History and genealogy of the Gov. John Webster family of Connecticut, with numerous portraits and illustrations

1915·81.1 MB·English

by  Webster, William H. (William Holcomb), 1839-1896

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History and Genealogy
OF THE
JOHN WEBSTER FAMILY
GOV.
OF
CONNECTICUT
WITH NUMEROUS PORTRAITS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
BY THE LATE
WILLIAM HOLCOMB WEBSTER
Washington, D. C.
AND
REV. MELVILLE REUBEN WEBSTER, D. D.
Rochester, N. Y.
Final Author, Editor and Publisher.
FIRST EDITION
*'Endless Genealogies" St. Paul
E. R. ANDREWS PRINTING COMPANY
ROCHESTER. N. Y.
1915
Copyright 1915
BY
MELVILLE REUBEN WEBSTER
THE LIBRARY
UNWERS.TV
YOUNG
BR.GHAM
PROVO, UTAfcl
DEDICATION
To
the memory ofMajor William Holcomb Webster, the
loyal soldier, the distinguished chief in governmental
service, the critical compiler of military records, the
Christian churchman, the comrade in fraternal, historical,
hereditary and patriotic societies, the unfaltering friend, the
devoted husband, the author of this monumental work and
;
to Anna Stracy Webster, his faithful wife, whose patient
love aided in laying its foundations, and whose widowhood
has been cheered by the hope of its completion; and to
Frances Janet Jay Webster, our own beloved wife, who
rose to immortality in the early morning of September
thirtieth, nineteen hundred fifteen, after her smiles had
brightened our way and made possible this glad consumma-
tion, this book is gratefully dedicated, by its
Final Author, Editor and Publisher.
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A KEY TO THE BOOK.
In the arrangement of this Genealogy the Chapter is the key.
Following the third chapter the descendents of Governor Webster are
grouped on the basis of the Great Grandchild. At the head of each
chapter is placed conspicuously the name of a Webster ancestor, and
within that chapter appear all the names of his great grandchildren,
except those not brought forward from a previous related chapter.
The Chapter is sub-divided into "Divisions," "Sections," and
"Numbered Paragraphs." Those named in the Divisions are children
of the ancestor at the head of the Chapter. Those named in the Sec-
tions are his grandchildren. Those named in the Numbered Paragraphs
are his great-grandchildren.
The Section is distinguished by its italic type, and also by a
recapitulation of the Webster pedigree of the person first named in the
Section. Should both the male and female pedigree be desired it may
be found at the head of the Chapter.
The names of the Great Grandchildren are printed in heavy face
type, or in small type next after the birth list in case their history is
concluded in the same Chapter as that of their parents.
Because of the varying numbers in the different branches, the
Chapters are of unequal length. The advantages of this arrangement,
however, are too obvious to be sacrificed for mere uniformity.
Open the book anywhere and the reader may proceed in either
direction. At the top of the left-hand page the words "From Chap.,"
and at the end of numbered paragraphs the words " Resumed in Chap-
ter," are a guide to ancestry or descendants as may be required.
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