Late 19th century photograph of Scotchford-Wheeler House, Sudbury Road, Concord, photographed by Alfred W. Hosmer
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The Wheeler Families of Old Concord, Massachusetts
Late 19th century photograph of Scotchford-Wheeler House, Sudbury Road, Concord, photographed by Alfred W. Hosmer
Not to be reproduced without permission from the Concord Free Public Library
Compiled by George Tolman in 1908
Revised for editions of 1970 and 1981 and, by Joseph C. Wheeler, for this online edition of 2006.
This online edition is complete up to the Joseph's second revision, July 21, 2007.
Questions or comments regarding the content of this genealogy should be addressed to Joseph C. Wheeler.
c2006 Concord Free Public Library, Concord, Mass.
Not to be reproduced in any form without permission of the Curator of Special Collections, Concord Free Public Library.
Note to the 1970 and 1981 editions: Numerous insertions have been made by Mrs. Caleb (Ruth R.) Wheeler (RRW) and we have not usually noted her initials for these. Other insertions by Elizabeth R. Pickard are initialed. Mr. Tolman's manuscript was signed six years before Albert Gallatin Wheeler published in 1914 his 1250 page History of the Wheeler Family in America, but Mr. Tolman had many details not in Gallatin's book. Also, RRW notes that articles related to the English origins of the Wheelers can be found in the American Genealogist, Vol. 12, pp. 4-17 and 135 and Vol. 14, pp 1-4 – July 1935 and Jan. 1936.
Note to the 2006 edition: This edition attempts to bring the earlier documents up to date. Its editor, Joseph C. Wheeler (JCW), had considerable help from Ann Young, Barbara Wheeler, George Francis Wheeler III, Marian Wheeler, Phebe Packer, Kenneth Turkington, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wheeler and other family members. This new edition has been renumbered for ease of use.
The number after a name denotes the generation, with the first generation being that of one of the six “early settlers” listed in the table of contents below.
Contents
1. The George Wheeler Line 1 - 692
2. The Obadiah Wheeler Line 1001-1159
3. The Lieutenant Joseph Wheeler Line 2701 - 2705
4. The Captain Thomas Wheeler Line 2801 - 2823
5. The Captain Timothy Wheeler Line 2901 - 2905
6. The Sergeant Thomas Wheeler Line 3001 - 3242
7. Probable English Ancestry of the Concord Wheelers
Some of the relationships among these lines are discussed under # 2901 as well as in Section 7.
GEORGE 1 WHEELER m. KATHERINE WHEELER
George Wheeler was an early settler of Concord: The first record I find of his name is in 1640. He appears to have been a person of some influence, and his name appears often on town records. He was selectman in 1660. His house lot of 11 acres was at the (present) corner of Main and Walden Streets, and in conjunction with Capt. Timothy Wheeler, who I think was very probably his nephew, he owned a large amount of land in the center of the town. He had also land near the “frog-ponds” and at Walden Pond, and at Nut Meadow Brook. His death is not recorded but his will was dated January 28, 1684/5 and presented for probate June 2, 1687. (Suffolk Prob. Reg. Vol. X fol. 1) His sons Thomas and John were named executors, but the former had died between the above dates and John was named sole executor. The will names “the children of my son William deceased, sons Thomas and John, daughters Elizabeth Fletcher, Sarah Dudley, Ruth Hartwell and Hannah Fletcher, and the children of my daughter ‘Fox' “. His age is not known, but as he had a son married in 1657, and as the birth of the youngest of his eight children occurred in 1645, it is probable that he was born between 1600 and 1610. I think it probable that he was a brother of Obadiah. [Katherine, wife of George, was sister to Obadiah Wheeler. She died 11 Feb. 1684 -- RRW]
[George married Katherine 9 Dec.1631 -- RRW] Katherine d. 2 Jan. 1684/5. According to a letter from Lexington genealogist Winifred Lovering Holman dated 21 June 1945, George Wheeler married first, 12 May 1645, Mary Studd.] His children by Katherine, as shown by his will and by the Town records were:
2. I Thomas 2 m. Hannah Harwood
3. II William 2 [b. 1633 – AY] m. Hannah Buss
4. III Ruth m. Samuel Hartwell
5. IV Elizabeth 2 m. Francis 2 Fletcher [b. 1636 in Concord. They married 1 Aug. 1656. On April 15 1682, their son Samuel 3 Fletcher, who was born 6 Aug. 1657 and died 23 Oct. 1741, married another Elizabeth 2 Wheeler -- #3008. She was born 23 Feb. 1664. Samuel 3 Fletcher was a Corporal under Capt. Timothy Wheeler (#2901) and fought in King Philip's War. He was a Selectman 1705-7. – JCW]
6. V Hannah m. [Samuel] Fletcher [son of William, son of Robert - RRW] [Note: Births, Marriages and Deaths has “Hanna Wheler” marrying Samewell (Samuel) Smedly 11 July 1667 and “ffrancies ffletcher” marrying Elizabeth Wheeler 11 Oct. 1656. See also note under # 5 – JCW]
7. VI Sarah b. 6 March 1640 m. Francis Dudley [They married 26 Oct. 1665. Their son Joseph Dudley married Abigail Goble in Concord 25 Feb. 1689/90. She was the daughter of Thomas Goble (Gobill). Joseph and Abigail's son Benjamin Dudley was born in Concord 20 March 1698/9 and married Elizabeth Rice of Sudbury. Then their son Joseph Dudley married Mary Warren of Westborough in 1732 -- JCW]
8. VII John 2 b. 19 March 1643 m. Sarah Larkin
9. VIII Mary b. 6 Sept. 1645 m. Eliphalet 2 Fox [They married 26 Oct. 1665. He was the son of Thomas and Rebecca Fox. Eliphlet and Mary Wheeler Fox' daughter Mary married Peter Harwood – JCW]
2.THOMAS 2 WHEELER m. HANNAH HARROD or HARWOOD George 1
They married 10 Oct. 1657. His death not of record, nor that of his wife who survived him. On 21 Sept. 1687 administration of his estate was granted to his widow Hannah, and his son Thomas. The inventory begins thus: “an inventory of the estate of Thomas Wheeler, son of George Wheeler late of Concord deceased.” (Suffolk Prob. Reg. Vol. X fol 115-116).
[RRW notes that Thomas's descendants in Marlboro, Worcester and Hardwick are described in a paperback on the Wheeler and Warren families compiled by Henry Warren Wheeler, Albany, 1892.] His children, as per Town Records, were:
10. I Hannah b. 25 Oct. 1658 d.12 Aug 1659
11. II Thomas 3 b. 1 Jan. 1659/60 m. Sarah Davis
12. III John 3 b. 2 Sept. 1661 m. Elizabeth Wells [Tolman separately says they moved to Marlboro – JCW]
3. WILLIAM 2 WHEELER m. HANNAH BUSS George 1
[Hannah was born in 1641, daughter of Lt. William Busse – AY] They married 30 Oct. 1659. He died intestate 31 Dec. 1683 and administration of his estate was granted to his widow Hannah. (Middlesex Prob. Rec. Vol II fol 133). On 15 March 1693/4 John Wheeler Senior of Concord, son of and apparent heir to George Wheeler late of said Concord dec'd quitclaims to William, John and George Wheeler, all his right title and interest in certain lands in the south part of Concord “that were in the possession of their father William Wheeler deceased.”
On the same date another agreement sets forth that “Whereas William Wheeler late of Concord died some time since, possessed of several lands of which he had no legal conveyance as also of a competency of personal and moveable estate, -- but as yet there has been no final settlement of said estate, -- and there being a considerable part of said moveable estate is wasted one way or other and doth not appear, and the rest of which is disposed of by Hannah, relict of the sd Wm Wheeler, and for a final settlement of the whole of the remaining part of the sd estate, amongst the children of the sd Wm Wheeler, and to prevent any further trouble and contention about the premises and to settle peace and unity that may be lasting, they, viz: William Wheeler, John Wheeler and George Wheeler, sons to the sd Wm deceased, upon their own accounts, and Nicholas Shevalley on behalf of Rebeckah his wife of sd Concord, and James Burley of Ipswich on the behalf of Elizabeth his wife, both daughters of sd Wm Wheeler dec'd, do agree in manner and form following, as to the division of property, by virtue of which agreement Wm [#16] as oldest son had a double share of the real estate, and John [#19] and George [#20] and the two younger sons divided the rest, and the personal property was parceled out among the daughters. The land was all in the Nine Acre Corner district, and some of it is in the family to this day.
The children of William and Hannah (Buss) Wheeler, as shown by the Town Records, and by this agreement, (the birth of sons John and George not being of record), were:
13. I Hannah b. 23 Oct 1660 d. 8 April 1673
14. II Rebecca b. 25 Feb. 1661/2 m. Nicolas Shevalley
15. III Elizabeth b. 2 Jan. 1663/4 m. James Burley of Ipswich
16. IV William 3 b. 8 Feb. 1664/5 m. Sarah Fletcher
17.
18. VI Richard 3 b. 19 Sept. 1672 d. 31 March 1689
19. VII John 3 m. Dorothy Hosmer
20. VIII George 3 d. Aug. 1737 m. 1st Abigail Hosmer, 2 nd Abigail Smith
8 JOHN WHEELER m. SARAH LARKIN George 1
They married 25 March 1663. She was born at Charlestown 12 March 1646/77, and was daughter of Deacon Edward Larkin (or Lakin) and his wife Joanna. He died 27 Sept. 1713: his widow died 12 Aug. 1725. He was called in the town records “John Wheeler Senior”. On 21 Oct. 1719 an agreement for the settlement of his estate is made by his widow Sarah, and his children Samuel, Edward and Ebenezer, on their own accounts, and Wm Woodbury, John Meriam, Timothy Wheeler, Sam'l Prescott and Jonas Prescott on behalf of their wives, as named below. The births are all on record, excepting that of Sarah.
21. I Samuel 3 b. 6 July 1664 m. Mary Hosmer
22. II Sarah b. Dec 1666 d. 1692 m. in 1691 John Meriam [#16 in Meriam genealogy – b. 1666 d. 1748 (JCW)]
23. III Edward 3 b. 17 July 1669 m. Sarah Meriam [daughter of Samuel Meriam, # 8 in Meriam genealogy (JCW)]
24. IV Joanna b. 21 Dec 1671 m. Wm Woodbury
25. V Mary b. 16 Sept 1673 m. Jacob Wood
26. VI Lydia b. 27 Oct 1675 m. Timothy Wheeler #3009
27. VII Esther b. 1 Dec 1678 m. Samuel Prescott
28. VIII Ebenezer 3 b. 3 June 1682 m. Mary Minot
29. IX Thankful b. 3 June 1682 m. in 1699 Jonas Prescott (Jonas/John).[Ebenezer bought ½ of quarter acre near corn mill in center of Concord from Stephen Wheeler (#66) bounded E and N on the highway.]
11. THOMAS 3 WHEELER m SARAH DAVIS Thomas 2/Geo 1
They married 13 Nov 1695. Sarah was born 11 March 1665/6 and was daughter of Lieut. Simon Davis and his wife Mary (Blood). Thomas 3 Wheeler (known to the Record as “Ensign” Thomas). Died 2 Oct 1734. [According to Henry Warren Wheeler, they lived in the East Quarter on the Bay Road on land previously owned by his father, probably including land later owned by Ralph Waldo Emerson.] His wife Sarah died 5 Aug 1728. They [moved to Hardwick MA and] were buried in the Main Street burying ground, their graves being numbered 484 and 485 in the record now deposited in the Free Public Library.
Their children were:
30. I Thomas 4 b. 14 Aug 1696 m. Mary Brooks
31. II Sarah b. 20 Dec 1697 m. Jonathan Hartwell
32. III Dorcas b. 29 March 1700
33. IV Hannah b. 9 April 1702
34. V Mary b. 3 March 1704 m. John Holden
[John Holden and Mary Wheeler married in 1725. He died in 1757. Children included Eunice 1717, Sarah 1728/9, Mary 1732, Jonathan 1734 and Rebeccah 1736. Sarah Holden m. Samuel Barrett – RRW and JCW].Note: On 13 Dec 1722 Thomas Wheeler & wife Sarah and Thomas Wheeler Jr. & wife Mary sell to Francis Wheeler and Nath'l Meriam, 60 acres in south part of Concord. [Also, see sworn statement at the end of George Wheeler's inventory – RRW]
12. JOHN 3 WHEELER m. ELIZABETH WELLS Thomas 2/Geo1
They married 25 June 1684. Their first three children are recorded at Concord, the others at Marlboro, to which place he removed, and where he died in 1721. Some account of his descendants may be found in Hudson's History of Marlboro, p. 465 et seq .
Their children were:
35. I Josiah 4 b. 25 Sept. 1686
36. II Rachel b. 18 April 1689
37. III Dorcas b. 14 Jan. 1690/1
38. IV John 4 b. 15 Aug. 1695 m. Mary Hapgood and removed to Shrewsbury.
39. V Martha b. 22 July 1698
40. VI Joseph 4 b. 19 April 1700 m. Elizabeth Holloway
41. VII Ephraim 4 b. 1 May 1702
42. VIII Daniel 4 b. 12 Aug. 1704
16 WILLIAM 3 WHEELER m. SARAH FLETCHER Wm 2/Geo1
[They were married 17 May 1692 – RRW.] Sarah was born 24 Feb. 1668/9, daughter of Francis and Elizabeth (Wheeler #5) Fletcher. [Francis Fletcher, who was born about 1635, was the son of Robert Fletcher, born in England and died in Concord 3 April 1677. – JCW] She was therefore his cousin. William died 29 May 1752; Sarah died 25 Sept. 1744, says her gravestone. 75y.7m.1 day. They are buried under one gravestone in the Hill Burying Ground.
Their children were:
43. I William 4 b. 9 Feb. 1693/4 m. Mercy Willard
44. II Joseph 4 b. 2 Feb. 1694/5 m. Sarah
45. III Francis 4 b. 8 Feb. 1697/8 m. (1) Mary Meriam (2) Sarah Blood
46. IV Hezakiah 4 b. 13 June 1700 m. Sarah Buss
47. V Nathaniel 4 b. 18 Sept. 1702 m. Abigail Conant
48. VI Elizabeth b. 2 Oct. 1704
49. VII Sarah b. 6 March 1706/7 d, 26 Nov. 1707
50. VIII Jeremiah 4 b. 22 Nov. 1709 m. (1) Mary Wheeler(#76) (2) Esther
19 JOHN 3 WHEELER m. DOROTHY HOSMER William 2/George 1
They married 8 March 1711. Dorothy was born 10 Dec. 1677, daughter of Stephen and Abigail (Wood) Hosmer, and was sister to the wives of John Wheeler's brother George [#20], and his cousin Samuel [#21]. John Wheeler died 30 June 1737. On April 17, 1740, Samuel Miles, Joseph Wheeler & Nathaniel Hosmer were appointed to sell his real estate, and to divide between the widow and the children. This estate was on the Marlborough Road, bounded by William Wheeler, Jr.[#16] and George Wheeler [#1] deceased. This was part of the land confirmed to the children of William Senior [#3] by John Wheeler [#8], son of George [#1], as previously noted. [This was part of his brother's deeds XXII -261.]
Children:
51. I John 4 b. 21 Sept. 1713 m. Deborah Derby
52. II Dorothy b. 19 Feb. 1715/6 d. 27 March 1716
53. III Josiah 4 b. 29 March 1718 m. Mary Lee [son Thomas, Selectman 1815; Representative 1818 – lived near Assabet River on Old Bridge Road]
54. IV Dorothy b. 11 Jan. 1720
20. GEORGE 3 WHEELER m. (1)ABIGAIL HOSMER (2) ABIGAIL SMITH William 2/Geo 1
George married Abigail Hosmer 14 Aug 1695. She was born 6 Nov. 1669, daughter of Stephen and Abigail (Wood) Hosmer. She died 27 Dec. 1717, and he married 2 nd Abigail Smith, daughter of Thomas Smith of Sudbury. George Wheeler's death is not of record, but his will was dated 24 May 1737 and was probated 1 Aug. 1737. His wife's will was dated 3 Oct. 1728 and probated 30 Dec. 1728, leaving her separate estate to her own people. George Wheeler's children were all by his first wife. The births of the two youngest are not recorded but I get their names from his will. He was a blacksmith. His children were:
55. I Tabitha b. 16 Jan. 1695/6 m. Samuel Bennett
56. II Abigail b. 6 Feb. 1696/7
57. III Jemima b. 5 Sept 1700
58. IV James 4 b. 5 Sept 1702 m. Mary Minot
59. V Peter 4 b. 23 Oct. 1704 m Hannah
60. VI Daniel 4 b. 5 June 1707
61. VII Ephraim 4 m. Rebecca Shavally
62. VIII Simon 4 b. [1709 in Acton – JCW] m. Dorothy Wooster
21. SAMUEL 3 WHEELER m. to MARY HOSMER 27 Jan. 1690 John 2/ George 1
They married 27 Jan. 1690. Mary was born 2 May 1668, daughter of Stephen and Abigail (Wood) Hosmer. Samuel Wheeler died 20 Dec. 1717, and his widow married John Bellows 5 Dec. 1721. [See Allen French papers – RRW].
His children were:
63. I Mary m. Joseph Stone of Lancaster
64. II Dorothy b. 2 June 1693
65. III Joanna b. 12 May 1696
66. IV Stephen 4 b. 12 April 1698 m. Ruth Hill
67. V Jacob 4 b. 26 June 1702 [m. Amity Amadon of Marlboro and lived 20 years in Southboro]
The estate of Samuel Wheeler was settled 3 Nov. 1719 and the name of eldest daughter and her husband appear as above in the settlement. The other two daughters were at that date unmarried. [1722 Middlesex Deeds 25-471 children of the late Samuel Wheeler sell house lot to I. Minot (Walden Street) SE. on Jonathan Wheeler, NE on land of John Bellers and Jacob Wheeler; SW on land sold to Ebenezer Wheeler out of said home lot.]
23. EDWARD 3 WHEELER m. SARAH MERIAM John 2/ Geo 1
They married 23 Nov 1697. Sarah was born 18 Aug. 1675, d. of Samuel [#8 in Meriam Genealogy] and Elizabeth (Townsend) Meriam. Edward died 17 Feb. 1733/34. His will, dated 17 March 1731/2 names his children as below with the exception of youngest daughter Mary who probably died before that date. He was a weaver by occupation, and was for many of his last years a deacon. His widow Sarah [bought the old red house on Sudbury Road (99) from John Scotchford – RRW]. She died 25 Oct. 1738.
His children were:
68. I Edward 4 b. 23 Oct. 1698 m. Elizabeth Herrick of Sudbury
69. II Nathan 4 b. 2 March 1700 m. [Moved to Nashoba, then Boston, according to separate Tolman notes – JCW]
70. III Esther b. 15 Oct. 1702 m. Jonathan Simpson
71. IV David 4 b. 26 Dec. 1707 m. Sarah Meriam [d. of Samuel #20 in Meriam Genealogy and Sarah (Wheeler) Meriam – JCW]
72. V Sarah b. 27 Nov. 1709 d. 11 Dec. 1711
73. VI Abigail b. 9 Nov. 1712 m .Deacon Ephraim Brown [son of Thos. & Han. Potter Brown]
74. VII Mary b. 20 April 1715 (We copy this as given)
28. EBENEZER 3 WHEELER m. to MARY MINOT John2/Geo1
They married 26 Dec 1706. Mary Minot was born 16 Nov. 1689, daughter of Capt. James Minot & his wife Rebecca Wheeler [#2905] [daughter of Capt. Timothy Wheeler [#2901]. Ebenezer died 26 Feb. 1748; his widow died 3 Sept. 1760. His will mentions children as below, excepting Mary, who we may therefore presume had died.
His children were:
75. I Rebecca b. 2 Sept. 1712 m. John Page of Billerica
76. II Mary b. 8 May 1714 d. 29 April 1744 m. Jeremiah Wheeler #50
77. III Ebenezer 4 b. 6 Jan. 1715/16 Went to Grafton, MA and died there 24 Feb. 1801. Some account of his descendants may be found in Pierce's History of Grafton.
78. IV Timothy 4 b. 21 Feb. 1716/17 m. 1 st Sarah Hunt, 2 nd Mary (Adams), widow of Peter Hubbard and 3 rd Hannah Bright Bond.
79. V Sarah b. 24 July 1720 m. Jonathan Fisk
80. VI James 4 b. 7 April 1722 m. Abigail Hall in Rutland MA 24 May 1750
30 THOMAS 4 WHEELER m. (1) MARY BROOKS (2) SUSSANAH Thomas 3/Thomas 2/ Geo1
Mary Brooks was born 2 March 1699/1700 daughter of Daniel and Ann. Thomas 4 is known in Concord Records as Lieut. Thomas. His first four children are recorded at Concord, the last four in Acton, at which place he was the first Town Clerk, in 1735-6. He after removed to Worcester, and later to Hardwick where he died 31 Jan. 1769. His wife Mary died at Worcester 18 May 1740, aged 40, says her gravestone.
His children were:
81. I Thomas 5 b. 6 Feb. 1722/3 d. 14 Jan. 1736/7. He is buried in Concord close to his grandparents.
82. II Mary b. 7 July 1726
83. III Daniel 5 b. 30 April 1728 m. (1) Mary Halloway, (2) Mary Cleveland [See Wheeler & Warren genealogy p. 15, etc. (Albany 1892) of Hardwick]
84. IV Charles 5 b. 10 Feb. 1731 d. at Worcester 3 June 1761
85. V Amos 5 b. July 1733 m. Mary Henshaw
86. VI Nathan 5 b. 15 Sept. 1735 m. Hannah Hunt
87. VII Sarah b. 8 Jan. 1736/7 d. 18 March 1736/7
88. VIII Thomas 5 b. 22 March 1738/9 d. at Worcester 12 Jan 1795
[Thomas 4 married a second wife, Susannah, who d. at Worcester 17 Sept 1760 at age 58]
43 WILLIAM 4 WHEELER m. MERCY WILLARD Wm 3/Wm 2/Geo 1
Mercy Willard was born 4 June 1704 daughter of John and Mary (Hayward) Willard. William 4's death is not of record, but administration of his estate was granted to his son William on 6 Oct. 1769. [See William 5 and Willard 5 below (JCW)] Mercy died 17 Feb.1760, aged 55.
His children were:
89. I Mary b. 25 Aug. 1729 m. Silas Walker 28 Nov. 1760
90. II Catherine b. 12 Feb. 1730/31 d. unmarried in 1779
91. III William 5 b. 21 Dec. 1732 d. March 1757 (single)
92. IV Willard 5 b. 24 Dec. 1734 afterward called himself “Wm. Willard Wheeler.”, graduate of Harvard 1755, was an Episcopal Minister at Scituate where he died 14 Jan. 1810.
93. V Mercy b. 17 Jan 1737
94. VI Wareham 5 b. 30 April 1740 m. Mary
95. VII Oliver 5 b. 14 July 1742 m. Mary
I7 July 1799 Wm. Wheeler Senior and wife Sarah [ sic ], “for love and affection” convey to their son Wm certain lands on the Marlboro Road, bounded E by Wm (Senior). S. by George, and W by John Wheeler.
44. JOSEPH 4 WHEELER m SARAH FLETCHER Wm 3/Wm2/Geo1
Their children were:
96. I Joseph 5 b. 10 May 1724 m. Mary Hosmer
97. II Jerusha b. 11 Sept 1726
98. III Sarah b. 7 April 1729 m. Henry Flint
99. IV Grace b. 4 May 1730 m. Nathan Buttrick
100. V Lydia b. 4 Oct. 1732
101. VI Hannah b. 23 Jan 1734/5 m. Nath'l Sargent of Stow
102. VII Rebecca b. 21 March 1736/7
103. VIII Amos 5 b. 26 Feb. 1741 m. Rhoda Buttrick
20 July 1738. Wm. Wheeler [Wm. #16? (JCW)] and w [ife] Sarah, convey to son Joseph [presumably Joseph 4 # 44 (JCW) ] 60 acres & 2 July 1747, Jos. & w [ife] Sarah 30 acres & ½ the buildings, on road leading to Fairhaven, to Jos. & wife Mary who re-convey the same to Jos. Sr. in July 1766, and the old man sells it, and some 50 acres more, to Amos. The latter mortgages it Nov. 1768 to Jos. Lee, and his mother Sarah, widow, signs off her right of dower. 28 Dec. 1770 Amos sells it to Wm. Parkman: the place is now owned by Levi Miles. [Mrs. Douglas Miller 1938 (RRW)] [Corner of Powder Mill Rd. and Sudbury Rd.]
45 FRANCIS 4 WHEELER m. (1) MARY MERIAM (2) SARAH BLOOD Wm3/Wm2/Geo1
Mary was born 22 Dec. 1702: daughter of Nathaniel [#17 in Miriam genealogy] and Mary (Taylor) Meriam. She died 24 July 1737 and he m. (2) Sarah Blood on 23 Jan 1740/41, who was born 19 Dec. 1705, daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Davis) Blood. She died 17 May 1769. Seven of Francis Wheeler's children were by his first wife, and five by his 2 nd . He died Nov. 1774.
His children were:
104. I Francis 5 b. 22Feb 1724/5 d. 14 Dec 1727
105. II Mary b. 27 Aug. 1726 d. 21 June 1736
106. III Francis 5 b. 3 July 1728 m. Mary Hayward
107. IV Rhoda b. 24 Aug. 1730 m. Abraham Smith
108. V Nathaniel 5 b. 29 April 1732 d. 11 July 1736
109. VI Miriam b. 3 Jan 1733/4
110. VII Solomon 5 b. 5 Nov. 1735 d. 30 Nov. 1736
111. VIII Sarah b. 22 June 1742
112. IX Samuel 5 b. 5 Oct. 1743 m. Keziah Wellington
113. X Phineas 5 b. 3 April 1745 m. Lydia Meriam [#51 in Meriam Genealogy -- JCW]
114. XI Hannah b. 23 Jan. 1746 m. Reddit Jones
115. XII Noah 5 b. 25 Jan. 1749/50 m. Sarah Meriam [#51iv in Meriam Genealogy -- JCW]
46. HEZEKIAH 4 WHEELER m. SARAH BUSS Wm3/Wm2/Geo1
They married 12 April 1732. She was born 21 Dec. 1710, daughter of Peter and Rachel (Fletcher) Buss. He was of Acton, and the births of all of his children except the first two are recorded there. He died 5 May 1759.
His children were:
116. I Peter 5 b. 4 Feb. 1732/3 m. Martha Maxwell
117. II Elizabeth b. 23 July 1734
118. III William 5 b. 1 Jan 1735/6; said in will to have deceased
119. IV Rachel b. 3 July 1737 m. Whitney
120. V Hezekiah 5 b. 6 March 1740/1 m. Mary Gilbert
121. VI Sarah b. 2 Oct. 1742
122. VII Abigail b. 31 March 1744
123. VIII Hannah b. 17 Aug. 1746
124. IX Beck 5 b. 1750 (so called in his will)
125. X Huldah b. 5 Aug. 1752
126. XI Amos 5 b. 12 July 1754 m. Eunice Gates
127. XII Lois b. 2 May 1748 d. 4 Nov 1752
47. NATHANIEL 4 WHEELER m. ABIGAIL CONANT Wm3/Wm2/Geo1
Abigail was born at Beverly 25 May 1705; daughter of Roger and Mary (Raymond) Conant. He was of Acton.
His children were:
128. I Nathaniel 5 b. 27 May 1734 went to Westminster
129. II Roger 5 b. 22 July 1737 m. Eunice Gilbert
130. III Sarah bapt. 20 May 1739 at Acton
131. IV Simeon 5 bapt. 1 April 1744 at Acton
50. JEREMIAH 4 WHEELER m. (1) MARY WHEELER [# 76] (2) ESTHER Wm3/Wm3/Geo1
Jeremiah and Mary married 6 Nov. 1740. Mary died 29 April 1744 aged 30 and he married 2 nd Esther. He died 3 Aug. 1783; there was no will and no administration.
His children by his second wife were:
132. I Jeremiah 5 b. 15 Feb. 1745/6 Went to Hollis NH where he married Keziah Blanchard 15 Feb. 1770
133. II Abel 5 b. 25 May 1748 m. Mary
134. III Molly b. 23 Aug 1750
135. IV Esther b. 23 Aug 1750
136. V John 5 b. 29 Jan 1754 Born at Littleton
137. VI Lucy b. 23 April 1757
138. VII William 5 b. 21 March 1760
139. VII Cata b. 14 Jan. 1762 m. Leonard Whitney
140. VIII Betty b. 7 March 1766
On Dec 11, 1754 in Middlesex Court of Sessions, the Town of Littleton entered caution against Jeremiah and Esther Wheeler and their children Abel, Mary, Esther and John who last came from Concord, and had been legally warned to depart.
51. JOHN 4 WHEELER m. DEBORAH DERBY John3/Wm2/Geo1
They married 24 July 1739. Deborah was the daughter of John Derby and his wife Deborah (Conant) Derby. In 1757 they were living at “Narragansett No. 2”, now Westminster.
His children were:
141. I Beulah b. 7 April 1740
142. II Lois b. 17 Aug. 1741
143. III John 5 b. 20 Aug. 1743
144. IV Eunice b. 25 June 1745 d. 7 Aug. 1745
145. V Lucy b. 8 June 1746
146. VI Thomas 5 b. 25 April 1748
147. VII Sarah b. 16 Oct. 1751
53. JOSIAH 4 WHEELER m. MARY LEE John3/Wm/2/Geo1
They married 1 Feb. 1741/2. Mary was born 9 Nov. 1724, daughter of Dr. Joseph and Ruth (Goodnow) Lee. Josiah died between 16 March 1768, the date of his will, and 26 April 1768, when it was entered for probate. His widow died 11 March 1799, aged 74. He was by occupation a bricklayer.
[This is the Josiah Wheeler who built what is today known as the Wheeler/Harrington House at 249 Harrington Avenue, owned by the Town of Concord. (JCW)] [The house was later bought by Joseph Harrington of Noah Wheeler, Jr. (#225) by deed 19 April 1827 Bk 274 p. 309 –RRW]
His children were:
148. I Josiah 5 b. 4 Nov. 1742 m. Lucy Heald
149. II Nathan 5 b. 9 Jan 1744/5 m. Lydia Adams
150. III Mary b. 26 April 1747 d. 17 Feb. 1831 single
151. IV Anna b. 10 May 1749 d. 25 Nov. 1846 single
152. V Abijah 5 b. 18 Sept. 1851 m. Abigail
153. VI Hepzibeth b. 16 Feb. 1754 m. Haynes
154. VII Dorothy b. 1 April 1756 m. John Hosmer
155. VIII Thomas 5 b. 14 Oct. 1758 d. 22 July 1780 single
156. IX Eleanor b. 20 Nov. 1762 d. 2 Feb.1780
58. JAMES 4 WHEELER m. MARY MINOT Geo3/Wm2/Geo1
Their first three children were recorded in Concord; the last five in Bedford.
I 57. I Mary b. 1 Oct. 1725
158. II Keziah b. 10 March 1726/7 m. John Brown at Hollis NH
159. III Lydia b. 11 March 1728/9
160. IV James 5 b. 16 May 1731 m. Mary Butterfield at Hollis NH
161. V Elizabeth b. 23 March 1734
162. VI Daniel 5 b. 23 April 1736 m. Amy Morse – [settled in Monson/Hollis NH -- JCW]
163. VII Zeubee b. 29 Oct. 1738
164. VIII Thaddeus 5 b. 16 Dec. 1742 m. Elizabeth Farmer
59. PETER 4 WHEELER m. HANNAH COLBURN Geo3/Wm2/Geo1
Hannah Colburn was born 21 July 1710, daughter of Benjamin & Elizabeth. At His Majesty's Court of Sessions at Cambridge 11 July 1727 “Peter Wheeler of Concord, Husbandman”, and Hannah, now his wife, late Hannah Colburn are fined 30 shillings each “For fornication by them committed before their marriage”. He removed to Hollis NH where he died 28 March 1772, in his 60 th year. Some account of his descendants in Worcester's History of Hollis , p. 390. Their first child is recorded at Concord; the four next at Bedford; the rest at Hollis NH. [Part of Concord became Bedford in 1729 so children born in the same house were registered in different towns.]
Their children were:
165. I Love b. 10 May 1728
166. II Peter 5 b. 19 Jan. 1730/1 m. Mehitable Jewett [Peter's son Joseph 6 moved from Hollis NH to Maine – RRW]
167. III Hannah b. 7 Oct 1733 m. Jabez Russell of Bedford
168. IV Abigail b. 25 March 1736
169. V Benjamin 5 b. 22 Aug. 1739 m. Susanna Williams of Bedford 11 Sept. 1777
170. VI Lucy b. 1 June 1744 m. Silas Brown at Hollis NH 8 Oct. 1765.
171. VII Alice b. 1 Dec. 1745
172. VIII Ebenezer 5 b. 15 July 1748 m. Azuba Taylor at Hollis NH
173. IX Lebbeus (Labbeus) 5 b. 15 Oct. 1750 m. Elizabeth Carter
174. X Jemina b. 15 Aug. 1756
61. EPHRAIM 4 WHEELER m REBECCA SHEVALLY Geo3/Wm2/Geo1
They married 31 October 1739. In 1763 Ephraim and Rebecca and their children Rebecca, Lucy, Oliver, Lois, Jesse and Mary were warned out of Westford, to which place they had come from Acton.
The births of the first two and the baptisms of the rest are recorded at Concord.
175. I George 5 b. 28 June 1740
176. II Ephraim 4 b. 8 March 1742
177. III Rebecca
178. IV Lucy Bapt. 11 Nov. 1750
179. V Oliver 5 Bapt. 11 Nov. 1750
180. VI Lois Bapt. 16 July 1758
181. VII Jesse 5 Bapt. 16 July 1758
182. VIII Mary Bapt. 6 Aug. 1758
62. SIMON 4 WHEELER m. DOROTHY WOOSTER Geo3/Wm2/Geo1
They married 18 Sept. 1739. He died in 1757, at which time Samuel Dakin was appointed guardian to his son Josiah, the same Josiah was in 1760 put under guardianship of Stephen Hosmer of Concord. If any guardian was appointed for the other children, there is no record thereof now extant. [After her husband's death Dorothy moved to Hollis NH. According to Charles S. Spaulding Vol. I, p. 62 of Hollis Town Records she was warned to leave town and went to Mason NH. Spaulding lists the children as: Simon, 1740 (died young); Dorothy 1742 (died young}; Betty, 1745; Dorothy 17 March, 1748, m. Joshua Davis; Timothy (as listed below);Daniel (as listed below); and Simon (as listed below). JCW]
183. I Mary b. 12 Dec. 1741
184. II Josiah 5 b. 29 Sept. 1743 in Acton. [m. 18 Sept. 1773 to Huldah Page of Harvard. b. 1746, d. 14 Dec. 1826 in Westminster. They had a son Lewis b.18 April 1793 in Westminster. Lewis married Mary Stowell of New Ipswich NH in 1817. In turn, they had a son John Peter Wheeler b. 6 July 1867 in Gloucester MA who married on 1 Jan. 1900 Marian Stephens from Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. They also had a daughter Mary Josephine Wheeler who married Emile Martin of Baie Ste Anne, New Brunswick– JCW]
I85. III Betty b. 9 June 1746 m. Ebenezer Farley, Hollis NH
186. IV Dolly b. 14 March 1748
187. V Timothy 5 b. 14 June 1750 m. Mary Nevins
188. VI Daniel 5 b. 10 July 1752 m. (1) Eunice Hobart of Plymouth NH and (2) Mary Fuller
189. VII Simon 5 b. 9 June 1754 widow and children went to Amherst.
190. VIII Beulah Bapt. 16 May 1756
66. STEPHEN 4 WHEELER m. RUTH HILL of Cambridge Sam'l 3/John2/Geo1
The administration of Stephen 4's estate was granted to son Samuel 15 Feb. 1747. He was apparently an only child.
191. I Samuel b. 25 Oct. 1722 d. 12 Aug. 1799 single
67. JACOB 4 WHEELER m. AMITY AMSDEN (or AMADON) Sam'l 3/John2/Geo1
Jacob 4 lived 20 years in Southboro, marrying in Marlboro. The records on their children may be incomplete. They are listed in The History of the Wheeler Family in America p. 30 as follows:
192, I John 5 b. 5 Feb. 1731/2 m. Deborah “He was a Minute Man at the first alarm at Concord and served at Dorchester Heights, and at Ticonderoga and Crown Point under Ethan Allen” They had a child, Jonas 6, born 29 June 1772 in Petersham MA who married Sarah Boynton. [Jonas 6 and Sarah had ten children p. 42. & p. 61 – JCW]
193. II Jonas 5 b. 10 May 1734 m. Margaret Whitney They had four children p. 42
194. III Joel 5 b. 27 Jan. 1742 m. Mary Dudley or Dole
He was a Revolutionary soldier. They had seven children p. 43. He died 1 Dec. 1814. One line of later generations went: Jacob 6 who married Azuba Skinner, Joseph 7, Myra 8 who married Fred McCard, Mildred McCard 9 who married Hobart Page, Barbara Page McCard 10 who married a Rockwell, and then Michael Rockwell 11.
195. IV Silas 5 b. 24 Feb. 1744/5 m. Sarah Miller
Silas was a farmer in Littleton NH. He and Sarah had ten children
68 EDWARD 4 WHEELER m. ELIZABETH HERRICK of Charlestown Edw3/John2/Geo1
They married 17 May 1721. [According to separate Tolman notes, they moved to Littleton – JCW]
Their children were:
196. I Elizabeth b. 2 Feb. 1722/3
197. II Sarah b. 4 Feb. 1724/5
198. III Edward 5 b. 2 April 1729 d. 8 May 1929
199. IV Jonathan 5 b. 28 June 1730 m. Mary Hartwell
200. V Hannah b. 8 Sept. 1733
201. VI Edward 5 b. 9 Oct 1738
71 DAVID 4 WHEELER m. SARAH MERIAM Edw3/John2/Geo1
Sarah Meriam was born 1 April 1713, daughter of Samuel & Sarah (Wheeler) Meriam. [See #20 in Meriam genealogy. – JCW] David died 24 March 1784; Sarah on 5 April 1797, aged 83 says record, but she was 84. In his will of 18 March 1783 he speaks of “my daughter Sarah Harlow, and her children Lucy Vose and John Vose”. David 4 is buried in the Hill Burying Ground: his wife's grave is unknown. [David 4 was a weaver, Deacon, and, at age 68, participated in the Concord Fight – RW], [According to Town assessors' records, David, in 1747, owned real estate valued at 38 pounds, 2 oxen, 4 cows, 1 horse, 1 swine, and 15 sheep – JCW].
They had two children as follows:
202. I Ephraim 5 b. 11 Dec. 1734 m. Sarah Haywood
203. II Sarah b. 31 Jan 1736 m. (1) David Vose (2)Harlow
78 TIMOTHY 4 WHEELER m. (1) SARAH HUNT (2) MARY HUBBARD (3) MARY BOND Eben'r 3/John2/Geo1
Timothy and Sarah married 2 March 1742/3. Sarah was born 24 Jan 1720/1: daughter of John & Mary (Brown) Hunt. She died 29 July 1753 and he married, [on 9 July 1754], MARY (ADAMS) HUBBARD , widow of Peter Hubbard. Mary was born 18 May 1730, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Minot) Adams. She died 30 Oct 1759. On 2 Jan 1765 he married, 3 rd , HANNAH BOND, widow of Amos Bond of Watertown. Her maiden name was Bright, b. 15 Jan. 1722, daughter of Nathaniel & Ann (Bowman) Bright.[She is # 91 Bright in Bond's Watertown .] She survived Timothy and is mentioned in his will. He died 26 Sept 1795 and is buried with his 1 st & 2 nd wives in the Main Street Burying Ground. He is called in the records “Timothy Wheeler, Jr.”, “Lieut.” And afterwards “Capt.” He was familiarly nicknamed “Pond Tim”, and achieved some little reputation on April 19, 1775.
His children were:
204. I Mary b. 11 Dec 1743 m. Fisk
205. II Sarah b. 5 May 1746 m. Lawrence
206. III Rebecca b. 8 April 1748
207. IV Elizabeth b. 8 Feb 1749/50 d, 26 Jan 1754
208. V Timothy 5 b. 13 [or 24] May 1752 m. Sarah Hubbard
209. VI Peter 5 b. 24 April 1755 m. Phebe Brooks
210. VII Elizabeth b. 20 August 1756 m. John P. Heywood
211. VIII Ebenezer 5 b. 24 Feb 1759
83 DANIEL 5 WHEELER m. (1) BETTY HOLLOWAY (2) MARY CLEVELAND Thom4/Thom3/Thom2/Geo1
The following is from Henry Warren Wheeler: Betty was the daughter of Lieut. William Holloway of Northborough, now Marlboro MA. She died in Hardwick 7 March 1774. Daniel then married Mrs. Mary Cleveland of New Marlborough. She died in 1810 and he in 1813.
His children by his first wife were:
212. I John 6 b. about 1757 m. Mary Paige
[Henry Warren Wheeler lists a son Daniel 7 who married Sally Wheeler, daughter of Col. Thomas Wheeler in Hardwick. They had ten children. He also lists a son John who married Submit Cutting and then Sophia Wheeler and had eight children.]
213. II Mary b. about 1759 m. Moses Mandell
85 AMOS 5 WHEELER m. Mary Belcher Henshaw Thom4/Thom3/Thom2/Geo1
They married 2 May 1762. Mary was the daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Bass) Henshaw. [See Henry Warren Wheeler for a full discussion of Amos and his wife].
Their children were:
214. I Elizabeth b. 4 May 1763 m. Elijah Warren
215. II Amos 6 b. 5 Aug 1764 [Henry Warren Wheeler lists an Amos 7 born in Woodstock VT on 13 Dec. 1803, marrying Louisa Amelia Warren. He became a Unitarian minister and ended up in Topsham ME and was associated with Bowdoin College. They had four children. Henry Warren Wheeler himself counted Amos 6 as grandfather, his father being Amos Dean 7 Wheeler. Henry Warren Wheeler was very active in Brunswick ME affairs.]
216. III Mary Belcher b. 19 Dec. 1774 m. Elijah Warren as his second wife
217. IV Charlotte b. 4 Oct. 1778 single – lived for many years with her nephew, the Rev. Amos Dean 7 Wheeler and died in Topsham ME 1 Aug. 1870
86 NATHAN 5 WHEELER m. HANNAH HUNT Thom4/Thom3/Thom2/Geo1
Nathan, who was born in Acton 15 Sept 1736, later settled in Hardwick MA and died in Vermont 3 Nov. 1819.
Their children were:
218. I Persis b. 27 March 1763 d. 6 Aug. 1853
219. II Lemuel 6 b. 30 April 1764 m. Anna Ames
220. III Nathan 6 b. 16 June 1767 m. Silence Giles of Chester VT
221. IV Hannah b. 22 Dec. 1768 m. Lewis Abbott
222. V Betsey b. 4 May 1773 m. Elihu Wright of Westminster VT
223. VI Polly b. 5 April 1775 m. Peter Wilder of Oakham
224. VII Artemas 6 b. 10 June 1777
88 THOMAS 5 WHEELER m. SARAH WARNER Thom4/Thom3/Thom2/Geo1
Sarah was born 1 Nov. 1742, daughter of Jonathan Warner of Hardwick MA.
Their children were:
225. I Charles 6 b. 13 Oct. 1763 [According to Henry Warren Wheeler he married Luthera Bangs, moved to Ticonderoga NY, and had two children.]
226. II Thomas 6 b. 3 March 1767 m. (1) Anna Dexter (2) Mary Paige. [According to Henry Warren Wheeler he had fifteen children.]
227. III Moses 6 b. 26 March 1769 m. Mehitable Pearson of Randolph VT
228. IV Daniel 6 b. d. 8 Oct. 1798
229 V Sally single d. 5 July 1793
94 WAREHAM 5 WHEELER m. MARY Wm4/Wm3/Wm2/Geo1
Mary died 17 July 1766. Wareham must have died before May 1787 when his administrator renders an account of his estate. He had one son:
230. I William 6 b. 3 Feb 1866 m. Mitty Lee
95 OLIVER 5 WHEELER m. MARY Wm4/Wm3/Wm2/Geo1
Oliver died by drowning in 1796. His widow died 2 March 1812, aged 56. Children were:
231. I Mercy Willard b. 11 Aug 1782
232. II Mary Willard b. 9 Feb 1784 d. 7 April 1784
96 JOSEPH 5 WHEELER m. MARY HOSMER Jos4/Wm3/Wm2/Geo1
They married 7 Jan 1750. Mary was born 16 Oct 1726, daughter of Mehitable (Parker) Hosmer. Joseph Wheeler was of Fitchburg in 1784.
103 AMOS 5 WHEELER m. RHODA BUTTRICK Jos4/Wm3/Wm2/Geo1
Amos died in Ashby in 1777, leaving several children.
106 FRANCIS 5 WHEELER m MARY HAYWARD Fran4/Wm3/Wm2/Geo1
They married 15 March 1755. Mary was born 31 March 1736, daughter of Josiah and Mary (Hosmer) Hayward. Francis died 25 June 1778, his widow died 23 March 1831, aged 95.
Their children were:
233. I Mary b. 17 March 1756 m. Josiah Whitney [Josiah Whitney was the son of Isaiah Whitney, Jr. and became guardian for siblings Ruth and Rhoda – RRW]
234. II Rebecca b. 27 March 1758 [d.1784, m. Jonas Bemis. They had a daughter Rebecca Wheeler Bemis who married a Brown – RRW]
235. III Miriam b. 19 April 1760
236. IV Josiah Hayward 6 b. 29 Dec. 1762 m. Polly [He bought out his sisters – RRW,]
237. V Ruth b. 1 April 1762 d. 17 Aug 1786
238. VI Olive b. 26 April 1767 [m. Silas Haynes]
239. VII Rhoda b. 15 Sept. 1769 m. Elijah Brown of Sudbury
240. VIII Elizabeth b. 12 Feb. 1772
241. IX Daniel 6 b. 27 April; 1774 m. Mary H. Forbush
242. X Simeon H. 6 b. 10 Oct. 1776 m. Betsy Forbush
112 SAMUEL 5 WHEELER m. KEZIAH WELLINGTON Fran4/Wm3/Wm2/Geo1
They married 24 June 1773. He died 13 Jan. 1832, his wife died 23 Feb. 1830, aged 85. They are buried in lot No. 122 “New Burying Ground”. Their son Nathan is buried in the same lot. The Yeoman's gazette in a 21 Jan 1832 obituary said, "In this town, on Friday evening, the 13th inst. Mr. Samuel Wheeler, aged 88."
His children were:
243. I Anna b. 22 Sept. 1773
244. II Elijah 6 bapt. 11 Jan. 1778 d. 27 June 1815 non compos
245. III Keziah b. 13 Sept. 1780 d. 10 Dec. 1782
246. IV Elisha 6 b. 18 Nov. 1783 m. Eleanor Tower
247. V Nathan 6 b. 13 March 1787 d. 31 Oct. 1865 (single)
248. VI Samuel 6 b. 1789 d. 30 Aug.1802, aged 13
113 PHINEAS 5 WHEELER m. LYDIA MERIAM Fran4/Wm3/Wm2/Geo1
Lydia was born 1 May 1747, daughter of Josiah (Meriam Genealogy# 51) and Lydia (Wheeler) Meriam. Phineas 5 died 18 June 1814: his will names “eldest son Phineas, second son Amos, son Timothy, son Stephen of West Cambridge, eldest daughter Lydia, daughter Anna M. and my third daughter Hannah French”. The births of some of these children are not recorded. [Land bounded E on Lee, Brigham, Fitchburg Turnpike 1806.] The widow Lydia married Benjamin Smith of Stow and died 26 March 1839, aged 92 years.
His children were:
249. I Phineas 6 b. 9 Feb. 1775 m. Sally Smith
250. II Amos 6 b. 13 Sept. 1777 m. Mary Downing
251. III Artemas b. 26 Feb. 1781 m. Elizabeth Downing
252. IV Lydia b. 11 March 1783 d. 24 March 1861
253. V Anna Meriam bapt. 20 March 1785 d. 31 May 1864 m. Noah Wheeler [#257]
254. VI Hannah b. 14 April 1787 m. Moses French
255. VII Stephen 6 b. m. Sally Whittemore
256. VIII Timothy 6 b. 17 Jan. 1790 m. Sophia Jones
115 NOAH 5 WHEELER m. SARAH MERIAM Fran4/Wm3/Wm2/Geo1
Sarah and Noah were married 30 July 1776. She was born 19 April 1753, daughter of Josiah (Meriam Genealogy # 51) and Lydia (Wheeler) Meriam. He died 23 Feb. 1834, she died 9 March 1825.They are buried, as is son Barzillai, in lot # 34 in the “New Burying Ground.”
Their children were:
257. I Noah 6 b. 3 Feb 1778 d. 1855 m. Anna Meriam Wheeler (#222) 15 Jan 1811. [Tolman separately notes that Noah and Anna (Ann?) were “cousin in double relation, their fathers (Noah and Phineas) being brothers and their mothers (Sarah and Lydia Meriam) being sisters.” – JCW]
258. II Francis 6 b. 29 Jan.1780 d. 1853 m. Susan Stearns
259. III Sally b. 21 July 1782 m. 1. Peter Hunt; 2. Artemas Brown
260. IV Barzillai 6 bapt. 17 Aug. 1784 d. 27 Dec. 1841 (single)
261. V Cyrus 6 b. 10 Nov. 1786 d. 1855 m. Elizabeth Smith
262. VI Polly b. 5 Aug. 1789 d. 11 Dec. 1795
263. VII Betsy b. 3 Jan 1792 m. Simon Roby
264. VIII Dorcas bapt. 23 March 1794 m. William Lee
116. PETER 5 WHEELER m. MARTHA MAXWELL Hez4/Wm3/Wm3/Geo1
The following children were recorded at Stow:
265. I Levi 6 b. 29 Oct. 1784 [1754? JCW]
266. II William 6 b. 22 Nov. 1757
267. III Peter 6 b. 29 Oct. 1760
268. IV Katherine b. 5 July 1763.
120 HEZEKIAH 5 WHEELER m. MARY GILBERT Hez4/Wm3/Wm2/Geo1
They married 12 Nov. 1767 in Acton. Hezekiah died in Acton 5 Nov. 1786 in his 46 th year. The births of their first two children only are recorded, the rest gleaned from the guardianship records in the Probate Court. They were probably all born in Acton.
269. I William 6 b. 16 April 1768
270. II Hezekiah 6 b. 7 Nov. 1779 d. 7 Aug. 1813
271. III Patty m. Jacob Blaisdell
272. IV Daniel 6 over 14 years old on 10 May 1787
273. V Aaron 6 under 14 years old on 10 May, 1787
274. VI Joseph D. 6 [bapt. 30 May 1779 AVR]
275. VII Sarah [bapt. 24 Nov. 1780 AVR]
276. VIII Reuben 6 [bapt. 13 April 1782 AVR] m. Rhoda
277. IX Lydia [bapt. 18 June 1784 AVR]
126. AMOS 5 WHEELER m. EUNICE GATES Hez4/Wm.3/Wm2/Geo1
Amos went to Charlestown NH and (according to Saunderson's story of Charlestown p. 613) had:
278. I Amos 6 m. Rachel
279. II Sarah
280. III Allen 6 IRA
281. IV Jesse 6 b. 26 July 1791 d, 1874 m. Philera
282. V Catherine, who was living 1876, unmarried
283. VI Abigail b. 3 Jan. 1794
284. VII Mary
285. VIII Hammond 6 b. 28 March 1796
286. IX Daniel 6 b. 28 March 1796
287. X Willard 6 b. 22 Aug 1800
288. XI Charles 6 b. 22 Aug. 1800
129. ROGER 5 WHEELER m. EUNICE GILBERT Nathl4/Wm3/Wm2/Geo1
They married 30 Aug. 1764 in Acton. He died in Acton 30 Dec. 1813, aged 76. She died Feb. 1830, aged 86. This is on the authority of their gravestones. Children, born in Acton, were:
289. I Abigail b. 27 Nov. 1767
290. II Meriam b. 3 Feb. 1770 m. John Meriam
291. III Josiah Gilbert 6 b. 9 Aug. 1772
292. IV Roger 6 b. 25 Oct. 1775
293. V Theodore 6 b. 5 Feb. 1777 m. Hannah
294. VI Nathaniel 6 b. 12 Nov. 1779
295. VII Eunice b. 18 March 1782
296. VIII Joseph 6 b. 25 June 1784
297. IX Mary b. 25 June 1784
[Note, a part of a newspaper clipping inserted in Ruth Wheeler's copy reads as follows: “Corinth, Orono Families Prize Diaries Written a Century Ago When Life Was Hard, But Simple. By Joseph Cobb, News Staff Writer. Faint words scrawled with quills by the light of quivering candles bring the Maine scene of almost a century ago to life for families in Corinth and Orono.
“Home-made Ink – The faded notations – probably made in home-made ink – are to be found in two sets of crumbling dairies written by Joseph B. Wheeler, grandfather of Fred L McCard of Corinth and William M. Scott of Chester, great-great grandfather of Rachel and John Kylee, children of Mr and Mrs. Edward E Ross of Orono.
“Wheeler, a Corinth native, whose father built the first frame house in town, was a selectman, attorney, preacher, undertaker, farmer and one-man draft board for the town of Corinth during the Civil War.” JCW]
133 ABEL 5 WHEELER m. MARY Jermh4/Wm3/Wm2/Geo1
298. I Louisa (bap. Lovice) (Also called Lovisa) b. 7 Dec. 1782
299. II Polly b. 29 July 1784
300. III Martha Russell b. 30 April 1986
301. IV Betty b. 29 July 1788
302. V Abel 6 b. 4 April 1791
303. VI Sarah b. 2 Sept. 1793
304. VII John 6 b. 9 July 1796
305. VIII Dorothy b. 4 Feb. 1799
148. JOSIAH 5 WHEELER m. LUCY HEALD Josiah4/John3/Wm2/Geo1
Lucy Heald was born 5 May 1742, daughter of John and Lydia Heald. Josiah removed to Temple NH and died there 7 May 1834. The births of the following children are recorded there:
306. I Lucy b. 16 Jan 1765
307. II Josiah 6 b. 6 Jan. 1768
308. III Mary b. 6 Jan. 1768
309. IV Elizabeth b. 29 Aug. 1769 d. 22 March 1772
310. V Eleanor b. 22 April 1771
149. NATHAN 5 WHEELER m. LYDIA ADAMS Josiah4/John3/Wm2/Geo1
Lydia Adams was born 5 June 1743, daughter of John and Lydia. Nathan, [like his brother Josiah 5], removed to Temple NH and died there 7 May 1834. The births of the following children are recorded there:
311. I Nathan 6 b. 20 Oct. 1781
312. II Lydia b. 9 Aug. 1783
313. III Josiah 6 b. 4 May 1786
314. IV Thomas 6
152 ABIJAH 5 WHEELER m. (1) ABIGAIL and (2) CATHERINE Josiah4/John3/Wm2/Geo1
Abijah died at Woburn 28 Dec. 1812 and his son, Artemis, of Temple NH was made administrator of his estate. His daughter Hepzibeth, “a minor above the age of 14 yrs”, is put under guardianship 15 Feb. 1813. His widow Catherine appears on the record. The first two children were by the first wife and their births are recorded in Concord. Their children were:
315. I Artemas 6 b. 7 March 1774
316. II Nabby b. 10 Sept. 1775
317. III Hepsibeth
155 THOMAS 5 WHEELER (Single) Josiah4/John3/Wm2/Geo1
Thomas 5 Wheeler died a bachelor and left all his property to his Nephew Thomas (#275) “to the exclusion of my other heirs, viz: my brothers Josiah, Nathan and Abbijah, and my sisters Mary & Anna Wheeler, and Hepzibah Haynes.” Abel Moore, ex'r of the estate, was made guardian of the divisee, who was mildly insane. In 1844 he was again put under guardianship: again released in 1849, and a third time put under restraint in 1858.
[The following is from “An Account of Some of the Early Settlers of WEST DUNSTABLE, MONSON and HOLLIS, N.H.” by Charles S. Spaulding, Nashua Press, 1915 – JCW]
160 JAMES 5 WHEELER m. MARY BUTTERFIELD James/4/Geo3/Wm2/Geo1
Mary Butterfield was from Hollis NH. They were married 1 Nov. 1750. They settled east of Patch Corner in the township of Monson. He became involved in debt. “He removed about a mile east, near the Shattuck land, and told his folks to tell [his creditors] he had gone to Boston. The place has been called Boston Lot ever since. Mr. Wheeler served in the war of the Revolution in Capt. Noah Worcester's company at Cambridge in 1775. Shortly after this he removed to the north part of Dunstable, where his wife's people resided, and soon after became insane and remained in that condition four or five years. He spent all his wife's property, who became heir to several hundred acres of those pitch pines forests of Dunstable plains.”
The children were:
318. I James 6 b. 29 Jan. 1753 m. Hannah Read
319. II Reuben 6 b. 30 Jan. 1755 m. Dorcas Stevens3201.
320. III Mary b. 28 Nov. 1756
321. III John 6 b. 2 July 1758 m. Biah or Byer
322. IV Levincey b. 20 Aug. 1760 m. William King
323. V Abiezer 6 b. 2 Feb. 1765 m. Ruth Williams
324. VI Zebulon 6 b. 20 Jan. 1768 m. widow Mary Pool Kendrick
325. VII Solomon 6 b. 28 April 1769 m. Hannah Farley
162. DANIEL 5 WHEELER m. AMY MORSE James4/Geo3/Wm2/Geo1
[The following, like #160, is from Spaulding -- JCW.]
Daniel was born 23 April 1736 in Bedford MA, moving to West Dunstable NH with his father, settling in Patch Corner, Monson NH – later a part of Hollis NH. He served in the French War in Capt. Peter Power's company. The family left Hollis before 1800. He died in 1775; his widow, who later married Samuel Leeman of Patch Corner, died in 1821 in Concord NH.
The children of Daniel and Amy were:
326. I Lydia b. 24 Nov. 1757 m. Joseph Adams
327. II Abner 6 b. 14 April 1760 m. Mary Ross He was at battle of Bennington.
328. III Jacob 6 b. 5 March 1763 m. Elizabeth Dix
329. IV Daniel 6 b. 18 March 1765 m. Chive White
330. V Benjamin 6 b. 18 Aug. 1768 m. Polly Fitch
331. VI Hannah b. 1772 d. 1862 m. (1) Joseph Flagg,
(2) Deacon Nathaniel Hale
159 THADDEUS 5 WHEELER m. ELIZABETH FARMER James4/Geo3/Wm2/Geo1
[The following, like #160 and # 162 is from Spaulding -- JCW]
Lieut. Thaddeus Wheeler was born in West Dunstable NH 16 Dec, 1742 and died in 1826 from the effects of a kick of a steer. He belonged to the Hollis NH Minute Men, served in the Revolution and was Hollis Selectman 1787 – 1808. He was an ardent Democrat of the Jefferson school. They married in 1769.
Their children were:
332. I Elizabeth b. 12 July 1770 m. David French of Hollis NH
333. II Thaddeus 6 b. 10 Oct. 1773 d. 1871 m. Sibbel Spaulding
334. III Minot 6 b. 6 May 1777 m. Sally Farley
335. IV Theodore 6 b. 7 Jan. 1780 m Susannah Hamlet of Hollis NH
336. V Amos 6 b. 12 July 1783 m. Mary Rideout
337. VI Major James b, 6 Aug. 1785 m. Dorcas Mooar
338. VII Capt. Benjamin b. 16 Oct. 1790 m. Rhoda Rideout
166 PETER 5 WHEELER m. MEHITABLE JEWETT Peter4/Geo3/Wm2/Geo1
Ms. Jewett was from Hollis NH. The children born at Hollis, according to Worcester's History of Hollis (p. 390) were:
339. I Mehitable b. 29 Feb. 1752
340. II Peter 6 b. 31 Aug. 1753
341. III Samuel 6 b. 18 July 1755
342. IV Esther b. 7 Jan. 1758
343. V Hannah b.12 Oct. 1760
344. VI Benjamin 6 b. 29 July 1763
345. VII Joseph 6 b. 15 Nov. 1766
346. VIII Jonathan 6 b. 2 July 1768
347. IX Nathan 6 b. 19 March 1774
169 BENJAMIN 5 WHEELER m. SUSANNA WILLIAMS Peter4/Geo3/Wm2/Geo1
They married 11 Sept 1777 in Bedford
172 EBENEZER 5 WHEELER m AZUBA TAYLOR Peter4/Geo3/Wm2/Geo1
They married at Hollis NH.
173 LABBEUS 5 WHEELER m. ELIZABETH CARTER Peter4/Geo3/Wm2/Geo1
187 TIMOTHY 5 WHEELER m. BETSEY (MARY?) NEVINS Simon4/Geo3/Wm2/Geo1
They married at Hollis NH on 8 Sept. 1773. The Nevins went from Bedford. Timothy died in Amherst NH 28 Nov. 1826, “a native of Concord MA, in his 77 th year.” Betsey died Oct. 1815 aged 65. Secomb's History of Amherst NH gives the following as his children:
348. I Timothy 6 b. 12 Jan 1774 m. Betsy Peacock Beverly
349. III Simon 6 b. 23 July 1777 d. 6 Feb 1803
350. IV Nathan 6 b. 1779 m. Huldah Wilkins
351. V William Nevins 6 b. 1781 m. Hannah Odell
352. VIII Daniel 6 b. 26 Oct. 1789 m. Martha Aitken
353. IX John 6 b. 1796 m. Nancy Rhodes
354. X Jonathan 6 b. 1795 m. Martha Beals
355. II Mary b. 2 Oct. 1775 d young
356. XII Betsey b. 1799
357. VI Rebecca b. 1783 m. Jacob McIntire
358. VII Joseph 6 b. 1786
359. XI Mary b. 1797 m. Peregrine Nichols
188 DANIEL 5 WHEELER m. (1) EUNICE HOBART and (2) MARY FULLER Simon4/Geo3/Wm2/Geo1
They lived in Plymouth NH
189 SIMON 5 WHEELER m. LYDIA HALL Simon4/Geo3/Wm2/Geo1
They married 13 July 1780. He died at Concord 3 Jan. 1833 in his 79 th year. His will mentions eldest son Isaac and only daughter Polly. His widow removed to Amherst NH where she died 23 July 1846, aged 84. He was a Revolutionary pensioner. The following children were baptized at Concord:
360. I Isaac Hall 6 b. 26 Feb. 1781 m. Sarah Dodge and lived in Hollis NH according to Seccomb's History p. 826
361. II Polly bapt. 26 Jan. 1783 m. Turner of Boston
362. III Joseph 6 bapt. 22 Oct. 1786
363. IV James 6 bapt. 25 May 1788
199 JONATHAN 5 WHEELER m. MARY HARTWELL Edwd4/Edwd3/John2/Geo1
He died in Littleton 22 July 1799; his widow died 21 June 1801, aged 83. Children born at Littleton:
364. I Thomas 6 b. 10 March 1760 m. Anna Reed
365. II Lucy b. 16 Feb 1762
366. III Elizabeth b. 5 Jan. 1764
367. IV Mary b. 29 Oct. 1765
368. V Esther b. 27 June 1767
369. VI Jonathan 6 b. 27 June 1767
370. VII Susanna b. 6 Oct. 1773
371. VIII Edward 6 b. 12 March 1776
202 EPHRAIM 5 WHEELER m. SARAH HEYWOOD David4/Edwd3/John2/Geo1
They married 27 Nov. 1766. Sarah was born 18 Oct. 1745, daughter of Jonathan and Sarah (Stone) Heywood. Ephraim died 23 [or 25] Sept. 1809. The widow Sarah married 13 July 1811 William Parkman and died 16 Nov. 1837. [Interestingly, her son Ephraim 6 later married his daughter Sarah --JCW.] [Ephraim 5 fought at Concord, Bunker Hill and White Plains. – RW] [The Concord Museum reports in its Winter/Spring 2006 Newsletter that it owns “a 1776 muster roll for Ephraim Wheeler's company, which was part of Eleazer Brooks' regiment” – JCW]
Children at Concord:
372. I Sarah b. 27 Aug, 1767
373. II Rebecca b. 20 Jan 1770 m. Thomas Hubbard
374. III Ephraim 6 b. 21 March 1773 m. Sarah Parkman
375. IV Jonathan 6 b. 31 July 1776 d. 4 Sept 1811 (single)
376. V Sally b. 24 Jan. 1786 m. Seth Bemis
208 TIMOTHY 5 WHEELER m. SARAH HUBBARD Tim4/Eben'r3/John2/Geo1
They married 11 April 1776. She was born 12 April 1756, daughter of Isaac and Sarah (Derby) Hubbard. Timothy Wheeler was of Mason NH and all his children were born there. He died 13 Dec. 1820, aged 68, says the record which thus identifies him as above traced.
Children:
377. I Sally b. 27 March 1777 d. 6 March 1848 m. Aaron Warren
378. II Betsey b. 5 Jan. 1779 d. 6 Feb. 1855