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1304. Obadiah Wheeler157 was born about 1650 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA. On 28 Mar 1712, Obadiah Sr. of Concord sold land to his son Obadiah with his wife Elizabeth, releasing her from her dower. They acknowledged the deed on 10 Mar 1712/3. No other land or probate evidence has been found to connect them with their children, and no further mention has been found for Elizabeth and Obadiah in the following sources: land and probate records of Barnstable, Middlesex, Plymouth, Worcester, or Suffolk Counties; Essex Institute Historical Collections; or Massachusetts Bay Acts & Resolves. Obadiah Wheeler and Elizabeth White were married on 17 Jul 1672 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA.

1305. Elizabeth White157 was born on 4 Jun 1652 in Scituate, , MA. She died after 1696. Children were:

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Obadiah Wheeler was born on 21 Sep 1673 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA.

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Josiah Wheeler was born on 22 Oct 1675 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA.

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Uriah Wheeler was born on 13 Apr 1678 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA.

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Samuel Wheeler was born on 23 Jan 1680/81 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA.

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Jonathan Wheeler was born on 28 Jul 1683 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA.

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Elizabeth Wheeler was born on 7 Feb 1685 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA.

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Joseph Wheeler was born on 7 Mar 1690/91 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA. He died on 29 Feb 1780 in Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA. * ! Rec fr Barbara Petty

! See father ! "Mayflower Families", "The William White Family" Gen IV and V, pg 145 31 JOSEPH WHEELER, b. Concord 7 March 1690/1; d. ancaster 29 Feb 1780. He m. (1) Cambridge, 2 Mar 1726/7 Abigail Butterfield, b. there 11 May 1702; d. 2 Oct 1764; daughter of Jonathan and Ruth (Wright) Butterfield. In a decree dated 18 Mar 1754 for settlement of the estate of Jonathan Butterfield, late of Cambridge deceased, cordwainer, Abigail Wheeler was named among his children. Joseph m. (2) Lancaster 15 Aug 1766, Sarah Allen, b. Weston, 7 Jun 1718; d. Lancaster 14 Apr 1789, ae. 71 widow; daughter of Ebenezer and Sarah (Wright) Allen. The will of Sarah Wheeler, widow of Joseph of Lancaster, dated 11 Apr 1789 and filed 4 May 1789, mentions her brother John Allen and other relatives. Joseph lived in Concord, where all of his children were born, until about 1742 when he went to Lancaster. The will of Joseph Wheeler of Lancaster, dated 15 Aug 1778 and proved 6 Mar 1780, names his wife Sarah, and his four ch. Joseph Jr, Phoebe Wilder, Rachel Wheeler and Abigail Conqueret. Children (WHEELER), b. Concord by first Wife: <1> Phoebe, b. 11 Jan 1727/8, d. in 1806, m. Leominster, 3 Mar 1746/7 Jotham Wilder, b. Lancaster, 1710, d. Bratteleboro, VT 25 May 1801; son of Thomas and Sarah or Susannah (Hunt) Wilder. Jotham fought in the Colonial Wars and at Bunker Hill. Nothing further found in VT VR or VT PR. Eight (WILDER) children b. Lancaster: <1> Stephen b. 1747; <2> Titus, b. 1749; <3> Phoebe, b. 1752; <4> Susanna, b. 1756; <5> Jotham, b. 1759; <6> Reuben Wheeler, b. 1761; <7> Abigail, b. 1765; <8> Sarah, b. 1768.

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Benjamin Wheeler was born on 29 Sep 1693 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA.

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Joshua Wheeler.