Sgt. John Wheeler1

M, b. before 27 February 1624/25, d. 5 April 1690
FatherThomas Wheeler b. c 1588, d. a 5 May 1654
MotherAnn Halsey b. b 30 May 1591, d. b 20 Oct 1659
     John was born before 27 February 1624/25 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England. On 27 February 1624/25, he was christened in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England. On 3 October 1635, John immigrated aboard the ship "Defiance" with his parents, from England to Massachusetts. John married Judith Turney circa 1660. John's wife, Judith, died before 1673, leaving him a widower. Sometime before 1673, he had married a second time. John married 2nd Elizabeth Rowland, daughter of Henry Rowland and Rebecca (?), circa 1674 in Fairfield County, Connecticut. 32949.2 The inventory of John's estate was taken on Wednesday, 8 March 1690 at Fairfield County, Connecticut. It was worth 1,566 pounds.3 John departed this life on Wednesday, 5 April 1690 in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Family 1

Judith Turney d. b 1673

Family 2

Elizabeth Rowland b. c 1649

Citations

  1. [S115] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations Of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, On The Basis Of Farmer's Registar, Volume IV: page 498 - JOHN, Fairfield, s. of Thomas of the same, brot. from Concord by his f. wh. rem. with Rev. Mr. Jones and others a. 1644 to Fairfield, there is on the freemen's list, 1669, was had in respect, rec. gr. of 100 acres from the Assemb. was rep. 1671, 2, 4, and 7, d. early in 1690, leav. large est. to wid. Eliz. and thirteen ch. whose names, with the inv. tak. 8 Mar. of £1,566. were, with their ages, Judah, or Judith, 29 ; John, 26 ; Eliz. 23 ; Thomas, 21 ; Mary, 19; Rebecca, 18; Joseph, 16; Hannah, 14; Abigail, 10; Obadiah, 8; Ann, 6; Jonathan, 3 ; and David or Daniel, 1. Perhaps the wid. was a sec. w. and liv. sev. yrs. aft. his d. for distrib. of the est. was made so late as
    3 Apr. 1700 to ten ch. being all the bef. ment. exc. first, third, and tenth, wh. no doubt, had dec. It is observa. that no d. had then been m.
  2. [S80] Donald Lines Jacobus, History and Genealogy of The Families of Old Fairfield, Volume I: pages 506-509 - Elizabeth [daughter of Henry Rowland] m. by 1673 Sgt. John Wheeler;.
  3. [S115] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations Of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, On The Basis Of Farmer's Registar, Volume IV: page 498.