Webb (Y-DNA)
Contents
Status summary
Completed as of February 28, 2021:
- Recruiting additional direct male-line Christopher Webb descendants for NGS/WGS SNP testing. Any male who believes they are such a descendant should Read me First
IMPORTANT: Read me First
Biography
For more information see: Woodworth-Barnes, Esther Littleford (ed. by Alicia Crane Williams), Mayflower Family Through Five Generations, Vol. 16 Alden General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA part 1 (first four generations) 1999; part 4 (fifth generation of daughter Ruth) 2015;
First Generation
[1] Christopher Webb (II) was baptized at Crediton, Devonshire, England 28 Mar 1630, son of Christopher Webb & Humilty Wheaton, and died Braintree, MA 30 May 1694. The family emigrated to New England sometime between 1639[1] and 1644.[2] The son Christopher married 18 Jan 1654/5 Braintree Hannahh Scott and they had nine children (born Braintree) including Peter and Christopher.
Second Generation
[2] Peter Webb was born Braintree 1 Dec 1657 and died Salem 12 Feb 1717/8. He married twice, first Salem 18 Apr 1683 Ruth Bass and second 1700 Amee/May Hayden. Only any children by his first marriage descend from a Mayflower passenger. These children were: Ruth (1684), Peter (1685), David (1687), Christopher (1689), Hannah (1692-1693), John (1693), Hannah (1694), Joseph (1696) and Priscilla (1697).
[3] Christopher Webb (III) was born Braintree 25 Mar 1663 and died there 7 Feb 1689/90 Mary Bass.[3] and they had: Hannah (1686), Sarah (1688) and Christopher (1690).
Third Generation
Peter Webb (II) was born Braintree 25 Dec 1685 and died bef 22 Aug 1749. He married twice, first Boston 20 May 1719 Hannah Tucker and second, Hingham 6 Nov 1722 Margaret LEAVITT Lincoln. By his firs wife he had Joseph (1719-1746 unk. if marr.) and by his second wife he had Margaret (1723)
David Webb was born Braintree 27 Nov 1687 and died Boston 9 Oct 1722. He married Boston 18 Jun 1713 Jane Snelling and they had five children (born Boston): John (1713-1719), Sarah (1714), David (1717), John (1719 unk. if marr.) and Abigail (1722).
Christopher Webb was born Braintree 30 Dec 1689 and died Boston bef 4 May 1724. He married twice, first Boston 4 Jul 1720 Sarah Pratt and second Boston 23 May 1723 Sarah Newell (no children). By his first wife, Christopher had one child (born-died Boston): Aaron (1721-1721).
John Webb was born Braintree 10 Mar 1693 and died there 14 Oct 1749. He married Bridgewater 6 Oct 1720 Mary Alden and they had four children (all born-died Braintree): John (1722-1726), Mary (1724-1725), Abigail (1726-1728) and John (1728-1729).
Joseph Webb was born Braintree 17 Jun 1696 and died Boston 10 Oct 1762. He married Boston 26 Oct 1721 Abigail Torrey and they had fifteen children (born Boston): Joseph (1722-1734), Samuel (1723-1724), Lydia (1725-c1726), Elisha (1726-c1728), Abigail (1728), Grace (1729-c1731), Lydia (1733), Joseph (1734 m Penelope Phillips, no ch.), Deborah (1735), Grace (1737), Elisha (1738-1739/40), William (1740 unk. if marr.), Nehemiah (1742 m Sarah Smith), Persis (1743-1751) and John (1745 unk. if m.)
Christopher Webb (IV) was born Braintree 19 Aug 1690 and died there 15 Jan 1761. He married Boston 30 Apr 1713 Ann White and they had fifteen children: Ann (1714-1714), Samuel (1716 m. Sarah Lincoln), Mary (1718-1719), Christopher (1720-1720), Christopher (1721 unk. if marr.), Joseph (1724 unk. if marr.), Ann (1726), Mary (1727), Nathaniel (1729 m. Jane Blanchard), Sarah (1730-1731), Ebenezer (1731-1731), Thomas (1732 unk. if marr.), Ebenezer (1733 unk. if marr.), John (1735 unk. if marr.) and Lydia (1737).
- ↑ son Thomas bur. 6 Feb 1638/9 at Crediton.
- ↑ First recorded in May 1645 as a Freeman. Too early to have emigrated in 1645.
- ↑ After Christopher's death, Mary married Braintree 13 Apr 1694 William Copeland.
DNA results R1b-L21
Previous Y-DNA testing
The Webb Surname DNA Project Group: Christopher Webb (grandfather of Peter & Christopher) currently lists seven close STR matches, all claiming Christopher as their most distant known patrilineal (all male line) ancestor (MDKPA). None of them have done any Y-SNP tested and all are predicted (by FTDNA) to fall under R1b-M269. Two of the individuals have done Y-67 STR testing. Plugging in the STR values into the Nevgen Haplogroup prediction tool gives a fairly low prediction (67.24%) of the family falling under R1b-L21>DF13> ZZ10>Z253>Z2534>A16. Other subclades of R1b-P312 are also predicted with extremely low probability. The tool predicted a 32.8% chance of the result falling under an "unsupported clade."
Further needed testing
We need direct male-line Webb descendants to WGS/NGS test to confirm and further refine the haplogroup placement.
References & External Links
- Webb-Deiss Research
- Woodworth-Barnes, Esther Littleford (ed. by Alicia Crane Williams), Mayflower Family Through Five Generations, Vol. 16 Alden General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA part 1 (first four generations) 1999; part 4 (fifth generation of daughter Ruth) 2015;
