Abel Webster

1737 - 1777

• Name	Abel Webster  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	23 Nov 1737	Lebanon   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	27 Nov 1737  [2]
  Baptism	27 Nov 1737	Lebanon, Connecticut, USA   [2]
  Residence	1759	Lebanon   [3]
  Death	Between 16 Apr and 25 Dec 1777
  Person ID	I26829	FelsingFam
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	John Webster,   b. 10 Jul 1702, Lebanon, Conn d. 3 Nov 1735, Lebanon, Conn (Age 33 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Dewey,   b. 24 Oct 1704, Lebanon, Conn
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F8539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Cole,   b. 4 Jan 1737/38, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA
  Marriage	11 May 1759	Lebanon, Connecticut, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F8537	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2024

  
  

• Notes

  From book: "Descendants of Gov. John Webster of CT" Abel Webster, b. Nov. 23, 1737, of Lebanon, Ct., mar. at Lebanon, May 11, 1759, Sarah Cole, of Colchester, Ct., born June 2, 1738. Abel Webster, ST., served in the French and Indian Wars in Capt. Caleb Hide's Co., the 6th Co. of the 3d Regt., as a private from June 9 to Dec. 2, 1756, 34 weeks, receiving as his total "wages" 13 pounds 12 shillings. A Conn. Regt. From Willimantic Probate Records: March 30, 1773, Abel Webster, ap- pears as one of the creditors of Abel Buel, late of Lebanon, deceased. April 16, 1777, Letters of Administration on estate of Abel Webster, late of Lebanon, deceased, granted to Ebenezer Cole, Jr., who died; and Dec. 25, 1777, Sarah Webster was appointed Administrator in his place. April 19, 1777, Inventory and appraisal by Isaiah Williams, Reuben Met- calf, and Reuben Porter. No real estate mentioned. Jany. 12, 1790, Abra- ham Wilcox, of Lebanon, was appointed guardian to Adonijah Webster and Abel Webster minor children of Mr. Abel Webster, late of Lebanon, de- ceased. He died at Lebanon, Ct., March 22, 1777, of smallpox. She survived him. No date of death obtained. CHILDREN: (Born at Lebanon, bap. at Goshen Church) Lydia, born March 20, 1760, bap. Aug. 31, same year; Amos, born March 10, 1762, bap. May 9, same year; Esther, born March 28, 1764, bap. June 17, following; Alexander, born March 16, 1766, bap. April 7, same year; Mason, born April 23, 1768, bap. May 8, same year; Luna, born June 26, 1770, bap. July 5, same year; Adonijah, born Sept. 27, 1772, bap. Oct. 25, same year; Abel, Aug. 26, 1774; Sally, Aug. 23, 1776. Resumed in Chapter XIII.

  
  

• Sources

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