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- From "New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Third Series", Vol. IV, p. 1756:
Author: CUTTER, William Richard
Publication: 1913. Reprint Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1996
Robert WHEATON, the immigrant ancestor, was born in 1606 and came from Swansea in Wales to Salem, Masschusetts, in 1636. Here his independence of thought and speech made him enemies who finally drove him from the town as a "pestilential fellow."
From Salem he made his way to Weymouth sometime previous to 1642, and soon afterwards came with Elder Samuel NEWMAN to Seconnet or Seekonk, which Mr NEWMAN renamed Rehoboth, because, he said, "the Lord hath made room for us." Thomas COOPER and Robert WHEATON were the two deacons of Elder NEWMAN's church in Newman's Colony, Mr WHEATON came to Rehoboth among the founders of the town. He drew land in various divisions of the town. He was a quiet, useful Citizen, apparently prospering as a planter. During King Philip's war, he and other settlers had to abandon their homes, but he returned and died there at the ripe old age of ninety in 1696.
He married (Alice (Alys, Elice, etc.) BOWEN, daughter of Richard BOWEN, who came to America about 1639. Richard BOWEN was another of the founders of Rehoboth and he acquired large tracts of real estate along the river, "running under the bridge called "BOWEN's bridge afterwards. Richard BOWEN was admitted a freeman, June 5 1651; held various town offices. He married (first) Ann (???) who came from England with seven children; he married (second) in 1648, Elizabeth MARSH, widow of George MARSH.
Children of Robert WHEATON: Joseph, Samuel and Jeremiah born at Salem; Obadiah, born at Rehoboth, January 20 1647; John April 20 1650; Bethia May 20 1642; Hannah, September 18 1654; Mary November 4 1656; Ephraim; Benjamin, in the last of February 1661.
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1606 - Bef 1696 (90 years)
