John Wheeler

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name
John Wheeler
sex
male
access
public
summary
Barber from Salisbury, Wiltshire, where he probably married Agnes Yeoman in 1611. He was of Hampton soon after its settlement, received land at Salisbury, Massachusetts, in 1641, and moved to Newbury before 1650; three of his sons were still in England in 1668. Probably the father of Henry Wheeler, who married Abigail Allen.
born
date
bp. by 4 Nov 1591
place
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-davis-1996-ancestry-annis-spear]
note
Davis, as reported by Randy Seaver. Mollie Pfeiffer's 1618 is impossible; his son David was born about 1625.
died
date
1670
place
Newbury, Massachusetts
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-hoyt-1897-old-families-salisbury-amesbury, book-davis-1996-ancestry-annis-spear]
note
Davis gives 29 Aug 1670. Will March 28, 1668, proved Oct. 11, 1670 (Hoyt).
residences
date
bef. 1641
place
Hampton, New Hampshire
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-hoyt-1897-old-families-salisbury-amesbury]
note
"Of Hampton soon after the settlement of the town" (Hoyt).
date
1641
place
Salisbury, Massachusetts
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-hoyt-1897-old-families-salisbury-amesbury]
note
Received land at Salisbury, Massachusetts, in 1641.
date
bef. 1650
place
Newbury, Massachusetts
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-hoyt-1897-old-families-salisbury-amesbury]
note
Removed to Newbury before 1650; he asked to be buried there and died in 1670.
father
name
Dominick Wheeler
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-davis-1996-ancestry-annis-spear]
note
Of Salisbury, Wiltshire. Davis, as reported by Seaver; Davis's evidence was not seen.
mother
name
Mercy Jelly
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-davis-1996-ancestry-annis-spear]
note
Davis, as reported by Seaver.
spouses
id
agnes-yeoman-d1662
married
date
11 Dec 1611
place
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-davis-1996-ancestry-annis-spear]
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-davis-1996-ancestry-annis-spear, book-hoyt-1897-old-families-salisbury-amesbury]
note
Hoyt has "Anne [surname blank]"; Mollie Pfeiffer has "Ann Salisbury, sister of William".

Hoyt (I:353-354): "John Wheeler, 'barber,' from Salisbury, Eng., was of Hampton soon after the settlement of the town; rec'd land in Salisbury, Mass., in 1641; rem. to Newbury bef. 1650." His sons Adam, Edward and William were still in England in 1668 (three, not Mollie Pfeiffer's four). Other sons: David (c. 1625) and Henry. Davis, as reported by Randy Seaver, makes him a "son of Dominick Wheeler and Mercy Jelly" of Salisbury, Wiltshire, and lists twelve children; one of them, Ann, married Aquila Chase of Newbury. Davis's own evidence has not been seen.

He signed a Newbury petition (about 1653) asking the General Court to restore "our loving friend Lt. Robert Pike of Salsbury", who had been censured for words against the Court. The Court said it "cannot but deeply resent" the petition and had commissioners question every signer; "Jno. Wheler" was among those who "acknowledged that they were sorry" (EQC 1:366-367).

His will. Made 28 Mar 1668, "considering my old age & my owne weaknes", it asks burial "in the burying place of Newbury". It left his son Edward "of the Citty of Salisbury in the Realme of England" £10, out of which Edward was "to pay three pounds and ten shillings to the chamber of the Citty", and 40 shillings to his son William "in case he shall come ouer into this country". It also gave 40 shillings each to sons Adam (of Salisbury, England) and Thomas, £4 each to daughters Elizabeth Button and Anne Chase, and sums to grandchildren. Each child's share included "twenty shillings apiece ... of this estate was giuen them by their mother". His son Henry was sole executor and took the residue. It was proved 11 Oct 1670 (Essex Probate Records 2:200-201).

That he came on the Mary and John in 1634 is not verified. Savage thought he "came, I think, in the Mary and John, 1634", where the list prints the name "Whelyer" (4:497). His son David, aged 11, crossed separately in the Confidence from Southampton in April 1638, listed as a servant (record); Savage supposed he was "betrust. to some friend wh. should pass him as a serv."

Mollie's Wheeler arms (Martin Hussingtree, Worcestershire; Sir Edmund Wheeler) have no connection to a barber.

Open questions

  • Read Davis, Annis Spear III:604-606, directly, for the Wheeler and Yeoman evidence.
  • Did he come on the Mary and John in 1634?
  1. ---
  2. name: John Wheeler
  3. sex: male
  4. access: public
  5. summary: >-
  6. Barber from Salisbury, Wiltshire, where he probably married Agnes Yeoman in 1611. He was of
  7. Hampton soon after its settlement, received land at Salisbury, Massachusetts, in 1641, and moved
  8. to Newbury before 1650; three of his sons were still in England in 1668. Probably the father of
  9. Henry Wheeler, who married Abigail Allen.
  10. born:
  11. date: bp. by 4 Nov 1591
  12. place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
  13. basis: compiled
  14. confidence: probable
  15. sources: [book-davis-1996-ancestry-annis-spear]
  16. note: Davis, as reported by Randy Seaver. Mollie Pfeiffer's 1618 is impossible; his son David was born about 1625.
  17. died:
  18. date: "1670"
  19. place: Newbury, Massachusetts
  20. basis: compiled
  21. confidence: probable
  22. sources: [book-hoyt-1897-old-families-salisbury-amesbury, book-davis-1996-ancestry-annis-spear]
  23. note: Davis gives 29 Aug 1670. Will March 28, 1668, proved Oct. 11, 1670 (Hoyt).
  24. residences:
  25. - date: "bef. 1641"
  26. place: Hampton, New Hampshire
  27. basis: compiled
  28. confidence: probable
  29. sources: [book-hoyt-1897-old-families-salisbury-amesbury]
  30. note: "\"Of Hampton soon after the settlement of the town\" (Hoyt)."
  31. - date: "1641"
  32. place: Salisbury, Massachusetts
  33. basis: compiled
  34. confidence: probable
  35. sources: [book-hoyt-1897-old-families-salisbury-amesbury]
  36. note: "Received land at Salisbury, Massachusetts, in 1641."
  37. - date: "bef. 1650"
  38. place: Newbury, Massachusetts
  39. basis: compiled
  40. confidence: probable
  41. sources: [book-hoyt-1897-old-families-salisbury-amesbury]
  42. note: "Removed to Newbury before 1650; he asked to be buried there and died in 1670."
  43. father:
  44. name: Dominick Wheeler
  45. basis: compiled
  46. confidence: probable
  47. sources: [book-davis-1996-ancestry-annis-spear]
  48. note: Of Salisbury, Wiltshire. Davis, as reported by Seaver; Davis's evidence was not seen.
  49. mother:
  50. name: Mercy Jelly
  51. basis: compiled
  52. confidence: probable
  53. sources: [book-davis-1996-ancestry-annis-spear]
  54. note: Davis, as reported by Seaver.
  55. spouses:
  56. - id: agnes-yeoman-d1662
  57. married:
  58. date: 11 Dec 1611
  59. place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
  60. basis: compiled
  61. confidence: probable
  62. sources: [book-davis-1996-ancestry-annis-spear]
  63. basis: compiled
  64. confidence: probable
  65. sources: [book-davis-1996-ancestry-annis-spear, book-hoyt-1897-old-families-salisbury-amesbury]
  66. note: Hoyt has "Anne [surname blank]"; Mollie Pfeiffer has "Ann Salisbury, sister of William".
  67. ---
  69. Hoyt (I:353-354): "John Wheeler, 'barber,' from Salisbury, Eng., was of Hampton soon
  70. after the settlement of the town; rec'd land in Salisbury, Mass., in 1641; rem. to
  71. Newbury bef. 1650." His sons Adam, Edward and William were still in England in 1668
  72. (three, not Mollie Pfeiffer's four). Other sons: David (c. 1625) and Henry. Davis, as
  73. reported by Randy Seaver, makes him a "son of Dominick Wheeler and Mercy Jelly" of
  74. Salisbury, Wiltshire, and lists twelve children; one of them, Ann, married Aquila Chase of
  75. Newbury. Davis's own evidence has not been seen.
  77. He signed a Newbury petition (about 1653) asking the General Court to restore "our loving
  78. friend Lt. Robert Pike of Salsbury", who had been censured for words against the Court.
  79. The Court said it "cannot but deeply resent" the petition and had commissioners question
  80. every signer; "Jno. Wheler" was among those who "acknowledged that they were sorry"
  81. (EQC 1:366-367).
  83. **His will.** Made 28 Mar 1668, "considering my old age & my owne weaknes", it asks burial
  84. "in the burying place of Newbury". It left his son Edward "of the Citty of Salisbury in the
  85. Realme of England" £10, out of which Edward was "to pay three pounds and ten shillings to
  86. the chamber of the Citty", and 40 shillings to his son William "in case he shall come ouer
  87. into this country". It also gave 40 shillings each to sons Adam (of Salisbury, England)
  88. and Thomas, £4 each to daughters Elizabeth Button and Anne Chase, and sums to
  89. grandchildren. Each child's share included "twenty shillings apiece ... of this estate was
  90. giuen them by their mother". His son Henry was sole executor and took the residue. It was
  91. proved 11 Oct 1670 (Essex Probate Records 2:200-201).
  93. That he came on the *Mary and John* in 1634 is not verified. Savage thought he "came, I
  94. think, in the Mary and John, 1634", where the list prints the name "Whelyer" (4:497). His
  95. son David, aged 11, crossed separately in the *Confidence* from Southampton in April 1638,
  96. listed as a servant ([record](/files/sources/passenger-list-confidence-1638/)); Savage supposed
  97. he was "betrust. to some friend wh. should pass him as a serv."
  99. Mollie's Wheeler arms (Martin Hussingtree, Worcestershire; Sir Edmund Wheeler) have no
  100. connection to a barber.
  102. ## Open questions
  104. - Read Davis, *Annis Spear* III:604-606, directly, for the Wheeler and Yeoman evidence.
  105. - Did he come on the *Mary and John* in 1634?
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