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- John Webster/ came from Ipswich, England, and was admitted a freeman at Boston, Massachusetts, March 4, 1634. He then went to Ipswich, Massachusetts, and possessed a lot of land which was granted a Mr. Rogers in 1642. He was admitted a commoner by vote of the town February 23, 1644. His occupation was that of a baker. His wife's maiden name was Mary Shatswell, and her home was on the lot adjoining John Webster's. The family subsequently moved to Newbury, Massachusetts.
He died before November 4, 1646, as that was the date when the court made his widow the administratrix of his estate.
Children
1. Mary,2 born about 1630.
2. John,2 born in 1632.
3. Hannah,2 born about 1635.
4. Stephen,2 born in 1637.
5. Elizabeth,2 born about 1639. ' She married Samuel Simmons of Haverhill, Massachusetts, in 1668.
6. Abigail,2 born about 1641. She married Abraham Merrill, of Newbury, Massachusetts, January 1, 1660.
7. Israel,2 born in 1644.
8. Nathan,2 born in 1646.
(I). John Webster came from Ipswich, Suffolk County, England, to Ipswich, Mass., where he was made a freeman in 1635. He died about 1646, and his family afterwards removed to Newbury. His wife was Mary Shats- well. They had four sons and four daughters, as follows: Mary, John, born in 1633, Hannah, Abigail, Stephen, Elizabeth, Israel and Nathan. On October '29,1650, Mary, the widow of John Webster, married John Emery of Newbury, and died April 28, 1694.
The surname Webster is of ancient English origin, being a trade name, a colloquial term for weaver. The most important English family of this name claims descent from John Webster who was a resident of Bolsover, Derbyshire, in the reign of Henry IV, and whose descendants are settled in Essex, in which county as well as in Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, Henry IV granted John Webster large estates about 1400. The Scotch family of Webster, very likely also descended from this John Webster, were in Edinburg- shire before 1700, probably not long before that date, however. There is no other family of this surname in Scotland bearing arms, though descendants are found in other sections of the country. The armorial bearings of the Webster family of Edinburg: Argent a fesse gules between three crosses crosslet fitchee azure. Crest: the sun rising out of the sea proper. Motto, Emcrgo. Of the American families of the surname Webster, there are two important branches. John Webster who came from Suffolk, England, progenitor of Daniel Webster, is mentioned below. John Webster from Warwickshire, England, settled in Connecticut and was progenitor of the dictionary genius, Noah Webster.
(I) John Webster, immigrant ancestor, was born in England and as early as 1634 was a proprietor and resident of the town of Ipswich, Massachusetts. He seems to be the same John Webster, baker by trade, who was
admitted an inhabitant of Salem in 1637, who was witness in the Essex court in 1639 and applied for land at the creek in 1642. He married Mary Shatswell, sister of John Shats- well, who remembered her in his will. She married (second) October 29, 1650, John Emery, Sr., of Newbury, and removed with him to Haverhill. He and his son John Emery were appointed guardians of Israel Webster, aged eighteen; and Nathan Webster, aged sixteen, at their request, November 26, 1662. The family removed to Newbury from Ipswich. Administration was granted to John Webster's widow Mary, November 4, 1646, and later at her desire division was made to the eight minor children; to the eldest son John the farm, he paying to the youngest son five pounds or a quarter the value of the farm; Mary, Stephen and Hannah to have equal shares in the island bought of Widow Andrews; Elizabeth, Abigail and Israel to have twenty nobles apiece; all at twenty-one years of age. Children: i. John, born 1632, married June 13, 1653, Ann Batt. 2. Hannah, married, April i, 1657, Michael Emerson (and had daughter Hannah who married Thomas Dustin and was the heroine of Indian captivity). 3. Stephen, 1637, mentioned below. 4. Elizabeth, married Samuel Simmons. 5. Abigail, married, January 18, 1666. Abraham Merrill, of Newbury. 6. Israel, 1634, married, January 3, 1665, Elizabeth Brown; (second) November 9, 1669, Elizabeth Lunt. 7. Nathan, 1636, married Mary Hazletine.
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