William Webster

• Name	William Webster
  Birth	Scotland   [1]
  	Believed to have arrived as part of the Scottish immigration. May have been a Quaker at this point.
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	Abt 1684
  Departure	Abt 1684
  Role	1684	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Free emigrant
  Religion	1695	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1, 2]
  	Quaker
  	Led resistance to the imposition of a tithe for "New England worship"
  Occupation	1714	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Weaver
  Property	17 Jan 1714/15	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Sold 7 acres to Robert Wright, cordwainer for £30
  Person ID	I45853	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family	Mary (Webster)
  Children	1. Mary Webster,   b. 31 Jul 1690, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Hannah Webster,   b. 18 Sep 1691, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. William Webster,   b. 19 Jan 1692/93, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA d. 6 Nov 1750, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Moses Webster,   b. 5 Oct 1694, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Sarah Webster,   b. 24 Jun 1695, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Aaron Webster,   b. 1700, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Benjamin Webster,   b. 4 Apr 1709, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Joseph Webster,   b. 1710, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Rachel Webster,   b. 1697, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31560	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - - Scotland Religion - Quaker - 1695 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Weaver - 1714 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Sold 7 acres to Robert Wright, cordwainer for £30 - 17 Jan 1714/15 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  There was a Quaker, William Webster in Hillocks who married Agnes Reid

  
  

• Sources

  [S3706] Shotwell, Ambrose M., Annals of Our Colonial Ancestors and Their Descendants, p12. [S3825] Heiss, Willard, Quaker Miscellany - New Jersey. p25 [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, Middlesex Co Deeds Vol 14 : Folio 323-327 (CMICL011).