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Benjamin Franklin WEBB

Benjamin Franklin WEBB

Male 1789 - 1879  (89 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Franklin WEBB
    Birth 5 Nov 1789  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Occupation owner/operator of Webb's Mill (later sold to J.S. Hardman)  [1] 
    Occupation Ritchie County Magistrate (40 years)  [1] 
    Occupation From 1845 to 1848  [1] 
    Sheriff of Ritchie County 
    Death 26 May 1879  Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Webb Cemetery, Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • According to Harrison County court records, in April 1799, Benjamin Webb emancipated a "Negro girl" named Hannah.
    Person ID I63494  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2025

    Father Nutter WEBB,   b. 1765, Sussex Co, DE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1833, Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    Mother Anna CUNNINGHAM,   b. 1771, Shenandoah Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1825, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
    Family ID F62708  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha STUART,   b. 12 Dec 1789, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1870, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Marriage 4 Oct 1808  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
    +1. Anna Stuart WEBB,   b. 14 Jul 1809   d. 29 Dec 1888 (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F26433  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.