Individual Details

John Webster

(Abt 1596/97 - Bef 4 Nov 1646)

From Don Weymouth: John Webster came from Ipswich, Suffolk County, England, around 1631 to Ipswich, Massachusetts, where he was made a freeman in 1635. He was a baker by trade, admitted an inhabitant of Salem in 1637 and had a grant of land. He was a witness in the Essex court in 1639 and applied for land at the Creek in 1642. He died soon after coming here, leaving four sons and four daughters. The family subsequently moved to Newbury. Source: 'Historical and Genealogical Shatswells of Ipswich., No 1.', Augustine Caldwell, p 1. 'Some of the Descendants of John Webster of Ipswich, Mass., in 1635', Wm. B. Lapham, 1884, p 1. 'New England Families Genealogical and Memorial,' William Richard Cutter, 1915, p 1179. 'The New England Historical and Genealogical Register', Volume 150 April 1996, p 185.

Events

BirthAbt 1596/97Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Marriage1623/24Mary Shatswell
ImmigrationBet 1633 and 1634
Event-Misc4 Mar 1634Freeman, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Probate29 Jul 1646Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
DeathBef 4 Nov 1646Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
OccupationBaker

Families

SpouseMary Shatswell (1605 - 1694)
ChildMary Webster (1629 - 1709)
ChildJohn Webster (1632 - 1713)
ChildHannah Webster (1635 - 1705)
ChildStephen Webster (1636 - 1693)
ChildElizabeth Webster (1638 - 1693)
ChildAbigail Webster (1641 - 1711)
ChildIsrael Webster (1644 - 1683)
ChildNathan Webster (1645 - 1694)

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