Capt. John Cutting, of Newbury

Evidence needed to support as son of Francis Cutting

Captain John CUTTING of London, ship-master of the Welcome, of Charlestown & of Newbury circa 1642, will dated 10/22/1659 probated 3/27/1660, master of ship Advent

A shipmaster, formerly of London, England (source: the Noyes Descendants, vol. 1). "Was at Watertown, Mass., 1636, afterwards at Charlestown, Mass., then removed to Newbury, Mass., 1642." "CUTTING, from Saxon Cuth, well known, famous, & ing, equivalent to the Latin ens, expressing the existence of the quality or action of the word to which it is affixed, as Cuthing, the son of Cuth

Ancestry of Abel Lunt: A sea captain, Cutting made 13 or more Atlantic crossings; in 1634 he was master of the Francis, which brought colonists from Ipswich. In 1636 he took up land at Watertown, in 1638 had a house at Newbury, in 1648 settled at Charlestown, and by 1656 was again living at Newbury. He was in 1647 master of the Advent of Boston. His will names his daughter Mary Noyes and grandson Cutting.

Biography

From English and Scotch immigrant ancestors of the Clapp-Cheney family. Author Pope, Charles Henry, 1841-1918. Page 32.

References

• https://www.noyesgenealogy.net/getperson.php?personID=I1023&tree=noyes
• http://www.oakbaydesigns.com/Maine/2cutting.htm (dead link)
• http://www.archive.org/stream/englishscotchimm00pope#page/n67/mode/2up
• http://stanleyhistory.net/descnarratives/cuttingjohn3406.shtml
• He was the captain of the ship 'Francis' leaving Ipswich in April 1634 bound for New England.