Jonathan Whelpley

M, (circa 1650 - 17 February 1713)
Father-Biological*Henry Whelpley b. 1620, d. 6 Jun 1682
Mother-Biological*Sarah Howes b. 1617, d. c Nov 1684
Family Lines
Whelpley Line
Last Edited=20 Feb 2026
     Jonathan Whelpley was born circa 1650 at Stamford, Connecticut Colony.1,2 He was the son of Henry Whelpley and Sarah Howes.

Jonathan Whelpley married Sarah ______ circa 1691 at the Greenwich, Connecticut Colony.3,2 Johnson (1997) relates:
“In 1695, Jonathan was paid by the voters of Greenwich to build a horse bridge across the Mianus River. He was paid one bushel of corn by each voter and given the use of a team of horses during the construction. The bridge was wide enough so that a horse with two-bushel bags of corn on its back could cross the bridge without touching the sides. In 1697, Jonathan was granted the right to build a gristmill on the Mianus River. It is not known if he ever exercised this right”.2


At the town meeting in Greenwich, Connecticut Colony, held on March 1697, Jonathan Whelpley was granted right to use the stream of the Mianus River for a grist mill.4 Jonathan wrote his will on 21 January 1712/13 at Greenwich, Connecticut Colony.5 He died on 17 February 1713 at Greenwich, Connecticut Colony.1,2 His estate was inventoried on 6 April 1714 at Greenwich, Connecticut Colony.5 His estate was probated on 11 May 1714 at Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony.5

Full review completed: 25 February 2023.

Children of Jonathan Whelpley and Sarah ______

Citations

  1. Ancestry.com. Ancestry Member Trees - Use with Caution. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations.
  2. Johnson, Rogers Bruce. Ancestors of Rogers Bruce Johnson: from immigration to the present times, 1620 to 1996. volume 3. Grantham, New Hampshire: Penobscot Press, 1997.
  3. Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985.
  4. Mead, Spencer P. Ye Historie of ye Town of Greenwich, County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut. New York: The Knickerbocker Press, 1911.
  5. Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015.