Cushing, John
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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| Birth [E93266] | 1627 |
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| Death [E93267] | 1708 |
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| _FA1 [E93268] | See notes |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Cushing, Matthew [I57963] | 1589 | 1660 | |
| Mother | Pitcher, Nazareth [I57964] | WFT 1579-1602 | 1682 | |
| Brother | Cushing, Daniel [I57959] | 1619 | 1700 | |
| Brother | Cushing, Jeremiah [I61037] | 1621 | 1705 | |
| Brother | Cushing, Matthew [I61038] | 1623 | 1701 | |
| Sister | Cushing, Deborah [I61039] | 1625 | 1700 | |
| Cushing, John [I61040] | 1627 | 1708 |
Families
| Family of Cushing, John and Hawke, Sarah [F21274] | ||||||||||||||
| Married | Wife | Hawke, Sarah [I61041] ( * WFT 1619-1641 + WFT 1663-1730 ) | ||||||||||||
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Narrative
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[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #3857, Date of Import: Oct 22, 1998]
In 1658, he, together with Mattias Briggs, his brother-in-law, purchased for 120 pounds the Varsdal estate at "Belle House Neck", Scituate, which consisted of 120 acres, with house and barns. He did not move there, however, until 1662, staying in Hingham until after his father's death. The name 'Belle House Neck" was given to the place in consquence of a bell that hung at the house in case of the approach of Indians.
In 1663, he was Surveyor of Highways, in 1667, Receiver of Excises, in 1673, on Committee to divide Scituate lands; in 1674 Deputy for the Colony, and often re-elected; in 1676, reported to the government a statement of the services of the Scituate soldiers in King Phillip's war; in 1674-86, Selectman; in 1685-92, County Magistrate of Plymouth Co.; in 1689-91, was Assisstant to the Old Colony Government; in 1692, Representative to the General Court, Boston, and for several succeeding years; in 1706-07, Member of the Council. He was also Colonel of the Plymouth Regiment.
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Source References
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