George Wheeler was born in 1605 in England. His father may have been Thomas Wheeler.
He married Catherine Pinn (Pyn).
William Wheeler (1631, married Hannah Buss),
Thomas Wheeler (1633, married Hannah Harrod),
Elizabeth Wheeler Fletcher (1635, married Francis Fletcher),
Sarah Wheeler Dudley (1638, married Francis Dudley),
Ruth Wheeler Hartwell (1641, married Samuel Hartwell),
John Wheeler (1643, married Sarah Larkin),
Mary Wheeler Fox (1645, married Eliphalet Fox), and
Hannah Wheeler Fletcher (1654, married Samuel Fletcher).
George brought his family to America about 1640.
He took the oath of freeman in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts on June 2, 1641.
He was selectman in 1660.
His will was dated January 28, 1684/5 and presented for probate on June 2, 1687.
Any man entering a colony or becoming a a member the church, was not free. He was not forced to work, but his movements were carefully observed to see if they followed the Puritanical ideal. After this probationary period, he became a "freeman." Men then took the Oath of a Freeman where they vowed to defend the Commonwealth and not to overthrow the government.
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts was settled early by the English as a frontier outpost of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Sergeant Thomas Wheeler was born 1621 in England He was son of Thomas Wheeler (1591-1654) and Ann Halsey.
Thomas married Sarah Merriam. Sarah was born in England about 1626. She was the daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Goldstone) Merriam.
Sarah Wheeler (1649, married John Smedley),
Joseph Wheeler (1651),
Ann Wheeler (1653)
John Wheeler (1655, married Sarah Stearns his step-sister),
Mary Wheeler (1658),
Thomas Wheeler (1662),
Elizabeth Wheeler (1664, married Samuel Fletcher),
Timothy Wheeler (1667, married Lydia Wheeler)
Rebecca Wheeler (1670), and
Ruth Wheeler (1673, married Joseph Warren).
Sarah died in Concord on February 1, 1676.
On July 23, 1677 he married Sarah Beers Stearns. Sarah was born about 1641 the daughter of Richard Beers and Elizabeth Firmin) and the widow of Isaac Stearns.
Ephraim Powers (167, married Elizabeth Spaulding)
Thomas died on December 24, 1704.
His widow, Sarah, died on January 24, 1723/4.
Middlesex County, Massachusetts was created on May 10, 1643. The county originally included Charlestown, Cambridge, Watertown, Sudbury, Concord, Woburn, Medford, Wayland, and Reading.
William Wheeler was born in 1665 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
He married Sarah Fletcher on May 176, 1692. Sarah was born on February 24, 1668/9. She was the daughter of Francis and Elizabeth Fletcher.
Sarah and William's children included:
William Wheeler (1693/4, married Mercy Willard ),
Joseph Wheeler (1694/5, married Sarah),
Francis Wheeler (1697/8, married Mary Meriam and Sarah Blood),
Hezakiah Wheeler (1700, married Sarah Buss),
Nathaniel Wheeler (1702, married Abigail Conant),
Elizabeth Wheeler (1704),
Sarah Wheeler (1706/7, died young),
Jeremiah Wheeler (1709, married Mary Wheeler and Esther)
William died on May 29, 1752. Sarah died on September 5, 1744. They are buried under one gravestone in the Hill Burying Ground.
Old Style Calendar
Before 1752 the year began on Lady Day, March 25th,. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year. Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used to indicate whether the year has been adjusted. Often both dates are used.
