Letter forwarded to me by Denise Gregory.
It was sent to her by Arthur E. Thomas, working on the Webb line in the
50', 60's, and 70's. He had some good information on the Webb family
and was trying to find Hiram's parents. We hope this is of use to
other researchers.
Narcissa Jane Webb was the eleventh child of Hiram Webb
and the daughter of Hiram and Mary Rebecca Blalock Webb. There is a reason
for not saying she is Mary Rebecca's eleventh child. There is much information
about the life of Hiram and Rebecca Webb that is proving elusive.
Family tradition believes that Hiram Webb born in North
Carolina and in all probability, Mary Rebecca Blalock was too. The given
name Hiram is rare in the early webb families and it is easier to identify
our Hiram from census records because of it. The first census in which
i find Hiram mentioned as a family head is for 1820 lincoln co. Tn. The
age given in this census is between 16 and 26 years. There were two children
under 10 years of age in this census. From this information Hiram must
have been about 25 years old. This would place his birth about 1795. A
question the early census doesn't reveal is who his wife was at the time.
Rutherford County , North Carolina marriage records reveal
the marriage of a Hiram Webb to Sarah Holifield( we cannot be certain this
is our relative but it could be) and places his birth about 1793 to 1795.
IF this is our forefather, Hiram undoubtedly was married twice, first to
Sarah Holifield and later to Mary Rebecca Blalock. Present day descendents
know of only one wife, Mary Rebecca Blalock. If Hiram was married twice,
was Sarah Holifield the mother of his first children and how many? If Hiram
was born in North Carolina he moved to Tennessee prior to the 1820 census.
The 1820 census shows that he resided in Lincoln CO. IF he married
twice , did Sarah die and did he then marry Mary Rebecca Blalock and did
this occur before or after moving to Lincoln co. Tennessee? At the present
time the question of two marriages and when and where both took place is
conjecture.
The 1820 census for Lincoln Co. tn. shows a David Blalock
age 45 there. THis was Mary Rebecca's father as proven by his Revolutionary
War Record. His war record shows that in his travels he did reside for
a while in Lincoln CO. Tn. That his birth date was March 1752 which
would make his age in 1820 about 68 , not 45, as in the 1820 census. An
affidavid by Margaret Robinson accompanying his war record, shows that
she was one of the two surviviing daughtersof David Blalock, the other
being Mary Webb whom she hadn't heard from in 15 years. This war record
shows that David Blalock although born in Brunswick Co. Va.lived in Chatam
Co. Nc. during his service in the Revolutionary War. It also shows that
he later lived in Montgomery Co. North Carolina before going to Tennessee.
All of the above is interesting information but it does
not resolve the question about Hiram WEbb's marriage or Marriages. IF he
was married twice it does not answer the question of when and where he
married Mary Rebecca Blalock and how many of his children were by his first
wife.
Hiram and Mary Rebecca Webb moved from Lincoln
County Tennessee to Marion Co. Alabama some time in the 1820's just when
is not known. 1830 census for Marion County , Alabama lists him and his
family. He was accidently killed about 1839.