Captain Nathaniel Wheeler

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Pedigree
ChartsAncestors of Edward Ambrose Cooke
Captain Nathaniel Wheeler, son of Nathaniel Wheeler and Esther Botsford, was born about 1677.1 He died at Newark, Essex Co., New Jersey, 15 March 1761, at age 84.1,2,3

Nathaniel married (1) Mary (…), say 1699;1 he married (2) Jemima (…) at Newark, after 1721. The ancestry of both women is unknown (or not traced here).1,2,3

Nathaniel left a will dated at Newark, 28 February 1754, proved 28 Mar 1761, naming:
wife Jemima
sons David & Nathaniel
daughters Sarah Ross & Johanna Foster
executors Nathaniel and John Ross (John was dead by 1761 when Nathaniel appeared as surviving Executor).2

Family 1

Mary (…) b. abt. 1682, d. 22 Jul 1721
Children
  • Nathaniel Wheeler2,3 b. abt. 1700
  • Sarah Wheeler2,3 b. abt. 1700
  • Johanna Wheeler2,3 b. abt. 1700
  • David Wheeler+3 b. say 1705, d. bef. 29 Jul 1757

Family 2

Jemima (…) b. say 1682, d. aft. 1754
This person was last edited on16 Dec 2017

Citations

  1. [S1001] John S. Condit, "Tombstone Inscriptions from 'Old Burial Ground' of Newark, N.J.," The New Jersey Genesis 4 (January - July 1957): 123-124, 134, 146, at 146, further cited as Condit, "Newark Burials."
  2. [S1033] New Jersey, Record of wills in New Jersey, 1705-1804, G:405, FHL microfilm 522738, further cited as New Jersey Wills.
  3. [S1998] William Nelson et al., editors, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 13 vols. ([various publishers], 1901-1949), 4:472, liber G:405, further cited as Nelson et al., Calendar of New Jersey Wills.