Martha Whelpley

1733 - 1820  (87 years)

• Name	Martha Whelpley
  Birth	1733	Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony   [4]
  History	4 Jul 1776 (43 years)	United States become Independent
  Death	20 Apr 1820	Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6]
  Burial	After 20 Apr 1820	Roxbury Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Roxbury Cemetery, Stamford, Connecticut   [4]
  	Gravestone of Martha Clason MARTHA CLASON WIFE OF STEPHEN CLASON, DIED April 20, 1820 In the 87th year of her age.
  Siblings	4 brothers and 1 sister
  > 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	I13667
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2025

  
  

  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	Stephen Clason,   b. 1 Dec 1736, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 24 Oct 1809, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	9 Dec 1762	Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony   [3, 6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 30 years - He : 26 years.
  Children	From 1763 to 1778  [6]
  1. Isaac Clason (1763-1828) 2. Seth Clason (1764-1811) 3. Solomon Clason (1766-1848) 4. Abigail Clason (1768-1820) 5. Stephen Clason (1770-1777) 6. Ard Clason (1772-1825) 7. Benjamin Clason (1775-1838) 8. Stephen Clason (1778-1822)
  Family ID	F8712	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Martha Whelpley(1733 – 1820) 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 - 1733 - Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony Marriage - 9 Dec 1762 - Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony Death - 20 Apr 1820 - Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Burial - After 20 Apr 1820 - Roxbury Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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

  [S194] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). [S763] Ancestry.com, Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). [S773] Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 14901029 Martha Whelpley Clason. [S1947] Gravestone Inscription. [S2041] Lapham, William Berry. Stephen Clason of Stamford, Connecticut, in 1654 and Some of his Descendants, (Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal, 1898). [S381] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016).