Family of Shepard Wheeler, Jr.

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1. LIEUT. SHEPARD⁷ WHEELER (SHEPARD⁶, THOMAS⁵, ISAAC⁴, ISAAC³, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born Dec 5, 1756 in Stonington, New London Co., CT¹, and died Dec 9, 1798 in Stonington, New London Co., CT² and is buried at the Paul Wheeler Yard #40 in Stonington.  He married LUCY WHEELER Feb 13, 1780 in Stonington, New London Co., CT³, daughter of PAUL WHEELER and LUCY SWAN. She was born Sep 27, 1757 in Stonington, New London Co., CT and died Dec. 11, 1805.  Lucy is buried at the Millington Cemetery, East Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT.

Notes for LIEUT. SHEPARD WHEELER:

I received a copy of the transaction below from Frederick Burdick of Stonington, and who is a descendant of Joshua Burdick.
"October 4, 1793
I Joshua Burdick of Preston in the County of New London and the State of Connecticut, Yeoman, for & in consideration of the sum of twenty four pounds lawful silver money to me in hand paid by Samuel Brown of Westerly and Shepard Wheeler of Stonington, Yeoman, ... "

More About LIEUT. SHEPARD WHEELER:

Census: 1790, New London Co., CT (i22)⁴

Marriage Notes for SHEPARD WHEELER and LUCY WHEELER:

Witnesses to marriage were Anna and Polly Avery (from the Barbour Collection of Stonington Records).

More About SHEPARD WHEELER and LUCY WHEELER:

Marriage: February 13, 1780, Stonington, New London Co., CT⁵

Children of SHEPARD WHEELER and LUCY WHEELER are:

i. SHEPARD⁸ WHEELER, b. March 11, 1781, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut⁶; d. February 24, 1824; m. LUCY UNKNOWN; b. March 20, 1785; d. November 19, 1817.

Notes for SHEPARD WHEELER:

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Document Number: 1475

Type of Manuscript: Summons

Location(s): Stonington, Connecticut

Year: 1816

Contains the following Names: Shepard Wheeler, Elias Hiewitt, H? Wheeler

Comments: Another one of these crazy summons, from the Stonington, Connecticut area, from around the same time, where Justice of the Peace Elias Hiewitt tries to make somebody pay off an outstanding debt--in this case, Shepard Wheeler, over the sum of $66.

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A Shepard Wheeler is shown in the Service Records for the War of 1812.

He is listed in Roll Box 223 and Roll Exct 602 and was a Waiter in 30 REG'T (RANDALL'S), CONNECTICUT MILITIA.

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Headstone Inscriptions of the Town of North Stonington,

New London County, Conn., Copied by Charles R. Hale, 1932.

Cemetery Numbers 44-58

Transcribed by Nancyann Norman

#44 Wheeler Cemetery

Directions: Northwest of Town Hall 3 1/4 miles

Kinney, Ann, wife of Pierpont, died Oct. 20, 1886, age 81 yrs. 10 mos.

Wheeler, John, died Oct. 8, 1823, age 61 yrs.

Wheeler, Eunice, his wife, died Oct. 19, 1850, age 88

Swan, Capt. Timothy, died Oct. 6, 1798, age 79

Swan, Mary, his wife, died Apr. 24, 1813, age 88

Swan, children Mary and Timothy

Wheeler, Shepard, died Feb. 24, 1824, age 43

Wheeler, Lucy, his wife, died Nov. 19, 1817, born Mar. 20, 1785

Wheeler, John 3rd, born Sept. 9, 1787, died Feb. 28, 1813

Wheeler, Elias, died Apr. 8, 1825, age 25

Wheeler, Luke, died Sept. 15, 1831, age 35

Wheeler, Nabby, died Oct. 16, 1829, age 22, daughter of Lucy & Shepard

Bentle, Ezekiel, died Feb. 3, 1834

Bentle, Anna, his wife, died Oct. 5, 1853, age 97

Williams, Wareham, Revolutionary soldier, died Jan. 10, 1844, age 85 yrs. 10 mos. 21 days

Williams, Anna Stanton, his wife, died Aug. 29, 1848, age 89 yrs. 7 mos. 21 days

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More About SHEPARD WHEELER:

Burial: Wheeler Cem., North Stonington, CT

Census 1: 1820, North Stonington, CT roll 2 pg 587⁷

Census 2: 1810, North Stonington, CT pg 275

Occupation: 1820, Agriculture (from census)

Notes for LUCY UNKNOWN:

Headstone Inscriptions of the Town of North Stonington,

New London County, Conn., Copied by Charles R. Hale, 1932.

Cemetery Numbers 44-58

Transcribed by Nancyann Norman

#44 Wheeler Cemetery

Directions: Northwest of Town Hall 3 1/4 miles

Kinney, Ann, wife of Pierpont, died Oct. 20, 1886, age 81 yrs. 10 mos.

Wheeler, John, died Oct. 8, 1823, age 61 yrs.

Wheeler, Eunice, his wife, died Oct. 19, 1850, age 88

Swan, Capt. Timothy, died Oct. 6, 1798, age 79

Swan, Mary, his wife, died Apr. 24, 1813, age 88

Swan, children Mary and Timothy

Wheeler, Shepard, died Feb. 24, 1824, age 43

Wheeler, Lucy, his wife, died Nov. 19, 1817, born Mar. 20, 1785

Wheeler, John 3rd, born Sept. 9, 1787, died Feb. 28, 1813

Wheeler, Elias, died Apr. 8, 1825, age 25

Wheeler, Luke, died Sept. 15, 1831, age 35

Wheeler, Nabby, died Oct. 16, 1829, age 22, daughter of Lucy & Shepard

Bentle, Ezekiel, died Feb. 3, 1834

Bentle, Anna, his wife, died Oct. 5, 1853, age 97

Williams, Wareham, Revolutionary soldier, died Jan. 10, 1844,

age 85 yrs. 10 mos. 21 days

Williams, Anna Stanton, his wife, died Aug. 29, 1848, age 89 yrs. 7 mos. 21 days

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More About LUCY UNKNOWN:

Burial: Wheeler Cem., North Stonington, CT

ii. PHINEAS WHEELER ⁸, b. April 03, 1785, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut⁹; d. October 03, 1849, Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; m. EUNICE BROWN; b. September 27, 1786, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut^10,11; d. Aft. 1859.

iii. CYRUS WHEELER, b. November 13, 1792, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut¹⁶.

iv. RUFUS WHEELER, b. October 02, 1795, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut¹⁷.

Notes for RUFUS WHEELER:

The following service record from the war of 1812 could be for this Rufus. Two of his brothers were also in this outfit.

Rufus Wheeler 30 REG'T (Randall's), CT Militia, Rank(begin)-PRIVATE, Rank(end) - WAITER, Roll BX - 223 Roll Exct - 602

Giles Wheeler 30 REG'T (Randall's), CT Militia, Rank-PRIVATE WAITER, Roll BX - 223 Roll Exct - 602