Adin Webb
Full name : Adin Webb
Alternate spellings, aliases : Aden
Parents :
Father : Christopher Webb
Mother : Olive Brown
note :
Date of Birth : 31 March 1780
Place of Birth : Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut
Vital stats :
Notes : Family Bible images (1)
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Spouse:
Name : Deborah Carter
Date of Marriage : 15 October 1800
Place of Marriage : Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut
Died : 27 February 1850
Notes : service by Daniel Frost
Date of Death : 7 February
1865
Place of Death :
Burial Information :
Notes :
Military Service : unknown;
possible service in War of 1812
Occupation(s) : J. A. Vinton
wrote, “…was a noted school teacher in Homer, N.Y.” also a long-time Town Clerk of Homer, 1810-11, 1812-13,
1814, 1815-18, 1819-20, 1821-29,
Notes : From volume 14 of Cortland County records on file in the NY State
Library at Albany, “Adin Webb taught school from 1805-1822 at the Homer
Commons.”
From History of the Town of Homer,
Chapter 19, “The next teacher of prominence
was Adin Webb, who is described as "a tall, straight, sprightly young man,
dignified in demeanor and with a good education." With but one year as an
exception Mr. Webb taught seventeen successive years. He was a native of Windham
county, Conn.; his father was one of the heroes of the Revolution and served in
that portion of the army that was engaged in the battle of Bennington and the
capture of Burgoyne. In 1800 Mr. Webb was married to Deborah Carter, and they
came with his parents to this State, locating near Cazenovia lake. In 1805 he
was solicited by friends to come to Homer and teach the village school for a
term of ten months. Being a capable singer he taught singing school at the same
time, and being successful in both vocations, he decided to remain and make his
permanent home in Homer. During the whole period of his residence here he was
leader of the choir in the Congregational Church. (Footnote: Further reference
to Mr. Webb's life will be found in the history of the town of Cortland.)”
“In
1808 Adin Webb erected a dwelling house on the site now occupied by the Barber
Block, but a few years afterward disposed of it and purchased a lot of Capt.
Hezekiah Roberts, now occupied by the Baptist Church, where he built a house.
He subsequently sold this to Chauncey Keep, and lived two years in the southern
part of the village. In 1823 he removed to Cortland.”
From History of the Town of
Cortlandville Part 2, Chapter 20,
“The life of Adin Webb has been alluded to in the history of the town of Homer
; but he was so long a prominent citizen of Cortland village that his career
merits some attention here. He came to Cortland from Homer in 1823 , and became
a member of the fir of Webb & Bishop. Previous to this time he had taught
school for seventeen successive years in Homer. He was elected town clerk in
1809 , which office he held twenty years. In 1816 he was appointed surrogate
and held that office for seven years. In 1829 he was elected sheriff ; in 1840
he was again appointed surrogate , holding the office four years , and in 1845
he was made town clerk of Cortlandville , which office he held for eleven
years. He united with the Congregational Church of Homer in 1813 , and when he
removed to Cortland joined the Presbyterian Church. For many years he was
chorister and a few of the older inhabitants of the pace , who have listened to
his voice Sabbath after Sabbath , will remember him , perhaps , in that capacity
more vividly than in any other. It is sufficient praise of Mr. Webb to say that
all of the public trusts to which he was called were deserved by him and their
duties fulfilled with ability and loyalty to the public good.
Joshua Ballard was
a cotemporary of Mr. Webb and came to Homer in 1797 , and for one season taught
one of the first schools there. He removed to Cortland about the year 1819 , in
which year he was appointed county clerk. He was one of the founders of the
Cortland Academy and raised and commanded the first cavalry company in the
county. Various town offices were conferred upon him and he was an eminently
respected and useful citizen. Of these two men Mr. Ballard wrote: "The
public confidence in the intelligence , integrity and fidelity of Joshua
Ballard and Adin Webb , evidenced in their services in these various civil
stations , is a sufficient encomium upon their memory as citizens. One reached
in age almost eighty-one , the other eighty-five , and the pilgrimage of each
was distinguished by the even tenor of a Christian example."
Family : Family Bible images (1)
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(3)
Son : Henry ‘Harry’ Webb
Date of Birth : 3 March 1803
Place of Birth : New York
Married : Olive Ann Selkrigg
Died : 13 March 1834 at Ithaca,
New York
Notes : daughter Sarah Lorinella Webb, born 6 October 1836 at Detroit, Michigan
Daughter : Olive B. Webb
Date of Birth : 28 September 1805
Place of Birth :
Married :
Died : 1 October 1888
Notes :
Daughter : Emily Webb
Date of Birth : 25 November 1807
Place of Birth :
Married :
Died : I June 1888
Notes :
Daughter : Ursula Webb
Date of Birth : 7 March 1810
Place of Birth :
Married :
Died : 18 December 1845
Notes :
Daughter : Mary C. Webb
Date of Birth : 7 November 1816
Place of Birth :
Married :
Died : 2 February 1818
Notes :
Son : Albert L. Webb
Date of Birth : 1 September 1819
Place of Birth :
Married :
Died : 29 December 1893
Notes : this is a long shot -
Albertus Webb, age 31, enlisted 30 April 1861 at Homer, New York as Private,
mustered in 13 May 1861 to Company D, 12th Regiment New York Infantry. He was promoted to Sergeant, 1 June
1861, transferred to Company I, 3 February 1862. Mustered out 17 May 1863 at Elmira, New York.
Comments, sources, various
additional :
Vinton, John Adams. The Giles Memorial – Genealogical
Memoirs of the Families Bearing the Names Giles, Gould, Holmes, Jennison, Leonard,
Lindall, Curwen, Marshall, Ribinson, Sampson, and Webb; also Genealogical
Sketches of the Pool, Very, Carr and other Families with a history of Pemaquid,
ancient and modern; some account of early settlements in Maine; and some
details of Indian warfare.
Printed for the author, by Henry W. Dutton & Son, Washington Street,
Boston. 1864. pp 496 – 532.
Pension File of Christopher Webb (abstracts) : M804 Revolutionary War
Pension and Bounty Land Files 1800 – 1900 Webb, Abner – Webb, Isacc.
Roll2514. National Archives and
Records Administration. Washington, DC. Viewed 14 July 2001.
Windham County Vital Records,
Volume 2, Page 220??.
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