Dea. Ralph Wheelock, s. of Capt. Eleazer Wheelock and Elizabeth Fuller, b. of record Feb. 12, 1682/3 at Mendon, Mass. Although his gravestone says he died on Oct. 24, 1748, there is an obvious problem with this date (see discussion below.) As the Hebron, Conn. town records say he died on Oct. 15, 1748, Æ 66, this later date is used as the basis of his date of death.
On Jan. 8, 1707/8, prob. at Norwich but recorded at Windham, Conn., Dea. Wheelock m. 1) Ruth Huntington, dau. of Dea. Christopher Huntington & his 1st wife Sarah Adgate, b. Nov. 28, 1682 at Norwich, Conn. She d. at Windham, Conn. Aug. 31, 1725, Æ 43. They had six children of record at Windham who are outlined in their mother's memorial.
Ruth Huntington was the eldest dau. of her parents. Although not the writer's direct ancestor, Ruth shares descent with the writer from three different sets of New England immigrants. Her husband, Dea. Ralph Wheelock, shares with the writer descent from a separate set of immigrant ancestors.
On Sept. 30, 1726 of record at Windham, Conn., Dea. Wheelock m. 2) Mercy Standish, dau. of Lieut. Josiah Standish & his 2nd wife Sarah Allen. Mercy was the gr.dau. of Capt. Myles Standish of the Plymouth Colony and 1620 Mayflower. She was b. prob. at Duxbury, Mass. and d. per her gravestone Nov. 4, 1746 at Windham, Conn., but this date of death is an obvious error. They had the following child of record at Windham, Conn.:
• vii. Mary Wheelock, b. Nov. 26, 1728 (bapt. Jan. 12, 1728/9); m. Dec. 29, 1746 at Windham, Jabez Bingham, Jr., s. of Jabez Bingham and Bethiah Wood. Four known children of the family. They resided at Salisbury, Conn. at the tri-state border of Conn., Mass. and NY.
There is a problem with records concerning Dea. Ralph and his 2nd wife Mercy Standish. "I Ralph Wheelock of Windham in ye county of Windham" wrote his will on a blank month and day in "AD 1748" naming his son Eleazer as sole executor. The witnesses (Noah Gilbert and Lydia Gilbert of Mansfield, and Sarah Miller of Windham) attested to the will on Oct. 20, 1748 stating that Ralph signed the will "about the eleventh day of August last." The will was formally proved and recorded on Feb. 21, 1748/9.
Whereas his standing gravestone says he died Oct. 24, 1748, this was four days after the three witnesses to Ralph's will attested to the probate court having been witnesses to the signing of the will . Attestment of witnesses to a will occurs after the death of the will's testator, thus Ralph Wheelock died before Oct. 20, 1748.
He bequeathed to his family in the following order: to son Eleazer, to daughter Elizabeth Hendy, to daughter Ruth Hibbard, to Daughter Abigail Pomeroy, to daughter Sarah Bingham, to daughter Mary Bingham, to "my beloved wife Mercy," and lastly additional items and residue to son Eleazer.
The bequest to daughter Mercy (Wheelock) Bingham, the only child by Ralph's 2nd wife Mercy Standish, includes "half of my homelot and buildings where I now dwell...after the decease of my well beloved wife Mercy." And, "all my sheep and one cow and all my household stuff...to be her portion after her mother's decease."
To "my well beloved wife Mercy" he gave full use, enjoyment and improvement of his dwelling house and all household stuff "so far is necessary for her comfortable subsistence." However, 2nd wife Mercy's gravestone says she died in Nov. 1746, an obvious error.
Edited and revised 8/27/2016
On Jan. 8, 1707/8, prob. at Norwich but recorded at Windham, Conn., Dea. Wheelock m. 1) Ruth Huntington, dau. of Dea. Christopher Huntington & his 1st wife Sarah Adgate, b. Nov. 28, 1682 at Norwich, Conn. She d. at Windham, Conn. Aug. 31, 1725, Æ 43. They had six children of record at Windham who are outlined in their mother's memorial.
Ruth Huntington was the eldest dau. of her parents. Although not the writer's direct ancestor, Ruth shares descent with the writer from three different sets of New England immigrants. Her husband, Dea. Ralph Wheelock, shares with the writer descent from a separate set of immigrant ancestors.
On Sept. 30, 1726 of record at Windham, Conn., Dea. Wheelock m. 2) Mercy Standish, dau. of Lieut. Josiah Standish & his 2nd wife Sarah Allen. Mercy was the gr.dau. of Capt. Myles Standish of the Plymouth Colony and 1620 Mayflower. She was b. prob. at Duxbury, Mass. and d. per her gravestone Nov. 4, 1746 at Windham, Conn., but this date of death is an obvious error. They had the following child of record at Windham, Conn.:
• vii. Mary Wheelock, b. Nov. 26, 1728 (bapt. Jan. 12, 1728/9); m. Dec. 29, 1746 at Windham, Jabez Bingham, Jr., s. of Jabez Bingham and Bethiah Wood. Four known children of the family. They resided at Salisbury, Conn. at the tri-state border of Conn., Mass. and NY.
There is a problem with records concerning Dea. Ralph and his 2nd wife Mercy Standish. "I Ralph Wheelock of Windham in ye county of Windham" wrote his will on a blank month and day in "AD 1748" naming his son Eleazer as sole executor. The witnesses (Noah Gilbert and Lydia Gilbert of Mansfield, and Sarah Miller of Windham) attested to the will on Oct. 20, 1748 stating that Ralph signed the will "about the eleventh day of August last." The will was formally proved and recorded on Feb. 21, 1748/9.
Whereas his standing gravestone says he died Oct. 24, 1748, this was four days after the three witnesses to Ralph's will attested to the probate court having been witnesses to the signing of the will . Attestment of witnesses to a will occurs after the death of the will's testator, thus Ralph Wheelock died before Oct. 20, 1748.
He bequeathed to his family in the following order: to son Eleazer, to daughter Elizabeth Hendy, to daughter Ruth Hibbard, to Daughter Abigail Pomeroy, to daughter Sarah Bingham, to daughter Mary Bingham, to "my beloved wife Mercy," and lastly additional items and residue to son Eleazer.
The bequest to daughter Mercy (Wheelock) Bingham, the only child by Ralph's 2nd wife Mercy Standish, includes "half of my homelot and buildings where I now dwell...after the decease of my well beloved wife Mercy." And, "all my sheep and one cow and all my household stuff...to be her portion after her mother's decease."
To "my well beloved wife Mercy" he gave full use, enjoyment and improvement of his dwelling house and all household stuff "so far is necessary for her comfortable subsistence." However, 2nd wife Mercy's gravestone says she died in Nov. 1746, an obvious error.
Edited and revised 8/27/2016
Dea. Ralph Wheelock, s. of Capt. Eleazer Wheelock and Elizabeth Fuller, b. of record Feb. 12, 1682/3 at Mendon, Mass. Although his gravestone says he died on Oct. 24, 1748, there is an obvious problem with this date (see discussion below.) As the Hebron, Conn. town records say he died on Oct. 15, 1748, Æ 66, this later date is used as the basis of his date of death.
On Jan. 8, 1707/8, prob. at Norwich but recorded at Windham, Conn., Dea. Wheelock m. 1) Ruth Huntington, dau. of Dea. Christopher Huntington & his 1st wife Sarah Adgate, b. Nov. 28, 1682 at Norwich, Conn. She d. at Windham, Conn. Aug. 31, 1725, Æ 43. They had six children of record at Windham who are outlined in their mother's memorial.
Ruth Huntington was the eldest dau. of her parents. Although not the writer's direct ancestor, Ruth shares descent with the writer from three different sets of New England immigrants. Her husband, Dea. Ralph Wheelock, shares with the writer descent from a separate set of immigrant ancestors.
On Sept. 30, 1726 of record at Windham, Conn., Dea. Wheelock m. 2) Mercy Standish, dau. of Lieut. Josiah Standish & his 2nd wife Sarah Allen. Mercy was the gr.dau. of Capt. Myles Standish of the Plymouth Colony and 1620 Mayflower. She was b. prob. at Duxbury, Mass. and d. per her gravestone Nov. 4, 1746 at Windham, Conn., but this date of death is an obvious error. They had the following child of record at Windham, Conn.:
• vii. Mary Wheelock, b. Nov. 26, 1728 (bapt. Jan. 12, 1728/9); m. Dec. 29, 1746 at Windham, Jabez Bingham, Jr., s. of Jabez Bingham and Bethiah Wood. Four known children of the family. They resided at Salisbury, Conn. at the tri-state border of Conn., Mass. and NY.
There is a problem with records concerning Dea. Ralph and his 2nd wife Mercy Standish. "I Ralph Wheelock of Windham in ye county of Windham" wrote his will on a blank month and day in "AD 1748" naming his son Eleazer as sole executor. The witnesses (Noah Gilbert and Lydia Gilbert of Mansfield, and Sarah Miller of Windham) attested to the will on Oct. 20, 1748 stating that Ralph signed the will "about the eleventh day of August last." The will was formally proved and recorded on Feb. 21, 1748/9.
Whereas his standing gravestone says he died Oct. 24, 1748, this was four days after the three witnesses to Ralph's will attested to the probate court having been witnesses to the signing of the will . Attestment of witnesses to a will occurs after the death of the will's testator, thus Ralph Wheelock died before Oct. 20, 1748.
He bequeathed to his family in the following order: to son Eleazer, to daughter Elizabeth Hendy, to daughter Ruth Hibbard, to Daughter Abigail Pomeroy, to daughter Sarah Bingham, to daughter Mary Bingham, to "my beloved wife Mercy," and lastly additional items and residue to son Eleazer.
The bequest to daughter Mercy (Wheelock) Bingham, the only child by Ralph's 2nd wife Mercy Standish, includes "half of my homelot and buildings where I now dwell...after the decease of my well beloved wife Mercy." And, "all my sheep and one cow and all my household stuff...to be her portion after her mother's decease."
To "my well beloved wife Mercy" he gave full use, enjoyment and improvement of his dwelling house and all household stuff "so far is necessary for her comfortable subsistence." However, 2nd wife Mercy's gravestone says she died in Nov. 1746, an obvious error.
Edited and revised 8/27/2016
On Jan. 8, 1707/8, prob. at Norwich but recorded at Windham, Conn., Dea. Wheelock m. 1) Ruth Huntington, dau. of Dea. Christopher Huntington & his 1st wife Sarah Adgate, b. Nov. 28, 1682 at Norwich, Conn. She d. at Windham, Conn. Aug. 31, 1725, Æ 43. They had six children of record at Windham who are outlined in their mother's memorial.
Ruth Huntington was the eldest dau. of her parents. Although not the writer's direct ancestor, Ruth shares descent with the writer from three different sets of New England immigrants. Her husband, Dea. Ralph Wheelock, shares with the writer descent from a separate set of immigrant ancestors.
On Sept. 30, 1726 of record at Windham, Conn., Dea. Wheelock m. 2) Mercy Standish, dau. of Lieut. Josiah Standish & his 2nd wife Sarah Allen. Mercy was the gr.dau. of Capt. Myles Standish of the Plymouth Colony and 1620 Mayflower. She was b. prob. at Duxbury, Mass. and d. per her gravestone Nov. 4, 1746 at Windham, Conn., but this date of death is an obvious error. They had the following child of record at Windham, Conn.:
• vii. Mary Wheelock, b. Nov. 26, 1728 (bapt. Jan. 12, 1728/9); m. Dec. 29, 1746 at Windham, Jabez Bingham, Jr., s. of Jabez Bingham and Bethiah Wood. Four known children of the family. They resided at Salisbury, Conn. at the tri-state border of Conn., Mass. and NY.
There is a problem with records concerning Dea. Ralph and his 2nd wife Mercy Standish. "I Ralph Wheelock of Windham in ye county of Windham" wrote his will on a blank month and day in "AD 1748" naming his son Eleazer as sole executor. The witnesses (Noah Gilbert and Lydia Gilbert of Mansfield, and Sarah Miller of Windham) attested to the will on Oct. 20, 1748 stating that Ralph signed the will "about the eleventh day of August last." The will was formally proved and recorded on Feb. 21, 1748/9.
Whereas his standing gravestone says he died Oct. 24, 1748, this was four days after the three witnesses to Ralph's will attested to the probate court having been witnesses to the signing of the will . Attestment of witnesses to a will occurs after the death of the will's testator, thus Ralph Wheelock died before Oct. 20, 1748.
He bequeathed to his family in the following order: to son Eleazer, to daughter Elizabeth Hendy, to daughter Ruth Hibbard, to Daughter Abigail Pomeroy, to daughter Sarah Bingham, to daughter Mary Bingham, to "my beloved wife Mercy," and lastly additional items and residue to son Eleazer.
The bequest to daughter Mercy (Wheelock) Bingham, the only child by Ralph's 2nd wife Mercy Standish, includes "half of my homelot and buildings where I now dwell...after the decease of my well beloved wife Mercy." And, "all my sheep and one cow and all my household stuff...to be her portion after her mother's decease."
To "my well beloved wife Mercy" he gave full use, enjoyment and improvement of his dwelling house and all household stuff "so far is necessary for her comfortable subsistence." However, 2nd wife Mercy's gravestone says she died in Nov. 1746, an obvious error.
Edited and revised 8/27/2016
Inscription
This MONUMENT
sacred to The
MEMORY OF MR
Ralph wheelock
Deacon of ye Firft
Chh of Chrift in
windham who
died Oct. 24 [sic], AD 1748
Ætat. 6[6]
Based on Ralph's known date of birth, on the day he actually died (Oct. 15, 1748) he was 65 years old, and Ætatis suæ (i.e., Æ, "Aged," in the XX year of his Age) 66.
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