Sarah (Davis) Wheeler (1666 - 1728)

Born 11 Mar 1666 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Wheeler II — married 13 Nov 1695 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 5 Aug 1728 at age 62 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Sarah Davis was born at Concord, Massachusetts on March 11, 1665/6, daughter of Simon Davis and Mary (Blood) Davis. ^{[1] [2]}

She married Thomas Wheeler on November 13, 1695 at Concord. ^[2] He was born January 1, 1659 in Concord, Massachusetts, son of Thomas and Hannah (Harrod) Wheeler. ^{[1] [3]}

They lived in the South Quarter of Concord, on the spot where Thomas' father had lived. He also had a grant of land in the Village, now Acton. ^[3]

In his will, written on June 4, 1710, was proved July 3, 1713, Sarah's father Simon Davis left bequests to his four daughters, including daughter Sarah Wheeler. ^[4]

Sarah died on August 5, 1728 and is buried in the South Burying Place at Concord. Her inscription reads: Here lies ye Body of Mrs. Sarah Wheeler Wife to Ensign Thomas Wheeler who Dec'd August 5th 1728 in ye 63d Year of her age ^{[5] [6]}

Thomas died st Concord on October 2 1734. On his tombstone he is called Ensign. ^[3]

Children

1. Thomas born August 4, 1696 ^[1] ; married first Mary Brooks; married second Susannah ___.
2. Sarah born December 30, 1697; married on November 25, 1718 ^[1] , as his second wife, Jonathan Hartwell who was born on February 15, 1691/2.
   
3. Dorcas born March 24, 1699; married William Lee on June 3, 1724. ^[1]
   
4. Hannah born April 9, 1702. ^[1]
   
5. Mary born March 3, 1703/4; married John Holden on December 29, 1725, ^[1][3]
   

Entered by Chris Hoyt, Dec 27, 2011

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} Tolman, George. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850, T.Todd, printer, Printed by the Town, 1895, p. 9: 12: 40: 42: 44: 48: 53: 60: 96:106: 375:
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Davis, Horace. Dolor Davis : A Sketch of His Life with a Record of His Earlier Descendants, The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1881, p. 38
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Wheeler, Albert G. The genealogical and encyclopedic history of the Wheeler family in America, Issue 594, American College of Genealogy, Boston, Massachusetts, 1914, p. 24: 466
4. ↑ Case 6086:p. 1-4: Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
5. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 22407592
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 July 2019), memorial page for Sarah Davis Wheeler (1665–5 Aug 1728), Find A Grave Memorial no. 22407592, citing South Burying Place, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Nareen, et al (contributor 46613568) .

See Also

• New England Marriages prior to 1700; page 801