JAMES, by w. Ann Downey, has ch., b. in Hing., as foll.: —

	i.	GEORGE WALTER, Oct. 5, 1873.
	ii.	ROBERT SAMUEL, May 29, 1875.
	iii.	JAMES ERNEST, Jan. 28, 1877, d. 12 July, 1878.

   NOTE. — Mary, m. John R. Means.   John, d. 12 Aug. 1862, æt. 17 yrs.   William, b. June 10, 1867.   James, of Hing. d. at Wey. 29 June, 1873, æt. 19 yrs.

   CHARLES E., m. Nov. 25, 1875, Harriet E. Beal, dau. of Zaccheus L. and Harriet S. (Barnes) Beal, of Coh.   "Trader."   Resides on Hull St.
   Ch., —

	i.	HAROLD RUSSELL, b. at Coh. July 29, 1876.
	ii.	A SON, b. in Hing. Aug. 27, 1881.

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

   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 —

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CHRISTOPHER, b. ab. 1676.

   2.   CHRISTOPHER² (Christopher¹), 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.   A gravestone in the cemetery at Hing. Centre bears the foll. inscription: —

   "Carpenter."   Resided while in Hing. on Fort Hill, near West St.   This fam. removed 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 Wey.
	iii.	ISAIAH, Oct. 5, 1714, d. 21 June, 1738, æt. 24th yr.
	iv.	SARAH, May 17, 1718.   m. July 11, 1739, Ebenezer Kent, Jr.   They removed before 1749 to Leicester.

   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, æt. 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, æt. 51st yr.   For his third w. he m. 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, æt. 75 yrs.   He d. 8 May, 1818, æt. 98 yrs.   "Tanner and farmer."   Resided on Beechwood St., sec. pre.