Bethia Wheaton

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• Married: 4 Sep 1674, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; William Blanton, the son of William and Phebe Blanton. Issue: 1. Obadiah Blanton (1679-____) 2. Samuel Blanton (1680-____)
• Will: 2 Oct 1687, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; She was mentioned in her father's will.

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• General Information: He was one of the early Baptists in Massachusetts. Robert Wheaton was in active sympathy with Obadiah Holmes and Roger Williams, the latter being banished from Salem and the Colony in the fall of 1635, by the Puritans. Roger Williams, who was a Welshman and a Baptist, removed to Rehohoth, which was in the jurisdiction of the Pilgrim Fathers of Plymouth, who, though more tolerant than the Puritans, yet drove him still farther on and across the Blackstone River, where he founded the present city of Providence.
• Immigration: Between 1630 and 1636
• Occupation: say 1637; He was a tanner.
• History: 6 Jan 1637, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts; The first mention of him is in the town records of Salem, Massachusetts. "<>i>Town Meeting, The 6th, 11th mo., 1636: Robert Wheato. refused to be Inhabitant."
• Land/House: 26 Nov 1638, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts; On 26 November 1638 he was granted land in Salem, Massachusetts.
• Proprietor: 1643, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; In 1643 he was listed as a proprietor of Rehoboth, Massachusetts and his estate was valued at £100.
• Moved To: Between 1643 and 1646, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; Between 1643 and 1646 he moved to Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
• Land/House: 12 Feb 1646, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; On 12 February 1646 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, he drew lot number 25.
• Oath: 1657, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; He took the Oath of Fidelity and Allegiance in 1657.
• Freeman: 1658, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; IN 1658 he was admitted as a freeman in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
• Land/House: 22 Jun 1658, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; 22 June 1658 he received land, lot 18, on the north side of the Town of Rehoboth.
• Land/House: 26 May 1668, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; On 26 May 1668 lots were drawn for the meadow lands in the North Purchase and Robert Wheaton received one.
• Miscellaneous: From 1675 to 1676; He was paid £2 4/10 for his losses during King Philip's War.
• Will: 2 Oct 1687, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; Will of Robert Wheaten of Rehoboth, he "being weake & aged", daied oct. 2, 1687. To my eldest son Joseph twenty acres that was last laid out on the east aide of Palmen River, a parcel of salt marsh at the hundred acres, and ten pounds estate of Commons in Rehoboth. If son Ja.epb die without issue all said lands given him (allowing the thirds to his wife for her lifetime) shall descend to my son Samuel's children. To son Jerimiah my lot last laid out in wachamoket Neck, my meadow at Bushy meadow and ten pounds estate of Commons in Rehoboth. To son John ten pounds estate of Commons in Rehoboth. To son Obadiah the rest of ay lands in the North purchased lands which I have not given to my eons Ephraim and Benjamin by deed. To son Ephraim twenty acres at Palmers liver, a piece of meadow at same place joining to Rice Leonard's, a third put of the undivided land on the North Side, and ten ponnds of Commons la Rehoboth, all which I have given him by deed of gift. To son Benjamin GDe half my fifty acre lot and my share of meadow on the North Side and one third of my undivided lands in the North Purchase, all which I have given him by deed of gift. To my son Samuel's children ten pounds estate of Commons in Rehoboth. To my three daughters, Bethiah, Hannah and Mary twelve pence each. To my beloved wife Alice, my house, lands and meadows, household goods and stock not otherwise disposed of, she to be sole .. executrix. If my wife decease before me, what estate I have given her shall be equally divided among all my children, son Joseph to have my house and home lot upon an indifferent appraisal, and to pay the value above his share to his brothers and sisters. Witnessed by John Peck, William Carpenter and John Butterworth, who all made oath to the same at Rehoboth, Feb. 24, 1695-6 before Jn° Saffin Esq'. Judge of ;Probate. John Cary Registr. Recorded Mar. 2, 1695-6.
• Residence: 7 Feb 1689, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; He was listed as an inhabitant of Rehoboth on 7 February 1689.
• Probate/Proved: 24 Feb 1695/96, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; His will was proved 24 February 1695/96.
• Inventory: 24 Feb 1695/96, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; Robert's estate was inventoried on 24 February 1695/96 and valued at £75 10/8. It was presented by his widow, Alice.
• Last Full Review: 31 Mar 2021

Notes:

Birth: Hill's (1887) statement that Robert Wheaton was born in 1605 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales is in error, and is based on an earlier incorrect statement. This was cleared up by Bowen (2001).

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Miscellaneous:

Robert married Alice Bowen in 1636 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. Alice (daughter of Richard Bowen and unknown wife) was born about 1620 in Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Moved To: Between 1643 and 1646, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; Between 1643 and 1646, she moved to Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
• Will: 2 Oct 1687, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; She was mentioned in the 2 October 1687 will of her husband, Robert Wheaton.
• Estate Admin: 11 Jan 1695/99; She presented the inventory of her late husband's estate on 11 January 1695/99.
• Estate Admin: 31 May 1699; When her late husband's estate was settled on 31 May 1699, she was not among he heirs having probably passed away.
• Last Full Review: 31 Mar 2021

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Christopher married first wife. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Abt 1640, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He came to New England and settled in Weymouth.
• Moved To: Abt 1642, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
• Proprietor: 1643, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts

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Ancestry: The ancestry of Richard Bowen from James Bowen of Llwyngwair has been thoroughly disproven.

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Richard married unknown wife. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]