Matthew was a wheelwright, and took an active and prominent part in the affairs of the town. Selectman 13 times between 1661 and 1695; freeman, 1679; was known as -Sergeant-, as -Cornet-, and later as -Lieutenant-. He resided at Hingham Centre- over the river -. He died without issue 9 January 1701. In his will of 28 December 1700, after providing for his wife, he leaves his estate to his nephew, Matthew Cushing who had lived with him.

MATTHEW 2 ( Matthew 1), b. in Eng. Apr. 5, 1623. m. in Hing. Feb. 25, 1652-53, Sarah, dau. of Nicholas and Mary Jacob. She d. 8 Aug. 1701. He d. without issue, 1 Jan. 1700-1, æt. 77 yrs. 'Wheelwright.' Was a man of prominence and much engaged in the affairs of the town; selectman in 1661, 1663, 1667, 1668, 1670, 1672, 1674, 1675, 1679, 1682, 1687, 1688, and 1695; was kn. as 'Sergeant,' as 'Cornet,' and later in life as 'Lieutenant.' Resided at Hing. Centre -'over the river.' In his will of 28 Dec. 1700, gives to w. Sarah the improvement of 'my whole estate both real and personal' while she remains a wid.; 'to my kinsman Matthew Cushing, the son of my brother John Cushing, who hath lived with me, all my estate(after settling legacies) if he pay to my wife, his aunt, a certain sum of money [naming it] annually while she lives.' He also bequeaths 'to my cousins which are the children of my brothers Daniel and John, namely; to Peter, Daniel, Jeremiah, Theophilus, Matthew, and Deborah, the children of Daniel Cushing, -and to John, Thomas, Jeremiah, James, Joshua, Caleb, Joseph, Benjamin, Sarah and Deborah, the children of John Cushing, to each £50;' gives '£5 to Marah Burr, the wife of John Burr;' refers to a lot 'of land I had of my father-in-law John Beal.' Witnesses, Nathl. Hall, Robert Waterman, Benjamin Tuels, Samuel Thaxter

MATTHEW, Hingham, s. of the preced. b. in Eng. m. 25 Jan. 1653, Sarah, d. of Nicholas Jacob, had Matthew, the freem. of 1679, and other ch.

Sources:
1. The Genealogy of the Cushing Family (An account of the Ancestors and Descendants of Matthew Cushing, who came to America in 1638) by James Cushing, The Perrault Printing Co - Montreal, 1905. First Edition, 1877, by Lemuel Cushing, D1881 (Finished by his family) Pg 22ff.
2. Joseph Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Originally published 1860.
3. The History of the Town of Hingham Massachusetts: the Genealogies, George Lincoln, 1893, 1982 reprint of Vol 2 & 3.

• Married: 25 Feb 1653 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts

1. Jeremiah, Rev. Cushing b: 3 Jul 1654 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts
2. Matthew, Captain Cushing b: 15 Jul 1660 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts