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| Size | 2.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 1,200 items) |
| Abstract | Persons represented include Alexander Smith Webb (fl. 1830s) of Person County, N.C., and his wife Cornelia Adeline (Stanford) Webb, daughter of U.S. Representative Richard Stanford (1767-1816) and Mary (Moore) Stanford; and five of their ten children, including: James Hazel Webb (1829-1902) of Person County; Richard Stanford Webb (1837-1901), Methodist minister and Confederate chaplain; Alexander S. Webb (1840-1928), Confederate soldier; William Robert Webb (1842-1926), Confederate soldier, teacher, founder of the Webb School at Bell Buckle, Tenn., and U.S. senator from Tennessee; and Susan Webb, teacher, of Randolph County, N.C. Family correspondence of Alexander Smith Webb and his wife, Cornelia Adeline (Stanford) Webb, of Person County, N.C., and of their children. Early papers include those of the Moore family of Bute (now Warren) County, N.C., especially of Sheriff William Moore, ca. 1760s. Antebellum papers include family correspondence to and from students at various schools and to other relatives. Civil War materials include letters from Alexander S. Webb, Jr., as a Confederate soldier in Virginia and a federal prisoner; from L. J. Webb as a federal prisoner; and from Richard S. Webb, a Confederate chaplain. Included in the latter are letters from Richard to his cousin, Jennie Clegg, during their courtship. Postwar materials concern family affairs and finances and include letters of Jennie Webb, daughter of Richard S. and Jennie (Clegg) Webb, while a student at Greensboro Female College; letters from son William Alexander Webb (1867-1919) while studying in Germany in the 1890s; extensive genealogical notes on the Davis, Moore, Russell, Smith, Stanford, Taylor, and Webb families; and notes on Abram's Plains, N.C., founded by the Webbs, Smiths, and Davises. Volumes include the diary, 1858-1865, of Susan Webb as a teacher in Randolph County, N.C. |
| Creator | Webb family. |
| Language | English |
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Alexander Smith Webb, Sr., of Person County, N.C. married the daughter of U.S. Representative Richard Stanford (1767-1816). The couple had twelve children, among whom were: William Robert Webb, a Confederate soldier, teacher, founder of the Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tenn., and U.S. senator from Tennessee; Richard Stanford Webb, an itinerant North Carolina Methodist minister; Sidney Webb, a merchant and farmer in Orange County, N.C.; and Alexander Smith Webb II, a Confederate soldier and justice of peace in Warren County, N.C., for more than 60 years. The senior Webb's nephew, Thomas Shapard Webb, was a major in the Confederate Army, attended the University of North Carolina (1858-1861), and practiced law in Memphis and Knoxville.
Richard S. Webb's son, William Alexander Webb, became president of Randolph-Macon College in Virginia. His daughter Jennie attended the Greensboro Female College in 1899, as did his sister Henrietta in 1862. His other son Shipp was school superintendent in Concord, N.C.
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Family correspondence of Alexander Smith Webb and his wife, Cornelia Adeline Webb, of Person County, N.C., and of their children. Early papers include those of the Moore family of Bute County, N.C., (now Warren County, N.C.), especially of Sheriff William Moore, ca. 1760s. Antebellum papers include family correspondence to and from students at various schools and to other relatives. Civil War materials include letters from Alexander S. Webb, Jr., as a Confederate soldier in Virginia and a federal prisoner; from L. J. Webb as a federal prisoner; and from Richard S. Webb, a Confederate chaplain. Included in the latter are letters from Richard to his cousin, Jennie Clegg, during their courtship. Postwar materials concern family affairs and finances and include letters of Jennie Webb, daughter of Richard S. and Jennie (Clegg) Webb, while a student at Greensboro Female College; letters from son William Alexander Webb (1867-1919), while studying in Germany in the 1890s; extensive genealogical notes on the Davis, Moore, Russell, Smith, Stanford, Taylor, and Webb families; and notes on Abram's Plains, N.C., founded by the Webbs, Smiths, and Davises. Volumes include the diary, 1858-1865, of Susan Webb as a teacher in Randolph County, N.C.
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Series 1. Correspondence, 1765-1960 and undated.
Arrangement: chronological.
Primarily correspondence of Webb family members, especially the children of Alexander S. Webb, Sr., and Cornelia Webb (Addie). Early papers include those of the Moore family of Bute (now Warren) County, N.C., especially of Sheriff William Moore, ca. 1760s. Antebellum papers include family correspondence to and from students at various schools and to other relatives. Civil War materials include letters from Alexander S. Webb, Jr., as a Confederate soldier in Virginia and a federal prisoner, from L. J. Webb as a federal prisoner, and from Richard S. Webb, a Confederate chaplain. Included in the latter are letters from Richard to his cousin, Jennie Clegg, during their courtship. Postwar materials concern family affairs and finances and include letters of Jennie Webb, daughter of Richard S. and Jennie (Clegg) Webb, while a student at Greensboro Female College; letters from son William Alexander Webb (1867-1919), while studying in Germany in the 1890s; and extensive genealogical notes on the Davis, Moore, Russell, Smith, Stanford, Taylor, and Webb families and notes on Abram's Plains, N.C., founded by the Webbs, Smiths, and Davises. Volumes include the diary, 1858-1865, of Susan Webb as a teacher in Randolph County, N.C. Also included are school reports for some of the children and scattered business papers of various Webb family members.
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Series 2. Legal Papers, Receipts, Family History, and Other Materials, 1765-1949 and undated.
From 1766 to 1782, there are summonses, warrants, bonds, bills, list of taxable items, and other materials apparently pertaining to the Sheriff's Office of Bute (now Warren) County, N.C., where William Moore was sheriff in 1769. Also included are indentures, receipts, pamphlets, and clippings, some of which pertain to Thomas Shapard Webb (1840-1930). There are also some family history materials and an audio tape of a speech about William R. Webb.
| Folder 36 |
1765-1795 #01900, Series: "2. Legal Papers, Receipts, Family History, and Other Materials, 1765-1949 and undated." Folder 36 |
| Folder 37 |
1796-1869 #01900, Series: "2. Legal Papers, Receipts, Family History, and Other Materials, 1765-1949 and undated." Folder 37 |
| Folder 38 |
1870-1949 #01900, Series: "2. Legal Papers, Receipts, Family History, and Other Materials, 1765-1949 and undated." Folder 38 |
| Folder 39 |
Undated #01900, Series: "2. Legal Papers, Receipts, Family History, and Other Materials, 1765-1949 and undated." Folder 39 |
| Folder 40 |
Clippings #01900, Series: "2. Legal Papers, Receipts, Family History, and Other Materials, 1765-1949 and undated." Folder 40 |
| Folder 41 |
T-1900/1: Speech of Frederick H. Weaver #01900, Series: "2. Legal Papers, Receipts, Family History, and Other Materials, 1765-1949 and undated." Folder 41Frederick H. Weaver speech with remarks by William E. Webb and George M. Webb at the unveiling of a historical marker for William R. Webb (Sawney) in 1962. |
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Series 3. Volumes, 1802-1995.
| Folder 42-43 |
Volume 1, 1802, About 1,100 pp. #01900, Series: "3. Volumes, 1802-1995." Folder 42-43Moore family bible with bookplate of Stephen Moore and four pages of family records from the Moore, Stanford, and Webb families. Folder 42Folder 43 |
| Folder 44 |
Volume 2, 1858-1865, 11 p. #01900, Series: "3. Volumes, 1802-1995." Folder 44Diary of Susan A. Webb while teaching in Randolph County, N.C. |
| Folder 45 |
Volume 3, 1973, 85 p. #01900, Series: "3. Volumes, 1802-1995." Folder 45"Abram's Plains 1765," a typed volume of genealogical and other records of the Webb, Smith, and Davis families, relatives of Samuel Smith (1729-1800) and his wife Mary Webb Smith (1740-1827), the founders of Abram's Plains in Granville County, N.C. Included are typed genealogical notes, charts, pictures, photocopies of documents, biographical materials, and other items. |
| Folder 46 |
Volume 4, 1995. #01900, Series: "3. Volumes, 1802-1995." Folder 46"Stories from the files of Thompson Webb," typed volume of stories Thompson Webb (1887-1975), founder and headmaster of the Webb School in Claremont, Calif., compiled by his son, Thompson Webb, Jr., and grandson, Thompson Webb III. Some stories are about his father, William Robert Webb (Sawney) (1842-1926), founder and headmaster of the Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tenn., and Thompson Webb's childhood in Bell Buckle. |
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Series 4. Portfolios, 1798-1894 and undated.
Two large portfolios entitled "Webb Family Record," compiled by William James Webb. Included are genealogical data, wills, receipts, documents, and letters transcribed onto printed pages titled "Webb Family Record--John Webb-Amy Booker branch." John Webb (1747-1826) married Amy Booker (1752-1835) and moved to Granville County, N.C., sometime around 1777-1782. Many items are copies.
| Folder 47-49 |
Portfolio 1, undated, 150 p. #01900, Series: "4. Portfolios, 1798-1894 and undated." Folder 47-49Manuscript pages containing genealogical data and typed copies of wills, receipts, and other relevant documents. Folder 47Folder 48Folder 49 |
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Portfolio 2, 1798-1894 and undated, 100 p. #01900, Series: "4. Portfolios, 1798-1894 and undated." Folder 50Manuscript copies of Webb family letters including a series of "Kentucky letters" of the Webbs. |
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Series 5. Pictures, undated.
| Folder P-3800/1 |
Photograph, undated. #01900, Series: "5. Pictures, undated." Folder P-3800/1Richard Stanford (1767-1816), member of Congress, father of Adeline Stanford, and father-in-law of Alexander Smith Webb. |
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Items Separated
Items separated include a photograph (P-1900/1) and an audiotape (T-1900/1).
Back to TopProcessed by: Staff, 1996-2004
Encoded by: Roslyn Holdzkom, July 2004
This collection was processed with support from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.
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