Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity; . devout, unselfish and practical. Hewas one of the proprietors of Dedham, September14, 1637, was admitted freeman there March 13,1638-9, served as selectman 1651-55. and for sev-eral years was deputy to general court. He was^the first teacher of a public school in Dedham. Theschool was opened first in 1655. He was appointedby the general court a commissioner to end smallcauses—the local magistrate, and was appointed tojoin persons in marri
Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity; . devout, unselfish and practical. Hewas one of the proprietors of Dedham, September14, 1637, was admitted freeman there March 13,1638-9, served as selectman 1651-55. and for sev-eral years was deputy to general court. He was^the first teacher of a public school in Dedham. Theschool was opened first in 1655. He was appointedby the general court a commissioner to end smallcauses—the local magistrate, and was appointed tojoin persons in marriage. He built a house inDedham in 1652, but became one of the founders ofMedfield, an adjoining town, in 1649, and removedthere a few years later, continuing his career of use-fulness and prominence. His lot was at the cornerof Main and North street, on which he built hisresidence. He was on the committee to collect fundsfor Harvard College; and was one of the signersof the famous Dedham Covenant. He htld manypositions of public trust and honor. He taughtschool most of his active life, but never resumedpreaching after he came to New England. He died. WORCESTER COUNTY 343 in November. 1683. He made his will May 3, 1681;the inventory of his estate was dated January 31,1683-4, and the will was finally proved May I, bequeathed to his eldest son Gershoin and othersons, Benjamin, Eliezer and Samuel; sons-in-lawIncrease Ward and Joseph Warren; grandchild Re-becca Craft; refers to deceased w-ife. and names hisbrother. George Barber, one of the overseers of thewill. Children of Ralph and Rebecca: I. Rebecca,married. Roxbury, June 7, 1654. John Crafts. 2.(iershom. 3. Eliezer. 4. Benjamin, mentioned be-low. 5. Samuel, born September 22, 1642. , born December 15, 1643. 7. Experience,born 1648. 8. Mary, probably died young. , probably died young. (H) Benjamin Wheelock, son of RalphWheelock (i), was born in Dedham, Massachu-setts, January 8, 1639-40. He was broug
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