Matthew CUSHING

Male 1589 - 1660  (~ 71 years)


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  • Name Matthew CUSHING  [1
    • For the first fifty years of his life he lived in Hardingham and Hingham, Norfolk County, England, until 1638, when with his wife and five children, and his wife's sister (widow Francis Riecroft, who died a few weeks after their arrival)he embarked in the ship "Diligent" of Ipswich, 350 tons, John martin, master, which sailed from Gravesend, 26 April 1638, with 133 passengers, among whom was Robert Peck, M.A., Rector of the parish of Hingham, England. The immediate occasion of their departure seems to have been rouble in ecclesiastical matters. Their rector, doubtless with the sympathy and aid of most of those constituting the emigrating part, had pulled down the rails of chancel and altar, and leveled the latter a foot below the church, as it remains to this day. Being prosecuted by Bishop Wren, he left the Kingdom, together with his fiends - who sold their estates at half their real value. the party, having landed at Boston, Mass., 10 Aug. 1638, immediately proceeded to their destination, Hingham, Mass., so named after the name of the former home of the Cushing family in England. At a town meeting held 1638, a house lot of five acres, first below Pear Tree Hill, on Bachelor (Main) St., was given to Matthew Cushing, and it continued in the possession of the family until 1887. He was early engaged in the public affairs of the town, became a deacon in Rev. Hobart's church, and was the progenitor of many eminent descendants. It is now a pretty well established fact that, with the exception of a few families who have come to this country during the past century, all the persons bearing the surname of Cushing in the United States and Canada are his direct lineal descendants. His will, which was a verbal one, was written after his decease by his children, who, under date of 15 Nov., 1660, pray that Daniel Cushing, Esq., their oldest brother, may be appointed administrator of their father's estate. [1]
    Christening 2 Mar 1589  Hardingham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Fact Son of Peter Cushing and Susan Hawes Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 30 Sep 1660  [1
    Person ID I103003  Main Tree
    Last Modified 30 Aug 2021 

    Family Nazareth PITCHER,   c. 30 Oct 1586   d. 6 Jan 1682, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 95 years) 
    Marriage 5 Aug 1613  [1
    Children 
    +1. Daniel CUSHING,   c. 20 Apr 1619, Hingham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1700 (Age ~ 81 years)
     2. Jeremiah CUSHING,   c. 21 Jul 1621, Hingham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. lost at Sea Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     3. Matthew CUSHING,   c. 5 Apr 1623, Hingham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1701 (Age ~ 77 years)  [Birth]
     4. Deborah CUSHING,   c. 17 Feb 1625, Hingham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1700 (Age ~ 75 years)  [Birth]
    +5. John CUSHING,   b. 1627, Hingham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Family ID F42931  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Aug 2021 

  • Sources 
    1. [S12699] James S. Cushing, The Genealogy of the CUSHING Family, An Account of the Ancestors and Descendants of Matthew CUSHING, Who came to America in 1638.