Waite/Weight Carr, was born 17 May 1744, in Newport, Rhode Island, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Cory) Carr, according to the Mayflower Society.[1]. However, the printed Rhode Island records list the date as 17 May 1742,[2] as did the Carr Family Record.
She married 23 Feb 1760 in Newport, Ebenezer West, whose lineage traces to Mayflower passenger George Soule.[1].[3][4]
The Ebenezer West children were all born in Newport, Rhode Island[1]
William b 9 Feb 1761 (from his pension documents)
Nathan b 22 March 1763 (from pension)
Joseph (twin) b. 20 Oct 1766. Joseph's pension documents give his birthdate as 22 Oct 1766
John (twin) b. 20 Oct 1766 (According to Joseph b. 22 Oct 1766)
Ebenezer b. about 1769
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.21.3George Soule of the Mayflower and his Descendants for Four Generations. "Mayflower Families in Progress." Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendents, 2006.
↑ Arnold, James N. Vital record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850 : a family register for the people. 21 volumes. Vol. 1. Kent County. p.65 Download at Family Search (Providence [Rhode Island] : Narragansett Historical, 1891) p. 65 citing book 1 p 5
↑ Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636–1850. 21 volumes. Vol 4. Newport County. Newport pp. 15, 76. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912.
↑ Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636–1850. 21 volumes. Vol· 07: Friends and Ministers: Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. p. 372
birth & marriage dates: A.B. Harding, editor, Book: "Mayflower Families Through Five Generations", Vol. 3, (General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1980), p.99.
Death date: LDS Ancestor File.
Carr, Edson I. The Carr Family Records Embacing [sic] the record of the first families who settled in America and their descendants, with many branches who came to this country at a later date (Rockton, Ill., Herald printing house, 1894) link to book at Archive p. 54. Page 91 lists Waite (b. 1648) dtr of Caleb and Elizabeth as wife of Ebenezer West, no issue.
Carr, Arthur A. b. 1895. The Carr Book: Sketches of the Lives of Many of the Descendants of Robert And Caleb Carr, Whose Arrival On This Continent In 1635 Began the American Story of Our Family. Ticonderoga, N.Y., 1947. This book p. 52 lists Waite (b. 1648) as wife of Ebenezer West. lists Waite d/o William on pg. 40 b. 17 May 1742
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