William
Wheeler
Born in Affpuddle, Dorset, England
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Wheeler
and Ann (Sheppard) Wheeler
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Lydia (Moors) Wheeler
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Wheeler, Adam Wheeler, Mary (Wheeler) Locke, Lucy Watkins (Wheeler) Watkins, David Wheeler, Jacob Wheeler and Samuel Wheeler
Died
at about age 39
in Twillingate, Newfoundland Colony
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Biography
William was born 1768 in Affpuddle, Dorset (son of Richard Wheeler & Ann Shephard). He married Lydia Moores in 1788 in Twillingate, and died Feb 1854.[1]. He was among the first European settlers in Twillingate, Newfoundland, and was a signatory on an early letter, petitioning for a clergyman there[2].
He married Lydia Moors.
Children
- John Wheeler, 15 Jun 1789 - 3 Nov 1858
- William Wheeler, about 1790 - ?
- Adam Wheeler, 1794 - Nov 1846
- Mary Wheeler, about 1795 - 1893
- Lucy Wheeler, 10 Dec 1796 - Mar 1878
- David Wheeler,1797 - 1839
- Jacob Wheeler, about 1798 - 23 Dec 1882
- Samuel Wheeler, about 1807 - 1849
Sources
- ↑ NL GenWeb, Twillingate Moors Family. Compiled by Stefanie Wilson referencing family journals, accessed 2017.
- ↑ NL GenWeb, Notre Dame Bay Region, Fogo / Twillingate District. Historical Information Circa 1798 Letter from 'The Missionary Magazine'. Transcribed by Milton Anstey. Accessed 2017.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Marilyn Crowell 
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~1.56%
Jenna (Curtis) Campbell :
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~0.78%
Brad Foley :
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member barflyhigh
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~0.78%
Chris Blandford :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ceebeebee
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~0.39%
Evan Fowler :
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