The Morris Clan

John WEBB and Hannah

HUSBAND:
[F3616]. John WEBB. [PC T1-17].
Born about (12 APR 1640-S5,S6,S8)(1641-S?)(about 1642-S3)(1648-S?)(1650-S?) probably in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; and probably the son of Richard WEBB [F7232] and Margery MOYER [F7233] .

John could have been born in the Boston area. [S4,S6]
It is also possible that he was born in Saybrook, since it was founded in 1635. [S5]
He could have been born in the Hartford area, since Richard and Margery lived there for a time.
The John who was born in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (S8) was the son of Christopher, so he is out of the question.

John Webb is said to have married Susanna Cunliffe, however, the John Webb who married Susanna Cunliffe was the son of John Webb and Ann Bassett, and was not the son of Richard and Margery.
John Webb and Susanna Cunliffe married and died in Northampton, Massachusetts. John and Susanna also had a son John who married a Hannah or Anna, but they resided in Springfield, Massachusetts, and that trail ends there.
John Webb and Anna Bassett are also not a possibility. John and Anna did go to Hartford area for a short time, but then they left Connecticut and went north to Northampton, Massachusetts. Their children remained in Northampton area.

John Webb, our ancestor, married Hannah [F3617].

John was one of the original founders of Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut. (S2, S5). Haddam was purchased in 1662 and incorporated in 1668. Most of the founders were young men who were said to have been married shortly before its founding.

There are several possibilities for his death:
1. John Webb died 19 MAY 1670. [I need to find the source and location of this information. I don’t think this date came from the records of Haddam, so I do not think it is the correct John Webb. If this was our ancestor, and he died just a couple years after the town of Haddam was founded, it could explain the lack of records. More information needs to be obtained before this date is accepted.].
2. A John Webb died on 18 September 1706 in Stamford, Connecticut; but it is uncertain who this is. (S9).
3. Source 6 says he died in 1720, but this is definitely the wrong John Webb. This is the John Webb who lived in Northampton, Massachusetts.
4. He died 27 MAY 1684 in Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; of which John Webb dyed 27 of May 1684. Saybrook, Connecticut Vital Records. (S7, S8). This probably is the correct date, but there is not enough information to determine for certain.

WIFE:
[F3617]. Hannah. [S5].
Born about 1645. She was (of Saybrook-S?)(of Hartford-S8), Connecticut. She married John WEBB [3616]. She died 26 August 1667.(S8).

CHILDREN of John WEBB [F3616] and Hannah [F3617]:

1) [F1808]. John WEBB. Born (1667-S5)(8 JAN 1667-S8) at (Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut-S5). He married Ruth GRAVES [F1809]. He died (28 JAN 1710-1711-S5).
2) SAMUEL WEBB. Born (in 1669-S5,S8) in Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut. He married Abigail. He died 2 FEB 1738 in Connecticut.
3) LYDIA WEBB. Born (in 1671-S5,S8) in Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
4) SARAH WEBB. Born (in 1673-S5,S8) in Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut. She married Thomas Birchard in Norwich, New London, Connecticut on 12 SEP 1708. Thomas was born in Connecticut.

SOURCES:

[S1]. Family Records.
[S2]. Webb Family History with Name Origin and Lineage Lines. by Heraldry, P.O.Box 365, Carpinteria, California 93013. JAN 1975. {G30}.
[S3]. http://genealogyinstlouis.accessgenealogy.com/webb.htm. This source follows the John Webb and Hannah who lived in Springfield, Massachusetts. Though it does not help with our John and Hannah, it does help to eliminate the other one.
[S4]. http://ancestor.homestead.com/files/Susanna_Cunliffe.htm. This source also does not help with our ancestor, but helps in eliminating the incorrect ones. It does have some errors that are mixing people together.
[S5]. http://www.haddam.com/tucker/john_webb.htm.
[S6]. http://www.bedardphoto.com/tree/jgedcom/dat20.html.
[S7]. Vital Records of Saybrook, Connecticut. The Connecticut Historical Society and The Connecticut Society of The Order of the Founders. http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com/vital_records/vital_records_part_1_saybrook.htm.
[S8]. http://www.surnames.com/gedcom/nelson_richard/i0001104.htm#i1104.
[S9]. REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS OF STAMFORD FAMILIES. Compiled by Reverend Elijah B. Huntington Stamford, April 6, 1797 http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctfairfi/stamford/hr_t-z.htm. See also http://rootsweb.com/~ctfairfi/stamford/webb_huntington.htm.