Fran asked: "Could you tell us a bit about Mary Wheeler's parentage? I have a Mary Wheeler b. 3 Feb 1676 d 31 Jan 1729 m. Eliphil Gillette but I know noting about her." ************************************************* Mary Wheeler's Parentage: Mary WHEELER Reed, mother of 10 children descended from Francis Cooke, was born 18 MAR 1694/95 in Swansea, Bristol, MA to James Wheeler (son of Henry Wheeler and Abigail Allen), James b. 27 MAY 1667 in Salisbury, Essex, MA and Grizzell Squire (daughter of Phillip Squire and Rachel Ruggles), Grizzell b. 14 MAY 1668 in Boston, Suffolk, MA . James and Grizzell were m. before 1691 when their first child, William, was born in Rehoboth, MA. In total, James Wheeler and Grizzell Squire had the following children: William WHEELER b: 3 APR 1691 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA Abigail WHEELER b: ABT 1693 Mary WHEELER b: 18 MAR 1694/95 in Swansea, Bristol, MA James WHEELER b: 27 MAR 1697 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA Philip WHEELER b: 4 MAR 1698 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA Rachel WHEELER b: 4 APR 1701 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA Squire WHEELER b: 3 APR 1703 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA Ann WHEELER b: 26 FEB 1704/5 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA Grizzell died sometime before 1738 when James married again, Norton Vital Records and James Arnold: Elizabeth BRINTNALL Married: 2 OCT 1738 in Norton, Bristol, MA Wheeler, James of Rehoboth and Elizabeth Brintnol of Norton, married at Norton by Rev. Ebenezer White Oct. 2, 1738. Int. Sept. 16, 1738. James Wheeler, father of Mary Wheeler REED, died and left a will: Will of James Wheelor of Reho., yeoman, 'being aged & infirm of body, dated. 11 Aug. 1741, probated 28 May 1753. Wife Elizabeth. Sons: William, Phillip, Squire & James (dcd.) Wheelor. Daus: Abigail wife of John West (JCN Note: 2nd marriage, first to Ebenezer Martin. They were parents of John Martin, husband of Cooke descendant #938 Mary Reed), Mary wife of John Dyer (this is Mary Wheeler REED - proof of parentage and second marriage; thus confirming it was she, not daughter Mary Reed who m. John Dyer), Rachel wife of Samuel Thurber & Ann wife of Azariakim Peirce. Grchldn: Henry, James, John, Nathaniel, Jeremiah, Elizabeth, Mehetable & Hannah Wheelor chldn. of my son James dcd. Wife to be exec. Witns: Joshua Smith, Nathaniel Smith & Peres Bradford. [13:400/1/2]. (above transcribed courtesy of Jim Bullock, j.b. bullock@comcast.net) I don't know if your Mary Wheeler fits in this family, but I would examine children of the sons - or the sons of the brothers of James Wheeler, depending on the location of your Mary Wheeler. Judy Chace Needham ______________________________________ No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.5/1398 - Release Date: 4/25/2008 2:31 PM