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About Dea. Samuel C. Wheelock
Samuel Wheelock was one of the Founders and one of the first Deacons of the Church in Shrewsbury, MA
Notes for Samuel Wheelock: Samuel Wheelock moved from Medfield to Marlborough, MA, probably
around 1688, when he is listed in the Marlborough Tax Invoice. He and his brother Joseph were heirs to
their father's estate in Medfield, which they sold in 1690 to Joseph Plimpton. (Src: "History of Medfield",
Tilden; Suffolk Deeds, 17-63). Due to frequent Indian attacks, residents of Marlborough and other
colonial towns were assigned to garrison houses for protection. In 1711, Samuel Wheelock was
assigned to the garrison house of John Howe, along with Zachariah Eager, Abraham Eager, Daniel
Johnson, Obadiah Ward, and Thomas Axtell. (Src: "Early Reminiscence of Marlborough", by Ella
Bigelow, 1910, from "History of Marlborough" website,
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~historyofmarlborough, by John Buczek, Mar 2002)
In 1717 he signed one of the original deeds for the town of Shrewsbury. He was a founder and one of
the first Deacons of the church there. He built the first mill in Shrewsbury on Old Mill Pond in 1721. In
1727 he served on the first board of selectmen in Shrewsbury, and again in the years 1730, and 1732.
In 1729, he was living on house lot No. 26. (Source: "History of the Town of Shrewsbury,
Massachusetts, From Its Settlement in 1717 to 1829, With Other Matter Relating Thereto Not Before
Published, Including An Extensive Family Register", by Andrew H. Ward, Published byy Samuel G.
Drake, 1847.)
On a deed dated 10 Dec 1740 Samuel and Lydia Wheelock signed over their estate to Daniel Wheelock
of Shrewsbury out of "parental love and affection, and in consideration of obligation to maintain myself
and wife." Recorded in Worcester County Probates, Case 63804, Deed Book 19, pg. 222.
There is no proof that Lydia is the daughter of Samuel Wheelock and Lydia Rice, but the circumstantial
evidence seems compelling. For a more detailed discussion, see the notes for Lydia Wheelock.
Notes for Lydia Rice: Lydia Rice (Henry, Edmund) was the daughter of Henry Rice and Elizabeth ____.
(Source: "A Genealogical History of The Rice Family: Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice", by
Andrew Henshaw Ward, Boston, 1858)
Children of Samuel Wheelock and Lydia Rice:
22 i. Gershom Wheelock, born 1693/94, in Marlborough, MA,8 died 16 Mar
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Dea. Samuel C. Wheelock's Timeline
| 1664 |
January 21, 1664
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Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts
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| 1693 |
1693
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Marlborough, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts
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| 1695 |
1695
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Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1696 |
May 14, 1696
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Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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| 1698 |
April 13, 1698
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Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States
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1698
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Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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| 1700 |
April 10, 1700
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Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1701 |
January 23, 1701
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Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1704 |
March 2, 1704
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Marlboro, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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