Capt. Timothy Wheeler was born 28 December 1604 in Wharley, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England to Thomas Wheeler (1563-1635) and Katherine Rececca Sayre (1565-1653) and died 30 July 1687 Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Jane Hendrickson (1606-1643) 1638 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England. He married Mary Brooks (1626-1693) 1655 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Biography
Watertown Founders Monument
He is listed on Watertown Founders Monument, commemorating the first settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts. The town was first known as Saltonstall Plantation, one of the earliest of the Massachusetts Bay Colony settlements. Founded in early 1630 by a group of settlers led by Richard Saltonstall and George Phillips, it was officially incorporated that same year. The alternate spelling "Waterton" is seen in some early documents.
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Sarah Wheeler (1640-1662) | 22 June 1640 Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 23 May 1662 Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | John Farwell (1635-1686) |
Elizabeth Wheeler (1642-) |
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Mary Wheeler (1657-1660) | |||
Rebecca Wheeler (1661-1734) | 25 February 1661 Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 23 September 1734 Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | James Minott (1653-1735) |
Elizabeth Wheeler (1661-1683) |
Siblings