John Wheaton (1650 - 1737)

Born 20 Apr 1650 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Plymouth Colony

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Died 25 Jul 1737 at age 87 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts

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Biography

John was born on April 20, 1650. He was the son of Robert Wheaton and Alice Bowen.

John married Elizabeth Thurber probably by 1679, when their son Samuel was born. No marriage record is known, but Elizabeth's identity is known through the will of her father John Thurber of 1704, which names John Wheaton his son-in-law. Children:

• Samuel (twin) b. 10 January 1679^[1]
• John (twin) b. 10 January 1679
• Nathaniel b. 25 July 1681
• James b. 23 July 1683 d. 6 September 1683
• Mary b. 25 July 1685
• Joseph b. 16 November 1686
• Precila b. 9 June 1689(?)
• Israel b. 23 August 1692
• Isaack b. 5 March 1694/5
• Patience b. 6 October 1698

The will of John Wheaton of Swanzey, blacksmith, is dated 25 May 1736 and was proved 2 August 1737.^[2] It mentions:

• wife Elisabeth
• daughters Mary Ingraham, Charity Bourn, Pricilla Hix, and Patience Hix
• sons Isaac, Joseph, James (deceased), Samuel (deceased), and John (deceased)
• grandson William Hix
• granddaughter Elizabeth Chase, daughter of his son John (deceased)
• unnamed heirs of son James and heir of son Samuel

Executors were his friends Robert Jolles of Bristol and Joseph Mason of Swanzey.

Sources

1. ↑ Rounds: Page 409 -- Martin has the digits transposed, 1697 rather than 1679, so the original record should be checked to confirm.
2. ↑ Bristol Co., Mass. probate vol. 8 pages 530–532

• Martin, Joanne E.. Thurber collection (Joanne E. Martin, 2006)
• Arnold , James Newell. Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896 (Narragansett Historical Pub. Co., 1897) Page 768. Birth record.

• LLook at the raw image on page 768: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1V-TDVY : 29 November 2018), Ephraim Wheaton, 20 Oct 1659; citing Birth, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm . Whoever wrote Abigail on the raw document was in error as Robert's wife was Alice Bowen.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKD-K7XH : 13 December 2015), Robert Wheaton; Burial, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America, Burial Place Hill; citing record ID Find A Grave: Memorial #44174366