Austin Webb (1757 - 1839)

Born 14 Feb 1757 in Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Alice Ailsey (Waters) Webb — married 1 Apr 1783 in Wilkes County, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 31 Jul 1839 at age 82 in Walton County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

From rootsweb: Webb Family of Georgia: (Added by Suzan Webb)

Austin was born on Monday February 14, 1757 in Albemarle County, Virginia.

Austin moved with his father to Wilkes County, Georgia sometime after June 1773.

While a resident along the north side of Broad River in Wilkes ( now Elbert ) County, Georgia, he enlisted on February 1, 1779 and served until June 10, 1781 as a private in Captain Joseph Nail's Company in Colonel Elijah Clarke's Georgia Regiment and was in the battle of Kettle Creek, at both sieges of Savannah, the battle at Lawson's Fork of the Pacolet River, battles around Augusta, and was in engagements with the Cherokee Indians and Tories.

In late January, the British under Colonel John Boyd marched out from Ebenezer near Savannah with 800 men. Word spread. By early February 140 militiamen under Elijah Clarke and John Dooley with 200 soldiers from Upper Ninety-Six, South Carolina under Colonel Andrew Pickens were waiting in ambush. Near dawn on Feb. 14, 1779, the Patriots attacked and sent the enemy fleeing across Kettle Creek, where Clarke's men cut off their retreat. After 3 hours, Colonel John Boyd and 100 British soldiers lay dead or dying. ( Kettle Creek Battlefield is about 8 miles west of Washington, Georgia off GA Hwy 44. ) Wilkes County became known by the British as the "Hornet's Nest."

In April 1781 Colonel Elijah Clarke and General Andrew Williamson began a siege of Augusta and in May they were joined by General Andrew Pickens with some Continental troops. Augusta fell on June 5, 1781, and the upcountry of Georgia was free of the British.

On June 7, 1832 he made a declaration as required by the Pension Act of 1832. In his own account of his service, in 1779 the battle at Saluda Towns against the Cherokee Indians & Tories, Colonel Clarke commanded the Georgia Regiment and Colonel Pickens' commanded the South Carolina Regiment. At Kettle Creek against the British and Tories. The 1st siege of Augusta against the British, Indians and Tories, we were forced to cross the Savannah River into South Carolina. Where we marched into the upper part of the state and through the Iron and Blueridge Mountains. We made our first camp after leaving Georgia on the Nolachucky River. The British Lighthorse Regiment was commanded by a Captain Ferguson, and were considered to strong for Colonel Clarke's Regiment. We then marched into North Carolina pasting through the counties of Burke and Rutherford, and down into South Carolina, in the winter of 1780, where they joined General Morgan on the Pacolet River near Grindols Shoals, were we stayed for about 2 months. Then we returned to the Frontier of Georgia's Wilkes County. He returned to his home after learning of his father's death, in early June of 1781.

Austin married Ailsey Waters in April 1783 in Wilkes County, Georgia. They were married by Mr. Sigmans, a Methodist Preacher, who then lived below Cherokee Ford on Beaverdam Creek, which empties into the Savannah River on the Georgia side.

On July 8, 1784, Austin obtained 575 acres in lot 1204 in Franklin County, Georgia. The property being cut by Nails Creek (Book GGG, p. 139). The Tax Digest of Wilkes County for 1790 shows he lived on a farm and owned 200 acres on the north side of the Broad River in Wilkes ( now Elbert ) County and 575 acres in Franklin County ( History of Franklin County, Georgia, page 67 ) and he operated Webb's Ferry on the Broad River ( now known as Fish Dam Ford ). On August 11, 1792, Austin received from Robert and Betsy Guttery, 100 acres on the Broad River for 5 English Pounds. On October 23, 1795, Austin and his wife sold 50 of those acres to William Whaley for 50 English Pounds. On February 3, 1798, he bought from Obediah Hooper, for $300, a negro girl about 14 years old, named Rachel. On October 20, 1798, Austin bought from Peleg Rogers for $400, a negro man named Bobb. On February 14, 1799, Austin received from William and Mary Dudley for 5 English Pounds 44 acres adjacent to his land on the Broad River.

Austin is shown on the 1800 Federal Census as living in Elbert County, Georgia. On August 25, 1800, he bought from Nathaniel Booth for $400, a negro boy about 9 or 10 years old named Batt. On September 10, 1802, he bought from Nathaniel Booth for $400, on the Broad River 233 acres, across river from his land, including 33 acres where Benefield's Mill stood. He also on this date bought from Nathaniel Booth for $200, a negro girl named Siller, about 8 years old. On December 22, 1804, Austin bought from Reuben Eastin for $200, 80 acres adjacent to his land on the Broad River. On February 13, 1805, he got from Watson Dudley for $160, 180 acres adjacent to his land on the Broad River and Doves Creek. On March 5, 1805, at the Court House in Elbert County, he was the highest bidder, of $80, for 100 acres on the Broad River. On February 11, 1808, he sold to John Brawner for $200, the 180 acres he had gotten from Watson Dudley. The Federal Census for 1810 shows Austin as living in Elbert County, Georgia. On October 17, 1810 Austin bought from his son James for $175, a yellow bay horse, 9 years old, 3 cows and calves, 15 hogs, 2 beds and furniture. On March 14, 1812, he bought for $400 in Morgan County, a negro boy named Ned, about 19 years old, from John Cox. On July 15, 1819, he and Thomas Oliver sold to John A. Heard for $50, on the Broad River waters 372 acres. On December 7, 1819, Austin sold to Richard Upshaw for $250, 82 acres on the Broad River. Austin was granted another 187 1/2 acres in 1820 in Franklin County, Georgia (Book O-5, p. 85). In 1820 the "Webb's Ferry Road" was shown on a plat found in Plat Book YY, page 395 Surveyor General Dept., Ga. Archives, Atlanta, GA.

Austin was living in the Rufus Christian's District of Elbert County, Georgia on August 25, 1821, when the 1820 census were taken. On May 8, 1822, he sold to Richard Upshaw for $100, 81 acres on the Broad River. In December 1823, Austin received an inheritance from his brother William's Estate. In Walton County, he bought lot #218 (250 acres) for $120.00 on December 3, 1823. On April 18, 1824, in Walton County, he bought lots #42, 64, 65, 80 and part of 66 for $400.00. On January 6, 1825 in Elbert County, he gave to daughter Catharine, a negro girl named Nelly. On January 16, 1826 in Elbert County, he gave to daughter, Martha, a negro girl named Milly. On January 22, 1826, he sold to son Wiley for $250, a negro boy named Ben. On February 4, 1826 , he sold for $19, to Robert Booth in Elbert County 11 3/4 acres of the tract where his son-in-law Jeremiah Nix lived. On January 24, 1827, he sold to John S. Colvard for $1000, on the Broad River 301 acres. Austin moved to Walton County sometime between January 1827 and December 1828. On December 15, 1828, in Walton County, he bought the remaining 216 acres of lot #66 for $50.00.

In 1830, the census shows he and his wife and the 4 slaves he owned living in Walton County, Georgia, where he was operating his family farm. On June 07, 1832, Congress enacted the Revolutionary War Pension. Austin filed for a Revolutionary War Pension Claim ( # W-3902 ) on November 19, 1832. On January 28, 1834 he received $240.00 and started getting an annual allowance war pension of $80.00.

In 1836 "Shelton Oliver was authorized to establish a Ferry across Broad River at a place now known as Webb's Ferry". Reference: Acts of General Assembly of Georgia 1836, page 131. Later Oliver's Ferry became known as Jones Ferry Reference: Moss's 1894 map of Oglethorpe County.

Austin's will was dated April 3, 1839. He gave all his estate both real and personal. He gave to the orphans off his son John D. Webb five dollars. To son Burrell Webb five dollars. To son Wiley W. Webb five dollars. To son in law William Camp five dollars. To daughter Martha Butler one negro woman by the name of Willa and her child, and she is to stay with my wife until her death. Then my estate is to be sold and equally divided between my son James Webb, Austin Webb and Archibald Webb my daughter Charlotte Terry and her children the orphans of Ellis Moore. To Mary Bailey and her children and to my son in law Jeremiah Nix. The executioners of his will to be his wife Ailsey and son Austin Webb with son James Webb if needed.

Austin died on July 31, 1839 in Walton County, Georgia. He is buried at Haynes Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery on Rosebud Road in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Austin was survived by his wife Ailsey Waters Webb, 5 sons Burrell Webb, wife Sarah and their 11 children, Wiley W. Webb, wife Betsy and his 9 children, James Webb, wife Susan and their 13 children, William Austin Webb, his wife Sarah and their 4 children, Archibald Webb, wife Margaret and their 7 children, and his 5 daughters, Mary Webb Bailey and her 5 children, Martha Webb Butler and her 2 children, Charlotte Webb Moore Terry and her 5 children, the orphans of Ellis Moore, Catharine Webb Camp and son-in-law William Camp and their 7 children, Fanny Webb and son-in-law Jeremiah Nix and their 11 children, and the 7 orphans of son John D. Webb.

On December 4, 1840, his son Wiley W. Webb of Gwinnett County, Georgia and William L. Boon where appointed admin. of his estate by the probate court of Walton County, Georgia.

___ AUSTIN WEBB was born on February 14, 1757, in Virginia to MARTHA PEGGY CLAIBORNE and JOHN WEBB

He married AILSEY WATERS Find A Grave: Memorial #49282146

Children:

James T Webb (1784 - 1846) Find A Grave: Memorial #146080612

Wiley Waters Webb (1793 - 1865) Find A Grave: Memorial #75356287

Mary Louisa Francis Webb Nix (1798 - 1880) Find A Grave: Memorial #54307587

He died on July 31, 1839, in Walton, Georgia, having lived a long life of 82 years, and was buried in Loganville, Georgia.

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Austin Webb enlisted in the Revolutionary War on February 1, 1779 in Wilkes County, Georgia. He was a private in Captain Joseph Hall's company of Colonel Elijah Clark's Georgia Regiment. He was known to have been in the Battles of Kettle Creek, the Battles at Lawson's Fork of the Pacolet River, both sieges of Savannah and different engagements with the Cherokee Indians and Tories(Revolutionary and 1812 Wars Section, Historical Society of Elberton, Georgia). on 1 February 1779. Note* His official records of birth, age and all of his father's records were lost when the Tories burned the Webb house they owned in Virginia (Affidavit of Austin Webb, County Court, Walton County, Georgia).

Last Will and Testament of Austin Webb

In the Name of God Amen. The third day of April, Eighteen Hundred and Thirty-nine, I, Austin Webb of the County and State aforesaid, being in bad health of body and of sound mind and memory do make this my last Will and Testament at the same time utterly revolking all former wills made by me- declarin this to be my last Will and Testament. First- I give and bequeath to my wife Ailsey all my estate both real and personal after all my just debts are paid during her natural life of widowhood. I give and bequeath to the orphans of my son John D. Webb five dollars. To my son Burrell Webb five dollars. To my son Wiley W. Webb five dollars. To my son-in-law William Camp five dollars. To my daughter Martha Webb one Negro woman by the name of Milla and her child Mannda and all increase of the said Milla from this date to her and her lawful heirs and she the said Martha to remain with me or my wife free from board or charge until a distribution on my estate. Lastly after all my just debts are paid I give and bequeath the whole rest and residue of my estate both real and personal and everything whatsoever or wheresoever to be sold and equally divided between my sons James Webb, Austin Webb and Archibald Webb- my daughter Charlotte Terry and her children the orphans of Ellis Moore. To Mary Bailey and her children and to my son-in-law Jeremiah Nix. At the same time I do appoint my son Austin Webb, my wife Ailsey Webb and James the third, on if called joint Executors of this my last Will and Testament to which I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us.

His Levi Loveless Austin Webb Danile Sanford mark

Notes for Ailsey WATERS: Applied for a pension as the widow of a Revolutionary War veteran on Jan 13,1840, when she was 72 years old.(Inferior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia 1840). Ailsey was given an $80.00 per year pension which began on March 4, 1843(Pension Records, County court, Lawrenceville Georgia: Book A, Volume I, page 210.)

Marriage Notes for Austin WEBB and Ailsey WATERS: "Austin and Ailsey went from his mother's house, his father being dead, to a Mr. Sigmans, a Methodist Preacher who lived below Cherokee Ford in Beaverdam Creek which empties in to the Savannah River on the Georgia side of said river for the purpose of getting married. They shortly afterwards returned and said that they were married which deponent verily believes was the truth"(Affidavit of John Webb, County court, Newton County, Georgia, Dec. 20, 1839).

SOURCE: http://www.raymondwhisnant.com/p791.htm

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 07 February 2021), memorial page for Austin Webb (14 Feb 1757–31 Jul 1839), Find A Grave: Memorial #176110452, citing Haynes Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Loganville, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by HADJr (contributor 47367687) .

Places to Look

• Georgia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890, for the year 1800
• Georgia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890, for the year 1802
• Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892 , for the year 1803
• Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892 , for the year 1815
• Georgia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890, for the year 1819
• 1830 United States Federal Census
• Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892, for the year 1831
• U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872, for the years 1831-1848
• Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892, for the year 1834
• U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872, for the years 1835-1850
• U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

Trees

• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=5756430&pid=142

Acknowledgments

• Webb-1646 was started by Brandy Spears on 14 July 2011, by Calvin Webb through the import of Webb Family Tree.ged on Oct 26, 2011 and by Jay Webb