Jacob Wakelee

1653 -

• Name	Jacob Wakelee
  Birth	1653  [1]
  Will	30 Dec 1726 (73 years)  [2]
  He made his will 30 December 1726.
  Will	7 Jan 1726/27 (74 years)  [2]
  He made a codicil to his will 7 Jan 1726/27.
  Probate/Proved	24 Feb 1726/27 (74 years)  [2]
  His will was proved 24 February 1726/27.
  Siblings	4 brothers and 4 sisters
  + 1. Jonathan Whelpley,   b. Abt 1650, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 17 Feb 1713, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony  (Age 63 years) ▻ Sarah ______,  m. Abt 1691 > 2. Deliverance Whelpley,   b. 18 Jan 1651, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 6 Nov 1707, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony  (Age 56 years) ▻ Hannah Nash,  m. 3 Dec 1678 > 3. Joseph Whelpley,   b. 1646, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 1 May 1682, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony  (Age 36 years) ▻ Rebecca Bulkley,  m. 1676 > 4. James Wakelee,   b. 1655, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 30 Dec 1726, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony  (Age 71 years) ▻ Hannah Peat,  m. b 1688 ;   Hannah Griffin,  m. 26 Feb 1701/02 > 5. Jacob Wakelee,   b. 1653 ▻ ______ ______;   Hannah Peat,  m. 26 Feb 1701/02 > 6. Mary Whelpley ▻ James Stevens > 7. Patience Whelpley,   b. 1668, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 20 May 1737, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony  (Age 69 years) ▻ Timothy Titherton,  m. 3 Oct 1692 > 8. Abigail Whelpley,   b. Abt 1665   d. Aug 1753  (Age 88 years) ▻ John Beardsley,  m. 1692 > 9. Mercy Whelpley ▻ Thomas Lattin,  m. by 1687 ;   Moses Wheeler,  m. 31 Aug 1721 ;   John Burritt,  m. 9 May 1726
  Half siblings	1 half brother (family of Edward Treadwell and Sarah Howes)
  > 1. Samuel Treadwell,   b. 7 Dec 1642, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 28 Feb 1717, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony  (Age 74 years) ▻ Ruth Wheeler,  m. 1667
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Wakeley,   b. 1510, Lenham, Kent, England d. —, Lenham, Kent, England   (3 x Great Grandfather)  Priscilla Wright,   b. 1590   d. 1617  (Age 27 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I25649
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Henry Whelpley,   b. 1620, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 6 Jun 1662, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Sarah Howes,   b. 1617, Norfolk, England d. Abt Nov 1684, Southold, Suffolk County, Province of New York (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	______ ______
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [3]
  Children	1677 to 1693  [3]
  1. Jacob Wakelee (1677-young) 2. Jonathan Wakelee (1679-1743) 3. Ruth Wakelee (1681-____) 4. Henry Wakelee (1683-1743) 5. Joseph Wakelee (1686-1760) 6. Israel Wakelee (1690-1786) 7. Nathaniel Wakelee (____-1771) 8. Ann Wakelee (1693-1764)
  Family ID	F9286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Hannah Peat,   b. 6 Dec 1667, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 26 Feb 1702, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony (Age 34 years)  Other Partners: James Wakelee  m. b 1688
  Marriage	26 Feb 1701/02	Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony   [2]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 49 years and 2 months - She : 34 years and 2 months.
  Family ID	F9287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2024

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Jacob Wakelee(1653 – ) 2Henry Whelpley(1620 – 1662) 4James Wakeley(1594 – Aft 1690) 8Richard Wakeley(1580 – 1681) 16Richard Wakeley(1540 – 1630) 17Elizabeth Sundrye(1540 – 1580) 9Agnes ______(1573 – 1683) 18 19 5Alice Glascock(1590 – —) 10Henry Glascock(1547 – 1604) 20 21 11Grace Eurnio(1552 – 1592) 22John Eumio(1510 – —) 23Amy Vowell(1530 – 1620) 3Sarah Howes(1617 – Abt 1684) 6Robert Howes(1586 – 1631) 12 24 25 13 26 27 7Priscilla Wright(1590 – 1617) 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 26 Feb 1701/02 - Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony  = 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

  [S1924] GeneaNET Web Site, (https://gw.geneanet.org). [S767] Jacobus, Donald Lines, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991), p 629. 🟡 [S767] Jacobus, Donald Lines, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991) .