John Wheeler "Lt."

John Wheeler, identified in this family line as Barbara’s 10th great-grandfather, was reportedly born at Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, on 4 November 1591 and died at Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, on 29 August 1670. He married Agnes Yeoman at St. Edmund’s, Salisbury, in 1611 and was said to have emigrated with her and six children in 1634.

John Wheeler, sometimes identified in the supplied material as “Lt.,” was reportedly born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, on 4 November 1591. He was said to be the son of Dominick Wheeler and Mercy Jelly Wheeler.

The parish register of St. Edmund’s, Salisbury, Wiltshire, reportedly records the marriage of John Wheyler and Agnes Yeoman on 1 December 1611. The supplied account identifies Agnes as his wife.

According to the family-tree notes, John brought Agnes and six children to New England aboard the Mary and John in 1634, while four children remained in England. He reportedly lived for about a year in the area now known as Ipswich before moving to Hampton, New Hampshire, soon after that town was settled. In 1641 he received land in Salisbury, Massachusetts.

John Wheeler died on 29 August 1670 at Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. He is identified through the line of Nancy Wheeler Arnold, Nancy Wheeler, Jeremiah Wheeler, James Wheeler, James Wheeler, Henry Wheeler, Daniel Braley Tuthill, Phebe Celeste Tuthill, Nora Leslie Fox, Floyd Nelson Sherrell, and Doris Helen Sherrell.

Historical context

The supplied account places John Wheeler’s migration to New England in 1634, followed by residence near Ipswich, a move to Hampton, and a 1641 land grant in Salisbury, Massachusetts.

Sources & research

Original Family Tree Maker notes supplied for John Wheeler “Lt.”
St. Edmund’s, Salisbury, Wiltshire, parish register, reported entry for the marriage of John Wheyler and Agnes Yeoman, 1 December 1611.
Supplied family-tree relationship path beginning with Doris Helen Sherrell and ending with John Wheeler “Lt.”