William Webb Sr. (abt. 1691 - 1753)

William Webb Sr. was born in England.

Biography

William Webb or Webbe; was Christened 26 Dec 1691; in Ozelworth,Gloucester,England^[1]; son of Richard Webbe and Elizabeth^[2]

William married on 22 January 1709/10 in Kennett, Chester Co., Pennsylvania to Rebecca Harlan; born 8-17-1688; died 8-17-1775; daughter of George Harlan "The Immigrant" and Elizabeth Duck^[3][4]

William was a farmer in Kennet township, a Justice of the Peace; member of the Assembly, and active in Public Affairs.^[1]

In March, 1713, William's father-n-law (George Harlan), deeded 203 acres of land for consideration of £30 pounds; 1 year prior to his death^[5]; where exactly this land was located is not clear. George Harlan was of Brandywine, Kennet Township, Chester Co., Pa., at the time of his death in July of 1714 ^[6] Alpheus Harlan says in the summer of 1686; George, Thomas and James Harlan, purchased land in the province of Pennsylvania, in what is now present New Castle Co., Delaware. In 1687, George with his wife and 4 children; his brother Michael emigrated from Belfast, to the town of New Castle; where they stayed until 1698/99.^[7]In 1701, George Harlan obtained a warrant for 200 acres of land located in the "Great Bend" of the Brandywine; Kennet township (now Pennsbury) previously occupied by Indians, "in regard for the great trouble and charge he had borne in fencing and maintaining the same for said Indians while living thereon"^[8]George moved his family further up the Brandywine Creek (also called Brandywine River); settling on land in Kennet township; now Pennsbury township; close to present town Centervlle or Centrville, Chester Co., Pennsylvania.^[7]

In 1729 William Webb signed as having subscribed to the appraisal of a true & perfect inventory of Ye goods & Chattels & Credits both Real & Personal of Ye estate of Michael Harlan deceased taken & appraised by us hereunder subscribed this ___day of ____Anno Dominie one thousand seven hundred & Twenty nine;^[9]and on April 25, 1729, William Webb witnessed the signatures of Michael Harlan Sr., and Michael Harlan Jr., indenture for the lease of 150 acres of land^[10]

William and Rebecca had one child;^[1]

1. William; born 11-13-1710; died 1764; married Elizabeth Hoopes, Sept-23-1732. (They had children; William; Ezekiel; Jane; Stephen^[11])

William Webb, Sr., died Nov 4, 1753, in Kennet Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania (now Pennsbury); and is buried at the Kennet's Friends Burial Ground; previously known as Old Kennet Meeting House^[1][12]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family and particularly of the descendants of George and Michael Harlan Who Settled in Chester County, Pa., 1687; retrieved 11-22-2018 from: Pg 18
2. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975; Record for William Webb/Webbe; Gender: Male; Christening Date:26 Dec 1691; Christening Place: OZLEWORTH,GLOUCESTER,ENGLAND; Father's Name: Richard Webbe; Mother's Name: Elizabeth; retrieved 11/22/2018 from: England Births and Christenings
3. ↑ History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family and particularly of the descendants of George and Michael Harlan Who Settled in Chester County, Pa., 1687; retrieved 11-22-2018 from: Pg 2.
4. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]
5. ↑ "Hist. and Gen. of the Harlan Family-1914; Pg 5"; retrieved 11-22-2018 from: Pg 5
6. ↑ Will of George Harlan dated April 21, 1714; "I George Harlan of Brandywine Creek and in the township of Kennet and County of Chester in the Province of Pennsylvania, Yeoman";"Hist. and Gen. of the Harlan Family-1914; Pg 5"; retrieved 11-22-2018 from: Pg 5
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "Hist. and Gen. of the Harlan Family-1914; Pg 3; retrieved 11-22-2018 from: Pg 3
8. ↑ "Hist. and Gen. of the Harlan Family-1914; Pg 4"; retrieved 11-22-2018 from: Pg 4
9. ↑ "Hist. and Gen. of the Harlan Family-1914"; retrieved 11-22-2018 from: Pgs 9&10
10. ↑ "Hist. and Gen. of the Harlan Family-1914"; retrieved 11-22-2018 from: Pg 10
11. ↑ "Hist. and Gen. of the Harlan Family-1914"; retrieved 11-22-2018 from: Pgs 38/39
12. ↑ FAG Memorial #162826291; William Webb Sr.,; BIRTH unknown; Gloucestershire, England; DEATH 4 Nov 1753; Chester County, Pennsylvania; BURIAL:Kennett Friends Burial Ground, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania: MEMORIAL ID:162826291; retrieved 11-22-18 from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162826291?search=true

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NG8D-N2K : 11 February 2018, William Webbe, 26 Dec 1691); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 425,487.

• History and genealogy of the Harlan family and Particularly of the Descendants of George and Michael Harlan, who Settled in Chester County, Pa., 1687. Baltimore: Lord Baltimore Press, 1914,

• Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Source number: 448.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CJF

• Find A Grave Memorial 162826291; Created by: L Evans; Added: 19 May 2016; Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 November 2018), memorial page for William Webb, Sr (unknown–4 Nov 1753), Find A Grave Memorial no. 162826291, citing Kennett Friends Burial Ground, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by L Evans (contributor 47540766) .

• Abstract of wills for Chester County, 1713-1825. Lineages, Inc., comp.. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. [1]

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Jim Bowers for creating WikiTree profile Webb-3909 through the import of Bowers Family Tree.ged on Jul 7, 2013.