Schrader1

M
Pedigree (click to see)
Marriage*Schrader married Nancy Webb, daughter of Thomas Webb Sr. and Anna Martin.1 
Kinship*Relationship: husband of 3rd great-grandaunt. 

Family

Nancy Webb b. 1844

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

Martha Louisa Webb1

F, b. 1845
Pedigree (click to see)
Relationship3rd great-grandaunt of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP
Marriage*Martha Louisa Webb married Oliver Perry Chambers, son of Moses DeWitt Chambers and Rebecca Trigg.1 
Birth*Martha Louisa Webb was born in 1845 in Jefferson Co., TN.1 
FatherThomas Webb Sr.1 b. abt 1787, d. abt 1845
MotherAnna Martin1 b. 1814, d. 1852
Kinship*Relationship: 3rd great-grandaunt. 

Family

Oliver Perry Chambers b. 1848, d. 1929

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

Oliver Perry Chambers1

M, b. 1848, d. 1929
Pedigree (click to see)
Marriage*Oliver Perry Chambers married Martha Louisa Webb, daughter of Thomas Webb Sr. and Anna Martin.1 
Birth*Oliver Perry Chambers was born in 1848 in Warren Co., NJ.1 
Death*He died in 1929 in Jefferson Co., TN.1 
FatherMoses DeWitt Chambers1
MotherRebecca Trigg1
Kinship*Relationship: husband of 3rd great-grandaunt. 

Family

Martha Louisa Webb b. 1845

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

Moses DeWitt Chambers1

M
Pedigree (click to see)
Marriage*Moses DeWitt Chambers married Rebecca Trigg.1 
Kinship*Relationship: none. 

Family

Rebecca Trigg
Child

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

Rebecca Trigg1

F
Pedigree (click to see)
Marriage*Rebecca Trigg married Moses DeWitt Chambers.1 
Kinship*Relationship: none. 

Family

Moses DeWitt Chambers
Child

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

Rev. Jesse Webb Sr.1

M, b. about 1766, d. 25 March 1848
Pedigree (click to see)
Relationship5th great-grandfather of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP
Burial*Rev. Jesse Webb Sr. is buried in about 3/4 miles from Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Chestnut Hill, Jefferson Co., TN, On 22 Oct 1978, the William Cocke Chapter of the DAR placed a white marble marker in the Chestnut Hill Cemetery, honoring Jesse Webb's Revolutionary War service.1 
Birth*He was born about 1766.1 
Marriage*He married Anna McMurtry, daughter of Joseph McMurtry Jr. and Susannah Patton, between 14 August 1783 and 1 January 1784 in Washington (now Greene ) Co., NC (now TN).1 
Death*Rev. Jesse Webb Sr. died on 25 March 1848 in Chestnut Hill, Jefferson Co., TN.1 
Fatherfather of John and Jesse Webb
Kinship*Relationship: 5th great-grandfather. 
Note*Rev. Jesse Webb Sr. Pension file S3501-Jesse stated that he enlisted in 1781 in Greene County, North Carolina under Captain Lusk who commanded a company in the North Carolina Regiment commanded by Colonel Middleton.The regiment was marched across the Santee River in South Carolina and later to Eutaw Springs where they joined in the battle there under General Nathaniel Greene, in the brigade under General Sumter. Later Jesse's company marched to Orangeburgh, South Carolina where they fought Tories until his term expired. Sometime after the war, Jesse was in Franklin County, Georgia. There is a record that he made a deed there in 1790 for 297.5 acres of a 1788 land grant. He received a land grant in Jefferson County, Tennessee in 1807, one of those first ones which indicated occupancy long before 1807. The Jesse Webb home was located at Chestnut Hill, the site now owned by Ruth & Hollis Thornton. The original log house burned. On Sunday afternoon, October 22, 1978 a stirring service of dedication of the marker for Jesse Webb was conducted in the Chestnut Hill Cemetery by Newport's William Cocke Chapter of the DAR.
The following was contributed by Jay Webb of Clinton, TN : Jesse and his brother, John Webb, were living in Wilkes County, Colony of Georgia in 1778 when the British landed troops and captured Savannah. Jese's testimony (S301) places him and John (R11249) in at Niles Fort on the Broad River, Georgia. In the late 1780's, Jesse, John & many other militia soldiers were driven by British soldiers and Indians into South Carolina, across the Blue Ridge and Iron Mountains to the western slopes of the Appalachian Mountains (at that time Washington County, North Carolina, later Tennessee), where they made their camp on the Nolichucky River. This is how & why John & Jesse came to be in what is now East Tennessee. Jesse was back in Georgia by late January of 1784 and registered for a land grant. On February 2, 1784, a Georgia certificate was issued that certified that Jesse was an inhabitant of Georgia prior to the war and was a refugee from British arms, which entitled him to a land grant. Jesse's Georgia land grant was issued January 4, 1785 and registered January 14, 1785. The 287 1/2 acre bounty is registered in Book A, folio 12 & recorded Libeer B, folia 133 #398. It is very possible that Anna was with Jesse in Georgia while he owned the land in Franklin County. If so, their first three children would have been born in Georgia.2 

Family

Anna McMurtry b. 1768, d. 8 Feb 1849
Children
Appears on these Charts:Pedigree chart of Dr. Ben Dowdey

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
  2. [S487] Carolyn Proffitt Winch.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

Anna McMurtry1

F, b. 1768, d. 8 February 1849
Pedigree (click to see)
Relationship5th great-grandmother of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP
Burial*Anna McMurtry is buried in about 3/4 miles from Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Chestnut Hill, Jefferson Co., TN.1 
Birth*She was born in 1768 in Botetourt, Botetourt Co., VA.1 
Marriage*She married Rev. Jesse Webb Sr., son of father of John and Jesse Webb, between 14 August 1783 and 1 January 1784 in Washington (now Greene ) Co., NC (now TN).1 
Death*Anna McMurtry died on 8 February 1849 in Chestnut Hill, Jefferson Co., TN.1 
FatherJoseph McMurtry Jr.1 b. 1733, d. aft 1790
MotherSusannah Patton1 b. abt 1733, d. bef 1780
Kinship*Relationship: 5th great-grandmother. 

Family

Rev. Jesse Webb Sr. b. abt 1766, d. 25 Mar 1848
Children
Appears on these Charts:Pedigree chart of Dr. Ben Dowdey

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

James McMurtry1

M, b. 1770, d. 12 August 1842
Pedigree (click to see)
Relationship5th great-grandfather of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP
Birth*James McMurtry was born in 1770 in Botetourt, Botetourt Co., VA.1 
Marriage*He married Mary Reynolds on 22 July 1786 in Caney Branch, Greene Co., TN.1 
Marriage*James McMurtry married Abigail Reynolds on 31 March 1833 in Caney Branch, Greene Co., TN.1 
Death*James McMurtry died on 12 August 1842 in Caney Branch, Greene Co., TN.1 
FatherJoseph McMurtry Jr.1 b. 1733, d. aft 1790
MotherSusannah Patton1 b. abt 1733, d. bef 1780
Kinship*Relationship: 5th great-grandfather. 

Family 1

Mary Reynolds d. bef 1830
Child

Family 2

Abigail Reynolds b. 11 Mar 1813, d. 31 Mar 1833
Appears on these Charts:Pedigree chart of Dr. Ben Dowdey

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

Mary Reynolds1

F, d. before 1830
Pedigree (click to see)
Relationship5th great-grandmother of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP
Marriage*Mary Reynolds married James McMurtry, son of Joseph McMurtry Jr. and Susannah Patton, on 22 July 1786 in Caney Branch, Greene Co., TN.1 
Death*Mary Reynolds died before 1830.1 
Kinship*Relationship: 5th great-grandmother. 

Family

James McMurtry b. 1770, d. 12 Aug 1842
Child
Appears on these Charts:Pedigree chart of Dr. Ben Dowdey

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

Joseph McMurtry Jr.1

M, b. 1733, d. after 1790
Pedigree (click to see)
Relationship6th great-grandfather of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP
Birth*Joseph McMurtry Jr. was born in 1733 in Sussex Co., NJ.1 
Marriage*He married Susannah Patton, daughter of Jacob Patton and Jennet, on 27 August 1759 in Bedford Co., VA.1 
Death*Joseph McMurtry Jr. died after 1790 in Greene Co., TN.1 
FatherJoseph McMurtry1 b. 1685, d. May 1762
MotherAnn Boone1 b. 1692, d. 1781
Note*Joseph McMurtry Jr. The McMurtry brothers served as sergeants in George Washington's Virginia Regiment (Militia) during the French and Indian war of 1753-1763. Joseph Jr. was a militia Captain during the revolutionary war. In the battle at Chilocothee, Ohio, he was shot by Indians in his thumb and 1st finger - he also had a bullet in his chest just under the skin. Story in book by ?Twattle and Kellogg -' A book of Rev. War incidences - first hand accounts'. He had a mill on Craig's Creek in Virginia, near Roanoke - a geo---- triangle/quadrangle Keagley Virginia (a surveyor) He received 176 acres on John's Creek in Botetourt County, Virginia. In 1767 he was listed as the 'viewer' of a road from McMurtry's mill through McAfee's gap, along the Catawba River. He reported that there was not enough 'tithables' to build a wagon road, so a horse trail was all that was practable at that time. The family migrated to Green County, North Carolina (now Tennessee). In 1778 Joseph McMurtree received a land grant for 300 acres on both sides of Camp Creek on the Nolichucky River near what is now Warrensburg Tennessee.1 
Kinship*Relationship: 6th great-grandfather. 

Family

Susannah Patton b. abt 1733, d. bef 1780
Children
Appears on these Charts:Pedigree chart of Dr. Ben Dowdey (#1)
Pedigree chart of Dr. Ben Dowdey (#2)

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

Susannah Patton1

F, b. about 1733, d. before 1780
Pedigree (click to see)
Relationship6th great-grandmother of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP
Birth*Susannah Patton was born about 1733 in probably NJ.1 
Marriage*She married Joseph McMurtry Jr., son of Joseph McMurtry and Ann Boone, on 27 August 1759 in Bedford Co., VA.1 
Death*Susannah Patton died before 1780.1 
FatherJacob Patton1
MotherJennet1
Kinship*Relationship: 6th great-grandmother. 

Family

Joseph McMurtry Jr. b. 1733, d. aft 1790
Children
Appears on these Charts:Pedigree chart of Dr. Ben Dowdey (#1)
Pedigree chart of Dr. Ben Dowdey (#2)

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

Abigail Reynolds1

F, b. 11 March 1813, d. 31 March 1833
Pedigree (click to see)
Burial*Abigail Reynolds is buried in Pine Grove Methodist Cemetery, Greenville, Greene Co., TN.1 
Birth*She was born on 11 March 1813 in Greene Co., TN.1 
Death*She died on 31 March 1833 in Caney Branch, Greene Co., TN, at age 20.1 
Marriage*She married James McMurtry, son of Joseph McMurtry Jr. and Susannah Patton, on 31 March 1833 in Caney Branch, Greene Co., TN.1 
Kinship*Relationship: second wife of 5th great-grandfather. 

Family

James McMurtry b. 1770, d. 12 Aug 1842

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

Jacob Patton1

M
Pedigree (click to see)
Relationship7th great-grandfather of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP
Marriage*Jacob Patton married Jennet.1 
Kinship*Relationship: 7th great-grandmother. 

Family

Jennet
Child
Appears on these Charts:Pedigree chart of Dr. Ben Dowdey

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

Jennet1

F
Pedigree (click to see)
Relationship7th great-grandmother of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP
Marriage*Jennet married Jacob Patton.1 
Kinship*Relationship: 7th great-grandmother. 

Family

Jacob Patton
Child
Appears on these Charts:Pedigree chart of Dr. Ben Dowdey

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

Joseph McMurtry1

M, b. 1685, d. May 1762
Pedigree (click to see)
Relationship7th great-grandfather of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP
Birth*Joseph McMurtry was born in 1685 in Dalmelling, Ayrshire, Scotland.1 
Marriage*He married Ann Boone in 1723 in Philadelphia, PA.1 
Death*Joseph McMurtry died in May 1762 in PA.1 
FatherJoseph McMurtry1
MotherMary1
Kinship*Relationship: 7th great-grandfather. 
Interest* Joseph McMurtry (Macmurtree ?) was a manufacturer of fine Moroccoan leather. In Scotland he belonged to the clan Stuart. The McMurtrys are not a clan, but a sept of the clan Stuart of Bute. A sept is a group of people who allied together for political reasons, and are allowed to wear the tartan of the clan to which they are attached. Originally from Scotland, they lived in England and Wales before moving to Philadelphia in 1712. The original spelling may have been McMurtrie.1 

Family

Ann Boone b. 1692, d. 1781
Children
Appears on these Charts:Pedigree chart of Dr. Ben Dowdey

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

Ann Boone1

F, b. 1692, d. 1781
Pedigree (click to see)
Relationship7th great-grandmother of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP
Birth*Ann Boone was born in 1692 in Germantown, PA.1 
Marriage*She married Joseph McMurtry, son of Joseph McMurtry and Mary, in 1723 in Philadelphia, PA.1 
Death*Ann Boone died in 1781 in Sussax Co., NJ.1 
Kinship*Relationship: 7th great-grandmother. 

Family

Joseph McMurtry b. 1685, d. May 1762
Children
Appears on these Charts:Pedigree chart of Dr. Ben Dowdey

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

Joseph McMurtry1

M
Pedigree (click to see)
Relationship8th great-grandfather of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP
Birth*Joseph McMurtry was born in Dalmelling, Ayrshire, Scotland.1 
Marriage*He married Mary.1 
Kinship*Relationship: 8th great-grandfather. 
Interest* Family tradition says that three brothers (one with a wife) and two sisters (both with husbands), children of this Joseph and Mary, immigrated from Scotland in the early 1700's. The three brothers were Thomas, Robert and Joseph. A cousin, Alexander, may have been with them or joined them later. Anyway, they can be documented as of the 1740's in New Jersey. Thomas settled in Somerset County, NJ while Joseph and Robert settled in Sussex County, NJ. Alexander settled in Hunterdon County, NJ. Our family is descended from Joseph.1 

Family

Mary
Children

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

Mary1

F
Pedigree (click to see)
Relationship8th great-grandmother of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP
Marriage*Mary married Joseph McMurtry.1 
Kinship*Relationship: 8th great-grandfather. 

Family

Joseph McMurtry
Children

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

Thomas McMurtry1

M, d. about 1788
Pedigree (click to see)
Relationship7th great-granduncle of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP
Birth*Thomas McMurtry was born in Dalmelling, Ayrshire, Scotland.1 
Marriage*He married Mary.1 
Death*Thomas McMurtry died about 1788 in Somerset Co., NJ.1 
FatherJoseph McMurtry1
MotherMary1
Kinship*Relationship: 7th great-granduncle. 

Family

Mary

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

Mary1

F
Pedigree (click to see)
Marriage*Mary married Thomas McMurtry, son of Joseph McMurtry and Mary.1 
Kinship*Relationship: wife of 7th great-granduncle. 

Family

Thomas McMurtry d. abt 1788

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

father of John and Jesse Webb

M
Pedigree (click to see)
Relationship6th great-grandfather of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP
Kinship*Relationship: 6th great-grandfather. 
Note*Father of John and Jesse Webb The 'Heirs of Thomas Webb' applied for and received 200 acres in Wilkes County, Georgia, from an old warrant. The land was located on the South Fork of the Broad River and was the same land that Jesse Webb agreed to make a good title to Nathan Barnett in 1783. Jesse is identified as heir of Thomas Webb. Receiving the grant was obviously part of clearing the title. Thomas Webb therefore was deceased by 1783 and had been a settler of Georgia from at least the beginning of the revolutionary war. The grant of 200 acres was the amount for a settler, but not a family. It is possible that Jesse did not apply for a larger amount of land because to increase the amount by 50 acres for each family member or slave caused a fee to be added for each. I do not know if Thomas was a father or brother to Jesse. Jesse's brother John was not mentioned, probably because John was by this time married and living in what is now East Tennessee. This is the closest record that I have been able to find regarding possible relatives of John and Jesse. I have seen many family histories that list their father as John Webb, but I have found no proof.1 

Family
Children
Appears on these Charts:Pedigree chart of Dr. Ben Dowdey

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
Last Edited17 Feb 2017

John Webb1

M, b. about 1755, d. 14 August 1798
Pedigree (click to see)
Relationship5th great-granduncle of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP
Birth*John Webb was born about 1755.1 
Marriage*He married Elizabeth McMurtry, daughter of Joseph McMurtry Jr. and Susannah Patton, on 1 February 1781 in Washington Co., NC (now TN).1 
Death*John Webb died on 14 August 1798 in Sevier Co., TN.1 
Fatherfather of John and Jesse Webb1
Kinship*Relationship: 5th great-granduncle. 
Note*John Webb John and Jesse Webb were Militia Soldiers during the Revolutionary War. In 1780 we find them stationed at Nail's Fort on the Broad River in Georgia. A search of John's (pension application number R11249) revolutionary war record at the national archives reveals that he was a private in the 2nd. company, Continental Artillery of Georgia from its inception until its reduction at Sunbury. Also he was taken prisoner and placed aboard a prison ship at Fort Morris near Sunbury. In late 1780 John Webb with his brother Jesse Webb, and many other militia soldiers were driven by British soldiers, Tories and Indians, from their camps on the Broad River in Georgia, across the Savanna River into South Carolina, then across the blue ridge and Iron mountains to the western slopes of the appalachian mountains, (at that time Washington County, North Carolina). This is how and why John and Jesse came to be in what is now East Tennessee. They made their first camp after leaving georgia on the Nolachucky river (in what is now East Tennessee) and rested their horses for 60 days. While here John Webb met and married ( February 1, 1781) a 14 year old young lady by the name of Elizabeth McMurtry. They were married by Rev. Isaac Burton in Green county, North Carolina (now Tennessee). At this point John quit the army and built a home and commenced farming near the home of Elizabeth's Mother and Father. Elizabeth McMurtry Webb stated in 1844 that her husband was an enlisted soldier in Georgia for eighteen months under Capt. John Stuard, and also that John Webb had acted as a spy. Jesse Webb, his brother, also affirmed that his brother had served two tours in that war. On 19 december 1792 (deed book B, page 245), John Webb received 100 acres (N.C. Grant #32) in Green County, adjoining William Nelson. This land was sold to Henry Rees on 6 January 1793, witnessed by John Henderson, James Henderson, and William Bell. In this deed John Webb is referred to as a resident of Jefferson County (on July 11, 1795 it became Sevier County) at the time of the sale and the land he sold was located in Greene County. A 1783/84 tax list for what is now Greene County includes the names John Webb and Joseph McMurtry as residents south of the French Broad. It is thought that the Webb and McMurtry families were neighbors near what is now Warrensburg, Tennessee. It appears that John Webb had moved to that part of Jefferson County which became Sevier County in 1795. Sevier County was established out of Jefferson County land's on July 11, 1795. The state of Tennessee was established June 1, 1796. Lands in this area were not granted between 1794 and 1809. John webb died 14 August 1798 in Sevier County, probably at the homeplace that was granted to Elizabeth may 3, 1810. (His grave is probably located on this land or in a nearby Methodist Church-yard Cemetery). The first land grant legislation passed by Tennessee legislature was 23 November 1809. The land grants of 1810, by the state of Tennessee were based on occupancy. Elizabeth Webb, widow of John Webb, was issued grant #758 for 216 acres May 3, 1810, the tract having been surveyed 12 June 1807.. The location was near Hettie Creek and little Mountain about one mile south of US Highway 411, between Fair Garden and Fox cemetery. The above grant would indicate that the recipient was an original settler, having staked out and occupied a homestead but not having a title to it until these first Tennessee grants were issued. This land grant, along with several others, was made on may 3, 1810, signed by William Blount, Governor of Tennessee. They were filed in Knox County, Tennessee because Knoxville was the state capital at that time. There was another grant for 50 acres to Elizabeth Webb dated 25 May 1837. The first Sevier County Survey Book indicated that Elizabeth Webb and sons Thomas, Jesse, and Joseph lived on Flat Creek (or Branch). Elizabeth McMurtry Webb died 10 Feb. 1848. The names and dates of birth of John Webb and Elizabeth McMurtry were included with the pension record of John Webb. The record also stated that all of the children, except Elizabeth Webb Baker, were deceased by 1853. In 1844 Elizabeth commenced the filing for a widows pension based on her deceased husband's Revolutionary War service. All her efforts came to nil, as the pension was not approved. The pension office indicated that she could not prove she was married to John. Martin Baker, husband of John and Elizabeth Webb's youngest daughter (also named Elizabeth), was still trying to collect on this pension on 7 March 1853. He stated that the only living child of John and Elizabeth webb was his wife Elizabeth, and since he was the administrator of his mother-in-law's estate, then the pension office should pay the money into the estate. This also came to nil, and pension # R11245 was never approved.1 

Family

Elizabeth McMurtry b. 1766, d. 10 Feb 1848
Children

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

Elizabeth McMurtry1

F, b. 1766, d. 10 February 1848
Pedigree (click to see)
Relationship5th great-grandaunt of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP
Burial*Elizabeth McMurtry is buried in Martin Baker Cemetery, Sevier Co., TN.1 
Birth*She was born in 1766 in Craigs Creek Plantation, Augusta Co., VA.1 
Marriage*She married John Webb, son of father of John and Jesse Webb, on 1 February 1781 in Washington Co., NC (now TN).1 
Death*Elizabeth McMurtry died on 10 February 1848 in Sevier Co., TN.1 
FatherJoseph McMurtry Jr.1 b. 1733, d. aft 1790
MotherSusannah Patton1 b. abt 1733, d. bef 1780
Kinship*Relationship: 5th great-grandaunt. 
Note*Elizabeth McMurtry Buried in Martin Baker Cem, Sevier,TN; married by Isaac Barton; 14 yrs old when married; SCCB p. 108 buried in Martin Baker Cemetery In 1844 she stated that her husband was an enlisted soldier in Georgia for 18 months under Capt John Stuard, and also that he had acted as a spy. John was married to Elizabeth McMurtry (b.1766) on 1 Feb. 1781 by the Rev. Isaac Burton. John was a soldier in the American Revolution. His record is verified by pension #R1124S. Jesse Webb, his brother, also affirmed that his brother had served two tours in that war. In 1786, John Webb received 100 acres (N.C. Grant #32) on the southside of the Chuckey River, adjoining William Nelson. A 1784 tax list for what Is now Greene County includes the names John Webb and Joseph McMurtry as residents south of the French Broad. It Is thought that the Webb and McMurtry families were neighbors near what is now Warrensburg, Tennessee. John Webb died 14 Aug. 1798. in Sever County. Elizabeth Webb was granted 216 acres in Sever County on 3 May 1810, the tract having been surveyed 12 June 1807. In a letter to HolmesWebb, dated 17 July 1959, J. A. Sharp, Sevierville, felt that the above grant would Indicate that the recipient was probably an original settler, having staked out and occupied a homestead but not having a title to it until these first Tennessee grants were issued. There was another grant for 50 acres to Elizabeth Webb dated 25 May 1837. The first Sevier County Survey Book indicated that Elizabeth Webb and sons Thomas, Jesse, and Joseph lived on Flat Creek (or Branch). Elizabeth McMurtry Webb died 10 Feb. 1848. The names and dates of birth of John Webb and Elizabeth McMurtry were included with the pension record of John Webb. The record also stated that all of the children, except Elizabeth Webb Baker, were deceased by 1853.1 

Family

John Webb b. abt 1755, d. 14 Aug 1798
Children

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

George Taff1

M, b. 19 December 1763, d. 6 March 1839
Pedigree (click to see)
Relationship4th great-grandfather of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP
Birth*George Taff was born on 19 December 1763 in Hampshire (now Hardy) Co., VA (now WV).1,2 
Marriage*He married Sarah Wiley (?) about 1785 in Hardy Co., WV.1,2 
Death*George Taff died on 6 March 1839 in Jefferson Co., TN, at age 75 He was living with his children at his home on Muddy Creek when he died.2 
FatherPeter Taffe2 d. bef 1782
MotherElizabeth Williams Warden2 d. 5 Apr 1805
Kinship*Relationship: 4th great-grandfather. 

Family

Sarah Wiley (?)
Children
Appears on these Charts:Pedigree chart of Dr. Ben Dowdey

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
  2. [S518] Taff and Taff, Peter and James Taaffe/Taffe/Taff, p. 331.
  3. [S518] Taff and Taff, Peter and James Taaffe/Taffe/Taff, p. 336.
  4. [S518] Taff and Taff, Peter and James Taaffe/Taffe/Taff, p. 375.
  5. [S518] Taff and Taff, Peter and James Taaffe/Taffe/Taff, p. 446.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

Sarah Wiley (?)1,2

F
Pedigree (click to see)
Relationship4th great-grandmother of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP
Marriage*Sarah Wiley (?) married George Taff, son of Peter Taffe and Elizabeth Williams Warden, about 1785 in Hardy Co., WV.1,2 
Kinship*Relationship: 4th great-grandmother. 

Family

George Taff b. 19 Dec 1763, d. 6 Mar 1839
Children
Appears on these Charts:Pedigree chart of Dr. Ben Dowdey

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
  2. [S518] Taff and Taff, Peter and James Taaffe/Taffe/Taff, p. 331.
  3. [S518] Taff and Taff, Peter and James Taaffe/Taffe/Taff, p. 336.
  4. [S518] Taff and Taff, Peter and James Taaffe/Taffe/Taff, p. 375.
  5. [S518] Taff and Taff, Peter and James Taaffe/Taffe/Taff, p. 446.
Last Edited15 Feb 2017

Rachel Taff1

F, b. 10 June 1790, d. 22 May 1848
Pedigree (click to see)
Relationship3rd great-grandaunt of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP
Birth*Rachel Taff was born on 10 June 1790 in Hardy Co., WV.2 
Marriage*She married John Slover, son of Abraham Slover and Martha Anderson, on 1 February 1812 in Jefferson Co., TN.1,2 
Death*Rachel Taff died on 22 May 1848 at age 57.2 
FatherGeorge Taff1 b. 19 Dec 1763, d. 6 Mar 1839
MotherSarah Wiley (?)1
Kinship*Relationship: 3rd great-grandaunt. 

Family

John Slover b. 25 May 1789, d. Nov 1852

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
  2. [S518] Taff and Taff, Peter and James Taaffe/Taffe/Taff, p. 345.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

John Slover1

M, b. 25 May 1789, d. November 1852
Pedigree (click to see)
Birth*John Slover was born on 25 May 1789 in Jefferson Co., TN.2 
Marriage*He married Rachel Taff, daughter of George Taff and Sarah Wiley (?), on 1 February 1812 in Jefferson Co., TN.1,2 
Death*John Slover died in November 1852 in Hamilton Co., TN, at age 63.2 
FatherAbraham Slover2
MotherMartha Anderson2
Kinship*Relationship: husband of 3rd great-grandaunt. 

Family

Rachel Taff b. 10 Jun 1790, d. 22 May 1848

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
  2. [S518] Taff and Taff, Peter and James Taaffe/Taffe/Taff, p. 345.
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James Taff1

M, b. 1787
Pedigree (click to see)
Relationship3rd great-granduncle of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP
Birth*James Taff was born in 1787.1 
Marriage*He married Hannah Hill on 16 July 1817 in Jefferson Co., TN.1 
FatherGeorge Taff1 b. 19 Dec 1763, d. 6 Mar 1839
MotherSarah Wiley (?)1
Kinship*Relationship: 3rd great-granduncle. 

Family

Hannah Hill

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
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Hannah Hill1

F
Pedigree (click to see)
Marriage*Hannah Hill married James Taff, son of George Taff and Sarah Wiley (?), on 16 July 1817 in Jefferson Co., TN.1 
Kinship*Relationship: wife of 3rd great-granduncle. 

Family

James Taff b. 1787

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
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George Taff Jr.1,2

M, b. about 1800, d. about 1860
Pedigree (click to see)
Relationship3rd great-granduncle of Dr. Benjamin Charles Dowdey MD, FACEP
Birth*George Taff Jr. was born about 1800.1 
Death*He died about 1860 in Jefferson Co., TN.2 
FatherGeorge Taff1 b. 19 Dec 1763, d. 6 Mar 1839
MotherSarah Wiley (?)1,3
Interest* He never married, and lived at the homeplace of his father his entire life.2 
Kinship*Relationship: 3rd great-granduncle. 

Citations

  1. [S391] Mr. Jay S. Webb.
  2. [S518] Taff and Taff, Peter and James Taaffe/Taffe/Taff, p. 375.
  3. [S518] Taff and Taff, Peter and James Taaffe/Taffe/Taff, p. 331.
Last Edited1 Mar 2014