James Webb Jr.

(b. 840s)

At a Glance

James Webb, Jr., one of nine surviving children, was the son of Dr. James Webb, a Hillsborough doctor, who founded the North Carolina State Medical Society in 1799 and his wife Annie Alves Huske (1785-1852). His father promoted the cause of education for both boys and girls. It was Dr. Webb who encouraged Anna Burwell to open her school in 1837. His daughter Mary (James’ sister) was one of her first students.

James Webb, Jr., was deeply involved in the business community in Hillsborough. Details of his activities can be found in his father’s papers. James Webb Papers #00760, Series 3, Southern Historical Collection, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC

Biographical Data

Important Dates

James Webb Jr. was born early 1840s, in Hillsborough, NC.

Occupations

• Merchant.

Relatives

• Parents: Dr. James Webb and Annie Alves Huske.
• Spouse: Rebecca Edwards Ruffin  (1846-1899), married on May 19, 1872 [1].
  Children:
  
  • two sons, James Webb, III (b. 1878) and John Cox Webb (1883-1965).
  • two daughters, Mary Jones Webb and Browne Ruffin Webb (1881-1935).
• Siblings:
  • two brothers, Dr. Henry Webb (1808-1878) and Thomas Webb.
  • three sisters, Mary Webb (b. 1823) , Anne Webb (1814-1850) and Frances Helen Webb (1810-1888).
• Others: Peter Browne Ruffin (father-in-law, 1821-1900), Mary Rebecca Jones  (mother-in-law, 1823-1878), William Osmond Long (nephew, 1854-1928), Thomas H. Webb (nephew, 1871-1939), Sallie Holt (niece), Sabra Ramsey Long (niece, b. 1844), Robin Webb (niece, 1874-1941), Mary Jane Holt (niece, 1849-1850), Mary Alves Long (niece, b. 1864), Margaret Taylor Long  (niece), Margaret Taylor Webb (niece, 1855-1939), John Norwood Webb (nephew, 1858-1934), John Long (nephew, 1852-1854), John Henry Long (nephew, 1856-1917), Jane Taylor Long (niece, b. 1848), James H. Webb (nephew, 1868-1927), James H. Webb (nephew, 1868-1927), Helen Caldwell Long  (niece, b. 1834), Elizabeth Strudwick Long (niece, b. 1850), Eliza Plumer Webb (niece, 1876-1877), Benjamin Huske Webb (nephew, 1863-1866), Annie Webb Long (niece, 1846-1914), Annie Holt  (niece, d. 1918), Anne Huske Webb  (niece, 1834-1892), Annabella Giles Webb (niece, 1860-1935), Alves Webb (nephew, 1865-1924), Michael William Holt (brother-in-law, 1811-1858), Osmond Fitz Long (brother-in-law, 1808-1864), William John Long (brother-in-law), Anne K. Ruffin (sister-in-law, b. 1848), Mary Browne Ruffin (sister-in-law, b. 1850), Thomas Ruffin [3] (brother-in-law, 1852-1922), Susan Brodnax Ruffin (sister-in-law, b. 1852), Cadwallader Jones Ruffin (brother-in-law), Sarah Jones Ruffin (sister-in-law, 1856-1859), Allen Jones Davie (brother-in-law), Sterling Ruffin (brother-in-law, 1767-1822), Annie Kirkland Ruffin (sister-in-law, 1860-1960), Sarah Lillie Jones Ruffin (sister-in-law, b. 1860) and Joseph Roulhac Ruffin (brother-in-law).

References

1. NC Marriage Records.