Daniel Boone (1734-1820) was a frontiersman who became an American folk hero. The Boone family were members of the Gwynedd Monthly Meeting. He is best know from his exploration of Virginia and Kentucky.
Fincastle County, Virginia was created in 1772 from Botetourt County and abolished in 1776. It was divided into Montgomery, Washington and Kentucky Counties.
George Webb was born about 1757 in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
In 1777, George moved with his family to East Tenessee. They settled near Bluff City on the South Holston River in what is now Sullivan County, Tennessee.
In 1780 George, Benjamin, David, Jonathan and a Moses Webb were at Kings Mountain, under Colonel Shelby.
In 1782 Benjamin, John, and David Webb received warrants for land in Sullivan County, Tennessee. At that time it was in North Carolina. In 1783 George received a warrant.
Land Grant 200/206
October 10, 1783
State of North Carolina, Alexander Martin, Gov.
To George Webb
50 shillings for every 100 acres
613 acres in Sullivan Co., NC
on Bever Creek
Adj: Wallace, Hawkins & Nathan Severe or Levere
On October 10, 1783, George Webb, Sr. was granted 613 acres on Beaver Creek.
George was appointed as the constable for Sullivan County, Tennessee on March 16, 1791.
On October 19, 1797 he married Elizabeth Perkins or Spurgin in Sullivan County, Tennessee. She was born about 1777.
David Webb (1797, married Sarah Jones),
John Webb (1799, married Rebecca),
George Webb (1803, married Mary Morgan),
Agnes Webb (1808, married Eli Preston Warren),
Samuel Webb (1812, married Elizabeth Millard)
At the time of the 1830 census, the household was in Sullivan County. The household consisted of the family members:
a woman between 70 & 79
a man between 60 & 69 - George ? age 73
a woman between 50 & 59 - Elizabeth age 53
a woman and a man between 20 & 29
- Agnes age 22
2 boys between 15 & 19 - Samuel age 18
a girl between 10 & 14
a girl between 5 & 9
and the people they enslaved:
a man over 55
a woman between 36 & 54
2 young men and one young woman between 10 & 23
3 boys under 10
2 girls under 10
George died on February 11, 1836.
Sullivan County is in far northeast corner of Tennessee between North Carolina and Virginia and was originally part of those states. It was formed in 1779 when it was divided from Washington County.
Tennessee was admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796. It was initially part of North Carolina.
