John Webster purportedly came from Ipswich, Suffolk, England,around 1631 to Ipswich, Massachusetts, where he was made afreeman in 1635. He was a baker by trade, admitted an inhabitantof Salem in 1637 and had a grant of land. He was a witness inthe Essex court in 1639 and applied for land at the Creek in1642. He died soon after coming here, leaving four sons and fourdaughters. The family subsequently moved to Newbury. Source: 'Historical and Genealogical Shatswells of Ipswich., No1.', Augustine Caldwell, p 1. 'Some of the Descendants of JohnWebster of Ipswich, Mass., in 1635', Wm. B. Lapham, 1884, p 1.'New England Families Genealogical and Memorial,' WilliamRichard Cutter, 1915, p 1179. 'The New England Historical andGenealogical Register', Volume 150 April 1996, p 185.Will of John Webster b. abt 1604/5. d. 4 Nov 1646, m. MaryShatswellEstate of John Webster of IpswichInventory of John Webster's lands and goods sworn to 29:7:1646by his widow, Mary Webster, who is appointed administratrix.(Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 2, leaf 5)Petition of Mary widow of John Webster, that her eldest son,John, should have the land called the farm, of about 32 acres,which lyeth between Mr. Rogers oxe pasture and Thomas Bishop'sfarm, when he is twenty-one years, he to pay Nathan the youngestchild 5li at fourteen years or if he refuse that Elizabeth,Abigail and Israell have 20 nobles each, when twenty one; thedwelling house and 6 acres of land tied to make it good. TheCourt, Nov 4, 1646, granted that the estate be ordered as thewidow desired and apointed her administratrix, to give bond forsecurity in such sum as the next Ipswich court shall approve andreceive of her the inventory amount to 147li. 5s. (Mass BayColony Records, vol 2, p. 184. John Emery of Newbury marriedMary, widow of John Webster, late of Ipswich, and she had powerfrom the Court to administer and dispose of his goods to hischildren. Some of the children now grown, almost ready toreceive their portions, John Emery petitions for liberty to sellthe Island which is devided to three of the children, and alsothe house and 6 acres of land which was bound to make good the20li. to the other three, and upon grant of this, binds himselfto pay the children the full price he shall sell it at, and tothe other three children, who are to have 20 nobles, to makegood to them the 8li. apiece and to pay the daughter theirportions at eighteen and the sons at twenty-one years. (MassArchives, vol 15B, p. 147)The above petition was granted Oct 14, 1651. (Mass Bay ColonyRecords, vol. 3, p. 254)