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Title	Webster Farm: copy of Jonathan Webster's will
Creator(s)	Webster, Jonathan
Property name	Webster Farm
Property type	Farm
National Register Reference	96000770 listed July 19, 1996
Community Name	Cross Bridges, Maury County, TN
Description	Photocopy of the will of Jonathan Webster, filed in Maury County in 1843
Historical Notes	The evolution of the Webster Farm can be traced to 1807, when Jonathan Webster III, a Revolutionary War veteran and retired merchant moved from Georgia to Tennessee and bought a 500 acre tract along Big Bigby Creek. There, he constructed a three pen cottage, ca. 1810 and ca. 1826 a large two-story Federal I-house was added onto the existing structure. Webster's farm prospered, as he raised cotton and experimented in raising livestock. In his lifetime, Webster was an active politician and an enterprising agriculturalist. In 1847, the farm was sold to a Mr. Harlan, whose later family added a Classical Revival front porch to the house in the early 1900s. In the 1950s, the farm passed into the hands of the Osborn family, and in 1994, the Webster family regained possession of the farm. The farm is significant because of its association with Jonathan Webster, an early settler, politician, and agriculturist of Middle Tennessee. Furthermore, the farm is significant because it possesses excellent examples of early-nineteenth century architecture and early-twentieth century outbuildings that relate to the influence of progressive farming techniques on the built environment of Middle Tennessee.
Collection Name	Southern History Documentary Projects
Subject-LCSH	Historic farms -- Tennessee Family farms -- Tennessee
Subject-AAT	Wills
Subject-TGM	Wills
Language	eng
Type	Text
Genre	Government publication
Medium	Paper
Extent	4 pg, 8.5 x 11 in.
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use	Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University

Webster Farm: copy of Jonathan Webster's will

WebsterFarm016 1

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Webster Farm: copy of Jonathan Webster's will

Webster Farm: copy of Jonathan Webster's will