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Abel Wheeler 1568 – 1614 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 May 1568

Birth Location: Thornbury,gloucester

Death Date: 24 January 1614

Death Location: Thornbury,gloucester

Father: Baron Wheeler

Mother: Countess Cooke

Spouse(s): Jane Shephard

Children(s): Margery Wheeler

Abel Wheeler was born in 1568 in Thornbury,gloucester, the child of Baron Seth Wheeler and Countess Agnes Cooke. Abel Wheeler married Jane Shephard, and had children including Margery Wheeler. Abel Wheeler passed away in 1614 in Thornbury,gloucester.

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Biography

  • Abel Wheeler was born in 1568 in Thornbury,gloucester, the child of Baron Seth Wheeler and Countess Agnes Cooke.
  • Abel Wheeler married Jane Shephard, and had children including Margery Wheeler.
  • Abel Wheeler passed away in 1614 in Thornbury,gloucester.

Immediate Family

Parents

Baron Wheeler
1545 – 1614
Birth Location: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, , England
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Countess Cooke
1545 – 1613
Birth Location: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, , England
CC

Spouses(s)

Jane Shephard
1568 – 1629
Birth Location: Bromsberrow,gloucester
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Children(s)

Margery Wheeler
1600 – 1673
Birth Location: Thornbury, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England
MW

Abel Wheeler's Ancestors

Self
Abel Wheeler
1568 – 1614
Birth Place: Thornbury,gloucester
Parents
Baron Seth Wheeler
1545 – 1614
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, , England
Countess (Agnes) Cooke
1545 – 1613
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, , England
Grandparents
Baron (William Thomas) Wheeler
1526 – 1569
Wharley, Cranfield, Bedford Co, England
Agnes Sutton
1528 – 1561
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Raphe Cooke
1525 – 1615
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Margret (Tomson) Cooke
1517 – 1585
Alstonfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Henry Wheeler
1503 – 1555
Lady Wheeler
1485 – 1932
Sir Dudley
1502 – 1549
Lady Guilford
1509 – 1555
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Wheler
1465 – 1546
Lady Buckingham
1470 – 1540
John Sugar
1460 – 1530
Ann Farrow
1465 –
Lady Willoughby
1463 – 1539
Lord Sutton
1469 – 1536

Abel Wheeler's Descendants

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Abel Wheeler (2 May 1568 – 24 January 1614) m. Jane Shephard (1568 – 1629)
  1. 1. Margery Wheeler (25 April 1600 – 13 February 1673) m. Baron (Thomas) Thayer (2 Jun 1665 – 2 June 1665)
    1. 1. Ferdinando Thayer (about 1631 – 28 Mar 1713) m. Huldah Hayward (1625 – 1 September 1690)
      1. 1. Naomi Thayer (28 Nov 1662 – 1718) m. John Cooke (1653 – 1718)
        1. 1. Jonathan Cooke (27 January 1684 – 12 Apr 1753) m. Mehitable Staples (20 Mar 1692 – 7 Apr 1753)
      2. 2. Captain (Thomas) Thayer (1663 – 1 May 1738) m. Mary (Alice) Poole (20 November 1668 – 08 Dec 1745)
        1. 1. Thomas Thayer (14 Jan 1692 – 1764) m. Ruth Darling (1694 – 1728)
      3. 3. Lt. (Samuel) Thayer (1667 – 1721) m. Mary Bass (1663 – 1723)
        1. 1. Mary Thayer (11 Feb 1700 – 20 Jun 1739) m. Benjamin White (28 May 1701 – BEF 16 JUL 1740)

Abel Wheeler's Timeline

10 Records

1568
25 May 1568
Birth of Abel Wheeler in Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England
Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England
1568
12 MAY 1568
Birth of Abel Wheeler in Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England
Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England
1568
25 May 1568
Birth of Abel Wheeler in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
1568
2 May 1568
Birth of Abel Wheeler in Thornbury,gloucester
Thornbury,gloucester
1613
Dec 1613
Age 45
Death of Abel Wheeler in Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England
Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England
1613
Dec 1613
Age 45
Death of Abel Wheeler in Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England
Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England
1613
Dec 1613
Age 45
Death of Abel Wheeler in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
1614
24 January 1614
Age 46
Death of Abel Wheeler in Thornbury,gloucester
Thornbury,gloucester
1615
2 Dec 1615
Age 47
Death of Abel Wheeler in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
1781
1781
Age 213
Abel Wheeler was married in Billington Bedfordshire
Billington Bedfordshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1568
    Event Place: Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 MAY 1568
    Event Place: Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1568
    Event Place: Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 May 1568
    Event Place: Thornbury,gloucester
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Billington Bedfordshire

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and John Sargent Pillsbury
    [2] One Bassett family in America
    [3] Tayer (Thayer) family entries in the parish register of Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1613
    Event Place: Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1613
    Event Place: Thornberry, Cloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1613
    Event Place: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1615
    Event Place: Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 January 1614
    Event Place: Thornbury,gloucester
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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