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John Webb |
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John Webb was born about 1750 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of George Webb. He moved with his father to East Tennessee about 1777. John signed the 1777 petition of men living on the north Holston River complaining about the division of Fincastle County. They felt the line was not equitable and the court house was too far away. In the 1779 Washington County court records:
Rachel Webb (married George Greenway) In 1782 John Webb received North Carolina Patent No. 140 for 625 acres lying on the southern bank of the Holston River. His property was bordered by Jonathan and David Webb on the west and Benjamin Webb on the east. In 1784, John was granted 5,000 acres in Greene County, Tennessee. John died before 1813. |
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