Sarah (Larkin) Wheeler (1647 - 1725)

This profile is part of the Wheeler Name Study.

[NOTE: Conflict on birth date with other family histories: Using 1647 date of birth.

• Charlestown First Church records show Sarah daughter of Edward baptized 1641. (page 209)
• Charlestown VItal Records: Sarah daughter of Edward Larkin (death crossed out) born on 12 (1) 1647 (i.e., March 12, 1647) (Volume 1, page 10.)
• Charlestown Vital Records: "Elisabeth," daughter of Edward Larkin & Joan his wife, born on 5 (7) 1641 (i.e., September 5, 1641) (Volume 1, page 5.)
• Early Records of Boston: Charlestown Births and Deaths: Sarah, daughter of Edward Larkin born on 12 (1) 1647 (i.e., March 12, 1647) (Volume 1, page 170)

Biography

Sarah Larkin was born at Charlestown, Massachusetts on March 12, 1647, daughter of Deacon Edward Larkin and his wife Joanna Hale. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

She married at Concord on March 25, 1663, John Wheeler who was born March 19, 1643 at Concord, Massachusetts, son of George and Katherine (Pyn) Wheeler. ^{[4] [2] [3] [5] [6]}

John Wheeler died at Concord on September 27, 1713. ^{[4] [2]}

An agreement for the settlement of John Wheeler's estate in October, 1713 was made by:

• his widow Sarah
• sons Samuel, Edward, and Ebenezer
• sons-in-law William Woodbury, John Meriam, Timothy Wheeler, Samuel Prescott, and Jonas Prescott on behalf of their wives. ^[2]

The widow Sarah died August 12, 1725 at Concord. ^{[4] [2]}

Children

1. Samuel born on July 6, 1664: died on December 20, 1717; married on January 27, 1690, Mary Hosmer, daughter of Stephen and Abigail (Wood) Hosmer. ^[4][2]
2. Sarah born on December 12, 1666 ^[4]; died on August 2, 1692 just a year after her marriage to John Meriam on July 22, 1691. ^[2] He was the son of John and Mary (Cooper) Merriam and was born on September 3, 1666 at Concord. ^{[5] [7]}
3. Edward born on July 17, 1669; died on February 17, 1733/1734 (i.e., 1734); married Sarah Meriam, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Townsend) Meriam, on November 23, 1697. ^{[4] [2] [5]}
4. Joanna born on December 21, 1671 ^[4]: married William Woodbury ^[2] of Beverly, MA on September 29, 1689. ^[8]
5. Mary born on September 16, 1673; married Jacob Wood, son of Michael and Mary Wood. ^{[4] [2] [5] [9]}
6. Lydia born on October 27, 1675; married Timothy Wheeler; ^{[4] [2]}: married second, Nathaniel Stow. ^[5]
7. Esther born on December 1, 1678; married Samuel Prescott. ^{[4] [2] [5]}
8. Ebenezer (twin) born on June 3, 1682; died on February 26, 1748; married on December 26, 1706, Mary Minot, ^[4] daughter of Capt. James and Rebecca (Wheeler) Minot. ^[2]
9. Thankful (twin) born on June 3, 1682; married Jonas Prescott in 1699 ^{[4] [2]}; died in November 1716. ^[5]

Research notes

Charlestown Baptisms

• 1641: 7th mo: 4: Sarah Larkin the daughter of Edward Larkin and of Joana his wife was baptized. ^[10]

Charlestown Births

• Larkin, Sarah daughter of Edward Larkin (died crossed out) b. 12 (1) 1647. (V1. p. 10.) ^[11]
• Larkin, Sarah dau. of Edward Larkin borne 12 (1) 1647. (V. 9: p. 170) ^[1]

Concord Marriages

• LARKEN Sarah, and John Wheeler, Mar. 25, 1663. ( p. 10)
• Wheeler, Samuel, and Mary Hosmer, Jan. 27, 1689-90. (p. 32)
• Wheeler, Sarah, and John Miriam, July 22, 1691. (p. 35)
• Wheeler, Lidiah, and Timothy Wheeler, May 19, 1692. (p. 36)
• Wheeler, Edward, and Sarustah Miriam, Nov. 23, 1697. (p. 44)
• Wheeler, Ester, and Samll Prescote, May 5, 1698. (p. 46)
• Wheeler, Thankfull, and Jonas Prescote of Groton, Oct. 5, 1699. (p. 50)
• Wheeler, Ebenezer, and Mary Minott, Dec. 26, 1706. (p. 66)
• Wood, Jacob, and Mary Wheeler, Apr. 15, 1697. (p. 43)

Concord Births

• WHEELER, John, s. Georg, 19: 1m: 1643. (p. 3)

Children: WHEELER

• Samewell, s. John and Sarah, July 6, 1664. (p. 11)
• Sarah, d. John and Sarah, Dec. 12, 1666. (p. 12)
• Edward, s. John and Sarah, July 17, 1669. (p. 14)
• Ester, d. John, 1: 10m: 1678. (p. 22)
• Ebenezer, twin s. Jno, 3: 4m: 1682. (p. 25)
• Thankfull, twin d. Jno, 3: 4m: 1682. (p. 25)

Children: WHELER

• Johanna, d. John and Sarah, Dec. 21, 1671. (p. 16)
• Mary, d. John and Sarah, Sept. 15, 1673. (p. 17)
• Lidia, d. John and Sarah, Oct. 27, 1675. (p. 19)

Concord Deaths

• WHEELER, John, h. Sarah, Sept. 27, 1713. (p. 82)
• WHEELER, Sarah, w. John, Aug. 12, 1725. (p. 110)
• Wheeler, Samuel, h. Mary, Dec. 20, 1717. (p. 93)
• Wheeler, Edward, Dea., h. Sarah, Feb. 17, 1733-4. (p. 127)
• Wheeler, Ebenezer, Mr. h. Mrs. Mary, Feb. 26, 1748. (p. 171). ^[4]

Beverly Marriages

• Woodberry, William, and Joanna Wheler of Concord, September 29, 1689. (page 351) ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Early Records of Boston: In: Vital Records from The NEHGS Register; Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.)
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13} Tolman, George, compiler. The Wheeler Families of Old Concord, Massachusetts, 1908: Concord Free Public Library, Concord, MA
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Records of Littleton, Massachusetts, Patriot Press, Concord, MA, 1900
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12} Tolman, George, compiler. Concord Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, T. Todd Printers, Printed by the Town
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6} Wheeler, Albert G. The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, American College of Genealogy, 1914.
6. ↑ Potter, Charles E. Genealogies of Some Old Families of Concord, Massachusetts and Their Descendants, in Part to the Present Generation, Volume 1, Heritage Books, March 1, 1995.
7. ↑ Pope, Charles H. Merriam Genealogy in England and America, by Charles P. Merriam, James S. Merriam, Boston, MA1906
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Vital Records of Beverly Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Vol. II Marriages and Deaths, Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1907.
9. ↑ Holmes, Clay W. Genealogy of the Lineal Descendants of William Wood: Who Settled in Concord Mass., in 1638, Elmira, New York, 1901.
10. ↑ Hunnewell, J. F. editor. Records of the First Church in Charlestown, Charlestown, Massachusetts, 1880. page 209.
11. ↑ Charlestown Vital Records in: Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2010).

See also:

• Joslyn, Roger D., Vital Records of Charlestown, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (NEHGS, Boston, 1984) Vol. 1, Page 10. Birth.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #32684929 - Sarah Larkin Wheeler
• History of Westmoreland (Great Meadow), New Hampshire 1741 - 1970 and Genealogical Data. Westmoreland Historical Committee. 1976, Second Printing August 2007.
• Shattuck, Lemuel: History of Concord, Mass.; page 386 (marriage & death)
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001." Database with images. FamilySearch. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46G-RR9)  : 15 August 2019. Citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
• https://archive.org/stream/yearbookofsociet1906soci/yearbookofsociet1906soci_djvu.txt Full text of "Year-book of the Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts] : constitution and by-laws, addresses and original papers, list of members, etc"