The successive Webster baronets, Baronets of the Webster family of Battle Abbey
Dates: The estate passed through the Webster family from 1721 until its sale in 1857
Biography
The Webster family maintained the Battle Abbey estate for more than a century after its purchase by Sir Thomas Webster. The estate was administered through successive Webster baronets and was eventually sold because of financial pressures in the mid-nineteenth century.
Notes / Sources
Individual succession dates and the precise legal status of Agmerhurst Manor during each succession require consultation of the Battle Abbey estate deeds and manorial records.
Research sources:
- The Huntington Library, Battle Abbey Archives, 1077-circa 1830, collection description; English Heritage, History of Battle Abbey and Battlefield; Google Arts & Culture, The Webster Family and Battle Abbey; Friends of the National Libraries, Title deeds from Raper and Fovargue of Battle, solicitors. — https://www.huntington.org/collections/lib-mssba-aspace-b769b5b68dff607f9653d601522d05e2
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