INDEX
TWELFTH GENERATION
2508. Thomas Wheeler
- c. 8 Dec. 1621 Cranfield, Bedford, England
- d. 24 Dec. 1704 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- poss. ARV New England 3 Oct. 1635 with parents in "Defiance"
- Took Oath of Freeman 18 May 1642 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- m(1): (2509) Sarah Meriam (/Merriam/ Miriam) 14 Oct. 1647 [prob. Concord, Middlesex, MA]
- m(2): Sarah Beers
23 July 1677 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- b. 5 Dec. 1639 Lexington, Middlesex, MA
- d. 24 Jan. 1723/24 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- Father: Capt. Richard Beers
- Mother: Elizabeth Firman
- a. Ephraim Wheeler
- b. 26 Apr. 1678 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- d. 19 Apr. 1725 Plainfield, Hampshire, MA
- m. Elizabeth Spaulding 20 Apr. 1698
- b. 23 Mar. 1679/80 Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA
- d. 4 Sep. 1724 Plainfield, Hampshire, MA
- Father: Benjamin Spaulding
- Mother: Olive Farwell
- 1. Olive Wheeler
b. 13 Jan. 1703/04 Plainfield, Windham, CT
- d. 17 Apr. 1772 Canaan, Litchfield, CT
- Family: Jeremiah Lawrence
- 2. Benjamin Wheeler
- b. 1703/04 d. 1770
- DNA #N34864, tested as being in Common Ancestor Group I htp://www.familytreedna.com/public/wheeler/
- m. Prudence Hewitt 29 Jan. 1730
- c. 26 Sep. 1711 Stonington, New London, CT d. 1795
- Father: Thomas Hewitt Mother: Persis Cleveland
- b. Joseph Wheeler
- b. 11 Jan. 1680/81 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- c. Joanna Wheeler
- b. 12 Jan. 1680/81 Concord, Middlesex, MA
""WHEELER, ...(2508) THOMAS, Concord, s. I judge, of Thomas of Fairfield, b. in Eng. freem. 18 May 1642, ...by w. (2509) Sarah had (2509i) Sarah, b. 10 July 1649; (1154) Joseph, 18 Aug. 1651; (2509iii) Ann, 20 Dec. 1653; John, 18 Feb. 1656; Mary, 20 Dec. 1658; and (2509vi) Thomas, 29 Mar. 1662... "
-- James Savage, "A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692" c/o http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/savage/ (NOTE: This Thomas Wheeler seems to be confused with [10032(2)d1] Thomas and [10032(2)l] Thomas
2509. Sarah Meriam (/Merriam/ Miriam) (See NOTE)
- b. 1626 Hadlow, Kent, England
- d. 1 Feb. 1676/77 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- Family: (2508) Thomas Wheeler
- i. Sarah Wheeler
- b. 10 July 1649 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- d. 1718 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- Family: John Smedley 15 May 1669 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- b. 31 Aug. 1646 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- d. 6 Feb. 1716/17 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- Father: John Smedley
- Mother: Anne
- ii. (1254) Joseph Wheeler
- iii. Ann Wheeler
- b. 22 Dec. 1653 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- d. 20 Mar. 1676/77 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- iv. John Wheeler
- b. 18 Feb. 1655/56 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- d. 1 Dec. 1736 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- m. Sarah Stearns
27 Dec. 1678 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- b. 14 Jan. 1661/62 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- d. 19 Dec. 1727 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- Father: Isaac Stearnes
- Mother: Sarah Beers
"STEARNS, ...ISAAC, Cambridge, s. of the preced. liv. in that part, [[vol. 4, p. 174]] call. the Farms now Lexington, m. 24 June 1660, Sarah, d. of Capt. Richard Beers, had (2509iv[2]) Sarah, b. 14 Jan. 1662; Mary, 8 Oct. 1663; (4645vii[1]) Isaac 26 Aug. 1665; Samuel, 11 Jan 1668; Abigail; and John, 1675; and d. 2 Aug. 1676. His wid. m. 23 July 1677, Thomas Wheeler; of ds. (2509iv[1]) Sarah m. 27 Dec. 1678, (2509iv) John Wheeler; Mary m. 1 Jan. 1694, John Cutler; and Abigail m. 29 Nov. 1692, Samuel Hartwell."
-- James Savage, op. cit.
- Children born 1679-1702
- v. Mary Wheeler
- b. 20 Dec. 1658 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- d. 26 May 1668 Concord, Middlesex, MA (/4 Sep. 1669 Rowley, MA)
- vi. Thomas Wheeler
- c. 29 Mar. 1661/62 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- d. 12 June 1695 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- m. Anna French 1 June 1685 Milford, New Haven, CT
- b. 10 Aug. 1666 Derby, New Haven, CT
- d. 1690 Milford, New Haven, CT
- Father: Francis French
- Mother: Lydia Bunnell
- vii. Elizabeth Wheeler
- b. 21/23 Feb. 1664/65 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- d. 15 Apr. 1682 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- Family: (9223ii[2]b) Samuel Fletcher 15 Apr.1682 Concord, Middlesex, MA -- PARRISH/ DUNCAN LINE
- b. 23 July 1652 Concord, c. 12 Jan.1656/57 Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA
- will 18 Mar. 1713 d. 7 June 1726 w.p. 18 Dec. 1723 (?) Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA
- m(1): (10032[2]d[2]4) Hannah Wheeler 5 July 1673 Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA
- b. ABT 1649 Cranfield, Bedford, England
- d. 11 Dec. 1697 Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA
- viii. Timothy Wheeler
- b. 24 July 1667 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- d. 14 Apr. 1718 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- m. (10032[2]d3A) Lydia Wheeler 19 May 1692 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- b. 27 Oct. 1675 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- d. AFT 1720
- Family (2): Nathaniel Stow 21 Apr. 1720 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- b. ABT 1668
- d. 12 Nov. 1724 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- Father: Nathaniel Stow/ Stowe s/o Nat'l & Martha Bignell
- Mother: Ruth Meriam/ Merriam d/o Jos & Sarah Stone
- a. Timothy Wheeler
- b. 5 Mar. 1696/97 Concorld, Middlesex, MA
- d. 7 May 1782
- DNA #33570, tested as being in Common Ancestor Group I http://www.familytreedna.com/public/wheeler/
- m(1): Abigail Munroe/ Row [/Moore] 25 June 1719 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- b. 28 June 1701 Lexington, Middlesex, MA
- d. 1743 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- Father: William Munroe Jr. Mother: Mary Cutler
- ix. Rebecca (/Rebekah /Rebackah) Wheeler?
- b. 3 Apr. 1670 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- d. 6 Nov. 1710 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- x. Ruth Wheeler
- b. 10 May 1673 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- d. 9 Feb. 1739/40 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- Family: Joseph Warren (1670-1740) 11 Mar. 1696 Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA
- b. 25 Oct. 1670 Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA
- d. 16 Apr. 1740 Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA
- Father: Jacob Warren
- Mother: Mary Hildreth
REF: http://data.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=gedind&ti=0&f2=31865&f3=7178
NOTE: A (10032[2]m) Capt. Thomas Wheeler was said to have been killed in 1676, fighting Indians. this could not be our (2508) Thomas, since ours died in 1704:.
"On 1 July 1657, ...with three others, [(2508) Capt. Thomas Wheeler] bought from the colony the privilege of trading with the Indians. These trading operations he conducted principally along the Merrimac River at a point which afterward became Nashua, New Hampshire. These trading operations he conducted principally along the Merrimac River at a point which afterward became Nashua, New Hampshire, where, it is recorded, he and his son Lieutenant Joseph owned a farm 'a little south of the Salmon brood.' Thomas did not give up his official position in Concord, nor his residence there. His greatest historical prominence was reached during King Philips' War in which he took a very active part, receiving wounds of so severe a character that he died the following year. This exciting encounter he made the subject of a Narrative, often referred to as an 'epic of colonial times'"
-- http://www.smokykin.com/ged/f001/f22/a0012270.htm SRC: 'History of the Wheeler Family in America', 1914, Albert Gallatin Wheeler, Jr., p 1-12.
2510. Walter (Power/) Powers
- b. 1639/40 poss. Ireland
- d. 22 Feb. 1707/08 i. Power Burying Ground, Concord Village, (now Littleton}, Middlesex, MA
- immigrated to Salem, MA 1654 Age 14
- m. (2511) Trial Shepard 11 Mar. 1660/61 Malden, Middlesex, MA
"POWER, ...(2510) WALTER, Malden 1660, m. 11 Mar. 1661, (2511) Trial, d. of (5022) Ralph Shepard, [[vol. 3, p. 471]] had (2511i) William; (1255) Mary; (2511iii) Isaac; (2511iv) Thomas; (2511v) Daniel, b. 10 May 1669; (2511vi) Increase, 16 July 1671; (2511vii) Walter, 28 June 1674; (2511viii) Jacob, 15 Dec. 1679; and (2511ix) Sarah, 8 Feb. 1683; and d. at Littleton a. 1718."
-- James Savage, op. cit.
2511. Trial Shepard (/Sheppard)
- b. 19 Dec. 1640/41 Weymouth, Norfolk, MA
- d. 22 Feb. 1708/09 Weymouth, Norfolk, MA
- Family (1): (2510) Walter (Power/) Powers
- i. William Powers
- b. 16 Mar. 1660/61 Littleton/ Concord, Middlesex, MA
- d. 16 Mar. 1710/11 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- m. Mary Bank/ Banks 1 Jan. 1689 Bedford, Middlesex, MA
- b. 7 Jan. 1669/70 Littleton, Middlesex, MA
- Father: John Bank
- Mother: Hannah
- ii. (1255) Mary Power/ Powers
- iii. Capt. Isaac Powers
- b. 1665 Littletown, Middlesex, MA
- d. 14 Apr. 1701 Brimfield, Hampden?, MA
- m(1): Abigail Whitmore ABT 1690 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- b. ABT 1670 Littleton, Middlesex, MA
- Parents unknown
- m(2): Mary Poulter 14 Apr. 1701 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- b. 9 Apr. 1665 Cambridge, Middlesex, MA
- d. 2 Oct. 1745 Lexington, Middlesex, MA
- Father: John Poulter
- Mother: Rachel Elliot
- a. Gideon Powers
- b. 10 Dec. 1706 Littleton, Hampshire, MA
- d. 25 Aug. 1752 Acton, Middlesex, MA
- m. Lydia Russell 1728 Littleton, Middlesex, MA
- b. 19 May c. 3 June 1711 Littleton, Middlesex, MA
- Father: William Russell s/o Phil & Jn Cutler
- Mother: Elizabeth
- iv. Thomas Powers
- b. 25 May 1667 Littletown/ Concord, Middlesex, MA
- d. 21 Jan. 1733/34 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- m(1): Elizabeth Currier 1691 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- b. 1671 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- d. 25 May 1698 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- a. (2321vi[1]) Elizabeth Powers -- PARRISH/ DUNCAN LINE
- b. Joseph Powers
- b. 1 Dec. 1692 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- d. 18 Dec. 1745 Littleton, Middlesex, MA
- m. Hannah Whitcomb 16 Mar. 1714 Groton, Middlesex, MA
- b. 29 Aug. 1691 Littleton, Middlesex, MA
- d. AFT 1745 Boxboro, Middlesex, MA
- Father: Jonathan Whitcomb
- Mother: Mary Blood
- m(2): Mary Harwood 25 Oct. 1702 Littleton, Middlesex, MA
- b. 5 Feb. 1676 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- d. 29 Sep. 1756 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- Father: Nathaniel Harwood
- Mother: Elizabeth
- v. Daniel Powers
- b. 10 May 1669 Lancaster, Worcester, MA
- c. 16 July 1671 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- d. 1730 prob. Littleton, Middlesex, MA
- m(1): Elizabeth Whitcombe 8 Apr. 1702 Lancaster, Worcester, MA
- b. 1678 Littleton, Middlesex, MA
- d. 1711 Littleton, Middlesex, MA
- Father: Johnathan Whitcomb
- Mother: Hannah
- Children b. BET 1703/09
- m(2): Martha Bates 1711 Littleton, Middlesex, MA/ Hollis, Hillsborough, NH
- b. [ABT 1688] Littleton, Middlesex, MA
- d. 1730 Hollis, Hillsborough, NH
- Parents: unknown
- vi. Increase Powers
- b. 16 July 1671 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- d. ABT 1746
- m. Hepzibah/ Hepzebeth Sawyer 1700 Boston, Suffolk, MA
- b. 1679 Bolton, Worcester, MA
- Father: William Sawyer
- Mother: Mary
- vii. Walter Powers Jr.
- b. 28 June 1674 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- d. 1738 Littleton, Middlesex, MA
- m. Rebecca Barrett 16 Dec. 1696 Littleton, Middlesex, MA
- b. 4 July 1673 Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA
- d. 1753/54 Littleton, Middlesex, MA
- Father: Joseph Barrett s/o Tho & Mgt Huntington
- Mother: Martha Gould
d/o Fr & Rose
- viii. Jacob Powers
- b. 15 Dec. 1679 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- d. 1768 i. Littleton, Middlesex, MA
- m(1): (5019iii) Sarah L. Merriam 18 Sep. 1703 Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA
- b. 16 Aug. 1675 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- d. 15 Apr. 1705
- m(2): (18637_a1A_I) Edith Adams 1711 Concord, Middlesex, MA -- PARRISH/ DUNCAN LINE
- b. 1 Dec. 1683 Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA
- d. ABT 1750 Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA
- Father: Jonathan Adams s/o Tho & My Blackmore
- Mother: Leah Gould d/o Fr & Rose
- ix. Sarah Powers
- b. 8 Feb. 1682/83 Concord, Middlesex, MA
- d. 1743 Groton, Middlesex, MA
- Family: Moses Barron 8 Apr. 1702 Groton/ Concord, Middlesex, MA
- b. 26 Mar. 1669 Watertown, Middlesex, MA
- d. 1742 Groton, Middlesex, MA
- Father: John Barron s/o Ellis & Grace
- Mother Elizabeth Hunt d/o Wm & Eliz Best
REF: http://www.my-ged.com/db/page/newberry/10553
"At the time of their marriage, (2510) Walter and his wife settled on a tract of land in or near Concord, which took the name of Concord Village, now in the town of Littleton, and adjoining the Indian town of Nashobe, which Deacon (5022) Ralph Shepard bought of Lieut. Joseph Wheeler, and built his house on the north side of Quagany Hill, about half a mile from the garrison house, and less distant than that from Nagog pond, the site of which may still be discovered by the slight depression of the cellar. In 1694, Walter Power bought of Thomas Waban, and other Indians, one-fourth part of the township of Nashboe."
-- http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=satcover&id=I107270 c/o David Weaver dww@satcover.com
"In the 1600's there was a famine in Ireland and thousands were starving to death. Immigrants to America found there was cheap labor to begot in Ireland, and by agreement with the courts, local judges would order the collection of juveniles, who were taken from the streets or their homes, where they would be made "indentured servants" by order of the court. They would be taken to the "New World" by their “sponsors”, and made to work for their sponsor for a period of 6 years to pay for their and fare to and care in the "New World.
(2510) Walter married shortly after completing his service and his bride was the daughter of his sponsor, the Deacon (5022) Ralph Shepherd. Walter and "(2511) Triall his wife" were "convicted of fornication by them committed together before marriage." They were sentenced to be flogged. Trial's dad bought her out of the flogging by paying a fine in lieu of her flogging. Walter was sentenced "to be openly whipt with 15 stripes by the constable of Cambridge”. Walter and Trials' naughtiness appears in the court record for April 2, 1661. Walter ran a sawmill and was one of the original settlers of Concord, what is now Littleton."
-- Robert Dorsett c/o GenForum: Powers Family #5491
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