Person:John Webster (23)

John is the 2nd son & 4th child of Thomas & Abigail Webster. He was only 14 when his father died. It looks like he and George stayed at Northampton until they moved to Lebanon. He married Elizabeth(last name unknown) date unknown.

The Webster Genealogy has two different birthplaces for John's children. On p.40 is says only one child was born in Northampton and the others in Lebanon. On p.74 when discussing those children it says all were born in Lebanon. So it is unclear when exactly he and Elizabeth moved from Northampton to Lebanon. But for certain, he had been buying up land in Lebanon & was there early enough to be considered 'one of the first settlers', so it was about 1700.

His wife died in 1709 and he married again to Grace Loomise in 1709 in Lebanon and he died in Lebanon in 1735. He & Grace had no children. No record of his either of the wives deaths, but he is buried in the old cemetery in Lebanon. Grace is the daughter of Deacon Joseph & Hannah (Marsh) Loomis.. a descendant of Joseph Loomis, one of the early arrivals in America & founder of a large & prominent family. There is a Loomis Genealogy. John & Grace had no children.

Land Records show that at the meeting of the original proprieters of Lebanon, Dec 1697, John Webster was designated nine acres and 3 yds. Also a 'home lot' of 15 acres was set off to him next to his brother George. Several other land records indicate John had more land laid out to him. His will in 1735 lists his descendants as John Webster of Lebanon, Thomas Webster of Hebron, Josiah Webster of Lebanon( his 3 sons) & Elizabeth (husband Jedediah)Strong and widow Grace Webster(his 2nd wife) of Lebanon.

There is no mention of his military service in the Webster Genealogy, except for his title of Captain. Most likely he fought in with the town militias against the Indian attacks.

John & Elizabeth Webster's children are continued in Chap 5 p.74:

• Thomas b.12 Oct 1699 in Northampton d.1699.
• Elizabeth b.26 Feb 1701 in Lebanon, CT. m.Lt. Jedediah Strong in 1722. Quite a bit is known of their children, some stayed in Lebanon, others moving off to VT. There is a Strong Genealogy.
• John b.10 Jul 1702 in Lebanon m. Mary Dewey in 1724. They lived in Lebanon all their lives, even thou the death dates for John & Mary are not known. They had 4 sons to carry on the line. John b.1727 m.Mary Bliss; Elijah b.1730 m.Abia Metcalfe. They lived in Lebanon & they had 4 sons; Able b.1737 m.Sarah Cole; lived in Lebanon & had 3 sons. Daniel b.1740 m1.Bridget Holdridge & m2.Temperance Culver; moved to New York state & fought in the Revolution & had 3 sons.
• Thomas b.8 Feb 1703-4 in Lebanon m. Lydia Lyman. This marriage makes him part of the large & prominent Lyman family. They lived in Lebanon until 1732 when they removed to Hebron,CT. & settled there as members of the Gilead Society. When Bolton was set off they moved over the boundary into Bolton, CT. He was made a Deputy for Bolton in a General Assembly in 1760. He died in 1802 age 99yrs 9mos 22da. She died in 1790 age 81yrs. Both are buried at Bolton, CT. They had 13 children. All of the sons married, lived & died in CT. Resumed Chap 13
• Josiah b. 26 Jan 1705-6 at Lebanon m. Hannah Huchison in 1726. He died in 1751 age 46. She lived to age 64 & both are buried in Lebanon Cemetery. Their only son, Josiah b.1743 m.Sarah Loomis & removed to the wilderness of Herkimer county in NY state & had 4 sons.

The lives these Websters are continued in Chapters 13, 29, 66, 67 & 68.

1. ↑ Corbin, Walter E. (Compiler), and Robert J. (Transcriber) Dunkle. Corbin Collection. Volume 1: Records of Hampshire County, Massachusetts: Northampton Vital Records. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003)
   11; 12.

   "Webster, John, s. Thomas & Abigall [born] (Feb [Edge of page worn and indistinct]) 26, 1672/3"
   "Webbster see American Genealogist Jan. 1957, p. 61) John³ s. Thomas² & Abigail [born] Feb. (Edge of Book worn off and indistinct)[-]6 1672/3"

2. ↑ Hatfield (Massachusetts). Town Clerk. Births, marriages, and deaths in four Massachusetts towns, 1655-1844. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971)
   [1].

   John Son of Thomas & Abigall Webster born febr: 26: 1672.

3. ↑ "Lebanon Vital Records (NEHGS)", in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records
   p. 175.

   WEBSTER, John, Capt., d. Nov. 3, 1735 [1:325]

4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 Webster, William Holcomb, and Melville Reuben Webster. History and Genealogy of the Gov. John Webster Family of Connecticut: With Numerous Portraits and Illustrations. (Rochester, New York: E. R. Andrews Printing Company, 1915)
   p. 40.

   Captain John Webster, [p. 30: s/o Thomas Webster and Abigail Alexander,] b. Northampton 11 Sep 1672 "(also given as Feb. 26, 1673)" [see attached comment], d. Lebanon 3 Nov 1735, m. (1) Elizabeth _____, m. (2) Lebanon 4 Aug 1709 Grace Loomise.
   [Note: the date of 11 Sep 1672 is based on Source:Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records, 1654-1872, p. 13. As can be seen, 9 undated births are listed following a record dated 11 Sep, including John Webster's. Since this many births is about half the births in the town in 1672, it is ludicrous to think that all these births happened on 11 Sep, hence it is a misinterpretation to assume 11 Sep applies to the 9 undated records, and hence the dated birth record, on 26 Feb 1672, presumably promoted to 1672/73, is the more authoritative.]

5. ↑ Capt John Webster, in Find A Grave.