Descendants of John Thompson

Generation No. 1

1.  JOHN¹ THOMPSON was born Abt. 1590 in Little Preston, Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England, and died 06 Nov 1626 in Canterbury, Kent, England.  He married ALICE FREEMAN 06 Nov 1616 in Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England.  She was born 1595 in Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England, and died 11 Feb 1665 in Mystic, New London, Connecticut.

Notes for JOHN THOMPSON:

His will was probated on 11 April 1627 at Prerogative Court of Canterbury.

More About JOHN THOMPSON:

Will: 06 Nov 1626

Children of JOHN THOMPSON and ALICE FREEMAN are:

               i.   MARY² THOMPSON^1,2, b. 14 Nov 1619, Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England; d. 04 Aug 1693, Roxbury, Massachusetts.

2.           ii.   DOROTHY THOMPSON, b. 23 Jul 1621, Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England; d. 30 Jul 1709, Preston, New London, Connecticut.

              iii.   BRIDGET THOMPSON³, b. 11 Sep 1622, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts; d. Jun 1643, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

             iv.   MARTHA THOMPSON, b. Abt. 1624; d. Unknown.

              v.   NATHANIEL THOMPSON, b. Abt. 1626; d. Unknown.

Generation No. 2

2.  DOROTHY² THOMPSON (JOHN¹)³ was born 23 Jul 1621 in Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England, and died 30 Jul 1709 in Preston, New London, Connecticut.  She married DEACON THOMAS PARKE³ 28 Oct 1644 in Wetherfield, Hartford, Connecticut.  He was born 13 Feb 1615 in Bures or Hitcham, Suffolk, England, and died 30 Jul 1709 in Preston, New London, Connecticut.

Children of DOROTHY THOMPSON and THOMAS PARKE are:

3.            i.   MARTHA³ PARKE, b. 27 Oct 1646, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 14 Feb 1717, N. Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

              ii.   THOMAS PARKE³, b. 18 Apr 1648, New London, New London, Connecticut; d. Aft. 1699, Preston, New London, Connecticut.

              iii.   ROBERT PARKE, SR., b. 15 Feb 1651, New London, New London, Connecticut; d. 11 Sep 1707, Groton, New London, Connecticut.

             iv.   NATHANIEL PARKE³, b. 06 Mar 1652, New London, New London, Connecticut; d. 07 Apr 1718, Preston, New London, Connecticut.

              v.   DOROTHY PARKE³, b. 06 Mar 1652, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 05 Apr 1704, Preston, New London, Connecticut.

             vi.   WILLIAM PARK, SR., b. 1654, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. Unknown.

             vii.   ALICE PARKE^3,3, b. 1658, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 14 Feb 1717, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

            viii.   CAPT. JOHN PARKE, b. Abt. 1660; d. Bef. Nov 1716, Preston, New London, Connecticut.

Generation No. 3

3.  MARTHA³ PARKE (DOROTHY² THOMPSON, JOHN¹)³ was born 27 Oct 1646 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, and died 14 Feb 1717 in N. Stonington, New London, Connecticut.  She married ISAAC WHEELER, SR. 10 Jan 1667 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut by Thomas Stanton.  He was born 1646 in Salem, ,Massachusetts, and died 05 Jan 1712 in N. Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

More About MARTHA PARKE:

Burial: Unknown, Whitehall Cemetery, Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Notes for ISAAC WHEELER, SR.:

He served in the Colonial Indian wars.

More About ISAAC WHEELER, SR.:

Baptism: 19 Nov 1648, Salem, ,Massachusetts

Burial: Unknown, Whitehall Cemetery, Stoinington, New London, Connecticut

Children of MARTHA PARKE and ISAAC WHEELER are:

4.            i.   MARY⁴ WHEELER, b. 22 Nov 1668, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 03 Nov 1709, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

              ii.   MARTHA WHEELER, b. 06 Feb 1668, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 17 Feb 1745.

              iii.   THOMAS WHEELER, b. 01 Dec 1671, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 1691, Killed by an Indian at Quinebaug.

Notes for THOMAS WHEELER:

* died at the age of 20 years. He was murdered by the Indians, under the supposed leadership of a Chief known as the black sachem. Mr. Wheeler was away from home, out on a hunting excursion, traversing the forests of the town of Preston, and when near Quinebaug River he met a squad of Indians, who were hunting in the same region, who ordered him to clear out and leave the game to them, as they were the original owners of it. He refused to obey their orders, when they told him if he did not leave the game of the forests to them they would kill and scalp him on the spot. He bid defiance to their threats, when they attacked him with their tomahawks and scalping knives. He defended himself as best he could, and a terrible struggle ensued which resulted in his death, and that of five of the Indians.

*The History of Stonington, Connecticut by Richard Anson Wheeler, pg. 637

5.          iv.   ISAAC WHEELER, JR., b. 06 Aug 1673, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 25 Jun 1737, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

              v.   ANNA WHEELER, b. 20 Aug 1675, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. Unknown.

             vi.   RICHARD WHEELER³, b. 19 Mar 1677, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 12 Apr 1712, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

More About RICHARD WHEELER:

Baptism: Jun 1677, Stonington, New London, Connecticut

6.          vii.   DOROTHY "DOLLY" WHEELER, b. 06 Dec 1679, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 25 May 1736, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

            viii.   WILLIAM WHEELER³, b. 09 Sep 1681, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 11 Aug 1747, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

More About WILLIAM WHEELER:

Burial: Unknown, Whitehall Cemetery, Stonington, New London, Connecticut

             ix.   MARY WHEELER, b. 1683, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 18 Sep 1743, Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut.

              x.   ELIZABETH WHEELER, b. 26 May 1683, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 14 Apr 1735, Voluntown, New London, Connecticut.

             xi.   EXPERIENCE WHEELER³, b. 21 May 1685, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 08 Jan 1759, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

Notes for EXPERIENCE WHEELER:

He was the first minister of Plainfield.

More About EXPERIENCE WHEELER:

Baptism: 31 May 1685, Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Generation No. 4

4.  MARY⁴ WHEELER (MARTHA³ PARKE, DOROTHY² THOMPSON, JOHN¹) was born 22 Nov 1668 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, and died 03 Nov 1709 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.  She married EBENEZER WILLIAMS 24 Jan 1687 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut by Capt. Mason, J.P..  He was born 06 Dec 1666 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, and died 13 Feb 1747 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

Children of MARY WHEELER and EBENEZER WILLIAMS are:

               i.   THEODA⁵ WILLIAMS, b. 29 Oct 1687, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 19 Jan 1694, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

              ii.   WILLIAM WILLIAMS, b. 17 Sep 1691, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. Unknown.

              iii.   MARY WILLIAMS, b. 07 Jan 1694, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 10 Jan 1704, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

             iv.   SAMUEL WILLIAMS, b. 03 Feb 1696, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 18 Sep 1780, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

              v.   EBENEZER WILLIAMS, b. 1699, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 23 Jun 1699, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

             vi.   THEODA WILLIAMS, b. 31 Jan 1701, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. Unknown.

             vii.   SELINA WILLIAMS, b. 18 Dec 1703, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. Unknown.

7.         viii.   SILENCE WILLIAMS, b. 18 Dec 1703, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. Unknown.

             ix.   EBENEZER WILLIAMS, b. 21 Oct 1705, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. Unknown.

More About EBENEZER WILLIAMS:

Baptism: 21 Oct 1705, Stonington, New London, Connecticut

              x.   ELIZABETH WILLIAMS, b. 21 Oct 1705, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. Unknown.

More About ELIZABETH WILLIAMS:

Baptism: 21 Oct 1705, Stonington, New London, Connecticut

             xi.   MARTHA WILLIAMS, b. 03 Apr 1708, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. Unknown.

5.  ISAAC⁴ WHEELER, JR. (MARTHA³ PARKE, DOROTHY² THOMPSON, JOHN¹) was born 06 Aug 1673 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, and died 25 Jun 1737 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.  He married MARY SHEPARD 09 Dec 1697 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.  She was born 1679 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, and died 20 Sep 1761 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

Notes for ISAAC WHEELER, JR.:

     Isaac Wheeler erected him a house in Stonington, on lands given him by his grandfather, Thomas Wheeler, where he brought his bride on their wedding tour, and commenced life at farming. But his wife aspired to a more active business life, and to gratify her wishes he changed and enlarged his house, making it two stories on the south, and one on the north, with show windows on the west, which were utilized for a variety store, by Madam Wheeler, who became the leading merchant of the town, buying all of the surplus farm products of the region round about, which she sent to Boston and the West Indies for a market, exchanging the same for good necessary fro the planters of the town. She made equestrian trips to Boston alone, where she purchased her dry goods. She was not only the leading merchant of the town, but her mansion house was the centre of all the neighborhood families. Her store was not only a place of business, bur a political center, where slates were made for all the offices of the town. She became wealthy, and at her death was the richest woman of the county. They both united with the First Congregational Church in 1771, and were active and useful members. They were buried in the graveyard west of Frank Mattison's present residence.

More About ISAAC WHEELER, JR.:

Burial: 25 Jun 1737, Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Children of ISAAC WHEELER and MARY SHEPARD are:

               i.   MARGARET⁵ WHEELER³, b. 16 Feb 1698, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 15 Apr 1768, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

8.           ii.   THOMAS WHEELER, b. 15 Feb 1700, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 23 Oct 1755, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

6.  DOROTHY "DOLLY"⁴ WHEELER (MARTHA³ PARKE, DOROTHY² THOMPSON, JOHN¹) was born 06 Dec 1679 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, and died 25 May 1736 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.  She married NEHEMIAH SMITH III 22 Apr 1696 in New London, New London, Connecticut.  He was born 14 Nov 1673 in Poquonock Bridge, New London, Connecticut, and died 21 Nov 1724 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

More About DOROTHY "DOLLY" WHEELER:

Burial: Unknown, Smithlake Cemetery, Paquonoc, Connecticut

Children of DOROTHY WHEELER and NEHEMIAH SMITH are:

               i.   DOROTHY⁵ SMITH, b. 26 Aug 1697, Poquonock Bridge, New London, Connecticut; d. 04 Jan 1698, Poquonock Bridge, New London, Connecticut.

              ii.   HANNAH SMITH, b. 20 Feb 1699, Poquonock Bridge, New London, Connecticut; d. Unknown.

              iii.   ELIZABETH SMITH³, b. 17 Nov 1700, Poquonock Bridge, New London, Connecticut; d. 04 Apr 1761, Groton, New London, Connecticut.

9.          iv.   NATHAN SMITH, SR., b. 16 Sep 1702, Poquonock Bridge, New London, Connecticut; d. 04 Dec 1784, Poquonock Bridge, New London, Connecticut.

              v.   JOHN SMITH³, b. 14 Jun 1704, Poquonock Bridge, New London, Connecticut; d. 22 Dec 1758, Poquonock Bridge, New London, Connecticut.

             vi.   WILLIAM SMITH, b. 15 May 1706, Poquonock Bridge, New London, Connecticut; d. 05 Oct 1788.

             vii.   ISAAC SMITH³, b. 29 May 1707, Poquonock Bridge, New London, Connecticut; d. 14 Mar 1783, Groton, New London, Connecticut.

            viii.   MARY SMITH, b. 16 Nov 1709, Poquonock Bridge, New London, Connecticut; d. Unknown.

             ix.   LYDIA SMITH, b. 24 Jun 1713, Poquonock Bridge, New London, Connecticut; d. Unknown.

              x.   JABEZ SMITH³, b. 17 Feb 1714, Poquonock Bridge, New London, Connecticut; d. Unknown.

             xi.   ANNA SMITH, b. 01 Nov 1717, Poquonock Bridge, New London, Connecticut; d. Unknown.

             xii.   SARAH SMITH, b. 14 Jul 1719, Poquonock Bridge, New London, Connecticut; d. 23 Jan 1772.

Generation No. 5

7.  SILENCE⁵ WILLIAMS (MARY⁴ WHEELER, MARTHA³ PARKE, DOROTHY² THOMPSON, JOHN¹)³ was born 18 Dec 1703 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, and died Unknown.  She married OLIVER GRANT, SR. 18 May 1729 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.  He was born 30 Sep 1703 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, and died 07 May 1757 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

Children of SILENCE WILLIAMS and OLIVER GRANT are:

               i.   SILENCE⁶ GRANT⁴, b. 31 Jan 1731, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 01 Dec, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

10.          ii.   JOSHUA GRANT, b. 30 Jan 1732, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. Unknown, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

              iii.   EUNICE GRANT⁴, b. 23 Feb 1735, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. Unknown, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

             iv.   MARY GRANT⁴, b. 09 Jul 1737, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 24 Aug 1792.

              v.   SARAH GRANT, b. 24 Sep 1739, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. Unknown.

8.  THOMAS⁵ WHEELER (ISAAC⁴, MARTHA³ PARKE, DOROTHY² THOMPSON, JOHN¹)⁵ was born 15 Feb 1700 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, and died 23 Oct 1755 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.  He married MARY MINER⁵ 25 Nov 1718 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut by Rev. James Noyes.  She was born 04 Aug 1699 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, and died 28 Jul 1750 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

Notes for THOMAS WHEELER:

He was one of the most prominent and wealthiest men of the town in his day and generation.

More About MARY MINER:

Baptism: 10 Sep 1699

Children of THOMAS WHEELER and MARY MINER are:

               i.   MARY⁶ WHEELER, b. 19 Jul 1720, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. Unknown.

              ii.   THOMAS WHEELER^5,6, b. 16 Mar 1722, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. Dec 1760, Stonington, New London, CT, USA⁶.

11.         iii.   ISAAC WHEELER, b. 12 Feb 1724, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 26 May 1749, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

             iv.   JEREMIAH WHEELER⁷, b. 30 Jul 1725, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 10 Aug 1770, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

              v.   SHEPARD WHEELER, b. 12 Feb 1727, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. Unknown.

             vi.   PAUL WHEELER, b. 11 Sep 1728, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 25 Oct 1787, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

Notes for PAUL WHEELER:

A member of the Committee of Safety of Stonington, Connecticut.

             vii.   MEHITABLE WHEELER, b. 05 Nov 1731, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. Unknown.

            viii.   CHARLES WHEELER, SR., b. 11 Sep 1735, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 23 Nov 1787, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

             ix.   LUCY WHEELER, b. 14 Jun 1737, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 16 Feb 1822, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

              x.   CYRUS WHEELER, b. 11 Sep 1739, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. Unknown.

             xi.   EPHRAIM WHEELER, b. 16 Dec 1740, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. Unknown.

             xii.   JEREMIAH WHEELER, b. 31 Jul 1725; d. Unknown.