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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

WILLIAM CALTHORPE 1409-1494

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Descendant of Plantagenet of Anjou

Biographical informationper www.turdorplace.com

Sir William CALTHORPE, Sir Knight of Burnham ThorpeBorn: 30 January 1408/9, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk,England
Died: 15 November 1494, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England
Buried: White Friars Church, Norwich, Norfolk, England
Father: John CALTHORPE of Burnham Thorpe (Sir)
Mother: Anne WYTHE

Married 1: Elizabeth GREY About 1435
Children:
1. John CALTHORPE (Sir Knight)
2. Amy CALTHORPE
3. Elizabeth CALTHORPE
4. George CALTHORPE
5. Thomas CALTHORPE
6. William CALTHORPE

Married 2: Elizabeth STAPLETON After 1462, York, England
Children:
7. Anne CALTHORPE
8. Richard CALTHORPE (born about 1464)
9. Ada CALTHORPE
10. Francis CALTHORPE (Sir)
11. Edward CALTHORPE
12. Elizabeth CALTHORPE
13. William CALTHORPE

Knight of the Bath, and Lord of the Manors of Burnham Thorpe, and Ludham, in Norfolk. He is on record as High Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk in 1442, 1458 and 1469 and 1479.

Calthorpe is recorded on 28 June 1443, when he manumised one of his villeins, and set him free from all future services. He became locum tenens and Commissary-General to the late most noble and potent William, Duke of Norfolk, Earl of Pembroke, and Lord Great Chamberlain of England, Ireland and Aquitaine, during the minority of the Duke's son and heir, Henry, Earl of Exeter. In 1469 Sir William described himself as Sir William Calthorp of Ludham, a manor which he owned, as well as that of Burnham Thorpe. In 1479 he was Steward of the household of the Duke of Norfolk.

Calthorpe was made a Knight of the Bath in the Tower of London, by King Edward IV, on the Coronation of his Queen, Elizabeth Woodville (Wydville), Ascension Day, 26 May 1465.

Calthorpe's first wife was Elizabeth (1406-1437), daughter of Sir Reynold, 3rd Baron de Grey of Ruthin, &c., (1362-1440), by whom Sir William had a son and two daughters. His second wife was Elizabeth (c. 1441-18 February 1505), eldest daughter and co-heir of Sir Miles Stapleton, Knight, of Ingham, Norfolk, (by his spouse, Catherine de la Pole), who settled the manor of Hempstead, Norfolk, upon Elizabeth. Her husband, Sir William Calthorpe, was subsequently found to be lord of three parts of it in 1491; his second surviving son, Sir Francis, died possessed of it in 1544, and his son William next inherited it, and sold it about 1573.

Calthorpe made Presentations to the Rectory of Beeston, Norfolk in 1460, 1481, 1492, and the Rectory of Hempstede in 1479 and 1485.

In the church of St. Martin at the Palace, Norwich, is a tablet showing that in 1550 Lady Calthorp (Sir William's daughter-in-law) gave a silver cup and a velvet carpet to that church. It appears that the Calthorpes had their town house in this parish for many years, and Sir William de Calthorp certainly lived there in 1492, and probably long before then, for it is recorded that in 1447 the Executors of Joan Lady Bardolph, sold the old seat of the Erpinghams, in St.Martin's at the Palace, to William Calthorp, Esq., and the receivership of the Erpingham manor was vested in Sir Phillip Calthorp (died 1535 - grandson of Sir William) and his wife Joan (née Blennerhasset), in 1487.

In Sir William's will, he mentions that many of his ancestors were buried in North Creake Church, Norfolk. This Will is given in full in East Anglian Notes and Queries (vol.ii, p.210), as an interesting specimen of wills of that date. He mentions many of his family. He was buried within the Church of the White Friars, Norwich, Norfolk, beside his first wife.

One of Sir William's daughters by his second marriage, Anne (died before March 1558), married Sir Robert Drury, Knight, of Thurston, and Hawstead, Suffolk.

References:
Banks, Sir T. C., Bt., Baronia Anglica Concentrata; or Baronies in Fee, London, 1844. Elizabeth Stapleton and her husband, Sir William Calthorpe, with their immediate successors, can be found in the summary pedigree of the Stapleton family on page 267.
Visitation of Yorkshire, 1563/4 by William Flower, Norroy King of Arms, published London, 1881, p.295 (outline pedigree of the Stapleton family)..
Burke, John, and John Bernard, The Royal Families of England, Scotland, and Wales, with their descendants, Sovereigns and Subjects, London, 1851, vol.2, pedigree CXVII.
Burke, Sir Bernard, Ulster King of Arms, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, London, 1883, p.504, where Sir William is erroneously named as Sir Philip.
Shaw, William A.,Litt.D., The Knights of England, London, 1906.
Carr-Calthorpe, Colonel Christopher William, C.B.E., R.I., Notes on the Families of Calthorpe and Calthrop, etc., 3rd edition, London, 1933, p.38-9; 41-6.
Weis, Frederick Lewis, et al, (editor), The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, 5th edition, Baltimore, 2002, p.7.
Richardson, Douglas, Plantagenet Ancestry, Baltimore, Md., 2004, pps: 580 and 621.
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ANNE CALTHORPE (DRURY) 1463-1494

Calthorpe Crest

The magnificent tombs of Sir Robert Drury and his wife, Anne. The tomb is located on the side of the sanctuary just beyond the chancel. The tomb of Sir Robert Drury, died 1536, and his first wife, Anne, daughter of Sir William Calthorpe, Knight. Sir Robert was elected Speaker of the House on October 4, 1495 and Privy Councilor to Henry VII, the son of Sir Roger Drury, of Hawsted, and his first wife, Felice, the daughter of William Denston, of Besthorpe. As you can see, the tomb is of elaborately carved white marble. Resting on top are the sculptured figures of Robert and his wife. A Greyhound is found at Robert's feet.

Vital Statistics:

Birth: 1463Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England
Marriage: 1483 Age: 20to Robert Drury, Knight Bachelor
Burnham, Norfolk, England
Death: 1494 Age: 31Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

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Confirmationfrom "Electric Scotland - Some English descendants of Malcolm III ‘Canmore’, King of the Scots"...

Ann Calthorpe had married Sir Robert Drury (died 2nd March 1536, at Hawstead and buried in a monumental and magnificent tomb in St.Mary’s Church, Bury St.Edmunds, Suffolk). Sir Robert was Lord of the Manors of Thurston and Hawstead, Suffolk, a barrister of Lincoln’s Inn, Privy Councillor and Speaker of the House of Commons. Sir Robert was present at the funeral of the young Prince Henry in 1511 and is noted as one of the knights who bore the canopy. He was buried in a monumental and magnificent tomb in St.Mary’s Church, Bury St.Edmunds, Suffolk.

Between 1510 and 1513 he was engaged with various colleagues in the attempt to pacify the Scottish border by peaceful methods. He was a witness to the marriage of Princess Mary on 9th October 1514 and was knighted in 1516. He was present at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520, and has a long list of other important appointments to his credit, too numerous to mention here. The site of his family’s London home is still called Drury Lane. Sir Robert Drury and Anne Calthorpe had two sons:

Sir Robert, of Hedgerley, Bucks, who married Elizabeth Brudenell with issue, one of whom was Sir William Drury, Marshall of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and later Lord Justice of Ireland; and Sir William (died 1589), Lord of Hawstead Manor, who married Elizabeth Stafford (died 1578) with issue, amongst whose descendants can be found the families of Wray, Irby of Boston, Clifford, Ayscoghe of Skelsey through to the Hanbury-Tracys and so to the present Lord Sudeley.

Sir Robert and Ann Drury also had four girls: Anne, who married (1) Sir George Waldegrave (died 1528) knight, of Smallbridge, and (2) Sir Thomas Jermyn (died 1552) knight, of Rushbrooke; Bridget, who married Sir John Jernegan (died 1556) knight, of Somerleyton; Elizabeth, who married Sir Philip Boteler; and finally, Ursula (died 1523).
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JOHN WHEELOCK 1563-1639

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John Wheelock Vital Information:
Birth 7 October 1563Shropshire, England
Marriage 3 May 1595 Age: 31to Elizabeth Rogers
Dorrington, Shrop, England
Death 11 September 1639 Age: 75Biddulph, Staffordshire, England
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RICHARD WILLARD 1493-1558

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Brenchley, Kent, England

Richard Willard Birth about 1493 Brenchley, Kent, England

Father: William Willard 1470-1559 of Brenchley, Kent, England
Mother: Johanna _____ 1474 of Brenchley, Kent, England
Marriage: Elizabeth _____ Born about 1495 Died after 1538 of Brenchley, Kent, England
Death: 18 September 1558 Brenchley, Kent, England
Children: Son: Simon Thomas Willard 1530-1584
Simon Birth about 1530 Brenchley, Kent, England
Simon Marriage: to Joan Elizabeth Road 8 October 1556 Horsmondon, Kent, England
Simon Death: 26 February 1584 Goudhurst, Kent, England
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Richard WILLARD was born about 1500 in Brenchley, Kent, England. He died on 18 September 1558 in Brenchley, Kent, England. He was a Yeoman of Brenchley, Kent and made a will dated on 18 September 1558 and proved 24 October 1558 . He names 8 sons and 2 daughters.
The 10 known children of Richard1 Willard and an unknown spouse were as follows:
i. Symon2 Willarde, married Elizabeth (--?--).
ii. Robert Willard.
iii. Alexander Willard.
iv. George Willard.
v. Richard Willard.
vi. Andrew Willard.
vii. Thomas Willard.
viii. William Willard.
ix. Alice Willard.
x. Agnes Willard.
Descendants of Richard and Elizabeth include the Willard Clock makers, Simon Willard of Massachusetts was a magistrate during the Salem Witch Trials. Samuel Willard was the Reverend of the Old South Church in Boston, he baptized Benjamin Franklin and he spoke out against the Salem Witch Trials. Yet another descendant, John Willard, was accused and hung as a witch during those very trials.
Richard WILLARD and ELIZABETH were married about 1524 in Brenchley, Kent, England.
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Willard/ Woolard Family History: 1470-1655The Willard/ Woolard Surname dates back to the 11 century and is considered to have a Teutonic origin. The surname is from Norman- Saxon blood where ancient ancestors from the region of Western Europe (Modern Northern France) lived. The oldest Willard in our line dates back to 1470 in Kent, England. His name is William Willard. Kent, England was well known for the hop, iron, and cloth industries, which provided the Kent landscape with two of the most prominent landmarks, the coast houses used for drying hops and the welding hall houses of the Kent ironmasters and cloth manufacturers. William Willard’s son was a yeoman named Richard Willard, born in 1500, who married Elizabeth. His sons were Robert, Alexander, George, Richard, Andrew, Symon, Thomas and William and daughters Alice and Agnes. In a town called Horsmonden, Kent, England was born to Richard and Elizabeth, Simon Willard. A neat, square green known as the Heath forms the centre of the Horsmonden village, set among pastures and orchards. Simon was born in 1530 in Goudhurst, Kent, England. Like his father, he too was a yeoman.

Simon married Elizabeth Waterman in 1532 in Goudhurst, Kent, England. Goudhurst is a parish in Kent England that is centered around St. Mary’s church. He was thirty and she was twenty-eight when they married. His father, Richard, made a will on September 18, 1558. It is possible that he was sickly and soon died after this date. To the union of Simon and Elizabeth was given a son named, Richard Willard. They named the son in honor of Simon’s deceased father. On February 6, 1563 Richard Willard was born in Goudhurst, Kent, England. Unfortunately, his parents Elizabeth and Simon would die while he was still a young boy. He just turned one when his father died on February 26 1584 and four when his mother died.

Richard Willard, who had been born in 1563, was raised by someone other than his parents. He was married in Westgate, Kent, England on September 23, 1601 to Margery Humphrie of Horsmonden, Kent, England. Richard was eighteen and Margery was twenty-nine. They had four daughters, Mary, Elizabeth, Margery, and Catherine, and a son named Richard. They gave birth to Simon Willard, named after his grandfather, on April 7, 1605 in Horsmonden, Kent, England. Simon’s mother, Margery, died when he was three on December 12, 1608. Simon’s father remarried to a woman named Joan. They had a son named George. Eight years later, Richard Willard died on February 20, 1616 leaving his eleven-year-old boy, Simon Willard, exposed to the changing word and times. However, eight days before his death, the yeoman made a will which bequeathed to the poor of Horsemonden, to his 2nd wife Joan, to her son Francis Morebread to his son George Willard 6 silver spoons and a silver and gilt cup, to be delivered to him after his mother's death. To his four daughters Mary, Elizabeth, Margery and Catherine, his household stuff excepting that bequeathed to his wife. To his son Richard Willard the income from certain lands, to his son Simon Willard all the rest of his lands when becomes of age. He directs that Simon be placed with some honest man where may learn some good trade and be instructed. Richard Willard was to get land purchased of Ecenden and Paynter. In the case of Simon’s death before reaching maturity, George was to have the lands left to him. Elizabeth a sum of money. To his daughters Margerie and Catherine a barn and orchard.Simon Willard, born in 1601, grew up without his parents, under the direction of an unknown man. At that time Horsmonden was the most important gunmaking site in Britain. He was taught a trade, just like his father had wished. He likely served in the military, because he was called the Kentish Soldier by historian Edward Johnson. He married a girl named Mary Sharpe in England. In May of 1634, he voyaged with his wife, children, sister Margerie, and her husband Captain Dolor Davis to the New World. They are believed to have come to America on one of Winthrop’s ships. Watching the persecution of other Puritans by Bishop Laud influenced his decision to leave. It was difficult to leave England as the church, locally called St. Margaret’s Catholic Church, and the government demanded allegiance to church and country before you could embark.

They arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in North America. He started trading with the Indians buying and exporting furs. His first wife, Mary Sharpe died in America. While in America, one of his sons, named Rev. Samuel Willard, studied witchcraft for twenty-years prior to the Salem Witch trials and took a stance against the Rev. Cotton Mather. The fourth of August 1634, Simon had a grant of land at Cambridge where he stayed for a year. In 1635, a Rev. Peter Bulkeley came to the colony and Simon Willard and he became very close. On Sept 5, 1635 a grant was made to Mr. Buckley and Mr. Willard of thirty six square miles of land where Concord is today. Simon Willard in his trade with the Indians saw it as a rich area for farming. About 12 families were to move to this location through the tangle of brush and swamps. Mr. Willard led the group. The hardships endured were great. After getting there they bought the land from the Indians paying in trade goods. Mr. Willard was one of the three men who met with the Indians and made the trade. By the 25th of August 1635 he sold the property and with others founded the plantation of Concord, the name meaning the home for aging men. They bought the land from Indians in 1636 and remained friends for many years.

Shortly after Willard founded the town of Concord, John Winthrop wanted to build a fortification at the mouth of the Connecticut river and sent 20 men under the direction of Gibbons and Willard to build a fortification. This was finished in December. Immediately after the organization of the town, Willard was made clerk of the writs and continued for 19 years through annual elections. In this position, he had authority to grant summons and attachments in all civil actions, summon witnesses and take bond etc.

He was granted a military commission in Concord as lieutenant-commandant in March 1637. His military experience continued for 40 years until his death.

Also, in 1636 Simon Willard was elected representative to the General Court and served till 1654 with the exception of three years. In 1636 Simon Willard was chosen representative to the General Court by the freemen of Concord in their first election. He was appointed to train the military company at once and continued with the General Court. He performed eminent services on committees usually as chairman. These committees tried to settle differences between towns, groups of inhabitants and boundaries between towns. He also helped lay out grants of land and was one of commissioner who supervised critical emergencies in Lancaster and other town. Under this title he also acted as a surveyor. In 1637, the people of Watertown asked Willard and two other men to lay out a plat of land in Concord for 50 to 60 families. In 1638, he proceeded in helping the people of Watertown to move. He also was on a committee on Mr. Gurling's land. In 1640, he was on a committee to assess the value of stock on the Colony rate of Lb 1,206. In 1641, Lt. Simon Willard and three others laid out boundies of the Colony, including Mrs. Marg Winthrop's 3000 acres of land granted to her after the death of her husband. On June 14 of 1642, Simon Willard was one of a committee appointed to levy a rate of Lb 800 upon the various towns of the colony. In 1644, Simon Willard was one of a committee to survey property on the Sudbury River. In 1645, he was on a committee to draw up certain bills for positive laws against lying, swearing, sabbath-breaking, and drunkenness. In May of 1649May, as a committee member he aided in drawing laws regarding the dividing shires and counties. In May of 1649, an order was passed by the Board of Deputies to regulate the practices of physicians, surgeons, midwifes and others requiring them to be ethical. However, Simon Willard was one of 7 deputies who voted against the measure. In May of1650, Captain Willard is chosen Comptroller for the session. In June of 1650, Captain Willard and Sergeant Blood were ordered to lay out the grant for Samuel Haugh. Again in October 1650, Captain Simon Willard was chosen Comptroller for the session where he and two other commissioners were asked to settle the boundaries of Sudbury and Watertown. In May of 1651, Captain Willard and Lt. Goodenow returned to help lay out 2000 acres to be laid out of the town of Watertown.

In 1651, Simon married Elizabeth Dunster. He, holding the position of town clerk, was chosen sergeant major of Middlesex Co. in 1653, was commander in chief of the Narragansett expedition in 1654 and 1655. Another son, Henry Willard, was born in 1655 in Concord, Middlesex, Mass. However, Elizabeth died within the year. His then married Elizabeth’s cousin, Mary Dunster. They had more children together. From his three wives, he had 17 children total. He had children over a period of 40 years, the first grandson, Samuel Edmunds, was older than eight of his aunts and uncles.
Simon Willard also assisted in missions, aiding Eliot and Gookin in their missions to the Indians. In 1641, a company was formed to trade furs with the Indians and they were the only ones legally able to trade with them. Simon Willard was a leader in this mission. They were to give one twentieth of the proceeds to the Treasury for their 3 year exclusive contract. He also was assigned to collect tributes from the Indians on Block Island and other tribes. The Indians were accepting of the whites and wanted to come to their towns and be accepted as equals. The people accepted this offer and the Indians requested the Simon Willard draw up a contract to state their civil and religious intentions.
In 1652 under the commission from the government of the Colony, the river Merrimack was explored by Captain Simon Willard and Captain Edward Johnson as far as lake Winnepseukee. In July 1657, the exclusive right of trading with the Indians on the Merrimack River was sold to Simon Willard, Thomas Henchman, ensign Thomas Wheeler and William Brenton for 25 lbs.

On June 25th of 1658, Major Simon Willard and Thomas Danforth are appointed by the court to audit the account of the treasurer of the county and present what they find to the next County Court in Cambridge. By October Sessions they determined that the trade with the Indians belonged to the Colony and that they had full authority to regulate the trade. Major Willard was appointed one who could trade with the Indians. In the May Sessions of 1659, it is ordered that Major Simon Willard and two others shall hereby are appointed a committee to draw up the order which may prevent deceit in making and dressing of cloths and present the same to the next session of the court. In November of 1659, Simon Willard was one of three judges of the county court to settle the controversy between the estate of Edward Goffe and his son, Samuel Goffe. During that same session, Simon Willard was one of those who made return of the bounds of the Indian plantation called Niticke. In 1659 he sold his Concord homestead and moved to Lancaster.Major Willards' name heads the list of those who petitioned the General Court in 1663 for independence from outside help and advice and the right to manage their own affairs. His son, Henry Willard continued to live at home after his marriage and he became an active, efficient assistant to his father in performing his multifarious duties as an overburdened public servant with many personal interests.

After 12 years, in 1671, he again removed to Groton and built a house and other buildings and enjoyed his fourth home. He was deputized to hold court in Hampton and Salisbury in 1666 and in Dover and York in 1675.

On the outbreak of the Indian horror known as King Philip's war in 1675 he performed valiant service. In the year 1676, 4000 Indians are in the field ready to attack the whites. King Philip and others killed some whites. The whites caught and executed the Indians; one of them was Philip's brother. This was the spark that brought on the war. The war started in the Plymouth Colony where Philip's father as chief had sold the land to the colonists. By this time, Major Willard was an old man but had been in command of the military in the area for 21 years. Now, with the large number of towns and many young brave men under his command he became active. He endured the hardships and discomforts and dangers of a soldier on the frontier. The town of Brookfield was attacked and burned entirely except one house containing the residents of the town. They would have been killed if it had not been for Major Willard and his force arriving from Groton. Riding with his father's troops to relieve Brookfield they escaped an ambush. He was not hurt but his horse was killed. At this time Major Willard and his family were at Groton. While he was away on military duty, the Indians burned his home. The town of Groton was burned except for 6 fortified homes. 65 dwellings were burned. Major Willard came with forces from Concord to rescue the survivors. The town of Lancaster was burned except for the fortified home of Cyprian Steven's which was fortified and not made of wood. Cyprian Stevens was married to one of Simon Willard's daughters. But Simon Willard went on in his service, directing movements of troops and relief expeditions and bearing untold hardship and strains; he was 71 years old.

Two years after the marriage of Simon’s son, Henry Willard to Mary Lakin in 1674 in Groton, Mass, Simon passed away on April 24, 1676. The month after his home was burned in Groton he was in Charleston, probably resting from his tremendous labors when he caught an " epidemic" cold and died, along with 600 others in the colony. Simon died with his family surrounding him. At his funeral were several hundred soldiers consisting of 3 companies under command of Capt. Sill, Cutler and Holbrook and three companies of horses under command of Captains Brattle, Prentice and Henchman. He would be recorded in history and even remembered in England. A wall plaque records Simon Willard, who went to America and founded the city of Concord, Massachusetts Bay Colony in a 14th Century Church in Kent, England. After the burning of Henry father's mansion by Indians both families moved to Charlestown. Simon dealt liberally with his children and gave Henry a fourth of his estate in his death.By 1676 the Indians had been practically been exterminated. The Indian, King Philip, was shot by his own men. Many chiefs were executed and many warriors were sold in slavery to the West Indies. Henry remained in the colonies until his death in 1726. Henry built a commodious residence. Henry had seven children by each of his two wives. When he died, he left a good estate and a large heritage of children. He had resided a while in Groton but spent the better part of his life in Lancaster where he died of middle age.
Cynthiaduval1026added this on 7 Mar 2008from ancestry.com

Richard Willardfrom Willard Genealogy by Joseph Willard Richard Willard of Brenchley, yeoman, made his will September 18,1558 and it was proved 24 October following. His sons were Robert, Alexander, George, Richard, Andrew, Symon, Thomas and William and daughters Alice and Agnes.Their order is not known but it is presumed that they were born in the order as listed in the will.

From NEW ENGLAND FAMILIES by William Richard Cutter Richard Willard to whom the line is traced, grandfather of the American immigrant was a yeoman at Branchly, England, where he died leaving a will dated September 18,1658, proved October 24, 1658. He had children whose names are in the book and one genealogy line is followed.
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

RALPH WHEELOCK 1600-1684

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Ralph Wheelock first public school teacher in America

http://www.town.medfield.net/index.cfm?pid=12391

The link is for the town of Medfield, Massachusetts. The town touts Ralph Wheelock as a founder of the town. There is an Elementary School named for him and historical sites.
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Information
Birth 14 May 1600 Donington, Shropshire, England

Cambridge University Alumni, Matriculated Easter 1623 Easter, 1623. B.A. 1626-7; M.A. 1631. Ordained deacon (Peterb.) September 20, 1629. Went to New England, 1637. Settled at Dedham, Massachusetts. Deputy to the Massachusetts General Court for Dedham, 1639 and 1640; for Medfield, 1653, 1663, 1664, 1666 and 1667. Town clerk and local justice in Dedham, 1642. Became the leading founder of the new town of Medifield, Massachusetts, 1651. Died there January 11, 1683-4. Perhaps brother of Abraham (1611). (J. G. Bartlett; Felt, 374.)
Marriage 17 May 1630 Age: 30 to Lady Rebecca Clark
Wramplingham, Norfolk, England

Arrival 1637 Age: 37Arrival
Watertown, Massachusetts
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

Death 11 January1684 Age: 83
Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Colony

Rev. Ralph Wheelock
1637, Dedham
Rev. Ralph Wheelock, the WHEELOCK immigrant ancestor, was born in Shropshire, England, in 1600. He was educated at Clare Hall, Cambridge University, England, where he received his B.A. in 1626 and his M.A. in 1631. He became an eminent preacher in England, but because of his nonconformist views he was prosecuted, and finally in 1637 sought refuge with his Puritan fellows in New England. He was at Watertown for a short time, but located permanently at Dedham, Massachusetts. He brought with him from England his wife Rebecca and his daughter Rebecca. In his biography by his great grandson, Rev. Ebenezer Wheelock, who founded Dartmouth College, we are told that the ship was driven back once by storms and that the voyage was long and distressing. He was one of the founders of the town and church of Dedham, learned, devout, unselfish, practical and indefatigable. In 1638 he made his home in that part of Dedham which was set off as Medfield. He was admitted a freeman March 13, 1638-39; was selectman, schoolmaster, deputy to the general court, commissioner to end small causes, appointed magistrate to perform marriages while at Dedham, and was equally prominent in the new town of Medfield. He built his house at Medfield in 1651-52. He was made clerk of writs in 1642, was selectman of Medfield, 1651-55; school teacher and justice of the peace. He made his will May 3, 1681; the inventory was dated January 31, 1683, and the will proved May i, 1684. He bequeathed to his eldest son Gershom, and other sons—Benjamin, Eleazer, and Samuel; sons-in-law Increase Ward and Joseph Warren; grandchild Rebecca Craft; refers in his will to his deceased wife, and appoints George Barbour one of the overseers of his will. His wife died in 1680. Two of his sons, Benjamin and Eleazer, settled in Mendon, Massachusetts. Rev. Mr. Wheelock declined to take charge of any particular parish, but preached occasionally in Medfield and adjacent parishes. His last years were spent in teaching and farming. Rev. Louis Hicks, of New Haven, wrote in 1899: "It is highly probable that he was a descendant of Hugh de Wheelock, who in the reign of Henry II. received from Roger Maine Warring a title to all the latter's claims to the village of Wheelock, Cheshire, England, which he had previously held. It is also probable that he was a relative of Abraham Wheelock, a native of Shropshire, who took the degree of A. M. at Cambridge University in 1618, and was admitted to Clare Hall as a Fellow about the same time as Ralph Wheelock, entered the same college and who later became the first professor of Arabic and Saxon tongues in the University and became librarian." Children of Ralph Wheelock; Rebecca, born in England, about 1632; Peregrina, about 1636, on the voyage; Gershom, mentioned below; Mary, 1638; Benjamin, January 8, 1639-40; Samuel, September 22, 1642; Record, December 15, 1643; Eleazer, father of Ralph, who settled at Windham, Connecticut, and whose son, Rev. Dr. Eleazer Wheelock, was the founder and first president of Dartmouth College; Experience, 1648. from ancestry.com

History Quote from Ralph Wheelocks geneology page wheelockgeneology.com
Reverend Ralph Wheelock, Puritan, educator, and founder was born in Shropshire, England in 1600. The origins of his surname can be traced back to the tenth century in Wheelock Village, near Sandbach, in the County of Cheshire. Ralph was educated at Cambridge University, Clare Hall. He matriculated in 1623, obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1626, and a Master of Arts in 1631.
At that time, Cambridge was the center of the dissenting religious movement that gave rise to Puritanism. His contemporaries at Cambridge University included John Milton and John Eliot, whose liberal views he seemed to share. The persecution of those with Puritan beliefs ran high during this period, which undoubtedly motivated Rev. Wheelock to participate in "The Great Migration" which brought many new immigrants to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. By one account, 20,000 came to New England during the peak years of the migration between 1630 and 1640 [1].

On 6 May 1630, in England, Rev. Wheelock was ordained priest by Francis White, Bishop of the Norfolk Diocese [12]. Shortly thereafter, on 17 May 1630, he married Rebecca Clarke. At least three children were born to the family in England (Mary Wheelock, baptised in Banham, County of Norfolk, 2 Sep 1631; Gershom Wheelock, baptised in the village of Eccles, County of Norfolk, 3 Jan 1632/33 [2]; and Rebecca Wheelock, baptised in the village of Eccles, County of Norfolk, 24 Aug 1634 [10]). Rev. Wheelock served clerical duties at the parish in Eccles, where Gershom and Rebecca were baptised, indicated by his signature as "local curate" on the register pages that record his children's baptisms [11].

Rev. Wheelock, his wife Rebecca, and at least three children sailed for the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1637, just 7 years after Boston was first settled, and during the peak of the "Great Migration" [3]. Some Wheelock historians have suggested that Rebecca gave birth to a daughter aboard ship, but no definitive proof is available [4].

Upon arrival, Rebecca and Ralph Wheelock settled in Watertown, Massachusetts. There Rev. Wheelock participated in a plan to create a new settlement further up the Charles River, to be called Contentment (later renamed Dedham). In 1638 Rev. Wheelock became one of the earliest settlers and a founder of Dedham. He lived there with his wife for more than a decade, and played a leading role in the affairs of the town. The records at Dedham show that Ralph and Rebecca had four children there: Benjamin, Samuel, Record, and Experience.

In July 1637, Rev. Ralph Wheelock signed the 'Dedham Covenant' which was in effect the founding constitution of the settlers of Dedham. In 1639 he and seven others were chosen for "ye ordering of towne affayers according unto Courte Order in that behalf." The powers that these eight men had were probably similar to the town selectmen of modern times. He was also appointed to assist the surveyor ("measurer") in laying out the boundaries of the town.

On 13 Mar 1638/9, Rev. Wheelock was declared a freeman [5], which allowed him to exercise the full right of suffrage and to hold public office. To become a freeman, it was necessary to be a member in good standing of a local church, and to appear before the General Court and take an oath whose essential elements swore to good citizenship and good religious character.

In 1642, Ralph Wheelock was appointed the General Court clerk of writs. The General Court was the central court of the Bay Colony, with powers granted by the British Crown to decide legal matters, to dispense lands, and to establish laws. At this point in time (1643), the population of the Bay Colony was about 18,000 [6].

In 1645 he was appointed one of the commissioners authorized to "solemnize" marriages, which at the time was a civil rather than religious duty.

Although Rev. Wheelock was an ordained minister, his greater inclinations were toward teaching, which he did with great fervor and in various capacities throughout his life. Rev. Wheelock was probably the first public school teacher in America. On 1 Feb 1644 a Dedham town meeting voted for the first free school in Massachusetts, to be supported by town taxes. Rev. Ralph Wheelock was the first teacher at this school. Three years later, in 1647, the General Court decreed that every town with 50 families or more must build a school supported by public taxes. [9]

By the late 1640's Dedham was becoming quite populous, and it was decided to establish a new township further up the Charles River, out of a tract of land that was then part of Dedham. Rev. Wheelock was appointed leader of this effort, and in 1649 he and six others were given the duties of erecting and governing a new village, to be called New Dedham, later renamed Medfield.
In May, 1651, the town of Medfield was granted the full powers of an independent town by the General Court of Massachusetts. In this year Rev. Ralph Wheelock and his family removed to Medfield, where he lived the remaining 32 years of his life. The records at Medfield show that Ralph and Rebecca had one child there - Eleazar Wheelock whose grandson would become the founder and first president of Dartmouth College.

Though others participated in the establishment of the Town of Medfield, Rev. Ralph Wheelock is considered to be it's primary founder. As leader of the previously mentioned committee of seven, it is almost certain [7] that Rev. Wheelock wrote the document called "The Agreement" which, for a time, every new settler of Medfield had to sign. "The Agreement" stated that the signatories were to abide by the town ordinances and laws, maintain orderly conduct, and resolve differences between themselves peaceably.

Rev. Ralph Wheelock was granted the first house lot in Medfield (12 acres), and served on the first Board of Selectmen (1651). He subsequently served on the Board of Selectmen in 1652-1654, and again in 1659. In 1653 he took up a collection for Harvard College, the first college in America. Fund raising for Harvard was probably a regular event, being a primary source of revenue for the fledgling institution.

In 1655, the town voted 15 pounds to be used to establish a "schoule for the educataion of the children, to be raised by a rate according as men have taken up lands, and the rest of the maintenance to be raised upon the children that goe to schoule" [8]. Rev. Ralph Wheelock was the first schoolmaster. In his book "Mr. Ralph Wheelock, Puritan", the Rev. Lewis Hicks speculates that Rev. Wheelock remained schoolmaster for a period of 8 years.

Every year, Medfield chose a representative to the General Court in Massachusetts. Rev. Wheelock held this position in the years 1653, 1663, 1664, 1666, and 1667.

Rebecca (Clarke) Wheelock died on 1 Jan 1680/1 in Medfield. Two years later, Rev. Wheelock died, in the 84th year of his life.

Rev. Wheelock played an active and important role in the settling of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was instrumental in establishing two new towns, and held virtually every office of importance in both of them. Furthermore, he was at the forefront of establishing the educational foundations of the country.

His descendents would also prove to play an important a role in settling New England and the rest of America. His son, Benjamin, was a founder of the Town of Mendon. Among his great-grandchildren were founders of several New England towns, as well as Eleazar Wheelock, the founder of Dartmouth. Succeeding generations would push farther west, settling the frontiers in New York, Michigan, Illinois, Nova Scotia, and Texas, establishing impressive credentials as teachers, writers, soldiers, pioneers, and businessmen.

(Written by Roderick B. Sullivan, 1 March 1998, Northborough, Massachusetts, revised 28 September 1998, and February 2002)
Notes and Sources
[1] "The History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts, 1650 - 1886", by William S. Tilden, published by the Medfield, Massachusetts Historical Society, pg. 23.

[2] Genealogists have variously reported that Rev. Wheelock married Rebecca Barber, Rebecca Wilkinson, and Rebecca Clark. An article by Christopher Gleason Clark, in the January 1998 issue of "The New England Historical and Genealogical Register", vol 152, entitled "The English Ancestry of Joseph Clark (1613-1683) of Dedham and Medfield, Massachusetts" provides compelling evidence that Rev. Wheelock indeed married Rebecca Clarke.

The key components of this evidence are as follows. First, the parish registers of Wraplingham, County of Norfolk, England, contain a recording of the marriage between Ralph Wheelock, cleric, and Rebecca Clarke, 17 May 1630. Second, the will of Rebecca's father, Thomas Clark, refers to his granddaughter Marye Wheelock. Third, the baptism of Marye Wheelock, daughter of Ralph Wheelock, cleric, is recorded in the Banham, County of Norfolk parish registers. (Banham is near Wraplingham). Fourth, the will of William Clark, uncle to Elizabeth Clarke, is witnessed by Ralph Wheelocke "in his unmistakable hand".

Ralph Wheelock's will refers to George Barber as his "brother-in-law". This led to the speculation that the maiden name of Rebecca must have been Barber. But it is shown in the article that George Barber married Rebecca Clarke's sister, Elizabeth Clarke, thereby explaining the reference in Ralph Wheelock's will.

[3] No record of Ralph Wheelock's passage to America could be found in "The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776" by Peter Wilson Coldham.

[4] "The Wheelock Family in America (1637-1969)", by Walter T. Wheelock, privately published, pg. 93. It is suggested here that Rebecca gave birth to a daughter while at sea. (Mr. Wheelock's original source is not known at the time this footnote was written.) Other Wheelock genealogies have reported that Rebecca was born at sea, and that Mary was born at sea. The research of Christopher Gleason Clark disproves the assertions that Mary or Rebecca were born on ship, leaving Peregrina as the only candidate, since the birth place of the remaining children is well accounted for.

[5] "List of Freeman of Massachusetts 1630-1691", also Tilden, pg. 506.
[6] Tilden, pg. 33.
[7] Tilden, pg. 37.
[8] Tilden, pg. 62.

[9] "Material Suggested For Use In the Schools, In Observance of the Tercentenary of Massachusetts Bay Colony and of The General Court and One Hundred Fiftieth Anniversary of the Adoption of the Constitution of the Commonwealth", prepared by committee, Commonwealth of Mass, Dept. of Education, 1930, Number 1, Whole Number 212.

[10] "Mr. Wheelock's Cure", by Christopher Gleason Clark, published in the July 1998 issue of "The New England Historical and Genealogical Register", July 1998, Volume 152, pg. 311.
[11] Ibid, pg. 312. As Christopher Gleason Clark writes: "Curates were licensed by the bishop of a diocese to serve the cure, that is, to care for the souls of the parishioners and to perform the duties of an assistant to the incumbent."
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James Prescott 1512-1568

Sir Jame Prescott

James Prescott lineage
James Prescott II (M) b. circa 1509, d. 14 July 1567 Pop-up Pedigree
James Prescott II COMMON ANCESTOR TO ANNE WHITTIER CORSON AND JARED WEST HANDSPICKER 1ST IN LINE. Reference: FLW 34/170. He was born circa 1509 at Standish Parish, Lancashire, England. He was the son of William Prescott and Alice _____. James Prescott II married Alice Standish, daughter of Roger Standish and (wife Of) Standish, in 1528 at Standish Parish, Lancashire, England. James Prescott II died on 14 July 1567 at England. Children of James Prescott II and Alice Standish James Prescott+ d. 1 Mar 1583 Roger Prescott+ d. Sep 1594
Alice Standish (F) b. 1510 Pop-up Pedigree
Her married name was Prescott. Reference: FLW 34/170/. Alice Standish was born in 1510 at Shevington, Lancashire, England. She was the daughter of Roger Standish and ____ Standish. Alice Standish married James Prescott II, son of William Prescott and Alice _____, in 1528 at Standish Parish, Lancashire, England. Children of Alice Standish and James Prescott II James Prescott+ d. 1 Mar 1583 Roger Prescott+ d. Sep 1594
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James PRESCOTT was born in 1512 in of, Standish, Lancashire, England. He was buried in 1568 in Skevington, Lancashire, England. James married Alice Elizabeth STANDISH in 1528 in Standish, Lancashire, Eng. [Parents]

History
Sir Richard de Prescote (date of birth unknown) was alive and had children in the year 1192. He died c1230 and was survived by two sons, Walter de Prescote and Patricus de Prescote.
Walter served as vice-chancellor of London. The South of England Prescotts were descendants of his, but his line died during the reign of Henry IV.
Patricus had a son Patrick that was alive in 1254. Patrick had a son, Richard, that was shown to be alive in 1284. Richard had a son (name unknown) that sired two sons. One, Robert de Prescote is shown to be alive in 1339. The other son, The Reverend Nicholas de Prescote, was rector of Ellesborough in 1349
Robert was a knight of Lancashire and his name appears as a witness on deeds dated June 1336 and July 1353. Robert had son, Thomas, that had a marriage recorded November 30, 1350. Thomas' son, Richard de Prescote, was born c1380
Richard had a son and daughter and the son's name is unknown. But this son sired James Prescott (notice spelling change of surname) and James had a son, William, born c1484. William Prescott; Gentleman, married and had a son named James.
This James Prescott was born c1509 and married Alice Standish, daughter of Roger Standish; Esquire. James and Alice had eight children. The off-springs were named; James, Roger, Richard, Robert, Ellen, William, Alice and John.
The fifth son of James and Alice, William, married Margaret of Coppull. John, Edward and Francis appear to be descendants of William. They are the three Prescotts that emigrated to America c1650. John settled in Virginia and his descendants are referred to as the Southern Branch of the Prescotts in America.Another John Prescott emigrated to Massachusetts in 1640 and a James Prescott settled in New Hampshire in 1665. These are the Northern Branch of Prescotts. More about them in "Prescotts in History". from ancesrty.com

Alice Elizabeth STANDISH was born in 1510 in Standish, Lncshr, Eng. She was christened in , , Eng. She died on 10 Mar 1564/1565 in Standish, Lancashire, England. She was buried on 10 Mar 1564 in Skevington, Lancashire, England. [Parents]
They had the following children.

i James PRESCOTT [Sir Knight]/ was born in 1529 in Standish, Lancashire, England. He died on 1 Mar 1583 in Drilby, Lincolnshire, Eng. He was buried in Drilby Church. ii William PRESCOTT was born about 1536 in of Copley Lancs, England. He was christened in 1538 in Standish, Lancaster, , Eng. He died in 1640. He was buried on 3 Nov 1594. iii Robert PRESCOTT was born about 1540 in Standish Parish, Lancashire, Eng. He died in 1576. iv John PRESCOTT was born about 1540/1549 in Sutterby, Lancs, England. He died in 1608. v Ralph PRESCOTT was born about 1542 in Standish, Lancashire, Eng. He died in 1571. vi Robert PRESCOTT was born about 1546 in Standish, Lancashire, Eng. He died in 1595/1596 in Standish, Lancashire, England. vii John PRESCOTT was born about 1549 in Wigan, Lancas, Eng. viii Ellen PRESCOTT was born about 1551 in Standish, Lancashire, Eng. ix Alice PRESCOTT was born about 1553 in Sutterby, Lincoln, Eng. x Richard PRESCOTT was born about 1555 in Standish, Lancashire, Eng. He died in 1584. He was buried in 1584 in Wigan. xi Joanna PRESCOTT was born about 1557 in Standish, Lancashire, Eng. xii Roger PRESCOTT was born on 20 Aug 1508. He died on 26 Sep 1594.

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Roger Prescott 1569-1607

Roger Jr. Prescott
Birth 1569 in Standish Parish Gloucester England
Married 1592
Death 24 Jan 1607 in Standish Parish Gloucester England
Parents
Father: Roger Prescott (1528-1594)
Mother: Ellen Shaw (1549-1567)
Spouse & Children
Wife: Elene (1579-1643)
Son: John Prescott (1604-1681)
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