On Nov. 12, 1772 at the Scotland Cong. Ch., then in Windham, John m. Zipporah Robinson, dau. of Reuben Robinson and Esther Palmer, b. Jan. 31, 1750/1 at Windham, Conn. She d. at Windham Nov. 23, 1834, Æ 84. They had nine children recorded at Windham, whereas the Robinson Gen. (1925) adds a tenth child who does not appear in the printed Windham records, but purportedly d. in infancy. They had the following ten children, only nine of whom are of birth record at Windham, Conn.:
• i. John Webb, b. Aug. 3, 1773, d. an infant June 29, 177([digit missing]).
• ii. Eunice Webb, twin with Lois, b. Oct. 26, 1775.
• iii. Lois Webb, twin with Eunice, b. Oct. 26, 1775.
• iv. John Webb, b. Oct. 14, 1777, d. an infant Mar. 4, 1778. This child only appears in the 1925 pub. Robinson Gen., and not in the printed Windham VRs.
• v. Jonathan Webb, b. Sept. 10, 1779.
• vi. John Webb, b. Aug. 2, 1781, d. an infant Mar. 7, 178([digit missing, prob. 1788]).
• vii. Clarissa, b. Aug. 14, 1783, d. Dec. 29, 1871 at Scotland, Conn.; m. Mar. 2, 1806 her cousin Abner Robinson, Jr., s. Capt. Abner Robinson [Peter,3 Peter,2 Isaac,1 Rev. John,A John,B] and Mehitable Palmer, b. Mar. 1, 1770 at Windham, Conn. He d. Feb 17, 1835 at present-day Scotland, Conn. Seven children of the family.
• viii. Esther Webb., b. May 7, 1786, d. an infant Feb. 23, 1788.
• ix. Ralph Webb, b. Oct. 12, 1788, d. Mar. 20, 1842 at present-day Scotland, Conn.; m. Dec. 31, 1815 at Windham, Eunice Dorrance, who d. Jan. 24, 1884. Three known children of the family.
• x. James Webb, b. June 5, 1793, purportedly d. Apr. 24, 1828 poss. at Ohio; m. May 7, 1817 at Windham, Dorothy "Dolly" Ripley, dau. Hezekiah Augustus Ripley and Hannah Moseley, b. Oct. 25, 1794 at Windham. She purported d. Aug. 4, 1822 at Milford Center, Union County, OH. Dolly was a descendant on her father's side of Gov. William Bradford of the 1620 Mayflower and Plymouth Colony.
On Nov. 12, 1772 at the Scotland Cong. Ch., then in Windham, John m. Zipporah Robinson, dau. of Reuben Robinson and Esther Palmer, b. Jan. 31, 1750/1 at Windham, Conn. She d. at Windham Nov. 23, 1834, Æ 84. They had nine children recorded at Windham, whereas the Robinson Gen. (1925) adds a tenth child who does not appear in the printed Windham records, but purportedly d. in infancy. They had the following ten children, only nine of whom are of birth record at Windham, Conn.:
• i. John Webb, b. Aug. 3, 1773, d. an infant June 29, 177([digit missing]).
• ii. Eunice Webb, twin with Lois, b. Oct. 26, 1775.
• iii. Lois Webb, twin with Eunice, b. Oct. 26, 1775.
• iv. John Webb, b. Oct. 14, 1777, d. an infant Mar. 4, 1778. This child only appears in the 1925 pub. Robinson Gen., and not in the printed Windham VRs.
• v. Jonathan Webb, b. Sept. 10, 1779.
• vi. John Webb, b. Aug. 2, 1781, d. an infant Mar. 7, 178([digit missing, prob. 1788]).
• vii. Clarissa, b. Aug. 14, 1783, d. Dec. 29, 1871 at Scotland, Conn.; m. Mar. 2, 1806 her cousin Abner Robinson, Jr., s. Capt. Abner Robinson [Peter,3 Peter,2 Isaac,1 Rev. John,A John,B] and Mehitable Palmer, b. Mar. 1, 1770 at Windham, Conn. He d. Feb 17, 1835 at present-day Scotland, Conn. Seven children of the family.
• viii. Esther Webb., b. May 7, 1786, d. an infant Feb. 23, 1788.
• ix. Ralph Webb, b. Oct. 12, 1788, d. Mar. 20, 1842 at present-day Scotland, Conn.; m. Dec. 31, 1815 at Windham, Eunice Dorrance, who d. Jan. 24, 1884. Three known children of the family.
• x. James Webb, b. June 5, 1793, purportedly d. Apr. 24, 1828 poss. at Ohio; m. May 7, 1817 at Windham, Dorothy "Dolly" Ripley, dau. Hezekiah Augustus Ripley and Hannah Moseley, b. Oct. 25, 1794 at Windham. She purported d. Aug. 4, 1822 at Milford Center, Union County, OH. Dolly was a descendant on her father's side of Gov. William Bradford of the 1620 Mayflower and Plymouth Colony.
Inscription
Mr.
John Webb.
Died
March 14, 1842
in the 93rd year
of his age
[two lines of verse]
Based on his recorded date of birth, on the day John died he was 92 years old, and Ætatis suæ (i.e., Æ, "Aged," in the XX year of his Age) 93.
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