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| Name |
Alexander Webb |
| Title |
Sir |
| Suffix |
Jr., The Immigrant |
| Birth |
20 Aug 1559 |
Stratford, Warwickshire, England  [1, 2, 3, 4] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Alt Death |
Aft 1629 |
Gloucestershire, England [1] |
| Death |
Aft 1629 |
Boston, Massachusetts [2, 4] |
| Person ID |
I36870 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
19 Mar 2019 |
| Family |
Mary Wilson, b. 0___ 1561, Stratford, Warwickshire, England |
| Marriage |
1579 |
Stratford, Warwickshire, England [1, 4] |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F13570 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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| Notes |
- The Immigrant Family
Biography
In 1626, the first Webb immigrants came to America. The move was likely to be motivated by sons in the family since the parents, Alexander Webb Jr. and wife Mary Wilson, would have been in their 60s at the time of immigration. There is disagreement in historical records over whether Alexander and Mary stayed in England or emigrated to the United States. The move involved an extended family--sons and daughters of Alexander Webb and Mary Wilson in their 40s and grandkids in their teens. Members of the immigrant family included sons William, Christopher, Henry, and Richard, and daughter Elizabeth. Another son, John, remained in England, possibly to look after the affairs of the remains of the family land holdings in England. This son John came to America in 1636 and historical records indicate he came as a member of the military, which would indicate that he came as part of the British military sent to ensure compliance of the colonies to British rule. As we will see, this could have been a very interesting situation, since other members of the family became an integral part of the Revolutionary War effort.
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