William Whelpley

Abt 1781 - 1830  (49 years)

• Name	William Whelpley
  	to Canada — Loyalist
  Birth	Abt 1781	Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Death	May 1830	Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America   [1, 3]
  Probate/Proved	6 Jul 1830 (49 years)	Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America
  City of Saint John, St. John County, Cooper. Intestate. Administration granted 16 July 1830 to the widow Mabel WHELPLEY, son William WHELPLEY and Lauchlan DONALDSON Esq., a creditor. Fellow bondsmen David WATERBURY and Henry PORTER, all of the City of Saint John. Inventory of "Articles of Furniture now in the Brick House belonging to the Estate of the Late William WHELPLEY" valued at £24, inventory of the cooperage valued at £21, filed 20 December 1830, by Nehemiah VAIL and William McAULEY, the appraisers.
  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,  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,  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,  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, Branch	I11317	Whelpley Line
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2026

  
  

  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	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)
  Marriage	3 Dec 1804	Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada   [1, 4]
  They were married by Rev. Dr. Byles.
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 24 years - She : ~ 24 years.
  Children	6 sons and 4 daughters
  +   1. William Whelpley,   b. Oct 1805, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 16 Apr 1873, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 67 years) ▻ Hannah Malone >   2. Thomas Whelpley,   b. Abt 1807, Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America d. 16 Apr 1873, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 66 years) ▻ Mary Thomas  m. Abt 1840 >   3. David Whelpley,   b. 1811, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 21 Jul 1897, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 86 years) ▻ Jane Thomas  m. 1850     4. Mary Ann Whelpley,   b. Abt 1811, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 8 Dec1886, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 75 years) >   5. George W. Whelpley,   b. Abt 1814, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada ▻ Rebecca McKee >   6. Hannah Whelpley,   b. 26 Sep 1817, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 31 Mar 1888, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 70 years) ▻ Joseph Ball  m. 16 May 1840 >   7. Jane Waterbury Whelpley,   b. Abt 1817, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 7 Mar 1891, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 74 years) ▻ Captain Willaim Vaughn  m. 28 May 1838 >   8. Henry Gilbert Whelpley,   b. 4 Aug 1819, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America d. May 1902, Grand Manan, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 82 years) ▻ Margaret Scriber;   Sarah Elizabeth Small >   9. Edward Whelpley,   b. Abt 1820, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 1 Aug 1903, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 83 years) ▻ Margaret Wallace > 10. Eliza Isabel Whelpley,   b. 1825, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 21 Dec 1907, Randolph, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 82 years) ▻ Jacob Hughes
  Family ID	F7656	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1William Whelpley(Abt 1781 – 1830) 2Darling Whelpley(1738 – 1813) 4Jonathan Whelpley(1698 – 1772) 8Jonathan Whelpley(Abt 1650 – 1713) 16Henry Whelpley(1620 – 1662) 17Sarah Howes(1617 – Abt 1684) 9Sarah ______(1670 – 1704) 18 19 5Martha Pennoyer(1706 – 1739) 10Thomas Pennoyer(1658 – 1723) 20Robert Pennoyer(Abt 1614 – 1680) 21 11Linda Knapp(1668 – 1710) 22Moses Isreal Knapp(1645 – Abt 1726) 23Abigail Hannah Westcott(1647 – 1713) 3Abigail Peck(1738 – 1813) 6Jeremiah Peck(1690 – 1765) 12Captain Samuel Peck(1659 – 1746) 24Rev. Jeremiah Peck(1623 – 1699) 25Johannah Kitchell( – 1711) 13Ruth Ferris(1659 – 1745) 26Peter Ferris(Abt 1636 – ) 27 7Mary Johnson(1699 – 31 Aug1779) 14Deacon Samuel Johnson(1670 – 1727) 28William Johnson(1630 – 1702) 29Elizabeth Bushnell(1634 – 1672) 15Mary Sage(1672 – 1726) 30David Sage(Abt 1639 – 1703) 31Mary Wiley

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1781 - Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Marriage - 3 Dec 1804 - Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada Death - May 1830 - Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America Probate/Proved - 6 Jul 1830 - Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 170002603 William Whelpley . [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). Memorial ID 170002603 [S338] News Article: "Mabel Thomas weds William Whelpley", (Saint Johns, New Brunswick: The Saint John Gazette, 3 December 1804).