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His widow m. 2ª Tho's Witchem. Joseph Burritt and Nath'l Curtiss, May 8, 1722, acknowl- edge receipt of all lands due them as his heirs.
* Authority Hinman.
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Children-II. Ebenezer, died Mar 27, 1683 ; 12. Hannah, died Aug. 1683 ; 13. Henry & 14. Sarah (m. ? Nath'l Curtiss ?) Twins born Dec. 1, 1683. Henry died Dec. 7, 1683 ; 15. Mary, b. March 3, 1688-9, m. Joseph Burritt Nov. 25, 1708.
6. James.
James Wakeley, son of Henry (2). m. Ist possibly a dau. of Chas. Chauncey of Stratford. 2ª Hannah dau. of Hugh Griffin & wife Dorothy dau. of Thos. Skidmore. Feb'y 26, 1701-2. Lived in Stratford. Joined the Episcopal Church June 4, 1724 ; and was made one of its Vestrymen the same year.
In 1713 he sold one half of the land granted his father Henry by the Gen'l Assembly.
Children-16. James, b. Dec. 28, 1688-9 ; 17. Henry, b. May 15, 1691 ; 18. Joseph, 19. Israel, 20. Nathaniel, 21 Hannah, m. Nehemiah Allyn of Litchfield, May 30, 1728 ; 22. Dinah, m. Daniel Curtiss, Nov. 26, 1719 ; 23. Abigail.
7. Jacob.
Jacob Wakeley, son Henry (2); m. Hannah Peat. Lived in Stratford.
Children-24. Jacob, b. Feb'y 10, 1676-7 ; 25. Jonithan, Feb'y 19, 1678-9 ; 26. Ruth, Aug. 27, 1681 ; 27. Henry, Jan. 27, 1683 ; 28. Joseph, Sep. 17, 1686 ; 29. Israel, Feb'y 24, 1689 ; 30. Nathaniel.
16. James.
James Wakeley, son of James (6). b. in Stratford Dec. 28, 1688-9 ; m. Sarah dau. of Daniel Shelton & wife Elizabeth Wells, dau. of Sam'l & granddau. of Gov. Thos. Wells. Lived in that part of Stratford since made the town of Huntington. An original member of the Episcopal Church of Stratford Dec. 9, 1722, made a Vestryman in 1729. Children-Baptized-Sarah, Nov. I, 1722 ; Hannah, Sept. 27, 1723 ; Martha, Jan. 30, 1728 ; Abigail, Dec. 20, 1730 ; m. Nathan Shel- ton. (Their dau. Martha m. her 2d cousin Isaac Wells Shelton, & his dau. Charity, wife of Asa Bartholomew, was descended by three different lines from her great-grandfather Daniel Shelton, the emigrant.) James, Feb'y II, 1733 ; Charity, Aug. 11, 1734.
18. Joseph.
Joseph Wakeley, son of James (6) ; m. Elizabeth Clark, April 24, 2723:
Children-Zebulon, m. Tabetha - ; Samuel.
19. Israel.
Israel Wakeley, son of James (6) :
Children-Israel, Deliverance, Ichabod & Thomas.
25. Jonithan.
Jonithan Wakeley, son of Jacob (7): b. Feby 10, 1676-7 ; d. in 1742.
Children-Jonithan, Jacob, Ebenezer, m. Jemima - ; David, m. Abigail Hull; Mary, m. Bennett ; Anne, m. -- Treadwell ; Prudence, m. - Edwards. -
27* Henry.
Henry Wakeley, son of Jacob (7) ; b. Jan. 27, 1683 ; m. Ist Rachel Stratton, Dec. 12, 1706 ; she dying March 10, 1707-8. He m. 2ª Sarah Frost, Jan. 26, 1710-II.
Children-By Ist m .: Abigail b. Feb. 29, 1707-8 ; m. Thos. Daskum ; by 2d m., Elizabeth b. May 9, 1712 ; Abel, Jan. 16, 1714-15 ; Eunice, Nov. II, 1717 ; Henry ?, Abner Mar. 23, 1723.
* Nos. 22 & 23 may possibly have been dau's of Jacob (7)-Also No. 27 may have been a little mixed with No. 17.
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WAKEMAN
The Wakman or Wakeman family were conspicuous men in the colonies of Massachusetts, New Haven & Connecticut. John Wakeman, probably son of Samuel of Hartford, was the treasurer of the New Haven Colony in 1656, & died at Hartford in 1661. Elizabeth, his d. m. Samuel Kitchell of Newark, N. J: another d. m. John Talcott jr. of Hartford. The name of Talcott Wakeman is still known, & honored in F. The will of John Wakeman is a singular docu- ment. After a grateful acknowledgment to his Maker that he was permitted to enjoy the Con- gregational way of worship, he adds : "but I do testify against absolute independency of churches, & perfection of any in light or actings, & against compulsion of conscience to concur with the church, without inward satisfaction to conscience ; & persecuting such as dissent upon this ground, which I take to be an abuse of the power given for edification by Christ, who is only Lord of the conscience " :
The Rev. Samuel Wakeman, son of the above John Wakeman, was educated at Harvard College. He probably officiated in the ministry at Fairfield during the last days of the Rev. John Jones, & after the death of the latter. became the minister of the parish. He probably taught school in Fairfield or Pequonnock, & appears first to have lived at Pequonnock, having in 1663 pur- chased Thomas Wheeler's home-lot there. He afterwards purchased Dr. Thomas Pell's house & lot; on the Newton Square, in which he resided for many years with his family. On the 19. of Jan 1682, he purchased of Jacob Gray William Frost's homestead, for his son Capt. Samuel Wakeman. He m. Hannah d. of Stephen Goodyear of New Haven, Oct 29, 1656, by whom he had five sons, Samuel, Ebenezer, John, Joseph & Jabez, & three daughters, Ann, Elizabeth & Mary. In his will dated 8. March 1692 ; he gives an Indian girl Jane her freedom, when she arrives at the age of twenty one ; £3. in money to the treasury at Hartford, to be expended by Mr. Jehu Burr in two silver bowls or cups, one of which was to be given to Christ church Fair- field, & the other to the society of Fairfield Village. He also left £3. towards a Grammar School at F .; & to each of his children a Bible. He left a large landed estate, much of which has remained among his descendants to the present day. Andrew Wakeman of F., is the present occupant of some of this land at Round Hill & Barlow's Plain. Mr Wakeman also owned land at Green's Farms & Compo, upon which his children & grandchildren settled. His widow Mrs Hannah Wakeman left an estate of over 900 £ .; which was a very large fortune for those days.
Samuel Wakeman, the oldest son, by a deed of gift from his father 6. Nov. 1686, lived in the home of Wm Frost sr. on the Frost Square. He first m. Mary d. of Jehu Burr jr. who died leaving one child named Mary, who m. Samuel Hubbel jr. of F. His second wife was Sarah d. of Josiah Knowles of F. He died one year before his father, & his widow Sarah m. Dougal Mac Kensie of F.
Capt. John Wakeman m. Martha d. of Richard Hubbel of Pequonnock 24. April 1687. Their children were, Eleanor, b. 24. Aug. 1689 ; Ann 24. March 1682 ; Samuel 24. Feb. 16934; Elizabeth I. June 1695. Anne bapt. 17. April 1698. Martha b. 24. Sept. 1700 ; Stephen 15. Oct. 1702 ; John 29. Aug. 1705.
Lieut. Joseph Wakeman m. Elizabeth d. of Maj. John Burr. Their children were
Ebenezer, bapt. 12, March, 1698/9 Catherine, 21, April, 1700 Elizabeth, 19, April, I702 Joseph, 14, May, I704
Jabez, יו 10, March, 1705/6
Samuel, (s. of Capt. Joseph)
30, Jan. 1708/9 Mary,
66 23, July 1710
Samuel, 66 I, Nov. 1713
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Capt. Joseph Wakeman willed a Sword to his son Joseph, at the present time in the possession of Andrew Wakeman Esq. of Fairfield.
Rev. Jabez Wakeman m. Eunice widow of Col. Mathew Howel of Southampton, L. I. 29. Sept. 1702. His widow married Governor Joseph Talcott of Hartford,* 26. June 1706. Col. Rec. Conn. 4, 215.
Ebenezer died young leaving his estate to his brothers & sisters .- -
Ann Wakeman m. Abraham Howell of Southampton, L. I .- Elizabeth m. Mr. Albert Denny of Fairfield .- Mary, probably m. Nicholas Clagstone of Fairfield, as this name is given in the distribution of Ebenezer Wakeman's estate.
The children of Nicholas & Mary Clagstone of F. were
John, bapt. 23, June, 1695. Samuel, " 16, Jan. 1696/7 Mary, 18, Sept. 1698.
F. Par. Rec.
Ezbon Wakeman, was the s. of Samuel Wakeman of Hartford; was at New Haven in 1653 ; made a freeman in 1669 ; & m. I. Apr. 1669 at Guilford, Hannah Jordan. He pur. 7. March 1671 of Isaac Nichols. the Nichols homestead on the Frost Square at F. He was a Lieut. in 1681 & d. in 1683, leaving an only child Abigail, who m. Thomas Hill, a mariner. His widow m. 1685, Joseph Bastard of Boston.
WARD
ANDREW WARD was first in Watertown, Mass. He was there made a freeman 3. March 1634. On the 3. of March 1636, he was appointed with Roger Ludlow & six others by the Gen. Ct. of Mass., to govern the colony of Conn. for one year. He was therefore one of the assistants or judges of the first legislative body held in Conn. at Newtown or Hartford, on the 26. of April 1636. In 1638, he was appointed with Capt. John Mason & Mr Allen to go to Agawam or Springfield, " to treat with the Indians of Waronocke concerning the tribute towards the charges of the Pequot war, to the value of one fathom of wampum a man, & also to the Nawattocke & Pacomtuckett Indians one fathom & a quarter a man." He removed to New Haven soon after, & his name is there found among the free planters at the gathering of the church on the 4. of June 1639. On the 27. of Oct. 1641, he was with Francis Bell represented at Stamford & N. H., & both were admitted members of that court, & received the charge of freeman. At a Gen. Ct. held at New Haven on the 4. of March 1640, Andrew Ward & Robert Coe of Weathersfield were appointed "to treat with that court about the plantation (lately purchased by said town) called Toquams, or Stamford." He was appointed constable of Stamford on the 26. of March 1640. At the assem- bling of the Gen. Ct. of N. H. on the 5. of April 1643, his letter was presented, written in the name of the freeholders, introducing Capt. John Underhill & Richard Gildersleeve, as deputies to that court from Stamford ; at the same time requesting that a magistrate might be chosen, for the better administration of the prudential affairs of that town. He, with Robert Coe, was appointed to assist at the next Gen. Ct. of Election at New Haven, " in counsel & advice for the more comely carrying on of public affairs." He was again elected one of the deputies from Stamford to the Gen- eral Court of N. H. in 1644 & in 1646. He may have gone, as Trumbull & Goodwin think to Hempstead L. I., but he could only have remained there a short time, for, on the 6. of Oct. 1651,
* From " A Century Sermon " preached by the Rev. Alexander Macwharter, the pastor of the First Presby- terian Church at Newark, N. J. in 1807, he makes this statement of Rev. Samuel Wakeman's son Jabez : " Mr. Jabez Wakeman was the fourth minister of this church, who was settled here about the year 1701 ; a young man of very distinguished abilities & accomplishments, & a remarkably popular preacher. He possessed superior talents for the pulpit. But to the great affliction of the town, he lived only about three years. He died leaving a most admirable character." His widow was a daughter of Col. Mathew Howel of Southampton, L. I. She afterwards married Governor Joseph Talcott, a son of Lieut. Col. John Talcott of Hartford.
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at the sitting of the General Court at Hartford, he was appointed with John Banks of Fairfield to settle the estate of Peter Johnson of F .. At the same time he, with George Hull & William Beards- ley of Stratford, were nominated as assistants, " to join with the magistrates for the execution of justice in the towns of Conn. by the sea-side." About 1651. he purchased Simon Hoyt's home-lot w. of Hyde's pond, which he sold in 1653, to Edward Adams ; & purchased from Alexander Bryan the same year, Thomas Newton's house and home-lot on the Ludlow Square. He was one of the most important, & one of the most influential men in Fairfield. He died in 1665, leaving nine children, viz .: Edmund, William, Mary, Andrew, Samuel, Abigail, Ann, John & Sarah. His d. Mary m. John Burr 2. . Ann m. Caleb Nichols of Stratford ; & Sarah m. Nathanael Burr. His will is dated 3. of June 1659 & prob. at Fairfield " drawn by his own hand," in which, as is stated in said will, he declares himself to be " strong, merry, & well both in body & mind." He gave to his wife Esther £40 out of his movable estate, & the use of one third of his lands & housing in F., during her widowhood ; to his s. John £50 at the age of 21 ; to d. Sarah (who afterwards m. Nathaniel Burr) {400, within one year of her m .; to d. Abigail £40, at the age of 18 ; to sons Andrew & Samuel, housing & lands to be equally divided between them, when the eldest was 2I, years of age. All the rest of his children, he states, had received their full portion, except Ed- mund, who, in case he returned home, was to receive £20 out of Andrew & Samuel's portions (F. T. & Prob. Rec.) Of John, the first son mentioned in this will, I find nothing at F .; but Savage thinks he was probably the John of Middletown, Ct., who was made a freeman May 1667 at Hart- ford ; & who m. 18 April 1664, Mary d. of William Harris of Rawley. Their children were John b. 15. Nov. 1665 ; Andrew 1. Dec. 1667 ; Esther 15. Dec. 1669 ; Mary - Aug. 1672 ; William 30. June 1674 ; Samuel in 1679; & another, probably posthumous, who died an infant. Probably he died early in 1684, for his inventory is dated 22. Feb. of that year. His widow m. Josiah Gilbert of Weathersfield."-Savage's Gen. Dic. Of Edmund I find no account.
DR. WILLIAM, s. of Andrew Ward t. settled at F., & purchased the Perry house & home-lot of Dr. Thomas Pell's heirs on the Newton Square, next adjoining that of the Rev. Samuel Wakeman's. He was a physician, and was appointed by the Gen. Ct. of Conn. as surgeon, to accompany the F. Co. troops in their expeditions against the Narragansetts. He was killed during the war. He m. Esther d. of & left one only child Esther. His widow Esther m. in 1678, Ebenezer Hawley of Stratford. Their children were Elizabeth Hawley b. 8. July 1879 ; & William Hawley b. about 1680. Ebenezer the father died in 1681. Esther his wid. next m. Sept. 1682 Ensign Ephraim Nichols, s. of Isaac I. of Stratford, who occupied her first husband's Dr. Ward's home- stead on the Newton Square. Her second husband died in 1690. Their children were Ignatius Nichols b. 17. Dec. 1683 ; Disborow Nichols I. Jan 1685 ; & Esther Nichols 18. Dec. 1689. F. T. Rec.
ESTHER only d. of Dr. William Ward I. m. for her first husband Eliphalet Hill Nov. 1691 (she is called in the Town Records, " Esther Nichols the daughter of William Ward ; " which has led Savage to state that her mother m. Eliphalet Hill. Their children were William Hill b. 17. Nov 1692 ; & Eliphalet Hill b. II. Jan 16945. Eliphalet, the father died in 1695. (F. T. Rec.) & Esther his wid. next m. Robert Lord. Their children were Mary Lord bapt. 21. Aug 1698 ; Abigail Lord 5. April 1700 ; Sarah Lord 29. March 1702 & Robert b. - F. Par. Rec.
ANDREW 2. s. of Andrew Ward I. was made a freeman in 1668, & settled at Kenilworth, Conn. He m. Trial d. of John Meiges of Guilford. Their children were Andrew b. - 1669 ; John 16. March 1671 ; Abigail 15. Sept. 1672 ; Sarah 15. Nov. 1674 ; Peter 14. Oct. 1676 ; William 18. Oct. 1678 ; Samuel 24, Sept 1680, & died the next year ; Esther 2. May 1684, & died the next month ; & Mary & Ann. Andrew the father died about 1691. His s. William died in Walling- ford, Conn. 14. Dec. 1769, & was the ancestor of Col. James Ward of Hartford. Andrew 3. s of Andrew 2. (Capt.) m. Deborah d. of Jacob Joy, & Elizabeth d. of William Williams of K. He had several children, & died Aug. 1756. in the 87. year of his age. His d. Abigail m. Samuel
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Norton of Guilford Ct. 25. Jan. 16923. His s. Peter m. Mary d. of Isaac Joy of Kenilworth 30. March 1693, & had six children. Goodwin's Gen. Notes.
SAMUEL I., s. of Andrew Ward I. was made a freeman of F. 1669. He m. first Alice d. of Richard Ogden I., & Savage says for second wife Hannah wid. of Jonathan Judson of Stratford. He died before 1693, leaving w. Hannah, & children Edmund, Samuel, Hannah, Sarah & perhaps others. The children of Hannah, his wid. by her first husband, were in the inventory of Jonathan Nichols' estate of 28. Oct 1689, Josiah aged 7 ; Mary 4 ; & Jonathan 2. From a will found on file in the town-house at F. of the widow of John Judson of Woodbury, eldest s. of Joseph of Stratford, she mentions children Josiah, Mary & Jonathan Nichols & d. Hannah Ward. The third husband of wid. Hannah, may have been John Judson of Woodbury, but in this I may be mistaken.
EDMUND 2., s. of Samuel Ward I. m - d. of & settled at Westchester. In A. of F. T. D. is the following : "Know by all men here present that I. Edmund Ward, belonging to the Manor of Fordham, in ye county of Westchester, in ye Province of New York, made admin- istrator on the estate of my honored father Samuel Ward of the town of Fairfield, in ye colony of Connecticut, at a special court held in Fairfield 29. March 16923, have by these present delivered over unto my loving brother William Ward, for his legacy of lands & meadows here- under written &c ; &c.
28. Dec. 1699 " -----
Edmund Ward.
Recorded July 19. 1700.
The Ward family seem almost to have entirely left F. about this time. The following mem- bers of this family are to be found in the F. Rec. Moses s. of Ward m. d. of
Their children were Samuel bapt. 20. June 1714 ; Rebecca 1. April 1716 ; Sarah 12. Jan. 171718 ; Esther 20. Dec. 1719 ; Abigail 17. Dec. 1721 ; Moses 22. Dec. 1723.
It is from the Ward family of Fairfield, that the late Rev. Henry Ward Beecher of Brooklyn was descended.
WEBB
REV. JOSEPH WEBB entered Harvard College in 1684. He was called to the ministry of Christs Church F. in Aug 1692, with the offer of a salary of 90f, & the use of the parsonage lands. He accepted the call, & Jonathan Morehouse & Samuel Squire were appt. to remove his family & effects to F. It is recorded in B. of T. Votes : "It is to be remembered that Mr. Joseph Webb & his family, came to Fairfield on Thursday at night, being ye 13th of October 1692." On the 20 of Jan. 1693 a tax of two pence on the {. was laid upon the townsmen towards collecting his salary ; & on the 23 of March following " the town declared that they would give Mr. Webb the house called the school house, & the land it stands upon from the rear of Barlows lot, & west to Capt. Samuel Wakeman's land, & so much land on the south side as would take in the well, & the land eastward 4 rods, & so down to the east end of Barlow's lot, forever. The six acre lot of Thomas Barlow was afterwards purchased of the heirs, & added to Mr. Webbs home-lot.
The REV. JOSEPH WEBB was m. to Elizabeth, the youngest d. of Isaac Nichols of Stratford (b. 2 April 1668) by the Rev. Wm Curtis 8. July 1691. Their children were : Joseph b. 21 Sept. 1693 ; Nehemiah 26. Feb 1695 ; Elizabeth 14. Feb 1696/7 ; Mary 10. March 1697/8 ; Grace 3. Dec. 1700; Sarah 30. Jan 1703/4 ; Abigail 5. March 1704/5 ; Josiah 13. March 1706/7. His wife Elizabeth died 15. Feb. 1718 (F. T. Rec.); & on the 21. Sept. 1721 he m. Mrs. Mehitable Coney of Strat- ford (Strat Par. Rec). He died 19 Sept. 1732. leaving a large estate, which after his widow received her dower, was divided between his children. He had previously given " 200 acres, lying in the Parish of Redding " to his son Joseph as a part of his portion. Abigail was given the homestead & land adjoining it, in which Mrs. Mehitable Webb was given a life dower. Abigail sold her right in the house & land to Benjamin Wynecoop 26. Dec. 1735, & m. Archibald Preston.
Joseph Webb 2. m. & became a minister at Newark N. J.
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Elizabeth Webb m. Rev. Samuel Pomeroy of Newton L. I. Sarah Webb m. Mr. John Denny of F.
" Josiah Webb & Susannah Disbrow, d. of Thomas Disbrow were m. Nov. 1729 " Their children were, Grace b. 7. March 1734 ; Joseph 17. March 1736 ; Disbrow 3. June 1738 ; Nehemiah 23. Sept 1740 ; Josiah 16. April 1743 ; Elizabeth 28. April 1745 ; Abigail 6. June 1747 ; Isaac 23. Aug. 1750 ; Josiah Webb again m. Hannah Sherwood Oct. 1750. Their children were : Hezekiah b. 18 Nov. 1752 ; Seth 1754.
WHEELER
Two branches of the Wheeler family were among the early settlers of Pequonnock, namely Thomas Wheeler sr., Thomas Wheeler jr., brothers, & Ephraim Wheeler their nephew. Tradi- tion says they were from Wales.
THOMAS WHEELER sr. born in England, was early at Concord ; there made a freeman 17. April 16361, & early removed to F. His home-lot at Pequonnock of 2} acres, is recorded Jan. 1649, bounded n. e. with home-lot of Thomas Wheeler jr., n. w. James Bennett's, s. e. John Evart's & s. w. with highway. His will is dated 23. Aug. 1654, in which he mentions wife Ann, for whom he amply provides ; to eldest s. Thomas, who lived at Concord, Mass. he gave his home- lot, & all land divided, or undivided, in Concord, &c., to his d. Sarah, wife of Thomas Sherwood IOS , & to her son Thomas a colt ; to his four grandchildren Mary, James, Thomas & John Bennet, children of his dau. Hannah, then dead, & James Bennet (who m his d. in 1639,) IOS each ; to s. John, his sole executor, he left all his estate at F., reserving his wife Ann's right in his house & lands left for her use at Greenlea. He made his brother Thomas an over-seer of his will, showing that he was the brother of Thomas jr .; another case where two brothers bore the same christian name. His widow Ann died in 1659, & her will was probated 21. Aug. following.
THOMAS WHEELER jr., brother of the above Thomas sr., settled at Pequonnock, & had a home-lot recorded Jan. 1649, bounded n. w. by highway; n. e. Richard Roots & Benjamin Tur- ney's home-lots, s. w. by the home-lots of Ephraim Wheeler, Thomas Wheeler sr. & James Ben- nett. This lot was sold to Henry Jackson, & next to Robert Turney 24. Dec 1673 & afterwards to Richard Hubbell, in whose family it remained for many years. Of this Thomas Wheeler jr. I know no more ; but he may have been the Thomas of Milford.
CAPT. THOMAS, of Concord s. of Thomas Wheeler sr. of F. born in England ; made a freeman of Mass. 18, May 1642, m. Ruth d. of William Wood, & had dau. Alice who died 17. March 1641. By second wife Sarah, had d. Sarah b. 10. July 1749 ; Joseph 18, Aug. 1651 ; Ann 20. Dec. 1653 ; John 18. Feb. 1656 ; Mary 20. Dec. 1658, & Thomas 29. March 1662. He was a Captain in King Philip's War, & at one time was appointed with Capt. Hutchinson to go with twenty horsemen to Quabuog, to treat with the Nipmuck Sachem. The party was surprised by the Indians, & a number of them slain. Capt. Hutchinson was mortally wounded. Capt. Wheeler was also wounded & also his son, a lad of 13 years of age. He & the surviving troops fled to the town of Brookfield, where they made a log house their strong hold. Others joined them to the number of eighty, including their troops. The house was surrounded with Indians, who several times attempted to burn them out, but the bravery of Capt. Wheeler's men thwarted them at one time, & the rain extinguished the flames at another. At the moment the Indians were about to make another attack to destroy them, by preparing an engine, drawn by several pairs of cart-wheels, & loaded with combustible materials to fire the garrison, Capt. Wheeler was relieved at ten O,'clock at night, by a flying army of sixty horse-men, who forced their way through the Indians, killing several, and wholly routing them. "During the time these people kept themselves in the house, two women were safely delivered of two sons apiece, who in a month's time brought them, all themselves, on foot to Boston, where they were plentifully relieved, out of the church stock there." (Drake's Old Indian Chronicle.) Capt. Wheeler wrote a narrative which has been re-published by . the N. H. Historical Society in Vol. 2. He died 16. Dec. 1686, leaving widow Hannah, his 3d w.,
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& son Thomas, to administer upon his estate, by power from Governor Andros. His daughter Ruth m. 7. May 1673, Ephraim Jones of Concord. Savage Gen. Dic.
SERGT. JOHN I. s. of Thomas Wheeler sr., accompanied his father from Concord to F. He was given by will his father's lands at F .; but had previously been deeded several valuable parcels of land by him, one of which was at Greenlea, near the Ship Harbor. The town granted him 8. acres in 1673, at Black Rock, bounded e. with the creek, & on all other sides with his own land, which confirms the account of William Wheeler's journal. He was made a freeman in 1669 ; was granted 100 acres by the Gen. Ct., was deputy from the town several times. He died intestate in the latter part of 1689 ; & on the 5. of April 1690 the court at F. appointed his widow & his s. John to administer upon his estate, which amounted 16566. 4s & 6ª . He m. first Judith d. of Benjamin Turney, & may have had a second wife. He had fourteen children, thirteen of whom were living when he died, whose ages are mentioned in the distribution of his estate in 1690, as fol- lows : Judan (probably Judith) 29; John 26 ; Elizabeth 23 ; Thomas 21; Mary 19; Rebecca 18 ; Joseph 16; Hannah 14 ; Abigail 10 ; Obediah 8 ; Anne 6 ; Jonathan 3 ; & David I.
LIEUT JOHN 2. s. of John Wheeler I., first m. Elizabeth d. of Henry Rowland I. His second wife was Abigail d. of Nathaniel Burr I., whom he m. 22. March 1693, Their children were John b. 20. July 1694 ; Sarah II. Feb. 16967; Abigail 16. Aug. 1698 ; Mary 4. Nov. 1701 ; Eliza- beth 3. April 1703; Judith Anne bapt. 10. March 17056 .; Mary again 27. Dec 1713 ; Obadiah 15. April 1716.
Several of the sons & grand-sons of Thomas Wheeler sr., settled on the long-lots of the family in Easton, & on the dividend lands of Compo, or Westport, Black Rock & Pequonnock.
SERGT. EPHRAIM Wheeler I., a nephew of the first two Thomases, was made a freeman at Concord, Mass. 13. March 1638. Farmer says he had a son Isaac born there in 1639, but probably died soon after ; Isaac again 13. Dec. 1642. He moved to F. with the Rev. John Jone's company in 1644, & was granted a home-lot at Pequonnock of 3 acres, bounded n. w. & s. w. with highways, n. e. with home-lots of Thomas Wheeler jr ; . s. e. with home-lot of James Bennet. He after- wards settled at Greenlea. He became a large land-holder in F. & was one of its most honored citizens. He m. Ann d. of Robert Turney. His will is dated 22. Sept. 1669, in which he gives to Isaac, Mary & Ruth IOs, they having received their father's portion previously ; tod. Hannah £15. she having received a part of her portion ; to s's Samuel, Timothy & Ephraim minors, } each of the building & land he then lived upon, when of age ; to Rebecca, a minor, land between Hawkins brook & John Odell's house at Greenlea ; to Abigail & Judith, minors 30g. each, when married or at 18 years of age ; tow. Ann the use & choice of one end of his house, at her death or marriage, & then to be possessed wholly by Samuel. He made his wife executrix, & his cousin John Wheeler & Nathan Gold over-seers of his estate. Rebecca m. Samuel Gregory, who settled a little above the present St John's Church.
WHELPLEY
HENRY WHELPLEY was at Stratford in 1645, & was soon after at F., where he was granted a home- lot on the s. w. corner of the Frost Square. He sold this place in 1653, to Alexander Knowles. His widow Sarah, m. Ralph Keeler of Norwalk. He was probably the father of Joseph & Rebecca & perhaps other children. Rebecca m. Ezekiel Sandford of Pequonnock 25. April 1665 ; by whom she had a large family of children. F. T. Rec.
JOSEPH I. S. of Henry Whelpley I., m. Rebecca d. of Thomas Bulkley I. Their children were Sarah b. 30. June 1676 ; Rebecca 2. April 1679 ; Joseph 7. Oct. 1682 F. T. Rec.
JOSEPH 2. s. of Joseph Whelpley I., m-d. of - Their children were Sarah bapt. 16. March 17061. & perhaps others.
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GENEALOGIES
WILSON
ANTONY WILSON settled at F. about 1643, & m. Rachel, wid. of John Brandish, by whom he had d. Sarah. He next m. Sarah, the wid. of William Hill of F., & d. of Rev. John Jones. He d. early in 1662, leaving a good estate to his only child Sarah ; £60. to his brother Samuel Wilson ; legacies to his brother's Thomas, & John Wilson, to his brothers William & Ignatius Hill ; to his sister Ann ; & to his four cousins, meaning Savage says, nephews Thomas Wilson, Peter Clapham & Edward & Samuel Wilson.
SAMUEL WILSON of F., probably a brother of the above Antony m. Phebe d. of Joseph Mid- dlebrook, under a marriage contract 1679. He took the oath of fidelity in the N. H. Col. I. July 1644. In March the same year, he, with several others were fined each " 6d. for fool guns." Again he was fined 5s. in 1646 for "wanting a worme, scourer & rest"-he having been warned to provide them. And for a defective cock on his gun & his bandoliers wanting covers, he was fined another 5s. He purchased of Edward Wigglesworth his house & home-lot I. Sept. 1646 at New Haven. On the 6 Feb. 1649, he sold his house & home lot at New Haven to Thomas Powell. He probably at this time removed to F. His children were John, Isaac, Daniel Joseph & Stephen & Elizabeth, all bapt. 7. March 1696/7.
William Wilson was a freeman of F. 8. Feb. 1668.
THOMAS WILSON of F. was made a freeman in 1664 & was probably a brother, or a nephew of Antony Wilson. He d. in 1691, leaving wid. Hannah & one d. JOSEPH, prob. s. of Samuel Wilson I. m. - d. of - . Their children were Sarah, Abigail & Elizabeth, all bapt. 2. April 1732, Anne 16. July 1732, Samuel 3. Nov. 1734. NATHANIEL S. of - - Wilson m. Elizabeth - & had children Nathaniel & Anne bapt. 7. April 1795.
NATHANIEL 2, s. of Nathaniel Wilson I., m. - -d. of -, & had s. Nathaniel bapt. Oct. 1725.
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LIST OF GENEALOGIES
I Adams.
23 Hall.
46 Read.
2 Andrews.
24 Hedge.
47 Robinson.
3 Banks.
25 Hide. 48 Roots.
4 Barlow. 26 Hill. 49 Rowland.
5 Bartram.
27 Hubbell.
50 Sandford.
6 Beers.
28 Hull. 51 Seeley.
7 Bradley.
29 Jackson.
52 Silliman.
8 Bulkley.
30 Jennings.
53 Sherwood.
9 Burr.
31 Jessup.
54 Sprague.
IO Cabell.
32 Jones.
55 Squire.
II Coley.
33 Joy.
56 Staples.
12 Couch.
34 Knap.
57 Sturges.
13 Denny.
35 Knowles.
58 Thompson.
14 Dimond.
36 Lockwood.
59 Treadwell.
15 Fanton.
37 Lord.
60 Turney.
16 Frost.
38 Lyon.
61 Wakeley.
17 Gilbert.
39 Middlebrook. 62 Wakeman.
18 Gold.
40 Morehouse. 63 Ward.
19 Godfrey.
41 Nash. 64 Webb.
20 Gray. 42 Nichols.
65 Wheeler.
21 Green.
43 Odell.
66 Whelpley.
22 Grumman.
44 Ogden. 67 Wilson.
45 Osborne.
ABBREVIATIONS
b
born.
bapt
baptized.
Conn. Col. Rec.
. Connecticut Colonial Records.
d. & d's.
. daughter, or daughters.
dec. & d.
deceased, or died.
F
Fairfield.
F. T. D.
Fairfield Town Deeds.
F. Par. Rec
Fairfield Parish Records,
F. Prob. Rec
Fairfield Probate Records.
G. F. Par. Rec
Green's Farm's Parish Records.
G. H. Par. Rec
Greenfield Hill Parish Records.
Gen. Ct
General Court.
H. C.
Harvard College.
m ..
married.
Mass. Col. Rec.
Massachusetts Colonial Records.
N. H. Col. Rec.
New Haven Colonial Records.
N. E
Northeast.
N. W
Northwest.
S. & S's
Son, or sons.
S. E.
Southeast.
S. W
Southwest.
wid.
Widow.
W
Wife.
117
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