1 THOMAS WHEELER was in Concord with a family in 1640, and in 1675, accompanied Capt. Hutchinson, himself then a Captain with about twenty men to Quaboag, Dow Brookfield, to treat with the Indians. They were there drawn into an ambush, and suddenly fired upon by the perfidious Indians, and eight of their number were instantly killed. Capt. Hutchinson was mortally wounded, and died at Marl. soon after. Capt. Wheeler was sorely wounded, had his horse shot from under him, and when near being dispatched by the enemy, was rescued by his son, Thomas, he also being wounded, who placed his father upon a horse whose rider was slain, and both succeeded by flight in saving their lives. Capt. Wheeler died in Concord the year following. His son:
1 - 2 THOMAS WHEELER, whose wife was Hannah _____,had John, b. in Concord, 1661, and perhaps other children born there; but soon after settled in Marl. See Bard's .Shrewsbury.
2 - 3 JOHN WHEELER m. June 25, 1681, Elizabeth Wells. He d. 1721.
3 - 4 John, b. Aug. 15, 1695;
moved to Shrewsbury.
3 - 5 Martha, b. July 22,
1698.
3 - 6 Joseph, b. April 19,
1700; m. Jan. 16, 1718, Elizabeth Holloway.
3 - 7 Ephraim, b. May 1,
1702. 8 Daniel, b. Aug. 12, 1701.
3 - 4 JOHN WHEELER m. Mary Hapgood, dau. of Thomas Hapgood. After the birth of their second child: they moved to Shrews. They had Cyrus, b. Nov. 7, 1717; and Darius, b. Dec. 27, 1719; and other children b. after they left Marl.
3 - 6 JOSEPH WHEELER m. 1st, Elizabeth Holloway, and 2d, March 17, 1730, Deborah Whitney. He d. April 23, 1772.
6 - 9 Sarah, b. Aug. 8, 1730;
m. Jan. 9, 1752, Samuel Morse.
6 - 10 Silas, b. Oct. 23,
1732; m. Abigail Bowker.
6 - 11 John, b. Feb. 22,
1731.
6 - 12 Solomon, b. Feb.
25, 1736 ; d. Nov. 26, 1773.
6 - 13 David, b. May 4,
1738 ; d. young.
6 - 14 Joseph, b. June 14,
1740.
6 - 15 Elizabeth, b. April
4, 1742.
6 - 16 David, b. Dec. 8,
1744.
6 - 17 Miriam, b. Dec. 4,
1746.
6 - 18 Dinah, b. Jan. 1,
1749, d. young.
6 - 19 Dinah, b. Dec. 1,
1750.
6 - 20 Fortunatus, b. April
29, 1754.
6 - 10 SILAS WHEELER m. July 27, 1758, Abigail Bowker. He d. April 25, 1802.
10 - 21 Anna, b. Aug. 11,
1760 ; m. April 23, 1783, William Barnard.
10 - 22 Lucy, b. Nov. 17,
1762.
10 - 23 Asa, b. Oct. 16,
1761; m. Jan. 27, 1792, Sarah Thompson, and had Mary V., b. May 17, 1793
; Luman, b. May 19, 1795 ; Dexter, b. June 26, 1797; .Asa B., b. March
24, 1799; Lorenzo, b. Nov. 24, 1800.
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