'Webb06'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Webb of Moulscombe

                               
Berry reports that "This family were owners of an estate, called Moulscombe, near Lewes, from the time of the Conquest; being copyhold, it constantly descended to the younger son."
Adam Webb of Moulscombe (d 1490)
1. John Webb of Moulscombe (d 1550)
  A. John Webb of Moulscombe (d 1558)
  m. Eleanor Boxe (d 1576)
  i. Adam Webb of Moulscombe (d 1590)
m. Margery (d 1634)
  a. Henry Webb of Moulscombe (d 1628) the first mentioned by MGH
  m. Mary (Harris?)
  (1) Richard Webb of Moulscombe (b 1617-8, bur 30.08.1672)
  m. Ann (a 1684)
  (A) John Webb of Falmer (b 1642-2, d 18.07.1698)
  m. Margaret Bradford (b c1658, d 23.01.1731, dau of John Bradford, m2. William Hamshar) ## see here ##
  (i) Richard Webb (b 20.04.1693, d 14.04.1748)
m. Ann Haines (b c1697, d 09.03.1770)
  (a) John Webb of Lewes (b 2.12.1717, d 07.03.1797)
  m. (1758) Ann Cornes (b 25.06.1727, d 28.03.1813, dau of William Cornes of Etchingham)
  ((1)) Sarah Webb (b 1760, d unm 1775)
  ((2)) Anne Webb (b 10.03.1762, d 17.04.1815)
m. Thomas Woollgar of Lewes
  (b) Sarah Webb
  (c) Susannah Webb (b c1728, d 08.12.1805)
  m. (1758) Richard Scrase of Withdean (b 1714, d 02.11.1790)
  (i)+ other issue (all married) - John of Hodshrose, Anne, Elizabeth, Margaret
  (B) Elizabeth Webb (b 23.09.1651, d 18.10.1694)
  m1. (1673) John Farncombe of Patcham (d 1675)
  (i) John Farncombe (d unm 1700)
  m2 William Hamshar of Preston (b 1654-5, d 05.05.1738)
(C)+ other issue - Nathaniel, Richard, Joseph, Ann
  (2) Margaret Webb
  m. John Austen of E. Grinstead (d after 05.1676)
  (3) Jane Webb (d 1693)
  m. John Wood of Wivelsfield (d before 07.02.1671/2)
  (A) Jane Wood (d 1718)
  m. Thomas Jenner of Chailey (b 1639, d 1714)
  (i) Philip Jenner of Chailey (b 1686, d 1787)
  m. Sarah Hamshar (dau of William Hamshar of Preston)
  (B) Ann Wood
  m. Thomas Wade
  b.+ other issue - John, Richard, Joan, Ann, Elizabeth
  ii.+ other issue - John, Andrew, William, "Several daughters"
  B. Isabel Webb

Main source(s): CountyGen (Berry, Sussex, p101), MGH (NS1, vol 3 (1880), p55+)
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