General Notes

George came to Concord, Massachusetts about the year 1638 with his wife Katherine and several children. George Wheeler and Katherine Pin were among the early settlers of Concord. They both lived out their life at Concord. Thomas Wheeler, The son of Thomas Wheeler and Rebecca, was one of the early settlers of Fairfield moving there from Concord. The Wheeler Family in America by A. G. Wheeler, The Wheeler Genealogy by R. D. Wheeler and The Wheeler Family by M. Molyneaux have well research history of the children of Thomas and Rebecca and none list a son named George. The three Thomas Wheelers of Cranfield as well as the multiple Thomas' of New England have made this a real difficult problem. I am inclined to believe the Wheeler Genealogy is correct. " ++++++++++++++++++ Steve Wheeler wrote 4/2/98 "I wish I could, but I do not have information about the parents of George Wheeler of Concord. Here is what Florence Wheeler (librarian in Leominster, Mass, 1902-1950, and former Wheeler genealogist) had to say on this subject, abt 1950:
"Owing to the confusion in the numerous Wheeler families in Concord, Mass and the duplication of names in Cranfield, England, George Wheeler's back- ground is uncertain . In the July, 1937 issue of the American Genealogist, an article by Mrs. William Anderson, with comments by Donald Lines Jacobus refutes previous suppositions. Here, they quote the will of Thomas Wheeler, the Elder, of Cranfield, in which this George is not mentioned, and on that ground he is no longer assigned to this family. Aside from this one item, the information given by Mr. Homer W. Brainard previously (July, 1935, American Genealogist) is accepted." My e-mail was directed solely at the parentage of George of Concord (d. 1687), which was listed in a previous e-mail as Thomas. I believe this was accepted until this 1937 article was researched and published. This information supersedes both Brainard and Albert Gallatin Wheeler's works."
Steve Wheeler <73527.630@@compuserve.com>