Darling Whelpley

1738 - 1813  (75 years)

• Name	Darling Whelpley
  	to Canada — Loyalist
  Birth	1738	Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony   [1, 2]
  Military	1759 (21 years)  [3, 4]
  He was a corporal in the Connecticut Third Regiment, Captain and Colonel David Wooster, 4th Company, Captain Thomas Hobby.
  Military	1776 (38 years)  [4, 5, 6]
  He was a sergeant in Mead's Regiment of the Connecticut Militia.
  	Darling Whelpley's Revolutionary War Record on the American Side
  History	4 Jul 1776 (38 years)	United States become Independent
  Information	1779 (41 years)  [4, 7]
  In 1779, he switched sides and fought on the British side of the Revolutionary War. He fought at Lloyd's Neck on Long Island, NY and was defeated by the American Revolutionaries. Darling and the other British soldiers made a raid on Greenwich where he burnt buildings including the church, likely the same church where the family's records were held. After losing the war, he was sentenced to death by the victorious revolutionaries. Before he could be executed, however, it was decided that he would be exchanged for an American prisoner. The family did, however, lose all their land and property, which was given over to the American side. His wife, Abigail Peck and their ten children suffered the horror and anxiety of having your husband and father sentenced to death, and then the relief of having him returned, but losing all your property and land and being forced to leave to a new country. The following entry the minute book kept by Peter Mead: "1779 - October Session of the General Assembly. Darling Whelpley, Solomon Perris, William Peck, and David Washburn under sentience of death for the crime of high treason, sentence was suspended until the first Wednesday of March 1780. They were finally exchanged." After he was exchanged, his estate was forfeited and confiscated. After losing the war, he was sentenced to death by the victorious revolutionaries . Before he could be executed, however, it was decided that he would be exchanged for an American prisoner . The family did, however, lose all their land and property, which was given over to the American side. How would have been for his wife, Abigail Peck and their ten children..... the horror and anxiety of having your husband and father sentenced to death, and then the relief of having him returned, but losing all your property and land and being forced to leave to a new country. The following entry the minute book kept by Peter Mead, "1779 - October Session of the General Assembly. Darling Whelpley, Solomon Perris, William Peck, and David Washburn under sentience of death for the crime of high treason, sentence was suspended until the first Wednesday of March 1780. They were finally exchanged." After he was exchanged, his estate was forfeited and confiscated.
  Moved To	1783 (45 years)	Saint John, Queens County, Colony of Nova Scotia (now New Brunswick), British North America   [8]
  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.
  Death	21 Apr 1813	Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America   [1, 2]
  Burial	Aft 21 Apr 1813	Loyalist Burial Ground, Saint John, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada Loyalist Burial Ground,  Saint John, New Brunswick   [2]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 2 sisters
  > 1. Jonathan Whelpley,   b. 1727, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 17 Dec 1784, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  (Age 57 years) ▻ Mary Darling   2. Mercy Mary Whelpley,   b. 1728, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 20 Apr 1820, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  (Age 92 years) > 3. David Whelpley,   b. Abt 1729, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A. ▻ Abigail ______,  m. 1780   4. Samuel Whelpley,   b. 1730, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony > 5. Martha Whelpley,   b. 1733, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 20 Apr 1820, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  (Age 87 years) ▻ Stephen Clason,  m. 9 Dec 1762 + 6. Darling Whelpley,   b. 1738, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 21 Apr 1813, Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America  (Age 75 years) ▻ Abigail Peck,  m. Abt 1758
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Wakeley,   b. 1510, Lenham, Kent, England d. —, Lenham, Kent, England   (5 x Great Grandfather)  Abigail Hannah Westcott,   b. 1647, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A. d. 1713, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  (Age 66 years)  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I13637	Whelpley Line
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Jonathan Whelpley,   b. 6 Aug 1698, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 12 Nov 1772, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Martha Pennoyer,   b. 1706, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 1739, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F784	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Abigail Peck,   b. 1738, Connecticut Colony d. 24 Apr 1813, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1758	Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 20 years - She : ~ 20 years.
  Children	6 sons and 3 daughters
  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
  Family ID	F718	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2024

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Darling Whelpley(1738 – 1813) 2Jonathan Whelpley(1698 – 1772) 4Jonathan Whelpley(Abt 1650 – 1713) 8Henry Whelpley(1620 – 1662) 16James Wakeley(1594 – Aft 1690) 17Alice Glascock(1590 – —) 9Sarah Howes(1617 – Abt 1684) 18Robert Howes(1586 – 1631) 19Priscilla Wright(1590 – 1617) 5Sarah ______(1670 – 1704) 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Martha Pennoyer(1706 – 1739) 6Thomas Pennoyer(1658 – 1723) 12Robert Pennoyer(Abt 1614 – 1680) 24 25 13 26 27 7Linda Knapp(1668 – 1710) 14Moses Isreal Knapp(1645 – Abt 1726) 28 29 15Abigail Hannah Westcott(1647 – 1713) 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1738 - Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony Marriage - Abt 1758 - Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony Moved To - 1783 - Saint John, Queens County, Colony of Nova Scotia (now New Brunswick), British North America Death - 21 Apr 1813 - Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America Burial - Aft 21 Apr 1813 - Loyalist Burial Ground, Saint John, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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