Capt. John B. Wheeler, I

John Wheeler,was a native of Virginia, and was a personal friend of George Washington. He was a soldier of the revolution, and fought four years to free his country from British rule. His brother Joseph was also a soldier of the revolution, and was a noted man in that memorable struggle, and one upon whom Gen. Washington personally called when he wanted a brave and cautious man to undertake some perilous enterprise. It is related that on one occasion, Gen. Washington called upon him to pick off a British soldier, who was viewing and spying the camp.

Notwithstanding the distance was great, Joseph Wheeler leveled his trusy rifle, fired, and laid the Briton low in the dust. Three days after this incident, brave Joe Wheeler was shot by the enemy. Gen. Washington personally superintended his burial. The Wheeler family come from

a patriotic and fighting stock. The family contains the heroes of three wars.

Notes:

PA Archives, 6th Series, Vol. 3, pps. 909,935,938,939:

24 Apr 1785 -Capt. 2nd Co., Northumberland Co., Militia, John Wheeler

4 Aug 1784 -John Wheeler in Muster roll of Northumberland County to suppress the riot of Wioming. The Pennamite-Yankee War (or Wars) is the name given to fighting which occurred between 1769 and 1799 between settlers from Connecticut who claimed the land along the North Branch of the Susquehanna River in the present Wyoming Valley, and settlers from Pennsylvania who laid claim to the same territory. Because the combatants were from Connecticut and Pennsylvania, the wars are also known as the Yankee-Pennamite Wars. 19 Oct 1790 - Capt. John Wheeler is moved off and the present officers is myself

(Daniel Goodman) and Garret VanCamp, Ens. our commissions expire December next, if you in your iwsdom should think me worthy of the commissin of in the room

and sted of Capt. Wheeler I should be much oblidged to you for your interest. Daniel Goodman. Note: This Daniel Goodman and Daniel Goodan who married Elizabeth

Wheeler are probably the same person.

PA Archives, 5th Series, Vol 3, page 131:

John Wheler, private Sept 8, 1778 Capt Doyle's 6th PA REgiment, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Josiah Harman.

Vol. 8, page 691:

John Wheeler attested 24 June 1784.

PA Archives 3rd Series, Volume 19, page 525, County of Northumberland, Wymong Township, John Wheeler 150 acres.

pages 559-560: 1783 & 1784 John Wheeler, Wymoing township.

page 615: John Wheeler 1785, 50 acres

page 686: John Wheeler 1786, 50 acres

page 755: John Wheeler 1787, no land listed.

In the hands of Mrs. Alice Ellis, great-grandaughter of John Wheeler, preserved in a deerskin pouch, were two appointments of John Wheeler to Capt. of 2nd and 8th

Company of foot second Battalion, County of Northumberland signed by James Irvine and Thomas Misslin. The latter signed the Constitution of the U. S. representing PA. Info from James Pyles.

Contraversy over the wife of JOHN B. WHEELER....some researchers believe her to

be MARY REVEL. Neither one has been fully documented and this is still an on-going

research project as of Mar 1998.

JAMES PYLES thinks the wife is MARGARET RAMEY....others such as BEVERLY

MARTIN and PAT SHOEMAKER tend to go for MARY REVEL?

From information via Dorothy Shannon from Evelyn Smith:

"James Pyles of Maysville,KY subscribes to the idea of MARGARET RAMEY being the wife of John Wheeler. According to the Susquehanna Papers this is supported in

that a LAWRENCE RAMEY was a peer of Joseph Wheeler in Wyoming Valley. They are both with the Pennamites. John named his second son Lawrence....only circumstantial, but a good clue". Lawrence Ramey is the father of Margaret Ramey.

From James Pyles to Mary Ann Kaylor, Sept. 2000 -

"I am satisfied enought hat I am in the process of getting a stone marker put on the lot of his son, John, Jr. where there is still room and state at the bottom "buried on their

farm on Blue Licks Pike". Something like this: WHEELER

Wife Husband Margaret Ramey 1745 - 1821 Captain John Wheeler, Sr. Rev. War dau of Lawrence and bps May 5, 1754 - Apr, 1823

Veronica (Rudy) Ramey son of Joseph and Mary (Holmes) Wheeler

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@R-1692887427@ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 1,2204::0 Volume: 299; SAR Membership Number: 59703 1,2204::1239653

GEDCOM Source

@R-1692887427@ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 1,2204::0 Volume: 299; SAR Membership Number: 59703 1,2204::1239653

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