Samuel Webster (1710 - 1786)

Born 1710 in Harford, Maryland, Province of Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Dallam) Webster — married 2 Feb 1726 in Harford, Maryland

Descendants

Died 1786 at about age 76 in Harford, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Samuel Webster was the son of John and his wife Hannah. ^[1]

He was born in 1710.

In 1710 he was named in the will of William Howard. ^[1]

1726 Marriage

On 2 February 1726, Samuel married Elizabeth Dallam. ^[1]

Planter

He was a prominent man in his day and held the important and lucrative office of tobacco inspector at Joppa, then one of the principal ports of the State.

1736 Quaker

On 16 April 1736 as "one ofthe people called Quakers" he administered the estate of James Cave. ^[1]

Death

He died in 1786.

Children

1. Elizabeth, born 25 November 1727, died 10 Nov 1729^[1]
2. Aliceanna,born 15 Ja 1729^[1]
3. Elizabeth, born 10 March 1731, married Nathaneil Smithon 11 March 1752^[1]
4. John, born 19 June 1734, married Hannah Wood^[1]
5. Samuel, born 9 June 1736, died 28 April 1740^[1]
6. Richard Dallam, born and died 15 April 1738^[1]
7. Richard, born 7 April 1740. ^[1]
8. Michael, born 25 Feb, 1742. ^[1]

Samuel's son, Richard, was born April 7th, 1741, on the family homestead near Calvary, in Harford County, and he died in the old stone family residence. He was twice married, his first wife being a daughter of William Lester. Of this union there were three children: John, Samuel and Richard, the latter being the father of Mr. James Webster, now living in the County. His second wife was Phoebe, daughter of George Smith, of Chester County, Pennsylvania, whose children were: George, Elizabeth, William W., Sarah, Isaac, Wesley, Henry and Phoebe. Henry was the father of Col. Edwin H. Webster and of Mr. William Webster, who now resides on the home place.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11} Robert W. Barnes. Baltimore County Families 1659-1759 Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1989, p. 670

• • The Butterworth family of Maryland and Virginia; a genealogy and history of the Butterworth family for more than 300 years, including allied families of Bond, Clark, Clement, Gilbert, Webster, Wheeler, and many others. Edited by Helen Hutchinson Dickinson. by Ball, Walter Vancion, 1901- .Publication date 1960 (https://archive.org/stream/butterworthfamil00ball/butterworthfamil00ball_djvu.txt)

1. History of Harford, FREE ebook on-line Page 231 2nd paragraph, "Born 1670, lived 85 years his will dated 1751"

• “Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGFT-BJPF : 15 January 2021), Samuel Webster and Elizabeth Dallam, 2 Feb 1726; citing Marriage, Maryland, British Colonial America, multiple denominations and churches, Maryland; FHL microfilm .
• “Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGFT-BJPY : 15 January 2021), Elizabeth Dallam in entry for Elizabeth Webster, 10 Mar 1731; citing Birth, Maryland, British Colonial America, multiple denominations and churches, Maryland; FHL microfilm .