Individual Details

David Wheeler

(Abt, 1627 - Abt, 1697)

David Wheeler was born abut 1627 in or near Salibury, Wiltshire, England. He came to New England on the Confidence, probably about age 11, maybe as a servant for father's friend Ludwell or Wilde. David married Sarah Wise in Newbury, Massachusetts June 18, 1650. During their courtship they were called to court for gathering peas on the Sabbath, really. They had nine children. David is mentioned in his father's will, my Son David Wheeler ten pounds of that debt which hee owes mee.

Events

BirthAbt, 1627Wiltshire, England
Arrival1638on the Confidence - Massachusetts, United States
CivilSeptember, 1646gathering pease on the Sabbath day - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
MarriageJune 18, 1650Newbury, British America - Sarah Wise
CivilMarch 28, 1668in Father's will - Newbury, British America
DeathAbt, 1697Rowley, British America
Burial

Families

SpouseSarah Wise (1625 - 1707)
ChildAbigail Wheeler (1655 - 1742)
FatherJohn Wheeler (1591 - 1670)
MotherAnn Yeoman (1592 - 1662)
SiblingAnn Wheeler (1629 - 1688)

Notes

Death

No sources for Sarah or David's deaths. She probably live a few years longer.

Endnotes

1. Wheeler, Albert Gallatin, and American College of Genealogy. The Genealogical And Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family In America. Boston: American College of Genealogy, 1914, Page 396 Full view p. 1-594.

2. (1860–62). || Volume 4 Page 496.

3. Coffin, Joshua. A Sketch of the History of Newbury, Newburyport, And West Newbury, From 1635 to 1845. Boston: S.G. Drake, 1845, Page 47 and Appendix E p 325.

4. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2011, Newbury Births, Marriages and Death handwritten.

5. (2008). || Volume 3 page 1635.

6. Wheeler, Albert Gallatin, and American College of Genealogy. The Genealogical And Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family In America. Boston: American College of Genealogy, 1914, Page 394 Full view p. 1-594.

7. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .