Benjamin Wheelock, II

1678 - 1746  (67 years)

• Name	Benjamin Wheelock
  Suffix	II
  Born	12 Dec 1678	Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, American Colonies
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Sep 1746	Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, American Colonies
  Person ID	P44552001	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Wheelock,   b. 8 Jan 1639, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, American Colonies ,   d. 23 Oct 1720, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, American Colonies  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Bullen,   b. 3 Feb 1646, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, American Colonies ,   d. 22 Oct 1689, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, American Colonies  (Age 43 years)
  Married	21 May 1668	Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, American Colonies
  Family ID	F178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Huldah Thayer,   b. 11 Mar 1682, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, American Colonies ,   d. 7 Jul 1739  (Age 57 years)
  Married	9 Dec 1700	Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, American Colonies
  Children	1. Daniel Wheelock   2. Peter Wheelock   3. Daniel Wheelock,   b. 20 Dec 1707, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, American Colonies   4. Paul Wheelock,   b. 13 Jan 1715, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, American Colonies ,   d. Abt 1776, Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts  (Age 60 years)   5. Silas Wheelock,   b. 11 Mar 1717, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, American Colonies ,   d. 22 Apr 1793, Bellingham, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2019
  Family ID	F176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Benjamin Wheelock (12 Dec 1678 - 13 Sep 1746) Benjamin Wheelock, third generation Wheelock in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, was born in Medfield, Massachusetts, 12 Dec 1678; the first male child of Benjamin Wheelock, Sr. and Elizabeth (Bullen) Wheelock. His grandparents, Rev. Ralph Wheelock, Rebecca (Clarke) Wheelock, Samuel Bullen, and Mary (Morse) Bullen were all early settlers of both Dedham and Medfield. [1] Benjamin, Sr. was a proprieter of the town of Mendon, and moved there with his family circa 1685, thus becoming one of the founding settlers of the town. Benjamin, Jr. was but six or seven years old at the time. His father, a large landholder in Mendon, was the third owner of the Albee Cornmill. In 1713, when Benjamin, Jr. was 25 years of age, his father deeded mill priveledges to he and his brother, Obadiah. [2] Thus Benjamin became established as a miller and a farmer in Mendon, where he remained for the rest of his life. Benjamin married twice; first to Hulda Thayer, whose grandfather, Ferdinando Thayer was the principle founder of Mendon [3], and second to Rebecca Kinney. Having married Rebecca fairly late in life, all of Benjamin's children were born to his first wife, Hulda. [5] In 1721, Benjamin aquired a parcell of land in Oxford, Mass, which he passed to his son's Jonathan, David, and Paul circa 1735. This land later was annexed to Charlton (in 1757), where the three brothers played principle roles as early settlers and leaders of town affairs. [4] Benjamin served as a selectman of Mendon in 1737. [6] On 13 Sep 1746 Benjamin died in Mendon, leaving his wife, Rebecca, and eight children. His will is on file with the Worcester Probate Office, case number 63618. In it, he leaves bequests to his wife Rebecca (to sustain her for the rest of her life, or until she remarries); land to his sons Benjamin, Daniel, Silas, and Peter; money to his sons Jonathan, David, and Paul; money and miscellaneous domestic items to his grandchildren Peter Thayer, Mary Thayer, and Abigail Thayer (the children of his deceased daughter Mary Wheelock); money to his daughter Hulda (Wheelock) (Sanford) Rice; money and other items to his grandchildren Seth and Mary Sanford (children of Hulda). Written by Roderick B. Sullivan, Northborough, MA, May 1998 References 1."History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts, 1650 to 1886", William S. Tilden, published 1887 by George H. Ellis, Boston. 2."The Wheelock Family in America, 1637-1969", Walter T. Wheelock, Uxbridge, MA, privately published in 1969. 3.A historical plaque in the center of Mendon lists the founders of Mendon. Ferdinando Thayer appears first on this list. Benjamin Wheelock, Sr. also appears, but much farther down. 4.March 1997 phone interview with Charles Hultgren, member of the Charrlton Historical Society, specializing in the history of the Charlton Northside (where Jonathan, David, and Paul lived). 5.Though it has not been proven at the time of this writing (May 1998), Benjamin's first wife (Huldah) may have been his stetep sister. According to Marcus W. Waite, in his book "The Wheelock Family of Calais, Vt.", Huldah's mother was Elizabeth (French) Thayer. This may be the same Elizabeth French that married Benjamin, Sr. If this is the case, then Elizabeth Frencch would have been the stepmother of Benjamin, Jr.; and Huldah Thayer would have been his stepsister. They would have lived together as children from the time she was seven (and he 12), marrying when she was 18 (and he 22). Walter T. Wheelock, in his book "The Wheelock Family in America, 1637-1969" draws a similar conclusion. 6."Annals of the Town of Mendon, Mass", J. G. Metcalf, 1880 ?