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_George D. ABBOTT ___|
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|_Mary E. CARROLL ____|
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He was listed in a town meeting in Claremont, NH on 26 Mar 1787
Electa was the daughter of Samuel Jones, of Hebron, CT, and Tabatha Bishop of Bolton, CT. (Source: Connecticut Vital Reocrds, Barbour Collection)
Lewis is not George's surname. He took this name himself, on a visit to Hamlet, and it stuck. The story, as told by Theresa Anne Crowell Bickhart is this:
George came to Hamlet one day to conduct business, sometime before 1860. While there, he noticed Ellen Blydenburgh on the street, and was favorably impressed. After his business was done, George went to the local tavern where he drank a bit too much, and became a nuisance. A law officer packed him off to jail for the night. When he was released, he wanted to make the acquaintance of Ellen, but he didn't want her to know that he spent the night in jail, so he told her his last name was Lewis. Forever after he went by that name.
To this date (Mar 2000) George's real last name is not known for certain.
George painted houses for a living, and was very artistic. When he finished a job, he'd paint a scene on a hidden spot ... like the inside of a closet door. Persis Ivett lived in one of the houses that her great grandfather had painted, and had left a pastoral scene on a closet door (described and witnessed by Theresa Ann Crowell Bickhart).
Ellen and George Lewis lived on South Hill in Hamlet. They are both burried at the Hamlet Cemetery.
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_Jonas MOORE ________|
| m 1786 |
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|--Enock MOORE
| (1797 - 1883)
| _Joseph WHEELOCK ____+
| | (1729 - 1778) m 1751
|_Alice WHEELOCK _____|
(1770 - ....) m 1786|
|_Alice PAGE _________
(1730 - ....) m 1751
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_Warren H. REYNOLDS _____|
| m 1940 |
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|--Kenneth Warren REYNOLDS
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| _Walter Edwin WHEELOCK _+
| | (1891 - 1986) m 1917
|_Dorothy Marie WHEELOCK _|
(1917 - ....) m 1940 |
|_Arba Marie RIDER ______
(1896 - 1954) m 1917
_Adams WHEELOCK ______+
| (1763 - 1846) m 1785
_Chapin WHEELOCK ____|
| (1786 - 1835) m 1806|
| |_Lucy LAMB ___________+
| (1765 - 1799) m 1785
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|--Erecta WHEELOCK
| (1810 - 1889)
| _Abner WHEELOCK ______+
| | (1747 - 1831) m 1780
|_Lucy WHEELOCK ______|
(1783 - 1864) m 1806|
|_Elizabeth BLANCHARD _
(1754 - 1831) m 1780
_John WHEELOCK ______+
| (1769 - 1845) m 1792
_Abel WHEELOCK ______|
| (1793 - 1870) m 1822|
| |_Mary GILLIATT ______
| (1773 - 1800) m 1792
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|--Fletcher WHEELOCK
| (1830 - ....)
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|_Jane FOSTER ________|
(.... - 1877) m 1822|
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Fletcher Wheelock moved from Torbrook to Clarence, Nova Scotia. (Source: John Manning Wheelock, April 1999). Children Arthur and Leander taken from the records of Kimber Gadsby Wheelock, a descendant of Major Cleveland Wheelock and Mary Lois North, Aug 2001.
_John WHEELOCK ______+
| (1757 - ....) m 1779
_Joseph WHEELOCK ____|
| (1789 - 1878) m 1810|
| |_Sarah WILLIS _______+
| (1762 - ....) m 1779
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|--George WHEELOCK
| (1827 - ....)
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|_Abigail C. BEAL ____|
(1788 - 1854) m 1810|
|_____________________
George Wheelock, age 22, is enumerated in the 1850 Census, living in Conway, MA, next to his presumed father, Joseph Wheelock. Living in the same household is Hannah Wheelock, age 22, born in Mass, John F. Wheelock, age 1, and Ellen M. Wheelock, age 4 months.
The Conway and Windsor Vital records show the birth of John Franklin Wheelock, s. George, laborer, and Hannah W. of Conway, 3 Dec 1848 in Conway.
_Samuel WHEELOCK ____+
| (1755 - 1827) m 1787
_Luther WHEELOCK ____|
| (1789 - 1864) m 1817|
| |_Susannah HOPPINS ___
| (.... - 1845) m 1787
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|--Jacob Sickles WHEELOCK
| (1828 - 1830)
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|_Nancy ST. JOHN _____|
(1789 - 1879) m 1817|
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_Aaron WHEELOCK _____+
| (1766 - 1813) m 1794
_Russel Town WHEELOCK _|
| (1795 - 1862) m 1826 |
| |_Ruth TOWNE _________
| (1777 - ....) m 1794
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|--John Francis WHEELOCK
| (1832 - 1901)
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|_Mary Anne KEYES ______|
m 1826 |
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After marrying, John F. Wheelock emigrated to Michigan. He fought in the Civil War, Company K of the 4th Michigan, and died in Washtenaw County, where he is buried in a cemetery that contains Civil War veterans. (Source: Records of Angelina Wheelock, g-g-granddaughter of John F. Wheelock, April 2007). His obituary in the 19 Sep 1901 Chelsea Standard identifies four children: Mrs. Mary E. Spencer, Mrs. Belle I. Spencer, Miss Laura Guerin Wheelock, and Mr. Russell T. Wheelock.
_Abijah WHEELOCK ____+
| (1808 - 1877)
_Omar WHEELOCK ______|
| (1849 - 1914) m 1874|
| |_Sophronia GOVE _____
| (1811 - 1894)
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|--Nellie May WHEELOCK
| (1888 - 1924)
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|_Hattie COLLIER _____|
(1854 - 1935) m 1874|
|_____________________
_Phinehas WHEELOCK __+
| (1731 - 1807)
_Thomas L. WHEELOCK _|
| (1762 - 1853) |
| |_Prudence DODGE _____
| (1736 - 1816)
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|--Prudence WHEELOCK
| (1795 - 1798)
| _____________________
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|_Mary WATTS _________|
(1764 - 1851) |
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_Benjamin WHEELOCK __+
| (1639 - 1720) m 1668
_Obadiah WHEELOCK ___|
| (1685 - 1760) m 1708|
| |_Elizabeth BULLEN ___
| (1646 - 1689) m 1668
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|--Samuel WHEELOCK
| (1714 - 1792)
| _Dennis DARLING _____
| | m 1662
|_Elisabeth DARLING __|
(1685 - ....) m 1708|
|_Hannah FRANCIS _____
m 1662
The Mendon VRs record the following births to "Samuel and Mary": Esabel Wheelock, b. 9 May 1757; Amariah Wheelock, b. 15 Mar 1759; Obadiah Wheelock, b. 20 Apr 1762. The Milford VRs record the following baptisms to "Ensign Samuel and Hannah", church records: Isabel Wheelock, bapt. 22 May 1757; Amariah Wheelock, bapt. 6 May 1759.
Walter T. Wheelock in "The Wheelock Family in America, 1637-1969" incorrectly interpreted these records and reported that Samuel married (2) Mary ____, and had children Isabel, Amariah, and Obadiah by her. In reality, these are the same children, and either Hannah went by the name of Mary, or the Mendon records for these three children are in error. Samuel Wheelock's administration of estate, dated 1793, makes reference to Hannah Wheelock, widow of the deceased; and makes no reference to Mary.
Most genealogies (including the genealogy of Samuel Wheelock, by Adin Ballou in "The History of Milford") report Isabel, Amariah, and Obadiah to be children of Samuel and Hannah, not Samuel and Mary.
Samuel Wheelock served as an Ensign in the French and Indian Wars. He appears on the 1757 alarm list, and served for 14 days on the Ft. William Henry expedition. (Source: "Massachusetts Officers in the French and Indian Wars, 1748-1763", by Nancy S. Voye, 1975; researched by Dave Lawrence, Aug 2001.)
In 1776 in the town of Tyringham, Samuel Wheelock signed a document (with 37 others) declaring the War of Indpendence "on the Part of the Said Colonies, just and necessary." (Source: "Tyringham, A Hinterland Settlement", by Eloise Myers, published 1963 by the Tyringham Historical Commission. Researched by Dave Lawrence, July 2000.)
Samuel Wheelock left no will, but the records of his estate administration are on file at the Berkshire County Probate Office, case 1607. On 5 Mar 1793, Noah Allen, Adonijah Bidwell and Solomon Garfield, all of Tyringham, were appointed by the Judge of Probates to take inventory of and appraise the estate of Samuel Wheelock, "late of Tyringham".
In Apr 1793, the same three were appointed to take inventory of and appraise the real estate of Samuel Wheelock. They were further instructed to set off one third to Hannah Wheelock, widow of the deceased; and the remainder to distribute to and amongst the children.
An inventory of his estate was recorded in Apr 1793, amounting to 90 pounds, 8 shillings, 9 pence for personal goods, 205 pounds, 10 shillings for Real Estate, and 80 pounds, 17 shillings, 8 pence for debts owed to the estate. The document was signed by the three appointees, and Samuel Wheelock (his son).
A document, itemizing the debts of Samuel Wheelock, was signed by Samuel Wheelock (his son), and presented to the court Apr 1794. The debts amounted to 34 pounds, 5 shillings, 3 pence.
The final distribution of estate was approved by the court Apr 1794, and left 1/3 of the estate to Hannah Whelock, widow of the deceased, with the remaining money and land divided amongst his children: Samuel Whelock, Ithamar Whelock, Levi Whelock, Amariah Whelock, Obadiah Whelock, Mary Cheney, Hannah Jackson, deceased, Rachel Whelock, Isabell Carpenter, and Elizabeth Whelock. Besides the committee of three named above, the document was signed by Levi Wheelock, Amariah Wheelock, Caleb Cheney, Mary Cheney, Ebenezer Carpenter, Issabel Carpenter, Eben. Jackson, Elizabeth Whelock, and Rachel Whelock. (Note the different spellings of the surname.)
His death notice in the 15 Dec 1792 Boston Columbian Centinel refers to him as Captain.
_Paul WHEELOCK ______+
| (1715 - 1776)
_Edward WHEELOCK ____|
| m 1776 |
| |_Abigail CHAPIN _____+
| (1721 - 1800)
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|--Silas WHEELOCK
| (1781 - 1851)
| _Thomas DAGGETT _____+
| | (1725 - 1758) m 1747
|_Martha DAGGETT _____|
(1755 - ....) m 1776|
|_Martha STOCKWELL ___+
m 1747
Silas was born in Charlton, MA, but lived most of his life as a farmer in Hamburg, NY.
In the very early 1800's, a huge tract of land in western New York was aquired by the Holland Land Company and made available for settlement. The Holland Purchase encompassed many towns in Niagara and Erie counties, including Batavia, Hamburg, Holland, Concord, and others. Many from New England were drawn by this opportunity.
Among them were Silas, his brother, Reu, and perhaps the entire family of Edward Wheelock and Martha (Daggett) Wheelock.
Reu jointly purchased land in Batavia, Genesee Co, NY with Eli Wheelock (relation unknown, but possibly brother). Silas and his wife Rena appear to have been in Batavia in 1807, per the obituary of their son, Lewis Wheelock, who was born there on that date.
Silas then purchased land in present day East Hamburg 5 Apr 1810, township 9, range 7, lot 34. He must have been one of the earliest settlers of Hamburg, which was founded in 1812. He made further land purchases in the general vicinity in 1826, 1830, and 1833.
Silas fought in the War of 1812 ("Index of Awards on Claims of the Soldiers of the War of 1812", published in 1969 in Baltimore by the Genealogical Publishing Company). Records of service were not found at the National Archives.
In 1817, Silas and Rena became founding members of the First Presbyterian Church of Orchard Park. Silas was chosen as the first Deacon of the church.
Silas first appears in the New York Census in 1820, residing in Hamburg, with 6 male children, and 3 female children. In those days, the census did not list names of anyone except the head of household. But we can tell from the census that Silas lived with a woman age 26-45. This was probably his wife, Rena Baldwin.
In 1833, Silas purchased 100 acres of land (lot 38, township 7, range 6) in or near present day Concord, NY. He apparently gave this to his son, Lewis, who built a mill and set up farming operations.
Rena died in 1833 (according to her headstone), after which Silas married Sarah Hurlbut in Hamburg, N.Y.
Silas next appears in the New York Census in 1850. At this time he is living with his son Silas B., and his wife, Sarah. He died in 1851. His headstone (Prospect Lawn Cemetery, Hamburg, NY) reads as follows:
"Silas Wheelock, d. Oct 30, 1851, in the 71st year of his age. Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God."
The administration of his estate (Erie County Surrogate Court File # 24251) refers to children Albert Whelock, Olive Lynds(?), Lewis Whelock, Silas B. Whelock, John H. Whelock, Harmon Whelock, Joseph Whelock, and Sophronia Schmitt. The document is signed by his wife, Sarah, and indicates "that he left no will, so far as your petitioner has heard or been able to discover".
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A book entitled "Wheelock Genealogy", by Carlyle C. Wheelock of Woonsocket, RI, confirms the birth date of Silas (20 Apr 1781), and death date (31 Oct 1851), and suggests that Silas removed to NY from Charlton. This same book notes that Silas may have been the grandfather of "Zenas", presumably a personal aquaintance of the author. Since Silas did have a grandson named Zenas (son of John Homer Wheelock), this lends more weight to the supposition that the Silas of Hamburg, NY is the same Silas as that born in Charlton. The book is not published, but can be found in the New England Historic Genealogical Society, in Boston, Mass.
Information about membership in the First Presbyterian Church of Orchard Park was taken from "History of the City of Buffalo and Erie County, 1884", editted by H. Perry Smith, Syracuse, NY; D. Mason and Co., publishers, 1884.
On pg 533, vol 1, it reads:
"The First Presbyterian Church of Orchard Park was organized Jan. 16, 1817, by Rev. John Spencer and Rev. Miles Squier. The original members were Silas Wheelock, Joel Moffat, Harvey Allen, Mary Woodward, Rena Wheelock, Rachel Ferrington, Betsey Washburn, Valentine Bennett, Allen Brown, Seth Abbott, Harriet N. Russell, Maria Allen, Thankful St. John and Mr. Moffat; Seth Abbott, clerk. On the 24th of that month, seventeen members were added to the church; Seth Abbott, Richard Smith and William Bliss were chosen ruling elders, and Silas Wheelock was selected as Deacon."
Later, on the same page:
"In 1838 Richard Smith, David C. Hough and Homer Wheelock were elected elders, and Samuel Abbott was chosen deacon. The total membership to May 2, 1853, was two hundred and nine."
But earlier in the book, pg 522, it suggests that this same church was founded in the Congregational faith:
"The Congregational Church of Abbott's Corners was organized as early as 1817. Rev. John Spencer was the pioneer pastor of the little flock and did much to build up the church. A house of worship was not erected until 1825; it was used for religious purposes until the year 1850, when it was sold. About the same time the form of church government was changed to the Presbyterian."
Information about the purchase of lot 38 in Concord comes from a book entitled "History of the original Town of Concord, being the present towns of Concord, Collins, N. Collins, and Sardinia, Erie County, New York", by Erasmus Briggs. Index by June P. Zintz. Published by Picton Press, Camden, Maine, 1992; pg 162.
Other land records are found in "Western New York Land Transactions, 1804-1824, Extracted from the Archives of The Holland Land Company", Karen E. Livsey, Published 1991, Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc; and in "Western New York Land Transactions, 1825-1835", same author, publisher, and date of publication.
A separately compiled genealogy entitled "Hurlbut Genealogy", by Henry H. Hurlbut, Published by Joel Musell's Sons Publishers, Albany, N.Y. 1888, shows Silas Wheelock of Hamburg, N.Y. marrying Sarah Hurlbut in 1836.
The 1820 Census shows a Silas Wheelock in Hamburg, N.Y., age between 26-45. The 1850 N.Y. Census shows a Silas B. Wheelock, age 37, head of household, with Silas (age 69) and Sarah (age 59) as dependents.
Marcus Warren Waite, author of "The Wheelock Family of Calais, VT", reports in his "papers" that Reuben and Silas Wheelock had two brothers, Eli and Paul, who don't appear in the Vital Records of Charlton, MA, but whose existence is suggested in the 1790 Massachusetts Census, which shows 4 male children in the household of Edward Wheelock and his wife, Martha (Daggett) Wheelock. This Eli may be the one whose name appears on the Genesee County land purchases with Reu.