Captain Nehemiah Cushing

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Nehemiah Cushing (1689 - 1774)

Capt. Nehemiah Cushing

Born 18 Jul 1689 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusettsmap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Theophilus Cushing and Mary (Thaxter) Herrick
Brother of Mary Cushing, Adam Cushing, David Cushing, Abel Cushing, Rachel Cushing, Mary Cushing, Theophilus Cushing, Seth Cushing Sr, Deborah (Cushing) Corning and Lydia (Cushing) Herrick
Husband of Sarah (Nichols) Cushing — married 19 Mar 1711 (to 1749) in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusettsmap
Husband of Hannah (Loring) Cushing — married 5 Sep 1750 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Sarah (Cushing) Baker, Elijah Cushing, Rachel (Cushing) Thomas, Mary Cushing, Theophilus Cushing, Nehemiah Cushing Junior and Deborah Cushing
Died 10 Dec 1774 at age 85 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts Baymap
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Contents

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1 Biography
1.1 Probate
2 Research Notes
2.1 Children of Nehemiah and Sarah Nichols Cushing
3 Sources
4 Notes
Biography

Nehemiah Cushing was the eldest son of the Honorable Theophilus Cushing and Mary Thaxter . He was born on 18 July 1689 in Hingham, Massachusetts.[1][2] [3]

On 19 March 1711, he married Sarah Nichols, daughter of Nathaniel Nichols and Sarah Lincoln, in Hingham, Massachusetts.[1] Nehemiah and Sarah had seven children.

Nehemiah settled in Pembroke MA in 1711, and had a tannery there. In 1712 the first Town meeting was held in Pembroke, and he was chosen Collector of Town Rates, and Surveyor of Highways. [2]

On January 3, 1718 his father signed a will in which Nehemiah was mentioned.
To Nehemiah (besides that which I have already given him.) all that my lot of land (excepting two acres of the Cedar Swamp that lyes on the Northerly part of said Lot, lying and being in the share in the Township of Abington in the county of Plymouth, and is commonly known by the name of Pole Swamp. And I likewise do remit, release and give back to my said son, all that money which is due to me from me by any bill, or bond, whatsoever. [4] His father died on January 7, 1718. His mother married Joseph Herrick in December of 1722 and she and his two youngest sisters relocated to Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay.

March 1719 Nehemiah was chosen Town Treasurer and served until 1724. In May 1722 he was representative to the General Court at Boston and served as coroner in 1739 and 1762.[2]

In 1720, the town of Scituate granted Joseph Barstow and Benjamin Stetson, two acres of land between Pine Hill and Rocky Run for the erection of a "forge and finery." Before the forge was constructed Mr. Stetson conveyed one half of his share to Nehemiah Cushing and Mr. Barstow conveyed half of his share to Thomas Barden. The forge was constructed before 1725. [5]

Nehemiah owned a saw-mill on Pleasant street (then in the town of Hanover), near the West Hanover depot. Traditionally called "Elihab's mill," because it was at one time owned by Elihab (or Eliab) Studley. In a deed on January, 1724, he mentioned that it was property he had gotten from his father. It was uncertain how old the mill was but likely not more than ten years. Nehemiah sold the mill, and privilege to operate it, in 1728 to Edward Estes. [5]

In a deed also in 1728 Nehemiah Cushing conveyed to Thomas Barden (Plymouth, MA; Book 25, Page 68) " one-fourth part of the new forge, land, and privilege. In this deed, he says that he had made a previous deed to Mr. Bardin, but the deed was in the dwelling house standing on the granted premises, "when the house with the deed therein was burned to ashes, the deed not having been recorded."

His mother signed a will on June 23, 1739 in Beverly. [6] It mentioned " the wife of my son Nehemiah Cushing" without mentioning her by name was to share in Mary's clothing. To the surviving children and grandchildren of her deceased children she left:
All the remainder of my Estate whether money, (Dreley?) bond, silver spoons, linen or other Estate whatsoever...

Following Sarah's death in 1749, Nehemiah married Hannah Loring, widow of Joseph Thomas, on 5 September 1750 in Plympton, Massachusetts. [7]

Nehemiah passed away in Pembroke, Massachusetts on 11 December 1774. He is buried in Center Cemetery in Pembroke, Massachusetts.[8]

Probate

The will of Nehemiah Cushing of Pembroke, gentleman was dated 31 October 1765. He mentions his wife Hannah, and the children of his son Elijah Cushing, decd. (Mary Brown, Deborah Cushing, Lydia Howland, Elijah Cushing, Elizabeth Cushing, Isaac Cushing, and Sarah Cushing), the children of his son Nehemiah Cushing, decd. (Rachel Cushing, Abigail Perry, William Cushing, Thomas Cushing, and Nathaniel Cushing), and his three other children, Theophilus Cushing (executor), Sarah Baker, and Rachel Thomas, wife of Edward Thomas (executor). His inventory was taken on 14 September 1775[9]

In 1784, an account of his estate by Theophilus Cushing was recorded which included administration fees.[10]

Research Notes

Children of Nehemiah and Sarah Nichols Cushing

Children, born in Pembroke : [3]

i. Sarah, b. 3 Dec., 1711.
ii. Elijah, b. 30 Dec, 1713; m. 3 May, 1736 Hannah Baker.
iii. Rachel, b. 25 Nov., 1714.
iv. Mary, b. 15 May 1717; d. 2 Dec, 1724.
v. Theophilus, b. 22 Oct., 1719.
vi. Nehemiah, b. 10 Feb., 1721.
vii. Deborah, b. 29 July 1724; d. 9 Dec.1724.
Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts Vol II, p.155
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Little, George Thomas. Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1909) Vol IV, p.1756
↑ 3.0 3.1 CUSHING, James Stevenson; The genealogy of the Cushing family, an account of the ancestors and descendants of Matthew Cushing, who came to America in 1638; [1]; Montreal, The Perrault Printing Co: 1905; Full catalog record MARCXML; page 41-42; #36; b. 18 July 1689; NEMHEMIAH CUSHING
↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 [2]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay; page 229-232; Image 125 to 127 of 544; WILL OF THEOPHILUS CUSHING
↑ 5.0 5.1 Dwelley, Jedediah & Simmons, John F.; History of the town of Hanover, Massachusetts, with family genealogies: [3]; Hanover, Mass. Pub. by the town of Hanover; 1910; Full catalog record MARCXML; Ch 10; MILLS, MANUFACTURES AND INDUSTRIES;, p 195, p201
↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 [4]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Essex County Probate Court; Page 1 of Will of Mary Herrick.
↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [5]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Plympton, Marriages; Vital Record Transcripts;
↑ Find A Grave, database and images accessed 9 April 2018), memorial page for Capt Nehemiah Cushing (18 Jul 1689–10 Dec 1774), Find A Grave: Memorial #113519976, citing Center Cemetery, Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Warren Cushing (contributor 48364069) .
↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-Z3P2 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1775-1780 vol 24-25 > image 37-38 of 568; State Archives, Boston.
↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-6HGR : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1780-1786 vol 28-29 > image 473-474 of 638; State Archives, Boston.
Notes

Source information previously associated with this profile
Warren Cushing, “Genealogy of the Cushing Family 2010,” http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wrcushing..., 2015-06-09 19:29:07 UTC (Tue).
Pane-Joyce Genealogy, “Family of Capt. Theophilus Cushing (9716) & Mary Thaxter (25741),” https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr10/rr10_469.html#P1000, Jul 2014.