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- From FindaGrave:
Married his possible cousin Susannah Wheeler and probably had a second marriage.
Obadiah's will was dated October 6, 1671, "aged about three score and three years". The will of Obadiah Wheeler was imperfect in that it was not witnessed, and administration of his estate was granted to "Thomas Wheeler the kinsman and John Wheeler the son" of the testator. The document names "son Joshua first born and heir"; "2nd son Samuel"; "son Obadiah"; "son John"; "youngest son Josiah, and daughter Susanna".
Here is the entire will of Obadiah Wheeler:
"This sixt Day of the Eight month in the yeare of our lord God, one thousand six hundred, seventy 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 years, weake in body, But of good and perfect memory, first Comitting my selfe Soule and Body into the hands of my marciefull father the Redeemer, And where as the Lord of his goodness hath given mee six Children five Sonns, and one Daughter, which I resigne 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 this worlds goods, which 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 alredy 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 plains at Dung hoale and two Acres of woodland at fairehaven Lying at the upper end of the Ash swamp, and the lther halfe of the spruce swampe at Dung hoale, in medow, seven Acres at fairehaven Lying Beetweene George Wheelers and George Meriams, and Spring medow and one paire of steares, and twenty bushells of Corne ten of Indean, and ten of Rye, and one swine, his choice except the great sow, and this is to bee his full portion bsies his part of my household goods
And unto my sonne Obadiah Wheeler, I give my homestall house Barne with all the Buildings orrchards, pastures, and medow there about, with the feild and land adjoyning thereunto one the other side of the Brooke all from the feild 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 fiveteene Acres more one Dung hoale plaine, in medow, the claypitt medow, or that part of Brooke medow, three Acres at fairehaven, three Acres in the medow caled the worlds end and one third part of the Remaindere of Dung hoale.
To my yongest sonn, Josiah Wheeler, I give, in upland, halfe of the feild Lying one the north side of my now dwelling house both hill and plaine the south east end of the feild, the said feild equally to be devided betwene, John, and 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 fiveteene Acres at Dung hoale plaine, in medow, three Acres at fairehaven where in that medow hee liketh-best, more three Acres at Dung hoale where in that medow also hee liketh-best, and 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 next unto his own, as hath bein said, and Josiah hath had three Acres where he liketh best, then 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 Indean corne, more in medow three Acres at fairhaven.
To my Daughter 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 to adorible portion to the eldest, hee haveing alredy bein considred otherwise.
And whereas the time of my departure out of the 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 three yongest sonns, together with the makeing up of my daughter Susanahs, portion equivolent to , or porportionall 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 a halfe for her part, and twenty bushells of corne halfe Indean, and halfe English, with, ten pounds that Obadiah shall pay to her, out of his portion, which is equall to her brethren as in my will above written, and this is to bee all her portion of my estate besies my household goods.
Unto my son Obdiah I give to his portion as an addition, one pair of yong oxen, two heckfers, one fouer the other three yeares old, and one pair of shood cart wheeles with the cart and all the irons about it.
To my sonn John I add to his portion one pair of oxen, one cow, fower sheepe and a halfe, and on 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 I reserved in my will above written, unto myselfe, my son Obadiah shall enjoy it three yeares and then it is to bee Retorned to my sonn Josiah, and Josiah shall bee 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 equally devided among the 3 yongest brothers.
that this is my last will, wittness my hand Obadiah X Wheeler (marke)
The wittnesses that this is his Last will - George Wheeler Thomas Wheeler"
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Abt 1608 - 1671 (~ 63 years)
