General Notes

John of Henrico had original 400 acre land patent "in Goochland County ona a branch of the Barren Lick Creek of the Willis' River" in BuckinghamCounty, Va on July 10, 1745."  He is probably the father of Archelaus.Other siblings according to Wheeler Cousins by Vivagene Wheeler Handleyof Springfield, Mo, 1984 printed by Means Lithographers in Aurora, Moare: John, Sarah, Samuel, Charles, Benjamin, and Rowland.  They all beganappearing in records in Buckingham and Cumberland counties, Va about1763-1765, which coincides  with when the Wheelers left Henrico County.
     Although John's parentage can not be proved, it seems likely that hedecended from David Wheeler who was born in England, son of John and AnnYeomans. He came from County Kent, England to Newburyport, Mass abroadthe ship "Confidence" saling from Southampton, England April 24, 1636.
     The principal reasons for the migration on the Wheelers from Englandclosely paralleled the causes which led to almost all the migration atthat period.  Chief among them was the infamous Act of 1593 which said"all persons above sixteen years of age, who obstinately refuse to attenddivine service at some established church, should be committed to prison,without bail, until they should conform and make public confession ofconformity, in terms prescribed by the statute itself." in the ensuing 30years, the King (Charles I) taxed his people without representation antconfined to the Tower those  who questioned his right.  Between 1629 and1640 over 200 emigrant ships containing 20,000 Englishmen, had foundrefuge in America.
     David, the early emigrant, marring Sarah Wise, dau of Humphrey andSusanna on May 11, 1650 at Newbury, Mass.  Their children:
1. Sarah Wheeler m Mar 1675 John Spofford
2.John Wheeler b Dec 5, 1653 Newbury, Mass  m Mary _____
3. Abigail Wheeler  b Feb 2, 1656  d Apr 13, 1742  m  May, 1679, SamuelHills
4. Jonathan Wheeler b Jan 1658  m Mar 15, 1683 m Mary ______
5. Nathan Wheeler b Dec 27, 1659 Newbury, Mass. m Rebecca _______
6. Lydia Wheeler b May 7, 1662 Newbury, Mass
7. Jethro Wheeler b Mar 28, 1664 Newbury, Mass  m Hannah French
8. William Wheeler  b Apr 21, 1666
9. a son b Apr 2, 1668, Newbury, Mass d. abt 1691; (prob Benjamin, as hiswill mentions his brother Nathan and father, David.
10. Joseph Wheeler  b Sept 15, 1669 Rowley, Mass
      Vivagene Wheeler Handley, the author of Wheeler Cousins stated thefamily oral history told of David Wheeler of Newbury, Mass as herancestor.  This came via Charles Alexander Wheeler, s/o Alexander Sevierand Sarah E. Wilkins Wheeler, s/o Joel, s/o John, s/o Thomas of BedfordCo, Va but she has not able to prove the linage