She was the daughter of Deacon John Payson and his wife Bathsheba Tileston. She married 1st Richard Wheeler. She married 2nd Christopher Avery April 1, 1714 as his second wife. Her death date is unknown.
Child by Richard Wheeler:
1. Jonathan Wheeler
2. Richard Wheeler
3. Prudence Wheeler, who m. Ebenezer Geer
Children by Christopher Avery:
1. Priscilla, who m. Joseph Breed.
2. Isaac, who m. Susanna Elderkin.
3. Hannah, who m. BenAdam Gallup
4. Jacob, who m. 1st Elizabeth Avery and m. 2nd Sylvia Eddy.
5. Temperance, who m. William Morgan (Both were Rev. War Patriots).
In 1888, some of Christopher Avery's descendants set up a brown-stone obelisk on the east side of Avery Hill, Ledyard (formerly the North Parish of Groton) not far from his former home. (Now called Hale Cemetery). The front bears this inscription: Christopher Avery, 1680 - 1753. His Four Wives. His Daughter, Temperance, and her husband William Morgan were buried in the same lot.
Child by Richard Wheeler:
1. Jonathan Wheeler
2. Richard Wheeler
3. Prudence Wheeler, who m. Ebenezer Geer
Children by Christopher Avery:
1. Priscilla, who m. Joseph Breed.
2. Isaac, who m. Susanna Elderkin.
3. Hannah, who m. BenAdam Gallup
4. Jacob, who m. 1st Elizabeth Avery and m. 2nd Sylvia Eddy.
5. Temperance, who m. William Morgan (Both were Rev. War Patriots).
In 1888, some of Christopher Avery's descendants set up a brown-stone obelisk on the east side of Avery Hill, Ledyard (formerly the North Parish of Groton) not far from his former home. (Now called Hale Cemetery). The front bears this inscription: Christopher Avery, 1680 - 1753. His Four Wives. His Daughter, Temperance, and her husband William Morgan were buried in the same lot.
She was the daughter of Deacon John Payson and his wife Bathsheba Tileston. She married 1st Richard Wheeler. She married 2nd Christopher Avery April 1, 1714 as his second wife. Her death date is unknown.
Child by Richard Wheeler:
1. Jonathan Wheeler
2. Richard Wheeler
3. Prudence Wheeler, who m. Ebenezer Geer
Children by Christopher Avery:
1. Priscilla, who m. Joseph Breed.
2. Isaac, who m. Susanna Elderkin.
3. Hannah, who m. BenAdam Gallup
4. Jacob, who m. 1st Elizabeth Avery and m. 2nd Sylvia Eddy.
5. Temperance, who m. William Morgan (Both were Rev. War Patriots).
In 1888, some of Christopher Avery's descendants set up a brown-stone obelisk on the east side of Avery Hill, Ledyard (formerly the North Parish of Groton) not far from his former home. (Now called Hale Cemetery). The front bears this inscription: Christopher Avery, 1680 - 1753. His Four Wives. His Daughter, Temperance, and her husband William Morgan were buried in the same lot.
Child by Richard Wheeler:
1. Jonathan Wheeler
2. Richard Wheeler
3. Prudence Wheeler, who m. Ebenezer Geer
Children by Christopher Avery:
1. Priscilla, who m. Joseph Breed.
2. Isaac, who m. Susanna Elderkin.
3. Hannah, who m. BenAdam Gallup
4. Jacob, who m. 1st Elizabeth Avery and m. 2nd Sylvia Eddy.
5. Temperance, who m. William Morgan (Both were Rev. War Patriots).
In 1888, some of Christopher Avery's descendants set up a brown-stone obelisk on the east side of Avery Hill, Ledyard (formerly the North Parish of Groton) not far from his former home. (Now called Hale Cemetery). The front bears this inscription: Christopher Avery, 1680 - 1753. His Four Wives. His Daughter, Temperance, and her husband William Morgan were buried in the same lot.
Inscription
Avery obelisk
Side 1
Christopher Avery
1680 1753
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His four wives
Side 2
1. Abigail Park
2. Prudence S
Wheeler
Side 3
Erected 1888
Side 4
Esther H
Prentice
Susanna
*Note I couldn't tell if they were numbered as the other two wives were due to lichen
~ Inscription courtesy of Northern Neighbors
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