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Richard Westcott¹

• Birth*: Richard was born in 1621.¹
• Death*: Richard died in 1651, Connecticut.¹

• Last Edited: 27 Aug 2005

Robert Pennoyer¹

• Birth*: Robert was born in 1614, England.¹
• Marriage*: Robert married Elsie Marshall on 27 November 1652, Massachusetts.¹

• Last Edited: 27 Aug 2005

Elsie Marshall¹

• Birth*: Elsie was born circa 1614.¹
• Marriage*: Elsie married Robert Pennoyer on 27 November 1652, Massachusetts.¹
• Married Name: As of 27 November 1652,her married name was Pennoyer.

• Last Edited: 27 Aug 2005

Nicholas Knapp¹

• Birth*: Nicholas was born in 1606, St. Mary Parish-Bures, Co. Suffolk, England.¹

• Last Edited: 27 Aug 2005

Henry Webb¹

• Father: William Webb¹ b. 23 Jun 1764, d. 8 Dec 1840
• Mother: Susannah Weed¹ b. 18 Jan 1769, d. 12 May 1811

• Name Variation: Henry Webb was also known as Harry.²
• Marriage*: Henry married Mary Bell, daughter of Noah Bell and Prudence Scofield.
• Birth*: Henry was born on 6 October 1788, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• He was the son of William Webb and Susannah Weed.¹
• Death*: Henry died on 25 July 1870, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, at age 81.¹
• Burial*: Henry was buried in, Noroton River Cemetery, Darien, Fairfield, Connecticut.

• Last Edited: 15 Oct 2005

William Webb¹

• Father: William Webb¹ b. 23 Jun 1764, d. 8 Dec 1840
• Mother: Susannah Weed¹ b. 18 Jan 1769, d. 12 May 1811

• Birth*: William was born on 15 January 1790, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• He was the son of William Webb and Susannah Weed.¹
• Death*: William died on 10 August 1873, Fairfield, Connecticut, at age 83.¹
• Burial*: William was buried in, Noroton River Cemetery, Darien, Fairfield, Connecticut.

• Last Edited: 28 Aug 2005

Holly Webb¹

• Father: William Webb¹ b. 23 Jun 1764, d. 8 Dec 1840
• Mother: Susannah Weed¹ b. 18 Jan 1769, d. 12 May 1811

• Birth*: Holly was born on 2 June 1793, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• He was the son of William Webb and Susannah Weed.¹
• Death*: Holly died before 1885.

• Last Edited: 15 Oct 2005

Maria Webb¹

• Father: William Webb¹ b. 23 Jun 1764, d. 8 Dec 1840
• Mother: Susannah Weed¹ b. 18 Jan 1769, d. 12 May 1811

• Married Name: Her married name was Thompson.
• Marriage*: Maria married Sylvanus Thompson.²
• Birth*: Maria was born on 16 November 1794, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• She was the daughter of William Webb and Susannah Weed.¹
• Death*: Maria died on 18 January 1870, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, at age 75.¹
• Burial*: Maria was buried in, Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.

• Last Edited: 15 Oct 2005

James Webb¹

• Father: William Webb¹ b. 23 Jun 1764, d. 8 Dec 1840
• Mother: Susannah Weed¹ b. 18 Jan 1769, d. 12 May 1811

• Birth*: James was born on 5 July 1796, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• He was the son of William Webb and Susannah Weed.¹

• Last Edited: 28 Aug 2005

Julianne Webb¹

• Father: William Webb¹ b. 23 Jun 1764, d. 8 Dec 1840
• Mother: Susannah Weed¹ b. 18 Jan 1769, d. 12 May 1811

• Married Name: Her married name was Finch.
• Marriage*: Julianne married Stephen Finch.
• Birth*: Julianne was born on 18 March 1798, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• She was the daughter of William Webb and Susannah Weed.¹
• Death*: Julianne died between 1850 and 1885.^1,2

• Last Edited: 15 Oct 2005

Alfred Webb¹

• Father: William Webb¹ b. 23 Jun 1764, d. 8 Dec 1840
• Mother: Susannah Weed¹ b. 18 Jan 1769, d. 12 May 1811

• Birth*: Alfred was born on 11 August 1799, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• He was the son of William Webb and Susannah Weed.¹
• Marriage*: Alfred married Sarah Weed on 20 January 1822, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.
• Death*: Alfred died on 1 September 1844, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, at age 45.¹
• Burial*: Alfred was buried in, Noroton River Cemetery, Darien, Fairfield, Connecticut.

• Last Edited: 23 Oct 2005

Epenetus Webb¹

• Father: William Webb¹ b. 23 Jun 1764, d. 8 Dec 1840
• Mother: Susannah Weed¹ b. 18 Jan 1769, d. 12 May 1811

• Birth*: Epenetus was born between 7 November 1801 and 12 November 1801, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut. Gravestone transcription says age 79 yrs. 8 days.¹
• He was the son of William Webb and Susannah Weed.¹
• Marriage*: Epenetus married Delia Ann Weed.
• Death*: Epenetus died on 15 November 1880, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• Burial*: Epenetus was buried in, Noroton River Cemetery, Darien, Fairfield, Connecticut.

• Last Edited: 20 Oct 2005

Noah Webb¹

• Father: William Webb¹ b. 23 Jun 1764, d. 8 Dec 1840
• Mother: Susannah Weed¹ b. 18 Jan 1769, d. 12 May 1811

• Marriage*: Noah married Rachel Buxton.
• Birth*: Noah was born on 20 July 1803, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• He was the son of William Webb and Susannah Weed.¹
• Death*: Noah died on 15 May 1850, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, at age 46.¹
• Burial*: Noah was buried in, Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.

• Last Edited: 28 Aug 2005

Jane Webb¹

• Father: William Webb¹ b. 23 Jun 1764, d. 8 Dec 1840
• Mother: Susannah Weed¹ b. 18 Jan 1769, d. 12 May 1811

• Birth*: Jane was born on 24 September 1805, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• She was the daughter of William Webb and Susannah Weed.¹
• Marriage*: Jane married Levi Miller on 22 November 1831, St. John's Episcopal Church, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• Married Name: As of 22 November 1831,her married name was Miller.
• (Witness) Census: Jane Webb appeared on the census of 10 August 1860 in the household of Levi Miller at Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, (See record of Levi Miller for details.).²
• (Witness) Census: Jane Webb appeared on the census of 10 June 1880 in the household of Levi Miller at Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, (See record of Levi Miller for details.).³
• Death*: Jane died on 13 October 1883, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, at age 78.¹
• Burial*: Jane was buried in, Noroton River Cemetery, Darien, Fairfield, Connecticut.
• Probate: Jane estate was probated on 4 March 1885 at Probate Court, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, The estate of Jane Miller is mentioned in probate records from 18 Feb 1885 through 4 Mar 1885.
  
  Her estate as inherited from her husband Levi consisted of:
  Cash received of Mrs. Jas. L. Lockwood, $120.02
  Cash received of S.C. Waterbury Administrator of Mrs. M. Andrae estate, 151.77
  Cash by order of Superior Court of money in trust to Mrs. Miller from Estate of Levi Miller, $8738.06
  Cash received of J.D. Warren Administrator of Estate of Levi Miller, $23,182.84
  Furniture as per Schedule, $85.80, for a total of $32,278.49
  
  After advertising for claims, the following claims were paid by A.G. Weed, Administrator:
  
  By cash paid J.L. Lockwood, $20.00
  " " " E.E. Rowell, $20.00
  " " " L. Hoyt & Son, $116.75
  " " " Dean & Horton, $30.25
  " " " Appraisers, $14.50
  " " " on Ye Alice Holly claim, $250.00
  " " " S. Fessenden Counsel fees, $512.50
  " " " Probate fees, $44.40
  By Administrators services, $700.00
  Balance for distribution, $30,584.39
  
  The distribution of the estate was as follows:
  
  "This Court finds that the heirs at law of said Jane Miller are her brothers and sisters of the whole blood and those who legally represent such of said brothers and sisters as are deceased, namely:
  First. The children of her deceased brother Harry Webb, to wit: Charles H. Webb of Darien and Hannah M. Gillespie of Stamford.
  Second. The children of her deceased brother Noah Webb, to wit: John N. Webb of Brooklyn in the State of New York, Allen Webb of Stamford and Sarah M. Moore of the City and State of New York.
  Third. The children of her deceased brother Epenetus Webb, to wit: Charles R. Webb, Henry Webb, William Webb, Harriet S. Webb, Martha A. Webb and Alice L. Webb all of Stamford.
  Fourth. The children of her deceased sister Julia Finch, to wit: Charles B. Finch and James W. Finch both of _____ in the State of California.
  Fifth. The children of her deceased brother Holly Webb, to wit: John B. Webb of the City and State of New York and Elizabeth Waples of ______ in the State of Missouri.
  Sixth. Her sister Caroline Gibson of Penn Yan in the State of New York.
  Seventh. The legal representatives of her deceased brother Alfred Webb, to wit: his children, Lucinda Smith of Stamford, Mary F. Webb of Middletown, CT, Emily J. Dann and Ambrose Webb both of Stamford; the children of his deceased daughter Elizabeth Dann, to wit: Samuel Mead and Lucinda Jewell, both of Stamford; the daughter of his deceased daughter Sarah A. Dibble, to wit Fanny Lyon of Norwalk; the children of his deceased son John I. Webb, to wit: Theodore Webb and John I. Webb both of Darien and Annie Snyder of Stamford, and the children of his deceased son Nelson Webb, to wit: Charles H. Webb of San Jose in the State of California and George N. Webb of _____ in California.
  Eighth. The legal representatives of her deceased sister Sally Holly, to wit: her children William H. Holly of Portchester in the State of New York, Theodore Holly of Greenwich, Sylvester Holly whose place of residence is not found, Maria Marshall and Susan Henesy, both of Portchester and Nelson Holly of Stamford; and the children of her deceased daughter Elizabeth Edwards, to wit: Thomas Edwards, Arthur Edwards, David Edwards, Sarah E. Lyon, Hannah Edwards and Jennie Edwards, all of Portchester.
  Ninth. The legal representatives of her deceased sister Maria Thompson, to wit: her daughters Susan Thompson and Mary E. Thompson both of Stamford, and the children of her deceased daughter Hannah M. Lockwood, to wit: Harry Lockwood, Arthur Lockwood and Myra Lockwood, all of Stamford."
  
  The probate record then outlines what part of the estate each individual shall receive. William H., Theodore, Sylvester, Maria, Susan and Nelson each were to receive one sixty-third part. The children of Elizabeth were to receive one three hundred and seventy-eighth part.

• Last Edited: 23 May 2006

Nelson Webb¹

• Father: William Webb¹ b. 23 Jun 1764, d. 8 Dec 1840
• Mother: Susannah Weed¹ b. 18 Jan 1769, d. 12 May 1811

• Birth*: Nelson was born on 31 January 1807, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• He was the son of William Webb and Susannah Weed.¹
• Death*: Nelson died on 15 December 1825, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, at age 18.¹
• Burial*: Nelson was buried in, Noroton River Cemetery, Darien, Fairfield, Connecticut.

• Last Edited: 28 Aug 2005

Caroline Webb¹

• Father: William Webb¹ b. 23 Jun 1764, d. 8 Dec 1840
• Mother: Susannah Weed¹ b. 18 Jan 1769, d. 12 May 1811

• Married Name: Her married name was Gibson.²
• Marriage*: Caroline married (?) Gibson.²
• Birth*: Caroline was born on 10 February 1809, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• She was the daughter of William Webb and Susannah Weed.¹
• Residence*: She lived on 4 March 1885 at Penn Yan, New York.

• Last Edited: 15 Oct 2005

Isaac Webb¹

• Father: Wilsey Webb¹ b. 7 Oct 1767, d. 20 Mar 1831
• Mother: Sarah Jessup¹

• Marriage*: Isaac married Phebe Peck.¹
• Birth*: Isaac was born on 8 September 1794, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• He was the son of Wilsey Webb and Sarah Jessup.¹
• Death*: Isaac died on 14 January 1840, New York City, New York, New York, at age 45.¹

• Last Edited: 28 Aug 2005

Phebe Peck¹

• Married Name: Her married name was Webb.
• Marriage*: Phebe married Isaac Webb, son of Wilsey Webb and Sarah Jessup.¹
• Birth*: Phebe was born circa 1795.¹

• Last Edited: 28 Aug 2005

William Henry Webb

• Father: Isaac Webb b. 8 Sep 1794, d. 14 Jan 1840
• Mother: Phebe Peck b. c 1795

• Biography*: An unknown date : Webb, William Henry (19 June 1816-30 Oct. 1899), shipbuilder and marine architect, was born in New York City, the son of Isaac Webb, a successful shipwright who operated a yard facing onto the East River in New York City (mother's name unknown). There along a waterfront hardly a mile in length lay several shipyards that produced the bulk of the packet and, later, the clipper ships built in the United States until the Civil War. Webb had a private tutor, and he attended the Columbia College Grammar School.
  Beginning in 1839 the younger Webb launched his first packet ship, the Oxford. In the next four years it would be followed by four more packets. During a trip to Europe in 1840 to study new shipbuilding concepts, Webb was informed that his father had died. For the next three years Webb was in a partnership with his father's assistant (Allen). Thereafter Webb struck out on his own, and in the next three decades he designed and built more than 130 vessels in his shipyard that stretched from Fifth to Seventh streets along the East River. There were times when as many as 1,000 men worked on two or three vessels being built simultaneously. To eliminate much of the risk in building, he generally built ships based on a contract with the buyer. By the end of his career he had made a fortune in shipbuilding valued at $600,000 plus real estate properties, and he attributed his success to "attention to detail." This applied not only to the quality of the construction but also to safety; none of his ships were ever damaged in launching or stuck on the way down to the water.
  In his first seven years of independent operation (through 1850), Webb built eighteen ocean-going packet ships and two for the coastal trade. Their qualities of durability and speed stemmed from their excellent construction and design. For example, the Yorkshire, built in 1843 (996 tons), set a speed record of sixteen days from Liverpool to New York when the average crossing time took over thirty days. In 1848 another packet, the Silas Holmes, set a sailing record from New Orleans to New York of nine days. With the construction in 1869 of the packet Charles H. Marshall, Webb built the last packet and the last full-rigged ship constructed in New York City.
  Although Webb's packets established speed records for that type of ship, it was the new clipper ship that would startle the world with its speed--and beauty. The clipper was long and narrow, with a slender tapered bow, and with great quantities of canvas sail stretched on three tall masts. Clippers have been aptly called the "Greyhounds of the Sea." The need for such a ship became apparent in the 1840s when the United States was about to exploit the maritime potential of the vast spaces of the Pacific Ocean world, and speed took on great importance. Webb responded to this new challenge by designing and building a transitional preclipper ship, the Cohota, for the China trade. In 1843 Webb married Henrietta Hibbein. They had one child.
  The gold rush in California, beginning in 1849, created an almost insatiable demand for fast-sailing ships. In 1850 Webb's Celestial was the first clipper built expressly for the California trade. It was followed in 1851 by the Swordfish, which made the fourth fastest run for that day from New York City to San Francisco, and in that same year the Challenge, the Gazette, the Invincible, and the Comet were proving Webb's skill as a builder with their speed and durability on their voyages from New York to San Francisco. The Comet, for example, made the return trip to New York in seventy-six days, a record never matched by a sailing ship. Six more ships were completed in 1852, including the Flyaway, and the Snapdragon; Young America in 1853; the Intrepid and the Uncowah in 1856; and the Black Hawk in 1857. Although his rival Donald McKay was the more famous clipper shipbuilder, eight of Webb's clippers made the San Francisco run from New York in 110 days or less, while only seven of McKay's accomplished the same. But such records came at a price since cargo space (ample in the packets) was sacrificed for speed. Therefore, when most clipper ships began to operate in the red, the sudden need for them vanished just as quickly. Those still in service were used either as transients or, on occasion, as slave ships because their speed served to avoid capture by legal authorities.
  Webb also turned to steam navigation. The first ship using this source of power, the United States (1847), was also the first steamship to visit San Francisco. On its maiden trip to Europe the ship took just thirteen days and consumed forty tons of coal a day. This speed was not much faster than a packet or clipper, but steam power was superior because it guaranteed regularity of service. When the U.S. Navy began commissioning steam-powered vessels, Webb offered to build a new battleship. Rebuffed, he made a similar proposal to the government of Russia, and an agreement was struck to build a propeller-driven frigate. The ship, the Grand Admiral, was completed in 1858 at a cost of $1.125 million. In the meantime, he had built for the American government a steam revenue cutter, the Harriet Lane, used by the U.S. Treasury Department to guard the American coastline and prevent smuggling. The government of the new Kingdom of Italy also took an interest in steamships, commissioning Webb to build two ironclad frigates, the Re d'Italia and the Re di Portugallo. They were large vessels of 7,700 tons and reflected the latest concepts in naval architecture.
  Profiting from his experience in building steam-propelled ironclad warships, Webb accepted one more challenge before his retirement in 1872, the construction of the Dunderberg, the strongest and fastest ironclad of the day. Although intended for the Union navy, it was not completed until after the Civil War had ended. Since the postwar navy had little need for such a vessel, it was subsequently sold to France and renamed the Rochambeau.
  Webb's career as a shipbuilder led him into other related economic endeavors. He served as a director of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and was a major shareholder in the Panama Railroad during the gold rush. He also made financial investments in New York real estate. Local politics and the corruption in Tammany Hall concerned him, but unlike his colleague, William Westervelt, he turned down the opportunity to run for mayor of New York. A few years before his death in New York City he founded there the Webb Institute (May 1894) to train naval architects. The institute, perhaps his most enduring legacy, has turned out many graduates who have become experts in the field of naval architecture.
  
  
  
  
  Bibliography
  The early shipbuilding activities of Webb's long career can be found in Robert G. Albion, Square Riggers on Schedule (1938), and "Yankee Domination of the New York Port 1820-1865," New England Quarterly 5 (Oct. 1932): 690-91. Webb's prominence in New York is portrayed in John H. Morrison, History of New York Shipyards (1909); Richard C. McKay, South Street: A Maritime History of New York (1934); and G. W. Sheldon, "The Old Shipbuilders of New York," Harper's New Monthly Magazine, July 1882, pp. 223-41. His fame in the construction of clipper ships is reported in A. H. Clark, The Clipper Ship (1910); Octavius T. Howe and Frederick C. Matthews, American Clipper Ships (2 vols., 1926-1927); Carl C. Cutler, Greyhounds of the Sea (1930); and Howard Chapelle, History of American Sailing Ships (1935). Webb's interests and success in the new technology of iron ships is assessed in Herbert W. Wilson, Ironclads in Action (1896), and his cosmopolitan interests are presented in J. H. Mowbray, ed., Representative Men of New York (1898), and George Boutwell (secretary of the treasury), "How Best to Revive Shipbuilding in the United States," Nautical Gazette, 4 Nov. 1871, p. 3. An obituary is in the New York Herald, 1 Nov. 1899, and the New York Times, 31 Oct. 1899.
  William L. Calderhead. "Webb, William Henry";
  http://www.anb.org/articles/10/10-01726.html;
  American National Biography Online Feb. 2000.
  Access Date: Mon Jan 30 21:44:39 EST 2006.
  
  
  
  
• WebLink*: RELATED WEBPAGE: William H. Webb's Steamship California.
  
  
• Birth*: William was born on 19 June 1816, New York City, New York, New York.
• He was the son of Isaac Webb and Phebe Peck.
• Death*: William died on 30 October 1899, New York City, New York, New York, at age 83.
• Burial*: William was buried in, Woodlawn Cemetery, Hawthorn Lot 72, Bronx, Bronx, New York.¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jan 2006

James Bloomer¹

• Birth*: James was born in 1803, New York.¹
• Marriage*: James married Mary J. (?) before 1850, New York.
• Census*: James appeared on the census of 18 August 1860 at Pound Ridge, Mamaroneck, Westchester, New York, as age 65, Laborer, b. NY, value of real estate $100, cannot read & write. With Mary J, age 40 (?), Martha A., 18, Frederic, 12, Irene, 8, Hattie, 6, Delia, 3, and Joseph, 1, all b. New York.²
• Census: James appeared on the census of 1870 at Mamaroneck, Westchester, New York, as age 68, Fisherman, Real estate $300, with Mary J, 60, Keeps House, Frederic 21, at home, Lavinia, 17, at home, Joseph H. 1, at home, and Mary H, 9 at home.¹
• Death*: James died after 1870.¹

• Last Edited: 28 Aug 2005

Mary J. (?)¹

• Marriage*: Mary married James Bloomer before 1850, New York.
• Married Name: As of before 1850,her married name was Bloomer.

• Last Edited: 4 Sep 2006

Frederic Bloomer¹

• Father: James Bloomer¹ b. 1803, d. a 1870
• Mother: Mary J. (?)¹

• Birth*: Frederic was born in 1849, New York.¹
• He was the son of James Bloomer and Mary J. (?).¹

• Last Edited: 28 Aug 2005

Lavinia Bloomer¹

• Father: James Bloomer¹ b. 1803, d. a 1870
• Mother: Mary J. (?)¹

• Birth*: Lavinia was born in 1853, New York.¹
• She was the daughter of James Bloomer and Mary J. (?).¹

• Last Edited: 28 Aug 2005

Martha A. Bloomer¹

• Father: James Bloomer¹ b. 1803, d. a 1870
• Mother: Mary J. (?)¹

• Birth*: Martha was born in 1842, New York.¹
• She was the daughter of James Bloomer and Mary J. (?).¹

• Last Edited: 28 Aug 2005

Irene Bloomer¹

• Father: James Bloomer¹ b. 1803, d. a 1870
• Mother: Mary J. (?)¹

• Birth*: Irene was born in 1852, New York.¹
• She was the daughter of James Bloomer and Mary J. (?).¹

• Last Edited: 28 Aug 2005

Hattie Bloomer¹

• Father: James Bloomer¹ b. 1803, d. a 1870
• Mother: Mary J. (?)¹

• Birth*: Hattie was born in 1854, New York.¹
• She was the daughter of James Bloomer and Mary J. (?).¹

• Last Edited: 28 Aug 2005

Moses Elmore¹

• Birth*: Moses was born between 1833 and 1840, New York.¹
• Marriage*: Moses married Nancy (?) after 1863.¹
• Death*: Moses died after 1910, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹

• Last Edited: 28 Aug 2005

Nancy (?)¹

• Birth*: Nancy was born in 1838, New York.¹

• Last Edited: 28 Aug 2005

Nancy (?)¹

• Married Name: Her married name was Finch.
• Marriage*: Nancy married Mr. Finch.²
• Birth*: Nancy was born in 1838, New York.¹
• Marriage*: Nancy married Moses Elmore after 1863.¹
• Married Name: As of after 1863,her married name was Elmore.

• Last Edited: 22 Sep 2005

Catherine (?)¹

• Birth*: Catherine was born in December 1862, New Jersey.¹
• Marriage*: Catherine married Peter Mead, son of Theodore Mead and Margaret (?), in 1886, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• Married Name: As of 1886,her married name was Mead.

• Last Edited: 24 May 2007