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James Webster* 1619–1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Nov 1619

Birth Location: Cossington, Leicestershire, , England

Death Date: 5 April 1661

Death Location: Hadley, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Webster

Mother: Agnes Smith

Spouse(s): Margery Godfrey

Children(s): James Brewer"

James Webster* was born in 1619 in Cossington, Leicestershire, , England, the child of John B Webster And Agnes Smith. James Webster* married Margery Godfrey, and had children including James Webster The Brewer. James Webster* passed away in 1661 in Hadley, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • James Webster* was born in 1619 in Cossington, Leicestershire, , England, the child of John B Webster And Agnes Smith.
  • James Webster* married Margery Godfrey, and had children including James Webster The Brewer.
  • James Webster* passed away in 1661 in Hadley, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA.

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James Webster*'s Ancestors

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James Webster*
1619–1661
Birth Place: Cossington, Leicestershire, , England
Parents
John B Webster
1590–1661
Cossington, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Smith
1585–1667
Warwick, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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James Webster*'s Descendants

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James Webster* (17 Nov 1619–5 April 1661) m. Margery Godfrey (1558–)
  1. 1. James (Webster "The) Brewer" 1639–1689 m. Mary (Ann Hay\Hayes) (Webster) 1642–1712
    1. 1. Thomas Webster 1661–1743 m. Deborah Warren 1662–1728
      1. 1. Nathaniel Webster 1703–1744 m. Martha Gilman 1703–1786 m. Martha (Jane Gray Gilman (M=Gilman, 7th) G-GM) 1704–1786
        1. 1. Deborah Webster 1729–1836 m. Theophilus Gilman 1725–1803

James Webster*'s Timeline

2 Records

1619
17 Nov 1619
Birth of James Webster* in Cossington, Leicestershire, , England
Cossington, Leicestershire, , England
1661
5 April 1661
Age 42
Death of James Webster* in Hadley, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
Hadley, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1619
    Event Place: Cossington, Leicestershire, , England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 April 1661
    Event Place: Hadley, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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