Thomas Cutler (abt. 1648 - 1722)

Born about 1648 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Abigail (Unknown) Cutler — married 1673 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 13 Jul 1722 at about age 74 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Descendant of PGM migrant James Cutler.

Thomas was born circa 1648, the son of James Cutler and his second wife Mary at Watertown Massachusetts^{[1] [2]}. He was noted in his father's will in 1694^[1]

In 1653, he moved with his family to the part of Cambridge that was later known as Lexington^[1]

By 1674 he was married to Abigail Unknown^{[1] [2] [3]}

Their children included^[4]:

1. Abigail, born October 31, 1674^{[5] [6] [2] [1]}, who married Robert Merriam
2. Hannah, born Mar. 7, 1682-3^{[4] [6] [2]}, who has been confused with Hannah (Cutter) Winship
3. Mary, born Mar. 15, 1680^{[4] [6] [2]}, who married William Munroe
4. Thomas, born Jan. 19, 1677-8^{[4] [6] [2]}, who married Tabitha Rice
5. James, baptized January 9, 1687 in Watertown^{[7] [2]}, whose wife was Alice
6. Jonathan, baptized June 17, 1688^{[8] [2]}, who married Abigail Bigelow
7. Samuel, baptized May 17, 1691^[9], who may have died young (n.f.r.f.)
8. Benjamin, born July 4, 1697 in Lexington^{[6] [2]}, whose wife was Mary.

Thomas was noted as an assessor, constable, selectman, tythingman, and was referred to as Lieutenant^[10]

Thomas Cutler died July 13, 1722 ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} James Cutler Great Migration 1634-1635, Volumes C-F, pages 267-272. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume II, C-F, by Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9} Paige, Lucius Robinson. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1630-1877. With a Genealogical Register. (H.O. Houghton and Co., Boston, 1877), page 520 for Thomas Cutler
3. ↑ New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. This secondary source provides resources for further reading in Volume 1, page 413, which states CUTLER, Thomas (?1648-1722) & Abigail ____ (-1711); by 1674; Cambridge/Lexington {Cambridge 520; Watertown 191; Sv. 1:494; Cutler 22-3; Reg. 90:171; Snow-Estes 1:65; Dawes-Gates 1:200}
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Massachusetts Vital Records Cambridge Volume 1, page 175, also found in NEHGS, which states CUTLER (See Cuttler)
   • Hannah, d. Thomas and Abigail, Mar. 7, 1682-3
   • Mary, d. Thomas and Abigail, Mar. 15, 1680
   • Thomas, s. Thomas and Abigail, Jan. 19, 1677-8
5. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Cambridge Volume 1, page 175, also found in NEHGS, which states CUTLER (See Cuttler) Abigail, daughter of Thomas and Abigail, Oct. 31, 1674
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4} Massachusetts Vital Records Lexington Volume 1, page 18, also found on NEHGS, which states Cutler
   • Abigail, d. Thos. and Abigail, Oct. 31, 1674
   • Benjamin, s. of Thos., Sr., & Abigail, b. Jul. 4, 1697.
   • Hannah, d. Thos. and Abigail, Mar. 7, 1682-83
   • Mary, d. Thos. and Abigail, Mar. 15, 1680.
   • Thomas, s. Thos. and Abigail, Feb. 19, 1677-78.
7. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Watertown Volume 4, page 121, also found on NEHGS, which states Ye 9 of January 86/7 I baptized 4 children viz Tho. Cutlers (who had formerly owned ye covent) viz James ... (and 3 children of other parents)
8. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Watertown Volume 4, page 126, also found on NEHGS, which states Ye 17th of June 1688 a child of Tho. Cutler called Jonathan
9. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Watertown Volume 4, page 129, also found on NEHGS, which states Ye 17th of May 1691 10 children ... one of Tho. Cutler's called Samuel
10. ↑ Memoirs of Deceased Members of the New England Historic Genealogical Society See article on Edward Hutchins Cutler, published in Volume 90 page 171 of The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.)

See also:

• Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts (Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 1855). Thomas' birth "about 1648" is on page 190, his marriage and children on page 191
• Cutler, Nahum Sawin, A Cutler Memorial and Genealogical History: Containing the Names of a Large Proportion of the Cutlers in the U.S. and Canada, and a Record of Many Individual Members of the Family, with an Account also of Other Families Allied to the Cutlers by Marriage (Greenfield, Mass.: E. A. Hall, 1889), see page 22 for Thomas
• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.
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