Adair County Pioneers Progress

Pioneer Sketches for those with ancestors in Adair County.

Compiled by Carlis B. Wilson
This is my ancestry which was in Green County when Adair County, Kentucky was cut out from Green County in 1801.

ARCHELAUS WHEELER I and MILDRED LYLE.
The following notes should help shed some light on the relations of said family.
See the "PROBATE RECORDS: Adair County, Kentucky Will Book C, page 545: Archiles WILL was not dated but was proved in court 3 January 1831, he mentioned his wife Mildred, sons: William, Archiles, Allen and Samuel, daughters: Nancy Dabney, Mildred Wade, and Polly Grimes. The balance of his children were given their shares earlier.  He does not mention their names.  His wife Mildred and son William were the executors.   He made his mark.  The witnesses were John Butler, David Shields and John Smith."
One on the witnesses was John Butler, most likely the son of Archelaus II.
If any Wheeler researcher can furnish further documentation on this family, please do so by sending your data to my email.
Per Carlis B. Wilson

Note 2: The first known record found for Archelaus Wheeler is the tax list by George Hooper in Buckingham County, Virginia. This is in Buckingham County, Virginia Tithables,  10 June 1774 on page 1.  There are also other Wheeler Tithables listed for the same area in the 1773-74 lists. As far as can be determined, there is only the one group of Wheelers residing in Buckingham County. Such circumstance could indicate they were all related to the John Wheeler of the original 400 acre land patent.  Archelaus next appears in Bedford County, Virginia where he signed a Legislative Petition dated 21 November 1781. Others signing the petition on the same page were Benjamin Wheeler (also from Buckingham) and Roland Wheeler and Thomas Wheeler.  Archelaus is known to have sold his land in Buckingham County to David Coupland. A deed record found in Prince Edward County (Deed Book 1789-1816, pages 65-66, dated 19 January 1795) shows that David Coupland purchased the Tract of land of 130 acres in Buckingham from Archelaus Wheeler.  A land survey of Buckingham County shows a Coupland adjacent to Charles Wheeler in 1780.  Archelaus Wheeler is listed in the Personal Property Tax lists for the southern district of Bedford County from 1782 through 1791.  Bedford County Order Books give several interesting records of the Wheelers of Bedford County.  Archelaus is qualified as Constable and Deputy Sheriff in 1787. (Order Book 9, pages 33 and 36.) There are numerous other court records in which Archelaus was participant.  Archelaus witnessed a deed dated 13 June 1789 of land purchased by James Wheeler of James Payne for 30 acres on branches of Beaver Dam Creek. The deed was recorded 28 February 1791.  This James Wheeler is also believed to be from Buckingham County and possible a nephew, who was the son of Charles Wheeler, Sr. of Buckingham.

Note 3: He married Mildred (Wheeler) in VA ca 1775. Archelaus appears in Bedford Co., VA where he signed a Legislative Petition dated 21 November 1781 ... Archelaus is known to have sold his land in Buckingham County To David Coupland. A deed recorded found in Prince Edward County (Deed Book 1789-1816, pages 65-66, dated 19 January 1795) shows that David Coupland purchased the Track of land of 130 acres in Buckingham from Archelaus Wheeler. Archelaus is listed in Personal Property Tax lists for the southern district of Bedford Co., VA from 1782 through 1791 .... he was qualified as Constable  and Deputy Sheriff in 1787 in Bedford Co..... In 1792 he is on tax list by of John Adams, KY ...In 1796 he is said to have removed to Green County on a delinquent tax list by the Sheriff of Madison Co., KY (The Kentucky Researcher, Volume 3, March 1965, page 5)... - Roy Williams Wheeler, Jr. Aurora SD 1997.

Family of Archelaus Wheeler I

ARCHELAUS WHEELER I   was born Abt. 1750 in Buckingham Co., VA, and died 1831 in Adair County, KY.  He married MILDRED LYLE 1775 in Bedford Co., VA.  She was born Aft. 1750 in VA, and died Abt. 1845 in Adair County, KY.
 
Children of ARCHELAUS WHEELER and MILDRED LYLE are:
 i. ARCHELAUS4 WHEELER II1, b. 1778, Bedford Co., VA; d. Aft. 1850, Adair Co, Ky.; m. CATHARINE RIDGLEY1, February 10, 1807, Adair Co., KY; b. Abt. 1785, Lincoln Co., KY2; d. Aft. 1850, Adair Co., KY.
 ii. NANCY WHEELER, b. 1779, Bedford Co., VA; m. BENJAMIN DABNEY, January 01, 1795, Madison Co., KY; b. Abt. 1772, Madison, Kentucky.
 iii. HENRY J. WHEELER3, b. 1781, Bedford Co., VA; m. JANE FOSTER3, December 21, 1806, Adair Co., KY4; b. Abt. 1788, Adair Co, Ky..
 iv. JOHN WESLEY WHEELER, b. 1783, Bedford Co., VA; d. 1840; m. MARY HORRELL5, March 11, 1807; b. Abt. 1790, Amherst, VA; d. August 18, 1858, Pearl, Pike, IL.
 v. ALLEN WHEELER6, b. May 30, 1785, Bedford Co., VA; d. December 30, 1876, Mercer Co., KY; m. (1) MARY DAVIS6, January 01, 1811, Madison Co., KY; b. September 26, 1784; d. November 24, 1848, Mercer Co., KY; m. (2) CYNTHIA ANN SANDERS6, October 24, 1849, Mercer County, KY6; b. April 1813; d. February 04, 1884.
 vi. MILDRED WHEELER, b. 1786, Bedford Co., VA; m. JOHN WADE, March 17, 1804, Adair Co., KY; b. Abt. 1775.
 vii. CHARLES WHEELER, b. Bet. 1787 - 1792, Adair Co, Ky.; m. RACHEL VAN HOOZER OR HOOVER, January 15, 1821, Wayne Co., KY.
 viii. SAMUEL WHEELER, b. Abt. 1788, Bedford Co., VA; d. Bef. 1840, Shelby Co., IN; m. MALINDA DAVENPORT, April 15, 1815, Adair Co., KY7; b. Abt. 1796, Virginia; d. Aft. 1860, Shelby Co., IN.
 ix. BENJAMIN WHEELER, b. 1789, Bedford Co., VA; d. September 09, 1836, Shelby Co., IN; m. SARAH BARLOW, October 03, 1809, Adair Co., KY; b. April 30, 1792, Adair Co, Ky.; d. January 27, 1874, Michellville, IA..
 x. MILLY ANN WHEELER, b. 1790, Bedford Co., VA.
 xi. WILLIAM D WHEELER8, b. October 10, 1794, Adair Co, Ky.; d. June 08, 1867, Hart Co., KY; m. MILDRED WHITE9, January 25, 1812, Adair Co., KY; b. Abt. 1798, Kentucky.
 xii. MARY POLLY WHEELER, b. Abt. 1796, Adair Co, Ky.; m. JAMES JONATHAN GRIMES, March 15, 1814, Adair Co., KY; b. Abt. 1794, Bedford Co., VA.
For more about this Wheeler family visit Wilson and Allied Families of Adair Co., KY
Per Carlis B. Wilson