Richard was a founding settler of Hartford and Norwalk CT.
Richards paternal grandmother was the sister to the mother of William Shakespeare.
: Note to memorial manager, thank you for your help. Richard Webb is the strong ancestry branch for the Webb Family of America as follows:
Among the earliest settlers in New England was Richard Webb,Suggested edit: Note to memorial manager, thank you for your help. BIO UPDATE for Richard Webb —
Gwynne Seward
Among the earliest settlers in New England was Richard Webb, of Gloucestershire, England, who was made a free man of the city of Boston in 1632. He accompanied the Reverend Thomas Hooker [1586-1647 Rev Thomas Hooker 61 b. Jul 7 Marefield, Harborough Dst, Leicestershire, England d. Jul 7 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; Ancient Burying Ground Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut] in the settlement of Hartford, Conn., in 1635, when the Dutch, who were then living on the spot subsequently known, locally, as Webb's Point, were driven away.
The sixth in direct descent from Richard Webb was Samuel Blatchley Webb, who was born in Wethersfield, Conn., December 15th, 1753.
source: https://archive.org/stream/earlysettlersofn79fole/earlysettlersofn79fole_djvu.txt
Contributor: Gwynne H Seward (49350923)
View Memorial
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163884072/richard-webb
of Gloucestershire, England, who was made a free man of the city of Boston in 1632. He accompanied the Reverend Thomas Hooker [1586-1647 Rev Thomas Hooker 61 b. Jul 7 Marefield, Harborough Dst, Leicestershire, England d. Jul 7 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; Ancient Burying Ground Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut] in the settlement of Hartford, Conn., in 1635, when the Dutch, who were then living on the spot subsequently known, locally, as Webb's Point, were driven away.
The sixth in direct descent from Richard Webb was Samuel Blatchley Webb,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7055040/samuel-blachley-webb
who was born in Wethersfield, Conn., December 15th, 1753.
source: https://archive.org/stream/earlysettlersofn79fole/earlysettlersofn79fole_djvu.txt
His mother married Silas Deane for her second husband, and Samuel B. Webb became the private secretary of his stepfather. At an early age, he took an active part in the movements that led up to the Revolution, and when the war broke out he led a company of light infantry from Wethersfield to participation in the battle of Bunker Hill. He was appointed aide to General Israel Putnam, became private secretary and aide-de-camp to Washington, was wounded at White Plains and Trenton, was captured on the expedition to Long Island in 1777, became a Brigadier-General of infantry on his release, and after the war was one of the founders of the Society of the Cincinnati.
James Watson Webb,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27431951/james-watson-webb
journalist, diplomat and soldier, a son of Samuel B. Webb, was not less distinguished than his father. He served in the army from 1819 to 1827, and from that time until 1861 owned and edited the famous Courier and Enquirer, of NewYork. At the beginning of the Civil War he was offered a Brigadier-Generalship, which he declined. He refused appointment as Minister to Turkey in 1861, but accepted a similar appointment to Brazil, and held that position until 1869. General Webb's first wife was Helen L. Stewart, granddaughter of Lispenard Stewart. His second wife was Laura Virginia Cram, daughter of Jacob L. Cram, a leading New York merchant before the Civil War.
Dr. William Seward Webb,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27188993/william-seward-webb
son of General James Watson Webb and Laura V. Cram, was born in New York, January 31st, 1851, and when only nine years old went to Brazil with his father. He was sent back to the United States in 1864, and for five years attended Colonel Churchill's Military School at SingSing, N.Y. He spent two years in Columbia College, and then went abroad to study medicine in Vienna, Paris and London. Returning home, he entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York City, and graduated from there in 1875. For several years he engaged in practice, but attention to financial interests gradually interfered with his professional work, and finally compelled him to relinquish it altogether. In 1881, he married Lila Osgood Vanderbilt, daughter of William H. Vanderbilt, and soon after became connected with the Vanderbilt railroad system. He was made president of the Wagner Palace Car Company, and became connected with the Adirondack & St. Lawrence Railroad, a line that runs through the Adirondack region from Herkimer, N. Y., to the St. Lawrence River, a distance of 233 miles. He is the president of this company, and is also a director in other business corporations. Socially, Dr. Webb is a notable figure in NewYork. He is a member of nearly all the leading clubs, including the Metropolitan, Union League, Republican, University, Manhattan, Players, Church, Country, Jockey, Racquet, New York Yacht, Coaching, Riding, Tuxedo, Westminster Kennel and Downtown. He is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, and for three years was president-general of the National Society. He is vice-president of the Vermont branch of that society, and is also a member of the Society of Colonial Wars. His interest in sporting matters is shown in the large preserve that he has established in the Adirondacks and has called Ne-ha-sa-ne Park. He is also a prominent member, and secretary and treasurer of the American Hackney Horse Society. He owns a large farm at Shelburne, Vt., and there gives much attention to horse breeding, his stud having an international reputation. Through his farm and summer country seat at Shelburne, Dr. Webb holds citizenship in the State of Vermont. In 1896, he was elected a member of the Vermont Legislature, and since 1891, he has held a commission, as inspector of rifle practice, on the staff of the Governor of Vermont.
Contributor: Gwynne H Seward (49350923)
Richards paternal grandmother was the sister to the mother of William Shakespeare.
: Note to memorial manager, thank you for your help. Richard Webb is the strong ancestry branch for the Webb Family of America as follows:
Among the earliest settlers in New England was Richard Webb,Suggested edit: Note to memorial manager, thank you for your help. BIO UPDATE for Richard Webb —
Gwynne Seward
Among the earliest settlers in New England was Richard Webb, of Gloucestershire, England, who was made a free man of the city of Boston in 1632. He accompanied the Reverend Thomas Hooker [1586-1647 Rev Thomas Hooker 61 b. Jul 7 Marefield, Harborough Dst, Leicestershire, England d. Jul 7 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; Ancient Burying Ground Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut] in the settlement of Hartford, Conn., in 1635, when the Dutch, who were then living on the spot subsequently known, locally, as Webb's Point, were driven away.
The sixth in direct descent from Richard Webb was Samuel Blatchley Webb, who was born in Wethersfield, Conn., December 15th, 1753.
source: https://archive.org/stream/earlysettlersofn79fole/earlysettlersofn79fole_djvu.txt
Contributor: Gwynne H Seward (49350923)
View Memorial
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163884072/richard-webb
of Gloucestershire, England, who was made a free man of the city of Boston in 1632. He accompanied the Reverend Thomas Hooker [1586-1647 Rev Thomas Hooker 61 b. Jul 7 Marefield, Harborough Dst, Leicestershire, England d. Jul 7 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; Ancient Burying Ground Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut] in the settlement of Hartford, Conn., in 1635, when the Dutch, who were then living on the spot subsequently known, locally, as Webb's Point, were driven away.
The sixth in direct descent from Richard Webb was Samuel Blatchley Webb,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7055040/samuel-blachley-webb
who was born in Wethersfield, Conn., December 15th, 1753.
source: https://archive.org/stream/earlysettlersofn79fole/earlysettlersofn79fole_djvu.txt
His mother married Silas Deane for her second husband, and Samuel B. Webb became the private secretary of his stepfather. At an early age, he took an active part in the movements that led up to the Revolution, and when the war broke out he led a company of light infantry from Wethersfield to participation in the battle of Bunker Hill. He was appointed aide to General Israel Putnam, became private secretary and aide-de-camp to Washington, was wounded at White Plains and Trenton, was captured on the expedition to Long Island in 1777, became a Brigadier-General of infantry on his release, and after the war was one of the founders of the Society of the Cincinnati.
James Watson Webb,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27431951/james-watson-webb
journalist, diplomat and soldier, a son of Samuel B. Webb, was not less distinguished than his father. He served in the army from 1819 to 1827, and from that time until 1861 owned and edited the famous Courier and Enquirer, of NewYork. At the beginning of the Civil War he was offered a Brigadier-Generalship, which he declined. He refused appointment as Minister to Turkey in 1861, but accepted a similar appointment to Brazil, and held that position until 1869. General Webb's first wife was Helen L. Stewart, granddaughter of Lispenard Stewart. His second wife was Laura Virginia Cram, daughter of Jacob L. Cram, a leading New York merchant before the Civil War.
Dr. William Seward Webb,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27188993/william-seward-webb
son of General James Watson Webb and Laura V. Cram, was born in New York, January 31st, 1851, and when only nine years old went to Brazil with his father. He was sent back to the United States in 1864, and for five years attended Colonel Churchill's Military School at SingSing, N.Y. He spent two years in Columbia College, and then went abroad to study medicine in Vienna, Paris and London. Returning home, he entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York City, and graduated from there in 1875. For several years he engaged in practice, but attention to financial interests gradually interfered with his professional work, and finally compelled him to relinquish it altogether. In 1881, he married Lila Osgood Vanderbilt, daughter of William H. Vanderbilt, and soon after became connected with the Vanderbilt railroad system. He was made president of the Wagner Palace Car Company, and became connected with the Adirondack & St. Lawrence Railroad, a line that runs through the Adirondack region from Herkimer, N. Y., to the St. Lawrence River, a distance of 233 miles. He is the president of this company, and is also a director in other business corporations. Socially, Dr. Webb is a notable figure in NewYork. He is a member of nearly all the leading clubs, including the Metropolitan, Union League, Republican, University, Manhattan, Players, Church, Country, Jockey, Racquet, New York Yacht, Coaching, Riding, Tuxedo, Westminster Kennel and Downtown. He is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, and for three years was president-general of the National Society. He is vice-president of the Vermont branch of that society, and is also a member of the Society of Colonial Wars. His interest in sporting matters is shown in the large preserve that he has established in the Adirondacks and has called Ne-ha-sa-ne Park. He is also a prominent member, and secretary and treasurer of the American Hackney Horse Society. He owns a large farm at Shelburne, Vt., and there gives much attention to horse breeding, his stud having an international reputation. Through his farm and summer country seat at Shelburne, Dr. Webb holds citizenship in the State of Vermont. In 1896, he was elected a member of the Vermont Legislature, and since 1891, he has held a commission, as inspector of rifle practice, on the staff of the Governor of Vermont.
Contributor: Gwynne H Seward (49350923)
Richard was a founding settler of Hartford and Norwalk CT.
Richards paternal grandmother was the sister to the mother of William Shakespeare.
: Note to memorial manager, thank you for your help. Richard Webb is the strong ancestry branch for the Webb Family of America as follows:
Among the earliest settlers in New England was Richard Webb,Suggested edit: Note to memorial manager, thank you for your help. BIO UPDATE for Richard Webb —
Gwynne Seward
Among the earliest settlers in New England was Richard Webb, of Gloucestershire, England, who was made a free man of the city of Boston in 1632. He accompanied the Reverend Thomas Hooker [1586-1647 Rev Thomas Hooker 61 b. Jul 7 Marefield, Harborough Dst, Leicestershire, England d. Jul 7 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; Ancient Burying Ground Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut] in the settlement of Hartford, Conn., in 1635, when the Dutch, who were then living on the spot subsequently known, locally, as Webb's Point, were driven away.
The sixth in direct descent from Richard Webb was Samuel Blatchley Webb, who was born in Wethersfield, Conn., December 15th, 1753.
source: https://archive.org/stream/earlysettlersofn79fole/earlysettlersofn79fole_djvu.txt
Contributor: Gwynne H Seward (49350923)
View Memorial
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163884072/richard-webb
of Gloucestershire, England, who was made a free man of the city of Boston in 1632. He accompanied the Reverend Thomas Hooker [1586-1647 Rev Thomas Hooker 61 b. Jul 7 Marefield, Harborough Dst, Leicestershire, England d. Jul 7 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; Ancient Burying Ground Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut] in the settlement of Hartford, Conn., in 1635, when the Dutch, who were then living on the spot subsequently known, locally, as Webb's Point, were driven away.
The sixth in direct descent from Richard Webb was Samuel Blatchley Webb,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7055040/samuel-blachley-webb
who was born in Wethersfield, Conn., December 15th, 1753.
source: https://archive.org/stream/earlysettlersofn79fole/earlysettlersofn79fole_djvu.txt
His mother married Silas Deane for her second husband, and Samuel B. Webb became the private secretary of his stepfather. At an early age, he took an active part in the movements that led up to the Revolution, and when the war broke out he led a company of light infantry from Wethersfield to participation in the battle of Bunker Hill. He was appointed aide to General Israel Putnam, became private secretary and aide-de-camp to Washington, was wounded at White Plains and Trenton, was captured on the expedition to Long Island in 1777, became a Brigadier-General of infantry on his release, and after the war was one of the founders of the Society of the Cincinnati.
James Watson Webb,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27431951/james-watson-webb
journalist, diplomat and soldier, a son of Samuel B. Webb, was not less distinguished than his father. He served in the army from 1819 to 1827, and from that time until 1861 owned and edited the famous Courier and Enquirer, of NewYork. At the beginning of the Civil War he was offered a Brigadier-Generalship, which he declined. He refused appointment as Minister to Turkey in 1861, but accepted a similar appointment to Brazil, and held that position until 1869. General Webb's first wife was Helen L. Stewart, granddaughter of Lispenard Stewart. His second wife was Laura Virginia Cram, daughter of Jacob L. Cram, a leading New York merchant before the Civil War.
Dr. William Seward Webb,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27188993/william-seward-webb
son of General James Watson Webb and Laura V. Cram, was born in New York, January 31st, 1851, and when only nine years old went to Brazil with his father. He was sent back to the United States in 1864, and for five years attended Colonel Churchill's Military School at SingSing, N.Y. He spent two years in Columbia College, and then went abroad to study medicine in Vienna, Paris and London. Returning home, he entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York City, and graduated from there in 1875. For several years he engaged in practice, but attention to financial interests gradually interfered with his professional work, and finally compelled him to relinquish it altogether. In 1881, he married Lila Osgood Vanderbilt, daughter of William H. Vanderbilt, and soon after became connected with the Vanderbilt railroad system. He was made president of the Wagner Palace Car Company, and became connected with the Adirondack & St. Lawrence Railroad, a line that runs through the Adirondack region from Herkimer, N. Y., to the St. Lawrence River, a distance of 233 miles. He is the president of this company, and is also a director in other business corporations. Socially, Dr. Webb is a notable figure in NewYork. He is a member of nearly all the leading clubs, including the Metropolitan, Union League, Republican, University, Manhattan, Players, Church, Country, Jockey, Racquet, New York Yacht, Coaching, Riding, Tuxedo, Westminster Kennel and Downtown. He is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, and for three years was president-general of the National Society. He is vice-president of the Vermont branch of that society, and is also a member of the Society of Colonial Wars. His interest in sporting matters is shown in the large preserve that he has established in the Adirondacks and has called Ne-ha-sa-ne Park. He is also a prominent member, and secretary and treasurer of the American Hackney Horse Society. He owns a large farm at Shelburne, Vt., and there gives much attention to horse breeding, his stud having an international reputation. Through his farm and summer country seat at Shelburne, Dr. Webb holds citizenship in the State of Vermont. In 1896, he was elected a member of the Vermont Legislature, and since 1891, he has held a commission, as inspector of rifle practice, on the staff of the Governor of Vermont.
Contributor: Gwynne H Seward (49350923)
Richards paternal grandmother was the sister to the mother of William Shakespeare.
: Note to memorial manager, thank you for your help. Richard Webb is the strong ancestry branch for the Webb Family of America as follows:
Among the earliest settlers in New England was Richard Webb,Suggested edit: Note to memorial manager, thank you for your help. BIO UPDATE for Richard Webb —
Gwynne Seward
Among the earliest settlers in New England was Richard Webb, of Gloucestershire, England, who was made a free man of the city of Boston in 1632. He accompanied the Reverend Thomas Hooker [1586-1647 Rev Thomas Hooker 61 b. Jul 7 Marefield, Harborough Dst, Leicestershire, England d. Jul 7 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; Ancient Burying Ground Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut] in the settlement of Hartford, Conn., in 1635, when the Dutch, who were then living on the spot subsequently known, locally, as Webb's Point, were driven away.
The sixth in direct descent from Richard Webb was Samuel Blatchley Webb, who was born in Wethersfield, Conn., December 15th, 1753.
source: https://archive.org/stream/earlysettlersofn79fole/earlysettlersofn79fole_djvu.txt
Contributor: Gwynne H Seward (49350923)
View Memorial
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163884072/richard-webb
of Gloucestershire, England, who was made a free man of the city of Boston in 1632. He accompanied the Reverend Thomas Hooker [1586-1647 Rev Thomas Hooker 61 b. Jul 7 Marefield, Harborough Dst, Leicestershire, England d. Jul 7 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; Ancient Burying Ground Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut] in the settlement of Hartford, Conn., in 1635, when the Dutch, who were then living on the spot subsequently known, locally, as Webb's Point, were driven away.
The sixth in direct descent from Richard Webb was Samuel Blatchley Webb,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7055040/samuel-blachley-webb
who was born in Wethersfield, Conn., December 15th, 1753.
source: https://archive.org/stream/earlysettlersofn79fole/earlysettlersofn79fole_djvu.txt
His mother married Silas Deane for her second husband, and Samuel B. Webb became the private secretary of his stepfather. At an early age, he took an active part in the movements that led up to the Revolution, and when the war broke out he led a company of light infantry from Wethersfield to participation in the battle of Bunker Hill. He was appointed aide to General Israel Putnam, became private secretary and aide-de-camp to Washington, was wounded at White Plains and Trenton, was captured on the expedition to Long Island in 1777, became a Brigadier-General of infantry on his release, and after the war was one of the founders of the Society of the Cincinnati.
James Watson Webb,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27431951/james-watson-webb
journalist, diplomat and soldier, a son of Samuel B. Webb, was not less distinguished than his father. He served in the army from 1819 to 1827, and from that time until 1861 owned and edited the famous Courier and Enquirer, of NewYork. At the beginning of the Civil War he was offered a Brigadier-Generalship, which he declined. He refused appointment as Minister to Turkey in 1861, but accepted a similar appointment to Brazil, and held that position until 1869. General Webb's first wife was Helen L. Stewart, granddaughter of Lispenard Stewart. His second wife was Laura Virginia Cram, daughter of Jacob L. Cram, a leading New York merchant before the Civil War.
Dr. William Seward Webb,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27188993/william-seward-webb
son of General James Watson Webb and Laura V. Cram, was born in New York, January 31st, 1851, and when only nine years old went to Brazil with his father. He was sent back to the United States in 1864, and for five years attended Colonel Churchill's Military School at SingSing, N.Y. He spent two years in Columbia College, and then went abroad to study medicine in Vienna, Paris and London. Returning home, he entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York City, and graduated from there in 1875. For several years he engaged in practice, but attention to financial interests gradually interfered with his professional work, and finally compelled him to relinquish it altogether. In 1881, he married Lila Osgood Vanderbilt, daughter of William H. Vanderbilt, and soon after became connected with the Vanderbilt railroad system. He was made president of the Wagner Palace Car Company, and became connected with the Adirondack & St. Lawrence Railroad, a line that runs through the Adirondack region from Herkimer, N. Y., to the St. Lawrence River, a distance of 233 miles. He is the president of this company, and is also a director in other business corporations. Socially, Dr. Webb is a notable figure in NewYork. He is a member of nearly all the leading clubs, including the Metropolitan, Union League, Republican, University, Manhattan, Players, Church, Country, Jockey, Racquet, New York Yacht, Coaching, Riding, Tuxedo, Westminster Kennel and Downtown. He is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, and for three years was president-general of the National Society. He is vice-president of the Vermont branch of that society, and is also a member of the Society of Colonial Wars. His interest in sporting matters is shown in the large preserve that he has established in the Adirondacks and has called Ne-ha-sa-ne Park. He is also a prominent member, and secretary and treasurer of the American Hackney Horse Society. He owns a large farm at Shelburne, Vt., and there gives much attention to horse breeding, his stud having an international reputation. Through his farm and summer country seat at Shelburne, Dr. Webb holds citizenship in the State of Vermont. In 1896, he was elected a member of the Vermont Legislature, and since 1891, he has held a commission, as inspector of rifle practice, on the staff of the Governor of Vermont.
Contributor: Gwynne H Seward (49350923)
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