John Cushing (1662 - 1737)

Born 28 Apr 1662 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Deborah (Loring) Cushing — married 20 May 1688 in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Husband of Sarah (Thaxter) Cushing — married 18 Mar 1713 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 19 Jan 1737 at age 74 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Biography

John Cushing was born on April 28, 1662 in Scituate, Massachusetts. His parents were John Cushing and Sarah Hawke. ^[1]

He married Deborah Loring on May 20, 1688.^[1] Together they had 9 children:

1. John Cushing
2. Sarah Cushing
3. Elijah Cushing
4. Unnamed Cushing
5. Deborah Cushing
6. Mary Cushing
7. Nazareth Cushing
8. Benjamin Cushing
9. Nathaniel Cushing

“John resided in Scituate, Mass. He was a deputy to the General Court in 1692; Chief Justice of the Inferior Court of Plymouth, from 1702 to 1710; representative member for Massachusetts of the Governor’s Council, from 1708 to 1728; and Judge of His Majesty’s Superior Court of Judicature of Massachusetts from 1728 to his death in 1737. The Superior Court of Massachusetts, from its foundation in 1692 until its overthrow by the Revolution, had 33 Justices, the Bench consisting of five members. Among these were John Cushing 1728, his son John Cushing Jr., and his grandson William Cushing. Rev. Josiah Cotton of Plymouth says of him: ‘He was a gentleman well versed in law, the life and soul of our Court while he continued in it, a man in the main of justice and integrity.’ In 1723 he was Lieut. Col. of the Plymouth Regiment, which at that time probably embraced all the local militia of the County.”

On 18 January 1710, John signed a receipt for his share in his father's estate.^[2]

He married second Sarah Thaxter on March 18, 1713.

He died on January 19, 1736/37 in Scituate, Massachusetts.

His will is dated 8 April 1735 and proved on 22 February 1736/37 in Plymouth. He mentions his wife Sarah, and his children, John, Elijah, Benjamin, Josiah, Sarah Pitcher, Deborah Forsyth, Mary Darby, Nazareth Balch, and Mercy Ells. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893) Vol II, p.152
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-ZFLK : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1708-1717 and 1817-1861 vol 3-3P > image 33 of 710; State Archives, Boston.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-D2FM : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1732-1738 vol 7 > image 153-155 of 242; State Archives, Boston.Starts at the bottom of right hand side

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• Dwight, Melatiah Everett. The Kirbys of New England (Trow Print, New York, 1898) Page 74

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• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHH1-W4S : 20 May 2022), Job Cushing, 20 May 1688; citing Marriage, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009271.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHPT-VVS : 20 May 2022), John Cushing, 19 Jan 1736; citing Death, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009271.