Chronicles of Boone County

Webb, Lewis

Item

Title

Webb, Lewis

Alias

Webb, L.

Webb, Samuel L.

Webb, Samuel Lewis

Gender

Male

Biography

Lewis Webb was born July 25, 1793. He and his wife Virginia lived in Boone County, where Lewis worked as a surveyor. His various survey projects included surveying Big Bone Lick for Thomas Carneal in 1830, and helping to demarcate the line between Boone and Kenton counties in 1846.

Webb was originally a member of the Bullittsburg Baptist Church, where he served as a Clerk. He was later among the founding members of Sand Run Baptist Church, which organized in 1819.

Webb died on August 10, 1870.

Member

Webb family

Birth date

25 Jul 1793

Place of birth

Kentucky

Life event(s)

Marriage 1: 12 Sep 1816; Boone County (Ky.)

Marriage 2: 18 Sep 1845; Boone County (Ky.)

Boone County (Ky.)

Spouse(s)

McCoy, Virginia

Kirtley, Sarah Ann

Child(ren)

Webb, Wiliam E.

Webb, Virginia C.

Webb, Lewis W.

Death date

10 Aug 1870

Occupation(s)

Surveyor

County Clerk

Employed by

Boone County (Ky.). Clerk's Office

Member of

Bullittsburg Baptist Church (Bullittsburg, Ky.)

Sand Run Baptist Church (Francisville, Ky.)

Relationship

Known enslaved: unknown, Abrahm [4]; unknown, Ben [10]; unknown, Lidia [1]; Webb, Alfred; Webb, Peter

unknown, Abrahm [4]

unknown, Ben [10]

unknown, Lidia [1]

Webb, Alfred

Webb, Peter

Description

Enslaved held in 1850: Female, 67 years old, black; Male, 45 years old, black; Male, 29 years old, black; Female, 20 years old, black; Male 15 years old, black; Male, 13 years old, black; Female, 6 years old, black; Male, 3 years old, black; Female, 1 year old, black

Enslaved held in 1860: Female, 15 years old, mulatto; Male, 60 years old, black; Male, 22 years old, black; Female, 75 years old, black; Male, 24 years old, black

Bibliographic citation(s)

Boone County Will Book G, pages 256, 282

Source(s)

Seventh Census of the United States, 1850

Population Schedules of the Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Slave Schedules

Eighth Census of the United States, 1860

Population Schedules of the Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Slave Schedules

Ninth Census of the United States, 1870

Northern Kentucky Marriages, 1795-1850

Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850

Minutes of the Proceedings of the Bullittsburg Baptist Church

U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865

Boone County Will Books

Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989

Item sets

AA--Slaveholders--Kentucky--Boone County--W