Shadrack Wheeler (abt. 1755 - aft. 1830)

Descendants

Died after 1830 after about age 75 in Bibb, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Birth

Shadrack was born about 1755.

Marriage

He was married to Apsilla Brinson Wheeler.

Census

• 1800 United States Census: Shadrick Wheeler was living in Sumter District, SC. His household consisted of 1 free white male 26-44, 1 free white female 26-44, 1 free white male under 10, and 2 free white females under 10.^[1]
• 1820 United States Census: Shad Wheeler was living in Sumter District, SC. His household consisted of 1 free white male 45 and over, 1 free white female 45 and over, 1 free white male under 10, 2 free white females 10-15, 2 free white females under 10.^[2]
• 1830 United States Census: Shadrick Wheeler was living in Bibb County, GA. His household consisted of 1 white male 60-69, 1 white female 60-69, 1 white male 15-19, 1 white female 15-19, and 1 white female 10-14.^[3]

Deeds

• 4 Jan 1771 – Onslow County, NC – Horatio James, planter, to Shadrack Wheeler, Jr., for £75, a 33-acre tract of land on the north side of the southwest branch of the New River, part of a grant to Mathew James, which said Horatio James holds by deed from Jobe Fountain. Wit: John and Mathew Brinson.^[4]
• 14 Mar 1777 – Onslow County, NC – Stiran Brinson to Adam Brinson, for £10, a 100-acre part of a tract of land on the north side of the northwest branch of the New River on Gum Branch. Wit: Shad Wheelar, Isaac Brinson.^[5]
• 11 Jun 1779 – Onslow County, NC – John Timmons to Shadrack Wheeler, for £30, a 50–acre tract of land on the north side of the southwest branch of the New River to Mill Branch. Wit: Danl. Shepard, Adam Brinson.^[6]
• 1 Aug 1779 – Onslow County, NC – William Wallace to John Lewis, for £500, a 108 1/2-acre tract of land on Crane Pond, being part of a 317-acre tract granted to Jacob Wiley on 10 Dec 1762, who sold it to Robin Melton, who sold it to Samuel Webb, who sold it to Jesse Webb, who sold it to the said William Wallace. Wit: John Stiles, Shadrick Whealer. ^[7]
• 30 Aug 1779 – Onslow County, NC – William Wallace to Thomas Henderson, for £140, a 50–acre tract of land on the southwest side of the northwest branch of the New River, at Saml. and Jesse Webb's lines on Great Crane Pond, being part of a grant to Jesse Webb on 2 Nov 1774, who conveyed it to Jno. Barber, and he to Wm. Wallace. Wit: Danl. Shepard, Shadrick Wheellar.^[8]
• 26 Sep, 7th year of our Independence – Onslow County, NC – Jonathan Fountain (Founting) to Shadrick Wheeler, for £30, the land he bought of Nathaniel Smith on the north side of Black Swamp. Wit: William Wallace, Joab Fountain.^[9]
• Undated – Onslow County, NC – William Fountain to Shadrack Wheeler, tanner, for £25, land on Gravelly Run Swamp. Wit: Jacob Fountain, William Wallace.^[10]

Death

Shadrack died sometime after 1830, when he was enumerated in the 1830 United States Census in Bibb County, GA.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5R-6WJ : accessed 11 October 2019), Shadrick Wheeler, Claremont, Sumter District, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 606, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 49; FHL microfilm 181,424.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG6-J7P : accessed 11 October 2019), Shad Wheeler, Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 118, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 121; FHL microfilm 162,024.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPX-135 : 24 August 2017), Shedrick Wheeler, Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States; citing 72, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 16; FHL microfilm 7,036.
4. ↑ Zae Hargett Gwynn, Abstracts of the Records of Onslow County, North Carolina, 1734-1850, Vol. I (Unknown: Unknown, 1961), 204; digital image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/abstractsofrecor01gwyn), University of Michigan.
5. ↑ Zae Hargett Gwynn, Abstracts of the Records of Onslow County, North Carolina, 1734-1850, Vol. I (Unknown: Unknown, 1961), 273; digital image, HathiTrust Digital Library (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015022209335), University of Michigan.
6. ↑ Zae Hargett Gwynn, Abstracts of the Records of Onslow County, North Carolina, 1734-1850, Vol. I (Unknown: Unknown, 1961), 282; digital image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/abstractsofrecor01gwyn), University of Michigan.
7. ↑ Zae Hargett Gwynn, Abstracts of the Records of Onslow County, North Carolina, 1734-1850, Vol. I (Unknown: Unknown, 1961), 290; digital image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/abstractsofrecor01gwyn), University of Michigan.
8. ↑ Zae Hargett Gwynn, Abstracts of the Records of Onslow County, North Carolina, 1734-1850, Vol. I (Unknown: Unknown, 1961), 292; digital image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/abstractsofrecor01gwyn), University of Michigan.
9. ↑ Zae Hargett Gwynn, Abstracts of the Records of Onslow County, North Carolina, 1734-1850, Vol. I (Unknown: Unknown, 1961), 421; digital image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/abstractsofrecor01gwyn), University of Michigan.
10. ↑ Zae Hargett Gwynn, Abstracts of the Records of Onslow County, North Carolina, 1734-1850, Vol. I (Unknown: Unknown, 1961), 423; digital image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/abstractsofrecor01gwyn), University of Michigan.