Twelfth Generation

2088. Obadiah Wheeler^{215,1725,1726} was born before 5 December 1609 in England, Bedfordshire, Cranfield.¹⁷²⁷ He was baptized on 5 December 1609 in England, Bedfordshire, Cranfield.^1727,1728 He signed a will on 6 August 1671 in Massachusetts Colony, Middlesex Co., Concord. Will of Obadiah Wheeler

This sixt Day of Eight month in the yeare of our Lord God, one thousand six hondred, seaventy and one. The last will and Testament of Obadiah Wheeler of Concord in the countey of Midelesex in New England stricken in yeares. Aged about three scoare and three yeares, weake in body, but of good and parfect memory, first Committing my selfe Soule and Body into the hands of my marciefull father and Redeemer, And where as the Lord of his goodness hath signe up into the Armes of the Almightie, Desireing him to make them all his in Christ Jesus, as also unto his care and protection and concerning that patrimoney, and portion of his worlds goods, which to the lord of his goodness hath Bestowed one mee, I give it unto them, to every one an equall portion, onely unto my sonn Joshuah Wheeler, my first borne, and heyre, I give a Double portion the most where of hee hath already Received, and is possessor of namely my Liveing in the towne whomestall, with the apurtinances belonging thereunto one that side of the River with the Adition now of one Acre of medow more at dung hoale, next unto his own and halfe of the spruce swamp in the same Dung hoale also hee shall have twenty bushells of corne ten in Indeane corne and ten in Rye, and this is and shall bee his full portion of all my estate besies his single part of my househole goods. And unto Samuell Wheeler my second sonn, I give, one house Lot lying betwene Mihill Wood and Thomas Daken, with foroer acres of land lying one the other side of Mihill Wood, bounded norwest with the hyway, and fiveteene Acres of Land one the plaine at Dung hoale and two Acres of woodland at fairehaven lying at the uper end of the Ash swamp, and the other halfe of the spruce swampe at Dung hoale, in medow, seven Acres at fairehavenlying beetweene George Wheelers and George Meriams, and Spring medow andone paire of steares, and twenty bushells of corne ten of Indean,and ten of Tye, and one swine, his choice except the great sow, and this is to bee his full portion besics his part of my household goods. And unto my sonne Obadiah Wheeler, I give my homestall house Barne with all the Buildings orrrchards, pastures, and medow there about, with the feild and land adjoyning thereunto one the other side of the brooke all from the deild one the north side of the house in medow, three acres of the River medow at fairehaven, three acres in the medow caled the worlds end, and one third part of the remainder of the medow at Dung hoale.
To my sonn John Wheeler, I give for his house lott five acres of land lying betweene Thomas Wheelers and James Adams, and halfe of the feild one the north side of my now dwelling house both hill and plaine one the north side of the hill, braoken and unbroken up, the north west end of the said feild, with twelve acres one nut medow plaine, and fiveteen acres more one Dung hoale plaine, in medow, the claypitt medow, or that part of brooke medow, three acres at fairhaven, three acres in the medow caled the worlds end and one third part of the remainder of Dung hoale.
To my younges sonn, Josiah Wheeler, I give, in upland, halfe of the feild lying one the north side of my now ddwelling house both hill and plaine the south east end of the feild, the said feild equally to be devided betwene, Hohn, Josiah (onely I reserve two Acres of the land one the top of the hill, of the broaken up land and of the unbroken, by the broken up land, unto my selfe) more in land fiveteen acres at Dung hoale plaine, in medow, three acres at fairehaven wher in that medow hee liketh-best, more three acres at the medow caled the worlds end, and one third part of the remainder of the medow at Dung hoale (that is ), when Joshuah hath had one acre nextunto his own, as hath bein said, and Josiah hath had three acres where hee liketh best, the the remainder of the medow is to be equally devided amongst the three youngest bretheren more one cow, the brindle cow, and twentey bushells of Idean corne, more in mdeow three acres at fairhaven.
To my Daughte Susanah I give in medow, three acres and a halfe of the medow that was goodman Plimptons, (called) the worlds end and fiveteen acres of upland at Dung hoale plaine the rest of her portion to bee made up equall with her brethren.
And at my desease all my household goods shall bee equally devided amongst all my children, without any respect ot adorible portion to the eldest, hee haveing alredy bein considred otherwise. And whereas the time of my departure out of this world draweth neare, to my apprihension, and expectation, and haveing other moveables not spesified in this will, as yet, or desposed of, which I heare in declare, shall bee, and are given by mee, unto my daughter Susanahs, portion equivolent to, or proportionall to her brethrens portion in this my will above written, whereunto that ten pounds therein specified, I now ad one paire of oxen, my oldest oxen, and cow, and halfe my sheepe, which is six and ahalfe for her part, and tewenty bushells of corne halfe Idean, and halfe English, with ten pounds that Obadiah shall pay to her, out of his portion, which is by estimation about fourtey and three pounds, which is equall to her brethren as in my will above written, and this is to bee all her portion of my estate, besiesmy household goods.
To my sonn John I add to his portion one pair of oxen, one cow, fower sheepe and halfe, and one horse.
To Josiah I give one pair of oxen, the one pide, the other Red, one Keckfer three yeres old, one yerling calfe, two sheepe, one mare and one of my best swine and that two acres of land lying upon the hill which Ireserved in my will above written, unto myselfe, lmy son Obadiah shall enjoy it three yeares and then it is to bee tetorned to my sonn Josiah, and Josiah shall be helpfull to his brethren. Obadiah, and John, ten days, betwene them about fencing there feilds freely and for all workeing tooles herein not mentioned, swine and corne or whatsoever to bee equaly devide among the 3 yongest brothers.
That this is my ladt will, wittness my hand,
________Obadiah X Wheeler marke The wittnesses that this is his last will George Wheeler Thomas Wheeler At a County Court held at Charlstowne 20 December 1671, George Wheeler and Tho Wheeler deposed that havig subscribed their names as withesses to this instrumt wher present and did see and heare ye late Obadiah Wheeler signe and declare it to be his lad will was of a disposing mind as att Jur Rawson, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex, as Registry of Probate, a true copy, attest, W.E. Rogers, Register
Obadiah died on 27 October 1671 at the age of 61 in Massachusetts Colony, Middlesex Co., Concord.^1728,1729 Obadiah Wheeler was born in England about 1608, and died at Concord, Mass. He was one of the original proprietors of Concord and was made freeman there in 1641. It is very probable that he came with the group of settlers to Concord that emigrated from Bedfordshire, England. Cranfield is a small rural village in Bedfordshire, seven of eight miles southwest from Bedford. The parish of Little Odell, about one mile north of Bedford, is where the Rev. Peter Bulkley, the first pastor and teacher of the Concord Church originated. A short distance southeast of Bedford is the cottage of John Bunyan. Early in the history of Concord a part of town at or near Meriam's Corner was known as "Cranefield".
Obadiah owned considerable property in and around Concord, and lived for a time, at least, in the East Quarter of the Town. His first wife was named Susannah. She died at Concord, March 24, 1649, and he married again but the name of his second wife is not known. He had nine children, seven with Susannah, and two with his second wife. The first was born in England, and the last was killed by Indians at Sudbury. UNK and Obadiah Wheeler were married after 1649.

2089. UNK¹⁷³⁰ was born (date unknown).

Children were:

1044	i.	Obadiah Wheeler.
	ii.	Josiah Wheeler1550,1555 was born after 1650/1. "to my younges sonn, Josiah Wheeler" He died on 21 April 1676 at the age of 25 in Massachusetts Colony, Middlesex Co., Sudbury. He was killed by the Indians