| [Index] |
| John (Governor) WEBSTER (1590 - 1661) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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Elizabeth WEBSTER Matthew WEBSTER (1616 - 1675) William WEBSTER (1617 - 1688) Robert (Lt.) WEBSTER (1619 - 1676) Mary WEBSTER (1620 - 1659) Anne WEBSTER (1621 - 1662) Thomas WEBSTER (1643 - 1686) |
John (Governor) WEBSTER (1590 - 1661) + Agnes SMITH |
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| Six Generation Ancestors Table |
| b. 16 Aug 1590 at Cossington, Leistershire County, England |
| m. 07 Nov 1609 Agnes SMITH at Leistershire County, England |
| d. 05 Apr 1661 at Hadley, Hampshire County, MA aged 70 |
| Near Relatives of John (Governor) WEBSTER (1590 - 1661) | ||||||
| Relationship | Person | Born | Birth Place | Died | Death Place | Age |
| Father in Law | Richard SMITH | Y | ||||
| Mother in Law | Agnes WRASKE | Y | ||||
| Self | John (Governor) WEBSTER | 16 Aug 1590 | Cossington, Leistershire County, England | 05 Apr 1661 | Hadley, Hampshire County, MA | 70 |
| Wife | Agnes SMITH | Y | ||||
| Daughter | Elizabeth WEBSTER | Y | ||||
| Son | Matthew WEBSTER | bef 1616 | 16 Jul 1675 | Hadley, Hampshire County, MA | 59 | |
| Son | William WEBSTER | abt 1617 | England | abt 1688 | 71 | |
| Son | Robert (Lt.) WEBSTER | abt 17 Nov 1619 | Cossington, Leistershire County, England | 31 May 1676 | Hartford, CT | 56 |
| Daughter | Mary WEBSTER | abt 1620 | Essex, England | bef 1659 | 39 | |
| Daughter | Anne WEBSTER | 29 Jul 1621 | Cossington, Leistershire County, England | 09 Jun 1662 | Northhampton, CT | 40 |
| Son | Thomas WEBSTER | abt 1643 | Windsor, Hartford County, CT | abt Oct 1686 | 43 | |
| Son in Law | x MARKHAM | Y | ||||
| Daughter in Law | Mary REEVE | Y | ||||
| Daughter in Law | Susannah TREAT | Y | ||||
| Grandson | John (II) WEBSTER | 10 Nov 1653 | Middletown, CT | 08 Dec 1694 | Hartford, CT | 41 |
| Granddaughter | Sarah WEBSTER | 30 Jun 1655 | Y | |||
| Grandson | Jonathan (Deacon) WEBSTER | 09 Jan 1656 | Middletown, CT | abt 1735 | Hartford, CT | 79 |
| Granddaughter | Susannah WEBSTER | 06 Oct 1658 | Y | |||
| Grandson | Samuel WEBSTER | abt 1660 | Y | |||
| Grandson | Robert (II) WEBSTER | abt 1662 | Y | |||
| Grandson | Joseph WEBSTER | abt 1665 | Y | |||
| Grandson | Benjamin WEBSTER | Apr 1670 | Y | |||
| Grandson | William (Ensign) WEBSTER | Jun 1671 | Y | |||
| Granddaughter | Mary WEBSTER | abt 1672 | Y | |||
| Granddaughter | Elizabeth WEBSTER | abt 1674 | Y | |||
| Events in John (Governor) WEBSTER (1590 - 1661)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 16 Aug 1590 | John (Governor) WEBSTER was born | Cossington, Leistershire County, England | |||
| 07 Nov 1609 | 19 | Married Agnes SMITH | Leistershire County, England | ||
| bef 1616 | 26 | Birth of son Matthew WEBSTER | |||
| abt 1617 | 27 | Birth of son William WEBSTER | England | ||
| abt 17 Nov 1619 | 29 | Birth of son Robert (Lt.) WEBSTER | Cossington, Leistershire County, England | ||
| abt 1620 | 30 | Birth of daughter Mary WEBSTER | Essex, England | ||
| 29 Jul 1621 | 30 | Birth of daughter Anne WEBSTER | Cossington, Leistershire County, England | ||
| abt 1643 | 53 | Birth of son Thomas WEBSTER | Windsor, Hartford County, CT | ||
| bef 1659 | 69 | Death of daughter Mary WEBSTER (aged 39) | |||
| 05 Apr 1661 | 70 | John (Governor) WEBSTER died | Hadley, Hampshire County, MA | ||
| Personal Notes: |
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(MATHEW8, JOHN7, JOHN6, JOHN5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, WEBSTER OF2 LOCKINGTON, WEBSTER OF1 SCOTLAND)
John Webster From: The Governers of Connecticut By: Frederick Calvin Norton Published: 1905 THE early life of John Webster is shrouded in mystery. Family tradition said that he was from the County of Warwick, England, but even this is indefinite. The date of his birth is unknown and there is nothing handed down to us regarding his ancestry. His name first appears in history when he became one of the original proprietors of Hartford. Webster must have been one of the first settlers, for it is recorded in 1639 that he owned a lot on the east side of the thoroughfare now called Governor Street. His prominence in the town is demonstrated by the fact that in 1637—8 he sat with the Court of Magistrates, and was a magistrate himself from the year 1639 to In the latter year Webster was chosen to the office of deputy governor of the colony, and in 1656 was advanced to governor. He held the office one year. During the year 1642 Governor Webster was a member of the commission that framed the code of criminal laws for the colony. In 1654 he was one of the commissioners of the United Colonies. Governor Webster took a prominent part in the famous church controversy at Hartford. Professor Johnston, in his scholarly book, “Connecticut,” says the nominal beginning of this trouble was after the death of Rev. Thomas Hooker in 1647. “Goodwin, the ruling elder,” writes Johnston, “wanted Michael Wigglesworth as Hooker’s successor; and Stone the surviving minister, refused to allow the proposition to be put to a vote. The Goodwin party-twenty-one in number, including Deputy Governor Webster—withdrew from the church; the Stone party undertook to discipline them; a council of Connecticut and New Haven churches failed to reconcile the parties; the General Court kindly assumed the office of mediator and succeeded in making both parties furious; and finally a council at Boston in 1659 induced the Goodwin minority, now some sixty innumber, to remove to Hadley, Massachusetts.” The year following his removal to Hadley, Governor Webster was admitted as a freeman in that colony. His career in Hadley was destined to be brief; however, fbr he died on April 5, 1661 nearly two years after his arrival. He was survived by his widow and seven children. The historian, Hollister, speaks of Webster as an “honored name,” and “whose virtues are still perpetuated in those Who inherit his blood.” Probably the most distinguished descendant of Governor Webster was Noah Webster, the famous lexicographer, who was born in Hartford in 1708 and died at New Haven, May 28, 1843. |
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