Lydia Cushman

Not the wife of John Colvin, II

Descendant of Elder William Brewster, "Mayflower" Passenger and Mary Brewster, "Mayflower" Passenger

Her will is dated 27 September 1744 and proved on 11 May 1749 in Plymouth
She died before that date.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brewster-699

Biography

Name

Lydia Brewster
Her will is dated 27 September 1744 and proved on 11 May 1749 in Plymouth. She is 63 years old. She mentions her children, Maria Barker, and Lydia Cushman, and her brother (in law), Edward Arnold.[1]

Lydia (Brewster) Cushman (1680 - bef. 1749)

Lydia Cushman formerly Brewster

Born 11 Feb 1680 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Daughter of William Brewster and Lydia (Partridge) Brewster

Sister of Sarah Brewster, Nathaniel Brewster, William Brewster, Mary (Brewster) Arnold, Benjamin Brewster, Joseph Brewster and Joshua Brewster

Wife of Job Cushman Sr. — married about 1706 [location unknown]

Mother of Maria (Cushman) Barker, Job Cushman and Lydia (Cushman) Atwood

Died before 11 May 1749 before age 69 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Profile last modified 13 Oct 2023 | Created 11 May 2012

Lydia (Brewster) Cushman was related to a passenger on the Mayflower.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-NNCT : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1748-1750 and 1841-1848 vol 11-11B > image 121 of 642; State Archives, Boston.
2. Mayflower Families, Isaac Allerton Vol. 17 pp. 33-34
3. Mayflower Families, William Brewster, Vol. 24, pp. 357-359
4. Cushman, James Thomas. A Grandson of Elder Thomas Cushman and Some of His Descendants, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1918) Vol. 72, Page 13.
5. Her name is Lydia Arnold, sister of Edward Arnold. Lydia died prior to 27 Sep 1746, when her will was proved. Job and Lydia had three children.

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References

• Ancestry.com. Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Volume lll. “Brewster Family.” Page 79. AncestryImage
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