Wheelwright History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Wheelwright family

The surname Wheelwright was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times before the Norman Conquest of 1066.

Early History of the Wheelwright family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wheelwright research. Another 75 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1361, 1592 and 1679 are included under the topic Early Wheelwright History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wheelwright Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wheelwright, Wheelright and others.

Early Notables of the Wheelwright family

Distinguished members of the family include

John Wheelwright (c.1592-1679), English Puritan clergyman in England and America who was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony during the Antinomian Controversy

Wheelwright migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wheelwright Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Wheelwright who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1631
John Wheelwright, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1636 1
Thomas Wheelwright, who landed in New England in 1652 1
Samuel Wheelwright, who arrived in New England in 1671 1

Wheelwright Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Eben Wheelwright, who settled in Portland Maine, in 1820
Catherine Wheelwright, who settled in Nantucket, Massachusetts in 1823
Dr. Wheelwright, who settled in San Francisco in 1850

Wheelwright migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Wheelwright Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. William Wheelwright, English convict who was convicted in London, England for 10 years transported aboard the "Forfarshire" on 24th June 1843, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 2

Wheelwright migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Wheelwright Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Charles A Wheelwright, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Maori" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 3rd November 1859 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Wheelwright (post 1700) +

Joseph S. Wheelwright, American Republican politician, Mayor of Bangor, Maine, 1871-72; Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1884 4
J. H. Wheelwright, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1916 4
George H. Wheelwright Jr., American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1904 4
Philip Ellis Wheelwright (1901-1970), American philosopher, classical scholar and literary theorist
John Brooks Wheelwright (1897-1940), American poet
Lorin Farrar Wheelwright (1909-1987), American Latter-day Saint hymnwriter, composer, musical instructor and educator
William Wheelwright (1798-1873), American businessman who developed steamboat and train transportation in Chile, founder of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company in 1838
Edmund March Wheelwright (1854-1912), American architect in New England, city architect for Boston, Massachusetts from 1891-1895
Ernest Lamour "Wheels" Wheelwright (1939-2001), American NFL football running back who played from 1964 to 1970
Ernest Lamour Wheelwright IV (b. 1984), American NFL and CFL football wide receiver

The Wheelwright Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Res non Verba
Motto Translation: Deeds, not Words.

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 20th October 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/forfarshire
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, April 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html