Obadiah Wheaton

1648 -

• Name	Obadiah Wheaton
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	20 Jan 1647/48	Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3]
  Moved To	say 1670 (Age 22)	Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Military	1675 (Age 27)  [1, 3, 4]
  During King Philip's War, he served in Capt. Johnson's company.
  Married	Abt 1682 (Age 34)  [3, 5]
  Sarah Hatch, the daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Elms) Hatch. She was born on 21 March 1664 in Barnstable, Massachusetts or on 23 May 1664 in Scituate, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Alice Wheaton (1684-____) 2. Jerusha Wheaton (c1688-____) 3. Obadiah Wheaton (1693-____) 4. Joseph Wheaton (1697-____) 5. Ruth Wheaton (1700-____) 6. Deborah Wheaton (1700-____) 7. Samuel Wheaton (1703-____) 8. Lydia Wheaton (1704-____)
  Will	2 Oct 1687 (Age 39)	Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts   [1, 6]
  He was mentioned in his father's will.
  Legal	6 Jun 1688 (Age 40)  [3]
  He served on an inquest into the accidental death of an Indian.
  Siblings	10 Siblings
  1. Joseph Wheaton,   b. 1639, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts   2. Samuel Wheaton,   b. 1641, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 02 Feb 1683/84, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts  (Age 43 years)   3. Jeremiah Wheaton,   b. 1643, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 13 Sep 1719, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts  (Age 76 years)   4. Christopher Wheaton,   b. 1645, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 20 Mar 1683/84, Hull, Plymouth County, Massachusetts  (Age 39 years) ▻ Martha Prince,  m. 1674   5. Obadiah Wheaton,   b. 20 Jan 1647/48, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts   6. John Wheaton,   b. 20 Apr 1650, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts d. 25 Jul 1737, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts  (Age 87 years) ▻ Elizabeth Thurber or Carpenter   7. Bethia Wheaton,   b. 20 May 1652, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts d. 16 Apr 1709, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts  (Age 56 years)   8. Hannah Wheaton,   b. 18 Sep 1654, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts d. 7 Oct 1724, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts  (Age 70 years)   9. Mary Wheaton,   b. 4 Nov 1656, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts d. 1746 to 1753  (Age 89 years)   10. Rev. Ephraim Wheaton,   b. 20 Oct 1659, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts d. 26 Apr 1734, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts  (Age 74 years)   11. Benjamin Wheaton,   b. Feb 1661, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I20849
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Robert Wheaton,   b. 1605, England d. 1695/96 (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Alice Bowen,   b. About 1620, Wales
  Marriage	1636	Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 31 years - She : ~ 16 years.
  Family ID	F726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 Jan 1647/48 - Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts Moved To - say 1670 - Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Will - 2 Oct 1687 - Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [s1938] Hill, William G. Family Record of Deacons James W. Converse and Elisha S. Converse, (Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son, 1887). [S1402] Lincoln, William Ensign. Some Descendants of Stephen Lincoln of Wymondham, England , (New York: The Knickerbocker Press, 1930). [S1405] Saxbe, William B. "New Old Information about the Family of Richard Bowen of Rehoboth, Massachusetts" , (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume 84, January 2010). [S806] Bodge, George Madison. Soldiers in King Philip's War , (Boston: Privately Printed, 1891). [S1411] Hatch, Jarvis Meliah. "The Hatch Family" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XIV, 1860). [S1403] Greenlaw, Lucy H. "Abstracts from the First Book of Bristol County Probate Records" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume LXIII, 1909).