Capt. Dea. Jacob Cummings

Biography

Capt. Dea. JACOB CUMMINGS,4 (Abraham3; John2; Isaac,1 ) b. in Woburn Jan. 3, 1695; m. Mar. 28, 1716, Martha (Brook) in Killingly, Conn. She d. about 17 19, and he m. 2d. Nov. 9, 1720, Abigail (Wilson) in Killingly, Conn. From the church records is taken, "An account of their names who have been received into full communion," "22 Sept. 1 7 16, Jacob Cumins and Martha, his wife." His second wife joined the church in Kil- lingly in 1726. He removed to Ware, Mass. (about 1739-41), soon after the first settlements were made, and was the most prom- inent man in the Precinct and town for many years. He was one of the first deacons in the church, one of the building committee, was moderator at the first meeting of the Parish, was one of the Precinct committee, and when the town was incorporated in 1762, one of the first board of selectmen and town treasurer. He bought, probably of Stewart Southgate, the farm now owned by Joel Rice, Esq., and the one owned by his great-grandson, the Hon. Joseph Cummings. He d. Feb. 27, 1776, in Ware, Mass.

Family

Husband of

1. Martha Brooks on 28 March 1716 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut.[2]
2. Abigail Wilson on 9 November 1720 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut. [3]
3. Eleanor (unknown) on married Aug 1733. She is listed as Elinor at First Congregational Church, now (Putnam) , CT.

Children by wife Martha Brooks born Killingly, Connecticut:

1. Jacob, b. 31 Mar 1717
2. Benjamin, b. 24 Mar 1719

Children by wife Abigail Wilson born Killingly, Connecticut:

1. Abigail, b. 25 Feb 1722
2. Sarah, b. 27 Oct 1723
3. James, b. 06 Mar 1726
4. Martha, b. 26 Nov 1727
5. Mary, b. 10 Aug 1729

Children by wife Eleanor born Killingly, Connecticut:

1. Abraham, b. 02 Sep 1733
2. Abigail, b. 28 Feb 1736
3. Elizabeth, b. ca. 28 Feb 1736
4. Isaac, b. ca. 15 Jul 1739[8]
5. Solomon, b. 05 Mar 1742/3, Ware, Hampshire, Mass.[9]
6. Infant (1745-1745)

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Origins

https://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/New%20England%20Families/Cu...

Abraham Cummings was born about 1663. He was the son of John Cummings and Sarah Howlett.

He married Sarah Wright on February 28, 1686/87. The marriage was performed by by the Reverend Jabez Fox. She born on February 25, 1669-70 and was daughter of Joseph Wright and Elizabeth Hassell.

1. Abraham Cummings (1690)
2. Joseph Cummings (1692, married Sarah Estey and Priscilla Lamson),
3. Sarah Cummings (1693/34, married Isaac Lincoln),
4. Jacob Cummings (1695, married Martha Brooks),
5. Josiah Cummings (1698), and
6. Eleazer Cummings (1704).

Abraham died about 1706 in Woburn. After his death Sarah married Aaron Pratt.

References

1. The Cummings Memorial: A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Isaac Cummings, an Early Settler of Topsfield, Massachusetts, by George Mooar, published by B. F. Cummings., 1903. Person # 21. Book page 25, PDF page 53. < PDF >
2. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~lauragrinnell/ps01_182.htm
3. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cummings-1329 cites
   1. +Edwin Johnason, Woburn, Massachusetts, Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages From 1640 to 1873, 3 Vols., (Woburn, MA: Andrews, Cutler & Co., 1890-1891), Vol. 1:65 "Cummings, Jacob, s. of Abraham and Sarah, Jan. 3, 1696."
   2. 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.) Cummings, Abbott Lowell, "John Comins (c.1668-1751) of Woburn and Oxford, Massachusetts and Windham County, Connecticut" NEHGR Vol 153:71-2, citing Putnam, CT, Church Records, First Congregational, 1:21.
   3. Cummins, Albert Oren, Cummings genealogy : Isaac Cummings, 1601-1677 of Ipswich in 1638 and some of his descendants, (Montpelier VT : Argus and Patriot Printing House, 1904) https://archive.org/details/cummingsgenealog00cumm/page/24 pp. 24-5.
   4. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch : 13 July 2016), Hampshire > Ware > Births, marriages, deaths 1735-1844 > image 33 of 260; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston. Ware Births, marriages and intentions, deaths, 1735-1844, p. 12.
   5. Temple, J.H., History of the town of Palmer, Massachusetts, early known as the Elbow tract : including records of the plantation, district and town 1716-1889 (Palmer, Mass., 1889), pp. 432-3.
   6. Chase, Arthur, History of Ware, Massachusetts (Cambridge : University Press, 1911) p. 59.
   7. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RSR-4HV?cc=2061550&wc... : 13 July 2016), Hampshire > Ware > Births, marriages, deaths 1735-1844 > image 45 of 260; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston. Ware VRs, 1:35.
   8. Killingly, CT, VRs Vol. 1:23
   9. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch : 13 July 2016), Hampshire > Ware > Births, marriages, deaths 1735-1844 > image 33 of 260; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston. Ware Births, marriages and intentions, deaths, 1735-1844, p. 12. See also:
   10. Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Date: 2011, Page: Volume: 81; SAR Membership Number: 16193.
   11. Re: Jacob Cummings, Killingly CT & Ware MA
   12. Bailey, Frederic William. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800 (Bureau of American Ancestry, New Haven, Connecticut, 1896-1906) Book 5, Page 33. Marriage record. Page 34. Marriage record.