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Capt. Thomas Wheeler
Born before 9 Apr 1620 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
ANCESTORS
Son of Thomas Wheeler and Rebecca (Sayre) Wheeler
Brother of Thomas Wheeler [half], Priscilla Wheeler [half], Ann (Wheeler) Halsey [half], John Wheeler [half], Deborah Wheeler [half], Elizabeth (Wheeler) Bread, Timothy Wheeler, Susanna Wheeler, Joseph Wheeler, Abiah Wheeler, Mary Wheeler and Ephraim Wheeler
Husband of Ruth (Wood) Wheeler - married 1640 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
DESCENDANTS
Father of Alice Wheeler, Joseph Wheeler, Nathaniel Wheeler, Thomas Wheeler, Ruth (Wheeler) Prescott, Joseph Wheeler, Ephraim Wheeler and Deliverance Wheeler
Died 10 Dec 1676 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Disputes: ' Wheeler, Albert Gallatin Jr. The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, Boston Massachusetts, 1914, James Savages Genealogies, and others - incorrectly identifies the relationships in this family.
Corrections: 1: The Thomas Wheeler was baptized at Cranfield on April 9, 1620, and on p. 200 of the Wheeler Family is incorrectly attached as the son of Thomas Wheeler (1591-164) and Anne Halsey. He is that Thomas' (1591-1654) half brother. The Wheeler Fam. further incorrectly continues that the Thomas bp. April, 1620, married Joan/Jane Bryan.
2: There are two Thomas's who were both the sons of Thomas of Cranfield and unknown (likely different) mother's. None of the sources found indicate the name of his mother. The half brothers are Thomas (1591-1654) married Anne Halsey and Thomas (Apr. 1620 -1676) married Ruth Wood.
3: In his father's will, Thomas the Elder left bequests to both eldest son Thomas and youngest son Thomas, so it is likely that this youngest child Thomas is the son of Rebecca.
4: This Thomas Wheeler, actually baptized on April 20, 1620; married to Ruth Wood, is addressed in the Wheeler Family on p. 1-12: parents not identified.
5: In the same text p. 143, Sergeant Thomas Wheeler, baptized December 8, 1621 at Cranfield, parent's are not identified. He is actually the correct son of Thomas (1591-1654) and Anne Halsey.
See the following:
[Anderson, Robert C. Great Migration T-Y: 2011 p. 325]
[TAG: Vol. 12: p.4-17]
[TAG: Vol 14: p. 2-4]
[Jacobus, Donald L. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Volume 1, p. 662-6]
Biography
Thomas Wheeler was the youngest of his father's children.[1]
CAPT. THOMAS WHEELER, of Concord, Mass. This "gallant and intrepid" Indian fighter was among the most interesting and important characters of our colonial period, and was preeminent among the few pioneers through whose restless daring the frontiers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony were so persistently extended. He was born in England. The date of his arrival in America and the name of the ship in which he came are not known. Several historians assert that he was a resident of Concord as early as 1640, and even before this date he was in this country trading among the Indians. The first written record that refers to him, however, is in May 18, 1642, when he took the oath of freeman at Concord, Mass. The first definite information concerning his trading with the Indians is on July 1st, 1657, when, with three others, he bought from the colony the privilege of trading with the Indians, paying there for the sum of £25.
(He was with Capt. Hutchinson during King Philip's War and wrote a long account of their battle which is included.)[2]
He died at Concord, Dec. 10, 1676, the record of his death identifying him fully by stating explicitly that he was the "husband of Ruth." His wife was Ruth Wood, a daughter of Wm. Wood. Whether they were married before or after his arrival in this country and if they were married before whether some of their children were born in England is not known ; if the children were all born in America it is more than probable that they were born in the wilderness beyond the reach of records. He is said to have been the brother of Timothy and Joseph.[3]
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1620 - 1676 (56 år)
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