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Generation No. 4

8. John Sr. Webb, born 1763 in Nansemond County, Virginia; died 07 Oct 1842 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina16. He was the son of Mr. Webb Sr.. He married 9. Theresa Duke 01 Oct 1785 in Gates County, North Carolina17.
9. Theresa Duke, born in Gates County, North Carolina; died Bet. 1830 - 1840 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina18. She was the daughter of John Duke.

Notes for John Sr. Webb:
John Webb was connected to the Webb's of Upper Wilson County and Edgecombe County. He was living in Edgecombe County on August 27, 1832, when he applied for and received a pension for his Revolutionary services. William Owens, who had come from the same Virginia County, which was Nansemond, and who had served part of the time in the same Militia Company, was also living in Edgecombe County in 1832. John Webb was born in Nansemond County, Virginia, in the year 1763. In July of 1780 he went to Gates County and enlisted as a substitute in the Company of Lieutenant Isaac Hunter and Captain Jethro Sumner. They marched to Hillsboro by way of Tarboro and stayed three weeks before crossing the Yadkin River and going to Charlotte and Camden. They encamped near Camden for nearly three months. He was discharged there and reached his home in Nansemond County just before Christmas.

John Webb was drafted in the middle of February of 1781 and was sent to Jericho Old Field under Captain John Cole and Colonel Buck Wells. The British were at Portsmouth at the time. After six weeks he was hired as a substitute by Daniel Duke and served another six weeks. Lord Cornwallis's Army approached in the first of June and Colonel Wells withdrew into Isle of Wight County. Captain Robert Reddick commanded Webb's Company at this time. He served the next six weeks as a substitute for Hardy Duke under Lieutenant Elisha Duke and Captain Henry Cole. Then he was drafted for six weeks under Captain Reddick Hunter and Colonel Wells, after which he was hired for two short periods by John Barnes and John Simons to replace them in Captain Miles Minson's Company. After General Washington terminated with Cornwallis on October 19, 1781, the local Virginia Militia were discharged and allowed to go home.

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JOHN WEBB, SR
EDGECOMBE COUNTY

In the name of God Amen: I JOHN WEBB,SR being of sound mind and memory, but weak and feeble and advanced in age, do ordain and make this my last will and testament, after recommending my soul to God that gave it and my body to be decently buried after death by my friends and executor herein after named.

Item 1. My desire is that my beloved son DAVID WEBB have the following parcels or tracts of land (to wit) 1st tract known as the ANDREW OWENS tracts, whereon I now liveth, about two hundred acres more or less. 2nd STEPHEN HARRELL tract adjoining my home tract and the Rakestraw tract and others, about ninety-five acres more or less. 3rd EDWARD GUINN tract about ninety-five acres adjoining the DEMPSEY WEBB tract and my home tract. 4th Tract known as the BRAZIER land on the South side of the Mill Pond adjoining the HADDOCK land about one hundred acres more or less, also my Grist Mill with all its properties thereunto belonging.

Item 2. My desire is that my son WM WEBB have one tract of land known as the EASON land whereon he now liveth adjoining the lands of W PATE and others about one hundred and eighty acres more or less.

Item3. My desire is that my son DEMPSEY WEBB have one tract of land known as the GAY land adjoining his land whereon he now liveth, about ninety-five acres more or less, also I give unto him one Negroe fellow known by the name of ABRAM.

Item 4. My desire is that my son JOHN WEBB have one tract of land known as the ELISHA FELTON tract adjoining his own land on the Mill Pond about ninety-five acres more or less, also I give to him Thirty-five dollars in money to be paid by my executor or Adm. to make his land about equal with the other heirs not yet named.

Item 5. My desire is that all my lands not heretofore given away be equally divided by three judicious persons to be chosen by my Executor, between POLLY WALSTON, WILLIE WEBBS children (to wit) WEALTHY, DELPHA, REDDIE and ELI WEBB and CYSSY WEBB to receive one fifth of one third of the lands and CHARLOTTE HARRELL one third of the lands. Its to be understood the lands not disposed of be divided in three shares and one share in five parts, and the following named Negroes to be disposed of in the like manner (to wit) Negroe woman CATE, DICK, SHARPER, SAM and CATE'S increase if any to be divided in like manner, say six divisions and one in five shares (to be divided namely) JOHN WEBB, POLLY WALSTON, WILLIE WEBB, children with SIPHY WEBB, DAVID WEBB, WILLIAM WEBB, CHARLOTTE HARRELL.

Item 6. My desire is after my just debts is paid and the legacy of thirty-five dollars paid, all my perishable estate first sold upon a credit of six months and the net proceeds to be equally divided in seven equal parts and paid as follows to my beloved Children and Grandchildren: DEMPSEY WEBB, JOHN WEBB, WILLIAM WEBB, POLLY WALSTON, CHARLOTTE HARRELL, DAVID WEBB, WILLIE WEBBS children including SIPHY WEBB, five in number names heretofore mentioned to receive one Seventh part, then that to be equally divided between them the foregoing legacies is to them and their lawful heirs forever. I do constitute and appoint JO. P PITT my executor to act according to the intent and meaning of this my last will and testament, in witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal the 2nd day of March 1841.
His
John x Webb, Sr.
-----------------------SEAL

Assigned and Acknowledged in Presence of:

ELISHA HARRELL /S/

HENRY BRINKLEY /S



THE LANDS OF JOHN WEBB SR. by Betty Reason

Deed Book 6 page 219 January 20, 1791
Amount paid 120 pounds

Begin at a tree standing near Long Pond, then east 363 poles to Arther Lee's line near Water Branch, down said branch near the creek, up the western prong of the branch to a pine near the new road, then along a new cut line to the first station.

Deed Book 6 page 221 December 17, 1791
Amount paid 8 silver dollars

John Webb from John Brasher 100 acres south side of Autry's Creek. Beginning at a gum at the mouth of Hogpen Branch, then up branch to George Vickers line (dec.) corner tree, west to Autry Creek, down various curves of said Creek to first station.

Deed Book 10 page 193
Amount paid 175 pounds
1801

John Webb from Abner Eason 346 acres on North side of Creek, beginning at a gum tree in south side of Autry's Creek in Abraham Brinkley's line, north along the said Brinkley's line to a corner pine, then along Brinkley line west to the corner, then course continues to a corner pine near the Dead Negro Pocoson, then north to John Permenter corner in Henry King line, down the Deep Branch to said Kings line to said Autry's Creek, up course of said Creek to first station.

Deed Book 11 page 175
Amount paid 183 and 3/4 silver dollars
1804

John Webb to James Baker of Nansemond County Virginia 147 acres, beginning at a pine of Stephen Harrell corner near the road, running south 201 poles along Jacob Ellis line to pine in Dead Negro Pocoson, east 128 poles to a stake in Abraham Brinkley line, then north 4 degrees, east 128 poles to the Deep Branch, up various corses of said Branch to beginning.

Deed Book 11 page 541
Amount paid 110 pounds
1804

John Webb from Edward Owen 100 acres north side of Autry's Creek, beginning at a gum standing in Autry Creek at the mouth of Great Branch on the Wilson Harrell line., running up course of said Creek to John Webb line running his line to Jesse Ellis line, along said Ellis line to where it crosses the Great Branch above the plantation where Edward Owen now lives, to a corner gum in the Branch, then running west along said Branch to Fredrick Farrows and Wilson Harrell line to first station.

Deed Book 11 page 568
Amount paid $135
November 26, 1804

John Webb from Elisha Felton 95 acres north side of Creek, beginning at a tree in Autry Creek at the mouth of Deep Branch, up said branch to the fork, then up north prong of the Branch to a gum in Stephen Harrell's corner, along the said Harrell line to his other corner to John Webb's line, then up a small Branch to Autry's Creek to a gum in said Creek, then up the various courses of said creek to the first station.

Deed Book 13 page 145
Amount paid 225 silver dollars
November 10, 1807

John Webb from Stephen Harrell 90 acres north side of Autry's Creek, beginning at a pine at John Webb's line in the eastern prong of Deep Branch, down said Webb's line to the head of the Branch, then running the middle of the Branch to a pine standing by the Cornfield fence, then across the field west by a line of trees to a gum standing in Deep Branch, then running the winding of Branch to the beginning.

John Webb lived on the banks of Autry Creek on the first piece of land that he bought. It is off Webb's Lake Road on Webb's Mill Road in Southern Edgecombe County.

Children of John Webb and Theresa Duke are:
4 i. Dempsey Webb, born 1786 in Nansemond County, Virginia; died 1865 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina; married Elizabeth "Mary" Gay 1808 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
ii. John Webb, Jr19, born 1789 in Nansemond County, Virginia; died 1869 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina; married (1) Nancy Taylor; born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina; died 1869 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina; met (2) Polly Harrell.