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Rachel Wheatley 1595 – 1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1595

Birth Location: Sudbury, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 15 Jul 1651

Death Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Capt. Wheatley

Mother: Dorothy Willoughby

Spouse(s): Martin Saunders

Children(s): Lydia Saunders

Rachel Wheatley was born in 1595 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, the child of Capt. John Frank Wheatley and Dorothy Willoughby. Rachel Wheatley married Martin Saunders, and had children including Lydia Leah Saunders. Rachel Wheatley passed away in 1651 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rachel Wheatley was born in 1595 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, the child of Capt. John Frank Wheatley and Dorothy Willoughby.
  • Rachel Wheatley married Martin Saunders, and had children including Lydia Leah Saunders.
  • Rachel Wheatley passed away in 1651 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. Wheatley
1561 – 1609
Birth Location: Tingsboro, Somerset, England
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Dorothy Willoughby
1550 – 1609
Birth Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Martin Saunders
1595 – 1658
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, St James, Sudbury, Suffolk, England
MS

Children(s)

Lydia Saunders
1620 – 1700
Birth Location: Sudbury, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
LS

Rachel Wheatley's Ancestors

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Rachel Wheatley
1595 – 1651
Birth Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Parents
Capt. John Frank Wheatley
1561 – 1609
Tingsboro, Somerset, England
Dorothy Willoughby
1550 – 1609
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Sea (Capt. John 'the Elder') Wheatley
1521 – 1594
Timsbury, Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Mary Holte
1525 – 1595
Tingsboro, Somerset, England
Sir (Hugh "the Navigator") Willoughby
1500 – 1554
Risley, Derbyshire, England
Margaret Mollineux
1495 – 1552
Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord Fiennes
1495 – 1528
Sir Willoughby
1445 – 1528
Ellen Egerton
1483 – 1518
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir WIlloughby
1427 – 1474
Margaret Griffith
– 1491
Sir Egerton
1453 – 1518
Eleanor Brereton
1460 –

Rachel Wheatley's Descendants

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Rachel Wheatley (1595 – 15 Jul 1651) m. Martin Saunders (1595 – 4 Aug 1658)
  1. 1. Lydia (Leah) Saunders (About 1620 – 1700) m. Robertus Parmenter (1622 – 15 Mar 1683)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Parmenter (29 Oct 1657 – 16 Jan 1704) m. Lieut (Samuel Nathan) Penniman (14 Nov 1645 – 16 Jan 1705)
      1. 1. Elizabeth ('Doty') Penniman (Jan 1674 – 1772) m. Joshua Morse (1677 – 1754)
        1. 1. Samuel Morse (1700 – 27 May 1783) m. Jemima ("Jennie") Taft (1709 – 14 Oct 1787)

Rachel Wheatley's Timeline

14 Records

1584
1584
Birth of Rachel Wheatley in Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
1590
1590
Birth of Rachel Wheatley in Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
1590
1590
Birth of Rachel Wheatley in Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
1590
1590
Birth of Rachel Wheatley in Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
1595
1595
Birth of Rachel Wheatley in Of Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Of Sudbury, Suffolk, England
1595
1595
Birth of Rachel Wheatley in Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
1595
abt 1595
Birth of Rachel Wheatley in Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
1595
1595
Birth of Rachel Wheatley in Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
1630
27 May 1630
Age 35
Rachel Wheatley was married in All Saints, Sudbury
All Saints, Sudbury
1651
15.Sep.1651
Age 56
Death of Rachel Wheatley in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1651
15 Sep 1651
Age 56
Death of Rachel Wheatley in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1651
15 Jul 1651
Age 56
Death of Rachel Wheatley in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1651
15 Jul 1651
Age 56
Death of Rachel Wheatley in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1651
15 Jul 1651
Age 56
Death of Rachel Wheatley in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1584
    Event Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Of Sudbury, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1595
    Event Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 399

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 May 1630
    Event Place: All Saints, Sudbury

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 399

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15.Sep.1651
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1651
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1651
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1651
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1651
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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