William Webber

William Webber is a Virginia historical marker in Goochland County, dedicated 1948.

Goochland County · dedicated 1948 · Rte. 6 (westbound), at intersection with Manakin Road

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Three miles north are the home site and grave of William Webber, pastor of Dover Baptist Church, 1773-1808. As an early Baptist leader before the Revolution, he was imprisoned in the jails of Chesterfield and Middlesex. He aided in organizing the Baptist General Association of Virginia; he was moderator in 1778. He was moderator of the Dover Association, 1783-1806; of the Baptist General Committee and of the General Meeting of Correspondence until his death in 1808.

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