Hugh Wheelock

1450 -

• Name	Hugh Wheelock
  Born	1450	Chester, Cheshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	P44552672	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2010

  
  

  Father	Richard Wheelock,   d. 1474
  Mother	Eleanor
  Family ID	F224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Spellman,   b. 1483, England
  Children	1. Humphrey Wheelock,   b. 1513, Donington, Shropshire, England ,   d. 11 Mar 1595, England  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2019
  Family ID	F421	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Nothing seems to be known of the earlier generations of Wheelocks prior to Hugh. The Manor of Wheelock was released to Hugh de Wheelock between 1160 and 1180 from Roger Mainwaring. It passed through generations of Wheelocks until 1459 at which point it passed to the Leversage family. The name Wheelock is derived from the old Welsh word "chevel-og" meaning winding river. The following is from Rick Sullivan's website: "The Wheelock family origins can be traced back to the 12th century (during the reign of Henry II), in the County of Cheshire, England, where the village of Wheelock now stands. Sometime in the late 12th century Roger Mainwaring released to Hugh de Whelok all his claim to the Manor of Whelok. Hugh de Whelok and his offspring later acquired more of the surrounding lands; and thus the village of Wheelock came into being. In 1459 [when Hugh was 9 years old] the Manor of Wheelock passed to the Leversage family (who had married into the Wheelock family). "