Folks, I just ran across a message that was left on the board Sat.Sept.7th,2002. This message was left by Jay Webb. I am now wondering if the John Webb he mentions that married Rachel Giles,might be my John. Do any of you know the names of the children born to John &Rachel? Since some of you might not have seen the message that Jay left here back in 2002,I'm going to copy and paste it here again. The info he provided lists several John Webb's and if mine isn't the one who married Rachel,then I suspect that he might be one of the others. I need to point out that my John was once thought to be a grandson to John and Mary Boone Webb,but we now know that this isn't the case. That John appears to be listed among these men,but as I mentioned before,there are others listed within Jay's message. Please let me know if any of you connect to these Webb's. Thank you, Diane See below: ----- Original Message ----- > From: <jwebb129@comcast.net> > To: <WEBB-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 7:52 AM > Subject: [WEBB] Webb's: DNA Project > > > > Good Morning All, > > > > First let me say that I have received many e-mails in the past 24 hours > sent privately. Below is one of them.These Webb's we are chasing were a > tough, combative bunch but at the end of the revolution layed down their > arms and went back to farming. They moved around a lot, looking for a > better farm, better life for family. > > > > You have to be a student of history, understand what was going on all over > the country and how these people were moving around. For instance, did you > know: John Webb came to Georgia from Virginia, bringing with him a wife and > seven children, five sons and two daughters from twenty to three years old. > He was a Revolutionary soldier in the 2nd Continental Artilley of Georgia. > John married Rachel GILES in 1760 in Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia. > Rachel was born in 1744 in Virginia. She died in 1825 in Washington County, > Georgia. > > > > My John and Jesse Webb were chased out of Georgia by the british, chased > into what is now East Tennessee. At the same time, the battle of Kings > mountain was going on fought by other people from the same area of what is > now East Tennessee. John got married and stayed but Jesse re-enlisted and > went back to South Carolina/Georgia to fight the British and Tories and > Stayed until after the war was over. > > > > Below are a few tidbits of History. > > > > Jay S. Webb > > > > The following information was copied from sources at NARA in Atlanta: > > > > List of NC Land Grants in TN, 1778-1791 > > > > Grant No; Name; Acres; Year; County; Description > > > > 1068; Webb, Benjamin; 240; 1782; Sullivan; S side Holston River > > > > 1070; Webb, David; 575; 1782; Sullivan; S side Holstein River > > > > 1176; Webb, George; 613; 1783; Sullivan; On Beaver Creek > > > > 121; Webb, John; 5501/2; 1782; Washington; S side of Indian Creek > > > > 1104; Webb, John; 622; 1782; Sullivan; S side Holstein River > > > > 1564; Webb, John; 100; 1786; Greene; S side Nolechucky > > > > 321; Webb, Martin; 400; 1782; Washington; On Greasey Cove or Nolechucky > > > > 336; Webb, Moses; 640; 1783; Davidson; E side of Hill (or Mill) Creek > > > > 1966; Webb, Richard; 150; 1787; Greene; N side Chucky opposite Caney > branch > > > > Norrh Carolina Webb's who drew a pension: > > > > JAMES WEBB CUMBERLAND COUNTY PRIVATE NORTH CAROLINA CONT'L LINE $96.00 > ANNUAL ALLOWANCE $477.86 AMOUNT RECEIVED NOVEMBER 5, 1819 PENSION STARTED > AGE 74 DIED DECEMBER 31, 1825 > > > > JESSE WEBB FRANKLIN COUNTY PRIVATE NORTH CAROLINA MILITIA $53.33 ANNUAL > ALLOWANCE $159.99 AMOUNT RECEIVED MAY 16, 1833 PENSION STARTED AGE 78 > > > > JOHN WEBB EDGECOMBE COUNTY PRIVATE NORTH CAROLINA MILITIA $26.66 ANNUAL > ALLOWANCE $79.98 AMOUNT RECEIVED APRIL 9, 1833 PENSION STARTED AGE 71 > > > > JOHNSON WEBB ORANGE COUNTY PRIVATE NORTH CAROLINA MILITIA $43.33 ANNUAL > ALLOWANCE $129.99 AMOUNT RECEIVED JUNE 27, 1833 PENSION STARTED AGE 89 > > > > JOSHUA WEBB CRAVEN COUNTY PRIVATE NORTH CAROLINA CONT'L LINE $96.00 ANNUAL > ALLOWANCE $259.64 AMOUNT RECEIVED DECEMBER 11, 1826 PENSION STARTED AGE > AUGUST 10, 1829 > > > > "Webb" The Patriots of Kings Mountain, by B. G. Moss. > > > > WEBB, BENJAMIN b. 1755, Bucks County. Pennsylvania While residing in Bucks > County, Pennsylvania, Benjamin Webb was drafted during the fall of 1776 > under Capt. David Webb (his brother) and Col.Webb (no relationship stated) > and was marched to Washington's headquarters at Morristown, New Jersey. The > following spring he moved with his father to Sullivan County, North Carolina > (later Tennessee). During late summer or early fall of that year, he was > drafted under Col. Christian on an expedition against the Cherokee Indians. > Sometime in the next spring he volunteered under his brother, Capt. Jonathan > Webb, and Col. Christian and went against the Indians. The next summer he > was under his brother and Col. Sevier on an expedition against the Indians. > He was drafted under Capt. Jonathan Webb and Col. Shelby and was in the > battle at Kings Mountain. He was allowed pension on his application executed > 24 January 1834 while residing in Sullivan County, Tennessee. EPA S3487. > > > > WEBB,GEORCE b. 1758, Berks(?) County, Pennsylvania d. 11 February 1836 > m. Elizabeth Perkins (or Spurgeon), 19 October 1797, Sullivan County, > Tennessee While residing in Sullivan County, North Carolina (later > Tennessee), George Webb enlisted during 1779 under Lt. Moses Looney. In 1780 > he was under Capt. Jonathan Webb (no relationship stated) and Col. Shelby > and was in the battle at Kings Mountain. At sometime, he was under Capt.Webb > and Col. Christian on an expedition against the Cherokee Indians. He was > allowed pension on his application executed 24 January 1834 while residing > in Sullivan County, Tennessee. His widow was allowed pension on her > application executed 1 July 1850 while residing in Sullivan County, and aged > seventy-eight years. EPA W6445. > > > > WEBB, JONATHAN, Capt. While residing in Sullivan County, North Carolina > (later Tennessee), Jonathan Webb served as a captain under Col. Christian in > a campaign against the Cherokee Indians. He also served in the same capacity > under Col.Sevier. Webb was a captain under Col. Shelby in the battle at > Kings Mountain. Draper, p.418; White, p.232; Webb, Benjamin, S3487); (Webb, > George, W6445); (Smith, Zebulon, S1876). > > > > WEBB, MOSES While residing in Reading, Pennsylvania, Moses Webb, at > the age of fourteen or fifteen years, enlisted as a drummer under Capt. > Noyle (or Naugle) and was engaged in recruiting. During this service he was > in the battles at Germantown and White Plains. Soon after this service he > moved with his father to the Holston River in North Carolina (later > Tennessee). He joined Col. Shelby and was in the battle at Kings Mountain. > Thereafter, he moved to Eutaw Springs, South Carolina. He was a sergeant in > a horse troop under Capt. McKelvey and Col. Mayham and was in the > engagements at Santee, at Simmermen's, and at Tazewell Point. Hannah Sevier > was his daughter. He was allowed pension on his application executed 16 > September 1818 while residing in Tennessee. In 1832 he was residing in > Morgan County, Illinois. EPA 535113; AA 8308; SCH&C, V, 118.