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- This Seth Wheeler(1756-1828) is not the Capt. Seth Wheeler(1750-1822; son of Jonas), who served under Col. Ethan Allen in 1776, as a Lieutenant (As well as Col Reed's Regt in 1775 as an Ensign and as Capt. under Col. Timothy Bedel in 1778)
- Seth was placed under the guardianship of Simeon Chamberlain of Sutton on July 6, 1763, being the minor aged seven year son of Nathaniel Wheeler, late of Sutton, Worchester , yeoman.
With his brother Nathaniel, came to Croydon,NH in 1775 settling on the Bartlett farm. (Some suggest that his father came to Croydon the year Seth was born and died here). While serving in the Revolution he married a young lady from Boston. Seth Wheeler (1756-1828) served as private and corporal in 1777-78, in Col. Jonathan Chase's regiment of militia which marched to Ticonderoga from Croydon, NH, were he was born - (Sutton vital records show Seth born in Sutton, possibly the register of birth was made in Sutton and he was indeed born in NH). (D.A.R. Lineage Books, Vol. 70.)
Seth was a Revolutionary War - his grave is marked with a Cayuga Chapter D. A. R. 1756 - 1828. In 1802, Seth, his wife and ten children moved to Dryden, NY. They came with three horses, a yoke of oxen, and two wagons. After 21 days on the road, they settled near Dryden Springs. Seth was Deacon of the church he help built with his son-in-law, Elisaph Sanford.
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Landmarks of Tompkins County, New York
by John H. Selkreg, 1894; D. Mason & Co., Publisher
WHEELER, Seth, was born in Boston in 1756, and died in 1827. When nineteen years of age he enlisted in the Revolutionary War and served all through the war. When he came home he went to New Hampshire and took up a farm and married a lady from Boston by the name of Rebecca ELLIOT. They moved to Dryden in 1804, and had a family of ten children. They came with three horses and a yoke of oxen, two covered wagons, and were twenty-one days on the road; his farm being near Dryden Springs. Their oldest child, Rebecca, married a man by the name of Elisaph SANFORD, who stood on the first church steeple in Dryden and swung a jug over his head after the church was raised, later moving to Steuben, where he died, leaving a large family. The next, Betsey, married Jared TODD in West Dryden, raised a large family, and moved to Michigan. Susan married a Mr. COURTRIGHT from Owego, moved to Ohio, died, and left three daughters. Lucy married Mr. PETIGREW, they both died in Owego, leaving one son; a daughter of this son married Frank CORNELL, of Ithaca. Seth married but left no children. Enos married a Miss BLAIR, had nine children, who are all settled not far from Dryden. Polly never married, and died at Dryden. John married Eliza BLAIR, had eight children, and died in Seneca County. Selinda married Marsden BLAIR; he died a number of years ago; she is still living at the age of ninety-five years. Anna married Anson COOK, moved to Michigan, where both died, leaving two daughters. Elliot B. WHEELER, son of Enos, who is seventy-six years old, lives two and one-half miles north of McLean. He married first Mary Jane LORMOR, of Dryden, and second Sarah CRITTENDEN, youngest daughter of Asa CRITTENDEN. Orrin married Mary BARTHOLOMEW, of Dryden; he is dead. They had one son, with whom his mother is living. Delany married Leonard GRISWOLD, of Dryden, both living. Emory married Elizabeth STEWART, they live in Dryden. Elson lost his first wife, then married Sarah BRIGHAM; live in Dryden. Edson, the twin brother of Elson, is dead. Almon married a Miss STEWART, and lives not far from Elmira with his daughter, his wife being dead. Ambros married and lives near Marathon, N.Y. Dora Ann married Daniel BARTHOLOMEW, they live in Dryden village.
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