Sarah (Kendrick) Wheelock

Family

Sources

1. George Homer Partridge, Partridge Genealogy (1904), family #1: "John Partridge married, Dec. 18, 1655, Magdalen, daughter of John and Magdalen Bullard, early of Watertown and later of Medfield. She died in Medfield, Dec. 27, 1677." Explicit daughter-of; corroborates Tilden.

   George Homer Partridge, Partridge Genealogy: Descendants of John Partridge of Medfield, Mass. (1904), family of "7. Benoni Partridge (John, John!) … born in Medfield (now Millis), May 25, 1687. … He married, July 14, 1708, Mehetabel, born in Medfield, Sept. 10, 1689, daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Kendrick) Wheelock, and grand-daughter of Ralph Wheelock, the founder of Medfield. She died Jan. 20, 1761; and he died Dec. 26, 1769." Children include "X. ELI, b. June 3/8, 1729." Explicit daughter-of claim for Mehetabel. Matches mehitable-wheelock-partridge: (1) exact birth 1689-09-10 Medfield already on graph; (2) husband benoni-partridge-bsb already spouse; (3) death 1761-01-20 already on graph; (4) son eli-partridge-bsb (b. 1729-06-03) already child. Corroborated by FPA Register 1911 naming "Benoni Partridge and Mehitable Wheelock".

2. William S. Tilden, History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts, 1650-1886 (1887), Genealogies, WHEELOCK: "Samuel2 (Ralph1) married at Rehoboth in 1678 Sarah Kenrick. He inherited the original Wheelock estate ... He died in 1698, and his widow married in 1703 Josiah Rockwood (4). ... Children: ... 29. Mehitable, 1689; m. in 1709 Benoni Partridge." Matches: husband Samuel (ralph's son), daughter Mehitable m. Benoni Partridge (= mehitable-wheelock-partridge already locked), remarriage to Josiah Rockwood.

   William S. Tilden, History of the Town of Medfield (1887), Genealogies, WHEELOCK: "Ralph Wheelock, 'the founder of Medfield,' was born in Shropshire, England, in 1600. He was educated at Clare Hall, Cambridge ... He died in 1683, his wife Rebecca in 1680. Children: ... +5. Samuel, 1642 ..." and #5 "Samuel2 (Ralph1) married at Rehoboth in 1678 Sarah Kenrick. He inherited the original Wheelock estate on the corner of North Street. He died in 1698, and his widow married in 1703 Josiah Rockwood (4) ... Children: ... 29. Mehitable, 1689; m. in 1709 Benoni Partridge." Explicit son-of Ralph. Matches samuel-wheelock-bsb: (1) wife Sarah Kendrick/Kenrick (sarah-kendrick-wheelock); (2) daughter Mehitable b. 1689 (mehitable-wheelock-partridge); (3) her husband Benoni Partridge (benoni-partridge-bsb).

3. Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (NEHGS, 1903), Marriages: "KENRICKE, Sarah and Samuell Wheelocke, Apr. 3, 1678.*" and under WHEELOCKE: "Samuell and Sarah Kenricke, Apr. 3, 1678.*"; also "Josiah [Rocket] and Sarah Wheelock, Nov. 10, 1703.*" Matches sarah-kendrick-wheelock: (1) maiden Kenrick/Kendrick; (2) husband samuel-wheelock-bsb; (3) remarriage as widow Sarah Wheelock to Josiah Rockwood 1703 (Tilden).

   Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (NEHGS, 1903), Marriages: "KENRICKE, Sarah and Samuell Wheelocke, Apr. 3, 1678.*" and under WHEELOCKE: "Samuell and Sarah Kenricke, Apr. 3, 1678.*"; also "Josiah [Rocket] and Sarah Wheelock, Nov. 10, 1703.*" Matches sarah-kendrick-wheelock: (1) maiden Kenrick/Kendrick; (2) husband samuel-wheelock-bsb; (3) remarriage as widow Sarah Wheelock to Josiah Rockwood 1703 (Tilden).

4. William S. Tilden, History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts, 1650-1886 (1887), Genealogies, WHEELOCK: "Samuel2 (Ralph1) married at Rehoboth in 1678 Sarah Kenrick. He inherited the original Wheelock estate ... He died in 1698, and his widow married in 1703 Josiah Rockwood (4). ... Children: ... 29. Mehitable, 1689; m. in 1709 Benoni Partridge." Matches: husband Samuel (ralph's son), daughter Mehitable m. Benoni Partridge (= mehitable-wheelock-partridge already locked), remarriage to Josiah Rockwood.

   William S. Tilden, History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts, 1650-1886 (1887), Genealogies, WHEELOCK: "Samuel2 (Ralph1) married at Rehoboth in 1678 Sarah Kenrick. He inherited the original Wheelock estate ... He died in 1698, and his widow married in 1703 Josiah Rockwood (4). ... Children: ... 29. Mehitable, 1689; m. in 1709 Benoni Partridge." Matches: husband Samuel (ralph's son), daughter Mehitable m. Benoni Partridge (= mehitable-wheelock-partridge already locked), remarriage to Josiah Rockwood.

5. James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896 (1897), Births, KENDRICK: "Thomas, of George, Jan. 23, 1647; Ruth, Feb. 16, 1649; Sarah, April 12, 1652; Isack, Feb. 12, 1654; Mary, June 16, 1659; Elizabeth, Sept. 12, 1661; Abraham, Feb. 2, 1663" (p. 658 / 1:12). Explicit daughter-of-George. Marriages: "KENDRICK George and Ruth Bowen, April 26, 1647" (also under BOWEN: "Ruth and George Kendrick, April 23, 1647"). Matches: only Sarah of George in Rehoboth Kendrick births of that generation; parents married 1647, five years before her birth.

   James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896 (1897), Births, KENDRICK: "Thomas, of George, Jan. 23, 1647; Ruth, Feb. 16, 1649; Sarah, April 12, 1652; Isack, Feb. 12, 1654; Mary, June 16, 1659; Elizabeth, Sept. 12, 1661; Abraham, Feb. 2, 1663" (p. 658 / 1:12). Explicit daughter-of-George. Marriages: "KENDRICK George and Ruth Bowen, April 26, 1647" (also under BOWEN: "Ruth and George Kendrick, April 23, 1647"). Matches: only Sarah of George in Rehoboth Kendrick births of that generation; parents married 1647, five years before her birth.

6. Vital Records of Medway, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850, Deaths, ROCKWOOD/ROCKET: "Sarah, w. Josiah, Sept. 5, 1714." Confirms widow Sarah (Kenrick) Wheelock Rockwood died Medway 1714-09-05 (same person who m2 Josiah Rocket/Rockwood 1703 per Medfield VR).

   Vital Records of Medway, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850, Deaths, ROCKWOOD/ROCKET: "Sarah, w. Josiah, Sept. 5, 1714." Confirms widow Sarah (Kenrick) Wheelock Rockwood died Medway 1714-09-05 (same person who m2 Josiah Rocket/Rockwood 1703 per Medfield VR).

7. George Homer Partridge, Partridge Genealogy (1904), family #1: "John Partridge married, Dec. 18, 1655, Magdalen, daughter of John and Magdalen Bullard, early of Watertown and later of Medfield. She died in Medfield, Dec. 27, 1677." Explicit daughter-of; corroborates Tilden.

   George Homer Partridge, Partridge Genealogy: Descendants of John Partridge of Medfield, Mass. (1904), family of "7. Benoni Partridge (John, John!) … born in Medfield (now Millis), May 25, 1687. … He married, July 14, 1708, Mehetabel, born in Medfield, Sept. 10, 1689, daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Kendrick) Wheelock, and grand-daughter of Ralph Wheelock, the founder of Medfield. She died Jan. 20, 1761; and he died Dec. 26, 1769." Children include "X. ELI, b. June 3/8, 1729." Explicit daughter-of claim for Mehetabel. Matches mehitable-wheelock-partridge: (1) exact birth 1689-09-10 Medfield already on graph; (2) husband benoni-partridge-bsb already spouse; (3) death 1761-01-20 already on graph; (4) son eli-partridge-bsb (b. 1729-06-03) already child. Corroborated by FPA Register 1911 naming "Benoni Partridge and Mehitable Wheelock".

8. James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896 (1897), Births, KENDRICK: "Thomas, of George, Jan. 23, 1647; Ruth, Feb. 16, 1649; Sarah, April 12, 1652; Isack, Feb. 12, 1654; Mary, June 16, 1659; Elizabeth, Sept. 12, 1661; Abraham, Feb. 2, 1663" (p. 658 / 1:12). Explicit daughter-of-George. Marriages: "KENDRICK George and Ruth Bowen, April 26, 1647" (also under BOWEN: "Ruth and George Kendrick, April 23, 1647"). Matches: only Sarah of George in Rehoboth Kendrick births of that generation; parents married 1647, five years before her birth.

   James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896 (1897), Births, KENDRICK: "Thomas, of George, Jan. 23, 1647; Ruth, Feb. 16, 1649; Sarah, April 12, 1652; Isack, Feb. 12, 1654; Mary, June 16, 1659; Elizabeth, Sept. 12, 1661; Abraham, Feb. 2, 1663" (p. 658 / 1:12). Explicit daughter-of-George. Marriages: "KENDRICK George and Ruth Bowen, April 26, 1647" (also under BOWEN: "Ruth and George Kendrick, April 23, 1647"). Matches: only Sarah of George in Rehoboth Kendrick births of that generation; parents married 1647, five years before her birth.