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- THE WEBB FAMILY OF FLOYD COUNTY KENTUCKY
Descendants of William Webb 1780/85-1859
(with emphasis on descendants of his son Jonathan Webb) ----July 8, 2001
by: Dr. Henry G. Martin, Eleanor Webb McCallum, Phillip Garold Webb andConrad Dwight Cimino
John Webb (1694-1774), who married Mary Boone, was the son of a John Webbwho came with his family to Philadelphia in 1699. The earliest record found on this family states, "John Webb and family, of the City of Gloucester, England, from Quarterly Mtg. of Co. of Gloucester, at Nailsworth, dated 6 mo 27, 1700. Received 11 mo 31, 1700." (from Albert Cook Myers. Quaker Arrivals at Philadelphia 1682-1750. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1902/1969. This Webb family were Quakers before coming to join the Society of Friends in America. However, later Quaker records show that some members of the family were dismissed. It is thought that it was the result of "marrying outside the faith" by certain family members.
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