38th Generation

Family of Daniel Cushing Esq (5823) & Lydia Gilman

5942. Peter Cushing. Born on 29 Mar 1646 in Hingham, MA.9 Peter died in Hingham, MA, on 14 Apr 1719; he was 73.9

Peter was constable 1688; selectman 1689 and 1702. He resided on East Street, Hingham. His will was proved 12 Oct 1719.9

In 1679 Peter’s father Daniel, built for Peter the house near the Cohasset line, in that part of Hingham known as Rocky Nook, which has been occupied by five generations of Peter’s descendants. When the house was built there was no road going by it, the only way leading to it was Turkey Hill Lane, a path leading from the “Plain” to Cohasset.16

From The Genealogy of the Cushing Family, page 25:5
    There is an old house on East St., still [1905] owned by the descendants of Peter Cushing which was built in 1670; it is shaded by a fine old elm tree, transplanted in 1729. This part of East St. is often called ‘Rocky Nook.’

On 4 Jun 1685 when Peter was 39, he married Hannah Hawke, daughter of Matthew Hawke (ca 1610-11 Dec 1684) & Margaret [Hawke] (-18 Mar 1684), in Hingham, MA.9 Born ca 1655 in Hingham, MA. Hannah was baptized in Hingham, MA, on 22 Jul 1655.9 Hannah died on 4 Apr 1737 in Hingham, MA.9

Their children include:
i. Peter Cushing (28 Mar 1686-27 Mar 1715)
ii. Capt. Stephen Cushing (8 Nov 1687-3 Apr 1749)
iii. Rev. Jonathan Cushing (20 Dec 1689-25 Mar 1769)
iv. Mary Cushing (Died unmarried) (22 Mar 1691-bef 1719)
v. Hannah Cushing (Died unmarried) (1 Jul 1694-29 Apr 1737)
vi. Lydia Cushing (6 Oct 1695-)

5943. Daniel Cushing. Born on 23 Jul 1648 in Hingham, MA.9 Daniel died in Hingham, MA, on 5 May 1716; he was 67. Buried in Hingham Center Cemetery. Occupation: Weaver.

Daniel and Elizabeth resided in Hingham on Main St., opposite the paternal homestead, below Pear Tree Hill. He was constable 1684, and freeman 1679.10,9,5

Hingham Center Cemetery, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
    Daniel Cushing, d. 5 May 1716
    Elizabeth Cushing, d. 6 Apr 1727

On 8 Dec 1680 when Daniel was 32, he married Elizabeth Thaxter, daughter of Lieut. John Thaxter (1626-14 Mar 1686/7) & Elizabeth Jacob (ca 1634-24 Nov 1725), in Hingham, MA.9 Born on 19 Feb 1660/1 in Hingham, MA.9 Elizabeth died in Hingham, MA, on 6 Apr 1727; she was 66. Buried in Hingham Center Cemetery.

Their children include:
i. Daniel Cushing (Died soon) (13 Sep 1681-9 Jan 1681/2)
ii. Lieut. Elisha Cushing (23 Nov 1682-12 Oct 1734)
iii. Lydia Cushing (Died unmarried) (11 Oct 1684-12 Jan 1708/9)
iv. Capt. Daniel Cushing (26 Aug 1686-16 Feb 1755)
v. Elizabeth Cushing (27 Sep 1688-)
vi. Sarah Cushing (ca 1690-)
vii. Ruth Cushing (22 Jul 1692-26 Feb 1736/7)
viii. Deborah Cushing (19 Oct 1694-26 Mar 1722)
ix. Abigail Cushing (1 Jan 1699/1700-)
x. Moses Cushing (24 Oct 1704-)

5944. Deborah Cushing. Born on 13 Nov 1651 in Hingham, MA.9 Deborah died in Medford, MA, on 15 Jan 1710; she was 58.5

On 25 Sep 1679 when Deborah was 27, she first married Henry Tarleton in Hingham, MA.9 Born ca 1649. Henry died on 12 Sep 1680 in Hingham, MA.

On 31 Aug 1686 when Deborah was 34, she second married Rev. Benjamin Woodbridge, son of Rev. John Woodbridge (ca 1613-17 Mar 1695) & Mercy Dudley (27 Sep 1621-1 Jul 1691), in Hingham, MA.9 Born in 1645 in Newbury, MA.20 Benjamin died on 15 Jan 1709/10 in Medford, MA.20

Benjamin, of Bristol and Windsor, Conn.5

They had no children.

5945. Rev. Jeremiah Cushing. Born on 3 Jul 1654 in Hingham, MA.9 At the age of <1, Jeremiah was baptized on 9 Jul 1654.10 Jeremiah died in Scituate, MA, on 22 Mar 1705/6; he was 50.18 Buried in First Parish Cemetery, Scituate. Education: Harvard 1676.

Jeremiah preached at Haverhill, then ordained at Scituate 27 May 1691.10

From Deane’s History of Scituate:17
    Jeremiah received his degree at Harvard College in 1676. He was educated for the ministry under the direction of Mr. Norton of Hingham. He was not immediately in the ministry. He received an invitation to become the pastor of Haverhill in 1682, which he declined. He began to preach in Scituate in February 1691, and was ordained there on the 27th of May the same year. His salary was £60. Besides this, the Conihassett partners made him a gift of twenty acres of land. It was laid out in 1694, adjoining the lands of John Curtis and Henry Merritt. He purchased John Curtis's house in 1698, and probably resided in it, and rented the parsonage. It stood between Timothy White's and the harbour.
    We have few materials for composing a life of Mr Cushing, and no data by which we may compare the success of his ministry with that of his predecessors or successors, all the Church records during his time being lost. For the want of another Cotton Mather, obscurity must rest upon many ministers of that period. Mather could swell the lives of ordinary men into very respectable dimensions.
    The term of Mr Cushing's ministry was short, he having deceased March 22, 1705, in the fifty-first year of his age and the fourteenth of his ministry. There is a monument ot his memory in the old burying ground near the harbour. He suffered a lingering illness, having been obliged to suspend his labours for several months.

Jeremiah was also a minister at Provincetown, for several years before 1700, but probably only preached to the transient population in the fishing season.5

Men of Kent Cemetery, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Originally known as the First Parish Cemetery
    Here Lyes ye Body of Mr. Jeremiah Cushing, Pastor of A Church of Christ at ye Northerly Part of Scituate who departed this Life March ye 22 1705/6 in ye 52 year of his age.

On 5 Jun 1685 when Jeremiah was 30, he married Hannah Loring, daughter of Thomas Loring (ca 1626-1678/9) & Hannah Jacob (ca 1639-8 Oct 1720), in Hingham, MA.9 Born on 9 Aug 1664 in Hull, MA.9 At the age of <1, Hannah was baptized in Hingham, MA, on 2 Apr 1665.9 Hannah died in Scituate, MA, on 30 May 1710; she was 45.18 Buried in First Parish Cemetery, Scituate.

Hannah first maried Jeremiah Cushing, second John Barker. Jeremiah and Hannah were second cousins. His maternal grandfathter and her maternal grandmother were siblings.

The Loring family Bible, printed in London in 1599 and brought from England by Thomas Loring, descended in the family of his granddaughter Hannah (Loring) Cushing.28

Their children include:
i. Hannah Cushing (26 Mar 1687-)
ii. Ignatius Cushing (22 Sep 1689-2 Feb 1767)
iii. Jeremiah Cushing (4 Sep 1695-)
iv. Col. Ezekiel Cushing (27 Apr 1698-7 May 1765)

5946. Capt. Theophilus Cushing. Born on 19 May 1657 in Hingham, MA.10 At the age of <1, Theophilus was baptized on 7 Jun 1657.10 Theophilus died in Hingham, MA, on 7 Jan 1717/8; he was 60.9 Occupation: farmer.

Theophilus purchased from his aunt, widow of Mathias Briggs, the latter’s homestead near Pear Tree Hill.16

From Lincoln’s History of Hingham:9
    Theophilus and Mary resided on Main St., South Hingham. He was selectman 1697, 1707, and 1715, and representative 1702–04, 1707 and 1713.
    In his will, dated 3 Jan. 1717–18, gives “to wife Mary, thirty-two shares in the second part of 3d division in Cohasset; also land at ‘Planters' Hill’; my quick stock, all my movables, and the improvement of my whole estate while she remains a widow; afterwards to go to sons Theophilus and Seth when they become of age.   To daughter Deborah £100; to son Nehemiah land in Abington, and the release of a bond for money lent him; to son Adam land and buildings formerly purchased of William Sprague, senr.; to son David land purchased of Samuel Stodder, also the lot purchased of my brother Samuel Thaxter; to son Abel house and land I purchased of William Sprague, Jr., lying near ‘Page's Bridge;’ to son Theophilus my dwelling-house, barn, and land on the west side of the road, and land at 'Wakely's Marsh’; to son Seth land and other valuables; and the sons are to pay £100 each to their sister Deborah”;  wife Mary executrix.

Will: The will of Theophilus Cushing, dated 3 Jan 1717/18, gives 'to wife Mary, thirty-two shares in the second part of 3d division in Cohasset; also land at 'Planters' Hill;' my quick stock, all my movables, and the improvement of my whole estate while she remains a widow; afterwards to go to sons Theophilus and Seth when they become of age. To daughter Deborah £100; to son Nehemiah land in Abington, and the release of a bond for money lent him; to son Adam land and buildings formerly purchased of William Sprague, sen r.; to son David land purchased of Samuel Stodder, also the lot purchased of my brother Samuel Thaxter; to son Abel house and land I purchased of William Sprague, Jr., lying near 'Page's Bridge;' to son Theophilus my dwelling-house, barn, and land on the west side of the road, and land at 'Wakely's Marsh;' to son Seth land and other valuables; and the sons are to pay £100 each to their sister Deborah;' w. Mary executrix.

On 28 Nov 1688 when Theophilus was 31, he married Mary Thaxter, daughter of Lieut. John Thaxter (1626-14 Mar 1686/7) & Elizabeth Jacob (ca 1634-24 Nov 1725), in Hingham, MA.9 Born on 19 Aug 1667 in Hingham, MA.9 Mary died in 1737.5

Mary first married Theophilus Cushing, second Joseph Herrick as his second wife.

Their children include:
i. Capt. Nehemiah Cushing (18 Jul 1689-11 Dec 1774)
ii. Mary Cushing (Died young) (9 Feb 1690/1-8 Aug 1699)
iii. Capt. Adam Cushing (24 Oct 1692/3-21 Jan 1752)
iv. David Cushing (Dec 1694-3 Sep 1723)
v. Capt. Abel Cushing (24 Oct 1696-20 May 1750)
vi. Rachel Cushing (Died soon) (17 Aug 1698-9 Sep 1699)
vii. Mary Cushing (Died young) (26 Sep 1701-30 Aug 1716)
viii. Theophilus Cushing (16 Jun 1703-15 Jun 1779)
ix. Seth Cushing (13 Dec 1705-17 May 1761)
x. Deborah Cushing (26 Sep 1707-1752)
xi. Lydia Cushing (13 Feb 1709/10-19 Aug 1736)

5947. Capt. Matthew Cushing. Born on 15 Jul 1660 in Hingham, MA.9 Matthew died in Hingham, MA, on 23 Jun 1715; he was 54.9

From Lincoln’s History of Hingham:9
    Matthew resided in the ancestral homestead, Main St., below Pear Tree Hill. He was known as ‘Lieutenant,’ and later as ‘Captain.’ Constable 1693, and selectman in 1710.
    In his will of 4 March, 1713, proved 21 July, 1715, gives “to oldest son Solomon all my estate both real and personal except that which is named hereafter; to son Samuel land at Cohasset,”etc.; “to son Job a sum to pursue his college studies, and £300 in addition; to daughter Jael £300, she to be well educated.”

On 31 Dec 1684 when Matthew was 24, he married Jael Jacob, daughter of Capt. John Jacob (ca 1630-18 Sep 1693) & Mary Russell (ca 1641-2 Oct 1691), in Hingham, MA.9 Born on 7 Sep 1662 in Hingham, MA.9 Jael died in Hingham, MA, on 23 Dec 1708; she was 46.9

Their children include:
i. David Cushing (Died soon) (28 Jan 1685/6-15 Sep 1687)
ii. David Cushing (Died soon) (25 Feb 1687/8-2 Feb 1689)
iii. Jael Cushing (Died young) (20 Jan 1689/90-6 Mar 1693)
iv. Solomon Cushing (29 Jan 1691/2-2 Feb 1769)
v. Rev. Job Cushing (19 Jul 1694-6 Aug 1760)
vi. Moses Cushing (Died soon) (19 Dec 1696-18 Oct 1698)
vii. Samuel Cushing (14 Feb 1698/9-13 Dec 1792)
viii. Isaac Cushing (Died young) (28 Apr 1701-13 Jul 1711)
ix. Obadiah Cushing (Died soon) (15 May 1703-10 Aug 1705)
x. Jael Cushing (14 Feb 1705/6-3 Sep 1767)

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