284 Welch — West — Wheaton — Wheelwright. 



James, by w. Ann Downey, has ch., b. in Hing., as foil. : — 



i. George Walter, Oct. 5, 1873. 

 ii. Robert Samuel, May 29, 1875. 

 ni. James Ernest, Jan. 28, 1877, d. 12 July, 1878. 



Notf.. — Mary, m. John R. Means. John, d. 12 Aug. 1862, aet. 17 vrs. William, b. June 

 10, 1867. James, of Hing. d. at Wey. 29 June, 1873, a;t. 19 yrs. 



WEST. 



Charles E., m. Nov. 25, 1875, Harriet E. Beal, dau. of Zaccheus 

 L. and Harriet 8. (Barnes) Beal, of Coh. "Trader." Resides on 

 Hull St. 



Ch,— 



i. Harold Russell, b. at Coh. Julv 23, 1876. 

 ii. A son, b. in Hing. Aug. 27, 188l". 



Note. — William, of Kingston and Abiah Sprague of Hing., int. of m'ge, Dec. 24, 1709. 



WHEATON. 



1. Christopher of Hull (perh. s. of Robert and Alice of Salem), 

 was by occupation "mariner" or "fisherman." In Philip's War he 

 was one of the brave Capt. Johnson's company. He m. in 1674, 

 Martha, dau. of Elder John Prince of Hull (p. 120), and d. 20 March, 

 1683-84. His only child, so far as I kn., was — 



2. i. Christopher, b. ab. 1676. 



2. Christopher 2 (Christopher 1 ), prob. b. at Hull, ab. 1676. m. 

 in Hing. Feb. 3, 1707-8, Sarah Beal, dau. of Jeremiah and Hannah 

 (Lane) Beal. She was b. in Hing. March 5, 1679-80. "Carpenter." 

 Resided while in Hing. on Fort Hill, near West St. This fam. re- 

 moved to Leicester, Mass. Their 



Ch., b. in Hing., were — 



i. Benjamin, Aug. 22, 1709. Resided at Leicester, 

 ii. Christopher, June 25, 1712. "Cooper." Prob. removed to Wev. 

 iii. Isaiah, Oct. 5, 1714, d. 21 June, 1738, aet. 24th yr. 



iv. Sarah, May 17, 1718. m. July 11, 1739, Ebenezer Kent, Jr. They re- 

 moved before 1749 to Leicester. 



WHEELWRIGHT. 



John, first of the name in Hing., was a resident here before the 

 middle of the last century. Tradition says he came from Scit., and 

 that he was a man of industrious habits and of good education. He 

 m. first, July 10, 1746, Sarah Wilcutt, dau. of Philip and Deborah 

 (Gannett) Wilcutt. She was b. in Hing. May 6, 1722, and d. 11 

 Nov. 1758, aet. 36 yrs. He m. secondly, Sept. 27, 1759, Silence 

 Tower, dau. of John and Esther (Cobb) Tower. She was b. in Hing. 

 June 9, 1728, and d. 25 Apr. 1781, aet. 51st yr. For his third w. he 

 ni. Oct. 25, 1781, Mrs. Ruth (Low) Cushing, wid. of Samuel Cushing, 

 and dau. of Ambrose and Sarah (Beal) Low. She was b. in Hing. 

 Aug. 14, 1737. and d. at Coh. 1, or 7, Oct. 1812, set. 75 yrs. He d. 8 

 May, 1818, aet. 98 yrs. " Tanner and farmer." Resided on Beechwood 

 St., sec. pre. 



