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Rev John Wheelwright (1592-1679)
John son of Katherine Mawer & RIchard grew up with 3 sisters (Elizabeth, Katherine & Ellen) in LIncolnshire, England. John attended Sidney Sussex College (now of Cambridge University)[1]
In 1614, Rev John Wheelwright, graduated from Sidney Sussex College of Cambridge University. His yeoman father, Robert was financially independent, capable of affording a college education & John was his only son.
John Wheelwright was ordained as a deacon on 19 December 1619 and appointed vicar of Bilsby (near Alford in what is now East Lindsey, Lincolnshire) in 1623,[2] and was succeeded in that position by Philip De La Motte in 1632,[3] having been ejected from the benefice after being convicted of simony.[4]
On 8 Nov 1621, John married Marie Storre at Bilsby near Alford, Lincolnshire.[5] John helped raise 4 children (John II, Thomas, William Wheelwright (1627-1628) & Susannah, but then Marie died in 1628.[5]
Rev John remarried the same year to Mary Hutchinson, a puritan, which changed John’s life forever. Mary & John had 2 more children Katherine & Marie in Bilsby before moving to Laceby where Elizabeth & Samuel were born.[5]
To avoid persecution within the Church of England, the Wheelwright family emigrated to the colonies, landing 26 May 1636 in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony (MBC) in British Colonial America (BCA).[6]Mary was born and Rev John was established as the pastor a church at Mount Wollaston (now Braintree).[6]
Rev John became sympathetic with the religious opinions of his sister-in-law, Ann Hutchinson. Her belief concerning the Antinomian Controversy was a problem for the Colonial administrators.
In 1641, “John Wheelwright and his associates moved to the coast of the English Royal Province of Maine, where, by agreement with the agent of Sir Ferdinando Gorges (1566-1647), he was allowed to take up land and organize a church in Wells, Maine. He purchased 400 acres (1.6 km2) of land on the Ogunquit River and built a one-story house and sawmill. In 1643, after the murder of Anne Hutchinson by the Indians, Wheelwright wrote Governor Winthrop seeking pardon of the Bay Colony. His sentence was revoked by the general court in 1644, and he was restored to the freedom of the colony. ”
In 1644, the banishment of Rev John was revoked on the condition that he accept admission of partial guilt. Rev John returned as pastor to Hampton, Essex, MBC, BCA for six years. Sara (1648-1727) was born in Hampton, Essex, MBC, BCA.
By 1649, John & Mary made Salisbury, Essex, MBC, BCA would be their final home (after a return tour of England). Their youngest daughter Rebecca (1649-1678) was born in Salisbury. Essex, MBC, BCA.
1657 Rev John returned to England and was well received by Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658. Note: John was a classmate of Oliver Cromwell at Cambridge University.[6] Reverend John Wheelwright's son John Wheelwright is buried in Lincolnshire, England.
1660, John returned from England and settled in Salisbury, becoming pastor in 1662.
1679. Rev John died and is buried at the Salisbury Colonial Burying Ground, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.[7]
Rev John Wheelwright (1592-1679)
John's Writings Including His Fast-Day Sermon
The genuineness of an Indian deed to Mr. Wheelwright, dated 1629, has been the subject of much controversy. He published "Mercurius Americanus" in answer to Thomas Wilde's "Rise, Reign, and Ruin of the Familists, Libertines, etc., in New England" (London, 1645), and his "Vindication " (1654). The sermon that caused his banishment is in the possession of the Massachusetts historical society, and was published in its "Collections," edited by Charles Deane (1867). His "Writings, with a Paper on the Genuineness of the Indian Deed of 1629, and a Memoir," by Charles II. Bell, have been published by the Prince society (Boston, 1876).
Rev John Wheelwright (1592-1679)
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Rev John Wheelwright (1592-1679)
Narrative Rev John Wheelwright (1592-1679)
In 1614, Rev John Wheelwright, graduate of Cambridge University, went straight to work for the Church of England as a Vicar of Bilsby near Alford in what is now East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
Married at Bilsby near Alford in 1621 to Marie Storre, John helped raise 4 children (John II, Thomas, William Wheelwright (1627-1628) & Susannah, but then Marie Storre died in 1628.
Rev John remarried the same year to Mary Hutchinson, a puritan, which changed John’s life forever. Mary & Rev John had 2 more children Katherine & Marie in Bilsby before moving to Laceby where Elizabeth & Samuel were born. On 26 May 1636, The Wheelwright family (excluding John Wheelwright II) emigrated landing in Boston in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.<ref name="HofE_JW"/> Mary was born and Rev John was established as the pastor a church at Mount Wollaston (now Braintree).<ref name="HofE_JW"/>
Rev John became sympathetic with the religious opinions of his sister-in-law, Ann Hutchinson. Her belief was controversial. John’s sermon on 19 January 1637, generally well received by his congregation at the occasion of a fast appointed by the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony caused dissensions. John was tried by the General Court and found guilty of sedition and contempt “for that the court had appointed the fast as a means of reconciliation of differences, and he purposely set himself to kindle them.”<ref name="HofE_JW"/>
The genuineness of an Indian deed to Mr. Wheelwright, dated 1629, has been the subject of much controversy. He published "Mercurius Americanus" in answer to Thomas Wilde's "Rise, Reign, and Ruin of the Familists, Libertines, etc., in New England" (London, 1645), and his "Vindication " (1654). The sermon that caused his banishment is in the possession of the Massachusetts historical society, and was published in its "Collections," edited by Charles Deane (1867). His "Writings, with a Paper on the Genuineness of the Indian Deed of 1629, and a Memoir," by Charles II. Bell, have been published by the Prince society (Boston, 1876).
Rev John was banished in November 1637.<ref name="HofE_JW"/> In 1638 within the company of friends (and family), John founded the new colony of Exeter, New Hampshire (NH), British Colonial America (BCA) and became their pastor. [[Wheelwright-184}Hannah]] was born in Exeter.
“John Wheelwright with some loyal friends removed to the Piscataqua region about 50 miles (80 km) north of Boston and purchased the rights of the Indian sagamore of Wehanownouit and his son and founded the town of Exeter, New Hampshire on 3 April 1638. He was the leader in the foundation of the town, where he filled the office of pastor of the church and active citizen. This little republic had a short life however, as the Massachusetts Bay Colony planted a settlement at Hampton, which included Wheelwright’s purchase in its jurisdiction.“
Five years later, John and his associates acquired a land grant from Sir Fernando Gorges who had established the English Royal colony of Wells in the newly created Royal Province of Maine, British Colonial America. This colony owed its loyalty to the catholic King Charles I (1625-1649).
“John Wheelwright and his associates moved to the coast of Maine, where, by agreement with the agent of Sir Ferdinando Gorges, he was allowed to take up land and organize a church in Wells, Maine, in 1641. He purchased 400 acres (1.6 km2) of land on the Ogunquit River and built a one-story house and sawmill. In 1643, after the murder of Anne Hutchinson by the Indians, Wheelwright wrote Governor Winthrop seeking pardon of the Bay Colony. His sentence was revoked by the general court in 1644, and he was restored to the freedom of the colony. ” In 1644, the banishment of Rev John was revoked on the condition that he accept admission of partial guilt. Rev John returned as pastor to Hampton, Essex, MBC, BCA for six years. Sara was born in Hampton, Essex, MBC, BCA.
Soon the catholic King Charles I was overthrown and consequently, the Massachusetts Bay Colony extended their governorship over the former Royal Province of Maine. In 1649 Rebecca was born in Salisbury. Essex, MBC, BCA. Later, in 1657, Rev John returned to England and was well received by Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658.<ref name="HofE_JW"/> Rev John returned in 1660 to become pastor in 1662 for Salisbury, Essex, MBC, BCA.
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