John Baldwin

Spouse: Marion Clifton Wheelock
Marriage: DATE UNKNOWN

• Records of Kimber Gadsby Wheelock, a descendant of William North Wheelock and Isabel Brown, August 2001.

Albert Bemis

Birth: 16 Oct 1816, Hamilton, Madison Co, NY

• Henry Mendell Tower, Historical Sketches Relating to Spencer, Mass., 4 vols. (Spencer, Mass.: W. J. Heffernam-Spencer Leader Print, 1901-1909), vol. 1, pp. 165-171; online at Archive.org, 15 Aug 2022.

Death: 14 Feb 1890, Evansville, Rock Co, WI

• Henry Mendell Tower, Historical Sketches Relating to Spencer, Mass., 4 vols. (Spencer, Mass.: W. J. Heffernam-Spencer Leader Print, 1901-1909), vol. 1, pp. 165-171; online at Archive.org, 15 Aug 2022.

Father: Daniel Bemis
Mother: Charlotte Wheelock

Spouse: Martha Ann Fowle
Marriage: 23 Mar 1842

• Henry Mendell Tower, Historical Sketches Relating to Spencer, Mass., 4 vols. (Spencer, Mass.: W. J. Heffernam-Spencer Leader Print, 1901-1909), vol. 1, pp. 165-171; online at Archive.org, 15 Aug 2022.

Lois Ellen Chick

Birth: 6 Dec 1923, Springfield, MA

• "The Wheelock Family in America, 1637-1969", Walter T. Wheelock, Uxbridge, MA, Privately Published, 1969

Father: Frank T. Chick
Mother: Ruth Wheelock

Henry E. Park

Birth: about 1868

• 1870 Federal Census, Pitcher, Chenango Co, NY, Henry E. Park, age 2, living with his parents John F. Park and Jerusha W. Park.

Father: John F. Park
Mother: Jerusha Wheelock

Mary Walker

Birth: 15 Apr 1753

• "Steere Genealogy, A Record of the Descendants of John Steere Who Settled in Providence, Rhode Island, About the Year 1660", James Pierce Root, Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1890

Spouse: Simeon Steere
Marriage:

• "Steere Genealogy, A Record of the Descendants of John Steere Who Settled in Providence, Rhode Island, About the Year 1660", James Pierce Root, Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1890

1. Sophia Steere, born 20 Apr 1773

Elizabeth Ward

Birth: 19 Dec 1710, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA

• Marlborough Vital Records

Father: Joseph Ward
Mother: Abiel Wheelock

Viva Ethelyn Wetherell

Birth: 29 Oct 1908

• Records of Leslie Fay Wetherell, grandson of Celia Delina Caroline St. Cyr (aka Celia Wheelock), Oct 2002.

Father: Fay Orlin Wetherell
Mother: Celia Wheelock

Betty Ann Wheelock

Birth: 1959

• Records of Gregory Wayne Wheelock, cousin, Feb 2015.

Father: William Joseph Wheelock
Mother: Theresa Klug

Channah Wheelock

Birth: 7 Mar 1991

• Records of Michelle Wheelock, daughter of Joseph Gerald Wheelock and Rosemary Caporiccio, Dec 2006.

Father: Christopher Wheelock
Mother: Stacy Robinson

John Wheelock

Birth: about 1761, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA

• Headstone record (taken by Roderick B. Sullivan, Jr.) - age 55 at death.

Death: 13 Jun 1816

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2020), headstone photo for John Wheelock, Find A Grave Memorial no. 40849801, Northside Cemetery, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA, maintained by Jenean Hamilton (contributor 46846305).

Burial: Northside Cemetery, Charlton, MA

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2020), headstone photo for John Wheelock, Find A Grave Memorial no. 40849801, Northside Cemetery, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA, maintained by Jenean Hamilton (contributor 46846305).

Father: Paul Wheelock
Mother: Abigail Chapin

Spouse: Lydia Davis
Marriage: 26 Apr 1787, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA

• Charlton Vital Records to 1850

1. Sally Wheelock, born 15 Feb 1791, Spencer, Worcester Co, MA

Notes:

On 27 Feb 1777, shortly after his father's death, John Wheelock was a minor, aged 16 years, when he chose his brother, Edward Wheelock, to be his guardian.¹

He married Lydia Davis in 1787. By 1790 they were living in Spencer, Worcester County, probably on property owned by Lydia's father, Ebenezer Davis. They were enumerated there in the census, with two females (one, no doubt, Lydia), and two males over 16 (one being John).

In 1792, Ebenezer sold the 50 acre farm he owned in Spencer, where John and Lydia lived, to his daughter, Lydia Wheelock, for $1.²

At the time, John's brothers, Edward and Paul, were living in the house that they inherited from their father. In 1793, they both sold their shares of their father's estate to John.³ This was probably about the time that Edward moved to Oneida County, New York, and Paul moved to Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

In 1800 John was living in Charlton with 2 males between 10 and 15, a female under 10 (probably Sally), and a female between 16 and 25. A male, 26 through 44 (John) and a female of the same age (presumably Lydia) were also in the household.

In 1810 he was again in Charlton, with a boy under 10, a male 16 to 25, a female 16 to 25 (probably Sally) - in addition to a male 26 to 44 (presumably John), and a female 26 to 44 (presumably Lydia, his wife).

The census records suggest that John and Lydia may have had more than a single child. But Lydia (Davis) Wheelock, in her will, dated 21 Oct 1818, referenced "my only child Sally Spurr wife of John Spurr Esqr". She left $200 to Paul Wheelock 3rd, illegitimate child of Betsey Converse, and the remainder of her estate to Sally.⁴

It is possible that Paul 3rd (who later changed his name to John) was living in the household, perhaps from his birth in 1807. This would account for one of the young males in the 1810 census. In 1818 Paul went into the care of Adams Wheelock, six months before Lydia wrote her will.⁵

John has a veteran's marker next to his gravestone. Per DAR records, he served as a fifer in Capt. David Moore's company, Col. John Jacobs' regiment, Massachusetts troops.

The following inscription appears on his gravestone:

Death like an overflowing stream/Sweeps us away our lifes a dream,/An empty tale, a morning flower,/Cut down and withered [in our hour].

Research Notes for John Wheelock:

His birth date is widely give as 1759, but original evidence has not been found. His gravestone says age 55, which would place his birth in 1760 or 1761. His guardianship records, dated 27 Feb 1777, give his age as 16, which implies a birth (again) in 1760 or 1761.

His administration of estate, dated 1816, Charlton, is on file at the Worcester County probate office, case 63709. Note that at AmericanAncestors.org, some of his administration documents seemed to be misplaced into the file of John A. Wheelock, who died in 1848, case number 63711. Specifically, images 25, 26, 29-32 in case 63711 belong to John Wheelock (1761-1816), not John A. Wheelock who died in 1848.

Sources:

1. Worcester County probate, case 63707, dated 27 Feb 1777.
2. Worcester County deeds, Ebenezer Davis to Lydia Wheelock, 121:471, FHL 844343, image 246 of 677.
3. Worcester County Deeds, Edward Wheelock to John Wheelock, 119:642; FHL 844342, image 689 of 693; Paul Wheelock to John Wheelock, 119:644; FHL 844342, image 690 of 693.
4. Worcester County Probate Records, will, case 63748.
5. Worcester County Probate Records, guardianship for Paul Wheelock, case 63784.

Welcome Wheelock

Birth: 26 Sep 1784, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA

• Marcus Warren Waite, The Wheelock Family of Calais, Vermont, (North Montpelier, Vermont : Driftwind Press, 1940).

Death: 20 Mar 1865, Calais, Washington, VT

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V89Z-T6N : accessed 25 June 2022), Welcome Wheelock death; citing Vermont State Archives & Records Administration, Office of the Secretary of State, Montpelier, Vermont; FHL film 27726.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53305248/welcome-wheelock : accessed 25 June 2022), gravestone photo for Capt Welcome Wheelock (died 20 Mar 1865, aged 80 years 6 months), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53305248, Robinson Cemetery, Calais, Washington Co, VT.

Burial: Robinson Cemetery, Calais, VT

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53305248/welcome-wheelock : accessed 25 June 2022), gravestone photo for Capt Welcome Wheelock (died 20 Mar 1865, aged 80 years 6 months), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53305248, Robinson Cemetery, Calais, Washington Co, VT.

Father: Seth Wheelock
Mother: Elizabeth Thayer

Spouse: Clara Wheelock
Marriage: 24 Feb 1813, Marshfield, Washington Co, VT

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V89Z-XPD : accessed 25 June 2022), Clara Wheelock - Welcome Wheelock; citing Vermont State Archives & Records Administration, Office of the Secretary of State, Montpelier, Vermont; FHL film 27726.
• Marcus Warren Waite, The Wheelock Family of Calais, Vermont: Their American Ancestry and Descendants, (North Montpelier, Vermont: Driftwind Press, 1940), p. 94; Gives marriage date 13 Feb 1813.

1. Reuphemia Wheelock, born 8 Dec 1814, Calais, Washington Co, VT
2. Wellington Wheelock, born 24 Feb 1818
3. Clarissa D. Wheelock, born 24 Mar 1820, Calais, VT
4. Langdon Cheever Wheelock, born 10 Jan 1822, Calais, Washington Co, VT
5. Pamela D. Wheelock, born 24 Dec 1824
6. Harriet Newell Wheelock, born 19 Apr 1827
7. Caroline Wheelock, born 26 Jul 1830

Notes:

The headstone identifies Welcome as a Captain, GAR POST 29.

According to "The Wheelock Family of Calais, VT", by Marcus W. Waite:

He came to Calais as early as 1808, and on Nov 6, 1812 bought of Abijah Wheelock 86 acres of land in lot 51 of the 1st division, where they made their home for many years. Clara died Aug 22, 1850 and Welcom died Mar. 20, 1865. He was selectman 1825-26 and 1837, and held other town offices. He was owner of three pews in the "Old West Church", Calais. Both he and Clara are buried in Robinson Cemetery, in Calais. A newspaper notice at time of his death states: "At the time of his death he was clerk and treasurer of the first Universalist Society in Clais, which office he had held for the last 25 years and had never been absent from a meeting.He was also clerk of the first Meeting-house Society in Calais for the last 31 years, and had also been clerk and treasurer of the school district in which he lived for the last 30 years." His granddaughter, (Miss Carrie Wheelock) has three commissions signed by the Governor of Vermont, appointing him 2nd Lieutenant, then 1st Lieutenant, and finally Captain.

Dora S. Willard

Birth: 4 Mar 1855, Winchester, Cheshire Co, NH

• Records of Su Wetzel (swetzel@@erols.com), a descendant of Phinehas Wheelock and Prudence Dodge, May 1999.

Father: Alvin Thayer Willard
Mother: Prudence F. Wheelock