Person:Samuel Webber (3)

WILL: The will of Samuel Webber written on 5 May 1716 "Being very sick & weak of body & the time drawing near, gives to wife Deborah all my estate real & personal after my decease to her own proper use benifit & then during her widdowhood, & if after my decease she doth not marry then during her Natural life and after her death to be equally divided among his children." All children are named except Bathseba (Maine Wills, p. 191-2).

WILL: The will of Deborah Webber, written 23 April 1737 "being old and weak and infirm in body but of perfect mind and memory, gives to all surving children Five shilling in money, except to my well beloved daughter Mary Sayward wife of Joseph Sayward.. all my Household Goods Chattels Debts ready Money Plate Jewels Rings Utensils Brass Pewter Copper Bedding Houses Cows Oxen Sheep Hoggs and all other things to me belonging. She names her grandson Jonathan Sayward as executor. "Barsheba, who is now in Canada" was named one of the children to receive the "Five Shilling in Money" (Maine Wills, p. 545-6.)

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} 10 Samuel Webber (12), in Noyes, Sybil; Charles Thornton Libby; and Walter Goodwin Davis. Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire. (Portland, Maine: Southworth Press, 1928-1939)
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   10 Samuel Webber(12), millwright, York. Wells 1679 and apprais. Mousam mill with John Littlefield in June 1680. His Casco mill taxed 1682; he sold ho. and mill at Long Creek to Skillings and to Davis 1685. Wit. mill deeds at Bid. in June 1686, with br. John a Cape Neddick wit. in Feb.1687-8, his mill ment. 1688, York gr. 1690, commanded Cape Neddick garrison that yr. In Aug. 1692, ag. ± 36, he depos. in the Burroughs trial at Salem. Gloucester 1695, and of G. 21 Mar. 1698-9, bot from Joseph Weare 20 a. at York near Weare's ho. Me. j. 1700-1702; gr.j. 1703. Partner with Capt. Pickering and Matthew Austin in York mill 1702. In 1709 he and s. Samuel bot the Smith homestead. Either fa. or son was shot by Ind., but not killed, in 1712. … Will, 5 May-13 Nov. 1716, names w. Deborah (Littlefield 15) and 9 ch., Waitstill and Joseph event. to have homestead; wife exec. Her will, 23 Apr. 1737-19 May 1747, gr.s. Jonathan Sayward exec. Ch., order in fa.'s will: Samuel, had York gr. 1702-1722, and willed, over and above the others, 6 a. Black Point marsh bot of Mr. Andrew Brown. … Owned at Kennebec 1716. Will, 25 Mar.-29 May 1735, names w. and exec. Elizabeth Young(10), 12 ch. (the 1st ch. Elizabeth b. 12 Oct. 1705, had d. in 1721). The wid. m. 2d George Stover(2), 3d Hon. Samuel Came(3). John, had gr. 1702-1714, … m. 1st in 1709 Magdalene (Hilton 9) Weare (ch: Hannah 1711, m. George Colesworthy in Boston 1732; Josiah 1713); m. 2d, int. 21 May 1726, Elizabeth Gypson of Wells (ch: Deborah, 1727-1740; Lydia 1729). In 1716 his fa. deeded him 100 + 10 a. at Kennebec. Thomas and Benjamin, had Cape Neddick land from parents in 1716. Thomas sold to B. bef. 24 July 1720, d. 26 Feb. 1723 (Mr. Marshall); see (13). Benjamin, millwright, had York gr. 1713-4, … and when ± 54 depos. that ab. 18 yrs. bef. he went to Damariscotta and built the first mill there for Mr. Wm. Vaughan. He m. 1st (ct. Oct. 1715) Mehitabel Allen, 9 ch.; m. 2d Martha Day (int. at York 3 Feb. 1738-9 'published to satisfie such persons as are dissatisfied and think he is not married'); 1 ch. Waitstill, b. 18 Jan. 1697-8 at Glouc. where his twin Patience, d. the next mo. He had York gr. 1721-2, … m. Meribah Hutchins (Benj. 2); 3 ch. 1723-1726. Joseph, youngest son, had (mortg.) land and livestock from mo. in 1726, m. (int. 13 Apr. 1726) Mary Lewis (2) who m. 2d 29 June 1753 Elias Weare (2 jr.). … Mary, m. Joseph Sayward (4). Deborah, m. Andrew Wescott(3). See also Perkins(11). (Ano. Deborah, b. at Glouc. 2 June 1695, d. there 6 July 1698). Dorcas, m. (int. 5 Feb. 1724-5) John Baker. Barsheba, in Canada 1735, in mo.'s will, not fa.'s. Likely the Eng. girl Wabert, dau. of Samuel, bp. in Canada as Marie 17 Feb. 1714, m. 11 Mar. 1720 Joseph Saleur; see 'N. E. Captives,' i: 250.