An American Family History

John Wheeler was born in 1630 in England.

He may have married Mary Cockshutt (Causine), but she seems to have married Henry Adams.

John Wheeler (1654),
James Wheeler (1656, married Elizabeth Theobald),
Mary Wheeler (1658),
Thomas Wheeler (1660),
Winnifred Wheeler (1663),
Ignatius Wheeler (1665), and
Francis Wheeler (1670).

Wheeler's Choice in Charles County was surveyed for him on August 23, 1662. It was 400 acres.

In 1684 John Wheeler, Sr. made Richard and Matthew Beard, sons of Richard Beard Jr., the reversionary heirs to Timberneck, so when he died, Timberneck reverted to Richard and Matthew.

James Wheeler was born on December 16, 1656, in Charles County, Maryland. He was the son of John and MaryWheeler.

He married Elizabeth Theobald Corker.

Elizabeth and James' children included:
Anne Wheeler (about 1687),
John Wheeler (about 1687), and
James Wheeler (about 1680).

In March, 1679 James sued Thomas Hussey for a debt of 400 pounds of tobacco. In December, 1680 he sued Thomas Hussey for execution on the earlier judgement. In April, 1681, John Hussey counter-sued James for 3,000 pounds of tobacco.

During Fendall's Rebellion in August, 1661

Whereupon Godfrey said he would goe to Church next Sonday, and gett what men he could there to joyne with those men he had already sent for to meete him in armes at Church that soe they might meete the troope at the head of Portobacco Creeke on Monday,

and then they would take Capt Randolph Brandt and tye him, and turne James Wheeler out of the troope, (they being the onely Roman Catholicks in the troope) that they might rescue ffendall, that he the sd Boyden came late to Church on Sonday purposely for feare of being engaged by Godfrey

Elizabeth died on May 11, 1682 in Charles County, Maryland.

After Elizabeth died, James married Catherine.

James died in December, 1684.

Catherine married Moses Jones. She passed away shortly after, and Moses Jones then married Elizabeth Jenkins.

James died in December, 1684.