Descendants of Robert
Updated 30 September 2012
Generation No. 1
1.
Robert1 WHEATON1 was born Bet. 1605 - 1606
in
Notes
for Robert
PLEASE
SEE ALICE BOWEN NOTES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, no more room here!
The
following is information received from a variety of sources organised in some
sort of chronological order. Such an order has not always been possible, which
suggest more investigation is needed. [Sources in brackets]. Also endeavours to include information on
establishing of places, their naming, and the moving of the boundaries of
places connected to Robert and his family.
1605-1606 Robert was born in
In a Nathaniel WHEATON
(Robert's great-grandson) genealogy registered in
vital records of
from Robert WHEATON the
first of the Name of the WHEATONs that came over from
Elce BOWEN Daughter of
Richard BOWEN from thence Removed to Rehoboth AD
1645 and there Lived and
Died AD 1696 about 90 years of Age. Their Offspring
Joseph
Obadiah
[David J WHEATON 19
September 2004]
1636 Sailed to
1637 "The 16th of the 11th month
1636 (i.e.16 January on modern calendar) Robt
WHEATO(N) refused to be
an Inhabitant of Salem (i.e. rejected as an inhabitant); but
he settled there anyway as the following
indicates"
[Documents held by
Stephan PYENTA,
EBEISHEISER 30 September
2001; Richard THOMAS 10 August 2003; R A BONSALL
16 November 2003; David J
WHEATON 19 September 2004; Photo copy of a page
from William G HILL's
book "Family Records of Deacons James W CONVERSE and
Elisha S CONVERSE sent by
R A BONSALL from New England Historical Society
web site]
1638 "At a Town Meeting on the
26th of the 9th month the several proportions of Land laid
out at the
the modern calendar)
being formerly granted...to Robert WHEADEN granted 10 acres
of land"
[From Richard THOMAS 10
August 2003; David J WHEATON 19 September
2004; }
1640 "Married Alice (Alys, Elice
etc.) BOWEN Salem, Massachusetts daughter of Richard
BOWEN, who came to
[Vicki EBELSHEISER 30
September 2001; Jbbullock@earthlink.net; "
Families Genealogical and
Memorial: Third Series" Author: CUTTER, William Richard
Publication: 1913.
Reprint
1641
- 1644 Birth of Joseph, Samuel
Nathaniel WHEATON in his
Genealogy, states that Robert's first three sons, were
born in
must have been born
between 1641 and 1644.
However, I have been sent earlier and
later dates.
[Judy KNEE from Jarel
pcgallah@bellsouth.net;
norsk@novell.com: Vicki EBELSHEISER 30 September 2001]
1644 On the 1st April 1644 (modern
Calendar) Robert WHEADEN "desirteth some ground
at ye great lotts"
and was granted 20 acres of land "neere to the marsh at Mr
BISHOPP's farme to be
layde out by the towne conditionallie that if hee depte (depart)
from the towne before he
improve it, it returne to the towne. (This suggests his
departure from
[Documents held by
Stephan PYENTA,
19 September 2004]
Happenings
which have a bearing on what Robert did next.
Religious
Differences:
"Rev Samuel NEWMAN
came to
apparently, because of
continuing religious difference he decided to emigrate"
Planning
by the Rehoboth settlers:
1643 "The first meeting of original
planters of Rehoboth to be found on record is dated at
'Weimoth the 24th of the
8th month [October] 1643"
["History of Rehoboth" by
BLISS sent be Richard THOMAS 5 June 2003; The 1918
History of Rehoboth by Rev.
George H TILTON sent by R A BONSALL 16 Nov 2003]
Record is as follows:
"At a general meeting of the planters of Seekonok:
It is ordered that the
planting lots not exceed the number sixty and five.
It is agreed that the
ground that is most fit to be planted and hopefull for corn for the
present to be
planted and fenced by those who possess the land
It is agreed that if the
lots are not fenced by the 20th day of April next then the land will
be foreited
"The next meeting of
the proprietors was held at
month (December), when
regulations were made as to the planting of corn.
The teacher to
have certain portion from each settler.
Servants after
four years to be inhabitants and entitled to their privileges"
["History of
Rehoboth" by BLISS sent by Richard THOMAS 5 June 2003; The 1918
History of Rehoboth by Rev.
George H TILTON sent by R A BONNSALL 16 Nov 2003]
1643 "During the year 1643 and
probably before any other division of land had been made
other than for house lots,
the proprietors were required to turn in the value of their
estates, in order that
allotment of land might be made accordingly."
["History of
Rehoboth" by BLISS sent be Richard THOMAS 5 June 2003]
Founding
of Rehoboth:
The first area which came to be known
as Rehoboth was not purchased of Massasiot until
1641. It consisted of a tract ten miles
square, comprising the present towns of Rehoboth,
Seekonk,
was William BACKSTONE, in what is now
minister from
First Baptist Church of Rhode
Island." and becoming founder of
[Richard THOMAS from "History of
Rehoboth" by Bliss 5 August 2003]
Now
back to Robert:
The
dates for these events cause problems.
However, perhaps Robert knew that he was going to have to leave
1643/44/45? Robert was a very strong Baptist, and it was
because he would not or did not agree
with the Puritan way
that he was considered a rebel. He had landed in
where "his
independence of thought and speech made him enemies who finally
drove him from the town as a "pestilential
fellow."
It is said that from
Salem Robert made his way to
perhaps even to
However, it is agreed
that "Soon afterwards he came, with Elder Samuel NEWMAN,
and his people from
granted to the people
of HIGHAM. Some believe that Robert also met up with
Odadiah HOLMES with whom
Robert was in active sympathy, as he was with Roger
WILLIAMS. The real
founder of the original town of
NEWMAN, who settled
there in 1644. He renamed it Rehoboth, because, he said,
"the Lord hath made
room for us". Thomas COOPER and
Robert WHEATON were
the two deacons of Elder
NEWMAN's church in Newman's Colony.
"Robert and his
sons helped build the
first
{Documents held by
Stephan PYENTA,
"Mr WHEATON came to Rehoboth among
the founders of the town. He drew land
in various divisions of
the town. (The first land was purchased of Massasoit in
1641, the second
purchase in was called Wannomoiset, and the third purchase
(about 1668) was known as the "North
Purchase". Through time the land was split
up into different areas,
some staying in
Island. Robert WHEATON held a
great deal of land in all three purchases.
One of
the areas split off from
Rehoboth was
"31st (?) day of
April 1644 Lots were drawn for a division of the woodland
between the plain and
the town. Shares were drawn to the
number of fifty-eight,
the same names as were
in the original proprietors list.
["History of
Rehoboth" by BLISS sent be Richard THOMAS 5 June 2003)
A list of the original
58 proprietors or early settlers of
Rehoboth in 1643 and
1644" included
Robert WHEATON. Ruth INGRAM headed the list, the Schoolmaster
was number 5, Mr Samuel NEWMAN was
no. 9, The Teacher No.21, at number 26
was Robert
Richard BOWEN no.
58.
[Quoted in the 1923 History of Weymouth
by George Walter CHAMBERLAIN et al
citing BLISS 'History of
Rehoboth' sent by R A BONSALL 16 November 2003]
(Robert is also
mentioned in the division of the new meadow in 1646, and in the
Quit-Claim from King
Phillip (Indian Chief) in 1668, as are Robert's sons, Jeremiah
and Ephraim
land in the North Purchase now the town
of
He was a quiet, useful
Citizen, apparently prospering as a planter. ")
[From "
CUTTER, William Richard
Publication: 1913. Reprint
publishing Co., Inc.,
1996; Richard THOMAS 1 August 2003; The 1918 History of
Rehoboth by Rev. George
H TILTON sent by R A BONSALL 16 November 2003;
1923 History of Weymouth
by George Walter CHAMBERLAIN et al sent by R A
BONSALL 16 November
2003; "History of Rehoboth" by Bliss from Richard
THOMAS 6 August 2003]
1645 "Thee 58 men considered
themselves independent of any jurisdiction but their own,
though they were
afterwards claimed by both
Company. In 1645 these men submitted themselves to the
jurisdiction of the
Colonies, and were incorporated by the
scripture name of Rehoboth.
["History of
Rehoboth" by BLISS sent be Richard THOMAS 5 June 2003]
1646 approximately - son Christopher
born
[Various sources]
However, no Christopher
mentioned in Nathaniel's Genealogy, nor below:
"Children of
Robert
Odadiah, born at
Rehoboth, January 20 1647; John April 20 1650; Bethia May 20
1642; Hannah,
September 18 1654; Mary November 4 1656; Ephraim; Benjamin,
in the last of
February 1661"
["
William Richard
Publication: 1913. Reprint
Inc., 1996]
"The Will of
Robert WHEATON, dated Oct 2 1687 …mentions his wife, Alice
[BOWEN], his sons
Joseph, Samuel, Obadiah, John and Jeremiah, and his three
daughters Bethia,
Hannah and Mary" (also Ephraim and Benjamin)
['The
2003]
Note from JKW -
Christopher he died 20 March 1683/84 before his father. However,
bequests were made to
children of Samuel who had died previously, but not
Christopher's son,
Christopher who was still living when his grandfather died)
1646 "10th day of December 1646
at a meeting of town it was agreed to draw lots for
new meadow, and to be
divided according to person and estate.
Robert
drew #24 and William
CARPENTER drew #42"
["History of
Rehoboth" by BLISS sent be Richard THOMAS 5 June 2003, 1 Aug 2003]
1647/48 "20 January - son Obadiah WHEATON
born
[Judy KNEE from Jarel
1896 Jim McEWEN 14 December 2001; Documents held by
Stephan PYENTA,
Genealogy']
1650 "20 April 1650 - son John
born Rehoboth,
[Judy KNEE from Jarel
1896; Jim McEWEN 14 December 2001;
Jbbullock@earthlink.net; Nathaniel
1652 "20 May - daughter Bethia
WHEATON born Rehoboth,
[Judy KNEE from Jarel
1896 Jim McEWEN 14
December 2001; Jbbullock@earthlink.net; Nathaniel
1653 "Plymouth Colony deed show
that Robert WHEATON was one of the inhabitants of
Rehoboth who petitioned
Governor BRADFORD in 1653 for a settlement in a land
dispute with Captain
Miles STANDISH of Mayflower fame.
[David J WHEATON 20
September 2004)
1654 "18 September - daughter
Hannah/Ann WHEATON born Rehoboth,
Rehoboth, 1642-1896 from
Jim McEWEN 14 December 2001; Jbbullock@earthlink.net;
Nathaniel
1656 "4 November - daughter Mary
WHEATON born Rehoboth,
[Judy KNEE from Jarel
1642-1896 Jim McEWEN 14
December 2001; Nathaniel
1657 "Robert WHEATON took the
"oath of fidelity" Plymouth
Colony Records. This is the
oath he would not take in
Bliss 5 August 2003; David
J WHEATON 19 September 2004)
1657 Robert WHEATON and two other men
were fined five shillings each for cutting three
loads of grass contrary
to an order of the town. [David J WHEATON from Richard
LeBaron BOWEN "Early Rehoboth" 19
September 2004]
1658 "The second land purchase
was a tract called by the English, Wannomoiset, forming
a part of
[Richard THOMAS from
"History of Rehoboth" by Bliss 5 August 2003]
1658 "Robert WHEATON admitted a
freeman."
[Richard THOMAS from
"History of Rehoboth" by BLISS 5 August 2003]
1658 Robert WHEATON served on a
coroner's jury that invegtigated the cause of death of
Nathaniel West of
[David J WHEATON 19
September 2004 from
1659 "20 October - son Ephraim
WHEATON born Rehoboth,
Rehoboth, 1642-1896 Jim
McEWEN 14 December 2001; Nathaniel
Genealogy]
1660 Robert's land is mentioned in a
1660 Deed between Walter PALMER, John ALLIN and
Jonah PALMER (David J WHEATON 19 September 2004]
1661/62 "28 February - son Benjamin
WHEATON born Rehoboth,
Rehoboth, 1642-1896 Jim
McEWEN 14 December 2001; Jbbullock@earthlink.net;
Nathaniel
1662 Robert WHEATON served on a
coroner's jury that investing the cause of death of
Robert ALLIN, who was
found ded on his bed by his brother John ALLIN of Rehoboth.
The verdict: Hee came by
his death by laying violent hands upon himselfe.
(David J WHEATON 19
September 2004)
1663 Robert WHEATON was a member of the
grand jury, but he was listed as "absent"
(David J WHEATON
19September 2004)
Details
are mainly from Richard THOMAS. He has
done much research concerning the
"The Baptist church established
in Rehoboth was the church where Obadiah Holmes was the
pastor.
The WHEATONs were probably part of this congregation as they were fined
as part of
the congregation when Obadiah Holmes was
jailed and whipped for the practice of baptism
which the other churches were against.
Apparently the founding of the church
in
Rehoboth were against the Baptist church
and their beliefs and members of the church were
fined and ordered to desist from holding their meetings which of course
they did not do. Later
on they were ordered to remove their
"meetings" to some other place where they might not
prejudice any other church. In 1667 the
town to be called
was selected because that is where their
first Baptist minister John Myles migrated from,
1666 Robert WHEATON was a purchaser of
one share in the Rehoboth North Purchase (now
1667 "The town of
incorporated, including
besides
Rehoboth was decreased by
the incorporation of Attleborough and in 1812 Seekonok
was set off
[Richard THOMAS from
"History of Rehoboth" by BLISS 5 August 2003]
1668 "The third and last land
purchase was a tract embracing the present towns of
"North Purchase"
[Richard THOMAS from
"History of Rehoboth" by Bliss 5 August 2003]
1668 "A Quite-Claim Deed from King
Phillip (Indian Chief) on the 20th March 1668 King
Phillip, who had succeeded
his brother, Alexander as Sachem of the Wampanoages or
Pokanokets, as they are
sometimes called, confirmed to the town the purchase of the
"
relinquished all claim
and title to the land by giving the town
Quit-Claim warrantee
deed. Among the names on the deed are Robert,
Jeremiah and Ephraim WHEATON"
(Richard THOMAS from
"History of Rehoboth" by Bliss)
1670/1 Robert appears on the Rehoboth Tax
List (David J WHEATON 19 September 2004]
1674 Robert appears on the Rehoboth Tax
List (David J WHEATON 19 September 2004]
1675 "King Phillip's War - the
first attack by the Indians was on Rehoboth. This attack was
on a Sunday. The Indians surrounded original 1667 Church
and six inside were
killed and church burned.
(Still feel I have the Rehoboth and
mixed up-JKW)
[ Massachesetts Archives,
N.Y, Public Library Vicki EBELSHEISER 1 October 2001)
"During King Philip's war, he
(Robert) and other settlers had to abandon their homes,
but he eventually
returned
["
William Richard Publication:
1913. Reprint
Inc., 1996]
1676/7 Robert on list of Rehoboth men who
advanced money to the town to help defray the
cost of King Philip's War. Robert advanced £2. 04s. 10d.
1679 The second
1717 (the present site).
This building, the one Ephraim would have known, was torn
down in 1845 to build our
fourth 1848 building."
[Dr HARTMAN to Richard
THOMAS 15 April 2003]
1683 "18 August - Robert WHEATON
gave deed of land in North Purchase, now town
of
1683 John Wheaton appointed
1687 2 Oct Robert made his Will - See
below
1688 After merger of
Plymouth Colony was divided
into three counties, with Rehoboth in new
(David J WHEATON 19
September 2004]
1689 Appears on a list of land owners
1696 "Died Rehoboth,
[Judy KNEE from Jarel
pcgallah@bellsouth.net)
Buried "ancient
burying ground near homestead farm near grave of son Ephraim"
[Documents held by Stephan
PYENTA,
1695/6 Probate granted 24 February.
"The document was signed by a mark suggesting that
Robert was not an educated man. The estate was inventoried at a modest
£75.10s.08d and considered
mostly of his house and lands (£51), household items
of furtniture, and
livestock. The inventory also included a
gun and sword.
(David J WHEATON 19
September 2004]
Divided
property before making Will
Will
of Robert
Be it
known unto all men by these presents, that I, Robert WHEATON of the Town of
Rehoboth in ye county of Bristol, in his Majesties Territory and Dominion of
New England, being weak & aged, yet through the goodness of god of a good
competent memory and understanding, do this second day of October 1687, make
this my last will and testament hereby revoking and disannulling and making
void all former wills and testaments made by me.
I
give and bequeath unto my eldest son Joseph and to the heirs of his body,
Twenty acres of land that was laid out on the East side of
I
give and bequeath to my son Jeremiah my lot last laid out in Wachamoket Neck,
and my Meadow at Busliy Meadow , and Ten Pounds Estate of Commons in Rehoboth
to him & his heirs and assign forever.
I
give and bequeath unto my son John and his heirs & assign forever Ten
Pounds Estate of Commons in the Town of
I
give and bequeath unto my son Obadiah & his heirs assign forever all the
rest of my lands in the North Purchase the lands which I have not given
"to my sons Ephraim & Benjamin by Deed under my hand & seal.
I
give unto my son Ephraim Twenty acres of land at Palmers River & a piece of
meadow at Palmers River, being the upper piece joining to Rivo Leonards and a
third part of the undivided land on the North side and Ten Pounds of Commons in
Rehoboth all which is lands and meadow I have given his as appears by Deed and
Gift.
I
give unto my son Benjamin over half of my fifty acre lot on the North side and
my share of Meadow on the North side and one third part of my Undivided land in
the North Purchase all which I have formerly given a Deed and Gift.
I
give to my son Samuel's children Ten Pounds Estate of Commons in Rehoboth to
them their heirs & assigns forever.
I
give and bequeath unto my three Daughters, Berthia, Hannah & Mary Twelve
Pounds apiece.
I
give and bequeath to my beloved wife Alice my House & lands & Meadows
Divided and Undivided and all my house-hold Goods & Stock of cut wood of
all sorts which I have not before disposed of for her comfortable lively
hood. And that at her deceased she shall
leave Liberty & Authority to Dispose of it according to her disercression.
It is
my Will & I do hereby ordain & appoint my Beloved Wife Alice to be my
Sole Executor of this my last will.
It is
likewise my will that if it please god by his providence so to order that if my
beloved wife die before me that what housing lands or other Estate which I have
given my wife by this will or what remains of it at my death shall be equally
divided among my children both sons and daughters. And it is my will that my Son Joseph have my
house & home lot Upon and Indifferent appraisal made by indifferent men paying
the value so appraised to his brother & sisters. In witness hereof that this is my last Will
& Testament, I have hereunto sell my hand and seal the day & year first
written on this will.
Robert
Wheaton
Signed,
Sealed & Acknowledged in the presence of us.
John Peck
William Carpenter
John Butterworth
Proved, the 24th Feb. 1695(6)
Ent March 2, 1695(6)
John
Carey, Reg'.
(The
will is from "Robert Wheaton and some of his Descendants 1636-1888"
From: Genealogy of one line of the Converse,
More
About Robert
Burial:
Unknown, "ancient burying ground near homestead farm near grave of son
Ephraim"8
Emigration:
Abt. 1636, To America9,10
Occupation:
Tanner11
Probate:
24 February 1695/9612
Residences:
See Notes
Will:
2 October 1687, Alice/Alace WHEATON executrix of Will13
Notes
for Alice BOWEN:
Information
from David J WHEATON 19 September 2004
Elce
and Alce were variations of
"(Richard
BOWEN (father of
From "
CUTTER, William Richard Publication:
1913. Reprint
Publishing Co., Inc., 1996
Information
from David
There
is evidence that Richard,
NOTES
FOR ROBERT WHEATON, included here as no more space available in Robert's Notes
Information
from David J WHEATON 21/9/2005
In
his article, "The Ancestry, Wives, and Children of Richard BOWEN of
In a
Nathaniel WHEATON (Robert's great-grandson) genealogy registered in the vital
records of Providence, Rhode Island, on 31 August 1775 is written: "A
Genealogy from Robert WHEATON the first of the Name of the WHEATONs that came
over from England to Salem in New England AD 1636 about 30 Years of Age and
there married Elce BOWEN Daughter of Richard BOWEN from thence Removed to
Rehoboth AD 1645 and there Lived and Died AD 1696 about 90 years of Age. Their
Offspring Joseph WHEATON, Samuel WHEATON & Jeremiah WHEATON Born at Salem,
Obadiah WHEATON, John WHEATON, Bethia WHEATON, Hannah WHEATON, Mary WHEATON,
Ephraim WHEATON & Benjamin WHEATON Born at Rehoboth..."
This
is obviously an important document for several reasons. Nathaniel WHEATON was
apparently quoting from a record of the family that existed in the year 1775,
139 years after the family arrived in
Richard
LeBaron BOWEN states that Robert WHEATON first appears in
Children
of Robert WHEATON and Alice BOWEN are:
2. i. Christopher2
WHEATON, b. Abt. 1646, Salem, Massachusetts, USA or Rehoboth, Massachusetts,
USA (See Notes); d. 20 March 1683/84, Hull, Massachusetts, USA Age 39.
ii. Joseph
WHEATON14, b. Abt. 1641, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA15;
d. 15 September 1692, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA16.
Notes
for Joseph
All
information from Judy KNEE sent via Jarel WHEATON 14/3/2001
Addresses
1669
1669 Drew lands in
1670 Gave Deeds of lands to Thomas WOOD
1676 Trooper under Captain HUTCHENSON in
King Philip's War
Member of
Information
on Circular chart sent by Bonnie WHEATON 12/2004
Joseph
was unmarried and died before his father Robert
Information
from Kelly
It is
assumed the first children were born in
More
About Joseph
Residences:
See Notes
3. iii. Samuel
4. iv. Jeremiah
WHEATON, b. Abt. 1645, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; d. 13 September 1719,
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
5. v. Obadiah
6. vi. John
7. vii. Bethia
8. viii. Hannah/Anna
9. ix. Mary
10. x. Reverend,
Elder Ephraim WHEATON, b. 20 October 1659, Rehoboth,
11. xi. Benjamin
Generation No. 2
2.
Christopher2 WHEATON (Robert1)17,18
was born Abt. 1646 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA or Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA
(See Notes)19, and died 20 March 1683/84 in Hull,
Massachusetts, USA Age 3920,21,22. He married Martha PRINCE23,24,25
1674 in
Notes
for Christopher
Christopher
has been moved to child No. 1 in this family as we are still unsure as to whether
he was a child of Robert and Alice and we wanted to show this in some way; this
seemed the only way to do it.
All
information for Judy KNEE sent via Jarel WHEATON 14/3/2001
Various
messages between JKW and Richard THOMAS about the fact the Robert's son
Christopher was not mentioned in his Will, nor were any of his descendants
Latest
information received from David J WHEATON 19/9/2004
This
is based on details from Nathaniel WHEATON (Robert's
great-great-grandson). It does not
contain any information about there being a son Christopher. However, as I have descendants for him I have
left him as Robert's son. I should be
pleased to hear from anyone connected to this line so that we can clarify the
problem and so provide accurate information.
Addresses
1675
Soldier in Captain JOHNSON's
Company during the Indian War
Information
on Circular chart from Bonnie WHEATON
Christopher
does not appear
Nor
has he appeared in the information received from Philip BEDIENT, nor is he in J
B BULLOCK's Rootsweb World Connect information. George W WHEATON does not have
him in this family either
Note
from Kelly
Some
have questioned whether Christopher was a son of Robert WHEATON because he is
not mentioned in his father's Will. Christopher died before his father and
lived far from the rest of the family so this does not prove or disprove the
relationship.
More
About Christopher
Inventory:
£79. 7s. 6d29
Occupation:
Mariner, Fisherman30
Residences:
See Notes
Will:
6 May 1684,
Child
of Christopher
12. i. Christopher3
3.
Samuel2 WHEATON (Robert1)33
was born 13 October 1643 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA34,35,
and died 2 February 1683/84 in Swansea, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, USA36,37,37,38. He married Elizabeth WOOD39
5 December 1678 in
Notes
for Samuel
1670 Drew lands in
Trooper in Captain HUTCHENSON's
company
Member of
{Judy KNEE sent via Jarel
WHEATON 14 March 2001]
1683/4 Elizabeth WHEATON, widow, is appointed to
adminster the estate of Samuel WHEATON
[David J WHEATON 19 September
2004)
Information
from Jeanette DIEFENBAUGH 12/7/2005
How
did Samuel die?
This
was around the time that the Indian's burned half of the homes and barns in
See
Bliss "History of Rehoboth"...
Elizabeth
WOOD née
Information
from Phillip BEDIENT 29.6.2006
"Samuel
WHEATON died before his father, and his children are mentioned in their
grandfather's will. The widow Elizabeth (WOOD)
Information
from Kelly
It is
assumed the first children were born in
More
About Samuel
Administration:
Elizabeth, widow, appointed to adminster estate43
Notes
for Elizabeth WOOD:
1683/4 Elizabeth WHEATON, widow, is appointed to
adminster the estate of Samuel WHEATON
[David J WHEATON 19 September
2004)
Information
from Jeanette DIEFENBAUGH 13/7/2005 and
Information
from Phillip BEDIENT 29.6.2006
The
New Jersey Genesis, April 1970 edition, located at the Cumberland County
Historical Society
"Sometime
between February 12, 1700/1701 and December 30, 1703,. very probably in 1702,
Samuel BOWEN, his wife, their children, and her sons, Jonathan and Noah
WHEATON, by her first husband, Samuel WHEATON, came from Rhode Island and
joined the Baptist Meeting of which Rev. Timothy BROOKS was pastor. . . . . .
"On
May 26, 1684, at Swansea, Massachusetts, Samuel BOWEN married Elizabeth
WHEATON, widow of Samuel WHEATON. As Elizabeth Wood, she married Samuel WHEATON
on December 5, 1678 at Swansea."
Elizabeth
Wood WHEATON remarried 26 May 1684 Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts
to Samuel BOWEN and had the following
children:
John Bowen b. May 17, 1685 in Swansea
Samuel Bowen b. Jan. 1, 1687/8 in Rehoboth
Daniel Bowen b. Aug. 1, 1690 in Rehoboth
Elijah Bowen b. Aug. 4, 1695 in Rehoboth
Joshua Bowen b. Dec. 1, 1696 in Rehoboth
Mary Bowen b. Feb. 9, 1698 in Bristol, now RI
Clifton Bowen b. Feb. 12, 1700/1 in Bristol, now RI
Children
of Samuel WHEATON and Elizabeth WOOD are:
13. i. Jonathan3
WHEATON, b. 3 March 1678/79, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. 1712,
Salem County, New Jersey, USA.
14. ii. Noah
WHEATON, b. 2 July 1681, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. 1716,
Cohansey, Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA.
iii. James
WHEATON44, b. Abt. 168245; d. 6 September
168346.
Notes
for James WHEATON:
Not
included in the Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 9/5/2011
15. iv. Samuel
WHEATON, b. 21 July 1683, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. Unknown.
4.
Jeremiah2 WHEATON (Robert1)47
was born Abt. 1645 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA48,49,
and died 13 September 1719 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA50. He married Hannah or Joanna AMIDON or
AMMADOWNE51,52 September 1665 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA53,54,54. She was born 20 September 1652 in Rehoboth,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA55, and died 13 September 1719 in
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA56.
Notes
for Jeremiah WHEATON:
Addresses
1689 Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA
[Judy KNEE sent via Jarel
WHEATON 14 March 2001
1673/4 Agreement of the heirs of Roger
ANNADOWNE shows that Roger's
daughter Hannah is the
wife of Jeremiah WHEATON
(David J WHEATON 19 September
2004 and Philip BEDIENT 29/6/2006))
Information
from Kelly WHEATON 7/2012
It is
assumed the first children were born in Salem as it is assumed that Robert and
Alice were married there. However there is absolutely no proof. They could have
been born in Weymouth or Marblehead. All we know is what scant record of Robert
in Salem where he was NOT a member of the church there so his marriage and
christenings were not recorded.
More
About Jeremiah WHEATON:
Residences:
See Notes
Notes
for Hannah or Joanna AMIDON or AMMADOWNE:
1673/4 Agreement of the heirs of Roger
ANNADOWNE shows that Roger's
daughter Hannah is the
wife of Jeremiah WHEATON
(David J WHEATON 19
September 2004)
More
About Hannah or Joanna AMIDON or AMMADOWNE:
Burial:
Unknown, as Anna widow57
Children
of Jeremiah WHEATON and Hannah AMMADOWNE are:
16. i. Hannah3
WHEATON, b. 3 July 1666, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. 3 June 1775,
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
ii. Jeremiah
WHEATON58, b. 8 March 1669/70, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA58,59; d. Unknown; m. Mary GILBERT60,
12 June 1723, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA60; b.
Abt. 167461; d. Unknown.
Notes
for Jeremiah WHEATON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 9/5/2011
iii. John
WHEATON62, b. 2 September 1671, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA62,63; d. Bef. 172564.
Notes
for John WHEATON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 9/5/2011
According
to MH
Died
without male issue
Settled
in Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA
iv. Sarah
WHEATON65, b. 29 September 1673, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA65,66; d. Unknown.
v. Martha
WHEATON67, b. Abt. 1675, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA67;
d. Unknown.
vi. Ebenezer
WHEATON68, b. 7 March 1677/78, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA68,69; d. 18 March 1702/03, Rehoboth,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA69.
vii. Mary or
Mehitable or Mercy WHEATON70,71, b. 2 April 1681, Rehoboth,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA72,73; d. Bef. 171674;
m. Samuel FISKE75, 16 March 1702/03, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA75,76; b. 5 July 1680, Swansea, Bristol
Co., Massachusetts, USA76; d. Bef. 1763, Johnstown, Rhode
Island, USA76.
viii. Nathaniel
WHEATON77, b. 6 March 1682/83, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts,
USA77,78; d. 20 March 1702/03, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA78.
17. ix. Tabitha
WHEATON, b. 1687, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA; d. 1737, Lebanon, New London,
Connecticut, USA.
5.
Obadiah2 WHEATON (Robert1)79,80
was born 20 January 1647/48 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA81,82,83,84,
and died Unknown. He married Sarah HATCH85,86
Bef. 1684 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA87. She was born Abt. 166088,
and died Unknown.
Notes
for Obadiah WHEATON:
All
information for Judy KNEE sent via Jarel WHEATON 14/3/2001
Addresses
Milton, Massachusetts, USA
1675 Joined Captain JOHNSON's company in the
wa
From
David WHEATON 25/11/2004
3
June report: Obadiah was a soldier in King Philip's War of 1675-76. This was an extensive Indian conflict that
devastated nearly half the towns in New England. Mendon was one of the towns that suffered an
attack. Obadiah served in Capt. Isaac
JOHNSON's Company from the town of Milton.
Christopher WHEATON served in the same company from the town of
Hingham. Obadiah was apparently with
Captain JOHNSON when he was killed in December 1675 during the Narragansett
Campaign.
Information
from Kelly WHEATON
from
htto://www.ngbs/ca/firstfamilies.html WHEATON LOYALISTS
However,
given the date I am not sure this is the right Obadiah
WHEATON,
Obadiah, of Boston. Went to Halifax in
1776; in 1778 he was proscribed and banished.
A Loyalist of the name Obadiah WHEATON died in New Brunswick, where he
had become a resident many years go
Source:
Biographical sketches of loyalists of the American Revolution....Volume 2 by
Lorenzo SABINE pg 417
More
About Obadiah WHEATON:
Residences:
See Notes
Children
of Obadiah WHEATON and Sarah HATCH are:
i. Alice3
WHEATON89, b. 4 March 1683/84, Scituate, Plymouth,
Massachusetts, USA89,90; d. Unknown.
More
About Alice WHEATON:
Baptism:
Bet. 24 October - 7 November 1714, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts,
USA as an adult while motally ill90
ii. Obadiah
WHEATON91, b. 9 November 1685, or 19 November 1693 Milton,
Massachusetts, USA (Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011)91,92; d.
Unknown; m. Jemima SNELLING92, 6 June 1722, Boston,
Massachusetts, USA92; b. 22 March 1693/94, Boston, Massachusetts,
USA92; d. Unknown.
iii. Jerusha
WHEATON93, b. Abt. 169093; d. Bef. 172093;
m. Benjamin SILVESTER93, 16 November 1710, Scituate,
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA93; b. 11 December 1680,
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA93; d. 14 March 1760,
Hanover, Massachusetts, USA93.
Notes
for Jerusha WHEATON:
Circular
Chart from Bonnie WHEATON 12/2004
Jerusha
WHEATON was no included on this chart
iv. Ruth
WHEATON94, b. 13 November 1694, Milton, Massachusetts, USA94,95;
d. Unknown.
v. Joseph
WHEATON96, b. 18 March 1696/97, Milton, Massachusetts, USA96,97;
d. Unknown.
vi. Deborah
WHEATON98, b. 24 February 1699/00, Milton, Massachusetts, USA98,99;
d. Unknown.
vii. Samuel
WHEATON100, b. 22 January 1701/02, Milton, Massachusetts, USA100,101;
d. Unknown.
viii. Lydiah
WHEATON102, b. 22 December 1704, Scituate, Plymouth,
Massachusetts, USA102; d. Unknown.
6.
John2 WHEATON (Robert1)103,104
was born 20 April 1650 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA105,106,107,
and died 25 July 1737 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Age 88108,109. He married Elizabeth THURBER110
Abt. 1677111. She was
born Abt. 1658 in England112,113, and died Aft. 1737.
Notes
for John WHEATON:
1683 John WHEATON was appointed surveyor of
highways for the town of Swanse
(David J WHEATON 19 September
2004)
Will
of John WHEATON (Jbbullock@earthlink.net)
Will
of John WHEATEN of Swan., Blacksmith, 'bring Grown into old age,' dtd. 25 May
1736, prob. 1 August 1737. Wife
Elezebeth, Sons: Joseph WHEATON of Reho., James WHEATEN (dcd), Samuel WHEATEN
(dcd), John WHEATEN )dcd) & Isaac WHEATEN. Daus: Mary INGRAHAM, Charity
BOURN, Pricilla HIX, Patiance HIX, Grson William Hix, Grdau Elezebeth CHACE dau
of my son John dcd. Friends Robert JOLES & Joseph MASON to be Execs Incl.
lands in Swan & Barr. Witns: John
THROOPE, Ebenezer LUTHER & John BUTTERWORTH
From
Austin W SPENCER to Jean SHERWOOD via Jarel WHEATON 8/1/2003
"An
estate division of 1 Aug 1752 names a son James04. (Rounds Bristol County
Probate Files, 1745-1762, 125) who is names as deceased in the order for
partition of his mother's estate 2 Dec 1760 (ibid 277-9)
Information
from Phillip BEDIENT 29/6/2006
Bristol
Co. MA probate document dated 3 July 1706 -
"KNOW
All Men by these Presents, That We Priscilla THURBER widow & relict of John
THURBER, late of Swanzey deceased, and John THURBER son & John WHEATON son
in law all of Swanzey in the county of Bristoll - - -"
*
Note: "Mr John WHEATEN Departed this Lif July 25:1737 abought 5 a Clok
being in his Eighty Eight yers old".
[Swansea VR, 1992, p. 219.]
*
Probate: 1 SEP 1737 Swansea, Bristol, MA
*
Note: "Inv. of Est. of John WHEATEN of Swan., dtd. 1 Sept. 1737, pres. by
Robert JOLES & Joseph MASON Execs. Apprs: Barnard HALL, Ebenezer LUTHER
& John CHILD [8:531/30A][page numbering error]." [Bristol Abstracts-1, p. 264.]
*
Note: "Order to Robert JOLES of Brist., & Joseph MASON of Swan.,
Yeoman, Execs. of Est. of John WHEATEN of Swan., dtd. 1 Aug. 1737 [8:500]." [Bristol Abstracts -1, p. 261.]
*
Note: "Will of John WHEATEN of Swan., Blacksmith, 'being Grown into old
age, ' dtd. 25 May 1736, prob. 1 Aug. 1737. Wife Elezebeth. Sons: Joseph
WHEATON of Reho., James WHEATEN (dcd.), Samuel WHEATEN (dcd.), John WHEATEN(dcd.)
& Isaac WHEATEN. Daus: Mary INGRAHAM, Charity BOURN, Pricilla HIX &
Patiance HIX. Grson. William HIX. Grdau. Elezebeth CHACE dau. of my son John
dcd. Friends Robert JOLES & Joseph MASON to be Execs. Incl. lands in Swan
& Barr. Witns: John THROOPE, Ebenezer LUTHER & John
BUTTERWORTH[8:500/1/2]."
More
About John WHEATON:
Inventory:
Pre. by Robert JOLES & Joseph MASON Execs.
Apprs. Barnard HALL, Ebenezer LUTHER & John CHILD (8:531/30A)(page
numbering error) (Bristol Abstracts-1 p 264)114
Occupation:
Blacksmith114
Probate:
1 September 1737, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA115
Will:
25 May 1736, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. See notes116,117
Notes
for Elizabeth THURBER:
florence@gargaro.com
wrote:
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is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
Classification:
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Message
Board URL:
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Message
Board Post:
You
give Elizabeth CARPENTER as the wife of John WHEATON. I have Elizabeth THURBER
as his wife. Until recently, although I had multiple reliable sources for this,
I lacked a primary source. I now have one - a photocopy of the original Bristol
County MA 1706 probate record of the will of John THURBER. That record clearly
refers to "John WHEATON"
Children
of John WHEATON and Elizabeth THURBER are:
18. i. John3
WHEATON, b. 10 January 1678/79, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. 20
February 1705/06, Swanzey, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Age 27.
19. ii. Samuel
WHEATON, b. 10 January 1678/79, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. Bef. 1
June 1708, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA.
iii. Nathaniel
WHEATON117, b. 25 July 1681, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts,
USA117; d. 20 November 1709, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA118.
Notes
for Nathaniel WHEATON:
Not
mentioned in father's Will 1737
Information
from Philip BEDIENT 26/6/2006
Note:
"Inv. of Est. of Nathaniel WHEATON of Swan. who died 20 Nov. 1709, dtd. 22
[no month] 1709/10, pres. 5 Apr. 1710 by John WHEATON of Swan., his father. Apprs:
Joseph MASON & John KENICUT 2:284]." [Bristol Abstracts-1, p.
47.]
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011
Bristol
Co. Probabte Records
Page
47
Inventory
of Estate of Nathaniel WHEATON of Swansea who died 20 Nov 1709 dated 22 [no month]
1709/10, Pre. 5 apr 1710 by John WHEATON Swansea, his father. Appraisers Jospeh
MASON & John KENICUT [2:284]
More
About Nathaniel WHEATON:
Probate:
October 1709, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts. USA118
iv. James
WHEATON119, b. 23 July 1683, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA119,120; d. 6 September 1683, Swansea,
Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Age 6 weeks121,122.
v. Mary
WHEATON123, b. 25 July 1685, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts,
USA124; d. Unknown; m. John INGRAHAM125,126,
9 October 1707, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA126;
b. 5 May 1676, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA126,127;
d. Unknown.
Notes
for Mary WHEATON:
Mary
INGRAHAM mentioned in father's Will 1737
20. vi. James
WHEATON, b. 16 November 1686, a twin - Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
(See notes); d. 1731, See Notes.
21. vii. Captain
Joseph WHEATON, b. 16 November 1686, a twin - Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts,
USA; d. Abt. May 1751, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA See Notes.
viii. Priscilla
WHEATON128, b. 9 June 1689, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts,
USA (or 1684 Jbbullock@earthlink.net and Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011)128,129;
d. Aft. 1736; m. John HIX or HICKS130,131, 16 September 1714,
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA131; b. 1689, Swansea,
Massachusetts, USA132; d. 10 November 1776, Swansea,
Massachusetts, USA132.
Notes
for Priscilla WHEATON:
Priscilla
HIX mentioned in father's Will 1737
ix. Israel
WHEATON133, b. 23 August 1692, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts,
USA133; d. Unknown.
Notes
for Israel WHEATON:
Not
mentioned in father's Will 1737
22. x. Isaac
WHEATON, b. 5 March 1694/95, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. Aft.
1736.
23. xi. Charity
WHEATON, b. Abt. 1697, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. cdunn3@ao.com gives about 1700; d. Unknown.
24. xii. Patience
WHEATON, b. 6 October 1698, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. Unknown.
7.
Bethia2 WHEATON (Robert1)134,135
was born 20 May 1652 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA136,137,138,
and died 16 April 1709 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA138,139. She married William BLANDING140
4 September 1674 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA140,141. He was born Abt. 1647 in Upton,
Worcestershire142, and died Bef. 31 May 1699 in Rehoboth,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (see notes)142,143.
Notes
for William BLANDING:
Information
from Judy KNEE sent via Jarel WHEATON 14/3/2001
Addresses
1674 Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA
Notes
for WILLIAM WillettBLANDING from Frank OSGOOD via Jarel WHEATON 24/12/2002
William
Blanding was the first of his name in Rehoboth (Fitts, James Hill, Lane
Genealogies Vol II, Exeter, NH.: The News-Letter Press. 1897)
Information
from Phillip BEDIENT 29/6/2006
William
BLANDING died before 31 May 1699
His
wife was called a widow in the division of her father's estate, 31 May 1699.
His surname was spelled "Plantin" in the probate record.
More
About William BLANDING:
Residences:
See Notes
Children
of Bethia WHEATON and William BLANDING are:
i. William3
BLANDING144, b. 2 May 1676, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA144; d. 25 November 1724, Rehoboth, Bristol
County, Massachusetts, USA145; m. (1) Elizabeth PERRY145,
Aft. 16 October 1708, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA145;
b. 7 January 1686/87, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA145;
d. 26 January 1709/10, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA145;
m. (2) Mehetabel UNKNOWN wife of William BLANDING145, Abt.
1711145; b. Abt. 1681146; d. Unknown.
Notes
for William BLANDING:
Information
from Philip BEDIENT 29/6/2006
Note:
"Will of William BLANDING of Reho., Housewrite [sic], dtd. 23 Nov. 1724,
prob. 25 Jan. 1724/5. Wife
Mehetibel, To dau. 'Elezebeth the things
that were her own mothers.' Son
William. My daus. (Son William's sisters): Hester, Mehetibel, Bathia, Sybill &
Rachel. Witns: James REDAWAY, Mary
WILMARTH & David TURNER [5:28/30]."
[Bristol Abstracts-1, p. 115.]
ii. Samuel
BLANDING147, b. 11 April 1680, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA147; d. Unknown.
iii. Obadiah
BLANDING148, b. 14 April 1684, Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony, USA148,149;
d. Unknown; m. Mary UNKNOWN wife of Obadiah BLANDING150; b.
Abt. 1689151; d. Bet. 1737 - 1757, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA152.
iv. Daniel
BLANDING153, b. 25 October 1685, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA153; d. Bef. 20 October 1721, Rehoboth,
Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA154; m. Mary KENDRICK154,
26 March 1713, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA154; b. 7
February 1682/83, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA154;
d. Unknown.
v. John
BLANDING155, b. 20 June 1687, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA155; d. 26 August 1705, Rehoboth, Bristol
County, Massachusetts, USA156.
vi. Ephraim BLANDING157,
b. 20 October 1689, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA157;
d. Bef. 15 August 1690, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA158.
More
About Ephraim BLANDING:
Burial:
15 August 1690, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA158
vii. Noah
BLANDING159, b. 7 March 1689/90, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA159; d. Unknown; m. (1) Sarah PERRY160,
Aft. 28 March 1713, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA161;
b. 30 July 1693, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA162;
d. 14 September 1715, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA162;
m. (2) Rebecca UNKNOWN wife of Noah BLANDING162, Abt. 1720162;
b. Abt. 1694163; d. 13 October 1732, Rehoboth, Bristol
County, Massachusetts, USA164; m. (3) Martha COOPER164,
4 January 1737/38, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA164;
b. 11 April 1709, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA164;
d. Bef. 11 November 1748, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA164.
8.
Hannah/Anna2 WHEATON (Robert1)165,166,167
was born 18 September 1654 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA168,169,170,
and died 7 October 1724 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA171,172. She married Capt John (?) BUTTERWORTH173
4 September 1674 in Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony, USA174. He was born 8 September 1651 in Rehoboth,
Plymouth Colony, USA175,176, and died 20 March 1730/31 in
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA176.
Notes
for Capt John (?) BUTTERWORTH:
Witness
to the last Will of Robert WHEATON
From
Richard THOMAS 2/12/2003
"The
men who helped establish the First Baptist church in Swansea along with John
MYLES were James BROWN, Nich TANNER, Joseph CARPENTER and John
BUTTERWORTH"
From
Phillip BEDIENT 29/6/2006
*
Probate: 28 APR 1731 Rehoboth, Bristol, MA
*
Note: "Inv. of Est. of Capt. John BUTTERWORTH of Reho., dtd. 28 Apr. 1731,
pres. by Noah BUTTERWORTH, his son & Exec. Apprs: Abiah CARPENTER, Benjamin
HUNT & Edward GLOVER[7:169]."
[Bristol Abstracts-1, p. 194.]
*
Will: 3 NOV 1724 Rehoboth, Bristol, MA
*
Note: "Will of Capt. John BUTTERWORTH of Reho., Yeoman, dtd. 3 Nov. 1724,
prob. 20 Apr. 1731. No wife mentioned. Sons: John (eldest), Samuel & Noah
BUTTERWORTH. Daus: Sarah Read, Mary Jencks & Patience Perry. Grson. Seth
Titus (under 21). Niece Experiance Cook dau. of my brother Benjamin
Butterworth. Grdau. Patience Titus, Grdau. Bethia Lyon. Son Noah to be Exec.
Witns: John Greenwood, David Turner & Timothy Walker [7:147/8/9]."
[Bristol
Abstracts-1, p. 193.]
Children
of Hannah/Anna WHEATON and John BUTTERWORTH are:
i. Sarah3
BUTTERWORTH177, b. 14 September 1675, Rehoboth, Plymouth
Colony, USA177; d. Bef. 4 April 1749, Rehoboth, Bristol
County, Massachusetts, USA178; m. Thomas READ179,
21 June 1699, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA180; b. 23
July 1672, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA181;
d. 3 May 1729, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA182.
Notes
for Sarah BUTTERWORTH:
Daughter
Sarah READ mentioned in father's Will 1731
ii. Mary
BUTTERWORTH183, b. 20 October 1677, Rehoboth, Plymouth
Colony, USA183; d. Aft. 1726184; m.
Ebenezer JENCKES185, 4 March 1695/96, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA186; b. Abt. 1669186; d.
17 October 1726, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA186.
Notes
for Mary BUTTERWORTH:
Daughter
Mary JENCKS mentioned in father's Will 1731
More
About Ebenezer JENCKES:
Occupation:
Pastor of First Baptist Church of Providence (RI Dictionary, Austin, p113)186
iii. John
BUTTERWORTH187, b. 7 May 1679, Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony, USA187;
d. 11 December 1771, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA "in 93rd
year"188; m. Mary PECK188, 1 March
1710/11, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA188; b. 2 May 1689,
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA188; d. 7
February 1775, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA188.
Notes
for John BUTTERWORTH:
Mentioned
in father's Will 1731
iv. Hannah
BUTTERWORTH189, b. 14 February 1680/81, Rehoboth, Plymouth
Colony, USA189; d. 1 February 1708/09, Rehoboth, Bristol
County, Massachusetts, USA190; m. John TITUS190,
Abt. 1700, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA190; b. 12
March 1678/79, Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony, USA190; d. 15 April
1758, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA190.
Notes
for Hannah BUTTERWORTH:
Not
mentioned in father's Will 1731
v. Elizabeth
BUTTERWORTH191, b. 15 January 1682/83, Rehoboth, Plymouth
Colony, USA191; d. 13 June 1708, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA "in 26th year"192; m. Daniel
CARPENTER192, 30 March 1704, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA192;
b. 8 October 1669, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA192; d. 14
September 1721, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA192.
Notes
for Elizabeth BUTTERWORTH:
Not
mentioned in father's Will 1731
vi. Nathaniel
BUTTERWORTH193, b. 26 March 1685, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA193; d. 8 February 1709/10, Rehoboth,
Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA194.
Notes
for Nathaniel BUTTERWORTH:
Not
mentioned in father's Will 1731
vii. Samuel
BUTTERWORTH195, b. 31 March 1687, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA195; d. 28 March 1738, Rehoboth, Bristol
County, Massachusetts, USA196; m. Patience PERRY196,
1 March 1714/15, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA196; b.
21 January 1695/96, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA196;
d. 2 November 1773, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA196.
Notes
for Samuel BUTTERWORTH:
Mentioned
in father's Will 1731
viii. Noah
BUTTERWORTH197, b. 31 December 1689, Rehoboth, Bristol
County, Massachusetts, USA197; d. 27 April 1736, Rehoboth,
Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA198; m. (1) Judith BOSWORTH198,
10 June 1712, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA198; b. 12
February 1689/90, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA198;
d. 6 May 1733, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA198;
m. (2) Penelope BROWN199, Bet. 1733 - 1735199;
b. 17 May 1699, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA199; d. 10 July
1759, Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA199.
Notes
for Noah BUTTERWORTH:
Mentioned
in father's Will 1731
25. ix. Patience
BUTTERWORTH, b. 8 July 1693, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA; d. Unknown.
x. Ebenezer
BUTTERWORTH200, b. 6 May 1699, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA200; d. 11 February 1699/00, Rehoboth,
Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA201.
Notes
for Ebenezer BUTTERWORTH:
Not
mentioned in father's Will 1731
9.
Mary2 WHEATON (Robert1)202,203
was born 4 November 1656 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA204,205,206,
and died Bet. 1746 - 1753207.
She married (1) Thomas MANN208 3 July 1676 in
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA208. He was born 15 August 1650 in Scituate,
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA208, and died 18 July 1694 in
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA208. She married (2) Ebenezer DARLING209
30 March 1695 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA209. He was born Abt. 1652210,
and died Unknown.
Notes
for Mary WHEATON:
Information
from Philip BEDIENT 29/6/2006
*
Note: Mentioned in the division of her father's estate 31 May 1699 as
"Mary MAN widow."
m.
July 3, 1676 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA.
[Rehoboth VR to 1850, p. 238 & 364.]
*
Note: Plymouth Colony VR has marriage date "9th of Aprill 1678".
Notes
for Thomas MANN:
Information
from Phillip BEDIENT 29/6/2006
*
Note: A "third rank" Swansea Baptist. Was severely wounded in Capt.
Michael PIERCE's Fight in Rehoboth on 26 Mar 1676 and was one of only three
English survivors. [Rehoboth (Bowen),
vol. 3, p. 47.]
*
Note: His wife was referred to as a widow in the division of her father's
estate 31 May 1699.
*
Note: "MAN, Thomas, of Providence. Will dated 12 July 1694, he died 18
July 1694, proved 20 Nov 1694, pgs 256-259. Mentions: Wife Mary MAN. Sons
Thomas eldest under 21, Daniel under 21, & John under 21.. 5 Daughters all
under 18 & unmarried: Rachell, Mary, Bethia, Mehittabell, & Joanna. Wfe
to bring up my children. The meadow I had of my father BLISS -- presumably the
surname of the testator's wife's father[*]. Land, etc of: Isaac ALLINS, Samuel
SABIN, John SHAW, John ALLIN, SHUTTLEWORTH & HEUTON, Richard BOWEN the
Coopper, Ensigne READ, Goddman BROOKES, Samuel BARTLETT, & John REDWAY.
Witn: Thomas READ, Enoch HUNT, Samuel MILLERD, William CARPENTER." [RI Genealogical Register, vol. 12, p.
156.]
*
Note that BLISS was the surname of his first wife Rachel's father, Jonathan
BLISS.
Thomas
MANN was first married Oct. 28, 1674 in Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony, to Rachel
BLISS, b. Dec. 1, 1651 in Rehoboth, daughter of Jonathan BLISS and Rachel
PUFFERwho d. June 24, 1675 in Swansea. She was killed by an Indian at the
outbreak of King Phillip's War. She was a sister Experience BLISS #969.
Children
of Mary WHEATON and Thomas MANN are:
i. Rachel3
MANN211, b. 15 April 1678, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA211; d. Unknown; m. Nehemiah SHELDON212;
b. 1672, Soouth Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA212;
d. Aft. 1754, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA212.
Notes
for Rachel MANN:
Mentioned
in father's Will 1694
ii. Mary
MANN213, b. 11 January 1680/81, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA213; d. Unknown; m. Ebenezer DARLING214,
30 March 1698, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA214; b. 8
January 1679/80, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA214;
d. Unknown.
Notes
for Mary MANN:
Mentioned
in father's Will 1694
iii. Bethiah
MANN215, b. 12 March 1682/83, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA215; d. 6 April 1712, Providence,
Providence County, Rhode Island, USA216; m. Jonathan SPRAGUE216,
28 November 1699, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA216;
b. Abt. 1677217; d. 22 April 1764, Smithfield, Providence
County, Rhode Island, USA218.
Notes
for Bethiah MANN:
Mentioned
in father's Will 1694
iv. Thomas
MANN219, b. 24 January 1684/85, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA219; d. 24 October 1754, Smithfield, Providence
County, Rhode Island, USA220; m. Mary WHITING220;
b. 13 April 1694, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA220;
d. Unknown.
Notes
for Thomas MANN:
Mentioned
in father's Will 1694
v. Mehetable
MANN221, b. 17 April 1687, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA221; d. Unknown.
Notes
for Mehetable MANN:
Mentioned
in father's Will 1694
vi. Joanna
MANN221, b. 24 September 1689, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA221; d. Unknown.
Notes
for Joanna MANN:
Mentioned
in father's Will 1694
vii. Daniel
MANN221, b. 16 February 1691/92, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA221; d. Unknown.
Notes
for Daniel MANN:
Mentioned
in father's Will 1694
viii. John MANN221,
b. 1694, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA221; d.
17 December 1782, Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA222;
m. Abigail ARNOLD222, 29 June 1720222; b.
Abt. 1700223; d. Abt. 1775224.
Notes
for John MANN:
Mentioned
in father's Will 1694
10.
Reverend, Elder Ephraim2 WHEATON (Robert1)225,226
was born 20 October 1659 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA227,228,229,
and died 25 April 1734 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA or 22 November
age 75230,231. He
married (1) Mary MASON232 7 January 1683/84 in Rehoboth,
Plymouth Colony, USA233,234.
She was born 7 February 1659/60 in Sampson, USA or in Rehoboth, Plymouth
Colony, USA235,236, and died 16 November 1727 in Rehoboth,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Wife of Elder Ephraim WHEATON Age 67237,238,239,240. He married (2) Hannah UNKNOWN wife of Ephraim
WHEATON241 Aft. 1727.
She was born Abt. 1660242, and died Aft. 1734243.
Notes
for Reverend, Elder Ephraim WHEATON:
Information
from Commemorative Biographical Record from Charles WALTHER 27/12/2004
Ephraim
was a man who exerted a great and profound influence for good in the community,
and under his care the church was highly prospered, both spriritually and
temporally. According to records still
extant, within five years he baptized fifty into membership of the church. He died at the age of seventy-fice years, in
the fulness of honors and well-merited affection, and he left four sons and
five daughers, all born of his first marriage.
Information
from Warren WHEATON 4/11/2004
Burial
Place Hill, Peckham Street, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA
Here
lies Buryed ye Body of Mr Ephraim Wheaton, Elder of ye first Church in Swanzey,
who
having
faithfully served God & his Generation in ye Gospel for ye space of Thirty years, fell asleep in Jesus
with a sure & certain hope of a
Glorious Resurrection to Immortal life,
on April 25th 1734 in ye 75 th year of his age.
21
John 17 14 revel. 13
Information
from Richard THOMAS 1 August 2003
In
May of this year I found the address for the First Baptist Church of Swansea,
so I wrote them a letter asking if this was the same church that Rev Ephraim
WHEATON was the paster and did they have any info on the church.
On
May 15th I got a response from Dr HARTMAN now the pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Swansea, Mass. Web site FBCSwansea@aol.com His info: FBC of Swansea was founded in 1663
by John MYLES. Samuel LUTHER was the second pastor and Ephraim WHEATON was the
third. Samuel LUTHER died in 1716 and
Ephraim took over as pastor until his death in 1734.
BAPTIST
CHURCH IN MASSACHUSETTS
Details
are mainly from Richard THOMAS. He has
done much research concerning the Baptist Church in Massachusetts, visited
Rehoboth and has written to the pastor of Swansea Baptist Church, Dr HARTMAN
who sent much information. {Richard THOMAS May to August 2003]
"The Baptist church established
in Rehoboth was the church where Obadiah Holmes was the
pastor.
The WHEATONs were probably part of this congregation as they were fined
as part of
the congregation when Obadiah Holmes was
jailed and whipped for the practice of baptism
which the other churches were against.
Apparently the founding of the church
in Swansea came about because some of the folks in
Rehoboth were against the Baptist church
and their beliefs and the members of the church were
fined and ordered to desist from holding their meetings which of course
they did not do. Later
on they were ordered to remove their
"meetings" to some other place where they might not
prejudice any other church. In 1667 the Plymouth court granted to these
people "a grant of a
town to be called Swansea, "That the
Baptist might have a resting place."
The name Swansea
was selected because that is where their
first Baptist minister John Myles migrated from,
Swansea, Wales"
Pastor HARTMAN states that "Our
church records go back to 1649 when John MYLES founded
the first Baptist church in Wales, (Ilston, near Swansea). John MYLES migrated to the U.S. after
the restoration of the monarchy in England".
(Ilston is Llanilltud Gwyr in Welsh - with
a cirumflex accent over the W. It is a Village to the
south west of Swansea Airport, 6 miles/10
kms west of Swansea, Wales. According to
the
Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales Record
Office, John MYLES took the Register of Baptisms,
Marriages and Burials for the Ilston Baptist Church with him when he
emigrated to America.
The
original is preserved in an Archive in the USA, but a transcript was made which
was
subsequently published. It contains no references to any
WHEATONs. The original book from
the Ilston church brought over by John
Myles is now at Brown University but is
not available to
view.
Robert Wheaton was not noted in the transcribed book, but there are a
host of Bowen's.
Richard Bowen came with money to the U S
and this may be one way that Robert was able to
assemble the amount of land that the acquired.)
"The Swansea church is the third
oldest surviving Baptist congregation in North America, the
grand parent institution for Brown
University and a congregation that
represents and inflow of
Baptist experience separate from the Roger
WILLAIMS and John CLARK traditions. The
First
Baptist Church in Swansea was founded in
1663 by John MYLES. Samuel LUTHER was the
second pastor and Ephraim WHEATON (son of
Robert WHEATON was the third. Samue
LUTHER died in 1716 and Ephraim took over
as pastor until his death in 1734.
Information
from Richard THOMAS 6/8/2003
Samuel
Luther was the second minister of The First Baptist Church of Swansea and
Ephraim Wheaton was the third minister.
The Rev. J.J. Thatcher, pastor in 1863. said, "Mr. Wheaton appears
to have been a man who exerted a great and good influence on the church, and on
others, also, and the church was highly prosperous. According to the records we have, in about
five years after becoming sole pastor, he baptized fifty into membership of the
church. Of this revival, Rev. Wheaton
gave an account in a letter to Mr. Thomas Hollis of London, an eminent Baptist
and the generous founder of the Hollis Professorship in Harvard University, at
Cambridge, Mass. Mr. Hollis responded
with a glowing letter to Rev. Wheaton from London on March 13, 1722 ( which is
to long to include here.)
Rev.
Wheaton ministered in Swansea but his place of residence was Rehoboth where he
died April 26, 1734 aged 75 years. He
lies buried near by a stone marking his grave.
The
descendants of Rev. Ephraim down through years have established the Wheaton
name for at least two cities, one in Illinois which you have on your web site,
and the other Wheaton, Maryland named after General Frank Wheaton. Two colleges have been named after
Wheaton's. Wheaton college in Wheaton,
Illinois was named for Warren and Jessie Wheaton. Wheaton college in Norton Massachusetts. is
named for the daughter of Hon. Laban Wheaton.
From
"History of Rehoboth" by BLISS sent by Richard THOMAS
The
church, which Rev. Ephraim WHEATON, his father Robert, his brothers, John,
Joseph and Samuel were instrumental in organizing was constituted at Rehoboth
in the year 1663. Mr Obadiah HOLMES,
previously of Salem, was their first minister.
Four petitions were soon lodged at court against the members of this
church, one from Rehoboth signed by
thirty-five persons; one signed by all the clergymen in the colony, only two
excepted; the third from Taunton, and the last from the government of
Massachusetts Bay Company.
The
Plymouth magistrated merely ordered them to desist from practices disagreeable
to their brethren. They, however, bound
their leader and minister, Mr HOLMES, in the sum of ten pounds for his
appearances in court. Mr HOLMES was
seized and confined to jail in Boston.
He was charged with the crimes of preaching the Gospel, administering
the sacraments, re-baptizinf persons who had previously been baptized, and
disclaiming against the sprinkling of infants which was proved, he was fined
thirty pounds or to be well whipped. He
was publicly whipped, receiving thirty lashes.
Each member of the church was fined five pounds and ordered by the
government to desist from their meetings.
Later on, they were odered to reove their "meeting" to some
other place, "where they might no prejudice any other church." Still later in 1667, the Plymouth court
granted to these people a "grant of a town to be called Swansea"
"That the Baptists might have a resting place".
The
first minister in the new town of Swansea was Elder John MYLES, who had been
minister over the Baptist church in Swansea, Wales from 1649 to 1662. After the death of Oliver CROMWELL, Charles
II came into power and the Act of Uniformity was passed in 1662, by which some
two thousand of the best ministers were ejected from their places, because they
refused to confirm to the Church of England.
Among these ministers was Elder John MYLES. In this state of affairs, Elder MYLES, and
many members of his Welsh church emigrated, somewhat hastily, to the Americas,
and fortunately for future historians and genealogists, brought over with them
the book of records of their ancient church in Wales. Elder MYLES was the pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Swansea when the King Philip War broke out in 1675. While this church, including the WHEATONs,
were engaged in publich worship, the Indians began to close in around them; and
while the people were wending their way to their homes, the Indians attacked,
killing some outright, and wounding many others, and succeeded in burning more
than half the town. The house of Elder
MYLES was made into a garrison and survived the attack. The King Phillip was lasted two years and
ended with the death of King Phillip.
During the war Joseph WHEATON was a trooper under Captain HUTCHENSON,
Samuel was a trooper under Captin HUTCHENSON, Christopher was a soldier in
Captain JOHNSON's company and Obadiah was a soldier in Captain JOHNSON's
company.
Samuel
LUTHER was the second minister of The First Church of Swansea and Ephraim
WHEATON was the third minister. The Rev.
J J THATCHER, pastor in 1863 said, "Mr WHEATON appears to have been a man
who exerted a great and good influence on the church, and on others, also and
the church was highly prosperous.
According to the records we have, in about five years after becoming
sole pastor, he baptised fifty into membership of the church. Of this revival, Rev. WHEATON gave an account
in a letter to Mr Thomas HOLLIS of London, an eminent Baptist and the generous
founder of the Hollis Professorship in Harvard University, at Cambridge,
Massachusetts. Mr. HOLLIS responded with
a glowing letter to Rev WHEATON from London on March 13 1722.
Rev
WHEATON ministered in Swansea but his place of residence was Rehoboth where he
died April 26, 1734 aged 75 years. He
lies buried near a stone marking his grave.
Information
from Phillip BEDIENT 29/6/2006
*
Probate: 10 MAY 1734 Rehoboth, Bristol, MA
*
Note: "Order to Robart WHEETEN & Daniel WHEETEN, Execs. of Est. of
their father Ephraim WHETEEN of Reho., dtd. 10 May 1734 [8:104]." [Bristol Abstracts-1, p. 229.]
*
Probate: 24 MAY 1734 Rehoboth, Bristol, MA
*
Note: "Inv. of Est. of Elder Ephraim WHETON of Reho., dtd. 24 May 1734,
pres. by Robert & Daniel WHEATON, sons & Execs. Mentions real est.
given to Ephraim WHEATEN & to Daniel WHEATEN. Apprs. not listed
[8:127/8]." Apprs: Jonathan KINGSLEY,
Samuel BULLOCK & Jabiz BOSWORTH [8:161]."
[Bristol
Abstracts-1, p. 231 & 233.]
*
Note: "Appt. of Robert WHEETEN & Daniel WHEETEN Yeomen of Reho., to be
Adms. of Est. of their father Ephraim WHEETEN of Reho. dcd. intest., dtd. 19
Nov. 1734 [8:161]."
*
Will: 20 MAY 1729 Rehoboth, Bristol, MA
*
Note: "Will of Ephraim WHETEEN of Reho., Yeoman, dtd. 20 May 1729, prob.
10 May 1734. Wife Hannah. Sons: James, Ephraim, Robart & Daniel WHETEEN.
Daus: Abigail (to have a room in the house), Mary wife of Richard BULLOCK,
Hannah wife of Isaac BOWEN, Alce wife of Daniel BARNEY & Freelove wife of
Josiah BARNEY. Sons Robart & Daniel to be Execs. Witns: James BOWEN,
William WEST & Obediah BOWEN [8:104/5/6]." [Bristol Abstracts-1, p. 229.]
"In
1704, Mr. Ephraim WHEATON became associate with Elder LUTHER, and at his death
[1716] sole pastor. [The first Baptist Church in Swansea] In 1718 the church
records seem to begin. Mr. WHEATON appears to have been a man who exerted a
great and good influence on the church, and on others also. His ministry was
eminently successful, and the church was highly prosperous. According to the
records we have, about one hundred were added to the church. He died April 26,
in the seventy-fifth year of his age, and was buried in Rehoboth."
[History of Swansea, 1917, p. 104.]
Information
from Kelly WHEATON 16/5/2009
About
a week ago my husband and I had occasion to visit Rehoboth, MA for the day and
took photos of as many graves and sites as we could. Also took copies of some
of the early deeds. (Unfortuntely we didn't get to the Probate Office which was
in a different town than the Deeds which were in Taunton). I haven't seen any
photos on your website and don't know if you can accommodate these (sending
small copies here). Anyway I'm slowly digesting what we got and will try to put
in a semblance of order. We, by pure luck, happened upon Robert WHEATON's son,
Ephraim's, farm/land in Rehoboth/Seekonk. The farm is split in half by the
towns of Rehoboth and Seekonk which originally were together under the name
Rehoboth. But just to confuse things Rehoboth was called by the native Indians
Secuncke/ Seekonk and later named Rehoboth by pastor Newman. (Seekonk comes
from the Indian name for dark or black swan)
I stopped on Wheaton Ave to take a photo of a pastoral farm and the
neighbor across the way whose husband grew up on the farm told us (and we later
confirmed) that this was WHEATON's (and quite possibly one of Robert's land
holdings). Also located the original Rehoboth settlement which is not in
Rehoboth, MA at all! It is called the "Ring of Green" and is actually
at the location of the Newman Cemetery in Rumford (part of East Providence, RI)
some five miles from the current Town of Rehoboth. So any WHEATON ancestor's
visiting Rehoboth proper are in the wrong place!
More
About Reverend, Elder Ephraim WHEATON:
Burial:
April 1734, Burial Place Hill, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (photo
available)244,245
Medical
Information: It is handed down in the family that Ephraim was kicked in the
abdomen by his coltish horse. On
returning home he said he would never leave his house again "and so it was
proved"246
Occupation:
Baptist Minister247
Probate:
10 May 1734, £1,251. 12s. 7d247
Will:
20 May 1729247
Notes
for Mary MASON:
From
Phillip BEDIENT 29/6/2006
Bristol
County, Mass. Wills. Vol. 3, p. 205, Will of Mary Butterworth MASON
Dated
28 Jan 1712/3, probated Dec. 6, 1714.
(In part.)
Imp's. I give & bequeath to my beloved son in
Law Ephraim WHEATON and my Daughter Mary WHEATON his wife All my goods &
cattle which are at his or their house where I now Dwell, Together with all my
Rents & Dues: Due to me from my sone Pelatia MASON; to them the said
Ephraim & Mary WHEATON, their heirs and assigns forever.
And I
ordain Constitute & make my Beloved son in Law Ephraim WHEATON my Executor
of this my Last will and Testament
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011
Will
of Mary MASON of Rehoboth, widow "being aged" dated 28 Jan 1712/13
Probate 6 Dec 1714. Sons: Pellatia, Benjamin, Noah (deceased), Samule, Joseph,
& Sampson. Daughters: Mary wife of Ephraim WHEATON, Sarah [no surname]
More
About Mary MASON:
Burial:
November 1727, Burial Place Hill, Peckham Street, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA248,249
Children
of Ephraim WHEATON and Mary MASON are:
26. i. James3
WHEATON, b. 27 October 1685, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. 28
October 1742, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA.
ii. Abijah
WHEATON250,251, b. 14 March 1686/87, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA252,253,254; d. 5 April 1766, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA255; m. Unknown BULLARD, 1737256;
b. Abt. 1691257; d. Unknown.
Notes
for Abijah WHEATON:
Daughter
Abigail WHEATON mentioned in father's Will 1734 to have a room in the
house. Was this Abijah?
27. iii. Deacon
Robert WHEATON, b. 14 February 1688/89, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA;
d. 22 November 1780, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA "son of Eld.
Ephraim WHEATON" Age 92.
28. iv. Ephraim
WHEATON, b. 10 January 1690/91, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. 1768.
29. v. Mary
WHEATON, b. 25 February 1693/94, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d.
Unknown.
vi. Hannah
WHEATON258,259, b. 1 March 1695/96, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA259,260; d. 1726, Massachusetts, USA261;
m. Isaac BOWEN262, 7 March 1721/22, Swansea, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA263; b. Bet. 3 November 1695 - 1696,
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA264; d. 1774, Newport,
Newport, Rhode Island, USA265.
Notes
for Hannah WHEATON:
Daughter
Hannah BOWEN mentioned in father's Will 1734
30. vii. Elder
Daniel WHEATON, b. 24 August 1698, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. 9
December 1760, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA age 63 (or 29th December
from Charles WALTHER).
31. viii. Alice
or Eless WHEATON, b. 26 November 1700, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA;
d. 3 July 1766, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
32. ix. Freelove
WHEATON, b. 1 June 1703, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. 26 April
1734, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
11.
Benjamin2 WHEATON (Robert1)266,267
was born 28 February 1661/62 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA268,269,270,
and died 12 August 1726 in Mendon, Massachusetts, USA271,272. He married Margaret UNKNOWN wife of Benjamin
WHEATON273 1693 in Massachusetts, USA Possible marriage date274. She was born Abt. 1666275,
and died Unknown.
Notes
for Benjamin WHEATON:
All
information for Judy KNEE sent via Jarel WHEATON 14/3/2001
1683 Received gift of lands in Attleboro
from his father Robert
Information
from Richard THOMAS 5/8/2003
18
August 1683 Robert WHEATON gave deed of land in the North Purchase now the town
of Attleboro to his son Benjamin.
Information
from David J WHEATON 12/9/2004
"It
is indicated that he was from Mendon, Massachusetts and his occupation was as a
Cooper"
Information
from David WHEATON 25/11/2004
3
June 2004 Report: Suffolk County probate
records reveal that Benjamin died intestate on 12 August 1726. Benjamin's son Benjamin was appointed to
administed the estate on 17 November 1726.
The estate was inventoried at 150 pounds 9 shillings and 6 pence. This document also shows that Benjamin
WHEATON Sr. was a Cooper. The following
April 28th, the court determined that the farm could not be divided between the
heirs without "great prejudice to or spoiling of the whole". The matter was settled by allowing Benjamin,
the second son of Benjamin WHEATON, deceased, to receive title to the farm
provided that he pay his siblings for their share. The widow, Margaret WHEATON, was allowed her
right of dower (one third of the estate) for life. Her share would be divided among the children
after her death. The children and heirs
of Benjamin WHEATON Sr. were identified as Daniel Jeremiah, David and
Benjamin. The eldest son, Samuel, was
excluded from the settlement because he already received his full share during
the life of his father.
A
deed found in Bristol County records shows that on 20 March 1684/5,
"Benjamin WHEATON of ye Towne of Mendon in Ye Collony of ye Massachusetts
in N England Late of Rehoboth in ye Collony of New Plym Cooper" sold for
the sum of 3 pounds 10 shillings to Jonathan FILLER of Rehoboth "my whole
share of Meadow & Swampe in ye Lands called ye North purchased Lands in
Rehobo(th) Which share was given to me by my Father Robert WHEATON". There can be no doubt that Benjamin WHEATON
of Mendon is the son of Robert WHEATON of Rehoboth. Benjamin proved this link with his own pen.
More
About Benjamin WHEATON:
Occupation:
Cooper276
Residences:
See Notes
Children
of Benjamin WHEATON and Margaret WHEATON are:
33. i. Samuel3
WHEATON, b. 20 August 1693, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. Unknown.
ii. Benjamin
WHEATON276, b. 9 March 1696/97276; d.
Unknown; m. Abigail GREEN276, 14 April 1719, Mendon,
Massachusetts, USA276; b. Abt. 1699277; d.
Unknown.
34. iii. Daniel
WHEATON, b. 17 March 1698/99, Mendon, Massachusetts, USA; d. Abt. 1731,
Greenwich, Conneticut, USA.
iv. Jemimah
WHEATON278,279, b. 11 May 1704280; d.
Unknown.
35. v. David
WHEATON, Snr, b. 22 July 1706, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; d.
3 February 1793, Medway, Massachusetts, USA.
Generation No. 3
12.
Christopher3 WHEATON (Christopher2,
Robert1)281 was born Abt. 1676 in Hingham,
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA282, and died 8 June 1718 in
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA283,284. He married Sarah BEAL285 3
February 1707/08 in Hingham, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, USA286. She was born 2 March 1679/80 in Hingham,
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA286, and died Unknown.
Notes
for Christopher WHEATON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011
Boston
Transcript 7/11/1739 & 10/9/1914
More
About Christopher WHEATON:
Inventory:
£292. 3s. 0d287
Probate:
28 October 1719287
Residences:
Of Hingham287
Children
of Christopher WHEATON and Sarah BEAL are:
36. i. Benjamin4
WHEATON, b. 22 August 1709, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; d. Bef.
1790.
ii. Christopher
WHEATON287, b. 25 June 1712, Hingham, Plymouth,
Massachusetts, USA288; d. 30 May 1749, Hingham, Plymouth
Colony, Massachusetts, USA289; m. Jael WARD289,
17 January 1743/44, Hingham, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, USA289;
b. Abt. 1717290; d. Unknown.
iii. Isaiah
WHEATON291, b. 5 October 1714, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts,
USA292; d. 20 June 1738292.
iv. Sarah
WHEATON292, b. 17 May 1718, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts,
USA292; d. 24 September 1771, Leicester, Worcester,
Massachusetts, USA292; m. Ebenezer KENT292,
17 July 1739, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA292; b. 18
April 1717, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA292; d. 3
February 1786, Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA292.
13.
Jonathan3 WHEATON (Samuel2, Robert1)293
was born 3 March 1678/79 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA293,
and died 1712 in Salem County, New Jersey, USA294. He married Mary UNKNOWN wife of Jonathan
WHEATON295. She was
born Abt. 1683 in (possible wife)296,297, and died Unknown.
Notes
for Jonathan WHEATON:
Information
from Phillip BEDIENT 29.6.2006
"Samuel
WHEATON died before his father and his children are mentioned in their
grandfather's will. The widow Elizabeth (WOOD) WHEATON married Samuel BOWEN of
Swansea and they with some of their their WHEATON children moved to Cohansey,
NJ with the Baptist colony and they had several BOWEN children. The WHEATON
brothers, Jonathan and Noah, each lived and died in Cohansey and their wills
both refer to their inheritance in land in New England. It would appear that
Samuel WHEATON, Jr. stayed in Swansea to claim his father's estate there."
"Estate
of Jonathan WHEATON of Cohansie, Salem County, Filed October 23.1713. Inventory £63. 13s. 4d., including books,
14s. 5d., made by Noah WHEATON and Samuel HOLMES
Information
from Kelly WHEATON 9/5/2011
At
The Vineyard Historical and Antiquarian Society in Vineland, New Jersey is a
manuscript from which most of the WHEATON Information comes. It was prepared by
Mr. Charles SHEPPARD a lawyer from Brideton, New Jersey who died in 1939. The
manuscript was entitled My History and abbreviated in the records as MH.
Inv.
Oct 23 1712 Proved 12 Nov 1713
Possibly
other children after Will was made.
Information
from Kelly WHEATON's GEDCOM 2011
Came
to Cohasey, Salem Co., New Jersey with mother and step father Samuel BOWEN
More
About Jonathan WHEATON:
Inventory:
23 October 1712298
Will
proved: 12 November 1713298
Children
of Jonathan WHEATON and Mary WHEATON are:
37. i. Noah4
WHEATON, b. Abt. 1708; d. December 1760.
ii. Elizabeth
WHEATON299, b. Bef. 1710299; d. Unknown; m.
John DUNN299, 18 January 1732/33299; b.
Abt. 1705300; d. Unknown.
iii. Rachel
WHEATON301, b. Bef. 1710301; d. 27 February
1753302; m. Isaac HUDSON303, 11 June 1723,
Salem Co., New Jersey, USA303,304; b. Abt. 1705305;
d. Unknown.
14.
Noah3 WHEATON (Samuel2, Robert1)306
was born 2 July 1681 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA306,
and died 1716 in Cohansey, Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA307. He married (1) Sarah Bagley GOFF308. She was born Aft. 1762308,
and died 10 September 1713308. He married (2) Sarah BOWEN309,310
1704311. She was born
Abt. 1684312, and died Unknown.
Notes
for Noah WHEATON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON 25/11/2004
She
believes Noah had a sons Isaac and John, and that Isaac himself had a son,
another Isaac. The address for all was:
1793 Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA
Information
from Phillip BEDIENT 29.6.2006
"Samuel
WHEATON died before his father and his children are mentioned in their
grandfather's will. The widow Elizabeth (WOOD) WHEATON married Samuel BOWEN of
Swansea and they with some of their their WHEATON children moved to Cohansey,
NJ with the Baptist colony and they had several BOWEN children. The WHEATON
brothers, Jonathan and Noah, each lived and died in Cohansey and their wills
both refer to their inheritance in land in New England. It would appear that
Samuel WHEATON, Jr. stayed in Swansea to claim his father's estate there."
New
Jersey Archives. First Series, Vol XXIII. Abstracts of Wills, 1670-1730.
p.
501. Will of Noah WHEATON of Cohansie, Salem Co., blacksmith. Wife Sarah.
Children: Isac, Noah, Sarah. Farm at Pen's Neck, home farm land in New England.
Personal estate. Execs: wife, brother Samuel BOWEN, and Nicholas JONSON.
Witnesses: Dan BOWEN, Edward BANBORIE, Ann FITCHRANDOLPH. Signed Dec. 20, 1715.
Proved May 5, 1716.
April
14, 1716 Inventory: 200 acres in Pen's Neck and the land in New England £160,
personal £236._.1, including one "negar" and book debts £32.16.6;
made by Job SHEPHERD and Dan BOWEN."
Information
received previous to that sent by Philip BEDIENT gave two sons, Isaac and
Jonathan. Jonathan was not included in
the family sent by Philip.
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011
From
My History:
Will
dated 20 Dec. 1715, proved 1 May 1716; was a blacksmith. Orders my"my land
in New England to be sold," appoints wife and brother Samuel BOWIN and
Nicholas JONSON " executors.
Inventory made 6 April 1716.
Comments
and queries from JKW 10/4/2012
Kelly
shows two marriages for Noah:
Marriage
(1) to B
Marriage
(2) to Sarah Bagley FOGG. (One of Noah's grandchildren is called Bagley
WHEATON)
I
have him married to Sarah BOWEN which seems to correspond with the information
above.
Kelly
has 3 children born all born about 1700, children of just Noah
I
have 7 children born between 1702 and 1716, children of Noah and Sarah BOWEN
I
have the marriage date for Noah and Sarah BOWEN as 1704
Kelly
has the death of Sarah Bagley GOFF as 10 September 1713
So,
is Sarah BOWEN was the first wife and had some of the children she must have
died before 1713 when Sarah GOFF died.
But there are children born after 1713.
So perhaps it was Sarah GOFF who married Noah in 1704, died in 1713,
Noah married Sarah BOWEN in 1714 so that the last two children were hers?
At
present I have shown two marriages but have made all the children Sarah BOWENs
until I receive more information
More
About Noah WHEATON:
Residences:
See Notes
Will:
20 December 1715313
Will
proved: 5 May 1716313
Children
of Noah WHEATON and Sarah BOWEN are:
38. i. Isaac4
WHEATON, b. Abt. 1702; d. 16 February 1762, Hopewell, Cumberland County, New
Jersey, USA or Cohansey, Salem Co., New Jersey, USA (Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM
13/5/2011).
39. ii. Noah
Jr WHEATON, b. Abt. 1704; d. Bet. 13 - 30 December 1760, Hopewell, Cumberland
Co., New Jersey, USA.
iii. William
WHEATON313, b. Abt. 1708314; d. Unknown.
40. iv. Jonathan
WHEATON, b. 1710; d. Unknown.
v. Elizabeth
WHEATON315, b. Abt. 1712315; d. Unknown.
vi. James F
WHEATON315, b. Abt. 1714315; d. Unknown.
vii. Sarah
WHEATON315, b. 31 May 1716315; d. Unknown;
m. Lewis REED; b. Abt. 1711316; d. Unknown.
15.
Samuel3 WHEATON (Samuel2, Robert1)317
was born 21 July 1683 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA317,318,319,
and died Unknown. He married Experience
PEIRCE or PIERCE320 24 October 1709 in Swansea, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA320,321,322. She was born 21 July 1682 in Warwick, Rhode
Island, USA323, and died 25 January 1722/23 in Age 40323.
Notes
for Samuel WHEATON:
Notes
for Experience PEIRCE or PIERCE:
The
original information I received from Vikki EBELSHEISER showed that Robert
WHEATON had a son Samuel WHEATON, and that this Samuel had a son also called
Samuel, and that son Samuel born 1683 married Experience.
Then
Information from the Circular Chart from Bonnie WHEATON 12/2004 showed
something different and that it was Samuel born 1678/9, who was the son of John, marrying Experience PIERCE, with one
son, Levi. I had already received information
as stated above which indicated that the
Samuel who married Experience was the son, born 1683, of Samuel, rather than
the son, born 1678/9, of John
Then
Jeanette DIENFENBAUGH wrote 12/7/2005 that she also believed that that
Experience married the Samuel born 10 January 1678/79, son of John, and not the
Samuel, born 21 July 1683 son of Samuel.
So I
had conflicting information...the original information I had received from
Vikki EBELSHEISER showed that Samuel born 21 July 1683, son of Samuel married
Experience, whilst Bonnie WHEATON and Jeanette DIENFENBAUGH shoed that Samuel
born 1678/9 son of John married her.
This needed to be sorted out.
However,
I have since been sent two more lots of information showing that the Samuel
born 1683, son of Samuel and Elizabeth WOOD married Experience PIERCE. As I have no way of sorting this out from
this side of the Atlantic, and as it does seem that the other Samuel (born
1678/9) had brothers Nathaniel and Isaac, I have shown that this Samuel, born
1683, son of Samuel, married Experience
Children
of Samuel WHEATON and Experience PIERCE are:
i. Elizabeth4
WHEATON324, b. 30 October 1710, Swansea, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA324; d. Unknown; m. John BOSWORTH324,
3 January 1731/32, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA324;
b. 9 September 1711, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA324;
d. Bef. June 1745324.
Marriage
Notes for Elizabeth WHEATON and John BOSWORTH:
Married
by Mr Ephraim WHEATON Minister
41. ii. Hannah
WHEATON, b. 9 September 1712, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. 2 June
1761.
42. iii. Susanna
WHEATON, b. 8 November 1714, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. Unknown.
43. iv. Sarah
WHEATON, b. 19 August 1716, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. Unknown.
44. v. Samuel
WHEATON, b. 31 December 1718, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. Unknown.
45. vi. Captain
Levi WHEATON, b. 25 June 1722, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA; d. 26 June 1810,
Thompson, Connecticut, USA Age 88 yr 1day.
16.
Hannah3 WHEATON (Jeremiah2, Robert1)325
was born 3 July 1666 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA325,326,
and died 3 June 1775 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. She married John ROBINSON327
Abt. 1690327. He was
born Abt. 1661 in of Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA328,
and died Unknown.
Children
of Hannah WHEATON and John ROBINSON are:
i. Jeremiah4
ROBINSON329, b. 20 August 1692329; d.
Unknown.
ii. Peter
ROBINSON329, b. 18 January 1696/97329; d.
Unknown.
iii. John
ROBINSON329, b. 30 May 1699329; d. Unknown.
iv. Ebenezer
ROBINSON329, b. 5 March 1700/01329; d.
Unknown.
v. Nathaniel
ROBINSON329, b. 10 June 1703329; d.
Unknown.
vi. Hannah
ROBINSON329, b. 25 September 1705329; d.
Unknown.
vii. Deliverance
ROBINSON329, b. 18 April 1708329; d.
Unknown.
17.
Tabitha3 WHEATON (Jeremiah2, Robert1)330
was born 1687 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA330,331, and
died 1737 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA332. She married Benjamin FULLER332
14 May 1709 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA332. He was born 25 February 1686/87 in Salem,
Essex, Massachusetts, USA332, and died January 1751/52 in
Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA332.
Notes
for Tabitha WHEATON:
Information
from Circular Chart sent by Bonnie WHEATON 12/2004
Tabitha
does not appear on this chart.
Children
of Tabitha WHEATON and Benjamin FULLER are:
i. Nathaniel4
FULLER333, b. 18 November 1710, Salem, Massachusetts, USA333;
d. 12 July 1780, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA333.
46. ii. Noah
FULLER, b. 18 October 1712, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; d. 1760.
iii. Benjamin
FULLER333, b. 14 March 1713/14, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA333;
d. 8 September 1790, Lebanon, Columbia, New York, USA333.
iv. Jeremiah
FULLER333, b. 25 April 1717, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA333;
d. 1785, Massachusetts, USA333.
v. Amos
FULLER333, b. 3 April 1721, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut,
USA333; d. Unknown.
vi. Rev. John
FULLER333, b. 26 February 1722/23, Lebanon, New London,
Connecticut, USA333; d. 3 October 1777333.
vii. Hannah
FULLER333, b. 9 February 1724/25, Lebanon, New London,
Connecticut, USA333; d. Unknown.
viii. Timothy
FULLER333, b. 5 July 1727, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut,
USA333; d. Bef. 1774333.
ix. Mary N
FULLER333, b. 1729, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA333;
d. Unknown.
x. John
FULLER333, b. 26 February 1732/33, Lebanon, New London,
Connecticut, USA (See Notes)333; d. Unknown.
Notes
for John FULLER:
The
information about this family was received from John HAMER. He shows two Johns, the first being a Rev.
with a death after the birth of this John.
Clarification has been sought!
18.
John3 WHEATON (John2, Robert1)334
was born 10 January 1678/79 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA334,
and died 20 February 1705/06 in Swanzey, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Age 27334,335. He married Sarah SOULE336
1705337. She was born
Abt. 1683338, and died Unknown.
Notes
for John WHEATON:
John
(deceased) mentioned in father's Will 1737
Child
of John WHEATON and Sarah SOULE is:
i. Elizabeth4
WHEATON339, b. Abt. 1703340; d. Unknown; m.
Unknown CHACE341; b. Abt. 1700342; d.
Unknown.
Notes
for Elizabeth WHEATON:
Mentioned
in grandfather's Will 1737
19.
Samuel3 WHEATON (John2, Robert1)343
was born 10 January 1678/79 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA343,
and died Bef. 1 June 1708 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA344. He married Hannah UNKNOWN wife of Samuel
WHEATON345. She was
born Abt. 1683346, and died Unknown.
Notes
for Samuel WHEATON:
Samuel
(deceased) mentioned in father's Will 1737
Information
from Philip BEDIENT 26/6/2006
Note:
Wife's name from probate records. It's
not certain that Samuel, son of John & Elizabeth, is the Samuel who married
Hannah.
Probate:
1 JUN 1708 Swansea, Bristol, MA
Note:
"Inv. of Est. of Samuel WHEATON of Swan., dtd. 1 June 1708, pres. By
Hannah WHEATON, his widow. Apprs: John ALLEN of Brist. & Edward LUTHER of
Swan. On 4 May 1701[sic] an addition of
3 items was made to the Inv. [2:209]."
[Bristol Abstracts-1, p. 41.]
Probate:
3 MAY 1709 Swansea, Bristol, MA
Note:
"Acct. of Hannah WHEATON, Adm. Of Est. of her husb. SAMUEL WHEATTON, dtd.
3 May 1709. Mentions 'her brother
Nathaniel WHEATTON' [brother-in-law].
Also mentions her only child Samuel WHEATON, who was abt. 2 mo. Old when
his father died. Hannah was appt. guard.
of son Samuel [2:240/1]."
[Bristol Abstracts-1, p. 43.]
Probate:
22 MAY 1724 Swansea, Bristol, MA
Note:
"Samuel
WHEATEN, son of Samuel WHEATEN of Swan., dcd. intest., chose Mr. Isack WHEATEN
of Swan. as his guard., dtd. 22 May 1724 [4:278]."
"Appt.
of Isack WHEATEN of Swan., Yeoman, as guard. of Samuel WHEATEN, minor son of
Samuel WHEATEN of Swan., dtd. 22 May 1724 [4:278/9]." [Bristol Abstracts-1, p. 100.]
Probate:
20 MAR 1729/30 Swansea, Bristol, MA
Note:
"Rcpt. by Samuel WHETON of Newport, Cooper, for legacy from Est. of Samuel
WHETEEN of Swan., Cordwinder, paid by his uncle & guard. Isaac WHETEEN of
Swan., Husbandman, dtd. 20 March 1729/30 [7:103]." [Bristol Abstracts-1,
p.191.]
Information
from Kelly WHEATON 10/2011
But I
did find the record for Samuel 4 Samuel 3 John 2 Robert 1. This Samuel 3 died
about 1724 and Issack (Issac Wheaton) his brother was appointed guardian of
Samuel 4. Dated 22 May 1724 Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate
Records 1687-1745 [4:278/9]
More
About Samuel WHEATON:
Occupation:
Cordwinder
Probate:
1 June 1708347
Notes
for Hannah UNKNOWN wife of Samuel WHEATON:
I
have been sent information this Samuel born married Experience PIERCE. However, further information would suggest
that this Samuel married Hannah.
Information
from Circular Chart from Bonnie WHEATON 12/2004
The
chart shows this Samuel marrying Experience PIERCE, with one son, Levi. He is already included in the family of the
Samuel mentioned above.
Information
from Phillip BEDIENT 29 June 2006 (with additional comment in brackets)
"There
is a problem in this generation of the WHEATON family that I believe I have
resolved correctly. Samuel and John WHEATON, sons of Robert, each had a son
Samuel with John's son Samuel being four years older (born 1678) than Samuel's
son Samuel (born 1683).
I
have chosen Samuel (son of Samuel born 1683) to be the most likely ancestor (of
mine) for a number of reasons, but the most telling is an entry in the records
of the town of Swansea that indicates that Samuel, son of Samuel and Elizabeth
Wheaton, was born July 21, 1683 and married Oct. 24, 1709 Experience Pierce.
The recording of the birth in 1683 and the recording of the marriage in 1709
may have been done at the same time in 1709, but whoever wrote the record
apparently believed that the information was correct. Let us hope that the
keeper of the town records knew the correct relationship."
From
the information above it would seem that this Samuel did not marry Experience
PIERCE, and did not have a son Levi.
However, these notes are being left on file in case queries arise in the
future.
Child
of Samuel WHEATON and Hannah WHEATON is:
i. Samuel4
WHEATON347, b. Abt. 1708, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA347;
d. Unknown.
20.
James3 WHEATON (John2, Robert1)348,349
was born 16 November 1686 in a twin - Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (See
notes)350,351, and died 1731 in See Notes352. He married Hannah SLEADE or SLADE352,353
15 March 1715/16 in Swansea, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA353,354,355. She was born 15 July 1697 in Swansea, Bristol
Co., Massachusetts, USA (See Notes)356, and died 28 March
1760 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachursetts357.
Notes
for James WHEATON:
Death
date
Information
from Jbbullock@earthlink.net shows James as dcd at the time of his father's
death in 1737
Information
from the Circular Chart sent by Bonnie WHEATON 12/2004 shows:
James
born 23 July 1683, died 6 September 1683
Information
from Jean DIEFENBAUGH 11/7/2005
Birth
date for James 18 November 1686. She
writes that an earlier James died, and that this James and Joseph were twins.
Death
date 28 December 1742
Information
from Phillip BEDIENT 29/6/2006
Includes
extract from Will of father dated 1737 which shows James as deceased.
Notes
for Hannah SLEADE or SLADE:
SLADE
from cdunn3@ao.com and sanford hunt sbh3@prodigy.net
SLEAD
from Austin W SPENCER
Information
from Jean DIEFENBAUGH
Hannah
was born 5th, not 15th July 1697
The
date of the 15th is what is at the Family History Center but the vital records
of Swansea, Massachsetts show the 5th according to my 3rd cousin James
WHEATON. Perhaps the 15th is the
christening date? The 5th is what is in
the letter that Arthur Clarence WHEATON write years ago.
Hannah
SLADE is the great granddaughter of the Reverend Obadiah HOLMES
Children
of James WHEATON and Hannah SLADE are:
47. i. John4
WHEATON, b. 13 August 1717, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. 7 April
1746, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
48. ii. Mary
WHEATON, b. 8 July 1718, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (sister born
month later); d. 26 January 1778, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA.
iii. Sarah
WHEATON358, b. 17 August 1718, Swansea, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA (sister born month earlier)359; d.
Unknown; m. Joshua HATHAWAY359, 25 March 1736, Swansea,
Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA359,360; b. 28 February
1711/12, Dighton, Massachusetts, USA361; d. Unknown.
iv. James
WHEATON362, b. 7 December 1719, Swansea, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA363; d. Unknown.
49. v. Hannah
WHEATON, b. 30 June 1721, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. 1772,
Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
50. vi. Jonathan
WHEATON, b. 7 April 1723, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (See notes); d.
25 December 1811, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Date needs
clarification).
51. vii. Nathaniel
WHEATON, b. 9 February 1724/25, Swansea, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA; d. 11
November 1799, Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA.
viii. Joseph
WHEATON364, b. 27 October 1726, Swansea, Bristol Co.,
Massachusetts, USA365; d. Bef. 28 March 1761366;
m. Tabitha HUNT367, 15 March 1750/51, Swansea, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA367; b. Abt. 1728367; d.
Unknown.
ix. Elizabeth
WHEATON368, b. 10 August 1728, Swansea, Bristol Co.,
Massachusetts, USA369; d. Bef. 28 March 1761370;
m. Jared BOURNE371,372, 15 July 1753, Swansea, Bristol
County, Massachusetts, USA373,374; b. 3 April 1718, Swansea,
Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA375; d. Unknown.
21.
Captain Joseph3 WHEATON (John2, Robert1)376
was born 16 November 1686 in a twin - Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA376,
and died Abt. May 1751 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA See Notes377. He married Tabitha HUNT378,379
11 January 1710/11 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA380. She was born 17 November 1691 in Rehoboth,
Massachusetts, USA381,382, and died 1780383.
Notes
for Captain Joseph WHEATON:
From
The Diary of Ellen Birdseye WHEATON by E D B WHEATON with notes by Donald
GORDON, privately printed Boston 1923 p418-420
15
February 1752 John THURBER et al., both of Rehoboth, released to Daniel HUNT of
Rehoboth (husband of Capt Joseph WHEATON's sister Mary) Joseph WHEATON of
Milford Conn., et all all claims in the land of Capt Joseph WHEATON".
Joseph
of Rehoboth mentioned in father's Will 1737
Information
from Philip BEDIENT
Will:
12 APR 1751 Rehoboth, Bristol, MA
Note:
"Will of Joseph Wheaton of Reho., dtd. 12 Apr. 1751, prob. 27 May
1751. Wife not named. Chldn:
Joseph Wheeton, Mary Hunt, Amie Allen & Elizabeth MackGill. Grson. Nathaniel Wheaton. Wife, son & son-in-law Daniel Hunt to be
Execs. Witns: Thomas Bowen, Jr., Lydia Hunt & Ezekiel Read
[12:555]." [Bristol Abstracts-2, p. 181.]
Information
from Sepp BERGSCHNEIDER 16/6/2010
Shows
Joseph's death date as 11 April 1751
More
About Captain Joseph WHEATON:
Probate:
27 May 1751384
Will:
12 April 1751, Executors Joseph WHEETON and Daniel HUNT See Notes384
Children
of Joseph WHEATON and Tabitha HUNT are:
i. Nathaniel4
WHEATON385, b. 29 December 1712, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA385;
d. 23 January 1731/32, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA (14 April 1734 Circular
Chart)385.
52. ii. Mary
WHEATON, b. 14 September 1714, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. 10 July 1756,
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
53. iii. Joseph
WHEATON, b. 4 September 1717, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. 6 March 1789, New
Milford, Connecticut, USA Age 72 or 1 March 1789 Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
(Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011).
iv. Bridgett
WHEATON385, b. 13 September 1719, Rehoboth, Massachusetts,
USA385; d. 15 April 1720, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA385.
v. Elizabeth
WHEATON385, b. 12 August 1720, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA385;
d. 9 November 1720, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA385.
vi. Elizabeth
WHEATON385, b. 22 December 1721, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA385;
d. Unknown; m. Robert MAGILL385, 30 June 1749, Providence,
Providence, Rhode Island, USA385; b. Abt. 1716386;
d. Unknown.
vii. Benjamin
WHEATON387, b. 28 March 1724, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA387;
d. 25 July 1725, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA387.
viii. Benjamin
WHEATON387, b. 12 March 1725/26, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA387;
d. 8 July 1726, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA387.
54. ix. Amy
WHEATON, b. 6 January 1727/28, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d.
Unknown.
22.
Isaac3 WHEATON (John2, Robert1)388
was born 5 March 1694/95 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA388,
and died Aft. 1736. He married (1)
Deborah HILLARD389 29 January 1718/19 in Little Compton,
Rhode Island, USA390,391.
She was born Abt. 1699 in age 77392, and died 6 April
1776 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA age 77393,394. He married (2) Elizabeth UNKNOWN wife of
Isaac WHEATON395 Aft. 1721396. She was born Abt. 1700396,
and died Unknown.
Notes
for Isaac WHEATON:
Isaac
mentioned in father's Will 1737
Information
from Philip BEDIENT 26/6/2006
Appointed
guardian to brother Samuel's son Samuel on 22 May 1724. Samuel the father died about 1708 when Samuel
the son was aboout 2 months old. His
mother had been appointed guardian in 1709
Some
confusion here which needs sorting.
Philip
BEDIENT sends the information that Isaac married Elizabeth about 1720 and they
had Mary in 1721. He then married
Deborah and had the other children
I
have a date 1718/19 for the marriage of Isaac and Deborah HILLARD which would
suggest that Mary was hers, and the other children Elizabeth.
Until
this has been clarified I have entered Mary as the daughter of Deborah,
Elizabeth as the second wife, and the other children as belonging to her.
More
About Isaac WHEATON:
Occupation:
Yeoman, Husbandman397
Notes
for Deborah HILLARD:
Some
confusion here which needs sorting.
Philip
BEDIENT sends the information that Isaac married Elizabeth about 1720 and they
had Mary in 1721. He then married
Deborah and had the other children
I
have a date 1718/19 for the marriage of Isaac and Deborah HILLARD which would
suggest that Mary was hers, and the other children Elizabeth.
Until
this has been clarified I have entered Mary as the daughter of Deborah,
Elizabeth as the second wife, and the other children as belonging to her.
Information
from Kelly WHEATON 23/6/2012
From
our visit to Little Compton, Rhode Island last fall
Cemetery
"In
Memory of Deborah Wheaton wife os Issac who died 1776 aged 77 Years"
Notes
for Elizabeth UNKNOWN wife of Isaac WHEATON:
Some
confusion here which needs sorting.
Philip
BEDIENT sends the information that Isaac married Elizabeth about 1720 and they
had Mary in 1721. He then married
Deborah and had the other children
I
have a date 1718/19 for the marriage of Isaac and Deborah HILLARD which would
suggest that Mary was hers, and the other children Elizabeth.
Until
this has been clarified I have entered Mary as the daughter of Deborah,
Elizabeth as the second wife, and the other children as belonging to her.
Child
of Isaac WHEATON and Deborah HILLARD is:
i. Mary4
WHEATON397, b. 18 November 1721, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA397;
d. Unknown.
Children
of Isaac WHEATON and Elizabeth WHEATON are:
ii. John4
WHEATON397, b. 19 February 1723/24, Swansea, Massachusetts,
USA397; d. Unknown; m. Hannah CARR398, 21
February 1744/45, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA398;
b. 18 September 1717, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA398;
d. Unknown.
iii. Deborah
WHEATON399, b. 22 December 1730, Swansea, Bristol Co.,
Massachusetts, USA399; d. Unknown.
55. iv. William
WHEATON, b. 22 December 1730, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; d.
Unknown.
v. Tabitha
WHEATON400, b. 21 February 1731/32, Swansea, Massachusetts,
USA400; d. Unknown.
vi. Anne
WHEATON400, b. 21 April 1734, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA400;
d. Unknown; m. Robert TAYLOR401, 14 February 1754401;
b. Abt. 1729402; d. Unknown.
23.
Charity3 WHEATON (John2, Robert1)403
was born Abt. 1697 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. cdunn3@ao.com gives about 1700404,
and died Unknown405.
She married Francis BOURNE406 23 February 1715/16 in
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA407. He was born Abt. 1672408,
and died Bef. 11 October 1760 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA409.
Notes
for Charity WHEATON:
Circular
Chart from Bonnie WHEATON 12/2004
Charity
WHEATON does not appear on this chart
Charity
BOURN mentioned in father's Will 1737
Notes
for Francis BOURNE:
Information
from Philip BEDIENT 29/6/2006
Probate:
13 AUG 1762 Swansea, Bristol, MA
Note:
"Ord. for & div. of est. of Francis BOURN of Swan. btwn. his widow
Charity BOURN & his chldn: Jared
BOURN (eldest son), Francis BOURN (son), Sarah BOURN (eldest dau.), Stephen
BOURN (son, dcd.), Nathaniel BOURN (son), Content BOURN (dau.) & Rachel
BOURN (dau.). Grson Stephen BOURN son of
dcd. son Stephen. Ord. 3 Aug. 1762, div.
dtd. 13 Aug. 1762. Comm: Aaron KINGSLEY, Capt. Thomas PECK & James
BROWN [18:471/2/3/4/5]."
[Mayflower
Descendant, vol. 46, p. 171.]
More
About Francis BOURNE:
Probate:
4 November 1760, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA409
Will:
administrator - Charity COON widow409
Children
of Charity WHEATON and Francis BOURNE are:
i. Jared4
BOURNE410,411, b. 3 April 1718, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA411; d. Unknown; m. (1) Sarah PIERCE412,
3 May 1744, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA412;
b. 23 September 1720, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA412;
d. Bef. 22 August 1748412; m. (2) Elizabeth WHEATON413,
15 July 1753, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA414,415;
b. 10 August 1728, Swansea, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA416;
d. Bef. 28 March 1761417.
ii. Sarah
BOURNE418, b. 26 June 1721, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachsetts, USA418; d. Unknown.
iii. Stephen
BOURNE418, b. 25 October 1724, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachsetts, USA418; d. Bef. 3 August 1762419.
iv. Rachel
BOURNE420, b. 20 November 1725, Swansea, Masachusetts, USA420;
d. Unknown.
v. Francis
BOURNE420, b. Abt. 1727421; d. Unknown.
vi. Nathaniel
BOURNE422, b. Abt. 1729423; d. Unknown; m.
Freelove HAILE424, 2 March 1748/49, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA424; b. 11 February 1728/29, Swansea,
Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA424; d. Unknown.
vii. Content
BOURNE424, b. Abt. 1731425; d. Unknown.
24.
Patience3 WHEATON (John2, Robert1)426
was born 6 October 1698 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA426,
and died Unknown. She married Joseph
HICKS427 5 April 1721 in Swansea, Massachusetts, USA427. He was born 8 October 1702 in Swansea,
Massachusetts, USA427, and died Unknown.
Notes
for Patience WHEATON:
Patience
HIX mentioned in father's Will 1737
Children
of Patience WHEATON and Joseph HICKS are:
i. Elizabeth4
HICKS428, b. 15 January 1721/22, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA428;
d. Unknown; m. Barnard MILLARD, 16 March 1746/47, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA429; b. 18 April 1720, Rehoboth,
Massachusetts, USA429; d. Unknown.
ii. Patience
HICKS430, b. 21 January 1723/24, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA430;
d. Unknown; m. Hezekiah MILLARD431, Aft. 26 December 1741431;
b. 30 September 1721, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA431;
d. Unknown.
25.
Patience3 BUTTERWORTH (Hannah/Anna2
WHEATON, Robert1)432,433 was born 8 July 1693
in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA434,435, and died
Unknown. She married Nathaniel PERRY436
Abt. 1714437. He was
born 2 April 1691 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA437,
and died Unknown.
Notes
for Patience BUTTERWORTH:
Daughter
Patience PERRY mentioned in father's Will 1731
Child
of Patience BUTTERWORTH and Nathaniel PERRY is:
56. i. Amey4
PERRY, b. 1720, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA; d. Unknown.
26.
James3 WHEATON (Ephraim2, Robert1)438,439,439
was born 27 October 1685 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA440,441,441,442,
and died 28 October 1742 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA443,444,445. He married Mary SHAW446,447
15 May 1712 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA448,449,450. She was born 5 March 1690/91 in Weymouth,
Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA451, and died 1740 in
Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA452,453,454.
Notes
for James WHEATON:
Notes
from Jim McEWEN
Int
Date 3 Feb 1711-2
From
Austin W SPENCER to Jean SHERWOOD via Jarel WHEATON 8/1/2003
James,
the son of James was executor of his father's estate in 1742 (H L Peter Rounds,
Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Files 1687-1745 [Baltimore,
1988], 324-5)
Mentioned
in his father's Will 1734
Information
from Philip BEDIENT 29/6/2006
Will:
4 SEP 1740 Rehoboth, Bristol, MA
Note:
"Will of James WHEATON of Reho., Housewright, 'Being in a good measure of
health,' dtd. 4 Sept. 1740, prob. 18 Jan. 1742.
Wife Mary. Sons: Caleb (eldest),
James, Comfort, Constant & Mason WHEATON (some under 21). 3 daus:
Christian WHEATON alias WOOD, Mary Wheaton (unmar.) & Hannah
WHEATON. Wife to be 'Guardian to my
Childreen under age.' My 3
brothers: Robert, Ephraim & Daniel
WHEATON. Son James to be Exec.
Witns: Seth BULLOCK, Hezekiah BULLOCK
& Samuel BULLOCK [10:242/3/4]."
[Bristol Abstracts-1, p. 324.]
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011
"Order
to James WHEATON of Nedham Co of Suffolk, Housewright, Executor of Estate of
his father James WHEATON of Rehoboth. dated 8 Jan 1742 [10:229]"
More
About James WHEATON:
Burial:
October 1742, Village Cemetery, Rehoboth, Bristol Co, Massachusetts, USA454
Probate:
22 January 1742/43455
More
About Mary SHAW:
Burial:
1740, Village Cemetery, Rehoboth, Bristol Co, Massachusetts, USA456
Children
of James WHEATON and Mary SHAW are:
57. i. Captain
Caleb4 WHEATON, b. 1 October 1713, Bay Colony, Rehoboth,
Massachusetts, USA; d. 26 March 1788, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
ii. Christian/Christinna
WHEATON457,458, b. 15 October 1715, Rehoboth, Bristol Co.,
Massachusetts, USA459,460,461,462,463; d. 1743464;
m. Ichobod WOOD464, 13 June 1737, Rehoboth, Bristol Co.,
Massachusetts, USA464,465; b. Abt. 1711466;
d. Unknown.
iii. William
WHEATON467, b. 18 October 1715, Rehoboth, Bristol Co.,
Massachusetts, USA467; d. Unknown.
Notes
for William WHEATON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011
Information
from TEIncNJ@aol.com for "Families of Burlington Co., NJ shows a Christian
WHEATON was born 15 OCT 1715. She
married Ichabod WOOD. He was born 1709
This
would suggest that perhaps William was not a son of James as Christian is also
mentioned in her father's Will
58. iv. James
WHEATON, b. 11 December 1717, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. 7 July
1778, Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA.
v. Mary
WHEATON468,469, b. 14 October 1720, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA470,471,472; d. Unknown.
59. vi. Hannah
WHEATON, b. 8 August 1726, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; d.
Unknown.
60. vii. Comfort
WHEATON, b. 4 December 1727, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; d.
Unknown.
61. viii. Constantine
WHEATON, b. 28 January 1730/31, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA;
d. Unknown.
62. ix. Mason
WHEATON, b. 30 September 1733, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; d.
15 September 1812, Thomaston, Maine, USA.
27.
Deacon Robert3 WHEATON (Ephraim2, Robert1)473,474,475
was born 14 February 1688/89 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA476,477,478,
and died 22 November 1780 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA "son of
Eld. Ephraim WHEATON" Age 92479,480,481,482,483. He married Susanna SALISBURY484
11 October 1712 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA485,486,487. She was born 29 March 1692 in Swansea,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA488,489, and died 17 March 1777 in
"also Susannah, his wife" Age 85490,491,492,493.
Notes
for Deacon Robert WHEATON:
Information
from Warren WHEATON 4/11/2004
From
Burial Place Hill, Peckham Street, Rehoboth, Massachusetts
In
memory of Dea. Robert , son of Eld.Ephraim Wheaton.
died
Nov 22,1780 in his 92 year.
also
Susannah,
his wife. died Mar 17,1777 in her 85 year.
Mentioned
in his father's Will 1734
More
About Deacon Robert WHEATON:
Burial:
November 1780, Burial Hill Place, Peckham Street, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA494,495
More
About Susanna SALISBURY:
Burial:
March 1777, Burial Hill Place, Peckham Street, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA496,497
Children
of Robert WHEATON and Susanna SALISBURY are:
i. Anna
"Susanna"4 WHEATON498,499,500, b. 9
October 1713, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA501,502,503;
d. Unknown; m. Ephraim MARTN504, 22 June 1749504;
b. Abt. 1708505; d. Unknown.
Notes
for Anna "Susanna" WHEATON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011
Kelly
has Anna "Susanna" married to Israel COLE 15 March 1732/33 Rehoboth,
Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA. Was
this a first marriage?
63. ii. Patience
WHEATON, b. 15 May 1717, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; d. 4
November 1782, Age 64 See Notes.
64. iii. Andrew
WHEATON, b. 15 August 1721, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; d. 10
April 1796, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Age 75.
iv. Robert
WHEATON506,507, b. 22 June 1728, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA507,508,509; d. 1793, age 66510,511.
More
About Robert WHEATON:
Burial:
1793, Burial Hill Place, Peckham Street, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA512,513
28.
Ephraim3 WHEATON (Ephraim2, Robert1)514,515
was born 10 January 1690/91 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA515,516,
and died 1768517. He
married Abigail BURR or MOREY518,519 13 November 1718 in
Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA520. She was born 27 February 1701/02 in Bristol,
Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA (Now Rhode Island) USA age 62520,521,
and died 12 October 1762 in Bristol, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA (Now
Rhode Island) USA.
Notes
for Ephraim WHEATON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON 25/11/2004
1790 Providence, Providence County, Rhode
Island, USA
Information
from Kelly WHEATON 26/11/2004
She
suggests there is another child, William
1790 Edenton, Perquimas County, North
Carolina, USA
Mentioned
in his father's Will 1734
More
About Ephraim WHEATON:
Residences:
See Notes
Children
of Ephraim WHEATON and Abigail MOREY are:
65. i. Ephraim4
WHEATON, b. 21 September 1724, Providence, Rhode Island, USA; d. 3 November
1802, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
66. ii. Dr.
George WHEATON, b. 18 August 1728, Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA;
d. 4 June 1803, Norton, Massachusetts, USA.
iii. Amos
WHEATON522, b. 28 April 1732522; d.
Unknown; m. Hannah BARNBY or BARNEY523,524, 22 March 1755525;
b. Abt. 1735526; d. Unknown.
Notes
for Amos WHEATON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON 25/11/2004
1790 Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
USA
More
About Amos WHEATON:
Residences:
See Notes
29.
Mary3 WHEATON (Ephraim2, Robert1)527,528
was born 25 February 1693/94 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA528,529,
and died Unknown. She married Richard
BULLOCK529 4 November 1718 in Swansea, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA (See notes)529. He was born 1 July 1692 in Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA, and died 1780 in Nine Partners, Duchess County, New York,
USA529,530.
Notes
for Mary WHEATON:
Daughter
Mary BULLOCK mentioned in father's Will 1734
Marriage
Notes for Mary WHEATON and Richard BULLOCK:
Circular
Chart from Bonnie WHEATON
This
shows 29 December 1737 as the date of Mary's marriage
Children
of Mary WHEATON and Richard BULLOCK are:
i. Ephraim4
BULLOCK530, b. 10 August 1719, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA530; d. 18 February 1807, Saratoga,
Wyoming, New York, USA531; m. Mary DAKINS531;
b. 11 April 1723, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA531;
d. 21 February 1817, Saratoga, Wyoming, New York, USA531.
ii. Joseph
BULLOCK532, b. 7 December 1720, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA532; d. Unknown; m. (1) Jerusha SAWYER533,
17 April 1744, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA533; b.
22 May 1721, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA533; d.
Bef. 1766533; m. (2) Mercy BULLOCK533, 26
June 1766, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA533; b. 4
June 1733, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA533; d. 1795533.
iii. Huldah
BULLOCK534, b. 31 March 1722, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA534; d. Unknown; m. Simeon LUTHER535,
7 March 1738/39, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA535; b.
9 May 1717, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA535; d. 23
July 1758, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA535.
iv. Elizabeth
BULLOCK536, b. 8 February 1723/24, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA536; d. Unknown.
v. Richard
BULLOCK536, b. 17 September 1725, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA536; d. 18 July 1808, Chatham, Columbia,
New York, USA537; m. Keziah HORTON537, 12
February 1748/49, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA537;
b. 17 September 1725, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA537;
d. 1795537.
vi. Mary
BULLOCK538, b. 17 September 1727, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA538; d. Unknown; m. William WHEELER539,
30 August 1753, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA539; b.
Abt. 1722540; d. 20 December 1772, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA541.
vii. Ellis
BULLOCK542, b. 3 May 1732, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA542; d. Unknown; m. Deliverance UNKNOWN
wife of Ellis BULLOCK543; b. Abt. 1737544;
d. Unknown.
viii. Robert
BULLOCK545, b. 5 September 1734, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA545; d. Unknown.
30.
Elder Daniel3 WHEATON (Ephraim2, Robert1)546,547
was born 24 August 1698 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA548,549,550,
and died 9 December 1760 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA age 63 (or
29th December from Charles WALTHER)551,552. He married Tabitha BOWEN553
3 February 1732/33 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA553,554,555. She was born 17 February 1710/11 in Rehoboth,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA556, and died 20 March 1787 in
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Age 76 "widow of Elder Daniel
WHEATON"557,558.
Notes
for Elder Daniel WHEATON:
Mentioned
in his father's Will 1734
Information
from Philip BEDIENT 29/6/2006
Will:
4 DEC 1760 Rehoboth, Bristol, MA
Note:
"Will of DANIEL WHEETEN of Reho., yeoman, dtd. 4 Dec. 1760, prob. 16 Feb.
1761. Wife Tabitha. Sons: Nathaniel ("now Liveing at providence")
& Daniel (under 21) WHEETEN. Daus: Molly WHEETEN, Ruth WHEETEN & Huldah
WHEETEN (all unmar.). Son Nathaniel to be exec. Witns: Robert WHEETEN, Benjamin
MARTIN & Silvanus MARTIN [I7:198/9/200/1]."
More
About Elder Daniel WHEATON:
Burial:
December 1760, Burial Hill Place, Peckham Street, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA559
Occupation:
Elder of Baptist Church in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA559
Will:
4 December 1760560
More
About Tabitha BOWEN:
Burial:
March 1787, Burial Hill Place, Peckham Street, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA561
Children
of Daniel WHEATON and Tabitha BOWEN are:
67. i. Nathaniel4
WHEATON, b. 30 December 1732, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; d.
16 October 1795, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
ii. Charles
WHEATON562, b. 15 April 1735, Providence, Providence, Rhode
Island, or Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA563; d. 4 November
1780, "Son of Daniel WHEATON"(no age given)564; m.
Anna BURNEY565, 3 April 1756565; b. Abt.
1736566; d. Unknown.
More
About Charles WHEATON:
Burial:
November 1780, Burial Hill Place, Peckham Street, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA567
iii. Betsey
or Betty WHEATON568,569, b. 15 August 1737, Providence,
Providence, Rhode Island, or Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA570;
d. 16 January 1737/38, Providence, Rhode Island, USA571,572.
68. iv. Molly
WHEATON, b. 10 November 1738, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, or
Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA; d. Unknown.
v. Shubael
WHEATON573, b. 17 July 1741, Providence, Providence, Rhode
Island, or Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA574; d. 8 August 1751,
Providence, Rhode Island, USA, Age 11 "son of Daniel and Martha" -
should this be Tabitha?575,576.
More
About Shubael WHEATON:
Burial:
August 1751, Burial Hill Place, Peckham Street, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA577
69. vi. Ruth
WHEATON, b. 5 February 1743/44, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, or
Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA; d. Bef. 4 August 1777, Barrington, Bristol,
Massachusetts, (now Rhode Island), USA.
70. vii. Huldah
WHEATON, b. 22 July 1746, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, or Rehoboth,
Massachusetts, USA; d. 29 September 1779, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA.
viii. Daniel
WHEATON578, b. 9 June 1750, Providence, Providence, Rhode
Island, or Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA579; d. 22 October
1780, Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA age 30 Years 4 Months 2 days580,581;
m. Mary SMITH582, 29 December 1770, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
USA582,583; b. Abt. 1750584; d. Unknown.
Notes
for Daniel WHEATON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011
Daniel
may have died without issue
Inscription
on tombstone at Burial Hill Place reads:
In
Memory of Mr Daniel WHEATON Who departed this Life Octr the 22nd 1780 aged 30
Years 4 Months 2 days My time was Short next be thine prepair for it whilst tho
has [illegible] no time wee ha[illegible] what is lent who [illegible] is
Spent.
More
About Daniel WHEATON:
Burial:
October 1780, Burial Hill Place Cemetery, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA585
31.
Alice or Eless3 WHEATON (Ephraim2,
Robert1)586,587 was born 26 November 1700 in
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA587,588, and died 3 July
1766 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA589. She married Daniel BARNEY590
24 February 1725/26 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA590. He was born 20 November 1697 in Rehoboth,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA591, and died 2 February 1784 in
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA591.
Notes
for Alice or Eless WHEATON:
Daughter
Alice BARNEY mentioned in father's Will 1734
More
About Alice or Eless WHEATON:
Burial:
July 1766, Bullock's Hill Cemeter, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA591
More
About Daniel BARNEY:
Burial:
February 1784, Bullock's Hill Cemeter, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA591
Children
of Alice WHEATON and Daniel BARNEY are:
i. Mary4
BARNEY592, b. 13 December 1727, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA592; d. Unknown.
ii. Constant
BARNEY592, b. 23 April 1731, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA592; d. Unknown; m. Hannah CARPENTER593,
20 November 1753, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA593;
b. 14 October 1732, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA593;
d. Unknown.
iii. Betty
BARNEY594, b. 14 April 1733, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA594; d. Unknown; m. Joshua READ595,
18 November 1753, Swansea, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA595; b. 21 July 1728, Rehoboth,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA595; d. Unknown.
iv. Anne
BARNEY596, b. 29 November 1734, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA596; d. Unknown; m. Joseph SANDERS597,
30 March 1760, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA597; b.
Abt. 1729598; d. Unknown.
v. Daniel
BARNEY599, b. 14 September 1736, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA599; d. Unknown; m. Rachel BOWEN600,
18 November 1757, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA600; b.
29 November 1738, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA600; d.
Unknown.
vi. Sarah
BARNEY601, b. 2 March 1737/38, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA601; d. Unknown; m. Lemuel FRANKLIN602,
18 October 1757, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA602; b.
29 August 1732, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA602; d.
Unknown.
vii. David
BARNEY603, b. 24 January 1739/40, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA603; d. Unknown; m. Elizabeth GARNSEY604,
27 November 1759, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA604; b.
23 March 1745/46, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA604; d.
Unknown.
viii. Jonathan
BARNEY605, b. 24 January 1739/40, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA605; d. 25 April 1740, Rehoboth, Bristol
County, Massachusetts, USA606.
ix. Benajah
BARNEY607, b. 31 January 1741/42, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA607; d. Unknown; m. Anne GOFF608,
2 June 1763, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA608; b.
Abt. 1743609; d. Unknown.
32.
Freelove3 WHEATON (Ephraim2, Robert1)610,611
was born 1 June 1703 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA612,613,614,
and died 26 April 1734 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA615,616. She married Josiah BARNEY617
Abt. 31 July 1724 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA618. He was born 7 December 1699 in Rehoboth,
Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA619,620, and died Unknown.
Notes
for Freelove WHEATON:
Circular
Chart from Bonnie WHEATON 12/2004
Freelove
WHEATON does not appear on this chart
Daughter
Freelove BARNEY mentioned in father's Will 1734
Children
of Freelove WHEATON and Josiah BARNEY are:
i. Jabez4
BARNEY620, b. 17 January 1725/26, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA620; d. Unknown.
ii. Elizabeth
BARNEY620, b. 22 July 1729, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA620; d. Unknown; m. Isaiah STREETER621,
Aft. 20 July 1746621; b. 27 July 1724, Attleboro, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA621; d. Unknown.
iii. Israel
BARNEY622, b. 16 February 1731/32, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA622; d. Unknown; m. Bethiah GOFF623,
12 October 1752, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA623; b.
31 January 1729/30, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA623;
d. Unknown.
iv. Joseph
BARNEY624, b. 19 March 1732/33, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA624; d. Unknown, Taunton, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA625.
v. Benjamin
BARNEY626, b. 19 March 1732/33, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA626; d. Unknown.
vi. Hannah
BARNEY626, b. 22 April 1735, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA626; d. Unknown.
vii. Josiah
BARNEY626, b. 10 August 1736, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA626; d. 14 February 1819, Swansea, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA627; m. Mehetabel MILLARD627,
4 September 1757, Swansea, Bristol,, Massachusetts, USA627;
b. 26 May 1739, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA627; d.
21 February 1812, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA627.
viii. Christopher
BARNEY628, b. 28 June 1739, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA628; d. Unknown.
ix. Freelove
BARNEY628, b. 27 November 1743, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA628; d. Unknown; m. Benjamin MASON629,
3 October 1779, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA629;
b. 4 September 1739, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA629;
d. Unknown.
33.
Samuel3 WHEATON (Benjamin2, Robert1)630
was born 20 August 1693 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA630,
and died Unknown. He married (1) Mary
ROCKWOOD630 24 February 1716/17631. She was born Abt. 1695632,
and died Unknown. He married (2)
Millisom SPRAGUE 23 January 1735/36 in Possible marriage only- See notes. She died Unknown.
Notes
for Samuel WHEATON:
Information
from David WHEATON 25/11/2004
3
June 2004 Report: On 31 January 1727, Mary WHEATON, Samuel's wife, petitioned
the court that she might be appointed the guardian of the inheritance belonging
to her daughter, Mary. Mary declared
that Samuel abandoned his family when her daughter was two years old and had
been gone for seven years. During this
time, her father-in-law, Benjamin WHEATON, died. Daniel WHEATON, Samuel's brother, claimed to
have power of attorney from Samuel. Mary
believed that Daniel was attempting to lay claim to the inheritance of her
husband, which rightfully belonged to her daughter as the only living heir. Daniel and Benjamin WHEATON responded by
claiming that Mary was attempting to defraud their brother. They asked the court to delay judgement while
they procured evidence that Samuel was yet living. It was probably after this that it was
decided that Samuel had already received his full share. It is doubtful that his daughter Mary
received anything. But sometimes great
things come out of adversity. An
ancestry table for President William Howard TAFT published by the American Genealogist
shows that he is the great-great-grandson of Mary WHEATON, the abandoned
daughter of Samuel WHEATON and Mary ROCKWOOD.
Circular
Chart from Bonnie WHEATON 12/2004
The
information on this chart shows that Samuel married Millisom SPRAGUE 23 January
1736 and they had 3 children, Samuel born 11 September 1737, Millicent born 25
August 1739 and Esther born 6 September 1743.
Son Samuel married Sarah SKILLION 18 December 1763 and they had John
born 7 October 1766 and Charles born 5 August 1769
More
research required!
Notes
for Mary ROCKWOOD:
Information
from David J WHEATON 25 November 2004
It is
indicated that Mary WHEATON is the Great-Great Grandmother of President William
Howard TAFT.
Child
of Samuel WHEATON and Mary ROCKWOOD is:
71. i. Mary4
WHEATON, b. 23 October 1718; d. Unknown.
Children
of Samuel WHEATON and Millisom SPRAGUE are:
72. ii. Samuel4
WHEATON, b. 11 September 1737; d. Unknown.
iii. Millicent
WHEATON633, b. 25 August 1739633; d.
Unknown.
iv. Esther
WHEATON633, b. 6 September 1743633; d.
Unknown.
34.
Daniel3 WHEATON (Benjamin2, Robert1)634
was born 17 March 1698/99 in Mendon, Massachusetts, USA634,635,
and died Abt. 1731 in Greenwich, Conneticut, USA635,636. He married Joanna GREEN637
Abt. 1719637. She was
born 25 April 1701 in or 14 March 1702/3 Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut,
USA637,638, and died Unknown.
Notes
for Daniel WHEATON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON 24/6/2012
WHEATON,
Daniel, late of Greenwich, Inventory taken by Timothy KNAPP and John MARSHALL,
Jr., and filed Mar. 30, 1732, by Nathan SMITH and Reuben GREEN, administrators.
Decedent left six children all under age, viz: Daniel, Benjamin, Thomas, David,
Jemima, and Johannah, and no widow, page 33.
WHEATON,
Daniel, late of Greenwich, inventory taken Oct. 2, 1749, by Israel KNAPP and
Jabez MEAD, and filed Oct. 2, 1749, by Reuben GREEN, one of his executors,
other executor Nathan SMITH of Dutchess County, page 25. Feb. 6, 1750, estate
settled, receipt signed by Daniel WHEATON, Reuben HOLLY and Benjamin MERRITT
page 26.
More
About Daniel WHEATON:
Inventory:
30 March 1732, and 2 October 1749 See Notes638
Children
of Daniel WHEATON and Joanna GREEN are:
i. Daniel4
WHEATON639, b. Abt. 1720639; d. Unknown.
73. ii. Benjamin
WHEATON, b. Abt. 1722; d. Unknown.
iii. Thomas
WHEATON639, b. Abt. 1724639; d. Unknown.
iv. David
WHEATON639, b. Abt. 1726639; d. Unknown.
74. v. Jemima
WHEATON, b. Abt. 1728; d. Unknown.
vi. Joanna
WHEATON639, b. Abt. 1730639; d. Unknown.
35.
David3 WHEATON, Snr (Benjamin2, Robert1)640,641
was born 22 July 1706 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA642,
and died 3 February 1793 in Medway, Massachusetts, USA642,643. He married (1) Susannah FISHER644
30 March 1730 in Medway, Massachusetts, USA644. She was born Abt. 1710645,
and died 1750646. He
married (2) Sarah MAXFIELD646 31 July 1750646. She was born Abt. 1730647,
and died Unknown.
Notes
for David WHEATON, Snr:
Information
from David J WHEATON 25/11/2004
3
June 2004 Report: Two deeds recorded in
Suffolk County make a strong case for the identificaton of David as the son of
Benjamin and Margaret WHEATON. Mendon
was part of Suffolk County until the creation of Worcester County in 1731. On 22 September 1727, David WHEATON of
Mendon, husbandman, purchased 26 acres of land at Magamisco Hill in Mendon from
his brother Benjamin WHEATON, also of Mendon, Cooper. The deed was not recorded until 14 February
1744. On the same day that David
presented this deed for recording in Boston, he presented another deed dated 27
October 1741. That deed shows that David
WHEATON was now living in Holliston, but he was purchasing land in Medway from
Benjamin JONES. This property consisted
of 25 acres for a purchase price of 137 pounds and 10 shillings. The fact that both deeds were recorded on the
same day and were recorded consecutively in the Suffolk County register
virtually confirms that the two David WHEATON grantees are identical. The first deed was made between Benjamin
WHEATON and David WHEATON, clearly the sons of Benjamin WHEATON of Mendon. The second deed links David to Medway. It is concluded, therefore, that David
WHEATON of Medway is identical to David WHEATON of Mendon. Benjamin and Margaret WHEATON constitute the
next generation of the pedigree.
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011
The
Following from EARLY MEDWAY SETTLERS & LAND RECORDS b1996 By Francis D.
Donovan
David
WHEATON, son of Benjamin of Mendon, Mass., was born in 1706.
He
married Susannah FISHER in 1736, and settled in Mucksquit west of Henry MORSE.
Rev. Abner
MORSE says that WHEATON settled first on the east part of the WILSON lot, then
built on the BULLEN lot on 25 acres bought in 1741 from Benjamin JONES. He then
built on the southwest corner of the Rockwood lot. This latter place was sold
to Jeremiah LITTLEFIELD in 1767, and later, to Joseph BRICK. The place is shown
on the 1852 Medway map on Hill Street. During his life here, he built three
houses near Winthrop's Pond.
He
was a stone mason, and built many walls, wells and foundations in the area. In
his old age, he became a fortune teller, and foretold many events with
remnarkable accuracy.
After
his first wife died in 1750, he married the same year, Sarah MAXFIELD. He
served in the French and Indian War, and died in 1793.
Some
of his children were recorded in Medway, some in Holliston, and some in both
towns.
Children:
David
1731-
Daniel
1732- m. 1758 Unity BULLEN
Hannah
1734
Susanna
1735 m. 1769 Hezekiah BULLARD
Joseph
1742 m. 1762 Rachel MAXWELL
Aaron
1724
Jemima
1746-1746
Mary
1748-1749
Note:
M. M. FISHER, in one of his newspaper articles, stated that Hannah WHEATON was
a poetess of some note, and died a pauper in Medway.
More
About David WHEATON, Snr:
Burial:
February 1793, West Medway Cemetery, Massachusetts, USA648
Occupation:
Stone Mason
Children
of David WHEATON and Susannah FISHER are:
i. David4
WHEATON648, b. 1 December 1731648; d.
Unknown.
More
About David WHEATON:
Baptism:
3 July 1743, Holliston, Massachusetts, USA648
75. ii. Daniel
WHEATON, b. 24 September 1732; d. Unknown.
iii. Hannah
WHEATON648, b. 21 March 1734/35648; d.
Unknown.
Notes
for Hannah WHEATON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011
Note:
M. M. FISHER, in one of his newspaper articles, stated that Hannah Wheaton was
a poetess of some note, and died a pauper in Medway.
More
About Hannah WHEATON:
Baptism:
3 July 1743, Holliston, Massachusetts, USA648
iv. Susannah
WHEATON648, b. 7 March 1735/36648; d.
Unknown; m. Hezekiah BULLARD649; b. Abt. 1730650;
d. Unknown.
v. Mary
WHEATON651, b. 14 November 1741651; d.
Unknown.
76. vi. Joseph
WHEATON, b. 18 August 1743; d. Unknown.
77. vii. Aaron
WHEATON, b. 22 July 1745, Medway, Massachusetts, USA; d. 9 May 1778, During
Revolutionary War.
viii. Jemima
WHEATON651, b. 24 August 1746651; d. 14
October 1746651.
ix. Mary
WHEATON651, b. 29 April 1748651; d. 5 May
1749651.
Notes
for Mary WHEATON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011
Kelly
has a husband for May, Samuel SNELL, but we both have a death date of the 5 May
1749, days after her birth.
More
information needed
Children
of David WHEATON and Sarah MAXFIELD are:
x. Joshua4
WHEATON652, b. 10 April 1757, Holliston, Massachusetts, USA652;
d. Unknown, young652.
xi. Rachel
WHEATON652, b. 25 December 1760, Hopkinton, Middlesex County,
Massachusetts, USA652; d. Unknown.
xii. Ann
WHEATON652, b. 7 August 1763, Hopkinton, Middlesex County,
Massachusetts, USA652; d. Unknown.
Generation No. 4
36.
Benjamin4 WHEATON (Christopher3,
Christopher2, Robert1)653
was born 22 August 1709 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA654,
and died Bef. 1790655.
He married Abigail LYND655 13 June 1744 in Leicester,
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA655. She was born Abt. 1714656,
and died Unknown.
Notes
for Benjamin WHEATON:
The
notes collected for this family are not very clear and so there are no dates
and probably lots of errors. I look
forward to receiving the correct information.
Information
from Kelly WHEATON 26/11/2004
She
believes he had two sons called Christopher (WHEETON) and John (WHEETON)
1790 Worcester, Leicester County,
Massachusetts, USA
Moved to Mendon, Massachusetts,
USA
More
About Benjamin WHEATON:
Immigration:
Cooper657
Inventory:
£150. 9s. 6d657
Residences:
Moved to Mendon, Massachusetts, USA657
Children
of Benjamin WHEATON and Abigail LYND are:
78. i. John5
WHEATON, b. 2 March 1744/45, Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA;
d. 1824.
ii. Sarah
WHEATON658, b. 26 June 1747, Leicester, Worcester,
Massachusetts, USA658; d. 1797659; m. John
EARL660, 24 October 1765, Leicester, Worcester,
Massachusetts, USA660; b. Abt. 1742661; d.
Unknown.
79. iii. Christopher
WHEATON, b. 5 March 1747/48, Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA;
d. 30 May 1798, Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA.
iv. Pliny
WHEATON662, b. 16 January 1750/51, Leicester, Worcester,
Massachusetts, USA662; d. November 1870, Barre, Washington
Co., Vermont, USA663.
v. Daniel
WHEATON664, b. 5 May 1753, Leicester, Worcester,
Massachusetts, USA664; d. Unknown.
37.
Noah4 WHEATON (Jonathan3, Samuel2,
Robert1)665 was born Abt. 1708665,
and died December 1760665.
He married Elizabeth UNKNOWN wife of Noah WHEATON. She was born Abt. 1708666,
and died 1794667.
Notes
for Noah WHEATON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON 9/5/2011
He
could be the son of Noah(2) brother of Jonathan as per MH
Noah's
will dated 13 Dec 1760 Proved 31 Jan 1761; appoints his wife Elizabeth and sons
Jonathan and Robert Executors
Mentions
son Henry (a minor) , daughter Sarah Reed, daughters; Mary and Martha.
Inv.
30 Dec 1760 by David Jenkins, Samuel Harris Jr.
Administration
Elizabeth Wheaton to Sarah Reed 7 Feb 1794
. Adm Acct. allowed 9 Dec 1794
More
About Noah WHEATON:
Inventory:
30 December 1760, David JENKINS, Samuel HARRIS jnr667
Will:
13 December 1760667
Will
proved: 31 January 1761, Appoints wife Elizabeth and sons Jonathan and Robert
Executors667
More
About Elizabeth UNKNOWN wife of Noah WHEATON:
Administration:
7 February 1703/04, to Sarah REED Adm Acct. allowed 9 December 1794667
Children
of Noah WHEATON and Elizabeth WHEATON are:
i. Jonathan5
WHEATON667, b. Abt. 1728668; d. 1776669.
ii. Robert
WHEATON669, b. Abt. 1729670; d. Unknown; m.
Sarah WHITTEL671; b. Abt. 1734672; d.
Unknown.
Notes
for Robert WHEATON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 9/5/2011
Notes
for Robert WHEATON
1
July 1766 and 3 October 1766 names lands in Hopewell (Mercer Co.,) New Jersey,
USA
iii. Mary
WHEATON673, b. Abt. 1730673; d. Unknown.
iv. Martha
WHEATON673, b. Abt. 1732674; d. Unknown.
v. Henry
WHEATON675, b. Abt. 1734676; d. Unknown.
vi. Sarah
WHEATON677, b. Abt. 1735677; d. Aft. 1794677;
m. Lewis REED677, Bef. 1760677; b. Abt.
1730678; d. Unknown.
38.
Isaac4 WHEATON (Noah3, Samuel2,
Robert1)679 was born Abt. 1702680,
and died 16 February 1762 in Hopewell, Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA or
Cohansey, Salem Co., New Jersey, USA (Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011)681. He married (1) Mary PAGE682
Abt. 1727683. She was
born Abt. 1707683, and died Unknown. He married (2) Hannah UNKNOWN wife of Isaac
WHEATON684 Abt. 1746685. She was born Abt. 1707685,
and died Unknown.
Notes
for Isaac WHEATON:
Information
from Philip Bedient 29/6/2006
New
Jersey Archives. First Series. Vol. XXXIII. Wills 1761-1770.
p.
472. Will of Isaac WHEATON of Hopewell Twp. Cumberland Co., yeoman. Wife Hannah
the 1/3 of movable estate and use of plantation until my son Isaac is 21. Son
John, my lands on Stow Creek and my lands in New England in the township of
Swansey. Son Isaac my plantation. Three youngest sons Bagley, Reuben, and
Charles, £50 each. Daughters Hephzibah, Sarah, and Hannah, rest when 18. Execs:
wife Hannah and my brother in law Enos WOODRUFF Wits: Nathan BACON, Walter
EWING, John McGALLIARE. Written June 12, 1761. Proved Mar. 22, 1762. Inventory
Feb. 16, 1762, £296.2.5.
Addresses
1793 Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2012
From
My History
"Buried
at Lower Hopewell Baptist Graveyard without a
doubt, as he was a member of Cohansey Baptist Church and live near there
(within 1/4 mile). He was under 21 when his father made his will 20 Dec 1715. He visited Swansea in 1735 and
took with him a letter from the Cohansey Baptist Church dated 19 Jan
1735."
Comments
queries from JKW 11/4/2012
Kelly
WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011 shows two marriages for Isaac, (1) to Mary PAGE and
(2) to Hannah UNKNOWN (could be WOODRUFF - see Will information above). All children are shown as belonging to Mary
PAGE
I
only have one marriage, to Hannah UNKNOWN with all the children shown as hers.
In
his Will made in 1761 Isaac writes about his son Isaac being less than 21, we
have a birth date for his in 1748 so this seems to fit. It is not clear from the Will whether any of
the other sons are under 21 other than he says writes about his three youngest
sons, so obviously Isaac is older than them.
But even so it does suggest that the birth dates of the children are in
the 1740s and 1750s. This would suggest
that they were the children of his second wife (Hannah), rather than his first
wife (Mary).
For
the present I have entered both wives, but have left the children as belong to
Hannah until I am advised otherwise.
More
About Isaac WHEATON:
Residences:
See Notes
Children
of Isaac WHEATON and Hannah WHEATON are:
i. Hepzibah5
WHEATON686, b. Abt. 1747, New Jersey, USA687;
d. Unknown; m. Benjamin MULFORD688, 20 December 1770688;
b. Abt. 1742689; d. Unknown.
ii. Isaac WHEATON690,
b. 25 October 1748, New Jersey, USA690; d. 15 December 1802690.
Notes
for Isaac WHEATON:
Addresses
1793 Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA
Comment
and queries JKW 11/4/2012
You
will see from the following that there are two Isaac WHEATONs born about the
same time and at present given the same dates and families. I already had the details for Isaac the son
of Jonathan and at present I have left it that way. Further advice required.
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011
4.
Isaac Jr WHEATON (Isaac(4), Noah(3), Samuel(2), Robert(1)) was born 25
October 1748 NJ and died 15 December 1802.
He married
Judith LUDLAM 13 December 1768. She was
born 23 December 1748, and died 19 February 1822
Brief details of children listed are
Isaac 3rd (1769), Charles (1771), Providence (1771), William (1776). Hannah
(1779), Jacob (1781),
Ruth (1783), Lydia (1785) and Judith
(1788)
Information
that I have received previously
6.
Isaac Jr WHEATON (Jonathan(4), Noah(3), Samuel(2), Robert(1)) was born
25 October 1748 in New Jersey, USA and died 15
December 1802 Age 54 years 1 month 20
days. He married Judith LUDLAM89 13
December 1768 She was born 23 December
1748,
and died 19 February 1822 Age 74.
Notes
for Isaac Jr WHEATON:
Information
from Richard THOMAS 6/1/2004
The
sloop "Greenwich Packet" was returning from Philadelphia at night on
the Delaware River. A sudden gust of
wind caused the sloop to heave to one side and the stone step cargo shifed
causing the sloop to overturn. Isaac
WHEATON had purchased the stone step for the side entrance to the Roadstone
Baptist Church. Isaac was accompanied by
his daughter Hannah and her friend.
Hannah had purchased her trousseau for her upcoming wedding. Isaac, Hannah, her friend and Captain Davis's
son were drowned. Many years later
during the second world war while dredging the Delaware River the stone step
was recovered and returned to the church.
Information
from Family Bible sent by Dean WHEATON 6/1/2005
Isaac
WHEATON senior and Hannah his Daughter the former aged 54 years, 1 month &
20 days, & the latter 23 years, 8 months & 15 days, were returning from
Philada in the Greenwich Packet on the 15th of December 1802 at night were
overset in the river Delaware by a violent flaw of wind, and drowned, with two
others, who were all found and interred
More
About Isaac Jr WHEATON:
Burial:
December 1802, Cohansey Baptist Church, Roadstown, Cumberland County, New
Jersey, USA
Cause
of Death: Drowned
Brief details of children listed are
Isaac III (1769), Charles (1771), Providence (1773), John (1776), William (1776), Hannah (1779),
Jacob (1781); Ruth WHEATON(1783), Lydia
(1785) and Judith (1788)
More
About Isaac WHEATON:
Residences:
See Notes
iii. John
WHEATON690, b. Abt. 1749, New Jersey, USA691;
d. Unknown; m. Phebe UNKNOWN wife of John WHEATON692; b. Abt.
1754693; d. Unknown.
Notes
for John WHEATON:
Addresses
1793 Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA
More
About John WHEATON:
Residences:
See Notes
iv. Sarah
WHEATON694, b. Abt. 1750, New Jersey, USA695;
d. Unknown.
v. Hannah
WHEATON696, b. 9 August 1751, New Jersey, USA696,697;
d. Unknown; m. John WOOD697; b. Abt. 1746, of Indian Field698;
d. Unknown.
vi. Bagley
WHEATON699, b. Abt. 1752, New Jersey, USA700;
d. Unknown.
80. vii. Reuben
WHEATON, b. Abt. 1754, New Jersey, USA; d. 11 July 1799.
viii. Charles
WHEATON701, b. Abt. 1758, New Jersey, USA702;
d. Unknown.
39.
Noah Jr4 WHEATON (Noah3, Samuel2,
Robert1)703 was born Abt. 1704703,
and died Bet. 13 - 30 December 1760 in Hopewell, Cumberland Co., New Jersey,
USA704. He married (1)
Hannah UNKNOWN wife of Noah Jr WHEATON705 Abt. 1724706. She was born 1700707, and
died Unknown. He married (2) Elizabeth
UNKNOWN wife of Noah Jr WHEATON708 Abt. 1730709. She was born Abt. 1709709,
and died Unknown.
Notes
for Noah Jr WHEATON:
Information
from Philip BEDIENT 29/6/2006
New
Jersey Archives. First Series. Vol. XXXIII. Wills 1761-1770.
p.
472. Will of Noah WHEATON of Hopewell, Cumberland Co., yeoman, dated Dec. 13,
1760. My wife Elizabeth 1/3 of real and personal estate during life. Son
Jonathan 10 a. at upper end. Son Robert rest of land where I live and rest of
moveables and he to pay my son Henry, when 21. Dau. Sarah Reed. Dau. Mary
Wheaton. Dau. Martha Wheaton. Execs: wife Elizabeth and sons Jonathan and
Robert. Proved Jan. 31, 1761. Inventory Dec. 30, 1760, £274.3.0.
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011
Kelly
has a completely different family for this Noah WHEATON, details below.
He
married Hannah, she was born about 1700
Children:
i Elijah WHEATON d 1784
Notes
Likely never married, no issue at death
ii Rachel
iii
Nancy m John SHELDON
iv
Mercy m Samuel NOBLER; d 4 March 1784
v Daniel b abt 1725
vi
Noah b before 1728, d 1777, m Hannah (Note from JKW - same year as father)
At
present I have entered two marriages for this Noah born about 1704, one
marriage to Elizabeth with the information sent to me for their children as set
out in the Will details above, and the second marriage to Hannah to include the
children on the GEDCOM
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011
Of
Hopewell, Comberland Co., New Jersey, USA
Children
of Noah WHEATON and Hannah WHEATON are:
i. Elijah5
WHEATON710, b. Abt. 1724711; d. 1784712.
Notes
for Elijah WHEATON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011
Likely
never married. No issue at death
ii. Rachel
WHEATON712, b. Abt. 1725712; d. Unknown.
iii. Nancy
WHEATON712, b. Abt. 1726713; d. Unknown; m.
John SHELDON714; b. Abt. 1721715; d.
Unknown.
iv. Mercy
WHEATON716, b. Abt. 1727717; d. Unknown; m.
Samuel NOBLER718; b. Abt. 1722719; d. 4
March 1784720.
v. Daniel
WHEATON720, b. Abt. 1728721; d. Unknown.
vi. Noah
WHEATON722, b. Abt. 1729723; d. 1777724;
m. Hannah UNKNOWN wife of Noah WHEATON724; b. Abt. 1734725;
d. Unknown.
Children
of Noah WHEATON and Elizabeth WHEATON are:
vii. Jonathan5
WHEATON726, b. Abt. 1730727; d. Unknown.
viii. Robert
WHEATON728, b. Abt. 1732729; d. Unknown.
ix. Henry
WHEATON730, b. Abt. 1734731; d. Unknown.
x. Sarah
WHEATON732, b. Abt. 1737733; d. Unknown; m.
Unknown REED734; b. Abt. 1732735; d.
Unknown.
xi. Mary
WHEATON736, b. Abt. 1739737; d. Unknown.
xii. Martha
WHEATON738, b. Abt. 1741739; d. Unknown.
40.
Jonathan4 WHEATON (Noah3, Samuel2,
Robert1)740 was born 1710740,
and died Unknown. He married Hannah
UNKNOWN wife of Jonathan WHEATON740. She was born Abt. 1715741,
and died Unknown.
Child
of Jonathan WHEATON and Hannah WHEATON is:
81. i. Isaac
Jr5 WHEATON, b. 25 October 1748, New Jersey, USA; d. 15 December
1802, Age 54 years 1 month 20 days.
41.
Hannah4 WHEATON (Samuel3, Samuel2,
Robert1)742 was born 9 September 1712 in
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA742, and died 2 June 1761743. She married (1) Barnard HAILE743,744
Abt. 1728 in Massachusetts, USA745. He was born 15 September 1709 in Swansea,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA745, and died 14 April 1738 in
Massachusetts, USA745.
She married (2) John WOOD745 1 November 1739745. He was born 27 February 1716/17 in Swansea,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA745, and died Bef. 1 February 1760
in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA746. She married (3) John BRAYTON747
8 September 1743747.
He was born Abt. 1710748, and died Unknown.
Notes
for Barnard HAILE:
Information
from Philip BEDIENT 29/6/2006
Bristol
Abstracts-1, p. 69.]
Probate:
20 SEP 1749 Swansea, Bristol, MA
Note:
"Div. of Est. of Barnard HALE of Swan., btwn. his late widow Hannah WOOD
& his chldn: Koomer HALE (eldest
son), Amos HALE (son), Freloph BOURN Alias Freloph HALE (dau.) & Hannah
HALE (dau.), dtd. 20 Sept. 1749.
Comm: Israel NICHOLS, Hezekiah
LUTHER, Hezekiah KINGSLEY, Theophilos LUTHER & Oliver MASON
[12:76/7/8/9]."
Notes
for John WOOD:
Information
from Philip BEDIENT 29/6/2006
Probate:
5 NOV 1762 Swansea, Bristol, MA
Note:
"Ord. for & div. of est. of John WOOD of Swan. dcd. intest. btwn. his
widow Hannah WOOD & his chldn:
Lillis WOOD (dau.), Rachel WOOD (dau.), Lettis WOOD (dau.), ord. dtd. 5
Nov. 1762, div. dtd. Dec. 1762. Mentions
land that was 'formerly set off in the Estate of Barnard HAIL to his Widow late
the Wife & now Widow of the sd. John WOOD deceased.' Comm:
Daniel MARTIN, John HAIL & Aaron KINGSLEY [18:150/151]." [Mayflower Descendants, Vol. 45, p. 21.]
More
About John WOOD:
Probate:
1 February 1760749
Children
of Hannah WHEATON and Barnard HAILE are:
i. Freelove5
HAILE749, b. 11 February 1728/29, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA749; d. Unknown; m. Nathaniel BOURNE749,
2 March 1748/49, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA749;
b. Abt. 1729750; d. Unknown.
ii. Hannah
HAILE751, b. 16 June 1732, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA751; d. Unknown; m. Sampson MASON, 5 August
1751, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA751; b. 27
September 1732, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA751;
d. Unknown.
iii. Comer
HAILE751, b. 5 November 1734, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA (SEE NOTES)751; d. Unknown.
Notes
for Comer HAILE:
Previously
information was received showing that this Ruth EASTERBROOK married Connor
HAILE; now information has been received showing that she married his brother
Amos HAILE
iv. Amos HAILE751,
b. 15 September 1736, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA (SEE NOTES)751;
d. Unknown; m. Ruth ESTABROOK752, 18 May 1758, Warren,
Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA (Now Rhode Island) (SEE NOTES)752;
b. 19 November 1739, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA (SEE NOTES)753,754;
d. Unknown.
Notes
for Amos HAILE:
Previously
information was received showing that this Ruth EASTERBROOK married Connor
HAILE; now information has been received showing that she married his brother
Amos HAILE
Notes
for Ruth ESTABROOK:
Previously
information was received showing that this Ruth EASTERBROOK married Connor
HAILE; now information has been received showing that she married his brother
Amos HAILE
Marriage
Notes for Amos HAILE and Ruth ESTABROOK:
Previously
information was received showing that this Ruth EASTERBROOK married Connor HAILE;
now information has been received showing that she married his brother Amos
HAILE
Children
of Hannah WHEATON and John WOOD are:
v. Patience5
WOOD755, b. 25 September 1739, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA755; d. Unknown.
vi. Lillis
WOOD755, b. 7 December 1741, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA755; d. Unknown; m. Jonathan WOOD, 22
December 1763, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA755;
b. 16 November 1738, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA755;
d. Unknown.
vii. Rachel
WOOD755, b. 25 April 1743, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA755; d. Unknown.
viii. Lettice
WOOD755, b. 6 July 1750, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA755; d. Unknown.
42.
Susanna4 WHEATON (Samuel3, Samuel2,
Robert1)756 was born 8 November 1714 in
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA756, and died
Unknown. She married Israel COLE756
15 March 1732/33 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA756. He was born 9 March 1709/10 in Swansea,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA756, and died Unknown.
Marriage
Notes for Susanna WHEATON and Israel COLE:
Married
by Mr Ephraim WHEATON Minister of Swansea
Children
of Susanna WHEATON and Israel COLE are:
i. Experience5
COLE757, b. 25 December 1733, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA757; d. Unknown; m. Eli LUTHER757,
14 March 1757, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA757;
b. 23 July 1735, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA757;
d. Unknown.
ii. Israel
COLE757, b. 22 September 1735, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA757; d. 6 July 1830, Cheshire,
Massachusetts, USA757; m. Susannah WOOD757,
17 January 1765, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA757;
b. Abt. 1740758; d. Unknown.
iii. Rosanna
COLE759, b. 5 August 1742, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA759; d. Unknown.
iv. Ebenezer
COLE759, b. 5 August 1745, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA759; d. Unknown.
v. Bethuel
COLE759, b. 22 May 1750, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA759; d. Unknown.
vi. Aaron COLE759,
b. 31 January 1755, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA759;
d. Unknown.
43.
Sarah4 WHEATON (Samuel3, Samuel2,
Robert1)760 was born 19 August 1716 in
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA760, and died
Unknown. She married Ichabod WEST760
25 March 1736 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA760. He was born 25 October 1710 in Rehoboth,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA760, and died Unknown.
Children
of Sarah WHEATON and Ichabod WEST are:
i. James5
WEST761, b. 3 March 1737/38, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA761; d. Unknown.
ii. Ichabod
WEST761, b. 4 July 1739, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA761; d. 3 August 1836, Hoosock, Rensselaer
County, New York, USA761; m. Susannah MCLEOD761;
b. 4 July 1741, Ediniburgh, Scotland761; d. Unknown.
iii. Prudence
WEST761, b. 22 December 1742, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA761; d. Unknown; m. Masher MARTIN761,
Abt. 1761761; b. 21 December 1735, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA761; d. 28 April 1806, Shaftesbury,
Bennington County, Vermont, USA761.
iv. Levi WEST761,
b. 29 March 1745, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA761;
d. Unknown.
v. Barnard
WEST761, b. 16 April 1747, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA761; d. Unknown.
44.
Samuel4 WHEATON (Samuel3, Samuel2,
Robert1)762 was born 31 December 1718 in
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA762, and died
Unknown. He married Patience or Prudence
SALISBURY762,763 Aft. 8 March 1741/42764. She was born 15 January 1719/20 in Swansea,
Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA765, and died
Unknown.
Notes
for Samuel WHEATON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON 26/11/2004
She
believes there is another child, Levi
1790 Hudson, Columbia County, New York, USA
- See note below, which suggests this is not the right Samuel.
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 9/5/2011
They
lived in Swanswa, Massachusetts, and Warren, Rhode Island, USA
Information
from Philip BEDIENT 29/6/2006
The
town of Barrington was taken from Swansea, incorporated as a town by
Massachusetts on Nov. 18, 1717, and transferred to Rhode Island by royal decree
on May 28, 1746. Parts of Swansea and Rehoboth were added to Barrington on the
north and east by the new boundary line and its name was changed to Warren on
Jan, 27, 1746/7. The names of Samuel WHEATON and his sons Noah and Perez appear
in a 1774 census of Warren, RI. In all
probability the family had not moved but the boundaries of the colonies had.
The births of all of the children are recorded in Swansea, MA records. In 1776
Samuel WHEATON purchased 196 acres of land in the Jericho district of Berkshire
Co., MA which was later to become the town of Hancock. In 1793, after the death
of their father, Noah WHEATON of Canaan, NY, Perez WHEATON and Spencer WHEATON
of Warren, RI, and William WHEATON of Albany Co., NY sold this land but
reserved its use for the widow Prudence for her lifetime.
Samuel
WHEATON died prior to the 1790 census. That census lists Pruda WHEATON with one
other female living with her.
Kelly
WHEATON GEDCOM 9/5/2011
Kelly
lists two other children
Roby
WHEATON b 1 November 1775 Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA and
Hannah
WHEATON b 19 September 1777 Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island USA, m Joseph
SMITH 26 August 1798 Warren, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
However,
his Samuel's wife was born 1719/1720 which would have made her in her late 50s
at this date.
More
About Samuel WHEATON:
Residences:
See Notes
Notes
for Patience or Prudence SALISBURY:
Addresses
1790 Hancock, Berkshire County,
Massachusetts, USA as Pruda
(possibly this is Prudence,
wife of Samuel)
More
About Patience or Prudence SALISBURY:
Residences:
See Notes
Children
of Samuel WHEATON and Patience SALISBURY are:
82. i. Mary5
WHEATON, b. 24 September 1742, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; d.
Unknown.
ii. Lieutenant
Noah WHEATON766, b. 21 February 1742/43, Swansea, Bristol
County, Massachusetts, USA766,767; d. Unknown; m. Martha
HAMMOND768, 25 December 1768, Warren, Bristol County, Rhode
Island, USA768,769; b. Abt. 1747770; d.
Unknown.
iii. Prudence
WHEATON771, b. 24 July 1746, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA771,772; d. Unknown.
Notes
for Prudence WHEATON:
Information
from Kelley WHEATON 26/11/2004
Possible
address which was for a Pruda WHEATON
1790 Hancock, Berkshire Township,
Massachusetts, USA
More
About Prudence WHEATON:
Residences:
See Notes
iv. Dorcas
WHEATON773, b. 3 August 1748, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA773,774; d. Unknown; m. John BOWEN775,
22 June 1774, Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA776;
b. Abt. 1743777; d. Unknown.
83. v. Peres
WHEATON, b. 13 July 1750, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; d. 1796,
Passage from Havana (see notes).
vi. Samuel
WHEATON778, b. 21 February 1751/52, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA778,779; d. Unknown.
vii. Sarah
WHEATON780, b. 17 December 1753, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA (see notes)780,781; d. Unknown; m. Oliver
EDDY782; b. Abt. 1748783; d. Unknown.
Notes
for Sarah WHEATON:
Kelly
WHEATON GEDCOM 9/5/2011
Kelly
has a birth date of 2 June 1762 Swansea, Bristol Co,m Massachusetts, USA
viii. Rufus
WHEATON784,785, b. 5 December 1755, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA ( or 5 August - J BULLOCK)786; d. Unknown.
Notes
for Rufus WHEATON:
Addresses
1790 Guildford, New Haven County,
Connecticut, USA
More
About Rufus WHEATON:
Residences:
See Notes
84. ix. William
WEATON or WHEATON, b. 16 May 1757, Rhode Island, USA (or Swansea, Massachusetts
- from Philip BEDIENTand Kelly WHEATON); d. 4 August 1847, Westerloo, Albany
County, New York, USA.
x. Amos
WHEATON787, b. 2 November 1758, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA787,788; d. Unknown.
85. xi. Spencer
WHEATON, b. 2 June 1762, Warren, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; d.
Unknown.
45.
Captain Levi4 WHEATON (Samuel3, Samuel2,
Robert1)789 was born 25 June 1722 in Swansea,
Massachusetts, USA789,790, and died 26 June 1810 in Thompson,
Connecticut, USA Age 88 yr 1day791,792,793. He married (1) Sibil or Syble COLE or Sibble
Dorothy COLE794,795 23 July 1750 in Swansea, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA796.
She was born 8 September 1725 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA796,
and died 1766797. He
married (2) Marcy LUTHER798,799,800 18 December 1796801. She was born 11 September 1758802,803,
and died Unknown.
Notes
for Captain Levi WHEATON:
After
his first wife died Levi married an orphan girl who he had raised. She was nineteen years old which explains for
Levi having two families with such widely spaced children.
Kelly
WHEATON GEDCOM 9/5/2011
Kelly
has Levi WEATON born 1 March 1758 as husband of Mary LUTHER with children
Resolved,
Louisa,
Levi
b 24 August 1797 Thompson, Windham,Connecticut, USA
Alpierce
24 August 1797 Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Jacob
5 August 1802 Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Eliza
23 February 1807 Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, USA
More
About Captain Levi WHEATON:
Residences:
See Notes
Notes
for Marcy LUTHER:
After
his first wife died Levi parried an orphan girl who he had raised. She was nineteen years old which explains for
Levi having two families with such widely spaced children.
Children
of Levi WHEATON and Sibil COLE are:
86. i. Deacon
James5 WHEATON, b. 7 December 1750, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA; d.
17 April 1844, Windham, Connecticut, USA.
87. ii. Simeon
WHEATON, b. 29 June 1753, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. 20 December
1806, Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, USA.
88. iii. Jeremiah
WHEATON, b. 20 July 1755, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. 22 December
1840, Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, USA.
89. iv. Levi
WHEATON, b. 1 March 1758, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. Unknown.
v. Reuben
WHEATON804, b. 22 May 1760, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts,
USA804; d. Unknown; m. (1) Sarah TARGEE805,
4 February 1782805; b. Abt. 1765806; d.
Unknown; m. (2) Ruth SLADE807, 15 April 1787, Swansea,
Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA807,808; b. 20 February
1764, "born on munday about Son Rise"809,810; d.
Unknown.
Notes
for Reuben WHEATON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON 26/11/2004
1790 Swanzey, Bristol County, Massachusetts,
USA
More
About Reuben WHEATON:
Residences:
See Notes
Notes
for Ruth SLADE:
There
was a Ruth WHEATON born 1765 Massachusetts, USA living in Millcreek, Erie,
Pennsylvania, USA in 1850. Was it this
Ruth?
vi. Sarah
WHEATON811, b. January 1763, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA811,812; d. Unknown; m. Barnard HALL812,
30 April 1786812; b. Abt. 1758813; d.
Unknown.
vii. Sibble
WHEATON814, b. 19 August 1766, Swansea, Bristol County,
Massachussets, USA814,815; d. Unknown; m. Jeremiah CHASE815,
4 November 1787815; b. Abt. 1761816; d.
Unknown.
Children
of Levi WHEATON and Marcy LUTHER are:
viii. Levi5
WHEATON817, b. 24 August 1797, Thompson, Connecticut, USA818;
d. Unknown; m. Mary LUTHER819; b. 18 December 1796819;
d. Unknown.
90. ix. Earl
Percy WHEATON, b. 10 June 1799, Thompson, Connecticut, USA; d. 1838.
x. Louisa
WHEATON820, b. 1800821; d. Unknown.
xi. Jacob
WHEATON822, b. 5 August 1802, Thompson, Connecticut, USA823;
d. Unknown.
Notes
for Jacob WHEATON:
Addresses
1790 Mansfield, Windham County, Connecticut,
USA
More
About Jacob WHEATON:
Residences:
See Notes
xii. Eliza
WHEATON823, b. 23 February 1807, Thompson, Sonnecticut, USA823;
d. Unknown.
46.
Noah4 FULLER (Tabitha3 WHEATON, Jeremiah2,
Robert1)824 was born 18 October 1712 in Salem,
Massachusetts, USA824, and died 1760824. He married Pricilla UNKNOWN wife of Noah
FULLER. She was born Abt. 1717825,
and died Unknown.
Child
of Noah FULLER and Pricilla FULLER is:
i. Alethea5
FULLER, b. Abt. 1737825; d. Unknown; m. Amos BILL826,
3 March 1767, Cornwallis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada826;
b. 1730, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA826; d.
Unknown.
47.
John4 WHEATON (James3, John2,
Robert1)827 was born 13 August 1717 in Swansea,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA828, and died 7 April 1746 in
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA829. He married Elizabeth CARPENTER830
31 March 1744 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA830. She was born Abt. 1715830,
and died Unknown.
Notes
for John WHEATON:
There
is a burial for a John WHEATON on the 25th February 1745 age 29 in the Wheaton
Cemetery, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA
More
About John WHEATON:
Burial:
Unknown, Possibly 1745 see notes
Child
of John WHEATON and Elizabeth CARPENTER is:
i. Sarah5
WHEATON831, b. 11 October 1746, Swansea, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA831; d. Unknown.
48.
Mary4 WHEATON (James3, John2,
Robert1)832 was born 8 July 1718 in Swansea,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (sister born month later)833, and
died 26 January 1778 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA833. She married (1) John BAYLEY833
9 October 1740833. He
was born Abt. 1716833, and died Unknown. She married (2) Job KING833,834
15 February 1756 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA834. He was born 10 October 1736 in Tiverton,
Newport, Rhode Island, USA834, and died Unknown.
Children
of Mary WHEATON and Job KING are:
i. Mercy5
KING834, b. 1 August 1756, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts,
USA834; d. Unknown.
ii. Elizabeth
KING834, b. 29 October 1757, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts,
USA834; d. Unknown.
iii. Joshua
KING834, b. 3 May 1759, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA834;
d. Unknown.
iv. Hannah
KING834, b. Abt. 1760, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA835;
d. Unknown.
v. Elisha
KING836, b. 25 September 1766, Swansea, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA836; d. Unknown.
49.
Hannah4 WHEATON (James3, John2,
Robert1)837 was born 30 June 1721 in Swansea,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA838, and died 1772 in Dighton,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA838. She married Benjamin BRAYTON838
8 September 1743 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA838,839. He was born 3 October 1722 in Tiverton, Rhode
Island, USA (See Notes)840, and died Unknown.
Notes
for Benjamin BRAYTON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011
Name
was Content BRAYTON
Children
of Hannah WHEATON and Benjamin BRAYTON are:
i. Content5
BRAYTON840, b. 3 July 1744, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA840;
d. 1822840; m. William HORTON840, 30
December 1770840; b. Abt. 1739, Swansea, Bristol Co.,
Massachusetts, USA840,841; d. 1797, Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA842.
ii. Patience
BRAYTON843, b. 2 February 1745/46, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode
Island, USA843; d. Unknown.
iii. James
Wheaton BRAYTON843, b. 7 October 1757, Tiverton, Newport,
Rhode Island, USA843; d. Unknown.
50.
Jonathan4 WHEATON (James3, John2,
Robert1)844 was born 7 April 1723 in Swansea,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (See notes)845, and died 25
December 1811 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Date needs
clarification)845. He
married Phoebe PIERCE846 19 September 1751 in Swansea,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA847. She was born 16 February 1722/23 in Swansea,
Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA847, and died 24 May 1814 in
Swansea, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA847.
Notes
for Jonathan WHEATON:
There
is a burial for a Jonathan WHEATON Age 87 on the 25th November 1811 in the
Wheaton Cemetery, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA
Information
from Kelly WHEATON 26/11/2004
1790 Swanzey, Bristol County, Massachusetts,
USA
Information
from Kelly WHEATON 26/11/2004
She
believes there was a son Jonathan
1890 Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts,
USA
and
also Miel
1790 Swanzey, Bristol County, Massachusetts,
USA
Information
from Jeanette DIEFENBAUGH 6/6/2005
Arthur
WHEATON's genealogical records dated 1899 states that Jonathan was born April
10. 1725 an died December 25 1811
Jeanette
gives the following children for Jonathan and Phebe:
Miel
Hirams WHEATON
John
WHEATON b 1 June 1752 Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
This
may be the John WHEATON who married Phebe HUBBARD in 1770?
Elizabeth
WHEATON b 31 March 1757 Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA m THOMAS
Jonathan
WHEATON Jr b 28 May 1758 Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA d 30
September 1841 Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
is this Jonathan's wife and children???
WHEATON, Jonathan
Marriage: 6 NOV 1792
Spouse: MARTIN, Sarepta
b. 30 MAR 1769 Rehoboth, Mass.
d. 22 FEB 1810
Parents:
Father: MARTIN, Silvanus
Mother: WHEELER, Martha
Children:
WHEATON, Philip
WHEATON, Cyrus
WHEATON, William b. 1 MAR 1796 Rehoboth,
Mass.
WHEATON, Philip b. 4 MAR 1798 Rehoboth,
Mass.d. 14 MAY 1811
WHEATON, Mary b. 27 JAN 1802 Rehoboth, Mass.
WHEATON, George b. 9 JAN 1807 Rehoboth,
Mass.d. 6 MAY 1807 Rehoboth, Mass.
More
About JONATHAN WHEATON, JR: Burial: Wheaton Cemetery
Phebe
WEATON born 4 March 1767
J??me
WHEATON born 1742
More
research is required to sort out this family.
More
About Jonathan WHEATON:
Burial:
25 November 1811, Wheaton Cemetery, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (date needs
clarification)
Residences:
See Notes
Children
of Jonathan WHEATON and Phoebe PIERCE are:
i. James5
WHEATON848, b. Abt. 1751849; d. Unknown.
ii. John WHEATON850,
b. 1 June 1752, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA851;
d. Unknown.
Notes
for John WHEATON:
Information
from Jeanette DIENFENBAUGH 6/6/2005
Perhaps
this is the John WHEATON who married Phoebe HUBBARD
iii. David
WHEATON852, b. Abt. 1754853; d. Unknown.
iv. Eunice
WHEATON854, b. Abt. 1756855; d. Unknown.
v. Elizabeth
WHEATON856, b. 31 March 1757, Swansea, Bristol Co.,
Massachusetts, USA856; d. Unknown; m. James THOMAS857,
17 June 1777, Swansea, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA857; b.
Abt. 1752858; d. Unknown.
91. vi. Jonathan
WHEATON, b. 28 May 1758, Swansea, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA; d. 30
September 1841, Swansea, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA.
vii. William
WHEATON859, b. Abt. 1760860; d. Unknown.
viii. Seth
WHEATON861, b. Abt. 1762862; d. Unknown.
ix. Betsey
WHEATON863, b. Abt. 1763864; d. Unknown.
92. x. Mial
Hirams WHEATON, b. 3 April 1764, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA;
d. 27 November 1852, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachussetts, USA.
xi. George WHEATON865,
b. Abt. 1766866; d. Unknown.
93. xii. Phebe
WHEATON, b. 4 March 1767, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. Unknown.
51.
Nathaniel4 WHEATON (James3, John2,
Robert1)867,868 was born 9 February 1724/25 in
Swansea, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA868,869,870, and died
11 November 1799 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA871. He married Martha HUNT872
29 December 1748 in Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA872,873. She was born Abt. 1728 in Rehoboth,
Massachusetts, USA874,875,876, and died 9 February 1795876.
Notes
for Nathaniel WHEATON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON 26/11/2004
1790 Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA
More
About Nathaniel WHEATON:
Residences:
See Notes
Children
of Nathaniel WHEATON and Martha HUNT are:
i. Elizabeth5
WHEATON877, b. 11 May 1749, Rehoboth, Bristol Co.,
Massachusetts, USA878; d. Unknown.
ii. James
WHEATON879, b. 24 June 1751, Rehoboth, Bristol Co.,
Massachusetts, USA880; d. 3 October 1751, Rehoboth, Bristol
Co., Massachusetts, USA880.
94. iii. Col.
Joseph WHEATON, b. 8 October 1752, Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA;
d. 24 July 1843, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
iv. Martha
WHEATON881, b. 20 February 1755, Rehoboth, Bristol Co.,
Massachusetts, USA882; d. Unknown.
v. Nathaniel
WHEATON883, b. 9 January 1758, Rehoboth, Bristol Co.,
Massachusetts, USA884; d. Unknown; m. Hannah SLADE885;
b. Abt. 1762886; d. Unknown.
vi. Ephraim
WHEATON887, b. 9 June 1761, Rehoboth, Bristol Co.,
Massachusetts, USA888; d. Unknown.
95. vii. Caleb
WHEATON, b. 6 August 1763, Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA; d. 1
February 1828.
96. viii. James
WHEATON, b. 21 October 1765, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA; d. 17 October 1790.
97. ix. Peter
Hunt WHEATON, b. 21 August 1768, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
(see notes); d. 3 October 1853, Seekonk, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA.
52.
Mary4 WHEATON (Joseph3, John2,
Robert1)889 was born 14 September 1714 in
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA889,
and died 10 July 1756 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA889. She married Daniel HUNT889
29 December 1737 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA889. He was born 6 April 1712 in Rehoboth,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA889, and died 1 April 1781890.
Children
of Mary WHEATON and Daniel HUNT are:
i. Molly5
HUNT891, b. 12 October 1738, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA891; d. Unknown; m. John ROWLAND891,
25 October 1759, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA891; b.
Abt. 1733892; d. Unknown.
ii. Betty
HUNT893, b. 2 January 1739/40, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA893; d. 11 June 1743, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA893.
iii. William
HUNT893, b. 16 December 1741, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA893; d. 7 June 1743, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA893.
iv. Lucy HUNT893,
b. 22 December 1743, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA893;
d. Unknown; m. Gideon JENCKES893, 8 December 1766, Rehoboth,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA893; b. Abt. 1738894;
d. Unknown.
v. Daniel
HUNT895, b. 23 December 1745, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA895; d. 8 November 1773, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA895.
vi. Oliver
HUNT895, b. 8 January 1747/48, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA895; d. Unknown.
vii. William
HUNT895, b. 24 March 1748/49, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA895; d. Unknown; m. Martha FRANKLIN895,
Aft. 8 July 1772895; b. Abt. 1752896; d.
Unknown.
viii. Joseph
Wheaton HUNT897, b. 26 February 1750/51, Rehoboth,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA897;
d. Unknown; m. Abigail BULLOCK897, Aft. 17 February 1776897;
b. Abt. 1740897; d. Unknown.
ix. Benjamin
HUNT897, b. 29 May 1753, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA897; d.
Unknown.
53.
Joseph4 WHEATON (Joseph3, John2,
Robert1)898,899,900 was born 4 September 1717
in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA901,902,
and died 6 March 1789 in New Milford, Connecticut, USA Age 72 or 1 March 1789
Litchfield, Connecticut, USA (Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011)903,904,905. He married (1) Abigail PAINE906
19 June 1740 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA906. She was born 21 June 1722 in Rehoboth,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA906,
and died 29 March 1743 in Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA906.
He married (2) Lydia KENT907,908 30 October 1743 in
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA908. She was born 1720 in of Barrington,
Massachusetts, USA (now Rhode Island)909,910, and died 24
October 1813 in New Milford, Lichfield Co., Connecticut, USA Age 93911,912,913,914.
Notes
for Joseph WHEATON:
Addresses
of Seebonk, Rhode Island, USA
then of New Milford, Connecticut, USA
(Collected in June 2001 from documents
held by Stephan PYENTA, Michigan, USA from
The Diary of Ellen Birsdeye WHEATON by E
D B WHEATON with notes by Donald
GORDON, privately printed
Boston 1923 p418-420)
Mentioned
in his father's Will and was given land in Barrington, Rhode Island. Inventory of the Will was taken on 1
September 1737 with a value of 663 pounds (most of which 401 pounds was ina
bond. (Information from Sepp
BERGSCHNEIDER 16/6/2010)
"Joseph
WHEATON, was the first settler in that part of New Milford now known as
Marbledale and lying in the present town of Washington. In History of New Milford and Bridgewater, by
Samuel ORCUTT, Hartford (1882), he is stated to have come from Seakonk, Rhode
Island (now Massachusetts), and to have purchased a tract of 130 acres, July 6
1744. This place is still known as the
"Wheaton Homestead".
In
1759 he purchased another farm of about 120 acres in New Milford, adjoining his
original land on the south. His son,
Sylvester WHEATON (father of Rev. Nathaniel Sheldon WHEATON, President of
Trinity College Hartford), built a house on this latter trace during the
revolution. Sylvester's granddaughter,
Elvira WHEATON, married Ralph BUCKINGHAM and occupied the place for many
years. Among her heirlooms was a
teaspoon marked "L.K." and a wine glass 150 years old, both of which
had belonged to Lydia Kent WHEATON. The
Buckingham Place is now owned by Chester LYON".
Extracted
from the web page for Litchfield County, Connecticut Archives
Book
Title: HISTORY OF THE TOWNS OF NEW MILFORD AND BRIDGEWATER, CONNECTICUT,
1703-1882
CHAPTER
XIX. THE NORTH END.
The
Northville Burying Place.
In memory
of
JOSEPH WHEATON
one
of the first settlers of Newpreston who
Departed this Life March the
6 AD 1789 in the 72d Year
of his Age.
I once was active
in the busy world
Till Fatal Death
his pointed arrows hurled
And plunged me in
this dreary volted tomb
Where you my wife
and
children dear must quickly come.
"It was probably about 1748 when
Theophilus BALDWIN Jr., and his brother Isaac BALDWIN settled on the east side
of Mount Tom, and were the first who resided in that locality, except Eleazer
BEECHER, so far as has been ascertained. Soon after this, Daniel HINE, who
located first a little north of Park Lane school-house, settled on the farm
northeast of Northville where his descendants still reside, but this was a
little after Joseph WHEATON had settled at Marbledale. In the records of the
First Ecclesiastical Society for October,1774, the following is found:
"Voted that Abraham DATON, Daniel HINE, Samuel FARRAND, and Abel
BUCKINGHAM shall nave the same privileges for schooling as other districts
have, for the year ensuing; and Daniel HINE is chosen school committee and
collector." This was, probably, the beginning of a district in that
locality, and the vote granted those four families to have a separate school
and receive their proportion of public money. According to Davis BALDWIN's
narrative the first school-house at Northville was erected in 1783".
Marbledale.
Joseph WHEATON from Seakonk, Rhode Island,
was the first permanent settler at this locality, in the town of New Milford.
He married Lydia KENT, of Barrington,Mass. He purchased of Paul WELCH, July 6,
1744, "a tract of land in New Milford, near to the northeast corner of the
old township, being near 130 acres, bounded as follows: beginning at the
southwest corner a large heap of stones" thence
"northerly
with a highway to the northwest corner, thence running easterly to a heap of
stones on Woodbury line, thence south with said line to a stake," thence
westerly to the first mentioned corner. This land was surveyed to Paul Welch
some years before, and his brother John, now deceased, had land laid to him
between this of Paul WELCH's and the northern boundary of the old township.
This tract of land lay east of the highway,
and a little distance north of the present dwelling of Mr. Ralph BUCKINGHAM at
Marbledale, and on it he built a house twenty rods, perhaps, back from the
highway, but afterwards built one near the road, which locality is still known
as the old WHEATON homestead. This land was in the old township of New Milford
and not in the north purchase.
Seven days after Joseph WHEATON bought this
land his first child, Lydia, was born, but its mother was not, probably, in New
Milford; the next child, Joseph,was born in New Milford.
The tradition is that Joseph WHEATON when he
settled here made his home some time with the first Daniel HINE near what is
now Park Lane, because there was no family in the vicinity of his farm. Joseph
WHEATON's dwelling-house and all papers were burned some years after the second
one was completed and hence, the scarcity of the family records. The births of
seven of his children are on the town records but nowhere else. He died early,
but his widow survived him many years and was among the honored ones in the
seating of the meeting-house at New Milford after her husband's decease.
In 1759, Joseph WHEATON bought another farm
of about 120 acres adjoining his on the south, which was that whereon Mr. Ralph
BUCKINGHAM now resides.
St.
Andrew's Church in Marbledale.
As seen in the chapter on New Preston, among
the early settlers of that place were persons who adhered to the Episcopal
Church. The Rev. Thomas DAVIES baptized a number of children in that place
during the years 1764 and 1765; and held several sevices there during that
time.
In a letter dated June 25, 1764, Mr. DAVIES
says: "In New Preston, a parish in Kent, they have most of the material
for building a church which they determine to erect next summer, forty-five by
thirty-five feet." In another letter dated June, 1765, he wrote: "The
church I mentioned, which was to be erected this last spring in New Preston, is
postponed until the next on account of the people's incapacity; not that they
are so distressingly poor, but because there is no money in circulation."
It is probable this church edifice was erected soon after, and stood on land
now owned by Mr. George S. HOLT, a short distance east from Mr. David BURMHAM's
store in the village of New Preston.
The parish records of St. Andrew's Church
begin at a meeting held under the Act of the General Assembly, as to the
organization of religious bodies, directed by William COGSWELL, justice of the
peace. On June 24, 1784, John ITCHCOCK, Esqr., moderator, Stephen MOREHOUSE was
chosen clerk, and sworn according to law, and Sylvester WHEATON, Jerod SPERRY,
and Peter PORTER, were chosen society's committee.
"At a meeting warned and held June 26.
1784, the inhabitants of New Preston and East-Witch [Warren] of the
denomination of the Church of England so called parishes, having formed
themselves into a lawful society according to the late act of the General Assembly
of this state of Connecticut:
We, the subscribers whose names are
underwritten, being desirous for the promoting religion and good order, do
acknowledge ourselves to be and belong to the above said body; and do by these
presents form and incorporate into said society, as witness our hands."
From
the town of New Milford:
Stephen
Morehouse, Benjamin Morehouse, Stephen Morehouse, Jr., Abel Bostwick, Ichabod
Bostwick, Zachariah Bostwick, Joseph Bostwick, Ebenezer Bostwick. Reuben Dayton,
Eli Dayton, Samuel Hill, Samuel Hill, Jr., John Jones, Elizur Hendryees,
Jonathan Hill, Thaddeus Peet, Thaddeus Peet, Jr., Samuel Peet, George Peet,
Samuel W. Peet, David Peet, Joseph Peet, Ebenezer Pickett, Gillead Sperry,
Julius Stone, Philo Sperry, Benajah Stone, Jerod Sperry, Daniel Stone, Uriah
Pickett, Esek WHEATON,
From
the township of Kent:
John
Handford, Dosert Handford, Michael Barlow, John Peet, Abel Turrell, Daniel Owen, Peabody Smith, Elijah
Waller, Daniel Hill.
From
the township of Washington:
Nathaniel
Bozworth, Jr., Jabez Bozworth, Joseph Bozworth, James Bozworth, James Baker, Jr., Isaiah Bunce, Robert
Dickenson, Ebenezer Lacey, Isaac Lacey, Daniel Bunnell, Joseph WHEATON,
Sylvester WHEATON, Orange WHEATON, Caleb Rude, John Rude, Lestor Rude, Jonah
Rude, David Meeker, Hezekiah Beardsley, John Parkus.
From
the township of Warren:
John
Barns, Park Beaman, John Hitchcock, Asahel Hitchcock, Samuel Littlefield,
Samuel Morris, Jr., Peter Porter, Benjamin Saunders, Ethel Peet, James Mosher.
Test,
a true record from the assignments,
STEPHEN
MOREHOUSE, Register"
At a meeting held at the Church in New
Preston, Aug. 23, 1784, Capt Peter PORTER, moderator.
"Voted to hire preaching or some
candidate to read prayers according to our subscription. For collectors:-Samuel
LITTLEFIELD, for East Greenwitch and the Great Hollow [Warren and Kent Hollow],
Jesse BAKER for Washington, David PEET for New Milford."
The Rev. Richard CLARKE had charge of this
parish in Connecticut with New Milford and other places after the death of the
Rev. Thomas DAVIES, from 1767 to 1783; and some difficulty arose between the
parish and Mr. CLARK, so that they "voted that Sylvester WHEATON be a
committee to carry on the suit with Mr. CLARK, and to employ an attorney on our
behalf." The question of difference seems to have been as to Mr. CLARK's
salary, for the parish in 1785 appointed Sylvester WHEATON, Samuel LITTLEFIELD,
Elijah WALLER, Israel SPERRY, and John PEET, a committee "to treat with
Mr. CLARK and to settle with him from December, 1767, to December, 1783,"
if they could, but in the effort they failed, and hence the suit, of which we
have no further information.
During the Revolutionary War, such was the
feeling towards the Church of England, here, that it was necessary for the
preservation of the Church to discontinue services and board up the windows, as
some thought it a display of patriotism to throw stones through the windows and
otherwise injure the building, and services were held occasionally at private
houses. There is no evidence of disloyalty to the colonies on the part of the
church. Two sons of Joseph WHEATON, a leading member of this parish, were in
the war, and they, Benjamin and Joseph, Jr., were soldiers and were taken
prisoners and suffered
all
the horrors of imprisonment in New York, during its occupancy by the British.
Upon the entrance of the American army into that city their brother Sylvester
WHEATON, going to assist them home, carried one brother in his arms out of the
city, and leaving him to go for the other, on his return found the first one
dead, and the other did not live to return home.
The Rev. Ashbel BALDWIN was the first settled
minister after the organization under the statute law, after the Revolution.
The parish was connected with the parishes of
Washington, Kent, New Milford, and New Fairfield, as a vote taken Sept. 1,
1787, shows the laying of a tax of two pence on the pound " to be used in
connection with those parishes, or otherwise as the committee see best for us
in general."
At a society's meeting, April 6, 1790,
"Voted that the societies belonging to New Preston will assist Mr. Elijah
WALLER in trying a suit at law with the Washington collectors for taking
Waller's money for the Presbyterian Order, and bear the cost and counsel that
shall arise before a single justice of the peace, and if judgment shall come
out in his favor the money shall be cast into the treasury of New
Preston."
"October 29, 1790. Voted to raise
twenty-eight pounds lawful money-the two-thirds in produce, the one-third in
money for the support of the Rev. Truman MARSM, provided he will hold himself
to be our incumbent, the same to be"paid to Mr. MARSH by the first of
January annually." Mr. MARSH was their Rector until October 31, 1799;
residing in New Milford and serving the Episcopal Church at that place during
the same time.
At a meeting held Jan. 2, 1791, soon after
Mr. Marsh's settlement here, they voted that the standing committee should go
with James BOZWORTH, Sylvester WHEATON, and Stephen MOREHOUSE, and view the
church to see what alterations it was best to make, and in accordance with the
report they voted to "lower the church to one tier of windows,
proportionable to a handsome conveniency with one front gallery, as Messrs.
James BOZWORTH and Sylvester WHEATON shall say." At that time New Preston
Hill was the more important place, and soon a committee was appointed to place
a stake not over forty rods from the Rev. Mr. DAY's meeting-house, as a
location on which to build a church or to which to remove the old one.
In 1793, the first record is made about
buying the Friends' meeting-house which stood at the north end of the
Northville burying-place. This was the one that Jemima WILKINSON preached in
four or five years; she having been removed some years to the Genesee country.
At a meeting held Aug. 25, 1796, it was voted
to buy "the Friends'
meeting-house
on condition that the subscription should be sufficient." This house was
purchased but subsequent events have demonstrated the movement to leave New
Preston village one of great error, for by it they lost a large part of the
northern portion of the parish, and that loss has never been recovered. The
decay of the marble business in Marbledale and the attractions of Lake
Waraumaug as a summer resort have made New Preston-known for many years as
Waraumaug-the center of business and social life for this region of country,
and in all probability had the location of the church never been changed it
would have attained a larger influence than it now holds.
The Rev. Joseph PERRY succeeded Rev. Mr.
MARSH as acting clergyman to this parish, remaining until September, 1802,
after which there was a vacancy until the settlement of the Rev. Benjamin
BENHAM in January, 1807. He continued rector in connection with the Churches of
New Milford and Roxbury until 1812; when he was succeeded in St. Andrew's
parish by the Rev. Sturges GILBERT, who was, at his own request, dismissed by
vote of the parish, Sept. 21, 1816.
At this time the question of a new house of
worship was agitated, and it was decided inexpedient to repair the church, and
a vote was passed that it was expedient to erect a new church on New Preston
Hill, and that if $1,600 could be raised by subscription, to proceed to build
the church. The ground was purchased on New Preston Hill, in accordance with
this vote, but there being a difference of opinion the matter was delayed, and
finally it was built where it now stands
in
Marbledale village.
After the dismissal of the Rev. Mr.
GILBERT there are records of services
held by the Rev. Mr. GLOVER and the Rev. Samuel B. HALL.
The Rev. George B. ANDREWS was settled herein
1819; he being a very capable minister, and during his rectorship the present
church edifice was erected, and upon the completion of it the following request
was made for its dedication.
OCTOBER 14, 1823.
To
the Rt. Rev. THOMAS C. BROWNELL, Bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut:
RT. REV. SIR: The people of the Parish of New
Preston having erected a house for Divine worship:
We the Wardens and Vestrymen of the parish
request that the said building be consecrated to the service of Almighty God,
according to the rites and usages of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
GIDEON
STARR WILLIAM HANDFORD,
JOHN
COGSHALL ERASTUS
LOVERIDGE,
Wardens. ALVIN BROWN,
Vestrymen.
In the Bishop's report at the next convention
he said: "At New Preston on the 16th [of October, 1823] consecrated the
new edifice by the name of St. Andrew's Church. The occasion excited a lively
interest, and drew together a large concourse of people, among whom were
thirteen of the clergy of our church. The new edifice thus consecrated to the
worship of God does great credit to the zeal and liberality of the parish. It
is constructed of durable material, and in the Gothic style of architecture.
The interior is well finished and conveniently arranged, and the decorations of
the pulpit, chancel, and desk are handsome and appropriate. The congregation is
not large nor wealthy, yet the spirit with which they are animated has enabled
them to erect the church within a very short period, and to pay for it entirely
from their own resources. Some may have spared from their exigencies, yet it is
believed they are far from feeling impoverished by their exertions, and they
may have a religious trust that what they have thus lent unto the Lord will be
repaid in blessings on themselves and their posterity."
In 1826 and 7 the Rev. Ezra B. KELLOGG was
the officiating minister, the Rev. Mr. ANDREWS in charge; in 1829 the Rev.
Henry FINCH; in 1830 the Rev. Isaac JONES; in 1831 the Rev. Henry S. ATWATER;
in 1836 the Rev. Enoch HUNTINGTON, of New Milford; in 1838 the Rev. Riverius
CAMP, who was succeeded by the Rev. Henry Beers SHERMAN; in 1839 the Rev.
George Sewell GORDEON; in 1844 the Rev. Alfred Marsen LOUTREL; in 1846 the Rev.
William LONG; in 1849the Rev. James L. SCOTT; in 1853 the Rev. Nathaniel S.
WHEATON, D.D., while the church was being repaired; in 1853 to Easter, 1854,
the Rev. Robert F. CLUTE, and then the Rev. James L. SCOTT to December, 1867;
from August, 1868, the Rev. Henry C. RANDALL to Nov. 17, 1869; the Rev. Charles
HUSBAND, who died Dec. 20, 1870; and in 1872 the Rev. John N. MERWIN, who died
May 17, 1874. On June 28, 1874, the Rev. William S. PECK was settled as rector,
and continues active and successful at the present time.
Two bequests are held for the benefit of
pew-holders in this church; one was given by the late Samuel HILL for the
benefit of those who reside in New Milfordin New Preston Society, which amounts
at present to $1,900; and one of $500 given by the late Nathaniel BROWN to be
applied to all members outside of the above stated limits.
In 1853 the Rev. Nathaniel S. WHEATON, D.D.,
son of Sylvester and grandson of Joseph WHEATON, one of the first settlers and
churchmen of New Preston, purchased and gave to the parish the rectory, now
occupied by the rector, at an expense of $1,250. About the same time the church
was much enlarged and improved at an expense of over $2,000, to which he
contributed liberally.
Information
from George W WHEATON
Notes for Joseph Wheaton:
from Cornelia (Mosier) Wheaton's "Wheaton
Genealogy":
"Joseph Wheaton was one of the first settlers of New Preston. He was from
Seakonk, RI. His house was built on what is now Wheaton Road in Marble Dale,
then called New Preston. The house stood by a brook across the road from the
present (1979) Chet Lyons house. Orcutt's 'History of New Milford' says that
Joseph Wheaton built two houses. The first burned some years after the second
was built. In it were all family records. The births of seven of his children
are on the town records (New Milford) but nowhere else."
More
About Joseph WHEATON:
Burial:
March 1789, Northville Cemetery, New Milford, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA915,916
Residences:
See Notes
Notes
for Lydia KENT:
Addresses
"of Barrington, Massachusetts, USA
(now Rhode Island)
Extracted
from the web page for Litchfield County, Connecticut Archives
Book
Title: HISTORY OF THE TOWNS OF NEW MILFORD AND BRIDGEWATER, CONNECTICUT,
1703-1882
CHAPTER
XIX. THE NORTH END
The
Northville Burying Place.
In
memory of
MRS
LYDIA WHEATON
relict of
Mr Joseph Wheaton
who died
Oct 24, 1813
Aged 93.
More
About Lydia KENT:
Burial:
October 1813, Northville Cemetery, New Milford, Litchfield Co., Connecticut,
USA917,918
Child
of Joseph WHEATON and Abigail PAINE is:
i. Nathaniel5
WHEATON919, b. 7 July 1742, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA919; d.
Unknown.
Children
of Joseph WHEATON and Lydia KENT are:
98. ii. Lydia5
WHEATON, b. 13 July 1744; d. Unknown.
99. iii. Joseph
Jr WHEATON, b. 1 March 1745/46, New Milford, Connecticut, USA; d. Abt. 1777,
New York, USA During revolution of Smallpox.
100. iv. Eseck
WHEATON, b. 5 January 1747/48, New Milford, Connecticut, USA See notes; d. 2 June 1830, Marbledale, New
Milford, Connecticut, USA Age 82.
101. v. Benjamin
WHEATON, b. 30 November 1749, New Milford, Connecticut, USA; d. Abt. 1777,
During revolution in NYC prison.
102. vi. Sylvester
WHEATON, b. 14 July 1752, New Milford, Connecticut, USA (or 25th July); d. 27
November 1835, New Milford, Connecticut, USA Age 83 years 4 months.
vii. Solomon
or Salmon WHEATON920, b. 29 October 1754, New Milford,
Connecticut, USA921; d. Unknown, During revolution922.
Notes
for Solomon or Salmon WHEATON:
From
The Diary of Ellen Birsdeye WHEATON by E D B WHEATON with notes by Donald
GORDON, privately printed Boston 1923 p418-420
"Three
of Augustus WHEATON's uncles were in the Revolution, Benjamin, Sylvester and
Salmon. Benjamin and Salmon were
captured and imprisoned in the "Old New York Sugar House," but both
became so ill they were released.
Sylvester went to bring them home.
He carried one of them outside the city, left him by the roadside and
went back for the other. On his return
he found the first brother dead, and the other brother died on the way
home".
Information
from George W WHEATON
Solomon
ay have died before the British vacated New York City in 1783
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011
He
was an Episcopal Minister in Newport, Rhode Island, USA
viii. Anne WHEATON923,
b. 10 February 1757, New Milford, Connecticut, USA923; d.
Unknown; m. Ichabod BOSTWICK923, 8 October 1780, New Milford,
Connecticut, USA923; b. Abt. 1752924; d.
Unknown.
103. ix. Orange
WHEATON, b. 19 September 1760, New Milford, Connecticut, USA; d. 19 December
1834, New Milford, Connecticut, USA Age 74.
54.
Amy4 WHEATON (Joseph3, John2,
Robert1)925 was born 6 January 1727/28 in
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA925, and died
Unknown. She married Stephen ALLEN925
22 July 1747 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA925. He was born 29 August 1725 in Rehoboth,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA925,
and died Unknown.
Notes
for Amy WHEATON:
Information
on Circular Chart from Bonnie WHEATON 12/2004
This
shows this daughter as Annie
Children
of Amy WHEATON and Stephen ALLEN are:
i. Amy5
ALLEN925, b. 1 February 1747/48, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA925; d.
Unknown.
ii. Elizabeth
ALLEN925, b. 18 January 1748/49, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA925; d.
Unknown.
iii. Lydia
ALLEN925, b. 24 October 1750, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA925; d.
Unknown; m. John FRENCH926, 6 June 1771, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA926; b. 21 February 1746/47, Rehoboth,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA926; d. Unknown.
iv. Lucy ALLEN927,
b. 16 August 1752, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA927; d. Unknown.
v. Squire
ALLEN927, b. 2 October 1754, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA927; d.
Unknown.
vi. Mollie
ALLEN927, b. 10 August 1756, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA927; d.
Unknown; m. Thomas LAW928, Aft. 19 June 1775928;
b. Abt. 1751929; d. Unknown.
vii. Rebecca
ALLEN930, b. 9 June 1759, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA930; d.
Unknown.
viii. Stephen
ALLEN930, b. 13 August 1761, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA930; d.
Unknown.
ix. Nehemiah
ALLEN930, b. 16 December 1763, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA930; d.
Unknown.
x. William
ALLEN930, b. 6 September 1767, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA930; d.
Unknown.
xi. Esek ALLEN930,
b. 12 September 1770, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA930; d. Unknown.
55.
William4 WHEATON (Isaac3, John2,
Robert1)931,932 was born 22 December 1730 in
Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA933,934,935, and
died Unknown. He married Rebecca TAYLOR936,937
14 February 1754 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA937. She was born Abt. 1730938,
and died Unknown.
Notes
for William WHEATON:
Addresses
Lived
in Providence, Rhode Island. USA
Children
of William WHEATON and Rebecca TAYLOR are:
i. Deborah5
WHEATON939, b. 14 February 1756, Providence, Providence,
Rhode Island, USA939,940; d. 3 June 1788941;
m. Captain Tom BRANFORD941; b. Abt. 1751942;
d. Unknown.
ii. Polly
WHEATON943, b. 26 June 1759, Providence, Providence, Rhode
Island, USA943,944; d. Unknown; m. Philip BROWN944,
20 September 1777, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA944;
b. Abt. 1754945; d. Unknown.
iii. Joseph
WHEATON946, b. 16 December 1761, Providence, Providence,
Rhode Island, USA946,947; d. 22 April 1789948.
iv. Ruth WHEATON948,
b. 6 September 1764, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA948,949;
d. 3 February 1779950.
v. William
WHEATON950, b. 19 January 1767, Providence, Providence, Rhode
Island, USA950,951; d. 1 March 1791952.
vi. Lydia
WHEATON952, b. 29 January 1770, Providence, Providence, Rhode
Island, USA952,953; d. Unknown; m. Benjamin TURPIN953,
24 November 1787, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA953;
b. Abt. 1765954; d. Unknown.
56.
Amey4 PERRY (Patience3 BUTTERWORTH,
Hannah/Anna2 WHEATON, Robert1)955
was born 1720 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA955, and died
Unknown. She married Unknown CAMP955. He was born Abt. 1715956,
and died Unknown.
Child
of Amey PERRY and Unknown CAMP is:
104. i. Amey
Perry5 CAMP, b. 1744, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA; d. Unknown.
57.
Captain Caleb4 WHEATON (James3, Ephraim2,
Robert1)957,958 was born 1 October 1713 in Bay
Colony, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA959,960,961, and died 26
March 1788 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada962. He married (1) Elizabeth FISHER963
8 September 1736 in Needham, Massachusetts, USA963. She was born Abt. 1718964,
and died Unknown. He married (2) Mary
OWEN965 8 April 1767 in Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova
Scotia, Canada966. She
was born Abt. 1727966, and died 10 December 1810 in Guysborough,
Nova Scotia, Canada.
Notes
for Captain Caleb WHEATON:
Notes
for Captain Caleb WHEATON:
I
have received information from a variety of sources, which does not always
agree. Below are details sent to me by
various WHEATON researchers.
from
Bill WHEATON 20/10/2001
from
"The History of Kings County, Nova Scotia" by Arthur W H Eaton
"Captain
Caleb and Mary (OWEN) WHEATON seem to have been the founders of the WHEATON
family in King's County. They arrived in
Cornwallis, Nova Scotia in 1761. Cornwallis
is across the Minas Basin from Fox River and West of Wolfville along the Bay of
Fundy"
"Grants
given in Cornwallis: Caleb WHATON 250
acres September 6th 1763"
from
Jean SHERWOOD 29/10/2001
"Caleb
born in the US 1716-1788, who fought in the US wars and was banished under the
Massachuesetts Banishment Act to Nova Scotia, where he landed with his wife
Mary and founded the name WHEATON in Kings Co.
He was granted land in 1763 in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, just outside
Halifax. He was a United Empire Loyalist
as was his son James, Thomas and Daniel".
(My
(JKW) note - at present I do not have sons James, Thomas and Daniel)
From
Meg CROSTHWAITE to Bill WHEATON 9/1/2002
from
"Planters and Pioneers Nova Scotia 1749-1775" by Esther Clark WRIGHT
P 285
"WHEATON
Caleb, Capt....Cornwallis 1761
Children:
George Lucana, Caleb Jr. Joseph, Sarah, Edward Cornwallis, Letitia, Comfort,
Cynthia"
from
Daniel WHEATON 6 March 2002
"Caleb
WHEATON sr, served in the Provincial forces as a Lieut. and Quarter Master as
far back as Annapolis and Minas. He
returned to Halifax after the evacuation of Boston.
Lieut.Caleb
WHEATON visited England and had breakfast with the Duke of Kent".
Information
from Daniel WHEATON 7/3/2002
From
the History of the County of Guysborough pagew 125 and 126
"Caleb
Wheaton, an officer in the British Army, came here to locate. He had occasion to visit Antigonish, and was
obliged to make the journey in a canoe, with an Indian. He was appointed by the Government "to
look after vessels," and was coming from Halifax with his wife and family,
when the vessel struck on a rock near St Andrews.s Channel, west of Canso, and
sank. A boat had hastily been made
ready, in which Mrs. Wheaton, who was ill, was placed on a bed, and with what
few articles could be saved, they escaped to the shore. That night was passed in the woods. The next day, a sail appeared. The ship-wrecked party rowed out and hailed
the stranger, which proved to be a French vessel bound to Arichat. All assistance was refused till Mrs. Wheaton
spoke to them in French, a language with which she was quite familiar. This produced an immediate change. They tarried to render assistance, but
finding upon closer investigation that the forlorn party was really English
they hearlessly declined giving any help.
The magic influence of gold was next resorted to, and even a enemy's
heart was no proof agains this subtle agency.
A lavish transfer was soon arranged, and they were safely landed at
the Strait. During a visit to England Lieut. Wheaton was
invited to breakfast with the Duke of Kent and found 200 sovereigns under his
plate.
History
of Antigonish Harbour
Page
10
Lieutentant
Wheaton lived at Antigonish Harbour
Wheaton
sold liquor at the Town Point."
Information
from Mary Marshall BATES 24th April 2002
The
primary compilers of the descendants of Caleb Wheaton were Anne Warner
Hendsbee, brothers Daniel and Ronald Wheaton and Mary Marshall Bates. Additional sources appear as endnotes.
According
to record, Caleb Wheaton was an American by birth and was a Customs officer and
trader in Machais, ME. From 1744, he served in all the wars in America. In the
corps raised by Governor Shirley for the defense of the garrison at Annapolis
Royal, he was Lieutenant and Quartermaster. Subsequently, he was commander of
Fort St. George in Eastern Massachusetts. As a Loyalist, he was hunted from
place to place. Ordered by General Sir William Howe, he pulled down the old
North Meeting House in Boston, MA.
In
1761, Caleb was granted Lot 7 (44 acres), Div. 2 in Cornwallis Township. In
March, 1776 on the voyage to Halifax, NS with British troops from Boston, MA,
he and his family were taken prisoners on the brig Elizabeth and were detained
in prison for three months. From 1777, he was a Lieutenant in the Guides and
Pioneers.
Caleb
Wheaton had sixteen children. During the Revolutionary War five son's served in
the King's service, one of whom was killed in battle. At the end of the War,
two sons, John and Caleb, were granted half-pay of lieutenants. Another was a
pilot in the Royal Navy in Nova Scotia. The fifth son Joseph also a Loyalist
was taken prisoner and confined in the Concord Jail. There he was induced to
join the Americans and was given a commission as Ensign.
In
Correspondence dated 26 March 1788 anouncing Captain Caleb Wheaton's
death, W. Collins added that Caleb
"has" two wives living, one at Halifax who shared his sufferings and
hardships as a Loyalist, the other near Rochester, Kent, England."
Information
from Jean SHERWOOD 1/2/2003
Captain
Caleb WHEATON captained a Ferry the "City of Bristol" and after
changing ships on a stormy night in November 1787 he drowned. Lost at sea
More
About Captain Caleb WHEATON:
Occupation:
Customs Officer and Trader (Kelley WHEATON 3/2/2011)
More
About Mary OWEN:
Burial:
Unknown, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Children
of Caleb WHEATON and Elizabeth FISHER are:
i. Nathaniel5
WHEATON967, b. 9 December 1736967; d.
Unknown.
ii. Elizabeth
WHEATON967, b. 10 April 1739967; d. 24
April 1772967; m. Ebenezer NEWELL967, 24
April 1760, First Church of Needham, Massachusetts, USA967,968;
b. 18 October 1736968; d. 25 February 1798968.
More
About Elizabeth WHEATON:
Burial:
April 1772, Highland Cemetery, Dover, Massachusetts, USA968
More
About Ebenezer NEWELL:
Burial:
February 1798, Highland Cemetery, Dover, Massachusetts, USA968
iii. Joseph
WHEATON969, b. 24 August 1740969; d.
Unknown.
iv. Katherine
WHEATON969, b. 9 August 1741969; d.
Unknown.
v. Caleb Jr
WHEATON969, b. 12 June 1743969; d. 1744969.
vi. Mary
WHEATON969, b. 17 January 1745/46969; d.
Unknown.
105. vii. George
Ebenezer WHEATON, b. 6 February 1748/49, St George River, New England USA; d.
Unknown.
106. viii. Mary
WHEATON, b. Abt. 1751; d. Bef. 1817.
ix. Lucinda or
Lucana WHEATON970,971, b. 3 June 1751, Chentogoe, Virginia,
USA972,973; d. Unknown.
107. x. Caleb
Jr WHEATON, b. 20 July 1753, Jamaica, Long Island, New York, USA; d. 3 August
1826, Gut of Canso, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.
xi. Joseph
WHEATON974, b. 30 December 1754, Jamaica, Long Island, USA974;
d. Unknown; m. Sally FLETCHER975, 9 August 1786, Halifax,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada975; b. Abt. 1759976;
d. Unknown.
108. xii. John
WHEATON, b. 9 August 1756, Jamaica, Long Island, USA; d. 25 September 1820,
Plaister Cover, Nova Scotia, Canada.
xiii. Sarah
WHEATON977, b. 3 March 1758, Jamaica, Long Island, USA977;
d. Unknown; m. Thomas CRIBBIN978, 12 December 1776, Halifax,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada978; b. Abt. 1753979;
d. Abt. 1789, Dorchester, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada980.
Notes
for Thomas CRIBBIN:
From
Mary BATES 24/4/2002
"At
the time of his marriage, Thomas was a bachelor living in Halifax, NS. Thomas'
mother
inlaw
wrote a letter dated 11 November 1788 regarding Captain Thomas Cribben's estate. He
was
granted compensation for the loss of his property and income as a customs
officer during
the
war. The only reference to an officer of this name in the Muster Roll Series,
1710-1774, of
Massachusetts
is a Lieutentant in command of a detachment that served from 15 October 1748
to 20
January 1749. Thomas Cribben, half-pay naval officer petitioned for land on the
south
side
of Cape George."
xiv. Samuel
WHEATON980, b. Abt. 1759980; d. 28 October
1830, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada980.
xv. Edward
Cornwallis WHEATON981,982, b. 26 October 1760, Cornwallis
Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada983,984,985; d. Unknown.
xvi. Letitia
WHEATON986, b. 13 August 1762, Cornwallis Township, King,
Nova Scotia, Canada986,987; d. Unknown; m. Lt. Bryant MEIGHAM987,
August 1790, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada987; b. Abt. 1757988;
d. Unknown.
Notes
for Lt. Bryant MEIGHAM:
Information
from Mary BATES 24/4/2002
"Bryan
Meighan was a Lt. in the Duke of Cumberland's Regiment. In 1793, he was assesed
61lb.
in the Township of Guysborough,Manchester. In
the same year he was in Antigonish having
sold
his Manchester Township lands being 600 acres of rear lands and town lot #7 in
the
southeast
division block K."
Marriage
Notes for Letitia WHEATON and Bryant MEIGHAM:
Information
from Mary BATES 24/4/2002
"(Illegible
writing) Day of August 17__, Bryan Meighan,Esq. was married to Miss Letitia
Wheaton,
agreeable to the Form of Matrimony used in the Church of England by me T.W.
Hierlihy,
J.P.. Recorded at the request of Mrs.
Mary Wheaton by me Thomas Cutler, Town
Clerk
2 December 1802." Note: This marriage may have been performed at
Antigonish."
xvii. Comfort
WHEATON989, b. 24 February 1765989; d.
Unknown.
Notes
for Comfort WHEATON:
From
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki
Harding
v. Handy/Opinion of the Court
THESE
were cross appeals from the decrees of the Circuit Court of Rhode Island.
The
bill filed in the Court below by the appellants, Harding, and Nancy his wife,
and Sterling Wheaton, alleged, that they, with four others not made parties to
the suit, together with Caleb Wheaton, one of the defendants, were entitled, as
heirs at law of Comfort Wheaton, deceased, to the real property mentioned in
the bill, and situate in the State of Rhode Island. That Comfort W., about the
year 1802, began to exhibit symptoms indicating a loss of intellect, and soon
became, from various causes mentioned in the bill, incompetent to the
management of his estate, and died in 1810. That, under these circumstances,
the defendant, Caleb W., (his son,) and who acted as well for himself, as in
behalf of the plaintiffs, and the defendant Handy, (the son-in-law of Comfort
W., entered into an agreement to endeavour to take his estate out of his hands,
and to preserve it for the benefit of his heirs at law. That it was agreed that
Comfort W. should be prevailed on to convey his real property to Handy, for a
nominal consideration, who should forthwith execute an instrument of writing,
declaring that he took and held the same in trust; first, to provide for the
decent support of the grantor, during his life; and, after a full remuneration
for his expenses and trouble in that respect, to hold the residue of the estate
for the benefit of the heirs at law. That, on the 9th of May, 1805, Handy did
procure such conveyance, for the nominal consideration of 2,178 dollars, from
Comfort W., and entered upon, possessed, and enjoyed, the property in question;
but that he refused to execute any declaration of trust as he had agreed, but
held the property, claiming it as his own. The bill then alleged, that the
defendant, Caleb W., after the death of his father, Comfort W., acting on behalf,
and for the benefit of, the heirs, procured letters of administration of the
personal estate of Comfort W. to be issued by the proper Court, and caused such
further proceedings to be had, as that the administrator exposed to sale the
real property before mentioned, which had been conveyed to Handy, and that
Caleb W. became the purchaser thereof, for the general benefit of the heirs.
That various suits at law had resulted from these transactions, (and, among
others, an ejectment brought by the defendant, Handy, against the defendant,
Caleb W.,) by which the value of the property had been much deteriorated. The
bill then prayed for an account respecting the property; that a decree might be
rendered, exonerating it from the deeds to the defendant, Handy, after
satisfying his just claims, and ordering one fifth part of the real estate to
be set off to the plaintiff, Nancy H., and one fifth to the plaintiff, Sterling
W.; and for general relief.
The
answer of the defendant, Handy, denied that Comfort W. was incapable of
conveying his property when the deeds of the 9th of May, 1805, were executed;
and insisted that his intellect was perfectly sound at that time. It also
denied, that he, the defendant, purchased as a trustee, and averred, that he
was a purchaser for a valuable and full consideration. The answer of the other
defendant, Caleb W., admitted the allegations of the bill, and submitted to any
decree the Court might think equitable.
A
great mass of testimony taken in the Court below, appeared in the record, which
was very contradictory, as to the capacity of Comfort W. to make the conveyance
in question.
The
Circuit Court, by its interlocutory decree, directed that the deeds of the 9th
of May, 1805, should be set aside, as having been obtained by false impressions
made on a mind enfeebled by old age, and various other causes; and that an
account of the receipts and disbursements of the defendant, Handy, should be
taken, and that he should be credited for all advances made, and charges
incurred, for the maintenance of Comfort W. during his lifetime, and for
repairs and improvements made on the real estate. Exceptions were filed by both
parties to the report. which was confirmed by the Court below. The final decree
declared, that the real estates conveyed to the defendant, Handy, should stand
charged with the amount of the balance of the account due to him; that the same
should be sold, and the proceeds brought into Court; that the said balance
should be paid to him, deducting his proportion of the charges, &c. and the
residue, deducting their proportions, &c. should be paid over, and
distributed among the heirs at law of Comfort W. If there be any such heirs,
not made parties, they to be at liberty to come in under the decree, and
receive their shares, paying their proportions of costs and expenses, otherwise
to be excluded. That each party before the Court should pay his own costs,
excepting the fees of the officers of the Court, which should be a charge on
the property, and borne by the parties according to their respective
proportions of interest in the proceeds of the sale.
From
this decree both parties appealed.
Mr.
Wheaton, for the original plaintiffs, made the following points:
1.
That the decree ought to be reversed, so far as it declared, that the real
property should stand charged with the advances made by the defendant, Handy.
2.
That it ought, in all other respects, to be affirmed.
On
the first point, he contended, that the deeds having been obtained by the
imposition of the grantee on the grantor, the property ought not to stand
charged with the expenses incurred by the former. That, even supposing him to
have held as a trustee during the lifetime of the plaintiff's ancestor; after
that period he ceased to hold in that capacity, and became a malae fidei
possessor, who was not entitled to be allowed for improvements made on the
land. #fna [1]
On
the second point, he argued, (1.) as to the objection made in the Court below,
of the defect of jurisdiction in that Court; that the words of the Judiciary
Act of 1789, c. 20. s. 16. providing that suits in equity should not be
sustained in the Courts of the Union, 'in any case where plain, adequate, and
complete remedy, can be had at law,' were not intended to abridge the equity
jurisdiction of those Courts; that it had been frequently determined, that the
proceedings in those Courts were to be according to the English system of
equity, both as to principles, practice, and jurisdiction; #fnb [2] that fraud
and trust were familiar subjects of cognizance in the Court of Chancery; and
that equity often interfered to redress fraud, even after a verdict and
judgment at law. #fnc [3] That this was not a case analogous to that which had
been cited in the proceedings below, where the only ground of equitable interference
was a discovery sought to establish the
2.
Another objection was, that this was an attempt to establish a trust by parol
evidence, contrary to the statute of frauds. The Court below did not consider
it necessary to determine this point, because, at all events, there was a
resulting trust for the heirs, (after allowing for advances, &c.) which,
even in England, might, unquestionably, be established by parol. But a
comparison of the English statute of frauds, 29 Charles II. c. 3. with the
provisions of the local statute of Rhode Island on the same subject, would
show, that the latter did not extend to trusts, and, therefore there could be
no question of the admissibility of parol evidence in this case.
3. It
was a case of imposition practised by a son-in-law upon his father-in-law, an
old man, infirm in body and mind, morally and physically incapable of managing
his own affairs, and of resisting the influence and importunities of the other
party, standing in that intimate relation. It was analogous to other cases of
fraudulent and hard bargains made with expectant heirs, and other persons
standing in peculiar relations, rendering them liable to imposition. The great
leading case on the general analogy, was that of Chesterfield v. Jansen, #fne
[4] which was not cited
Mr.
Coxe, (with whom was Mr. Webster,) for the defendant, Handy, argued, (1.) That
there was a defect of jurisdiction in the Court below, proceeding as a Court of
equity. A complete and adequate remedy at law existed. If the deeds were
invalid on the ground of fraud and imposition, that question might be tried in
an action at law. It had been so tried and determined. #fnl [5]
2. It
appeared, on the face of the bill itself, that there were other children of
Comfort W. who are his heirs at law, but who had not been joined in the present
suit. They were equally interested with the other plaintiffs, and should,
therefore, have been joined. Their interests are also affected by the decree.
It is not too late to take advantage of this objection. #fnm [6]
3.
The bill contained multifarious matters which ought not to be joined. Each of
the defendants claimed to have the legal estate in him, in opposition to each
other. There was no privity between them as to their respective interests; and
before the plaintiffs could have any interest in vacating the deeds of the
defendant, Handy, the deed of the defendant, Caleb W., must to removed. The
establishment of their right agaisnt one defendant was a prerequisite to their
calling upon the other to answer.
4.
The main object of the bill, and that attained by the decree, was to enforce
specifically a parol agreement, alleged to have been made between the two
defendants, denied by the defendant, Handy, and not proved by any competent
testimony. The contract proved is wholly different from that alleged. Such a
contract as is
5.
If, however, he was in the state of mind in which the bill represents him, the
plaintiffs, by their agent, participated in the fraud, and, therefore, have no
right to call upon a Court of equity to interfere, to relieve them from the web
in which they have entangled themselves. #fno [7]
6.
The plaintiffs are barred by lapse of time.
7.
The decree sanctions an attempt to establish a contract concerning lands, and a
trust in real estate, by parol evidence. The proof of a trust lies on the party
who alleges it. #fnp [8] In this case, the conveyances are absolute on the face
of them, and the evidence of a trust is wholly aliunde. To warrant the Court in
decreeing the execution of a parol declaration of trust, the evidence should be
plain and unambiguous. #fnq [9] The taking the conveyance was not in part
performance. The act of part performance must be such as the party would not
have done with any other view than in execution of the alleged agreement. #fnr
[10] This secret trust, and the allegation of part performance, are both denied
by the answer,
8.
The bill does not distinctly allege the incompetency of Comfort W., and the
imposition said to have been practised on him, so as to put these facts in
issue. The decree must conform to the allegata. Some substantial ground must be
stated. Old age alone is not sufficient. #fnu [11]
9. If
these facts had been ever so distinctly put in issue, they have not been
proved. Where fraud is alleged, it must be fully proved, and will not be
presumed [v] The presumption of law is in favour of a party executing an
instrument. [w] The question is confined to the state of mind at the time of
executing the instrument. [x] Two witnesses deposing sanae menti, are to be
credited before a hundred proving insanity. [y] The law will not measure a
man's understanding, and a partial diminution of intellect is not sufficient to
invalidate the deeds; nor is there any such thing as an equitable incapacity,
where there is a legal capacity. [z] Fraud of this description is equally
cognizable at law, and in equity; and the Court of Chancery will not set aside
a will of lands on that ground, without directing an issue. [1]
10.
The decree is inconsistent both with the allegations in the bill, and with
itself. It is a bill with a double aspect. It charges incompetency in the
grantor, and prays that the estate may be exonerated; it also charges a trust,
and prays an account, and general relief. The decree declares that the grantor
was incompetent, and his conveyance invalid, and yet does not exonerate the
estate from them. A deed cannot be set aside partially on the ground of fraud.
If set aside at all, it must be in toto. [2] The decree proceeds on the ground
of imposition, and grants a relief which could only apply to the pretended
trust, which necessarily implies capacity in the grantor. It does not pass on
the conveyance from the administrator of Comfort W., to the defendant, Caleb W.
So long as the legal estate remains in him under that deed, the right of the
plaintiffs is a nonentity.
11.
The Master's report is erroneous on several grounds, and ought to have been set
aside. (1.) Because, in taking the account, he refused to receive the testimony
of the defendant, Handy, when it was competent and credible. (2.) The
12.
The final decree is erroneous in several particulars. (1.) In directing a sale
of the property under the circumstances. (2.) Because it purports to bind, and
does affect the interest of those who are not parties. (3.) Because it wholly
omits to provide for the defendant, Handy, as tenant by the curtesy. (4.)
Because it does not, unless by implication, determine all the matters in issue,
and which ought to have been decided.
Mr.
Wheaton, for the plaintiff below, in reply, as to want of proper parties,
argued, that, as by the local law, one coparcener could maintain an action at
law for his share of the real estate, the same rule of proceeding would be
adopted in equity. Under the peculiar circumstances of the case, the Court
below had considered the defendant, Caleb W., as legal owner under the
administration sale, sufficiently representing all the parties who could claim
any beneficial interest; and he (as in effect a plaintiff) submitted to any
decree the Court could make in favour of the plaintiffs. Besides, the nature of
the jurisdiction of the Courts of the Union, which was derived from the
character of the parties as citizens of different States, would prevent their
insisting upon parties who were not absolutely necessary to the determination
of the merits of the cause as between the parties before the Court. [5] But, in
this case, the Court might apply the analogous rule, as to next of kin suing
for distributive shares of personal property, one of whom may sue, and the rest
may come in under the decree. [6]
Upon
the merits, he insisted, that the question as to the capacity of the grantor
was not a question of absolute insanity. All the cases show, that the Court
will interfere wherever a peculiar relation has been abused to influence or
impose upon a person of weak mind. A commission of lunacy is not, by the modern
practice of the Court of Chancery, confined to cases of strict insanity, but is
applied to cases of imbecility of mind, to the extent of incapacity, from any
cause, as disease, age, or habitual intoxication. [7] This principle is fully
developed by Lord Erskine in Ex parte Cranmer. [8] It was not, therefore,
necessary to show that the grantor was absolutely non compos mentis in a strict
legal sense, still less was it necessary to prove that he was incapable at the
precise moment the deeds were executed.
As to
the defects in the pleadings, and the other informalities in the proceedings,
it was said that the Court would look with an indulgent eye upon the pleadings
and practice in equity causes in those States, where, no State Court of
Chancery existing, the forms of proceeding were less familiar to practitioners.
But, it was insisted, that the bill contained a sufficient allegation of the
incapacity of Comfort W. to execute the deeds in question, to put that fact
distinctly in issue, and it had been met responsively by the answer of the
defendant, Handy, explicitly denying it.
Mr.
Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court, and, after stating
the case, proceeded as follows:
The
counsel for Asa Handy contend, that the bill seeks to set up a parol trust,
which is denied in the answer, and that the decree is founded on a supposed
incompetency of Comfort Wheaton to convey his property. The decree, therefore,
is not supported by the allegations of the bill.
They,
also, contend, that the decree is not sustained by the proofs in the cause.
That
the bill alleges the conveyances of the 9th of May to have been received for
the benefit of the family, is unquestionable; but this is not incompatible with
the incompetency of Comfort Wheaton to execute them. Deeds may be obtained from
a weak man for the purpose of preserving his estate for himself and family, and
of protecting him from the impositions to which he might be exposed; and there
is nothing to restrain one of the heirs, who may think himself aggrieved, from
bringing the whole case before a Court of equity. If, indeed, it were true in
fact, that the bill does not allege this incompetency so as to put it in issue,
the objection would be conclusive; for, it is well settled, that the decree
must conform to the allegations of the parties. But, we think, this bill is not
justly exposed to this objection. It states the general correct conduct of C.
W. during the life of his wife; that, soon after her decease, he was visited by
a paralytic stroke, which was followed by a total change in his conduct. He was
addicted to intoxication, and to many vicious habits, in the course of which,
fears were excited in his family that he would waste all his property, or
convey it to his profligate companions. They consulted together, and with their
friends; and the first proposition was, to apply to the Court for a guardian to
manage his affairs, according to the law of Rhode Island in such cases. It was,
however, finally agreed, that Asa Handy should obtain deeds for his property,
and hold it for the use of C. W. during his life, and of his heirs after his
death. The bill then proceeds to state, that the said Asa Handy, knowing the
premises, did induce the said Comfort, 'he being in the state and condition of
body and mind aforesaid,' for the nominal consideration of 2,178 dollars, to
make the conveyances in the bill mentioned.
Although
a more direct and positive allegation that C. W. was incapable of transacting
business, would have been more satisfactory than the detail of circumstances
from which the conclusion is drawn, yet, we think, that the averment of his
incompetency is sufficiently explicit to make it a question in the cause. The
defendant has met this charge, and we cannot doubt that his answer is
sufficiently responsive to the bill, to give him all the benefit which the
rules of equity allow to an answer in such circumstances.
We
proceed, then, to look into the proofs in the cause, and to inquire whether the
testimony establishes the incompetency of C. W. when these deeds were executed.
We
have examined with attention the immense mass of contradictory evidence which
the record contains. A number of persons, and, among others, the witnesses to
the deeds, express the opinion that he was capable of managing his affairs, and
of disposing of his property. This evidence, however, is met by such a mass of
opposing testimony as can scarcely be resisted. Among the numerous witnesses
who testify to the imbecility of his mind, are many who had been long and
intimate acquaintances. All his physicians concur in stating, in strong and decided
terms, the weakness of his mind, as well as his body, which they ascribe
chiefly to the character of his disease. One of them, Doctor Barrows, attended
him about the time these deeds were executed. He says, 'with regard to the
state of his mind, at all times when I saw him within the said period, (from
the 1st of March to the 25th of November, 1809,) I can say, that he appeared to
me wholly incapacitated to transact any money business, or to have the care of
any concerns whatever. It is my opinion, that the decay of his mental faculties
was such as to induce that state of fatuity which would unfit him for all the
purposes relative to the affairs of life, except obeying the various calls of
nature.' Some of the witnesses add to their opinion of his imbecility, some
circumstances on which the opinion is founded, which cannot fail to make a deep
impression on the mind. Ziba Olney says, that he was acquainted with C. W. for
the last five years of his life, who, for the last fifteen months of them,
resided in his family. 'That during the whole of these times he appeared to be
childish, and incapable of transacting any business. The reasons of this
opinion are, that he would frequently repeat the same questions, and would,
several times in the same day, ask what day of the week it was. At short
intervals, he would talk rationally, and then would break off from conversation
to singing, and from that to crying. That he would frequently go out in the
night and day, naked except his shirt. That he would frequently break out in
profane language, and, at other times, preach.' Several other witnesses
describe the situation and conduct of this afflicted old gentleman, in a manner
to add great weight to their opinion, that his faculties were prostrated. Many
even of those witnesses who depose to his competency, declare, that the public
opinion and language of his neighbourhood was, that his mind was deplorably
impaired; and the conduct and declarations of his family, including the
defendant, Asa Handy himself, show a settled conviction that C. W. was
incapable of managing his affairs.
There
is evidence of the consultations in which Handy participated, previous to the
deeds of the 9th of May, for putting the old gentleman and his estate under
guardianship; and there is, also, evidence of similar consultation respecting
the propriety of procuring a conveyance of his property, in order to save it
for himself and his family. This may not be admissible as proof of a trust; but
it is strong evidence of a conviction, that the person from whom the deed was
to be obtained was unfit for the management of his own affairs. Among other
testimony to this point, Abner Daggett deposes, that Asa Handy asked him if he
had a notion of buying his father Wheaton's lot? The witness answered, that he
had had some conversation with Wheaton about it; upon which Handy said, Wheaton
was no more capable of selling his estate than a child. The witness was
deterred from purchasing, though he wished to acquire the lot, by the fear of
subsequent controversy.
The
great and sudden revolution in the whole conduct of C. W., immediately after
the first paralytic stroke, viewed in connexion with his advanced age, is a
strong circumstance in corroboration of the opinion that his mind was diseased.
A sober, prudent, reflecting, and moral man, between seventy and eighty years
of age, mingles with profligate people, to whom he devotes himself, and becomes
suddenly intemperate, immoral, and childishly whimsical and indiscreet, so that
his nearest friends think it necessary to put it out of his power to ruin
himself.
The
terms on which the old gentleman stood with his family, are not entirely
unworthy of consideration. But two of his children, Caleb, and Mary, the wife
of the defendant Asa, lived near him. From causes, some of which may be
discerned in the record, he was on ill terms with Caleb. One of the witness
deposes, that he said, on one occasion, 'You know, Asa, I made you the deeds to
spite Caleb.' There is other testimony to the same effect. The necessary consequence
of this quarrel with Caleb, was, to subject him, in an increased degree, to the
influence of Mary Handy and her husband, and exposes the deeds conveying all
his property to them, to an increased degree of suspicion.
The
inadequacy of the consideration, as stated in the bonds referred to in the
answer, furnishes an additional argument against these deeds. It was chiefly
the support of C. W. for the residue of his life. This proved to be five years,
which was a longer time than his age, and state of health, at the time of the
transaction, rendered probable; but which was certainly not a full
consideration for the property.
These
various circumstances add so much weight to the opinions of those who depose to
the incompetence of C. W., that the mind cannot withhold its assent from that
conclusion. An issue, indeed, might have been directed; but we do not think it
a case in which this course ought to have been pursued. The degree of weakness,
or of imposition, which ought to induce a Court of Chancery to set aside a
conveyance, is proper for the consideration of the Court itself; and there
seems to be no reason for the intervention of a jury, unless the case be one in
which the Court would be satisfied with the verdict, however it might be found.
A verdict affirming the capacity of C. W. to execute these deeds on the 9th of
May, 1805, could not, we think, have been satisfactory to the Court; and it
was, consequently, not necessary to refer the question of competency to a jury.
If
these deeds were obtained by the exercise of undue influence over a man whose
mind had ceased to be the safe guide of his actions, it is against conscience
for him who has obtained them to derive any advantage from them. It is the
peculiar province of a Court of conscience, to set them aside. That a Court of
equity will interpose in such a case, is among its best settled principles. The
cases cited in the argument, which we will not repeat, place this beyond the
possibility of question. It was, therefore, proper to set aside the deeds, and
to direct the defendant, Handy, to account for the money he had received under
them.
But,
although that defendant ought not to be permitted to benefit himself by his own
improper act, it is not reasonable that he should be burthened with the debts
of C. W., and the expenses of his maintenance. These are proper charges on the
estate itself. So are improvements and repairs which enhanced the rents, and
the value of the estate. As a defendant in equity, Asa Handy has certainly a
right to retain them, and to receive credit for them in the account which was
directed by the Circuit Court.
There
is, we think, no error in the manner in which the account was directed to be
taken.
The
parties were heard before the Master, who, after a very laborious and
comprehensive examination of their accounts, has made a voluminous report, to
which both parties have excepted.
It
may be observed, generally, that it is not the province of a Court to
investigate items of an account. The report of the master is received as true,
when no exception is taken; and the exceptions are to be regarded so far only
as they are supported by the special statements of the Master, or by evidence,
which ought to be brought before the Court by a reference to the particular
testimony on which the exceptor relies. Were it otherwise, were the Court to
look into the immense mass of testimony laid before the Commissioner, the
reference to him would be of little avail. Such testimony, indeed, need not be
reported farther than it is relied on to support, explain, or oppose, a
particular exception.
1.
The first exception made by Handy is, that only the sum of 5,448 dollars 26
cents, were allowed him by the Commissioner, instead of 101,167 dollars, 30
cents, the amount of his claim. This is a general exception, which comprehends,
it is supposed, the particular alleged errors enumerated in the subsequent
exceptions.
2.
The second exception is, that the Master did not admit his whole account on his
own oath.
The
conduct observed by the Master on this point, is thus specially stated by
himself. 'I admitted said Asa to make oath to all charges, whether for money,
specific articles, or services, which, from the circumstances of the parties,
or the nature of the charge itself, could not, in my opinion, be proved by
vouchers, or other legal evidence.'
This
rule, adopted by the Master, is, in our opinion, one to which Handy could make
no just objection. There can be no propriety in admitting the party as a
witness to support items in an account, which, from their character, admit of
full proof. Of this description are the items which constitute his third
exception. It is the demand of testimony to support his charges for repairs and
improvements. These repairs and improvements are susceptible of complete proof;
and, as there could be no difficulty in procuring it, the Commissioner did
right in requiring it. The fourth exception is to the rejection of his oath to
discharge himself from rents, which, as he alleged, he had not received.
The
Commissioner has made considerable deductions from the total amount of rent, if
calculated for the whole time, but has rejected the oath of Handy, because he
admitted that he had kept legers in which his receipts of rents were regularly
entered, which were still in his possession, but which he refused to produce.
The decision of the Master on this point was so obviously right, that it need
only be stated to be approved.
5.
The fifth exception is, that the Master has not allowed for repairs and
improvements according to the measurement of Nathan Parks, which was on oath,
but according to the estimate of John Newman, which was not founded on actual
measurement, but made principally by the eye.
The
Master reports, that, 'in addition to the evidence produced by the parties, I
appointed John Newman, an experienced and skilful measurer of carpenters' work,
to go on the premises, together with the said Handy and myself, and to measure
and estimate all such repairs, and alterations, and buildings, as said Handy,
being under oath, should point out as being made and executed by him.' The
estimate of the said Newman, with his deposition, are referred to, and annexed
to the report.
Newman
depose-(more on web, no room here)
Child
of Caleb WHEATON and Mary OWEN is:
xviii. Cynthia5
WHEATON989, b. 8 May 1767, Cornwallis Township, King, Nova
Scotia, Canada989,990; d. Unknown; m. Dennis or David
HEFFERNAN990, 22 May 1786, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Canada990; b. Abt. 1762991; d. Unknown.
Notes
for Dennis or David HEFFERNAN:
Note
from Mary BATES 24/4/2002
"Dennis
is sometimes synonymous with David."
58.
James4 WHEATON (James3, Ephraim2,
Robert1)992 was born 11 December 1717 in
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA992,993,994, and died 7
July 1778 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA995,996. He married Sarah PRATT997
26 June 1744 in Needham, Massachesetts, USA998,999. She was born 10 June 1721 in Needham, Norfolk
Massachusetts, USA1000, and died 29 June 1778 in North
Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA1001,1002.
Notes
for James WHEATON:
Austin
W SPENCER to Jean SHERWOOD from Jarel WHEATON 8/1/2003
James
was executor of his father's estate in 1742
Commemorative
Biographical Record sent by Charles WALTHER 27/12/2004
This
states that James had 11 children. I
have 13.
More
About James WHEATON:
Burial:
July 1778, Village Cemetery, Rehoboth, Bristol Co, Massachusetts, USA1002
More
About Sarah PRATT:
Burial:
June 1778, Village Cemetery, Rehoboth, Bristol Co, Massachusetts, USA1002
Children
of James WHEATON and Sarah PRATT are:
i. James5
WHEATON1003, b. Abt. 1744, Rehoboth, Bristol Co.,
Massachusetts, USA1004; d. 1747, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA1005.
109. ii. Colonel
Joseph WHEATON, b. 30 November 1745, Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA;
d. Unknown.
iii. Caleb
WHEATON1006, b. 19 November 1746, Needham, Norfolk,
Massachusetts, USA1007; d. 7 January 1746/47, Needham,
Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA1007.
Notes
for Caleb WHEATON:
Information
from Circular Chart sent by Bonnie WHEATON
This
does not include Caleb
110. iv. James
WHEATON, b. 3 March 1746/47, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA; d. 21 January 1834,
Pomfret, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA Age 86.
v. Sarah
WHEATON1008, b. 18 October 1749, Rehoboth, Bristol Co.,
Massachusetts, USA1008,1009; d. Unknown.
111. vi. Moses
WHEATON, b. 18 May 1751, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA; d. 3 January 1815,
Richmond, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, USA.
vii. Sibbel
WHEATON1010, b. 17 January 1753, Rehoboth, Bristol Co.,
Massachusetts, USA1010; d. 15 January 1755, Rehoboth, Bristol
Co., Massachusetts, USA1011.
viii. Olive
WHEATON1012, b. 22 November 1754, Rehoboth, Bristol Co.,
Massachusetts, USA1012,1013; d. Unknown; m. Thomas CARPENTER1013,
26 March 1783, Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA1013;
b. Abt. 17491014; d. Unknown.
ix. Sibbel
WHEATON1015, b. 27 February 1756, Rehoboth, Bristol Co.,
Massachusetts, USA1015,1016; d. 13 June 18501016;
m. Abdial BLISS1016, 20 January 1785, Rehoboth, Bristol Co.,
Massachusetts, USA1016; b. Abt. 17481017;
d. Unknown.
More
About Sibbel WHEATON:
Burial:
June 1850, West Dighton Christian Church Cemetery, Dighton, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA1018
x. Cynthia
WHEATON1019, b. 22 December 1757, Rehoboth, Bristol Co.,
Massachusetts, USA1019,1020; d. Unknown; m. Thomas CARPENTER1020,
2 May 1782, Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA1020; b.
Abt. 17521021; d. Unknown.
xi. Lydia
WHEATON1022, b. 28 October 1759, or 27 February 1759 from
Circular Chart Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA1022;
d. Unknown.
xii. Charles
WHEATON1022, b. 18 March 1761, Rehoboth, Bristol Co.,
Massachusetts, USA1022,1023; d. Unknown.
More
About Charles WHEATON:
Cause
of Death: May have died of smallpox1023
xiii. M.D.
Jesse WHEATON1024, b. 17 May 1762, Rehoboth, Bristol Co.,
Massachusetts, USA1024,1025; d. 5 November 1847, Dedham,
Massachusetts, USA Age 841026,1027; m. (1) Betsey Elizabeth
DIXON1027, 5 May 1790, Voluntown Congregational Church,
Voluntown, Connecticut, USA1027; b. 24 May 1762, Voluntown,
Windham Co., Connecticut, USA1027; d. 6 January 1816, Dedham,
Massachusetts, USA1027; m. (2) Nancy DIXON1027,
5 January 1817, Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA1027;
b. 12 August 1774, Voluntown, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA1027;
d. 24 November 1842, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA1027.
Notes
for M.D. Jesse WHEATON:
Addresses
Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
Family
Records of Deacons James W and Elisha S CONVERSE sent by R A BONSALL 28/12/2004
Jesse
was a prisoner on board the celebrated "Jersey" ship
Information
from WHEATON Revolutionary War Pensioners collecting in 1840 from Dean WHEATON
12/3/2005
Jesse
WHEATON, 77 (no head of household) Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011
His
Survivor's Pension Application File dated 1833 confirms his date of birth and
his service during Rev. War for 3 years. He is listed as Dr. Jesse Wheaton.
A
HISTORY of REHOBOTH
MASSACHUSETTS
Its
History for 275 years
1643
- 1918.
In
which is incorporated the vital parts of the original history of the town,
published in 1836, and written by Leonard BLISS, Jr.
By
REV. GEORGE H. TILTON, A. M.
Founder
of the Rehoboth Antiquarium Society Minister in Rehoboth, 1877-1902 [last date
blurry].
Boston,
Mass.
Published
by the author. 1918.
Page
388
He
was a Doctor twice married. "He was in the Revolutionary War, was captured
by the British and imprisoned on the infamous Prison ship 'Jersey.'"
Chidren born to first wife. Looks like 3 sons 3 daughters. No names yet.
1800
1
male 26-44
1
female 16-25
1
female 26-44
1810
1
males 10-15
2
males 16-25
1
male over 45
1
female 10-15
2
female 16-24
1
female 26-44
1
femaile over 45
1820
1
male 16-25
1
male over 45
1
female 16-24
1
female 25-44
1830
Dedham, Norfolk CO, MA Census
1
male 20-29
1
male 60-69
1
female 30-39
1
female 60-69
1840
Dedham, Norfolk Co., MA Census
1
male 70-79
1
female 15-19
1
female 60-69
More
About M.D. Jesse WHEATON:
Residences:
See Notes
59.
Hannah4 WHEATON (James3, Ephraim2,
Robert1)1028,1029 was born 8 August 1726 in
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA1029,1030, and
died Unknown. She married Thomas TURNER1031
13 February 1746/47 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA1031,1032. He was born 25 February 1726/27 in Rehoboth,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA1032, and died Unknown.
Notes
for Hannah WHEATON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011
Kelly
has this Hannah born 1726 daughter of James, son of Ephraim married to Benjamin
BRAYTON. I have her married to Thomas
TURNER information from Bonnie WHEATON's circular chart.
I
have Hannah WHEATON born 1722 daughter of James, son of John married to Benjamin BRAYTON. Kelly has her married to Content BRAYTON.
Some
sorting out needed!
Children
of Hannah WHEATON and Thomas TURNER are:
i. Thomas5
TURNER1032, b. 2 December 1747, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA1032; d. Unknown.
ii. Nancy
TURNER1033, b. 12 February 17551033; d.
Unknown.
iii. Caleb
TURNER1033, b. 4 June 17571033; d. Unknown.
iv. Cynthia
TURNER1033, b. 28 February 17591033; d.
Unknown.
v. Abigail
TURNER1033, b. 9 May 17621033; d. Unknown.
vi. Calvin
TURNER1033, b. 18 April 17641033; d.
Unknown; m. Zeragiah Charlotte HOPKINS1033, 25 December 17881033;
b. Abt. 17641034; d. Unknown.
vii. Stirling
TURNER1035, b. 23 December 17661035; d.
Unknown.
viii. Polly
TURNER1035, b. 14 June 17721035; d.
Unknown.
60.
Comfort4 WHEATON (James3, Ephraim2,
Robert1)1036,1037 was born 4 December 1727 in
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA1038,1039,1040,
and died Unknown. He married Anne BLAKE1041
9 July 1753 in Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA1041,1042. She was born Abt. 17321043,
and died Unknown.
Notes
for Comfort WHEATON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON 25/11/2004
1790 Providence, Providence County, Rhode
Island, USA
Information
from Kelly WHEATON 25/11/2004
She
suggests there were three children, Calvin and Caleb at:
1790 Providence, Providence County, Rhode
Island, USA
and
Daniel at:
1790 Fayette, Cumberland County, North
Carolina, USA
and
another Calvin at:
1790 Mansfield, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA
Further
information from Kelly WHEATON 1/3/2011
1790 Providence, Providence County, Rhode
Island, USA
More
About Comfort WHEATON:
Residences:
See Notes
Children
of Comfort WHEATON and Anne BLAKE are:
i. Nancy5
WHEATON1044, b. 12 February 1755, Providence, Providence,
Rhode Island, USA1044; d. Unknown; m. Stephen HARDING1044,
30 January 1780, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA1044;
b. Abt. 17501045; d. Unknown.
ii. Caleb
WHEATON1046, b. 4 June 1757, Providence, Providence, Rhode
Island, USA1046,1047; d. Unknown.
Notes
for Caleb WHEATON:
Addresses
1790 Providence, Providence County, Rhode
Island, USA
More
About Caleb WHEATON:
Residences:
See Notes
iii. Cynthia
WHEATON1047, b. 28 February 1759, Providence, Providence,
Rhode Island, USA1047; d. Unknown.
iv. Abigail
WHEATON1047, b. 9 May 1762, Providence, Providence, Rhode
Island, USA1047; d. Unknown; m. Nathan STERRY1047,
9 August 1788, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA1047;
b. Abt. 17571048; d. Unknown.
112. v. Calvin
WHEATON, b. 15 April 1764, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA; d.
Unknown.
vi. Sterling
WHEATON1049, b. 23 December 1766, Providence, Providence,
Rhode Island, USA1049; d. Unknown.
vii. Daniel
WHEATON1050, b. 27 May 1769, Providence, Providence, Rhode
Island, USA1050,1051; d. 17 March 1805, Wilmington, North
Carolina, USA1052,1053.
Notes
for Daniel WHEATON:
Addresses
1790 Fayetter, Cumberland County, North
Carolina, USA
More
About Daniel WHEATON:
Residences:
See Notes
viii. Polly
WHEATON1053, b. 14 June 1772, Providence, Providence, Rhode
Island, USA1053; d. Unknown.
61.
Constantine4 WHEATON (James3, Ephraim2,
Robert1)1054,1055 was born 28 January 1730/31
in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA1056,1057,1058,
and died Unknown. He married Lydia
KNOWLTON1059 9 December 17561059. She was born Abt. 17361060,
and died Unknown.
Notes
for Constantine WHEATON:
Information
from Philip BEDIENT 29.6.2006
Name
was Constant
Child
of Constantine WHEATON and Lydia KNOWLTON is:
i. Mary5
WHEATON1061, b. 25 June 17611061; d.
Unknown.
62.
Mason4 WHEATON (James3, Ephraim2,
Robert1)1062,1063 was born 30 September 1733
in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA1064,1065,1066,
and died 15 September 1812 in Thomaston, Maine, USA1067,1068. He married Levina DEXTER1069
1 April 17611069. She
was born Abt. 17351070, and died Unknown.
Notes
for Mason WHEATON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON 25/11/2004
1790 Lincoln County, Maine, USA
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011
He
moved to Maine then called St. George's (now Thomaston) about 1762-3
"Col.
MASON was a long leading man of business and political influence"
More
About Mason WHEATON:
Residence:
See Notes
Children
of Mason WHEATON and Levina DEXTER are:
i. Amey5
WHEATON1071, b. 1 June 1762, Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA1071;
d. 19 September 1762, Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA1071.
ii. Molly
WHEATON1071, b. 30 September 1763, Cumberland, Rhode Island,
USA1071; d. 28 November 1763, Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA1071.
iii. Lydia
WHEATON1071, b. 1 February 1765, Cumberland, Rhode Island,
USA1071; d. 25 July 17661071.
iv. James D
WHEATON1071, b. February 1767, Thomaston, Maine, USA1071;
d. Unknown.
v. Lucy
WHEATON1072, b. 1769, Thomaston, Maine, USA1073;
d. 23 April 18441073; m. William SOUTHWORTH1073;
b. Abt. 17641074; d. Unknown.
63.
Patience4 WHEATON (Robert3, Ephraim2,
Robert1)1075,1076 was born 15 May 1717 in
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA1076,1077,1078,
and died 4 November 1782 in Age 64 See Notes.
She married (1) Joseph BOSWORTH1079 14 August 1740 in
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA1079,1080. He was born 5 August 1714 in Rehoboth,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA1080, and died 5 January 1754 in
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA1080. She married (2) Daniel HUNT1081
25 November 1756 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA1082. He was born 6 April 1712 in Rehoboth,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA1083, and died 1 April 17811084.
Notes
for Patience WHEATON:
Information
from Warren WHEATON 4/11/2004
From
Burial Place Hill, Peckham Street, Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
In
memory of Mrs Patience Hunt. who died Nov 4th 1782 in the 64th year of her age.
Was
this Patience HUNT the same person as Patience WHEATON daughter of Robert and
Susannah SALISBURY as they were also buried at the same cemetery.
However,
on the Circular Chart sent by Bonnie WHEATON 12/2004 Patience is shown as
marrying Joseph BOSWORTH
Further
information available which shows a second marriage for Patience, first one to
Joseph BOSWORTH and the second to Daniel HUNT
More
About Patience WHEATON:
Burial:
November 1782, Burial Place Hill, Peckham Street, Rehoboth, Massachusetts.1085
Children
of Patience WHEATON and Joseph BOSWORTH are:
i. Patience5
BOSWORTH1086, b. 2 March 1740/41, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA1086; d. Unknown; m. Josiah PECK1086,
14 September 1764, Rehoboth, Bristol,, Massachusetts, USA1086;
b. 18 May 1740, Rehoboth, Bristol,, Massachusetts, USA1087;
d. Unknown.
ii. Mary
BOSWORTH1088, b. 8 May 1743, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA1088; d. Unknown; m. Shubael WILMARTH1088,
10 February 1763, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA1088;
b. 3 June 1739, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA1088; d.
Unknown.
iii. Susanna
BOSWORTH1088, b. 12 February 1744/45, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA1088; d. Unknown; m. Zephaniah HAILE1088,
Aft. 28 September 17641088; b. Abt. 17391089;
d. Unknown.
iv. Anne
BOSWORTH1090, b. 15 December 1746, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA1090; d. Unknown.
v. Jabez
BOSWORTH1091, b. 9 January 1749/50, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA1092; d. Unknown.
Child
of Patience WHEATON and Daniel HUNT is:
vi. Rebecca5
HUNT1092, b. 3 September 1760, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA1092; d. Unknown.
64.
Andrew4 WHEATON (Robert3, Ephraim2,
Robert1)1093,1094 was born 15 August 1721 in
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA1095,1096,1096,1097,
and died 10 April 1796 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Age 751098,1099,1100,1101,1102. He married Lydia CARPENTER1103,1104
23 December 1745 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA1105,1106,1107. She was born 21 June 1724 in Swansea,
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA1108,1109,1110, and died 23 May
1815 in Age 91 "Lydia his wife"1111,1112,1113,1114.
Notes
for Andrew WHEATON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON 26/11/2004
1790 Rehoboth, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, USA
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011
According
to "New England families, genealogical and memorial: ..., Vol 4"
"Andrew
WHEATON.....He was a farmer in his native town. Family history tells us that he
was fond of animals, espcially of his dogs, and that hunting was his main
diversion."
Children:
Lucas WHEATON (1748 - 1833)*
Wilber WHEATON (1757 - 1780)*
More
About Andrew WHEATON:
Burial:
April 1796, Burial Hill Place, Peckham Street, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA1115,1116
Residences:
See Notes
More
About Lydia CARPENTER:
Burial:
May 1815, Burial Hill Place, Peckham Street, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA1117,1118
Children
of Andrew WHEATON and Lydia CARPENTER are:
113. i. Andrew5
WHEATON, jnr, b. 16 November 1746, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. 19
March 1814.
114. ii. Lucas
WHEATON, b. 25 September 1748, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d. 7 May
1833, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Age 85 or 1840 (from Richard
THOMAS).
iii. Lydia
WHEATON1119,1120, b. 5 August 1750, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA1121,1122,1123; d. Unknown; m. Caleb ALLEN1124,
23 November 1769, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA1125;
b. 26 August 1749, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, USA1125;
d. 17971125.
115. iv. Robert
WHEATON, b. 16 September 1752, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; d.
Unknown.
v. Susannah
WHEATON1126,1127, b. 26 November 1754, Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA1128,1129,1130; d. Unknown.
vi. Wilbur
WHEATON1131, b. 21 March 17571132,1133; d.
20 July 1780, Age 24 "son of Mr Andrew WHEATON & Lydia his wife"1134,1135.
Notes
for Wilbur WHEATON:
Circular
Chart from Bonnie WHEATON 12/2004 does not show Wilbur
More
About Wilbur WHEATON:
Burial:
July 1780, Burial Hill Place, Peckham Street, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA1136,1137
vii. Job
WHEATON1138, b. 17621139; d. 29 December
1783, Age 21 "son of Mr Andrew WHEATON & Lydia his wife"1140,1141.
Notes
for Job WHEATON:
Circular
Chart from Bonnie WHEATON does not show Job
More
About Job WHEATON:
Burial:
December 1783, Burial Hill Place, Peckham Street, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA1142,1143
65.
Ephraim4 WHEATON (Ephraim3, Ephraim2,
Robert1)1144,1145 was born 21 September 1724
in Providence, Rhode Island, USA1145, and died 3 November
1802 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA1146,1147. He married Anne GOFFE1148
17 May 1749 in Swansea, Bristol,, Massachusetts, USA1149,1150. She was born 17231151, and
died 1791 in or about September 1794 Rhode Island, USA1151,1152.
Notes
for Ephraim WHEATON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON 25/11/2004
She
suggests that there were two other children Benjamin and William
1790 Providence, Providence County, Rhode
Island, USA
Information
from R A BONSALL 28/12/2004
Ephraim
became a member of the First Baptist Church, August 1763, and was one of the
committee to draft the church charter, and was a deacon before 1775
More
About Ephraim WHEATON:
Occupation:
Cooper1153
Residences:
See Notes
Notes
for Anne GOFFE:
Family
Records of Deacons James W and Elisha S CONVERSE sent by R A BONSALL 28/12/2004
This
and other records suggest that Ephraim married a Mary GOFFE of New London,
Connecticut, daughter as believed of General William GOFFE, the regicide.
Children
of Ephraim WHEATON and Anne GOFFE are:
116. i. William5
WHEATON, b. 6 June 1750, Providence, Rhode Island, USA; d. 9 October 1800,
Hertford, North Carolina, USA.
ii. James
WHEATON1154, b. 17 December 1752, Providence, Rhode Island,
USA1154,1155,1156; d. Unknown.
iii. Ephraim
WHEATON1157, b. 5 February 1755, Providence, Rhode Island,
USA1157,1158,1159; d. Unknown.
iv. Benjamin
WHEATON1160, b. 20 December 1756, Providence, Rhode Island,
USA1160,1161,1161; d. Unknown.
Notes
for Benjamin WHEATON:
Information
on Circular Chart from Bonnie WHEATON 12/2004 does not include Benjamin
Addresses
1790 Providence, Providence County, Rhode
Island, USA
More
About Benjamin WHEATON:
Residences:
See Notes
v. Polly
WHEATON1162, b. Abt. 17571163; d. Unknown;
m. Nehemiah Rhoades PACKARD1164, 21 February 17771164;
b. Abt. 17521165; d. Unknown.
vi. Seth
WHEATON1166, b. Abt. 17591166; d. Unknown.
Notes
for Seth WHEATON:
Information
about this child from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011. Not sent to me previously. There are two other children with 1759 birth
dates so perhaps Seth's is 1758 or 1760
Kelly
has this Seth married to Abigal WHEATON.
I have the Seth WHEATON who married Abigail WHEATON as son of Nathaniel
WHEATON and Hannah BURR. Given the date
problem mentioned above I am leaving the details of the family of Seth and
Abigail as it is at present, as grandchildren of Nathaniel and Hannah
117. vii. Abigail
WHEATON, b. 18 January 1759, A twin Providence, Rhode Island, USA; d. Unknown.
viii. Ann
WHEATON1167, b. 18 January 1759, A twin Providence, Rhode
Island, USA1167,1168; d. 18461169; m. Benjamin
COZZENS1169; b. Abt. 17541170; d. Unknown.
118. ix. Dr.
Levi WHEATON, b. 6 February 1761, Providence, Rhode Island, USA; d. 28 August
1851.
x. Martha
WHEATON1171, b. 19 May 1763, A twin Providence, Rhode Island,
USA1171,1172,1173; d. Unknown.
xi. Mercy
WHEATON1174, b. 19 May 1763, A twin Providence, Rhode Island,
USA1174,1175,1176; d. Unknown.
66.
Dr. George4 WHEATON (Ephraim3, Ephraim2,
Robert1)1177 was born 18 August 1728 in
Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA1177,1178, and died
4 June 1803 in Norton, Massachusetts, USA1179. He married Elizabeth MOREY1180
4 October 17501181.
She was born Abt. 17311182, and died 13 February 1797
in Norton, Massachusetts, USA1183.
Notes
for Dr. George WHEATON:
Information
from Kelly WHEATON 26/11/2004
1790 Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts,
USA
Family
Records of Deacons James W and Elisha S CONVERSE sent by R A BONSALL 28/12/2004
In
1758 Dr George WHEATON was surgeon's mate in an expedition for the "total
reduction of Canada". He was much employed
in public affairs, representative to Legislature etc."
More
About Dr. George WHEATON:
Residences:
See Notes
Children
of George WHEATON and Elizabeth MOREY are:
i. Rev
George5 WHEATON1184, b. 6 July 17511184,1185;
d. Unknown, 24 June 1773 which is before both marriage dates1185;
m. (1) Mary LeBaron GOODWIN1186, 20 September 1832, (which
would make him 80 - with a second marriage to come!)1186; b.
Abt. 17551187; d. Unknown; m. (2) Hannah Le BARON1188,
18 November 18361188; b. Abt. 18001189; d.
Unknown.
Notes
for Rev George WHEATON:
Information
on Circular Chart from Bonnie WHEATON 12/2004 shows George marrying for a
second time to Hannah Le BARON on the 18 November 1836. Is this his brother's wife, Hannah LeBaron
GOODWIN, in which case she would have been Hannah LeBaron WHEATON? Or is her name Hannah LE BARON?
Information
from Kelly WHEATON GEDCOM 13/5/2011
Lived
in Claremont, New Hampshire, USA
Kelly
shows a death of George as 24 June 1773.
This
is before both of George's marriages.
So,
either he married neither, or the death date is wrong
Help
needed!
119. ii. Laban
WHEATON, b. 13 March 1754, Norton, Massachusetts, USA; d. 23 March 1846,
Norton, Massachusetts, USA.
iii. Elizabeth
WHEATON1190, b. Abt. 17581190; d. Unknown.
120. iv. Daniel
WHEATON, b. 10 September 1767, Norton, Massachusetts, USA; d. September 1841.
67.
Nathaniel4 WHEATON (Daniel3, Ephraim2,
Robert1)1191 was born 30 December 1732 in
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA1192, and died 16
October 1795 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA1193. He married Hannah BURR1194
26 June 1757 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA1195,1196,1197. She was born 6 May 1738 in Rehoboth, Bristol,
Massachusetts, USA1197, and died 30 November 1815 in
Providence, Rhode Island, USA1197.
Notes
for Nathaniel WHEATON:
Family
Records of Deacons James W and Elisha S CONVERSE sent by R A BONSALL 28/12/2004
Removed
to Providence, Rhode Island 22 February 1750
Information
from Kelly WHEATON 25/11/2004
She
suggests there is another child, James
1790 Providence, Providence County, Rhode
Island, USA
More
About Nathaniel WHEATON: