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85. Charity, b. June 2, 1741 ; d. unm. 88. Abel, twins, b. Aug. 18, 1750.
86. Betty, b. Feb. 22, 1743-4 ; m. Jabez Cur- tiss.
87. John, b. Aug. 26, 1747.
49. William, son of John, 3d, and Mary (Judson) Welles, m. Mary -.
90. William, b. Oct. 11, 1740. 92. Benjamin, b. June 17, 1745.
Jr. Mary, b. Feb. 4, 1742-3.
52. Joseph, 2d, son of Joseph and Sarah (Preston) Welles, m. Martha, dau. of Ephraim Curtiss, Nov. 26, 1741. He died Jan. 21, 1765, aged 86. She died Oct. 16, 1760, aged 76.
93. Joseph, b. - - , 1741 ; d. before 1750. 99. Joseph, b. Dec. 24, 1751.
94. Sarah, b. Nov. 3, 1742. 100. Phineas, b. Nov. 11, 1754 ; d. Nov. 4, 1754.
95. Phebe, b. Sept. 7, 1744; m. Nehemiah Curtiss.
96. Elizabeth, b. Mar. 23, 1746.
97. Ann, b. Mar. 15, 1747-8.
98. Jerusha, b. Jan. 7, 1749-50 ; d. Oct. 28, 1754.
54. Ephraim, son of Thomas and Sarah (Stiles) Welles, m.
104. Comfort, bapt. Nov. 1740. 106. Hannah, bapt. June, 1745.
105. Tabitha, bapt. Feb. 1742-3. 107. Rebecca, bapt. Feb. 1748-9.
57. Thomas, 2d, son of Thomas and Sarah (Stiles) Welles, m. Sarah -.
108. Bathsheba, b. Oct. 4, 1744. 110. Thomas, b. Mar. 28, 1752.+ III. Sarab, bapt. Nov. - , 1754.
109. James, b. April 13, 1748 ; m. Mrs. Anne Curtiss. 112. Elias, b. Nov. 30, 1756.+
59. Daniel, son of Thomas and Sarah (Stiles) Welles, m. Phebe He died in Ripton in 1791, aged 69. She died in Ripton in 1812, aged go.
113. David, b. Mar. 31, 1752 ; m. probably, Ruth Shelton, and had Phebe, 1770 ; Na- --
than, 1779 ; Sally Ruth, 1780.
61. Hezekiah, son of Thomas and Sarah (Stiles) Welles. m. Elizabeth, dau. of Theophilus Nichols. They removed to Litchfield, Ct., where they died. 114. Philip, b. Nov. 1753.+ 116. Gloriana, b. Sept. 1759.
115. Agur, b. -. 1756.+
76. David, son of Samuel, 2d, and Mary (Beardsley) Welles, m. Ruth Barrows, Sebt. 6, 1750. (Stratford Church Records.)
117. Solomon, bapt. May 19, 1751. 119. Eben, bapt. Dec. 9, 1753-
118. David, b. Mar. 31, 1752. 120, Gideon, bapt. May 20, 1764.
89. Isaac, ) d. Aug. 26, 1750.
Io1. Jerusha, b. Dec. 13, 1755.
102. Martha, b. April 8, 1758.
103. Catee, b. June 23, 1764; m. Legrand Wells.
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77. Samuel, 3d, son of Samuel, ad, and Mary (Judson) Welles, m.
121. Samuel Bard, bapt. June 14, 1753. 124. Elijah, bapt. Sept. 16, 1764. 185. Anna, bapt. June -, 1767. 126. Sarah, bapt. May -, 1769.
122. Robert, b. Feb. 15. 1759. 123. Mary, bapt. Nov. 7, 1762.
78. Jedidiah, son of Samuel, 2d, and Mary ( -- ) Welles, m. Lucy French, Nov. 29, 1750.
127. Jedidiah French, b. Oct. 29, 1751.
79. Nathan, son of David and Mary (Thompson) Welles. m. Eunice Pixlee, April 17, 1750.
128. Isaac, b. Dec. 16, 1750. 130. Samuel. b. Oct. 3, 1760; m. Catharine, dau. of Abel Lewis, of Huntington ; had Lewis, b. June, 1790.
84. Stephen, son of David and Mary (Thompson) Welles, m. Molly Burritt, Feb. 20, 1765. They resided on the east side of Park avenue, a little way north of Park Place. His wife Molly dreamed of the coming of Rev. Jesse Lee, and had just told her dream to Mrs. Mallett, her neighbor on the west side of the street, when Mr. Lee rode to the gate. (See page 659.)
13t. Phebe, b. Dec. 10, 1765 : d. Sept. 9, 1775. | 132. Molly, b. Nov. 9. 1767.
90. William; 2d, son of William and Mary (-) Welles, m. Anna Edwards. May 14, 1761. He m. 2d, Mary Selby, Dec. 20. 1784.
133. Isaac, b. Jan. 31, 1762. By Second Wife.
134. Legrand, b. June 1, 1764. 138. Charles, b. Feb. 8, 1785 ; d. Feb. 15, 1785.
135. Samuel, b. May 24, 1768. 139. Clara, b. May 25, 3786.
136. Ann, b. Feb. 3. 177? ; d. Sept. 1775. 140. Betsey, b. Nov. 7. 1789 ; d. Jan. 27, 1790.
137. Ebenezer Kneeland, b. Jan. 3, 1778.
92. Benjamin, son of William and Mary (-) Welles. m. Elizabeth Curtiss, Mar. 19, 1768.
141. Curtiss Judson. b. Feb. 19, 176g. 143. Mary. b. Dec. 1, 1780.
142. Reuben, b. Feb. 11, 1774.
99. Joseph, 3d, son of Joseph, 2d, and Martha (Curtiss) Welles, m. Ruth, dau. of Ebenezer Thompson, in June, 1777.
144. Phebe, b. Feb. 28, 1778; m. David Thomp- . 147. Sarah. b. April 3. 1787.
son, Nov. 1800. He m. 2d. Martha Beers. 148. Charles, b. Dec. 29, 1789.
145. Joel, b. Nov. 26, 1779. 149. Child, bapt. in 1792.
146. Joseph, b. Aug. 27, 1782.
109. James, son of Thomas, 2d, and Sarah (-) Welles, m. Anna, wid. of Abraham Curtiss, Sept. 13, 1778.
150. Polly, b. July 20, 1779. 152. Charity, b. Dec. 13, 1789.
151. Ann. b. Dec. 2, 1782.
110. Thomas, 3d, son of Thomas, 2d, and Sarah (Laborie) Welles, went to New Milford, Ct., and m. there Anna, wid. of Amos Northrop. Jr., Jan. -. 1780. His wife Anna was the dau. of Capt. Thomas Grant, of Litchfield, Ct.
153. Anne, h. Nov. 19. 1780; m. Solomon Bostwick, of New Milford. 155. Lois, b. Mar. 3, 1786; not m.
154. Polly, b. Mar. 16, 1784; m. Epaphras W. Bull in 1812.
156. Thomas, b. June 2, 1790 ; not m.
112. Elias, son of Thomas and Sarah (Laborie) Welles, m. Peninah Wheeler, Aug. 30, 1781.
157. Bathsheba, b. ()ct -. 1782. 161. Elias, b. Oct. 19, 1793.+
158. Urania, b. Nov. 15, 1784. 162. Lewis, bapt. April -, 1796; m. Betsey 159. Sally Rachel, b. Feb. 10, 1787. Wheeler : had Leonard, Thomas, Wil- liam, Dougal.
160. John. b. Oct. 6, 1789.
114. Philip, son of Hezekiah and Elizabeth (Nichols) Welles, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Joseph Tomlinson, of Oronoke, April 3, 1776. They removed about 1790 to Litchfield, and thence to New Milford, where their descendants still reside.
163. Betty, b. Feb. 25. 1777. 164. Hezekiah, b. May to, 1779.
165. Joseph, b. Aug. 21. 1781.
166. Sarah, b. Jan. 16, 1784.
167. Philip, b. April 21, 1786; m. Hannah, dau. of Abraham Nichols.
168. Stephen, b. Sept. 25, 1789. 169. Tomlinson ; m. -- Smith, and bad Phil- ip, Abigail Jane. Hon. John, Hubbard, Virginia, and Francis.
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129. Mary, b. Feb. 16, 1756; m. Dea. Hawley. of Huntington.
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243. Gould, son of David and Elizabeth A. (Lewis) Tomlinson, m. Sarah Ann Judson, of Huntington, in 1841. She died in 1865. He is a successful farmer in Huntington.
318. Sarah Louisa, b. Mar. 12, 1843 ; m. Charles F. Wheeler, of Bridgeport. 1874.
319. Frederick David. b. Feb. 26, 1845 ; is a dentist in New York City.
320. Alonzo Waller, b. Mar. 22, 1846. 321. Ann Maria, b. Mar. 19. 1848.
322. Millard Gould, b. April 30, 1850.
323. John Victory. b. June 4, 1853 ; d. June 5,
324. Emily Rebecca, b. Sept. 25, 1856. 325. Wilber Beach, b. Mar. 28, 1859. 326. Lemuel Etherige, b. Aug. 23, 1861. 327. Elmer, b. Sept. 2, 1863.
244. Mary E., dau. of David and Elizabeth A. (Beardsley) Tomlinson, m. Wright Drew, in 1840. He was a farmer in Huntington, Ct.
i. Elizabeth Drew. b. in 1841 ; m. Sept. 4, 1867. Sylvester Roundsleve, in Shelton, Conn.
ii. Martha Drew, b. in 1843; m. Burr Haw- ley, of Monroe.
iii. Mary L. Drew, b. in 1845; m. Reuben Parrott ; lives in Farmer's Mills, N. Y.
iv. George W. Drew, b. in 1847 ; m. Cornelia Brooks, of Huntington, Conn.
v. Ellen Drew, b. in 1849 : m. Louis Wheeler. vi. Emily Estelle Drew, b. in 1851 ; m. An- drew Leavenworth, of Monroe, Conn.
vii. Loretta Maria Drew, b. in 1854 ; m. Ed- ward Wheeler, of Huntington, Coon.
viii. Tilla Theresa Drew, b. in 1859.
ix. Charles Round Drew, b. in 1867 ; resides in Dakota.
249. Huntington, son of Jabez H. and Rebecca (Lewis) Tomlinson, m. Eliza Tomlinson Mills, dau. of Samuel Peet Mills. He resided on the old home- stead at Oronoke, in Stratford. He died Feb. 5, 1839, in his 48th year. His wid. Eliza died June 22, 1873, aged 81 years.
328. Gideon.+
328%. Sarah ; m. Charles Henry Tomlinson, of Schenectady.
271. George, son of Abijah and Betsey (Tomlinson) Tomlinson, m. Ann M. Tailor, April 13, 1841. He died July 16, 1876.
329. George Abijah, b. April 5, 1844; m. Sarah ! homestead in Marbledale, Ct.
Noble, Jan. 6, 1868, and resides on the |
301. Sarah, dau. of Capt. Isaac and Polly (Curtis) Tomlinson, m. Charles Chapman, of Newtown, son of Judge Amasa Chapman. They resided in New York City.
1 1. Frances Chapman ; m. Edward Filley, of East Windsor, who was afterwards a merchant in New York City. Their children were Charles, Charlotte, who m. Henry Kips, and resides in Buffalo, and Edward, who m. Adele, a French lady, and resides in New York City.
ii. Charlotte Chapman ; m. Samuel McLane, a merchant of New York City. They
had: Anna, who m. John Buckingham, and Thomas.
ill. Charles Chapman; m. Mrs. Harriet Thomas. She was the daughter of the Rt. Rev. Bishop Brownell, of Connecti- cut. Hon. Charles Chapman is a lawyer. has been several years mayor of the city of Hartford, and a member of the Legis- lature.
328. Gideon, son of Huntington and Eliza T. (Mills) Tomlinson, m. Abigail, dau. of George Wells, Sept. 20, 1840, and lived in Oronoke.
330. Rebecca, b. July 6, 1843 ; m. - Burritt. 335. Sarah, b. June 4, 1841. 331. Sarah, b. Oct. 7, 1845 ; m. - Wheeler. 332. Gideon, b. Feb. 3, 1852. 336. Eliza Mills, b. Oct. 7, 1848 ; m. - Fair- child. 333. Wm. Wright, b. Mar. - , 1856 ; m. 337. Jabez Huntington, b. Oct. 27, 1862.
334. George Huntington, b. Sept. 12, 1845.
1. TOWNSEND, Isaac.
2. Child, bapt. May. 1767. 3. Jacob, bapt. April, 1769. 1
4. Sarah, bapt. June, 1776.
1. TREADWELL, Samuel, Sen., of Fairfield Village, but had land in Stratford. 2. Samuel. 4. John ; m. Abigail, dau. of John Minor. . -
3. Edward.
1. Treadwell, Lt. Hezekiah. 2. John, bapt. Mar. 1748.
1. TREAT, Philo, m. Mercey Hull, June -, 1755.
1. TROWBRIDGE, Samuel, m. Sarah Seeley, Aug. 30, 1722. She died Mar. -. 1752.
2. Abigail, b. July, 1724. 7. Hannah, b. Feb. 1740. 3. Stephen, b. Jan. 1726-7. 8. Sarah, b. April, 1743. 9. John, b. April, 1746.
4. Seth, b. June, 1729.
5. William, b. Mar. 1733 ; d. April, 1742.
6. Mehetable, b. Jan. 1735-6.
LO. Bille, b. Nov. 1748.
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2. Izrahiah, son of Thomas and Sarah ( | town, Mar. 8. 1656-7, and m. May 13, 16 ; Stow, of Middletown. He was a proi Samuel Stow came from Kent, England, I teen years.
3. The Rev. Izrahiah Wetmore, ' Whitmore, was born in Middletown, Ct. m. Sarah, dau. of - Booth.
4. Prosper, b. May 14, 1722 ; m. and settled in Norwich, Conn.
5. Rachel, b. Oct. 2, 1723 ; d. young.
4. Prosper, son of Rev. Izrahiah and Sara Keturah Cheeseborough, of Boston, an | served many years as sheriff of New Lo
9. Nathan, b. Aug. 25, 1757 ; m.
10. Anna, b. Jan. 20, 1759; d.
II. Izrahiah, b. Oct. 21, 1766; m. had a fam- ily : removed to Albany, N. Y., where he died.
8. Rev. Izrahiah, 2d, son of Rev. Izra : Phebe, dau. of Hon. Robert Walker, ( ! pastor in Stratford 45 years, and died Al buried at Stratford. He lacked 27 days . : Phebe died Sept. 12, 1784. (See sketch.)
16. Sarah Selina, b. Oct. 3, 1757; m. Abijah Brooks. 17. Rebecca, b. Feb. - , 1659 ; d. aged 10 mos. 18. Victory, b. Nov. 1760 ; d. aged 3 yrs., by falling upon the point of a stick.
19. Prosper, bapt. Sept. 1762.+ 20. Robert William, b. Dec. 1764.+
21. Victory, bapt. Feb. 1767.+
22. William Walker, b. Mar. 29, 1769.+
19. Prosper, son of Rev. Izrahiah and Ph : McEwen. He was an aid de-camp to Gel lutionary War, being when he first entere : years of age. After the close of the war : New York city, and became extensively . trade, under the firm of Prosper Wetmore Victory, 2d, and Robert William, being p In 1817, he took passage on board of never heard of again. It was supposed lost in a gale. He died aged 50 years. 28. Robert Walker. 29. Mary Ann.
20. Robert W., son of Rev. Izrahiah and F dau. of Richard Hubbell, of Bridgeport. West India trade with his brothers in : Bridgeport for a time, and after that in Ne:
31. Cornelia Roxana ; m. -- Treadwell ; had : i. George ; ii. Benjamin ; iii. Alfred. ; 3.
32. Frances Caroline ; d. unm.
33. Prosper Montgomery, Genl., b. Feb. 14, 1798 ; m. Lucy Ann, dau. of Francis Ogs- by, of New York City ; had 9 daughters and 3 sons. (See Biog.)
21. Victory, son of Rev. Izrahiah and P! 3. 1791, Katharine Maria McEwen, and engaged as a merchant for many years ; 1 20, 1817, aged 50 years. His wid. died O.
35. Sidney, b. July 5, 1792 ; m. had : i. Mary ; | il. Catharine ; til. Virginia.
36. George McEwen, b. July 14, 1794 ; m. had Mary, Robert Henry, and Grace Noble.
37. William Courtney, b. Oct. 12, 1706; was
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22. William W., son of Rev. Izrahiah and Phebe (Walker) Wetmore, m. Sarah Bogardus, Jan. 10, 1793. He died Dec. 2, 1837.
38. Anna Maria Patience, b. Oct. 26, 1795; 1 m. in New York City and had family.
39. William Chauncy, b. Dec. 20, 1798 ; m. in New York City ; had sons William and Francis Gregory. He became a Com- mander in the United States Navy and served with honor in that office many years, and died at his residence on Ber- gen Hill, N. J., Aug. 8, 1846.
40. Emeline Augusta, b. June so, Iloo ; unm.
41. William Henry, b. Dec. 7, 1803 ; d. 1805.
42. William Whiting, b. Oct. 7. 1806; m. Eleanor Beebee; had Sarah Bogardus, Ellen, Rebecca, William Walker.
43. Mary Louisa, b. April 21, 1809 ; m. Josiah H. Reeve.
44. Gustavus George Washington, b. Oct. 9, 18tr; d. 1838.
27. Doct. Charles H., son of Izrahiah and Phebe (Walker) Wetmore, . June 1, 1814, Eliza, dau. of John Rathbone, of New York city. He was grad- uated at Yale College in 1804; taught school, and studied medicine at Lansingburgh, N. Y. He practiced as a physician in Troy and Waterford, N. Y .; was a surgeon in the War of 1812 ; afterwards removed to New York city ; removed thence to Ohio, and finally to Columbus, O. He had a large family, and most of them settled in Worthington and Columbus, O. (See Wetmore Memorial.)
. 1. Wetmore, Francis, and wife Elizabeth.
2. Sarah, b. Nov. 9, 1726.
1. Wetmore, Samud.
2. Robert James, bapt. March, 1803.
1. Wetmore, -, m. Elizabeth Bassett, Aug. 17, 1725.
1. WHEELER, Moses, was in New Haven as early as 1641, and probably came with that company from London in 1638. He m. probably in New Haven, Miriam, the sister of Joseph Hawley ; and he was brother-in-law to the Rev. Adam Blakeman, the first pastor at Stratford, the latter having m. Jane, the sister of Moses Wheeler, for John Blakeman, son of Adam, calls, in his will in 1662, Moses Wheeler his uncle.
The Wheeler family had been resident in the county of Kent, England, many generations before Moses was born, which occurred, according to the records, in 1598, but the Kent Wheelers emigrated from Hertfordshire, or that region, north of London. The Wheelers have been numerous in London for 400 years. .
Moses Wheeler was among the first who received an allotment of land in New Haven, which was in 1643. He was in Stratford in 1648, when the privilege of a ferry across the Housatonic was granted him by the General Court, and may have been here several years previous to that date. He was a ship carpenter by trade, became a farmer, as well as the ferry man, was an extensive land holder, and one of the leading influential men of Stratford township.
The records of the General Court for May 18, 1684, give the following :
" The motion made by Mr. Ludlowe, concerning Moses Wheeler for the keeping the Ferry at Stratford, is referred to such as shall keep the next Court at Fairfield, both in behalf of the Country and Town of Stratford."
The ferry was soon established in the hands of Mr. Wheeler, for the town records show that a highway to it was ordered in 1653, and in 1670, the town leased to " Moses Wheeler, ship carpenter, the ferry with thirty or forty acres of upland and six of meadow joining to the ferry for twenty-one years, with- out tax or rate, except six-pence per annum during said lease," and the inbab- itants were to be " ferried over for one half-penny per person, and two pence per horse and beast." The agreement stipulated that if he should leave the ferry at the end of twenty-one years the town should pay him for his improve- ments and take the property.
Moses Wheeler, the first at Stratford, died March 1, 1698, aged 100 years. His property he gave, mostly, to his children in 1688, ten years before his death ; Moses, Junior, Samuel Wheeler and Jacob Walker-son-in-law-receiving the tract of land bought by their father of the Indians, in Stratford near Derby, forty years before, and Samuel, received, in the will, the homestead and all pertaining to it. Moses, Jr., had previously-in 1674-received a dwelling and lands from his father.
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Moses Wheeler's will was dated February 19, 1689-90, and in it, after dis- posing of his real estate and most of his personal property to Samuel, he says : " I give to my daughter Mirriam two peuter dishes ; to my son Moses, his wife, yo great peuter platter ; to my daughter Mary a bras kitle houlding ten or twelve gallons, the abridgement of the marter booke and Mr. Brooks his devices of Satan ; to Elizabeth ye wife of my son Samuel ye great kitle ;; to Mr Israel Chauncey twenty shillings in silver." No near relation is known to have existed between Moses Wheeler, of Stratford, and Thomas, Sen., and Ephraim Wheeler, brothers, of Fairfield, but they probably were not very distantly related. Thomas, Ephraim and Timothy, of Concord, Mass., were brothers.
2. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 1, 1642, in New Haven ; m. Ist, Samuel Blakeman, and ad. Jacob Walker, and became the grandmother of General David Wooster.
3. Miriam, b. Mar. 28, 1647; m. James Blakeman, and was the mother ancestor of all the people by the name of Blake- man and Blackman in Huntington, Mon- roe, Newtown and Brookfield.
4. Samuel, b. April 28, 1694 ; m. but left no children.+
5. Moses, b. July 5, 165x ; m. and died one of the wealthy men of his day in Strat- ford or Fairfield, and was the ancestor of a numerous people.+
6. Mary, b. Sept. 13, 1655; m. Ist, Samuel , Fairchild ; ad, Benjamin Beach.
7. Joanna, b. Mar. 5, 1658-9.
4. Samuel, son of Moses Wheeler, Ist, m. Elizabeth Harris, May 29, 1678. She was probably dau. of Gabriel Harris of New London ; born June 5, 1656. She m. in 1703, Hugh Nesbitt ; in 1712, Edward De La Porte Poisson, merchant at Derby, Ct .; in 1717, Richard Blackleach, Senior, and she died July, 1725, aged 69. Samuel Wheeler's homestead, as he described it in his will, dated November 30, 1689, lay "at y' upper end of y" upper Island," in the Housa- tonic probably, and he gave all his property to his wife, leaving no children.
5. Moses, 2d, son of Moses and -- Wheeler, Ist, m. Sarah, dau. of Caleb Nichols, October 20, 1674. He died January 30, 1724-5, and the inventory of his estate amounted to {1463-5-6, making him among the wealthy men of Stratford.
8. Moses, b. July 8, 1675.+ 12. Samuel, b. Feb. 27, 1681-2.+
9. Caleb, b. Jan. 29. 1676-7. 13. James, b. Oct. 23, 1683.
Io. Sarah, b. June 26, 1678 ; m. - Jessup. 14. Robert, b. May 18, 1686.+
II. Nathan or Elnathan, b. Jan. 31, 1680-1.+ 15. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 8, 1687.
8. Moses, 3d, son of Moses 2d and Sarah Wheeler, m. Ist, Ruth Bouton in December, 1698. He m. 2d, in 1721, Mercy, widow of Thomas Lattin, and dau. of Henry Wakelyn ; she died in 1761, aged 58.
16. Elnathan, b. Jan. 31, 1703-4.+ 17. Nathaniel, b. Dec. 16, 1705; drowned at the ferry, Feb. 1723-4.
16. Nathan, son of Moses. 2d, and Sarah (Nichols) Wheeler, m. Ist, Mary, who died Feb. 2, 1713 ; he m. 2d, Mary Stebbins, of Springfield, Dec. 16, 1716 ; m. 3d, Elizabeth ; born 1688, died 1739. He died in 1765, or 6. In his will, dated Dec. 28, 1762, and proved June 2, 1766, he mentions his four sons ; to Moses he gave land at " White Hills," " Farm Hill " and at " Paul's pond ;" to David land at " Walnut Hill " and " Israel's Hill ;" to Moses and David, land in New Milford.
18. Mary, b. Dec. 24, 1709 ; d. Mar. 4, 1726. By Second Wife, probably.
By Third Wife.
21. Nathan, b. July 16, 1720.
19. Moses, b. in 1717. 22. Ephraim, bapt. July, 1723.+
20. David, b. prob., in 1718.
12. Samuel, son of Moses, 2d, and Sarah (Nichols) Wheeler, m. st, Mary Brinsmade, May -, 1708, who died February -, 1712-13. He m. 2d, Lois -, the widow of Ebenezer Riggs, of Derby. His farm and home were at Oronoque, where he died in 1721. His widow Lois, m. about 1723, John Obertus, who died, and she m. Abraham Tomlinson, of Derby, July 4. 1728. She died at Derby Sept. 11, 1767, aged 87 years. Land was laid out " to the heirs of Samuel Wheeler, late of Stratford, four pieces, in February -- , 1736-7. thereby showing proprietary inheritance in the township. Samuel Wheeler's will, dated Mar. 22, 1721, was proved April 27, 1721, in which he gives all his lands to his sons Samuel and James. The inventory of his estate was £1450-5-9. In the distribution of this estate the children of Ebenezer Riggs received £89-18-5, Feb. 24, 1724-5.
23. Sarah, b. Nov. 6, 1710. 25. Mary, b. May 30, 1714. 26. James, b. in 1716; settled in Derby.+
24. Samuel, b. July 25, 1712 ; settled in Der- by.+
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14. Robert, son of Moses, 2d, and Sarah (Nichols) Wheeler, m. Sarab, dau. of Isaac Bennet, June -, 1709.
27. Caleb, b. Jan. 28, 1709.+ - 31. Hannab, b. Nov. 19, 1719; m. John Hab- bell and d. 1797.
28. Gideon, b. Oct. 3, 1712.+
29. Sarah, b. Jan. 16, 1714-15.
30. Anne, b. Sept. 30, 1717 ; m. James Shel- ton about 1740.
32. Sarah, b. Feb. 24, 1721-2.
16. Dea. Elnathan, son of Moses, 3d, and Ruth (Bouton) Wheeler, m. Martha, dau. of David Deforest Dec. 8, 1726. He died Mar. 14, 1761. The inventory of his estate taken April 21, 1761, amounted to 51619-11-1. The inventory includes " 1 Negro Man Will, {30, twelve silver kneebuckles, part of a set of china dishes, 4 Bibles and a number of books."
33. Ruth, b. Nov. 27, 1727. 38. Mary, b. Jan. 7, 1737-8 : m. George Lew- is. Oct. 1758.
34. Martha, b. Nov. 1, 1729.
35. Sarah. b. Nov. 1, 1731.
30. Nathaniel, b. Dec. 7, 1733.+
40. Eunice, b. Dec. 17, 1743.
19. Dea. Moses, son of Nathan and Mary (Stebbins) Wheeler, m. Elizabeth -. He died in 1792, said to have been 78 years of age. She died in 1789,
aged 73 years.
4012. Elizabeth, b. 1740; m. Den. Samuel 44. Silas, bapt. 1753.+
Beard.
41. Nathan, bapt. Oct. 11, 1747.+
42. Moses, bapt. 1749.+ 47. Joseph.
43. John, bapt. 1751 ; d. in 1808. 48. William.
22. Ephraim, son of Nathan and Elizabeth Wheeler, m. Sarah Wilcoxson, March 9, 1743.
49. Mary, b. Oct. 31, 1743.
so. Sarah, b. June 21, 1746.
51. Nathan, b. June 7, 1748.+
53. Ephraim, b. June 7, 1751.
53. Samuel, b. Oct. 4, 1757.+ 54. Rebecca, bapt. 1758; m. Hall Beardsley.
24. Samuel, 2d, son of Samuel and Mary (Brinsmade) Wheeler, m. Abigail. dau. of -- Wheeler, Dec. 2, 1739. They lived in Derby.
55. Samuel (probably). -- 57. Robert, b. May 14, 1746.
56. Abigail, b. Jan. 17, 1744. 38. Agnes, b. Sept. 26, 1748.
26. Capt. James, son of Samuel and Lois Wheeler, m. Sarah, dau. of Lieut. Ebenezer Johnson, Jr., of Derby, May 19, 1736 ; was a large land holder at Derby Narrows ; received a Captain's commission in 1756, and died July 9, 1768, aged 52 years. Sarah, his widow, died in Sept. - , 1812, aged 92 years. His will recorded in New Haven was dated Dec. 22, 1767, and received at Probate Court in August -, 1771. In the distribution of the estate, the widow received {482; Samuel, the eldest son, {326; each of the other seven sons {163, and each of the daughters {81-10.
59. Sarah, b. Dec. 27. 1737; m. Stephen Whitney. grandfather of the noted Ste- phen Whitney, of New York City.
65. Joseph, b. May 2, 1748.+
66. Moses, b. July 28, 1750.+
67. Anna, b. Aug. 10, 1752.
60. Samuel, b. Sept. 24, 1739.+ 66. David, b. Mar. 14, 1754.
61. Simeon, b. April 15, 1741.+ 69. John, b. June a, 1756.+
62. Ruth, b. May 26, 1743 ; m. Nathan Fair- child. -
70. Elijah. b. Dec. 92, 1758; d. May 5, 1775. 71. Hannah, b. Mar. 25, 1761.
63. James, b. April 6, 1745.+ - 72. Sarah, b. April 5, 1764.(?)
64. Daughter, b. Mar. 1, 1747; d. an infant.
27. Caleb, son of Robert and Sarah Wheeler, m. Ellen, or Eleanor, who died in Ripton in 1795, aged 89 years. His will, dated Sept. 15, 1779, was proved Mar. 31, 1786.
721/2. Sarah, b. July 28, 1744 ; m. - Hide. 73. Caleb, b. Nov. 27, 1746.
74. Ellen, b. Dec. 14, 1753.
28. Gideon, son of Robert and Sarah (Bennit) Wheeler, m. Sarah -. 75. Sarah, bapt. 1775, in Ripton. 76. Rachel, bapt. 1778, in Ripton.
36. Nathaniel, son of Elnathan and Martha Wheeler ; m. Rachel Lewis, Jan. 23, 1755.
77. Peninah, b. Mar. 1, 1756 ; m. Elias Wells. 78. Jerusha, b. June 3, 1758; m. Solomon Curtiss In 1786.
79.'(Charlotte, b. May 13, 1762 ; m. William Prince.
80. Martha, b. July 26, 1764, Her will, dated July 30, 1821, was proved Sept. 1, 1827.
8r. Rachel Elizabeth, b. Aug. 26, 1767 ; m. - Tomlinson.
82. Naomi, b. July 13, 1770; unm. 83. Nathaniel Lewis, b. Aug. 15. 1774. 84. Mary, b. July 5, $776 ; m. - Wilcoxson.
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45. Mary. 46. Ruth.
39. Elnathan, b. May 20, 1740.
37. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 7, 1735-6; m. Phineas Sherman, Mar. 1758.
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Genealogies.
39. Elnathan, 2d, son of Elnathan and Martha Wheeler, m. Charity Frost, Jan. 25, 1765 ; m. 2d, Phebe Peck, October 4, 1787.
85. Elnathan, b. Mar. 5, 1766.
86. Charity, b. July 8, 1769 ; d. Jan. 1797.
87. Elisha, b. July 26, 1772.
88. Reuben, b. July 1, 1775.
89. Ruth, b. May 15, 1780 ; m. Elijah Booth.
90. Stephen, b. May 1, 1782 ; m. prob. Phebe, dau. of Curtis Beardslee. By Second Wife.
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