BIOGRAPHY: Timeline of the Life of John Webster
(with sometimes conflicting sources of information)BIOGRAPHY: 9 Aug 1590 - John Webster born in Cossington, Leicestershire, England to Matthew & Elizabeth (Ashton) WEBSTER ®4
BIOGRAPHY: John Webster was born in Glasgow, Scotland and came to America from Warwickshire, England ®169
BIOGRAPHY: 1608 - married in Cossington, Leicestershire, England to Agnes Smith ®4
BIOGRAPHY: early 1630s - John Webster and family from Warwickshire, Engl? to Newtowne (now Cambridge), MA ®171
BIOGRAPHY: 1630-33 - John Webster and family from Warwickshire, Engl to Massachusetts Bay Colony ®135
BIOGRAPHY: 1636 - moved from Newtowne (Cambridge, MA) with Rev. Thomas Hooker to Suckiaug (Hartford, CT) and was one of the original proprietors ®135
BIOGRAPHY: 1637 - became a member of the Hartford CT General Court ®171
BIOGRAPHY: 1637-1638 - one of the committee who for the first time sat with the Court of Magistrates, Hartford, CT ®145
BIOGRAPHY: 1638 - member of committee that declared war against the Pequot Indians and was elected to general court ®135
BIOGRAPHY: 1638 - chosen as a Deputy Commissioner, Hartford CT ®171
BIOGRAPHY: 1639-1655 - Magistrate ®145
BIOGRAPHY: 1639 - John Webster's home lot was on the east side of the street now called Governor St. in Hartford, CT ®145
BIOGRAPHY: 1639 - on committee to confer with New Haven Colony about Indian uprisings ®135
BIOGRAPHY: 1642 - was one of the Committee who formed the code of criminal laws for the Colony ®145
BIOGRAPHY: 1654 - was a commissioner for the United Colonies ®145
BIOGRAPHY: 1655 - was made Deputy Governor of Connecticut Colony ®145 ®135
BIOGRAPHY: 1656 - was made Governor of Connecticut Colony ®145 ®135
BIOGRAPHY: 1657 - was Connecticut's First Assistant ®171
BIOGRAPHY: 1659 - was an influential member of the church in Hartford, took a deep interest in the controversy which agitated that and other churches, was one of the leaders of the Hadley Co., and removed there ®145 ®171
BIOGRAPHY: Freeman Massachusetts? ®145
BIOGRAPHY: 1660 - was made a magistrate of Hadley, MA ®145 ®171
BIOGRAPHY: 5 Apr 1661 - died in Hadley, MA ®171
BIOGRAPHY: 15 Apr 1661 - died in Hadley, MA ®145
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1803/1804 when Abiud led a wagon train to south central New York. They settled in Tioga County which later was split off into Chemung County.