John Cushing 3rd (1695 - 1778)

Born 17 Jul 1695 in Scituate, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Holmes) Cushing — married Apr 1717 in Scituate, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Mary (Cotton) Cushing — married 20 Nov 1729 in Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 19 Mar 1778 at age 82 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Occupation: Judge

Education: Harvard 1711

John resided at Belle House in Scituate. He was Town Clerk from 1719 to 1744; representative from Scituate in 1721 and for several succeeding years; Judge of Probate Plymouth Co. 1739; Justice of the Court of Common Pleas (Plymouth Co.) from 1738 to 1751, when he was transferred to the Superior Court; Judge of the Superior Court from 1747 to 1771, when he resigned (Judge Cushing received his appointment to the Supreme Court from Washington); and a Councillor of the Province from 1746 to 1763. ‘His introduction into the office (of Councillor) was attended with a more unanimous vote than any ever before had--having all the votes save one.’ -- Rev. Josiah Cotton. He was one of the presiding Judges at the trial of the British soldiers for the massacre at Boston 5 Mar 1770.”48

In 1743 John built the Walnut Tree Hill Mansion, a large and imposing building. The mansion burned in 1872.7

Birth

27 July 1695 Scituate, Plymouth County Massachusetts ^{[1] [2][3]}

Marriage to Elizabeth Holmes

John married Elizabeth Holmes in April 1717. She was the daughter of Nathaniel Holmes and Sarah Thaxler. Their children were all born in Scituate.

• Deborah Cushing b. Nov. 16, 1718, d. in Hanover ^[1]
  
• Sarah Cushing b. March 26, 1720, m. Aug. 16, 1750 Ebenezer Pierpoint. ^[1]
  
• John Cushing b. Aug. 16, 1722, ^[1]
  
• Nathaniel b. Aug. 12, 1724, d. Apr. 2 1725 ^[1]
  
• William b. September 23, 1725, d. Feb. 4, 1726 ^[1]
  

Marriage to Mary Cotton

1729^[4]

Wife: Mary Cotton ^[1]

Child: Mary Cushing

Child: William Cushing

Child: Charles Cushing

Child: Edward Cushing

Child: Hannah Cushing

Child: Bethia Cushing

Child: Lucy Cushing

Child: Abigail Cushing

Child: Rowland Cushing

Death

19 MAR 1778 Scituate, Massachusetts (Plymouth)^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} ebook Google Books; [1]; The Descendants of George Holmes of Roxbury: 1594-1908; Compiled by George Arthur Gray; Boston; Press of David Clapp & Son, 1908; Page 15 and See Also:
2. ↑ #S480
3. ↑ #S650: Page 255
4. ↑ #S650: Page 256
5. ↑ #S480
6. ↑ #S650: Page 256

Also See:

• Gray, George Arthur. The Descendants of George Holmes of Roxbury (David Clapp & Son, Boston, 1908) Page 15
• S480: Arlene Hanneman, CA & Janice Felix Hyde, WY Title: Arlene Hanneman, California & Janice Felix Hyde, Auburn Wyoming (Ancestral File: Submission: AF96112636 & Submission: AF95108385) * S650: History of Scituate Massachusetts Title: History of Scituate Massachusetts
• S661: History of Scituate Massachusetts to 1831 Title: Samuel Deane, History of Scituate Massachusetts from Its First Settlement to 1831 (Clearfield) Subsequent Source Citation Format: Samuel Deane, Clearfield. Page: 2