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Johanna (Holbrook) Wheelock (1738 - 1823)

Johanna (Joanna) Wheelock formerly Holbrook
Born in Bellingham, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 22 Jan 1765 (to about 15 Mar 1811) in Mendon, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 84 in Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap [uncertain]
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Biography

Birth
Joanna was born July 21, 1738, in Bellingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts. [1] Her parents were Eliphalet Holbrook and Joanna Rockwood. [2]

Marriage
She married Timothy Wheelock January 22, 1765, in Mendon, Worcetser, Massachusetts. [3] Intention to marry was recorded December 25, 1764, in Mendon, Worcetser, Massachusetts and Bellingham, Massachusetts. It indicates that Timothy was from Mendon and Joanna was from Bellingham. [4][5]

Children

  1. Phebe Wheelock, born April 5, 1765, Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts[6]
  2. John Wheelock, born November 23, 1766, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts[7]
  3. Noah Wheelock, born December 16, 1768, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts[8]
  4. Rufus Wheelock, born October 25, 1768? in Mendon [calculated by age at death][9]

Death
She passed away, a widow, in February of 1823, in Bellingham. [10]

Research notes

There is no direct evidence confirming that Johanna, daughter of Elilphalet and Joanna (Rockwood) Holbrook is the same Johanna that married Timothy Wheelock. Her age at her engagement (26) is above average for the time period and slightly older than Timothy. No probate record for her father has been found. A few hints that suggest she is the same person:

  • A deed of her husband's witnessed by Calvin Holbrook, possibly her nephew
  • Son Noah, possibly named after her brother who died in the French and Indian War
  • Exclusion of the other Holbrook families having children in Bellingham at that time.

The cited birth records of Noah and Rufus both have birth dates in 1768, suggesting that one of these records ins incorrect. Both of their profiles are currently without profile managers. Some work is needed on these profiles.

Sources

  1. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-JVW4 : 16 November 2019), Johanna Holbrook, 21 Jul 1738; citing Birth, Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009658.
  2. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZK4-1SQ : 16 November 2019), Johanna Holbrook, 21 Jul 1738; citing BELLINGHAM,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873755 IT 1.
  3. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-MBFY : 16 November 2019), Timothy Wheelock and Joannah Holbrook, 22 Jan 1765; citing Marriage, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011111.
  4. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-MNMC : 16 November 2019), Timothy Wheelock and Joanna Holbrook, 25 Dec 1764; citing Marriage Notice, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011111.
  5. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-DWCN : 29 November 2018), Timothy Wheelock and Joanna Holbrook, 30 Dec 1764; citing Marriage, Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009658.
  6. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZKH-SJW : 16 November 2019), Joanna in entry for Phebe Wheelock, 05 Apr 1765; citing BELLINGHAM,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873755 IT 1.
  7. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-MLB6 : 16 November 2019), Joanna in entry for John Wheelock, 23 Nov 1766; citing Birth, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011111.
  8. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-MGM9 : 16 November 2019), Joanna in entry for Noah Wheelock, 16 Dec 1768; citing Birth, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011111.
  9. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Ancestry.com, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. Record for Joanna Wheelock. View with subscription: Ancestry Record 2101 #80208821.
  10. Vital Records of Bellingham, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (The New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1904). Page 220. Text: "WHEELOCK... Johanna, wid., Feb. -, 1823 a. 84. P.R. 1" [P.R.1 = the Diary of Samuel Wight and his daughters].




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Holbrook-2471 and Holbrook-1649 appear to represent the same person because: Dates are close enough. Have ruled out other families with children being born in Bellingham around this time (through wills, marriage dates or birth dates of other children). Also, Calvin Holbrook, probably Johanna's nephew witnessed a deed. Highly likely this is the same person.
posted by M Cole
Unknown-253162 and Holbrook-1649 do not represent the same person because: These may not be the same people. Only one shows parents, only one shows spouse. One profile states that LNAB may or may not be Wheelock.
Hi Partricia,

I think that Joanna's last name at birth can be updated to Holbrook based on her marriage record. I know some trees list her as unknown because there is an intention record that lists her as "Mrs. Joanna Holbrook." But if you look at the rest of the records in that source ALL of the brides are recorded as "Mrs." All the other sources, I have found record her only as Joanna Holbrook.

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