Judge George Webb  ‏(I277)‏
Name Prefix: Judge
Given Names: George
Surname: Webb

Gender: MaleMale
      

Birth: 3 September 1723 28 23 Exeter, Berkes County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 1812 ‏(Age 88)‏ Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
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Personal Facts and Details
Birth 3 September 1723 28 23 Exeter, Berkes County, Pennsylvania, USA

Marriage Hannah ‏(Family name unknown)‏ - 30 June 1743 ‏(Age 19)‏
Occupation Judge, Justice of Peace


Note: At an earlier period, he, William Hughes and Thomas Ellis migrated to Upper Tulpehocken Twp. of Berks Co., PA when it was unsettled. It was very probable that he married the sister or daughter of one of these men. In later years, he held the office of Justice of Peace in Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA for a number of terms. "These were the days", said one historian, referring to the office of Jutice of Peace in colonial times, "when judges were eal judges." Judge Webb was a man of affairs in Berks Co., PA, as one said of him, historians after him, he migrated to Watauga Valley in what is now the State of Tennessee.
Death 1812 ‏(Age 88)‏ Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

Globally unique Identifier D28F40B33058B8284B104E9D0850313C
Last Change 4 March 2010 - 14:24:30 - by: ms.vicki
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Parents Family  (F109)
John Robert Webb Jr
1695 - 1774
Mary Boone
1699 - 1774
John III Webb
1720 -
Judge George Webb
1723 - 1812
Mary Webb
1726 -
Sarah Webb
1729 -
Benjamin Webb
1732 -
Joseph Webb
1735 - 1781
James Webb
1737 - 1825
Samuel Webb
1739 - 1817
Moses Webb
1743 -

Immediate Family  (F152)
Hannah ‏(Family name unknown)‏
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Notes

Note
In 1777, George Webb migrated to East Tenessee, with all of his sons. Daniel Boone, a first cousin to George, had spent time in the Watauga Valley a few years before and perhaps this was the cause of George's migration to that particular area. George spent some time on the Watauga, buying and selling land, before finally settling near Bluff City on the South Holston River in what is now Sullivan Co., TN.

Note
Judge George Webb was on the Grand Jury that indicted the Tory Dykes, according to an account given by Katherine White in her book "Kings Mountain Men". She also mentions the Battle of Kings Mountain and that George Web was perhaps a captain. According to the pension declarations of Benjamin and George, Jr., both Captain David Webb and Captain Jonathan Webb were also in that battle. The Battle of Kings Mountain, it must be remembered, was the first victory the Colonist experienced in the War od Independence. It was there that these "backwoodsmen" soldiers inflicted such ignominous defeat to General Ferguson's British Army that the tide of the war began to swing in favor of the Colonists.

Note
Later, George Webb and his sons took up vast amounts of land on the South Holston River where they permanently settled. He died in Sullivan Co., TN in 1812, at the age of 89 yrs old.

Records show that George Webb, Sr. was granted 613 acres on Beaver Creek on 10 Oct. 1783. Captain John Webb was granted 625 on 23 Oct. 1782, and Benjamin Webb was granted 240 acres on 23 Oct. joininh John Webb's line. All these tracts of land were located in the vacinity of the present Bluff City, TN, which was called Shoats Ford in pioneer times.

George Webb's sons were referred to by historians of Sullivan Co., TN as "The Family of Revolutionary War Fame". With the exception of Capt. John and George Webb, Jr., we know very little about the descendants of the other sons of George Webb, Sr.
Occupation At an earlier period, he, William Hughes and Thomas Ellis migrated to Upper Tulpehocken Twp. of Berks Co., PA when it was unsettled. It was very probable that he married the sister or daughter of one of these men. In later years, he held the office of Justice of Peace in Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA for a number of terms. "These were the days", said one historian, referring to the office of Jutice of Peace in colonial times, "when judges were eal judges." Judge Webb was a man of affairs in Berks Co., PA, as one said of him, historians after him, he migrated to Watauga Valley in what is now the State of Tennessee.

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Family with Parents
Father
John Robert Webb Jr ‎(I181)‎
Birth about 1695 33 Liverpool, County Merseyside, England
Death 18 October 1774 ‏(Age 79)‏ Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
5 years
Mother
 
Mary Boone ‎(I182)‎
Birth 22 September 1699 Stoak, County Devonshire, England
Death 16 January 1774 ‏(Age 74)‏ Exeter Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Religious Marriage: 20 July 1720 -- Gwynedd Friends Meeting House Cemetery, North Wales, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
-4 months
#1
Brother
John III Webb ‎(I279)‎
Birth 14 March 1720 25 20 Exeter, Berkes County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death Yes
4 years
#2
Judge George Webb ‎(I277)‎
Birth 3 September 1723 28 23 Exeter, Berkes County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death 1812 ‏(Age 88)‏ Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
3 years
#3
Sister
Mary Webb ‎(I276)‎
Birth 17 October 1726 31 27 Exeter, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death Yes
2 years
#4
Sister
Sarah Webb ‎(I273)‎
Birth 1729 34 29 Exeter, Berkes County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death Yes
4 years
#5
Brother
Benjamin Webb ‎(I271)‎
Birth 28 December 1732 37 33 Exeter, Berkes County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death Yes
2 years
#6
Brother
Joseph Webb ‎(I270)‎
Birth 6 May 1735 40 35 Exeter, Berkes County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death 1781 ‏(Age 45)‏
2 years
#7
Brother
James Webb ‎(I166)‎
Birth 6 March 1737 42 37 Exeter, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death 31 December 1825 ‏(Age 88)‏ Nona, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
2 years
#8
Brother
Samuel Webb ‎(I268)‎
Birth 23 March 1739 44 39 Exeter, Berkes County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death 1817 ‏(Age 77)‏
5 years
#9
Brother
Moses Webb ‎(I267)‎
Birth 2 October 1743 48 44
Death Yes
Family with Hannah ‏(Family name unknown)‏
Judge George Webb ‎(I277)‎
Birth 3 September 1723 28 23 Exeter, Berkes County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death 1812 ‏(Age 88)‏ Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Wife

Marriage: 30 June 1743