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JOHN WEBSTER (ancestor of Pres. Franklin Pierce) VII 1605–1646 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 January 1605

Birth Location: Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1646

Death Location: Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Thomas Webster

Mother: Elizabeth ASHTON

Spouse(s): MARY SHATSWELL

Children(s): Abigail Webster, Nathan Webster, Andrew Webster, Sarah Webster, Hannah Webster, Mary IMMIGRANT, Stephen Webster, Israel Webster, John Webster, Elizabeth Webster, Mary Webster, Thomas Webster, Elizabeth Webster

The story of JOHN WEBSTER (ancestor of Pres. Franklin Pierce) VII began in 1605 in Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England. In 1634, JOHN WEBSTER (ancestor of Pres. Franklin Pierce) VII resided in Freeman 4 Sep, Massachusetts Colony, MA. JOHN WEBSTER (ancestor of Pres. Franklin Pierce) VII married Mary Shatswell, and had children including Abigail Webster, Andrew Webster, Elizabeth Samuel Symonds Webster, Elizabeth Webster, Hannah Webster, Israel Webster, John Webster, Mary John Emery Jr Webster English Immigrant, Mary Webster, Nathan Webster, Sarah Webster, Stephen Webster, Thomas Webster. JOHN WEBSTER (ancestor of Pres. Franklin Pierce) VII passed away in 1646 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of JOHN WEBSTER (ancestor of Pres. Franklin Pierce) VII began in 1605 in Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England.
  • In 1634, JOHN WEBSTER (ancestor of Pres. Franklin Pierce) VII resided in Freeman 4 Sep, Massachusetts Colony, MA.
  • JOHN WEBSTER (ancestor of Pres. Franklin Pierce) VII married Mary Shatswell, and had children including Abigail Webster, Andrew Webster, Elizabeth Samuel Symonds Webster, Elizabeth Webster, Hannah Webster, Israel Webster, John Webster, Mary John Emery Jr Webster English Immigrant, Mary Webster, Nathan Webster, Sarah Webster, Stephen Webster, Thomas Webster.
  • JOHN WEBSTER (ancestor of Pres. Franklin Pierce) VII passed away in 1646 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

JOHN VII's Ancestors

Self
JOHN VII
1605–1646
Birth Place: Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England
Parents
Thomas Webster
1570–1634
Ormsby, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth (Margaret) ASHTON
1566–1640
Cassington, Oxford, England
Grandparents
Sir (John WEBSTER) lll
1535–1594
Cassington, Oxford, England
Lady (Isabel RYNNZZA) KYTHIN
1539–1617
Cossington, Leicestershire, England
John (Ashton, Aston, Knight of Woodborough,) Nottinghamshire
1535–1594
Woodborough, Nottinghamshire, England
John (Ashton, Aston, Knight of Woodborough,) Nottinghamshire
1535–1594
Woodborough, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John 14GG
1510–1603
Lady Kythin
1512–1560
Ellys Hyll
1521–1587
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Kythin
1500–1561
Richard Ward
1504–1591

JOHN VII's Descendants

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JOHN (WEBSTER (ancestor of Pres. Franklin Pierce)) VII (27 January 1605–1646) m. MARY SHATSWELL (1606–28 April 1694)
  1. 1. Abigail Webster 1642–1712 m. ABRAHAM ((DEACON)) MERRILL 1637–1722
    1. 1. Jonathan Merrill 1676–1760 m. Mary Brown 1671–1758
      1. 1. Prudence MERRILL 1715–1816 m. Thomas STEVENS 1712–1828
        1. 1. Naomi Stevens 1751–1816 m. Major (John) Butterfield 1753–1828
        2. 2. Deborah (Stevens) Whipple 1787–1864
        3. 3. Mary Stevens 1740–1796
        4. 4. Sarah Stevens 1747–1805
        5. 5. David Stevens 1764–
        6. 6. Susannah Stevens 1756–1785
        7. 7. Nathaniel Stevens 1754–1838
        8. 8. Prudence Stevens 1742–
        9. 9. Hannah Stevens 1738–
        10. 10. Jacob Stevens 1758–
        11. 11. Daniel Stevens 1745–1824
        12. 12. Hannah (Stevens) Heath 1735–1830
        13. 13. Mary Stevens 1740–1813
        14. 14. Daniel (Stevens - Rev.) War 1747–1824
        15. 15. Sarah Stevens 1747–
        16. 16. Sarah (Ann) Annis 1748–1805
      2. 2. Abraham Merrill 1707–1760
      3. 3. Judith (Merrill) Goodwin 1709–1745
      4. 4. Sarah (Merrill) Harriman 1702–1764
      5. 5. Nathaniel Merrill 1683–1743
      6. 6. Mary (Merrill) Heath 1704–1731
      7. 7. Nathaniel Merrill 1707–1742
    2. 2. Prudence Merrill 1669–1682
    3. 3. Elizabeth Merrill 1669–1712
    4. 4. John Merrill 1673–1756
    5. 5. Mary Merrill 1667–1703
    6. 6. Susanna Merrill 1681–1681
    7. 7. Hannah Merrill 1670–1712
    8. 8. Sarah Merrill 1679–1712
    9. 9. Sarah Merrill 1677–1750
    10. 10. Abigail Merrill 1665–1708
    11. 11. David Merrill 1677–1760
    12. 12. Prudence Merrill 1683–1718
    13. 13. Abraham Merrill 1672–1744
    14. 14. Abraham Merrill 1663–1672
  2. 2. Nathan Webster 1646–1694
  3. 3. Andrew Webster 1628–1680 m. Jane Mill 1636–1680
    1. 1. John Webster 1656–1722
    2. 2. Janet Webster 1669–
    3. 3. Helen Webster 1666–
    4. 4. Alexander Webster 1663–
    5. 5. James Webster 1661–
    6. 6. Andrew Webster 1673–
    7. 7. David Webster 1677–1720
    8. 8. Jean Webster 1659–
  4. 4. Sarah Webster 1626–1626
  5. 5. Hannah Webster 1635–1707
  6. 6. Mary ((John Emery Jr) Webster - English) IMMIGRANT 1630–1709
  7. 7. Stephen Webster 1637–1694
  8. 8. Israel Webster 1643–1683
  9. 9. John Webster 1632–1716
  10. 10. Elizabeth ((Samuel Symonds)) Webster 1639–1694
  11. 11. Mary Webster 1630–1709
  12. 12. Thomas Webster 1652–1715
  13. 13. Elizabeth Webster 1634–1639

JOHN VII's Timeline

7 Records

1605
27 January 1605
Birth of JOHN WEBSTER (ancestor of Pres. Franklin Pierce) VII in Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England
Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England
1630
1630
Age 25
JOHN WEBSTER (ancestor of Pres. Franklin Pierce) VII was married
None
1634
1634
Age 29
JOHN WEBSTER (ancestor of Pres. Franklin Pierce) VII resided here in Freeman 4 Sep, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 4 Sep, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1635
1635-1664
Age 30
JOHN WEBSTER (ancestor of Pres. Franklin Pierce) VII resided here in Essex, Massachusetts
Essex, Massachusetts
1646
4 November 1646
Age 41
Death of JOHN WEBSTER (ancestor of Pres. Franklin Pierce) VII in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1646
1646
Age 41
Burial of JOHN WEBSTER (ancestor of Pres. Franklin Pierce) VII
None
1646
Sep 1646
Age 41
JOHN WEBSTER (ancestor of Pres. Franklin Pierce) VII - Probate in Essex, Massachusetts, British America
Essex, Massachusetts, British America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 January 1605
    Event Place: Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1630
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Freeman 4 Sep, Massachusetts Colony, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1635-1664
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1635-1681

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: A Genealogical History of the Clark and Worth Families : and Other Puritan Settlers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 November 1646
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1646
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: Sep 1646
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source: Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records Supplement, 1644 - 1691, The Essex Institute, 1911-1975; Salem, MA, USA; Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts, Volumes 1-9; Volume: I; Page: 110

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