Genealogy of the Cushing Family

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An account of the Ancestors and Descendants of Matthew Cushing who came to America in 1638
Researching the Cushing families of England and Ireland who emigrated to Canada and the United States
Also including the Descendants of Maurice Cushing of County Kerry, Ireland
And the Descendants of Edward Cushing of County Cork, Ireland
Plus the Descendants of Pierre Courchesne of Paris, France
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  • Name: Matthew Cushing
  • Given Name: Matthew
  • Surname: Cushing
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 29 Jul 1730 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
  • Death: 1 Dec 1813 in Putney, Windham, Vermont
  • Change Date: 5 Nov 2002
  • Note:
    Matthew lived in Rehoboth and afterwards in the State of Vermont. The family of Matthew and Abigail (Titus) Cushing moved from Rehoboth, Massachusetts to Vermont sometime between 1761 and 1764 (between the births of the second Molly and Benjamin). Matthew fought in the Revolution as a private in Captain James Clay's Company, Col. Bradley's Regiment, Vermont line. The 1810 census of Putney, Windham, Vermont lists Matthew Cushing and one female, both over age 45. There isno way to know from this if the female is definitely Abigail Titus, but I have not seen any records which would indicate otherwise.

    The Cushing genealogy lists Matthew as having married 1st Priscilla Smith. Rehoboth Vital Records list birth of Matthew Cushing on 1 October 1750, son of Matthew Cushing and 'Prescilla' Smith and includes the comment "reputed". Since all other records list father and mother with the same last name, could Matthew Jr. have been illegitimate? No marriage record listed for Matthew Cushing and Priscilla Smith in Rehoboth Vital Records, though there is for Matthew and Abigail Titus.

    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 53.
    2. Vital Records of Bristol County, Massachusetts - Early Vital Records of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to about the year 1850 on CD-ROM. Search & ReSearch Publ Co, 1998.
    Text: Rehoboth VR 597 of Matthew and Mary
    Text: Rehoboth VR 445 both of Rehoboth
    3. New Engl Hist & Genealogical Register; NEHGS; on-line images at www.newenglandancestors.org
    Text: 114:169 The Titus Family of Douglas, Massachusetts and Vershire, Vermont




    Father: Matthew Cushing b: 22 May 1698 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Mother: Mary Leavitt b: 7 Oct 1699 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts

    Marriage 1 Priscilla Smith b: 24 Sep 1729 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
    • Married: 1750
    Children
    1. Has Children Matthew Cushing b: 1 Oct 1750 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts

    Marriage 2 Abigail Titus b: 16 Apr 1731 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
    • Married: 26 Oct 1751 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
    Children
    1. Has Children Noah Matthew Cushing b: 9 Jun 1752 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
    2. Has No Children Benjamin Cushing b: 12 Apr 1754 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
    3. Has Children Joseph Cushing b: 7 Feb 1757 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
    4. Has No Children Molly Cushing b: 9 Aug 1759 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
    5. Has No Children Molly Cushing b: 23 Oct 1761 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
    6. Has Children Benjamin Cushing b: 23 Jun 1764 in Putney, Windham, Vermont
    7. Has Children Asaph Leavitt Cushing b: 26 Feb 1767 in Putney, Windham, Vermont
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