Thomas Webb was a gentleman farmer at Lillington manor farm in Warwickshire. He owned additional property at Napton on the Hill. In 1753, he married Mary Smith from Weston-under-Wetherley.
Little more is currently known of them except that Thomas survived Mary by fourteen years. They are buried at Lillington where a church plaque commemorates them.
Children of Thomas Webb & Mary Smith
Thomas and Mary had three daughters and one son:
- Mary Webb (1754-1829) remained single until the age of 51 when she married Lant Campion (1755-1816).
- Elizabeth Webb (1756-1833) married Booth Hodgetts—more on her shortly.
- Sarah Webb (1758-1812) married John Lynes from a very well-connected family.
- Thomas was born and died in 1760.
In the absence of a surviving son, the three daughters were heiresses. Sarah and Elizabeth’s families were close—so close in fact that Sarah’s grandson woul marry Elizabeth’s granddaughter.
| Dates | 1718-1804 |
| Baptism | 3 Feb 1718 Charlecote, Warwickshire |
| Lived at | Lillington |
| Occupation | Gentleman Farmer |
| Father | Thomas Webb b1699 |
| Mother | Elizabeth |
| Spouse | Mary Smith 1724-1790 m 3 Aug 1753 |
| Children | Mary Webb 1754-1829 Elizabeth Webb 1756-1833 Sarah Webb 1758-1812 Thomas Webb 1760-1760 |
Sources & Notes
Hodgetts Timeline 5: Dudley (1603-1851)
Marriage: 3/8/1753 Holy Trinity, Coventry, Thomas Webb (30yrs) of Lillington and Mary Smith (28 years) of Weston under Wetherley, witness William Smith (Mary’s father?) A Mary Smith dau of William and Elianor was baptised at Holy Trinity in 1724, Anc.
Children: Lillington baptisms Mary 27/10/1754, Elizabeth 5/9/1756, Sarah 20/6/1758, Thomas 13/4/1760.
Lillington Burials: baby Thomas 23/5/1760, Mary senior 2/6/1790, Thomas senior 16/7/1804.
Marriage Sarah Webb and John Lynes, Wolston 29/5/1780, Warwickshire, Anc.
Marriage Mary Webb and Lant Campion, 26/7/1805, Kirkby Mallory, Warwickshire, My Heritage.
Will Thomas Webb of Lillington 1798, probate 1/10/1804, Anc. “Manor Farm & Memorial” Crosstalk (Parish magazine of St Mary Magdalene), Lillington, March 2020, p5 with memorial image.