Matthew Webster: NH genealogy

Nielsen Hayden genealogy

Abt 1564 - Bef 1592 (~ 28 years)

Generation: 1

Matthew Webster was born about 1564; died before 13 Sep 1592; was buried on 13 Sep 1592 in Cossington, Leicestershire, England.

Matthew married Elizabeth Ashton on 17 Apr 1587 in Cossington, Leicestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. John Webster, Governor of Connecticut was born before 16 Aug 1590; was christened on 16 Aug 1590 in Cossington, Leicestershire, England; died on 5 Apr 1661 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Hadley Cemetery, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

Generation: 2

John Webster, Governor of Connecticut

(1.Matthew¹) was born before 16 Aug 1590; was christened on 16 Aug 1590 in Cossington, Leicestershire, England; died on 5 Apr 1661 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Hadley Cemetery, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

Notes:

Emigrated in 1635; first at Watertown, then in 1636 to Hartford, probably with the Rev. Hooker's party. His name is on the Founders Monument in downtown Hartford.

His gravestone at Old Hadley cemetery was erected in 1818 by his descendant Noah Webster, the lexicographer, and gives the year of his death, incorrectly, as 1665.

From Timothy Lester Jacobs at the Founders of Hartford site:

He became an Assistant to the Connecticut General Court in 1639, which office he held until 1655. He was a Commissioner to the United Colonies of New England in 1654. He became Deputy Governor of Connecticut in 1655, then Governor in 1656. In 1657 he was named as Chief Magistrate.

He was among the dissenters against Samuel Stone becoming Hartford’s minister in 1659, and he left shortly after that as one of the leaders of the Hadley Company, although he first resided in Northampton, Massachusetts. He later removed to Hadley, where he was made a magistrate in May 1660, dying the next year on 5 April 1661.

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Gov. John Webster (1590-1661) = Agnes Smith (1585-1667)
Robert Webster (1619-1676) = Susanna Treat (1629-1705)
John Webster (1653-1694) = Sarah Mygate
John Webster (1680-~1753) = Abiel Steele (b. 1693)
Aaron Webster (1717-1783) = Lydia _____
Sarah Webster (1767-1830) = Daniel Barnes, Jr. (b. ~1752)
Romulus Barnes (1800-1846) = Olivia Denham (1807-1887)
Charles Montgomery Barnes (1833-1907) = Ellen Moore (1837-1923)
William Robbins Barnes (1866-1945), co-founder of Barnes & Noble

Gov. John Webster (1590-1661) = Agnes Smith (1585-1667)
Robert Webster (1619-1676) = Susanna Treat (1629-1705)
John Webster (1653-1694) = Sarah Mygate
Daniel Webster (b. 1693) = Miriam Cooke
Noah Webster (1722-1813) = Mercy Steele (1727-1794)
Noah Webster (1758-1843), lexicographer

John married Agnes Smith on 7 Nov 1609 in Cossington, Leicestershire, England. Agnes (daughter of Richard Smith and Agnes Wraske) was born before 29 Aug 1585; was christened on 29 Aug 1585 in Cossington, Leicestershire, England; died in 1667. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

3. Margaret Webster was born before 21 Feb 1612; was christened on 21 Feb 1612; died before 1662.
4. Anne Webster was born before 29 Jul 1621; was christened on 29 Jul 1621 in Cossington, Leicestershire, England; died on 9 Jun 1662 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

Generation: 3

Margaret Webster

(2.John², 1.Matthew¹) was born before 21 Feb 1612; was christened on 21 Feb 1612; died before 1662.

Other Events and Attributes:

Alternate death: Jun 1656, Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Margaret married Thomas Hunt on 5 Jun 1632 in Cossington, Leicestershire, England. Thomas (son of Thomas Hunt) was born about 1604 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England; died before 3 Aug 1642; was buried on 3 Aug 1642 in St. Nicholas, Leicester, Leicestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

5. Deacon Jonathan Hunt was born about 1637; died on 29 Sep 1691 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

Anne Webster

(2.John², 1.Matthew¹) was born before 29 Jul 1621; was christened on 29 Jul 1621 in Cossington, Leicestershire, England; died on 9 Jun 1662 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

Anne married John Marsh about 1642. John (son of John Marsh and Grace Baldwin) was born in 1618; died on 28 Sep 1688 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

6. Sgt. John Marsh was born between 1642 and 1643; died before 1 Aug 1727 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.

Generation: 4

Deacon Jonathan Hunt

(3.Margaret³, 2.John², 1.Matthew¹) was born about 1637; died on 29 Sep 1691 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

Deacon married Clemence Hosmer on 3 Sep 1662 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Clemence (daughter of Thomas Hosmer and Frances) was born about 1642; died about 1698. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

7. Ebenezer Hunt was born in Feb 1676 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 23 Feb 1743 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut.

Sgt. John Marsh

(4.Anne³, 2.John², 1.Matthew¹) was born between 1642 and 1643; died before 1 Aug 1727 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.

Other Events and Attributes:

Alternate birth: Abt 1642, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Alternate birth: Abt 1643

Notes:

Hartford selectman for many terms; deputy to the general court, 1693 and 1693-94. Frequently called Sergeant, presumably through membership in the Hartford train band.

John married Sarah Lyman on 28 Nov 1666 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Richard Lyman and Hepzibah Ford) was born about 1648; died between 1688 and 1 Jan 1708. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

8. Hannah Marsh was born before 10 Apr 1681; was christened on 10 Apr 1681 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 22 Aug 1760.