John Wheeler, b. 6 Dec 1653, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, son of David Wheeler[1] and Sarah Wise/Wyse, daughter of Humphrey Wise of Newbury, Massachusetts. Removed to Rowley, Massachusetts before 1669.
Married Mary ? Unknown per New England Marriages Prior to 1700 before 1679 in Salisbury, Massachusetts (possibly Mary is from Salisbury?)
Children (per Beverly Vital Records).
John, b. unk, bap 21 Oct 1694
Jonathan, b. 21 Dec 1679 (record looks like 1670), bap 21 Oct 1694
Mary (or Mercy), b. 1685, bapt. 21 Oct 1694
Hester/Esther, b. 2 Jul 1688, bapt. 21 Oct 1694
David, 21 Nov 1694, bapt. 25 Nov 1694
Elizabeth, b. before 22 Nov 1702, bapt. 22 Nov 1702
Abigail, b. unk, bapt. 21 Oct 1694.
Research Notes
Essex County Land Records at Family Search were searched. There do not appear to be any records pertaining to this John
Blodgette, Geroge Brainard; Jewett, Amos Everett. Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts (Rowley, Massachusetts, 1933)
The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America by Albert Gallatin Wheeler, American College of Genealogy , American College of Genealogy, Published 1914 p 396
Millennium File. Name Jonathan Wheeler, Gender Male, Birth Date 6 Jan 1657, Birth Place Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, Death Date 12 Aug 1720, Marriage Date 15 Mar 1683, Spouse Mary [Sinclair]. Source Information: Heritage Consulting. Millennium File. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003. Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Reginald Wheeler :
AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 46 markers, haplogroup I-1, Ancestry member rwheeler90 +
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup I-FT351547, FTDNA kit #271612
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: