Ann (Halsey) Wheeler (1591 - 1659)

Born 30 May 1591 in Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Wheeler — married 5 May 1613 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England

Descendants

Died 20 Oct 1659 at age 68 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

This profile is part of the Wheeler Name Study.

Ann (Halsey) Wheeler was born on 30 May 1591 in Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England, daughter of Robert Halsey (~1552–~1610) and Ellen (Alley) Halsey (~1559–>1610).

Ann had a brother, Thomas Halsey Sr. (~1594–1678).

Ann (21) married Thomas Wheeler (21) (born in 1591 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire. England; son of Thomas Wheeler and Unknown (Unknown) Wheeler) on 5 May 1613 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire.^{[1] [2]} Their known children were:

1. Ann Wheeler (1614–1615)
2. Alice (Wheeler) Billington (<1616–<1636)
3. Ann (Wheeler) Squire (1618–>1687) [uncertain].
4. Hannah (Wheeler) Middlebrook (<1618– )
5. Sgt Thomas Wheeler Sr (<1621–1704)
6. Elizabeth Wheeler (1622– )
7. John Wheeler Sr. (<1625–1690)
8. Susannah Wheeler (<1630–<1633)
9. Sarah (Wheeler) Sherwood (<1630–<1659)

Ann died between 21 August & 20 October 1659 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, aged 68.

Will of Ann Wheeler

Will of Ann Wheeler, 21 Aug. 1659; elder son Thomas, his wife and children; children of dau. Hannah, mentioning Sarah and Hannah Bennett; gr. child Sarah Sherwood; Annis Sherwood, wife of my son-in-law; to Rebecca Turney, my best hat; to Ann Squire, a petticoat. Inv. 20 Oct. 1659. The illegible conclusion of the will may have named her son John.^[3]

Wheeler, Ann, late of Fairfield, will dated ___, probated Aug 21, 1659, mentioned her children. . .Inventory taken Oct. 20, 1659, by Robert Turney and George Squire and filed Oct. 20, 1659. (Abstract of Probate Records at Fairfield, CT, Spencer P. Mead, Vol 1, p 11, Internet)

Research Notes

Research Needed: There are some questions regarding the attached children than need to be researched (and reconciled with husband's profile) See Comments Note that Early New England Families Sketch calls Ann, the wife of George Squrie, Ann ____, and comments that she is likely an extended family member of some kind, but the relationship is not known. https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/early-new-england-families-1641-1700/image?volumeId=61077&pageName=5&rId=74491264

Sources

1. ↑ Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Volumes 1-3 Marriage in Jacobus, but he refers to Wheeler Family in America as the source. Page: 662-663
2. ↑ The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America - Compiled by the American College of Genealogy, Under the Direction of Albert Gallatin Wheeler- Pub. 1914. Record 2700 Pg. 200
3. ↑ 'History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Volumes 1-3 ' Page: 662-663

• Wheeler, William. The Genealogy of the Wheeler Family (Washington, D.C., 1919) Page 1