THIRTEENTH GENERATION
"BROOKS, or BROOKES, sometimes BROOKE, ...(5017v[1][2]) WILLIAM, Milford, among early sett. m. (5017v[1]) Sarah, wid. of (5017v) William Wheeler, d. 1684. I have includ. herein all whose names are giv. as Brook, Brooks, Brooke, or Brookes, bec. it is impossib. to discrim. in the caprisious spell. Thirteen in the form above used had, in 1834, at Harv. and six at the other N. E. coll. been gr."
-- James Savage, "A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692" c/o http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/savage/
"WHEELER, ...(5017v) WILLIAM, Stratford, br. and I think, younger, of (5016) Thomas sen. of Milford, prob. rem. from Concord with him, had w. (5017v[1]) Sarah, ch. William, Thomas, and Sarah; rem. to New Jersey, soon fell ill and the w. and ch. came back aft. his d. in 1666. His inv. was tak. in Nov. He had made his numcup. will, prob. 9 Aug. 1667, in wh. he gave his prop. to the w. charg. to bring up the ch. and desir. his br. (2058) Thomas to adv. her. The wid. m. (5017v[1][2]) William Brooks; and Sarah m. 6 Nov. 1676, James Briscoe."
-- James Savage, op. cit.
vi. (2508) Thomas Wheeler
ABT 1660
"WHEELER, ...(5017viii) JOHN, Fairfield, s. of (5016) Thomas of the same, brot. from Concord by his f. wh. rem. with Rev. Mr. Jones and others a. 1644 to Fairfield, there is on the freemen's list, 1669, was had in respect, [[vol. 4, p. 498]] rec. gr. of 100 acres from the Assemb. was rep. 1671, 2, 4, and 7, d. early in 1690, leav. large est. to wid. (5017viii[2]) Elizabeth and thirteen ch. whose names, with the inv. tak. 8 Mar. of L1,566, were, with their ages, Judah, or Judith, 29; John, 26; Elizabeth 23; Thomas, 21; Mary, 19; Rebecca, 18; Joseph, 16; Hannah, 14; Abigail, 10; Obadiah, 8; Ann, 6; Jonathan, 3; and David or Daniel, I.
"Perhaps the wid. was a sec. w. and liv. sev. yrs. aft. his d. for distrib. of the est. was made so late as 3 Apr. 1700 to ten ch. being all the bef. ment. exc. first, third, and tenth, wh. no doubt, had dec. It is observa. that no d. had then been m."
-- James Savage, op. cit.
"(5016) Thomas Wheeler, known as Senior, came to Concord, Massachusetts, and from there removed to Fairfield, CT, coming presumably with the party which Rev. John Jones brought from Concord in September, 1644. His brother or half-brother, Lieut. Thomas Wheeler, came from Concord with him. English families at that period sometimes gave the same name to two living children, and this was done occasionally in the early days in New England. Great confusion is found in printed accounts, due to the fact that there were two Thomas Wheelers in Fairfield, another in Milford, and still a fourth in New Haven, all on the coast of Connecticut, and at least three of these men gave the name Thomas to sons.
"The will of Thomas Wheeler, Sr., dated May 5, 1654, and proved August 23, 1654, named his wife Ann; gave his Concord property to his eldest son, (2508) Thomas, and his Fairfield lands to his son, John; mentioned his daughter, Sarah, wife of Thomas Sherwood and their son Thomas; his daughter, (Anna) Bennett, and his four grandchildren, Mary, James, Thomas, and John Bennett; and appointed his brother, Thomas Wheeler, lieutenant, with Robert Lockwood and Andrew Ward, overseers of his estate. One of the appraisers was Ephraim Wheeler, another brother of Thomas, Sr."
-- http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=arciek&id=I20969 c/o RCKarnes arciek@juno.com
signed Thomas Wheler the elder
tracing of his autograph from 1627 will
TAG XIV p1 - July 1937
-- http://www.sallysfamilyplace.com/Wheeler/wheelert.htm#Thomas%20Wheeler%20ca%201591
"MERIAM, ...(5018) JOSEPH, Concord, [bro.] of (10037vi) George, freem. 14 Mar. 1639, had (5019iv) Joseph, b. prob. in Eng. and (5019viii) John, 9 July 1641, bef. ment. and had d. 1 Jan. bef. He had other ch. as by his will of 29 Dec. 1640, speaking of sons and ds. and leav. care of all to w. (5019) Sarah, appears in Geneal. Reg. II.184."
-- James Savage, op. cit.
5020. poss. John Power, Baron of Kilmeaden
"POWER,...(5020) JOHN, Charlestown by w. (5021) Sarah, had (5021ii) Peter, b. 4 Nov. 1643."
-- James Savage, op. cit.
5021. poss. Sarah unknown (F)
i. (2510) Walter Powers
"There is a book by O'Brien New England Settlers---that sez (sic) many Irish youths were kidnapped & shipped to New England on ship "Goodfellow" arriving in early 1654 @Marblehead, Ma & all were sold into servitude for 7 to 9 yrs. The author believes our ancestor immigrant
(2510) Walter Power was on that ship. Almost no Irish records survive today until the 1850's. We have verified the ship "Goodfellow"'s sailing but no manifest/passengers lists have been found yet...
"By the 17th century there were many landowner families of name POWER, almost all in Co. Waterford, the biggest estate, according to the CIVIL SURVEY OF 1654 being that of John Power of Donooyle (Dunhill) & Kilmeaden. This John was dispossessed by Cromwellians & was NOT restored under Charles II. ACCORDING TO A PEDIGREE in the Genealogial Office, Dublin, drawn up by Sir William Betham, Ulster King of Arms,,, the PROGENITOR OF THE FAMILY was WILLIAM POWER of KNOCHADERRY, county Waterford, "son of John, Baron of Kilmeaden...."
-- Albert Powers c/o http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?walter,power,ireland::powers::4297.html
"The name (2510) Walter Power appears in the Middlesex county record...in 1654 as a boy of fourteen years; on "[th]e eleventh daye of [th]e first month 1660" was married to (2511) Trial, daughter of (5022) Deacon Ralph and (5023) Thankes or Thankeslord Sheppard at Malden... The fact that Stepney Parish is in London, Essex, and that both William and Walter Power appear among the family names of Essex, and that Lord Littleton, for whom Littleton, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, was named, member of parliament for Essex, gives color to the claim of that section as his birthplace..."
-- Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine c/o Google Book Search
Power, Powers -- Family name of Norman-Irish origin, first found in Devonshire
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"SHEPARD, SHEPPARD, SHEPHERD, or SHEPHERD,...(5022) RALPH, Dedham, came in the "Abigail" from London, 1635, aged 29, with w. (5023) Thanks, 23, and d. (5023i) Sarah, 2; first sat down, prob. at Watertown, but by Farmer is call. of Weymouth, when he had there (5023iv) Isaac, b. 20 June 1639; and (2511) Trial, a d. 19 Dec. 1641; but had, also, (5023vi) Abraham; (5023viii) Thanks, 10 Feb. 1651; and (5023ix) Jacob, June 1653. Shattuck makes him live some time at Concord; but earlier he was of Rehoboth, perhaps in 1644; and yet more prob. to me appears his resid. at Malden, where one of the not freq. name was bur. 11 Sept. 1693, aged 90, with moderate allow. for usual exaggera. See Geneal. Reg. IV. 66. Trial m. 11 Mar. 1661, Walter Power."
-- James Savage, op. cit.
"SHEPARD, SHEPPARD, SHEPHERD, or SHEPHERD,...(5023ii) THOMAS, Charlestown 1657, b. in Eng. s. perhaps, of (5022) Ralph, liv. some yrs. at Medford or Malden, and again at C.; m. 19 Nov. 1658, (5023ii[1]) Hannah, d. of Thomas Ensign of Scituate, had Thomas; Ralph, b. 1667; John; Jacob; Hannah; Isaac, May, bapt. 23 July 1682; and, perhaps, others; but none, exc. Isaac, prob. the youngest, was there bapt. for goodman Thomas did not join. the ch. bef. 2 Sept. 1677. His w. d. 14 Mar. 1698; and he in few yrs. had sec. w. Joanna, wh. outliv. him, and he d. at Milton, 29, as gr.st. tells, but town rec. says 26 Sept. 1719, aged 87. See Geneal. Reg. VI. 128. His d. Hannah m. 13 Apr. 1681, Joseph Blanchard."
-- James Savage, op. cit.
"SHEPARD, SHEPPARD, SHEPHERD, or SHEPHERD,...(5023iii) JOHN, Concord, freem. 1690."
-- James Savage, op. cit.
"SHEPARD, SHEPPARD, SHEPHERD, or SHEPHERD,...(5023iv) ISAAC, Concord, s. of (5022) Ralph, m. 10 Dec. 1667, (4611iv[1]) Mary Smedley, and was k. by the Ind. 12 Feb. 1676. His wid. m. (4611iv) Nathaniel Jewell."
-- James Savage, op. cit.
"SHEPARD, SHEPPARD, SHEPHERD, or SHEPHERD,...(5023vi) ABRAHAM, Concord, s. of (5022) Ralph, m. 2 Jan. 1673, (5023vi[1]) Judith Sill, d. perhaps, of John, had Sarah, b. 10 Sept. 1674; Abraham, 25 Mar. 1677; Judith, 11 Jan. 1679; Hepzibah, 9 May 1681; Thanks, 30 Jan. 1683; Mary, 3 Jan. 1686; and Hannah, 13, bapt. 15 Sept. 1689, at Charleston, in right, perhaps, of his w."
-- James Savage, op. cit.
"DELL, or DILL, ...(5023viii[1]) PETER, Chelmsford 1691"
-- James Savage, op. cit.
"(5023) Thankslord PERKINS was born about 1612 in , London, Middlesex, England. She died before 1681 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
"Source: British FHL film #380154, Marriage record reads Thankslorde Perkins, listed as a spinster not a widow. FHL US/CAN Book 974 D2thj pp. 275-282, includes a copy of Thankslorde's signature. Lord is part of given name. Spouse: (5022) Ralph SHEPARD. Ralph SHEPARD and Thankslord PERKINS were married on 21 May 1633 in St Bride's, London, Middlesex, England. Children were: (5022i) Sarah SHEPARD, (5022ii) Thomas SHEPARD, (5022iii) John SHEPARD, (5022iv) Isaac SHEPARD, (2511) Trial SHEPARD, (5022vi) Abraham SHEPARD, (5022vii) Walter SHEPARD, (5022viii) Thanks SHEPARD, (5022ix) Jacob SHEPARD, (5022x) Mary SHEPARD.
-- http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/2806/b39.htm
Tradition in the family preserved in manuscript records that, (2510) Walter [Powers] landed at Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, in 1654, and that he married the daughter of a London goldsmith [??]. (5022) Ralph Sheppard came from Stepney, London, July, 1635, aged twenty-nine, with his wife (5023) Thankes, aged twenty-three, and daughter, (5023i) Sarah, aged two, and settled in Weymouth and later removed to Malden, Middlesex county, where he held office as deacon of the parish church and died aged ninety years, September 11, 1693, as gravesman in the cemetery at Malden attests..."
-- Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine c/o Google Book Search
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