Sarah (Thaxter) Cushing (1671 - abt. 1742)

Born 26 Sep 1671 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Nathaniel Holmes — married 1 Oct 1691 (to 1 Jul 1711) in Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of John Cushing — married 18 Mar 1713 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died about 13 Jan 1742 at about age 70 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Sarah was born on 26 September 1671 in Hingham. She was the child of John Thaxter and Elizabeth Jacob. ^[1]

She married (1) Nathaniel Holmes of Boston on 1 Oct 1691.^[2] Two children.

She married (2) John Cushing Jr. on 18 Mar 1714. He was born on 28 Apr 1662 in Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA, and died on 19 Jan 1738 in Scituate. He was the son of Col. John Cushing and Sarah Hawke. Two children

The children of Sarah and John Cushing include:

1. Josiah Cushing (29 Jan 1714/5-11 Dec 1793) ^[3]
2. Mary Cushing (24 Oct 1716-5 Sep 1751) ^[4][5][6]

Sarah passed away on 13 January 1741/42.

Probate

On 26 May 1742, John Holmes of Scituate and Nathaniel Holmes of Boston were granted the administration of her estate.^[7]

Her death date is recorded in the heading of her inventory which was taken on 11 February 1741/42 in Scituate.^[8] Additional inventory was taken on 18 May 1742.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDL-KHV : 20 May 2022), Sarah Thacher, 26 Sep 1671; citing Birth, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009274.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-D4JY : 6 May 2022), Nathaniell Holmes and Sarah Thaxter, 1691; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011046.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NQ-N9F : 14 January 2020), Sarah in entry for Josiah Cushing, 1714.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5N7-3Z6 : 14 January 2020), Sarah in entry for Mercy Cushing, 1716.
5. ↑ Payne-Joyce Genealogy, D. Pane-Joyce http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/ Created Jul 2014 with the reluctant help of Reunion, from Leister Productions, Inc. http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr07/rr07_266.html. Accessed 5 Nov 2014
6. ↑ George Lincoln, et al., History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, published by the Town of Hingham, 1893, Online edition at USGenWeb Hingham, broken link removed July 2023
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-NVPF : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1738-1742 vol 8 > image 239 of 288; State Archives, Boston.
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data:Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. Shared Ancestry image
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-JVJB : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1742-1745 and 1844-1856 vol 9-9M > image 18-19 of 583; State Archives, Boston.

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: LK3G-WJX
• Genealogy & Family History - Maine Title: George Thomas Little, A. M., Litt. D.,
• "History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts", Town of Hingham, 1893.
• James Savage, "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England", 1860
• James S. Cushing, "The Genealogy of the Cushing Family...", Montreal, 1905.
• George Ernest Bowman, "Plymouth Colony vital records," Mayflower Descendant
• NEHGS, "Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts to the Year 1850", Boston, 1909
• Gravestone record for Thomas Thaxter Sr. stating he died on 14 Mar 1687 at the age of 61.