Joseph Whelpley

1780 - 1844  (64 years)

• Name	Joseph Whelpley
  	to Canada returned to US — Loyalist
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	13 Sep 1780	Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Moved To	1783 (2 years)	Saint John, Queens County, Colony of Nova Scotia (now New Brunswick), British North America   [3]
  Darling Whelpley left the United States and sailed for New Brunswick on board the ship called Hope in 1783, along with his wife and nine of their children, according to the passenger lists. They settled in Upper Saint John and Kingston area with many other British loyalists. Another son, Jonathan, probably came later.
  Miscellaneous	1812 (31 years)	Eastport, Washington County, Massachusetts (Maine). U.S.A.   [2]
  Joseph was listed as an enemy alien.
  	U.S. Marshal's Returns of Enemy Aliens and Prisoners of War, 1812-15
  Census	1820 (39 years)	Eastport, Washington County, Maine. U.S.A.   [4]
  3- Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 2- Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15 2- Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 1- Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 1- Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 1- Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 1- Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 6- Foreigners not Naturalized 3- Number of Persons - Engaged in Manufactures 6- Free White Persons - Under 16 2- free White Persons - Over 25 11- Total Free White Persons 11- Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other
  Census	1830 (49 years)	Eastport, Washington County, Maine. U.S.A.   [5]
  2- Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14 2- Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19 1- Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29 1- Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59 1- Free White Persons - Females - Under 5 2- Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9 1- Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14 1- Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49 8- Free White Persons - Under 20 2- Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 11- Total Free White Persons 11- Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored)
  Census	1840 (59 years)	Eastport, Washington County, Maine. U.S.A.   [6]
  1 - Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19 2 - Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39 3 - Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69 2 - Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade 4 - Free White Persons - Under 20 4 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 10 - Total Free White Persons 10 - Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves
  Death	22 Sep 1844	Eastport, Washington County, Maine. U.S.A.   [1, 7]
  ** Last Full Review	25 Sep 2024
  Siblings	5 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Oliver Whelpley,   b. 7 Jan 1756, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. —, Kingston, Kings County, New Brunswick, British North America   2. Jonathan Whelpley,   b. Abt 1758, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 1809, at sea off Indonesia  (Age 51 years)   3. Martha Whelpley,   b. 1763, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony   4. Abigail Whelpley,   b. 1766, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 1766, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony  (Age 0 years)   5. Elizabeth Whelpley,   b. 1767, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 13 Jun 1786, New Brunswick, British North America  (Age 19 years)   6. Jeremiah Whelpley,   b. Abt 1772, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 22 Sep 1836, Mispec, Saint John, Queens County, New Brunswick, British North America  (Age 64 years) > 7. Joseph Whelpley,   b. 13 Sep 1780, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A. d. 22 Sep 1844, Eastport, Washington County, Maine. U.S.A.  (Age 64 years) ▻ Charlotte Davidson,   b. 21 Jan 1787, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 15 Oct 1849, Eastport, Washington County, Maine. U.S.A.  (Age 62 years) m. 30 Jun 1804   > 8. Richard Whelpley,   b. 6 Sep 1776, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A. d. 23 Oct 1857, Long Reach, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 81 years) ▻ Charlotte Whitney Gorham,   b. 14 Jun 1768, Kingston, Kings County, Colony of Nova Scotia (now New Brunswick), British North America d. 13 Mar 1864, Long Reach, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 95 years) m. 13 Feb 1806   > 9. William Whelpley,   b. Abt 1781, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A. d. May 1830, Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America  (Age 49 years) ▻ Mabel Thomas,   b. Abt 1781, Saint John, Queens County, Colony of Nova Scotia (now New Brunswick), British North America d. 5 May 1866, Mispec, Saint John, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 85 years) m. 3 Dec 1804
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Wakeley,   b. 1510, Lenham, Kent, England d. —, Lenham, Kent, England   (6 x Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth Clough  (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I13657
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Darling Whelpley,   b. 1738, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 21 Apr 1813, Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Abigail Peck,   b. 1738, Connecticut Colony d. 24 Apr 1813, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F718	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Charlotte Davidson,   b. 21 Jan 1787, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 15 Oct 1849, Eastport, Washington County, Maine. U.S.A. (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	30 Jun 1804	Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 9 months - She : 17 years and 5 months.
  Children	1807 to 1825  [1]
  1. Samuel Whelpley (c1807-____) 2. Elizabeth Whelpley (1811-1812) 3. Horatio N. Whelpley (1812-____) 4. Henry Whelpley (1814-1897) 5. Mary Whelpley (1817-____) 6. Benjamin Darling Whelpley (1819-1839) 7. Charlotte Whelpley (1821-____) 8. Abigail Whelpley (1823-____) 9. Peter Whelpley
  Family ID	F9300	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2024

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1 Joseph Whelpley(1780 – 1844) 2 Darling Whelpley(1738 – 1813) 4 Jonathan Whelpley(1698 – 1772) 8 Jonathan Whelpley(Abt 1650 – 1713) 16 Henry Whelpley(1620 – 1662) 32 James Wakeley(1594 – Aft 1690) 33 Alice Glascock(1590 – —) 17 Sarah Howes(1617 – Abt 1684) 34 Robert Howes(1586 – 1631) 35 Priscilla Wright(1590 – 1617) 9 Sarah(1670 – 1704) 18 36 37 19 38 39 5 Martha Pennoyer(1706 – 1739) 10 Thomas Pennoyer(1658 – 1723) 20 Robert Pennoyer(Abt 1614 – 1680) 40 41 21 42 43 11 Linda Knapp(1668 – 1710) 22 Moses Isreal Knapp(1645 – Abt 1726) 44 45 23 Abigail Hannah Westcott(1647 – 1713) 46 47 3 Abigail Peck(1738 – 1813) 6 Jeremiah Peck(1690 – 1765) 12 Captain Samuel Peck(1659 – 1746) 24 Rev. Jeremiah Peck(1623 – 1699) 48 Deacon William Peck(1601 – 1694) 49 Elizabeth( – 1683) 25 Johannah Kitchell( – 1711) 50 Robert Kitchell( – 1672) 51 unknown( – 1682) 13 Ruth Ferris(1659 – 1745) 26 Peter Ferris(Abt 1636 – ) 52 Jeffrey Farris(1610 – 1666) 53 first wife( – 1658) 27 54 55 7 Mary Johnson(1699 – 31 Aug1779) 14 Deacon Samuel Johnson(1670 – 1727) 28 William Johnson(1630 – 1702) 56 57 29 Elizabeth Bushnell(1634 – 1672) 58 59 15 Mary Sage(1672 – 1726) 30 David Sage(Abt 1639 – 1703) 60 61 31 Mary Wiley 62 John Wiley 63 Elizabeth Clough

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 13 Sep 1780 - Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Moved To - 1783 - Saint John, Queens County, Colony of Nova Scotia (now New Brunswick), British North America Marriage - 30 Jun 1804 - Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America Miscellaneous - 1812 - Eastport, Washington County, Massachusetts (Maine). U.S.A. Census - 1820 - Eastport, Washington County, Maine. U.S.A. Census - 1830 - Eastport, Washington County, Maine. U.S.A. Census - 1840 - Eastport, Washington County, Maine. U.S.A. Death - 22 Sep 1844 - Eastport, Washington County, Maine. U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S110] Ancestry Family Trees, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Use with Caution. [S761] War of 1812 Papers, 1789-1815, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007), U.S. Marshal's Returns of Enemy Aliens and Prisoners of War, 1812-15 (Part I). [S754] Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005). [S515] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Eastport, Washington, Maine; Page: 243; NARA Roll: M33_37; Image: 150. [S505] 1830 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), 1830; Census Place: Eastport, Washington, Maine; Series: M19; Roll: 47; Page: 303; Family History Library Film: 0009701. [S281] 1840 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1840; Census Place: Eastport, Washington, Maine; Roll: 152; Page: 88; Family History Library Film: 0009709. [S760] Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910, (FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org).