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Captain Thomas Wheeler 1620–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Apr 1620

Birth Location: Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 10 Dec 1676

Death Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Father: Thomas Wheeler

Mother: Katherine Sayre

Spouse(s): Ruth Wood

Children(s): Joseph (Lt.), Timothy Wheeler, Nathaniel Wheeler, Ruth Wheeler, Ephriam Wheeler, Deliverance Lt., John Wheeler, Alice Wheeler, Thomas Wheeler

The story of Captain Thomas Wheeler began in 1620 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England. Captain Thomas Wheeler married Ruth Wood, and had children including Alice Wheeler, Deliverance Wheeler Lt, Ephriam Wheeler, John Wheeler, Joseph Wheeler Lt, Nathaniel Wheeler, Ruth Vinton Wheeler, Thomas Wheeler, Timothy Wheeler. Captain Thomas Wheeler passed away in 1676 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain Thomas Wheeler began in 1620 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England.
  • Captain Thomas Wheeler married Ruth Wood, and had children including Alice Wheeler, Deliverance Wheeler Lt, Ephriam Wheeler, John Wheeler, Joseph Wheeler Lt, Nathaniel Wheeler, Ruth Vinton Wheeler, Thomas Wheeler, Timothy Wheeler.
  • Captain Thomas Wheeler passed away in 1676 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Wheeler
1560–1634
Birth Location: Odell, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
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Katherine Sayre
1572–1653
Birth Location: Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Wood
1626–1677
Birth Location: Matlock, Derbyshire, England
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Children(s)

Joseph (Lt.)
1651–1698
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Timothy Wheeler
1645–1678
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Nathaniel Wheeler
1655–1676
Birth Location: Concord Middlesex Massachusetts USA
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Ruth Wheeler
1650–1740
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Ephriam Wheeler
1657–1689
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Deliverance Lt.
1663–1715
Birth Location: Paugusett, then Connecticut Colony, now Fairfield County, Connecticut
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John Wheeler
1643–1713
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Alice Wheeler
1640–1640
Birth Location: Concord Middlesex Massachusetts USA
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Thomas Wheeler
1643–1676
Birth Location: Concord Middlesex Massachusetts USA
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Captain Wheeler's Ancestors

Self
Captain Wheeler
1620–1676
Birth Place: Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Thomas Wheeler
1560–1634
Odell, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Katherine (Rebecca) Sayre
1572–1653
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John Wheeler
1538–1567
Great-Grandparents
George Wheeler
1500–1536
Elizabeth
1500–1536
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Wheeler's Descendants

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Captain (Thomas) Wheeler (8 Apr 1620–10 Dec 1676) m. Ruth Wood (Abt. 1626–09 Jun 1677)
  1. 1. Joseph (WHEELER) (Lt.) 1651–1698 m. Mary Power 1663–1740
    1. 1. Ephraim Wheeler 1698–1760 m. Mariah Glazier 1708–1770
      1. 1. George Wheeler 1741–1764 m. Experience Nash 1743–1764
        1. 1. Mary Wheeler 1781–1856 m. John (L.) Spalding 1771–1841
      2. 2. Sarah Wheeler 1729–1772 m. Benjamin Southwick –1802
        1. 1. Mary Southwick 1754–
        2. 2. Jeremiah Southwick 1755–
        3. 3. Abigail Southwick 1756–
        4. 4. Samuell Southwick 1756–
        5. 5. Sarah Southwick 1756–
        6. 6. Hannah Southwick 1758–
        7. 7. Jonny Southwick 1763–
        8. 8. Simeon Southwick 1766–
        9. 9. Timiah Southwick 1766–
        10. 10. Rachael Southwick 1770–
      3. 3. Rebeckah Wheeler 1734–1816 m. Walter Powers 1732–1791
        1. 1. David Powers 1758–
        2. 2. Dwight Powers 1759–
        3. 3. David Powers 1760–1843 m. Sarah Pike 1765–1848
        4. 4. Kezia Powers 1763–1833 m. Robert Charlton 1763–
        5. 5. Maria Powers 1766– m. Nathaniel Haskell 1766–
        6. 6. Rebecca Powers 1770– m. Jacob Farman 1767–1864
        7. 7. Nahum Powers 1773– m. Eunice 1773–
      4. 4. Ruth Wheeler 1723–1770 m. Samuel Wheeler 1721–
        1. 1. Jonathan Wheeler 1743–
        2. 2. Abel Wheeler 1745–
        3. 3. Ruth Wheeler 1748–
        4. 4. Moriah Wheeler 1750– m. Jonathan Holt 1748–
        5. 5. Jonathan Wheeler 1755–
        6. 6. Joel Wheeler 1757–1821
        7. 7. Samuel Wheeler 1758–
        8. 8. Jesse Wheeler 1765–
      5. 5. Azubah Wheeler 1725–1770 m. Reuben Powers 1714–
        1. 1. Asa Powers 1742–
        2. 2. Reuben Powers 1747–
        3. 3. Mary Powers 1749–
        4. 4. David Powers 1751–1770
        5. 5. Stephen Powers 1753–1775
        6. 6. Stephen Powers 1756–
        7. 7. Jesse Powers 1758–1780
      6. 6. Glazier Wheeler 1726–1785 m. Elizabeth Powers 1720–
        1. 1. Charles Wheeler 1747–
      7. 7. Joseph Wheeler 1727–1804 m. Mary Southwick 1732–1804
        1. 1. Jurusha Wheeler 1755–
        2. 2. Abigail Wheeler 1756–
        3. 3. Dorcas Wheeler 1759–
        4. 4. Silence Wheeler 1761–
        5. 5. Joseph (Dowty) Wheeler 1763–
        6. 6. Jonathan Wheeler 1766–
        7. 7. Mary Wheeler 1768–
        8. 8. David Wheeler 1771–
        9. 9. Elizabeth Wheeler 1774–
        10. 10. George (Washington) Wheeler 1776–
      8. 8. Ephraim Wheeler 1738–1798 m. Hepsebeth Hapgood 1749– m. Sylvia Briggs –1798
        1. 1. Betty Wheeler 1770–
        2. 2. John Wheeler 1777–
        3. 3. Mary Wheeler 1783–
        4. 4. Sarah Wheeler 1786–
        5. 5. Ephraim Wheeler 1774–1859 m. Rebekah Maklem 1773–
        6. 6. Simeon Wheeler 1766–
        7. 7. Elizabeth Wheeler 1767–
        8. 8. Ruth Wheeler 1768–
        9. 9. Hannah Wheeler 1768–
        10. 10. Olive Wheeler 1766– m. Daniel Foster 1768–
        11. 11. Rebecca Wheeler 1773–1838 m. Abner Smith 1774–
        12. 12. Silva Wheeler 1772–
        13. 13. Eunice Wheeler 1779–1862
        14. 14. Sarah Wheeler 1776–
        15. 15. Nathan Wheeler 1788–
      9. 9. William Wheeler 1739–1770
        1. 1. Welker Wheeler 1764–
      10. 10. Deliverance Wheeler 1743–
        1. 1. Elizabeth Wheeler 1785–
        2. 2. Mary Wheeler 1787–
        3. 3. Abigail Wheeler 1789–
      11. 11. John Wheeler 1732–1819
      12. 12. Mary Wheeler 1731–1785 m. Joseph Foster 1733–1777 m. David Curtis 1721–1806
        1. 1. Mary Foster 1756–1801
        2. 2. Sarah Foster 1756–1838 m. Benjamin Haskell 1747–1804
        3. 3. Hannah Foster 1756–
        4. 4. Rebeckah Foster 1757–
        5. 5. Joseph Foster 1759–
        6. 6. Lydia Foster 1761–
        7. 7. Mehitable Foster 1763–1786
        8. 8. Samuel Foster 1764–
        9. 9. Daniel Foster 1764–
        10. 10. Ruth Foster 1771–
      13. 13. Sarah Wheeler 1720–
    2. 2. Mary WHEELER 1684–1755 m. John Stedman 1706–1750 m. Josiah Adkins 1680–1724
      1. 1. Joseph ADKINS 1709–1778
      2. 2. Mary ADKINS 1710–1751
      3. 3. Elizabeth ADKINS 1710–
      4. 4. Abigail ADKINS 1713–
      5. 5. Josiah ADKINS 1715–1801
      6. 6. John ADKINS 1717–1787
    3. 3. Rebekah Wheeler 1686–1771 m. Edward Higby 1684–1775
      1. 1. Daniel Higby 1711–1762
      2. 2. Isaac Higby 1709–1766
      3. 3. John Higby 1707–1790
      4. 4. Rebecca Higby 1713–1714
      5. 5. Rebecca Higby 1715–1760
      6. 6. Sarah Higby 1721–1721
      7. 7. David Higby 1726–1793
      8. 8. Stephen Higby 1730–1812
    4. 4. Ruth WHEELER 1682–1761 m. Josiah Rogers 1680–1757 m. Lieutenant (Eleazer) Robbins 1682–1758
      1. 1. Ephraim Robbins 1718–1793
      2. 2. Jedidiah Robbins 1710–1731
      3. 3. George Robbins 1712–1787
      4. 4. Eleazer Robbins 1714–1793
      5. 5. Ruth Robbins 1716–1761
      6. 6. Ruth Rogers 1702– m. Deacon (Thomas) Rogers 1698–1759
      7. 7. Josiah Rogers 1708–1785 m. Martha (Frisbie) Wolcott 1710–1794
        1. 1. Ruth Rogers 1728– m. Amos Seward 1726–
      8. 8. William Rogers 1710– m. Abigail Bartholomew 1710–
        1. 1. Freelove Rogers 1737–1806 m. John Frisbie 1731–1817
        2. 2. Abigail Rogers 1740–1742
    5. 5. Elizabeth Wheeler 1690–1718 m. Walter Harris 1688–1730
    6. 6. Joseph Wheeler 1694–1732 m. Sarah Potter 1702–1748
    7. 7. Esther Wheeler 1687–1755 m. Joseph Blackman 1675–1738
      1. 1. Ephraim Blackman 1737–1833
      2. 2. John Blackman 1705–1737
      3. 3. Martha Blackman 1707–
      4. 4. John Blackman 1713–1790
      5. 5. Andrew Blackman 1722–
      6. 6. Sirrasah Blackman 1723–
      7. 7. Jedidiah Blackman 1730–1816
    8. 8. Jane Wheeler 1692–1736 m. Sgt\Lt (Samuel Doolittle) Jr 1691–1736
      1. 1. Mary (Polly) Doolittle 1728–1803
      2. 2. Abigail Doolittle 1727–1738
      3. 3. Moses Doolittle 1732–1820
      4. 4. Benjamin Doolittle 1730–1782
      5. 5. Col (Ephraim) Doolittle 1725–1807
      6. 6. Catherine Doolittle 1722–1803
      7. 7. Samuel Doolittle 1720–1792
      8. 8. Joseph Doolittle 1715–1792
      9. 9. Mehitable Doolittle 1726–1813
      10. 10. Susanna Doolittle 1720–1762
      11. 11. Sarah Doolittle 1717–1792
  2. 2. Timothy Wheeler 1645–1678
  3. 3. Nathaniel Wheeler 1655–1676
  4. 4. Ruth (Vinton) Wheeler 1650–1740 m. Ephraim (Jones) (Concord) 1650–1676 m. Jonathan (Capt) Prescott 1643–1721 m. Thomas (Brown) Jr 1651–1718
    1. 1. Mary (Ellen Jones) (Chelmsford) 1677–1751 m. Joseph Adams 1671–1716
      1. 1. Esther Adams 1704–1732
    2. 2. John JONES 1673–
    3. 3. Ephraim Brown 1689–1750
    4. 4. Ruth Brown 1678–1764
    5. 5. William Brown 1683–1763
    6. 6. Rebecca Brown 1683–1751
    7. 7. Elizabeth Brown 1691–1717
    8. 8. Mary Brown 1681–1750
    9. 9. Thomas (Brown) III 1686–1717
  5. 5. Ephriam Wheeler 1657–1689 m. Dorcas Stone 1652–
    1. 1. Mary Wheeler 1679– m. Jacob Wood 1661–
      1. 1. Jacob Wood 1698–
      2. 2. Mary Wood 1700–
      3. 3. Ephraim Wood 1701–
      4. 4. Dorcas Wood 1703–
      5. 5. Hannah Wood 1705–
    2. 2. Abigail Wheeler 1681–1748 m. James Blood 1673–
      1. 1. Abigail Blood 1703–
      2. 2. James Blood 1705–
      3. 3. Simon Blood 1707–
      4. 4. James Blood 1710–
      5. 5. Martha Blood 1712–
      6. 6. Esther Blood 1718–
  6. 6. Deliverance (Wheeler,) Lt. 1663–1715 m. Mary (Davis) Wheeler 1663–1748
    1. 1. mary wheeler 1707–1793 m. Abraham Gibson 1701–1740
      1. 1. Abraham Gibson 1735–1813
      2. 2. Sarah Gibson 1732–1818
      3. 3. Mary Gibson 1725–1773 m. Daniel Hapgood –1790
        1. 1. Daniel Hapgood 1747–
        2. 2. Samuel Hapgood 1751–
      4. 4. Rebecca Gibson 1727–1803
      5. 5. Ephraim Gibson 1737–1813
      6. 6. Abraham Gibson 1730–
      7. 7. Ephriam Gibson 1739–
    2. 2. Deliverence WHEELER 1691–1760
    3. 3. Thomas WHEELER 1697–1756
    4. 4. Ephraim Wheeler 1702–1723
    5. 5. Wheeler 1695–
    6. 6. Wheeler 1700–
    7. 7. Wheeler 1705–
  7. 7. John Wheeler 1643–1713
  8. 8. Alice Wheeler 1640–1640
  9. 9. Thomas Wheeler 1643–1676

Captain Wheeler's Timeline

2 Records

1620
8 Apr 1620
Birth of Captain Thomas Wheeler in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
1676
10 Dec 1676
Age 56
Death of Captain Thomas Wheeler in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1620
    Event Place: Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1676
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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