Katherine (Penn) Wheeler (abt. 1611 - 1685)

Born about 1611 in England

Wife of George Wheeler — married 8 Jun 1630 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England

Descendants

Died 2 Jan 1685 at about age 74 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Catharine Pin/Penn married George Wheeler at Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England on June 8, 1630. They resided at Wharley End in Cranfield. Her husband George was baptized on March 23, 1605/6 at Cranfield, son of Thomas Wheeler. ^{[1] [2]}

They came to New England with their three children, settling in Concord, Massachusetts by 1638. ^[1]

Catharine died at Concord on January 2, 1684/5. ^{[1] [3]}

Her husband George wrote his will on January 28, 1684/5 and it was proved on July 2, 1687. In it he named: ^[4]

• sons John and Thomas
• the children of my son William, deceased
• my daughter Fox's children
• daughters Elizabeth Fletcher, Sarah Dudley, Ruth Hartwell and Hannah Fletcher ^{[4] [1]}

Children

1. William baptized at Cranfield on July 21, 1631 ^[2]; died November 31, 1683; married Hannah Buse on October 30, 1659. ^{[1] [3]}
2. Thomas baptized on August 14, 1633 ^[2]; died on December 16, 1686; married Hannah Harwood on October 10, 1657. ^{[1] [3]}
3. Elizabeth baptized on January 3, 1635/6 ^[2]; died June 14, 1704; married Francis Fletcher on October 11, 1656. ^{[1] [3]}
4. Sarah born at Concord on March 30, 1640/1; died on December 12, 1613; married Francis Dudley on October 26, 1665. ^{[1] [3]}
5. John born on March 19, 1643/4: died on September 27, 1713; married Sarah Larkin on March 25, 1663. ^{[1] [3]}
6. Mary born on September 6, 1645; died February 4, 1678/9; married Eliphalet Fox on October 26, 1665. ^{[1] [3]}
7. Ruth born c1647; died on December 19, 1713; married Samuel Hartwell on October 26, 1665. ^{[1] [3]}
8. Hannah born after 1649; died on December 11, 1697; married Samuel Fletcher on July 5, 16?73. ^{[1] [5]}

Research Notes

Disputed Birth and Parents

Birth:

25 FEB 1610/11

Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England^[6]

Christening:

25 FEB 1609

Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England^[6]

Katherine Penn^{[citation needed]} married George Wheeler 8 June 1630 in Cranfield Parish, Bedfordshire, England. ^[6]

Henry Penn and Catherine Hull are alleged, unsourced parents.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11} Threlfall, John B. Fifty Great Migration Colonists to New England and Their Origins, Madison, Wisconsin, 1990, p. 495-7
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Coddington, John I. The Wheelers of Bedfordshire and New England: Parish Registers of Cranfield (continued) in: The American Genealogist, Volume 27, D. L. Jacobus, New Haven, Connecticut, 1951, p. 119-23 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} Tolman, George compiler. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850, Printed by the Town, T. Todd Printer, Beacon Press, Boston, Massachusetts, 1891, p. 3: 9-10: 12: 23: 26: 68: 82
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Case1580:p. 1-8: Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers, (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org)
5. ↑ Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1914, p. 344: 389
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Karen Farnbach, "My Ancestry," RootsWeb, 9 Jan 2005: Author appears to have done conscientious research. Provides many sources under Notes*. Where no other sources are noted, author uses LDS sources. In the case of the Fales line, it is clear that the LDS source is based on the book, "The Fales Family of Bristol, Rhode Island" by D.C. Fales. [email address removed]

See also:

• Karen Farnbach, "My Ancestry," RootsWeb, 9 Jan 2005: Author appears to have done conscientious research. Provides many sources under Notes*. Where no other sources are noted, author uses LDS sources. In the case of the Fales line, it is clear that the LDS source is based on the book, "The Fales Family of Bristol, Rhode Island" by D.C. Fales.
• Concord Library (archived page, captured 4 March 2016)
• Wheeler, Albert G., The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, (1914)page 11
• Virkus, Frederick A. The Compendium of American Genealogy. First Families of America. Volume I Publication: Name: A.N. Marquis & Co, Chicago, Illinois 1925;
• Albert Gallatins Wheeler, Jr. The History of the Wheeler Family in America. Boston, Massachusetts., 1914, American College of Genealogy
• Thomas Todd, Todd & Wheeler Families, Boston, 1909,; http://www.higginsonbooks.com
• Leon V. Honey, "Wheeler Gedcom from Rootsweb." link
• Massachusetts Town & Vital Records; Concord Births, Marriages and Deaths; page 2: ":Katherine, wife of Geo. Wheeler dyed 2.11.1684"