Joann, Here are your Blount County, Tennessee Webb ancestors, if you can figgure how to get from you to them. Jay ============================================================ 1. MERRY1 WEBB was born 1697 in Lunenburg County, Virginia, and died in Henry County, Virginia. He married ELIZABETH ANN MARTIN, daughter of MARTIN MARTIN. She was born August 09, 1708, and died Bef. March 08, 1805 in Henry County, Virginia. Notes for MERRY WEBB: Halifax County was formed in 1752 from Lunenburg County, and included the present Virginia Counties of Pittsylvania, Henry, Franklin, and Patrick. The area where Merry lived was south of Blackwater Creek and Roanoke-Stanton River, west of Tewahoomony Creek (now Aaron's Creek, which divides Mecklenburg and Halifax counties), and extended to the Blue Ridge Mountains. The North Carolina line was the sourthern boundary. The Parish of Antrim was created at the same time and included the same bounds. Children of MERRY WEBB and ELIZABETH MARTIN are: 2. i. MARTHA2 WEBB. ii. MILLIAN WEBB, m. SAMUEL HALL. iii. MARTIN WEBB, m. JUDY. Notes for MARTIN WEBB: 1782 Martin Webb was granted 400 acres by North Carolina (grant #321) in Greasy Cove and (grant #91), 100 acres, joining Webb and Jacob Smith was issued to him in 1782. 1783 Thomas Evans was granted 100 acres (N.C. grant 493) in Greasy Cove which was listed as lying between John Webb and Martin Webb. On 19 April 1784 a deed was recorded in Washington County for 400 acres (grant #321) from Martin Webb and wife Judy of Wilkes County, North Carolina to Thomas Dillard, the land recorded as being bounded by Philip Jones, Benjamin Rees and John Webb. James Stuart was attorney for Martin Webb. 1784 Martin Webb of Wilkes County, North Carolina sold 100 acres (grant #91) to Edmond Sams, witnessed by Robert Love, John Sawyer and Merry Webb. iv. LUCY WEBB. v. MARY WEBB. vi. ELIZABETH WEBB, m. EDMOND SAMS. vii. MERRY WEBB III. Notes for MERRY WEBB III: 1784 Merry Webb is a witness to a land transaction in Washington County, North Carolina with Martin Webb of Wilkes County, North Carolina viii. JOHN WEBB. Notes for JOHN WEBB: John never married. 1779 John Webb is mentioned in Washington County, North Carolina records in November 1779 when a Cavit suit was brought against William Cobb. In November 1782 John Webb was named to a group to review the road from Colonel Dillard's to James Stuart's. On 5 February 1783, John Webb was on a committee to mark off a road from Colonel Dillard's to Colonel Robertson's. Also on this committee was Edmond Sams and Samuel Culbertson. Johm Webb is a witness to the will of Thomas Dillard on 13 may 1784 in Washington County (later Tennessee). Recorded will book 1, page 15. . Generation No. 2 2. MARTHA2 WEBB (MERRY1) She married THOMAS DILLARD, son of THOMAS DILLARD and LUCY WISE. He was born 1723, and died Abt. 1783. Notes for THOMAS DILLARD: He was one of the first Commissioners For Peace (1767) for Pittsylvania; was a Vestryman for Camden Parish; was a Lt. Col. in the militia. He was commander of the company of Minutemen who marched (1776) on Gwynn's Issland and assisted in driving off Lord Dunmore. In 1778, he commanded a company in the Illinois Expedition. Later moved to NC and TN. Children of MARTHA WEBB and THOMAS DILLARD are: i. BENJAMIN3 DILLARD. ii. THOMAS J. DILLARD, m. DORCAS LOVE. Notes for DORCAS LOVE: She may be a sister of the three Love boys, who married three Dillard sisters 3. iii. MARY ANN DILLARD. iv. WINNESOPHIA DILLARD, m. JAMES LOVE. 4. v. MARTHA "PATSY" DILLARD. Generation No. 3 3. MARY ANN3 DILLARD (MARTHA2 WEBB, MERRY1) She married ROBERT LOVE, son of SAMUEL LOVE and DORCUS BELL. Child of MARY DILLARD and ROBERT LOVE is: i. DILLARD4 LOVE. 4. MARTHA "PATSY"3 DILLARD (MARTHA2 WEBB, MERRY1) She married THOMAS LOVE, son of SAMUEL LOVE and DORCUS BELL. He was born November 16, 1766 in Virginia, and died Abt. June 1844 in Henry, Henry County, Tennessee. Children of MARTHA DILLARD and THOMAS LOVE are: 5. i. ALBERT GALLATIN4 LOVE, b. Abt. 1814, North Carolina; d. Tennessee. ii. JOHN DILLARD LOVE. Generation No. 4 5. ALBERT GALLATIN4 LOVE (MARTHA "PATSY"3 DILLARD, MARTHA2 WEBB, MERRY1) was born Abt. 1814 in North Carolina, and died in Tennessee. He married MIRA JORDAN. She was born Abt. 1819 in Tennessee, and died Abt. 1862 in Tennessee. Child of ALBERT LOVE and MIRA JORDAN is: i. ALBERT GALLATIN5 LOVE II, b. September 29, 1846; m. ROSA LYDIA PATTON, November 24, 1870.