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About Hon. John Cushing, III
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.
JOHN GAY, OF DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS and Some of His Descendants, by Frederick Lewis Gay, Published by D. Clapp & Son, printers, 1879, p. 8
http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr19/rr19_002.html#P278
John and Elizabeth were second cousins; their maternal grandmothers were sisters.
On 1 Apr 1718 when Elizabeth was 22, she married Hon. John Cushing (19766) , son of Hon. John Cushing (15742) (28 Apr 1662-19 Jan 1736) & Deborah Loring (7461) (15 Mar 1668-9 Jun 1713), in Scituate, MA.48 Born on 17 Jul 1695 in Scituate, MA.48 John died in Scituate, MA, on 19 Mar 1778; he was 82.48 Occupation: judge. Education: Harvard 1711.
John first married Elizabeth Holmes, second Mary Cotton.
From the Genealogy of the Cushing Family, page 48:2
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.
In 1743 John built the Walnut Tree Hill Mansion, a large and imposing building. The mansion burned in 1872.39
Their children include:
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Deborah Cushing (16 Nov 1718-27 Mar 1747)
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Sarah Cushing (26 Mar 1720-7 Mar 1795)
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John Cushing (16 Aug 1722-1 Jun 1798)
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Nathaniel Cushing (Died soon) (12 Aug 1724-2 Apr 1725)
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William Cushing (Died soon) (23 Sep 1725-4 Feb 1726)
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Hon. John Cushing, III's Timeline
| 1695 |
July 17, 1695
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Scituate, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts, Colonial America
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| 1718 |
November 16, 1718
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Scituate, Plymouth, MA
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| 1720 |
March 26, 1720
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Scituate, MA, United States
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| 1722 |
August 16, 1722
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Scituate, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts
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| 1724 |
August 12, 1724
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Scituate, Plymouth, MA
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| 1725 |
September 23, 1725
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Scituate, MA, United States
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| 1730 |
September 6, 1730
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Scituate, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts
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| 1732 |
March 1, 1732
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Scituate, Plymouth, MA
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