• Immigrated to New England, probably in the early 1630’s; moved from Newtowne (now Cambridge), Massachusetts in 1636, and took up residence in what is now Hartford, Connecticut. Became a member of the Connecticut General Court in 1637, and in 1638 was also chosen as a Deputy Commissioner. Served as an Assistant of the colony from 1639 until 1655, when he was named Deputy Governor; elected governor of Connecticut in the spring of 1656.
2249, p 3• John Webster, the progenitor of a large family of that name in Connecticut, was from Warwickshire in England. He was one of the original settlers in Hartford, and one of the founders of the republic of Connecticut.
2251, p 1• It appears by John Webster’s will and by other documents, that he had four sons, Robert, Matthew, William and Thomas, and three daughters.
2251, p 2