Ignatius CUSHING

Ignatius married Mercy RICKARD on 04 Apr 1710 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Mercy (daughter of John RICKARD and Mary COOKE) was born on 03 Feb 1682 in Plymouth, Massachusetts; died in 1717 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ignatius married Ruth CROADE on 5 Feb 1719. Ruth was born on 8 May 1699 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Nathaniel was the son of Ignatius Cushing 1689-1767 and Ruth Croade 1699-1757, and the grandson of Rev Jeremiah Cushing and Hannah Loring, John Croade and Deborah Thomas.

Nathaniel was the husband of Jemima Ford, the daughter of Samuel Ford and Sarah Rogers. They were married 16 Apr 1747 in Duxbury and had three children:
* Sarah Cushing, born 1748, died young
* Stephen Cushing 1749, Revolutionary War Soldier, died after 1793 in New York
* Jemima Ford Cushing, Mrs Jonathan Sprague 1751-1832

Nathaniel Cushing was a shipbuilder and lived in Pembroke, Rochester and Middleboro. His gravestone reads: "Died 13 November 1788 in his 65th year". His will is dated 1788, and was proved in 1789. The inventory mentions "a piece of land situated on Matapoisett Harbor, for a building yard", which he wills to his son Nathaniel Cushing.
After Jemima died, Nathaniel married Anna Turner, the daughter of Benjamin Turner and Sarah Eells. They were married 24 Oct 1751 in Pembroke and had two children:
* Nathaniel Cushing 1752-1824
* Hannah, Mrs John Spooner b 1759

After Anna died, Nathaniel married a third time to Lydia Cook, the daughter of John Cook and Phoebe Crossman. They married 15 Feb 1758 in Abington and had eight children:
* Margaret, Mrs Constant Viall b 1759
* John Cushing b c 1761-1761
* Sarah, Mrs Solomon Padelford 1764-1804 #88076792
* Molly 1766-1766
* Zattu 1768-1768
* Zattu Cushing 1771-1839
* Elisha Stetson Cushing b 1773
* Joseph Cushing b 1775

Thank you to Anne Shurtleff Stevens #46947920 for sending me this bio.

Nathaniel married Jemima FORD on 16 Apr 1747 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Jemima was born on 13 Oct 1729 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nathaniel married Anna TURNER on 24 Oct 1751 in Pembroke, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nathaniel married Lydia COOKE on 15 Feb 1758 in Abington, Massachusetts. Lydia (daughter of John COOKE and Phebe CROSSMAN) was born on 17 Feb 1735/6 in Kingston, Massachusetts; died on 1790 or 1791; was buried in Pond Cemetery, Lakeville, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]