^{[7][8][9][7][10][11]}
• Elizabeth Webb, b. abt. 1761, m. William Perkins^[12][13][14]
• Judith Webb, b. abt. 1763, m. (1) James Jeffry, (2) James Caley or Kelley^{[15][16][17][18]}
• William Webb, b. abt. 1765, m. Hannah Allen^[19][20][21]
• Samuel Webb, b. abt. 1769, m. Abigail Palfrey^[22]
• Henry Webb, b. abt. 1771, m. Joanna Burrill^[23][24]
• Stephen Webb, b. abt. 1773, d.s.p. 6 August 1796^[25]
• Thomas Webb, b. July 1776, m. Sarah Kilby^{[26][27][28][29]}

Cooke, in Driver Family, also asserts a son John Webb, who died young, and a Joshua Webb who married a Watson and died before 1799.^[30] No record of either has been found.

"18 [May 1811]. John Webb, who died yesterday, was born 1732 & was in his 75 year. He was the youngest son of our Deacon [Jonathan] Webb & is the last of the Children of our Deacons who were in our Church from the beginning. Three sons Jonathan, Stephen & John have died since I have been in Salem & Samuel just before I came & they all have posterity living in Salem. [Rev. Bentley is incorrect, in this instance, about Samuel -- he died in 1810, not just before Bentley arrived in Samuel, as per Bentley's own notes.] John has left several sons & Daughters. He was a man of great prejudice & severity of language, but in his general deportment inactive & inoffensive. Nature had done more for him than he had done for himself."^[31]

"26 [May 1811]. Sunday. Notes. Judith Webb & children, d. of her Husband John Webb, aet. 79, & last of the Sons of the Deacons of the Parish Church. Notice was taken of the Office, longevity & prosperity of their families in the Sermon delivered on the occasion from Ezra 8. 13 last Sun[day]. Mr. John Webb was the father of many promising sons. He was severe in his language when he pleased to whet his shafts & was feared on that account. He was a man of more excitability than activity. He could be irritated but not roused to actions. His branch of the family was the only one that in the third generation was not fanatical. [The following are Rev. Bentley's examples of the "fanatical" siblings of John:] Jonathan's Sons lead the Baptist of the first Chap[el]. Stephen, Benjamin & Micah, & Stephen's Daughters the Free Baptists of the lower chap[el]. Mary, Hannah & Deborah who married Murry, Patterson & Kinsman. More brawly creatures never existed. John's sons, Benjamin, William, &c. are with us & are like the man whose place they fill in our congregation."^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, 2:402.
2. ↑ John Webb, cordwainer and wife Judith, mortgage to Jonathan Phelps as security for loan from Richard Derby, 1765. Essex County Deeds, 132:131-2. "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch (22 May 2014), Essex > Deeds 1769-1774 vol 132 > images 137-8 of 293; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (25 September 2017), Judith Phelps, 03 Nov 1731; citing Birth, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,604.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (17 October 2017), John Webb and Judith Phelps, 05 Nov 1752; citing Marriage, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 877,448.
5. ↑ Remarks of 13 July 1804 on the death of James Carroll, "married Hannah, dau. of John Webb." Bentley, Record of the Parish List of Deaths: 1785-1819, pp. 83-4.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (5 November 2017), James Carroll and Hanna Webb, 06 Oct 1772; citing Marriage, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 761,210.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Sunday remarks on the death of John Webb. Bentley, The Diary of William Bentley, 4:25-6.
8. ↑ Remarks of 12 September 1814 on the death of Judith, widow of John Webb: that she died at her son Benjamin's house. Bentley, Record of the Parish List of Deaths: 1785-1819, pp. 135-6.
9. ↑ Remarks of 21 April 1796 on the death of a male child of Benjamin & Hannah Webb -- she was a Bray. Bentley, Record of the Parish List of Deaths: 1785-1819, p. 32.
10. ↑ Remarks of 21 April 1796 on the death of a male child of Benjamin & Hannah Webb -- she was a Bray. Bentley, Record of the Parish List of Deaths: 1785-1819, p. 32.
11. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 03 October 2018), memorial page for Capt Benjamin Webb (5 Nov 1759–13 Sep 1817), Find A Grave Memorial no. 35118286, citing Howard Street Burial Ground, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Bob on Gallows Hill (contributor 46630279).
12. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (10 March 2018), John Webb in entry for Eliz. W. Perkins, 21 Jun 1849; citing Salem, Massachusetts, v 39 p 233, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 959,811.
13. ↑ Marriage of Elizabeth Webb and William Perkins, 18 January 1783. Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, 4:433.
14. ↑ Cooke (p. 480) gives the name "Sarah Webb" as the wife of William Perkins, but this doesn't conform to the vital records.
15. ↑ Remarks of 3 December 1790 on the death of a female child of James & Judith Jeffry: They are lately married. Bentley, Record of the Parish List of Deaths: 1785-1819, p. 12.
16. ↑ Sunday remarks of 19 August 1792 on the death of James Jeffry: John Webb & Wife, d. of Son in Law... Wm. Webb & wife, d. of B. in Law. Bentley, The Diary of William Bentley, 1:388.
17. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (17 October 2017), James Caley and Judith Jeffry, 14 Sep 1794; citing Marriage, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 877,448.
18. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (10 February 2018), Judith Kelley, 05 Apr 1821; citing Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, reference Vol A Pg 62; FHL microfilm 877,448.
19. ↑ Sunday remarks of 21 November 1813 on the death of William Webb -- that he was a [grand]son of Deacon Webb by John. Bentley, The Diary of William Bentley, 4:216.
20. ↑ Remarks of 16 November 1813 on the death of Hanna, wife of Capt. William Webb: she was an Allen. Bentley, Record of the Parish List of Deaths: 1785-1819, p. 130.
21. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 03 October 2018), memorial page for Capt William Webb (unknown–3 Jan 1848), Find A Grave Memorial no. 109715510, citing Howard Street Burial Ground, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Bob on Gallows Hill (contributor 46630279).
22. ↑ Remarks of 22 May 1810 on the death of Samuel Webb, age 41 years, son of John, wife Abigail Palfrey. Bentley, Record of the Parish List of Deaths: 1785-1819, pp. 115-16.
23. ↑ Remarks of 10 February on the death of a female child of Henry and Joanna Webb: she a Burrill, he a son of John Webb. Bentley, Record of the Parish List of Deaths: 1785-1819, p. 92.
24. ↑ Remarks of 13 July 1806 on the death of Henry Webb, age 35: wife a Burrill. Bentley, Record of the Parish List of Deaths: 1785-1819, pp. 95-6.
25. ↑ Remarks of 5 September 1796 on the death of Stephen, son of John Webb, who died age 23 on 6 August at sea with brother Benjamin. Bentley, Record of the Parish List of Deaths: 1785-1819, p. 33.
26. ↑ Sunday remarks of 21 May 1815 on the death of Thomas Webb, age 38: B. Webb & wife & family, d. of his Brother Thomas... W. Webb, d. of his Brother Thomas... Judith Kelly. d. of her Brother Thomas Webb & pr. for husband being in Captivity. Bentley, The Diary of William Bentley, 4:330.
27. ↑ Remarks of 30 September 1804 on the death of a male child of Thomas and Sarah Webb: she was a Kilby from Hingham. Bentley, Record of the Parish List of Deaths: 1785-1819, p. 86.
28. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (5 November 2017), Thomas Webb and Sally Kilby, 12 Oct 1800; citing Marriage, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
29. ↑ Without citing a source, Essex Institute gives that Thomas Webb was born 6 July 1776 and died 15 May 1815, age 38 y., 10 mo., 12 d. The math does not quite figure, because that would yield 3 July 1776. Historical Collections of the Essex Institute. Salem: Published for the Essex Institute by H. Whipple, 1860, 2:64.
30. ↑ John and Joshua, sons of John and Priscilla, as per Cooke, p. 480.
31. ↑ Bentley, The Diary of William Bentley, Remarks of 18 May 1811 on the death of John Webb. 4:23.

• Bentley, William. The Diary of William Bentley, D.D., Pastor of the East Church, Salem, Massachusetts. Salem: Essex Institute, 1905-1914.
• Bentley, William. Record of the Parish List of Deaths: 1785-1819. Salem: Printed for the Essex institute, 1882.
• Cooke, Harriet R. W. The Driver Family: A Genealogical Memoir of the Descendants of Robert and Phebe Driver of Lynn, Mass... New York, New York: H.R.W. Cooke, 1889. Profile of John Webb, pp. 479-80.
• Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. Salem, Mass: Essex Institute, 1916.