[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #3857, Date of Import: Oct 22, 1998]
Theophilus Cushing was the eldest son of Peter and Susan [Hawes] Cushing. He came to America in 1633, in the ship "Griffin", in the company with John Haynes [afterward the celebrated Gov. Haynes], and the eniment Puritan divines, Cotton and Hooker. For a time, he lived on the Haynes farm with his friend, as his advisor and secretary. When his younger brother, Matthew, came to New England, he settled with him [Matthew] at Hingham. He never married. He was blind for 25 years before his death, which occurred Mar. 24, 1679.