Richard Webb | |
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| Deputy of the General Court of the Colony of Connecticut fromNorwalk | |
| In office May 1656 – October 1656 | |
| Preceded by | Matthew Canfield |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Canfield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 5, 1580[1] |
| Died | July 1665[2] |
| Resting place | East Norwalk Historical Cemetery,East Norwalk,Connecticut |
| Spouse(s) | Grace Wilson (m. May 1610), Elizabeth Gregory[1][2] |
| Children | Richard Webb, Jr. |
| Residence(s) | Cambridge,Massachusetts Bay Colony Hartford,Connecticut Colony Norwalk,Connecticut Colony[2] |
| Occupation | Surveyor[2] |
Richard Webb I (May 5, 1580 – July 1665) was a foundingsettler ofHartford andNorwalk,Connecticut. He served as a deputy of theGeneral Court of theConnecticut Colony from Norwalk in the session of May 1656.
He came to America from England in 1626, and originally settled inCambridge, Massachusetts. He went to Hartford in 1636, with the congregation ofThomas Hooker. His home was on the west aide of Main Street, near the present corner of Church Street. In Hartford he served as a grand-juror in 1643, as a townsman in 1649, and as a surveyor of highways in 1650.[2]
He was one of the signers of the agreement for planting Norwalk, June 19, 1650.[2] He moved there soon after.[2]
He is listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of thefounders of Hartford in theAncient Burying Ground in Hartford, and he is also listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of thefounders of Norwalk in theEast Norwalk Historical Cemetery.
Some researchers cite 1629 as the year that a Richard Webb (b. 1580) and his son Richard (b. 1610) arrived in Massachusetts. In all likelihood, it was either the younger Richard that followed the Reverend Hooker in the 1636 settlement of Hartford, Conn. or the Richard Webb in the company of an Elizabeth Webb who arrived in the 1630 Winthrop Fleet. The elder Richard may have died in 1646.
| Preceded by | Deputy of the General Court of the Colony of Connecticut fromNorwalk May 1656 – October 1656 | Succeeded by |
