Sir Thomas Wheeler, Knight

Thomas Wheeler

• Birth: 1465 - Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
• Parents: Henry Wheeler, Mary (Elizabeth) Cole
• Married: Joan
• Death: May 27 1546 - Wing, Buckinghamshire, England

from Find A Grave Memorial# 45269965 (not reliable)

NOTE: Thomas Wheler changed his name to Wheeler after being knighted. So did his half-brothers and that of their children.

Knighted 1487 by the King for bravery, 16 Jun 1487, battle of Stoke (field), Simnel's Rebellion, Aldy-Charrish, West Ross-MacKays beat Rosses. This battle was the last battle fought in the War of the Roses.

Thomas married JOAN, maiden name unknown at this time. They were married Abt 1490, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England. To this union, 7 children were born:

1. THOMAS, b. Abt 1491;
2. EDWARD, b. Abt 1493;
3. WILLIAM, b. Abt 1495;
4. ALICE (Alys), b. Abt 1500;
5. HENRY, b. 1503;
6. JOHN, b. Abt 1505; and
7. RICHARD, b. Abt 1507.

Thomas, Edward, William, Alice, and Richard were born in Wing, Buckinghamshire, England. Henry and John were born in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England.

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Note from Laurel Logan August 6, 2008

Website listing Wheeler family and descendants

http://www.gulbangi.com/genrpts/desctwheeler.pdf. --Laurel Logan

Sources:

1. Ancestral Wheeler Family of Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, Whose Descendants Settled in Colonial New England. Raymond David Wheeler Publication: Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 94-78109

Lineage With CAVEATS to American immigration

From * http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/WHEELER/2002-01/10113...

• > >Sir John Wheeler 1348 & Patty Sue Milk
• > >John Thomas Wheeler 1375 & Elizabeth Philips
• > >Richard Wheeler 1399 & Mary Elizabeth
• > >Henry Wheeler 1416 & Mary Elizabeth Cole
• > >Thomas Wheeler 1465 & Joan
• > >Henry Wheeler 1503 & Unknown
• > >John Wheeler 1533 & Alice Sayre
• > >Thomas Wheeler 1560 & Mary (1st m.)

Biography

From http://awheelerfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/2014/12/sir-thomas-wheele...

(Sir) Thomas Wheler b. 1465 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England d. May 27, 1456 at Wing, Buckinghamshire, England (81 years old) m. Joan Jane Buckingham(b. 1469 in Wing, Buckinghamshire, England). They were married in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England in 1490.

• *This Thomas Wheeler was knighted by King Henry VII on June 16, 1487 for bravery at the battle of Stoke(Field) Simnel’s Rebellion. This was the last battle in the War of the Roses. The battle was a victory for Henry's army. To signify his victory Henry raised his standard on Burham Furlong. The spot is marked by a large stone memorial with the legend "Here stood the Burrand Bush planted on the spot where Henry VII placed his standard after the Battle of Stoke 16 June 1487".[9] Henry knighted many of his supporters in the aftermath of the battle. A handwritten list of the new knights by John Writhe survives inserted into a copy of the book Game and Play of Chess.[10] Thirteen new bannerets were created and fifty two men were knighted.

Thomas Wheler then changed the family name to Wheeler after being Knighted.

Sources:

Ancestral Wheeler Family of Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, Whose Descendants Settled in Colonial New England. Raymond David Wheeler Publication: Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 94-78109

Knighted 1487 by the King for bravery, 16 Jun 1487, battle of Stoke (field), Simnel's Rebellion, Aldy-Charrish, West Ross-MacKays beat Rosses. This battle was the last battle fought in the War of the Roses.

• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: May 14 2019, 7:13:26 UTC

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Thomas Wheler then changed the family name to Wheeler after being Knighted.

King Henry knighted many of his supporters in the aftermath of the battle. A handwritten list of the new knights by John Writhe survives inserted into a copy of the book Game and Play of Chess.[10] Thirteen bannerets were created and fifty two men were knights