Samuel Wheaton

Samuel Wheaton served under Captain Hutchinson in the King Phillip War in 1675. On February 22 1670 he signed the compact between the town of Swansea and the Baptist Church regarding admission of new inhabitants to the town. He was also on an early undated list of members of the Swansea Baptist Church.

Elizabeth Wood. She was the daughter of John Wood and Elizabeth Hall and the widow of Samuel Wheaton when she married on 5 December 1678 to Richard Bowen.

Samuel and Elizabeth (Atwood) Wheaton's children are Samuel, Johnathon and Noah.

Samuel's children were referenced in his father's will, but they were not mentioned by name. Neither was Samuel named in the settlement of his father's estate.

Origins

ROBERT WHEATON "Tanner" (Baptist. Rebel. His independence of thought and speech made him enemies in Salem finalley driving him from the town. One of the founders of Rehoboth. Deacon.

References

• "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4GHR-Z52M : 22 January 2020), Samuel Wheaton, 1636. Name Samuel Wheaton Sex Male Birthplace SALEM, ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS Father's Name Robert Wheaton Mother's Name Elce Bowen Maternal Grandfather's Name Richard Bowen Event Type Christening Event Date 1636 Event Place Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America Event Place (Original) Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
• Samuel Wheaton in the Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899. Page 255. < AncestrySharing > Vol· 02: Providence County: Births, Marriages, Deaths. Name Samuel Wheaton Birth Place Salem Father Name Robert Wheaton Mother Name Elcy Wheaton Page number 255
• Ancestry.com. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012. page 799. < AncestrySharing > Name Samuel Wheaton Gender Male Marriage Date 5 Dec 1678 Marriage Place New England, USA Death Year 1684 Spouse Elizabeth Wood
• Vital Records of Swansea, Massachusetts - An Account of Burialls. Page 410 < Archive.Org > Mary Crabtre wife of John Crabtree deceased the 31 of May 1683 Nathaniel Lewis deceased the 13') of October 1683 Samuel Wheaton Seni’ deceased the 2"4 of February 1683 William Ingraham Clarke of the Towne of Swansey
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175380190/samuel-wheaton
• Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts probate records Author:H. L. Peter Rounds < AncestrySharing >
• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LDY2-8V5