Phillip Levin Webster 1764 - 1818

Heather's 5th Great Paternal Grandparents

Philip Levin Webster

Son of

Born Abt. 1764

Died 1818

Married

Elizabeth Beane

Daughter of Josias & Nancy Jane Beane

Born 1773 

Died 1819

Children:

Milly Ann Webster 1793-1860 m. Isaac Beers

Charlotte Webster abt 1794 - bef 1882 m. Charles W. Sawyer

James Webster abt 1800-bef 1882

Permelia "Amy" Webster 1803- 1869 Married Richard Alexander Simms 

Walter Webster 1806-1831

William Webster -1853

John Webster died Bef 1882

Charles Webster 1811- 1869

Elizabeth Webster aft 1810-bef1882

(The children were all named in an 1882 land dispute)

Timeline:

1764, About - Philip Levin Webster Is Born

Philip Levin Webster was born about 1764, and is believed to be the son of James & Mary Ann Phebe Webster.
The Webster family appears to use the name "Philip" much the same as many families use "John" - as there are two sons named Philip - and this occurs several times in the lineage.
http://usgwarchives.net/md/statewide/ClarkCollection/webster/ec_136.html

Another source, the Colonial Settlers of Maryland & Virginia, names William Webster and Anne Turner as Philip Levin Websters parents:
https://colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I019953&tree=Tree1

1773  - Elizabeth Beane Is Born

Name: Elizabeth Bayne
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 2 Jun 1773
Birth Place: Saint Johns Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland
Father's name: Josias Bayne
Mother's name: Nancy

FHL Film Number: 14303



1790 - Census
Name L. Philip Webster
Home in 1790 (City, County, State)Prince Georges, Maryland
Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over 3
Free White Persons - Females 1 
Number of Household Members 4

1793 - Philip Levin Webster Married Elizabeth Bayne

Name: Philip Lewin Webster
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 20 May 1793
Spouse: Elizabeth Beane
Spouse Gender: Female
County: Prince George's County

1793 - Land Record
Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records 1791-1793;  Page 564. 
At the request of John H. Beanes the following Deed was recorded April 9, 1793
Indenture made April 5, 1793; Philip Webster of Fairfax County, Virginia in consideration of 262 pounds 10 shillings current money paid by John Hancock Beanes of PGCo has sold a PGCo parcel of land devised to him by his father William Webster, deceased containing 150 acres and beginning at the corner between John Harris, Sr., and the whole of

the lands of William Webster. Signed Philip Webster in the presence of and acknowledged before William Herbert, John Fitzgerald (JPs of Fairfax County, Virginia and certified by Peter Wagener, clerk)

1794 - Daughter Milly Ann Webster Is Born
Name: Milly Webster
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 23 May 1794
Birth Place: Saint Johns Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland
Father's name: Leven Webster
Mother's name: Elizabeth

FHL Film Number: 14303

In this city March 31 at 2 o'clock a.m., Milley Ann Beers, wife of Isaac Beers, Sr., aged 67 years. The funeral will take place on tomorrow, April 1st at 3 o'clock p.m. from No. 479 E street. --from the Cemetery Archives

Daughter Charlotte Webster Is Born

Charlotte was born about 1795, and died before 1882.

Charlotte married Charles W. Sawyer

Name: Charlotte Webster
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 22 Jun 1816
Marriage Place: Prince George, Maryland, USA

Spouse Name: Charles W Sawyer

Son James Webster is Born
James is listed in the 1882 land dispute as deceased, with no children.  He's possibly the one male child under the age of 10 in the 1800 census.

1800 Census
Levin Webster
Home in 1800 Prince George's, Maryland
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 3
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 1
Number of Household Members Under 16 4
Number of Household Members Over 25 1
Number of Household Member 6

(Note that there is both a Philip Webster and a Levin Webster in the 1800 census.  Philip is quite possibly Philip Levin's brother - as the family appears to use Philip much as many families use John)

1803 - Daughter Permelia "Amy" Webster is born
Permelia Webster married Richard Alexander Simms.  They were Heather's 4th great paternal grandparents, you can read more about them here:
https://heathersgen.blogspot.com/2020/02/richard-alexander-simms-1798.html

1804 - Land Purchase
Philip L. Webster, planter, purchased a tract of land called "Battasay", part of "Atheys Folley", on March 24 1804, from Richard Stonestreet, for $250.  The tract contained three acres with dwelling houses, barns, etc, and adjoined James Gregory's lot.  
Along the "road leading from Picataway to the head of Broad Creek and Washington City and Slash Creek."  This tract came to be known as White Horse Tavern.

One of the principal roads in the southwestern part of the county ran directly through the Broad Creek community; this road connected the Town of Piscataway with Sr. John's Church and then continued north to the Eastern Branch and/or (by ferry across the Potomac) to Alexandria. Travelers making this journey relied upon taverns along the wal for rest and refreshment, not only for the passengers, bur for their horses. One such tavern, the Slash Creek or White Horse Tavern, was located on this road (now Livingston Road), immediately south of Harmony Hall, at the present intersection of Livingston and Fort Washington Roads. Many taverns are known to have operated in the village of Broad Creek during the eighteenth century, but little is known about them other than the names of the proprietor licensees in the case of the White Horse, more information is available.

The White Horse Tavern stood on the west side of the road that ran south from St. John's Church to Piscataway and operated from the very early years of the nineteenth century. In 1804, Philip Webster purchased three acres of Battersea "at the road leading from Piscataway to the head of Broad Creek." From that time until his death in 1818, Webster
operated a tavern on this property, known variously as the Slash Creek or White Horse Tavern. After Webster's death, the tavern stand was acquired by Henry Culver Thorn, who operated it until his death in 1872. The White Horse was a landmark in the Broad Creek community to the extent that, during much of the nineteenth century, the Harmony Hall
property was identified in legal instruments as adjoining the tavern or the Henry C. Thorn property. The old tavern building and its prominent White Horse sign lasted until the end of the nineteenth century.



1806 - Son Walter Webster Is Born
Name: Walter Webster
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 22 May 1806
Christening Date: 22 Jun 1806
Christening Age: 0
Christening Place: Saint Johns Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland
Father's name: Philip Luin Webster
Mother's name: Elizabeth
FHL Film Number: 14303

He died in 1831, leaving no children.

1810 Census
Name: Linn Webster [Levin Webster] 
Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Pescataway and Hynson Hundreds, Prince George's, Maryland
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 3 Walter 4, John ?, William ?
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1 James Webster 10
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 Philip Levin Webster 46
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1 Permelia Webster 7
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1 Charlotte Webster 15
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1 Milly Ann Webster 16
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 Elizabeth (Beane) Webster
Number of Household Members Under 16: 6
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2

Number of Household Members: 9

Son Charles and Daughter Elizabeth would have been born after this census, leaving John and William to be the two other boys under 10 in the 1810 census.  Their birth dates are unknown.

Abt 1810 Son William Webster is Born
William Webster married Mary Woolten in 1834.
They had three children listed in the land dispute, all alive in 1882 - 

Amanda, Cornelia, Frances.
William died 28 DEC 1853 • Northumberland County, Virginia, USA

Mary (Woolten) Webster, widow of William Webster, is claiming her dower land in this court document. Claim: 1854; Filed: 1858

About 1811 Son Charles Webster is Born

Name: Charles Webster
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital status: Married
Estimated birth year: abt 1811
Birth Place: Maryland, USA
Age: 58
Death Date: Aug 1869
Cause of Death: Heart Disease
Census Year: 1870
Census Place: Washington Ward 4, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Line: 21

1812-1815 Levin Webster Served In The War Of 1812

Philip Levin Webster would have been about 48 years old in the war of 1812.  Although possible that this is his service record, it's also possible this was a younger relative?

1882 Land Dispute
In 1882, some of the Webster descendants filed a case against the owners of the White Tavern and land in Prince George’s County, Maryland. They alleged that one Webster descendant of Philip Levin Webster wrongly sold the property, when the other descendants should have benefited from that transaction.  Read the details here - https://kinfolkjournal.com/2019/11/05/philip-levin-webster-of-prince-georges-county-maryland-and-his-descendants/

Research:

Parish Records are online here:
https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccolm/m0000/m0200/m229/pdf/m229.pdf