James Mulliken Wheat (abt. 1764 - abt. 1859)

Born about 1764 in Fairfax, Colony of Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth King (Shaw) Wheat — married 15 May 1796 in Frederick, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died about 1859 at about age 95 in Belmont, Ohio, United States

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Biography

James was born about 1764. He was the son of John Wheat and Mary Mulliken. He passed away about 1859.

James Mulliken is listed in Silas Wheat, Wheat Genealogy; A History of the Wheat Family . . . , p 374. Silas lists three wives, but does not include all children and he does not include any dates.

He is also included in the research of Dan D Wheat, Wheat Genealogy, The Story of a Family of the Old South. Birthdate stated there is unsourced and questionable.

Associated factsMedia Citation information Transcript 1121. JAMES MULLIKAN WAS BORN 13 OCT 1783 FAIRFAX CO. VA. HE MARRIED (1 ELIZABETH KING SHAW 15 MAY 1796, SHE WAS BORN 20 APR 1783. SUNDOWN, NH. AND THEY WERE MARRIED AT WINCHESTER COURT HOUSE, WINCHESTER VA. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF BENJAMIN SHAW AND SARAH SUNBURN AND DIED 1813, BATH CO BERKELY SPRINGS VA. SHE WAS BURIED IN THE OLD ENGLISH GRAVEYARD, AGE 39. JAMES THEN MARRIED (2 MRS SHRIOCK (3 MARY CUSTER AGE 25-30 (HE PAST 80 YEARS) HE DIED IN BELMONT OHIO 1859. CHILDREN: +11211 JAMES MULLIKEN BORN 12 MAR 1800 BATH CO. VA. FAIRFAX CO VA. MARRIED MARTHA BREWER 14 OCT 1827 DIED 10 MAR 1865-67 WHEELING WEST VA +11212 JOSEPH SHAW BORN 12 MAY 1904-6 MARRIED SARAH DYCHE (BORN 1811) DIED 1873 BERKELY SPRING WEST VA. BORN FAIRFAX CO VA +11213 ELIZA KING BORN 12 MAY 1805-10 BERKELY SPRING CO VA. MARRIED JOHN JOHNSON-THOMPSON 1820 ADAMSVILLE, OHIO. DIED AFTER 1897 +11214 BENONI BORN 18 APR 1809 IN ALEXANDRIA VA. MARRIED RACHEL CHAPMAN DIED MAY 1895 LEROY KS +11215 JORDON BORN 1812 FAIRFAX CO. VA. DIED 1 SEP 1866. +11216 HARRIETT BORN 1814 +11217 MARY BORN 1816 (D I) RECORDS AND DATA 1782 SEPT. FORT HENRY WHEELING (W) VA. FOUGHT INDIANS. MIGRATED TO BERKLEY SPRINGS VA. (REF: CHRONICLE OF BORDER WARFARE, PG 225) 1786 CHANCERY RECORD- DISPOSITION OF JAMES MULLIKEN WHEAT, AGE 22. 1810 CENSUS BERKELY CO VA 1812 FEB 12- ACCT OF ASSEMBLY APPOINTED ADDITIONAL MEMBERS INCL JAMES M WHEAT JR REF FOLDER A & M 1165. HUNTER FROM MINUTES OF TRUSTEES OF BATH CO VA 1816 SIMS INDEX- BK I PG 287 JAMES M WHEAT 85 ACRES WARM SPRING RUN 1816 JUN 9- URIAH BROWN JOURNAL, BERKLY SPRINGS VA. REF: MD HISTORICAL MAG. VOL 10 PG 267, 1915. JAMES W REF: MEN OF WEST VA. VOL 1, PG 117- JAMES M JR 1820 CENSUS MORGAN CO VA 1 MALE OVER 45, 1 MALE 10-16 1 FEM 10-16

Sources

• 1810 Census: "1810 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1810; Census Place: Berkeley, Virginia; Roll: 66; Page: 575; Image: Vam252_66-0500; FHL Roll: 0181426
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7613 #650467 (accessed 13 January 2023)
  James M Wheat in Berkeley, Virginia, USA.

• Family History Or Pedigree: "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000"
  Book Title: Wheat Genealogy : A history of the Wheat Family in America : with a brief account of the name and f
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #4150330 (accessed 13 January 2023)
  Spouse: Elizabeth King Shaw Mrs James Mulliken Wheat Mary Custer; Name: James Mulliken Wheat; Father: John Wheat; Gender: Male; Mother: Mary Mulliken; Child: James Mulliken Wheat Joseph Shaw Wheat Eliza King Wheat Benoni Wheat.

• Marriage: "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900"
  Source number: 21.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFB
  Ancestry Record 7836 #1308054 (accessed 13 January 2023)
  James Mulliken Wheat marriage to Elizabeth King Shaw in 1796 in VA.

• Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800"
  Dodd, Jordan, comp.. Virginia Marriages to 1800. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Virginia
  Ancestry Record 3002 #14720 (accessed 13 January 2023)
  James Mcwheat marriage to Elizabeth King Shaw on 15 May 1796.

• Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850"
  Dodd, Jordan R., Et Al.; Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850; Publication Place: Bountiful, UT, USA; Publisher: Precision Indexing Publishers
  Ancestry Record 3723 #58491 (accessed 13 January 2023)
  James M Wheat marriage to Ann Custer on 12 Jan 1834 in Ohio, Virginia, USA.