Born ca 1647
Parents Thomas Wheeler and Alice
John crossed the Sound to Southampton in 1668, but quickly, in 1669, bought land in East Hampton from Peregrine Stanborough (son of his stepdad) of "Saggoponek".
He married Sarah (Talmadge?).
He was Supervisor in East Hampton from 1704 to 1718 and a trustee at least in 1707 (J. Lawrence Smith tabs him as an "original" trustee).
As stated in Hedges, History of East-Hampton (1897): "John Wheeler. Honored by his fellow citizens repeatedly with public trusts as committeeman, as captain, as town trustee, as Supervisor, venerable for age, he well deserved the distinction. He died June 18th, 1727 aged about 80.
His descendants removed to Smithtown, L. I., and there now reside."
See also Baldwin, Stories of Old New Haven (1902); 1, H. Francis Smith, American Ancestry, p. 128; Rattray. East Hampton History, p. 297; Howell, Early History of Southampton; Savages Genealogical Dictionary, New England Gen. Register, p. 501; Adams, Memorials of Old Bridgehampton, p. 69.
NOTES
Grdfather Thomas Wheeler Sr lived in New Haven, Conn. on December 6, 1643 because he was fined 5 shillings on that date for not having a ladder.
He took the oath of fidelity by signing his mark on July 1, 1644 with his son Thomas, both tenants of the Eldred lot.
Thomas Sr the elder was a lieutenant in 1658, a marshall in 1659 and died January 22, 1673.
The son Thomas Jr remained in New Haven, as he died there in December 1656, a tailor leaving an estate of £200, but he had had a chance to marry Alice (later married to Josiah Stanborough of Southampton and died intestate about 1673, also known as Alice Stanborough) and produced Captain John Wheeler, born about 1647.
Parents Thomas Wheeler and Alice
John crossed the Sound to Southampton in 1668, but quickly, in 1669, bought land in East Hampton from Peregrine Stanborough (son of his stepdad) of "Saggoponek".
He married Sarah (Talmadge?).
He was Supervisor in East Hampton from 1704 to 1718 and a trustee at least in 1707 (J. Lawrence Smith tabs him as an "original" trustee).
As stated in Hedges, History of East-Hampton (1897): "John Wheeler. Honored by his fellow citizens repeatedly with public trusts as committeeman, as captain, as town trustee, as Supervisor, venerable for age, he well deserved the distinction. He died June 18th, 1727 aged about 80.
His descendants removed to Smithtown, L. I., and there now reside."
See also Baldwin, Stories of Old New Haven (1902); 1, H. Francis Smith, American Ancestry, p. 128; Rattray. East Hampton History, p. 297; Howell, Early History of Southampton; Savages Genealogical Dictionary, New England Gen. Register, p. 501; Adams, Memorials of Old Bridgehampton, p. 69.
NOTES
Grdfather Thomas Wheeler Sr lived in New Haven, Conn. on December 6, 1643 because he was fined 5 shillings on that date for not having a ladder.
He took the oath of fidelity by signing his mark on July 1, 1644 with his son Thomas, both tenants of the Eldred lot.
Thomas Sr the elder was a lieutenant in 1658, a marshall in 1659 and died January 22, 1673.
The son Thomas Jr remained in New Haven, as he died there in December 1656, a tailor leaving an estate of £200, but he had had a chance to marry Alice (later married to Josiah Stanborough of Southampton and died intestate about 1673, also known as Alice Stanborough) and produced Captain John Wheeler, born about 1647.
Born ca 1647
Parents Thomas Wheeler and Alice
John crossed the Sound to Southampton in 1668, but quickly, in 1669, bought land in East Hampton from Peregrine Stanborough (son of his stepdad) of "Saggoponek".
He married Sarah (Talmadge?).
He was Supervisor in East Hampton from 1704 to 1718 and a trustee at least in 1707 (J. Lawrence Smith tabs him as an "original" trustee).
As stated in Hedges, History of East-Hampton (1897): "John Wheeler. Honored by his fellow citizens repeatedly with public trusts as committeeman, as captain, as town trustee, as Supervisor, venerable for age, he well deserved the distinction. He died June 18th, 1727 aged about 80.
His descendants removed to Smithtown, L. I., and there now reside."
See also Baldwin, Stories of Old New Haven (1902); 1, H. Francis Smith, American Ancestry, p. 128; Rattray. East Hampton History, p. 297; Howell, Early History of Southampton; Savages Genealogical Dictionary, New England Gen. Register, p. 501; Adams, Memorials of Old Bridgehampton, p. 69.
NOTES
Grdfather Thomas Wheeler Sr lived in New Haven, Conn. on December 6, 1643 because he was fined 5 shillings on that date for not having a ladder.
He took the oath of fidelity by signing his mark on July 1, 1644 with his son Thomas, both tenants of the Eldred lot.
Thomas Sr the elder was a lieutenant in 1658, a marshall in 1659 and died January 22, 1673.
The son Thomas Jr remained in New Haven, as he died there in December 1656, a tailor leaving an estate of £200, but he had had a chance to marry Alice (later married to Josiah Stanborough of Southampton and died intestate about 1673, also known as Alice Stanborough) and produced Captain John Wheeler, born about 1647.
Parents Thomas Wheeler and Alice
John crossed the Sound to Southampton in 1668, but quickly, in 1669, bought land in East Hampton from Peregrine Stanborough (son of his stepdad) of "Saggoponek".
He married Sarah (Talmadge?).
He was Supervisor in East Hampton from 1704 to 1718 and a trustee at least in 1707 (J. Lawrence Smith tabs him as an "original" trustee).
As stated in Hedges, History of East-Hampton (1897): "John Wheeler. Honored by his fellow citizens repeatedly with public trusts as committeeman, as captain, as town trustee, as Supervisor, venerable for age, he well deserved the distinction. He died June 18th, 1727 aged about 80.
His descendants removed to Smithtown, L. I., and there now reside."
See also Baldwin, Stories of Old New Haven (1902); 1, H. Francis Smith, American Ancestry, p. 128; Rattray. East Hampton History, p. 297; Howell, Early History of Southampton; Savages Genealogical Dictionary, New England Gen. Register, p. 501; Adams, Memorials of Old Bridgehampton, p. 69.
NOTES
Grdfather Thomas Wheeler Sr lived in New Haven, Conn. on December 6, 1643 because he was fined 5 shillings on that date for not having a ladder.
He took the oath of fidelity by signing his mark on July 1, 1644 with his son Thomas, both tenants of the Eldred lot.
Thomas Sr the elder was a lieutenant in 1658, a marshall in 1659 and died January 22, 1673.
The son Thomas Jr remained in New Haven, as he died there in December 1656, a tailor leaving an estate of £200, but he had had a chance to marry Alice (later married to Josiah Stanborough of Southampton and died intestate about 1673, also known as Alice Stanborough) and produced Captain John Wheeler, born about 1647.
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