Christopher Wheaton

1645 - 1684  (39 years)

• Name	Christopher Wheaton
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	1645	Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts   [3]
  Occupation	say 1665 (Age 20)  [4]
  He was a mariner or fisherman.
  History	1673/74  [5]
  	He is listed as having kept watch over the Town of Hull beacon for one day in 1673/74.
  Living	1675 (Age 30)	Hull, Plymouth County, Massachusetts   [3]
  Military	1676 (Age 31)  [3, 4, 6, 7]
  He was a soldier in Capt. Johnson's company during King Philip's War.
  Death	20 Mar 1683/84	Hull, Plymouth County, Massachusetts   [3, 4, 7]
  Probate/Proved	6 May 1684	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [3]
  His inventory valued £79 7/6.
  Estate Admin	6 May 1684	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [3, 7]
  His estate was administrated by his wife, Martha. His inventory valued £79 7/6.
  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	I763	| Roy Line
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2021

  
  

  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

  
  

  Family	Martha Prince,   c. 10 Aug 1645, Hull, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
  Marriage	1674	Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts   [3, 4, 7, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 29 years - She : ~ 28 years and 4 months.
  Children	+ 1. Christopher Wheaton,   b. 1676, Hull, Plymouth County, Massachusetts d. 8 Jun 1718, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F725	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2019

  
  

• Notes

  Parents: Saxby (2011) questions whether he was he son of Robert and Alice Wheaton. [2]

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1645 - Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Marriage - 1674 - Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Living - 1675 - Hull, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Child - Christopher Wheaton - 1676 - Hull, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Death - 20 Mar 1683/84 - Hull, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Probate/Proved - 6 May 1684 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Estate Admin - 6 May 1684 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S2159] Saxbe, William B. Richard Bowen of Rehoboth, Massachusetts and His Descendants Vol 1 Generations 1-3, (Hope, Rhode Island: Rhode Island Genealogical Society, 2011). [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------. [s1938] Hill, William G. Family Record of Deacons James W. Converse and Elisha S. Converse, (Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son, 1887). [S1124] Lincoln, George. History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, (Hingham, Massachusetts: Town of Hingham, 1893). [S1409] anonymous. "Charges of the Town of Hull, for Beacon Watch House &c., March 9, 1673-4" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVI, 1862). [S806] Bodge, George Madison. Soldiers in King Philip's War , (Boston: Privately Printed, 1891). [S1126] Smith, Ethel Farrington. "Seventeenth Century Hull, Massachusetts, and Her People", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume CXLIII, 1989). [S1363] Drake, Samuel G. "Some Memoirs of the Rev. Thomas Prince", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume V, 1851). [S1410] Daniels, Almon E. and Maclean W. McLean. "William Gifford of Sandwich, Mass." , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 129, January 1975).