Thomas WHEELER^[1]

1671 - 1691  (19 years)

• Name	Thomas WHEELER
  Born	1 Dec 1671	Stonington, New London, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Cause of Death	Killed by Indians
  Died	1691	Preston, New London, Connecticut
  Person ID	I21876	Main
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2011

  
  

  Father	Isaac WHEELER,   b. 1646, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 5 Jun 1712, Stonington, New London, Connecticut  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Martha PARKE,   b. 27 Oct 1646, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut ,   d. 14 Feb 1717, Stonington, New London, Connecticut  (Age 70 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1667	Stonington, New London, Connecticut
  Family ID	F7179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  THE WHEELER FAMILY IN AMERICA,THE DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS WHEELER, STONINGTON, CONN., pages 289 through 349, by Inez E. Coolby-Brayton, 1934. Located in the DAR Library, Washington, DC. He was murdered by the Indians while bear hunting near the Quinebaug River. Rudge Richard A. Wheeler says in his HISTORY OF STONINGTON: "...he met a squad of Indians, who were hunting in the same region who ordered him to clear out and leave the game to them, as they were the original owners of it--if he did not, they would kill and scalp him on the spot. He bid defiance to their threats, when they attacked him with their tomahawks and scalping knives. He defended himself as best he could, and a terrible struggle ensued which resulted in his death, and that of five of the Indians."

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] Orcutt_001 gedcom file, Robert Waddell.