Deacon David Whelpley

1704 - 1785  (81 years)

• Name	David Whelpley
  Birth	16 Jun 1704	Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony   [1, 2, 3]
  History	4 Jul 1776 (72 years)	United States become Independent
  Will	4 Feb 1785 (80 years)	Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [4]
  Probate/Proved	23 Mar 1785 (80 years)	Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [4]
  	Probate Record of David Whelpley
  Death	15 Oct 1785	Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [3]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 2 sisters
  > 1. Mary Whelpley,   b. 24 Jul 1692, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 1728, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony  (Age 35 years) ▻ Samuel Finch,  m. 1713   2. Hannah Whelpley,   b. 12 Apr 1696, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 14 Jul 1741  (Age 45 years)   3. Isaac Whelpley,   b. Aug 1698, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 2 Apr 1754  (Age 55 years) + 4. Jonathan Whelpley,   b. 6 Aug 1698, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 12 Nov 1772, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony  (Age 74 years) ▻ Martha Pennoyer,  m. 1727 > 5. Nathan Whelpley,   b. 9 [?] 1701, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 1777, Manchester, Bennington County, Vermont, U.S.A.  (Age 76 years) ▻ Mary Weeks,  m. Before __ ___ 1735 > 6. Deacon David Whelpley,   b. 16 Jun 1704, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 15 Oct 1785, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  (Age 81 years) ▻ Elizabeth Gregory,  m. 1726
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Wakeley,   b. 1510, Lenham, Kent, England d. —, Lenham, Kent, England   (4 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah ______,   b. 1670   d. 15 Jun 1704, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony  (Age 34 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I25689
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Jonathan Whelpley,   b. Abt 1650, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 17 Feb 1713, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Sarah ______,   b. 1670   d. 15 Jun 1704, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony (Age 34 years)
  Family ID	F786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Elizabeth Gregory,   b. 22 Sep 1707, Norwalk, Fairfield, County, Connecticut Colony d. Nov 1749 (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	1726  [5, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 21 years and 6 months - She : ~ 18 years and 3 months.
  Children	1727  [6]
  1. Phebe Whelpley (1725–1730) 2. Ruhah (or Ruhamah) Whelpley (1727–1790) 3. Samuel (Deacon/Lieutenant) Whelpley (1730–1809) 4. Elizabeth (Elisa) Whelpley (1732–1801) 5. Mary Whelpley (1735–1760) 6. Mary Whelpley (1735–1790) 7. Phebe Whelpley (1740–1811) 8. Sarah Whelpley (1741–1791) 9. Letty or Betty Whelpley (1744–1745) 10. James (Captain) Whelpley (1747–1838) 11. Betsey Whelpley (1750–1765) 12. Darling Whelpley (1753–1755)
  Family ID	F9297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Deacon David Whelpley(1704 – 1785) 2Jonathan Whelpley(Abt 1650 – 1713) 4Henry Whelpley(1620 – 1662) 8James Wakeley(1594 – Aft 1690) 16Richard Wakeley(1580 – 1681) 17Agnes ______(1573 – 1683) 9Alice Glascock(1590 – —) 18Henry Glascock(1547 – 1604) 19Grace Eurnio(1552 – 1592) 5Sarah Howes(1617 – Abt 1684) 10Robert Howes(1586 – 1631) 20 21 11Priscilla Wright(1590 – 1617) 22 23 3Sarah ______(1670 – 1704) 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 Jun 1704 - Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony Will - 4 Feb 1785 - Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 23 Mar 1785 - Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Death - 15 Oct 1785 - Greenwich, 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

  [S2346] Johnson, Rogers Bruce , Ancestors of Rogers Bruce Johnson: from immigration to the present times, 1620 to 1996 volume 3, (Grantham, New Hampshire: Penobscot Press, 1997). [S298] Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Greenwich - p 265. [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 60399527 David Decon Whelpley . [S2342] Ancestry.com, Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Probate Record of David Whelpley. [S767] Jacobus, Donald Lines, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991), p 240. [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).