Richard Whelpley

1776 - 1857  (81 years)

• Name	Richard Whelpley
  	to Canada — Loyalist & Farmer
  Birth	6 Sep 1776	Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Census	1851 (74 years)	Kingston, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada   [3]
  In the 1851 Canadian Census, he was recorded, age 75, living in Kingston, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. He was a farmer.
  Age: 75
  Death	23 Oct 1857	Long Reach, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada   [1, 2]
  Burial	Aft 23 Oct 1857	Saint James Anglican Church Cemetery, Long Reach, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada St. James Anglican Church Cemetery,  Long Reach, New Brunswick   [1]
  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	I13658
  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	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, British North America (Age 95 years)
  Children	1606 to 1823
  1. Eliza Whelpley (1806-1871) 2. Ann Whelpley (1807-1847) 3. George Frederick Whelpley (1808-1874) 4. Caroline Frances Whelpley (1810-1875) 5. Martha Sarah Whelpley (1811-1859) 6. Nathaniel Gorum Whelpley (1812-1900) 7. Titus Brown Whelpley (1812-1906) 8. Charlotte Whelpley (1814-1901) 9. Rachel Whelpley (1814-____) 10. Mary Whitney Whelpley (1816-1853) 11. James Scovil Whelpley (1820-1878) 12. Richard Thomas Whelpley (1820-1861) 13. Hannah Whelpley (1823-1915)
  Marriage	13 Feb 1806
  Age at Marriage	He : 29 years and 5 months - She : 37 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F9301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Richard Whelpley(1776 – 1857) 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 - 6 Sep 1776 - Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Census - 1851 - Kingston, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada Death - 23 Oct 1857 - Long Reach, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada Burial - Aft 23 Oct 1857 - Saint James Anglican Church Cemetery, Long Reach, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Charlotte Whitney Gorham Whelpley

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 131813715 Richard Whelpley . [S1924] GeneaNET Web Site, (https://gw.geneanet.org). [S147] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Year: 1851; Census Place: Kingston, Kings County, New Brunswick; Schedule: I; Roll: C_995; Page: 23; Line: 6.