Julius Webb (abt. 1785 - 1834)

Born about 1785 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Husband of Hannah (Watkins) Potter — married about 1812 in Warren County, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Jun 1834 at about age 49 in Warren, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Julius was born about 1785 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. He was the son of James Byars Webb and Mary Unknown. He passed away in June 1834 in Warren County, Tennessee. His burial site is unknown but he is reputed to have been buried near Bluff Springs in Warren County.^[1]

Julius and Hannah were living and farming in Warren County by 1812 when Julius appears on the Tennessee Early Tax list for the first time. Julius and Hannah Webb were members of the Old Bildad Baptist Church on Sink Creek, Warren County (present-day DeKalb County). Tennessee, appearing on the membership list for 1812-1816.^[2]

In 1820 Julius is on the census in Warren County, Tennessee with Hannah and three children:

• Males age 0-9 - 1 [Daniel]
• Males age 26-44 - 1 [Julius]
• Females age 0-9 - 2 [Elizabeth, Rena]
• Females age 16-25 [Hannah]

The 1830 census for Warren County has some unidentified young people in the household of Julius and Hannah. They are known to have had eight children (see list below). But there are 3 young men (2 age 10-14 and 1 age 5-9) and and 2 young women (age 10-14) in the household who remain unidentified. Elizabeth is not listed in 1830, she married in 1829. Youngest daughter Morning was born in 1832.

• Males age 5-9 - 2 [Evan and ??]
• Males 10-14 - 2 [both unknown]
• Males 15-19 - 1 [Daniel]
• Males 40-49 - 1 [Julius]
• Females age 0-4 - 2 [Miriam, Martha]
• Females age 5-9 - 1 [Fanny]
• Females age 10-14 - 2 [both unknown]
• Females age 15-19 - 1 [Rena]
• Females age 30-39 - 1 [Hannah]

Marriage & Children

Julius married Hannah Watkins about 1812 in Warren County, Tennessee. A marriage record has not yet been located. Hannah married second Tilman Potter in 1836 after Julius died in 1834. In 1838 Tilman Potter was appointed guardian to "I.W. [Evan Watkins] Webb, Miriem Witt [Webb], Martha Webb, Morning Webb, minor heirs of Julius Webb, deceased."^[3] Julius and Hannah had children:

1. Elizabeth Webb, 1813-1876
2. Daniel Watkins Webb, 1815-1866
3. Irena "Rena" Webb, 1819-1860
4. Fannie Webb, 1822-1894
5. Evan Watkins Webb, 1825-1887
6. Miriam M Webb, 1827-1901
7. Martha Jane Webb, 1830-1913
8. Morning J Webb, 1832-1888

It is reported that Julius had a relationship with young Nancy Roberts (about age 17) that resulted in a daughter, Nancy Webb, born 27 April 1816 in Warren County, Tennessee. It is also said that Julius' wife Hannah brought the young Nancy Webb into her home as a child and raised her. It is possible she is one of the unidentified young women (age 10-14) appearing on the 1830 census. Nancy Webb married John A Cantrell about 1835. it is worth noting that Nancy and John named a son Julius A Cantrell, born 1854.

Land Records

• 1812 - Julius Webb on 1812 Tennessee, Early Tax List, Warren County, Tennessee; Returned by Richard Cantrell, Esq.^[4]
• 2 Nov 1819 - Warrant No 13926, as assignee of Jesse Blacklan for part of certificate No 2414 issued 23 June 1816 for 100 acres, Julius Webb is granted 20 acres by survey 20 December 1817 in the first District, Warren County^[5]
• 10 March 1828 - Warrant No 300 "There is Granted by the said State of Tennessee unto Julius Webb a certain tract of parcel of land containing One Hundred and Fifty acres by survey bearing date the 11th of December 1826."^[6]
• 24 Oct 1835 - Warrent No 4102 "...for and in consideration of the sum of one cent per acre ... on the 2 day of January 1820 ... unto Julius Webb a certain tract or parcel of land containing twenty five acres by survey bearing date the 5 day of July 1830 ...."^[7]
• 1838 - Julius Webb, dec'd, 300 acres on 1838 Tennessee, Early Tax List, Warren County, Tennessee.^[8]

Notes

It is advisable to check both Warren and DeKalb County, Tennesse records when researching this family. DeKalb County was formed from land in Cannon, Warren and White Counties in 1837.

No birth record has been found for Julius. A tentative birth year of 1785 has been calculated based on 1820 and 1830 census records:

• 1820 - age 26-44, b 1776-1794
• 1830- age 40-49, b 1781-1790

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #153204384
2. ↑ as cited on Mullican Generation Five
3. ↑ Minute Book, DeKalb County, Tennessee, court records 1837-1839, p 51; as cited in Cantrell - Potter - Magness Ancestry, Edythe Rucker Whitley, Compiler, 1938
4. ↑ Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Early Tax Lists of Tennessee. Microfilm, 12 rolls. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. Ancestry Record 2883 #141585
5. ↑ North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Tennessee. Division of Archives, Land Office, and Museum. Early Tennessee/North Carolina Land Records, 1783–1927, Record Group 50. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tenn. Ancestry Record 2882 #192257
6. ↑ North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Tennessee. Division of Archives, Land Office, and Museum. Early Tennessee/North Carolina Land Records, 1783–1927, Record Group 50. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tenn. Ancestry Record 2882 #103015
7. ↑ North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Tennessee. Division of Archives, Land Office, and Museum. Early Tennessee/North Carolina Land Records, 1783–1927, Record Group 50. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tenn. Ancestry Record 2882 #86271
8. ↑ Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Early Tax Lists of Tennessee. Microfilm, 12 rolls. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. Ancestry Record 2883 #145094

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGC-V7M : accessed 28 August 2019), Julius Hebb, Warren, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 302, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 122; FHL microfilm 193,684.
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHP4-YGN : 10 September 2017), Julius Webb, Warren, Tennessee, United States; citing 308, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 181; FHL microfilm 24,539.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 August 2019), memorial page for Julius Webb (1791–15 Jun 1834), Find A Grave Memorial no. 153204384, ; Maintained by Lynn Mayes (contributor 48630416) Non-Cemetery Burial, who reports a Burial near Bluff Springs, Warren County, Tennessee.