Joseph Crossman1
b. 25 April 1659
Citations
- [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.
- [S744] Maltby Family Genealogy Website, online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamaltby1/index.html, citing Torrey, New England Marriages, page 194 and Mayflower Families, Five Generations, Alden, part 1, page 96. Compiled by John A. Maltby of Redwood City, California, who we believe has presented his own research; the website contains thorough source information and appears to be an excellent resource for the Massachusetts Colony Washburn Family History. The website includes additional family lines as well. Regarding the Washburns, the only family line on the website reviewed by this researcher, much of the information presented appears to be in line with information already obtained and is believed to be accurate. For that reason, additional information obtained only from the Maltby Family Genealogy website has been included in this collection. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as the Maltby Family Genealogy Website.
- [S898] Lucy Kellogg and others, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 16, John Alden, in 3 Parts. Contents: Part 1. John Alden, first four generations by Esther Littleford Woodworth-Barnes & Alice Crane Williams; Part 2. John Alden, fifth generation descendants of his daughter Elizabeth Alden Pabodie; Part 3. John Alden, fifth generation descendants of his sons John, Joseph, and Jonathan. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-), Part I, Person# 26, Sarah Alden, pages 96-97. Hereinafter cited as John Alden of the Mayflower (Five).
- [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 194. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
Joseph Crossman1
b. circa 1689, d. 14 March 1776
Birth* | circa 1689 | Joseph Crossman was born circa 1689, as calculated from his reported age at death, in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).2,3 |
Marriage* | 8 March 1716 | He married first Deborah Pratt, daughter of Thomas Pratt and Deborah Lovell, on 8 March 1716 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).4,1,3,5 |
(Husband) Death | 4 May 1731 | Joseph became a widower when Deborah Crossman died on 4 May 1731.6,3,5 |
Marriage* | 20 August 1752 | He married second widow Elizabeth (Leonard) Washburn, daughter of Josiah Leonard and Marjoram Washburn, on 20 August 1752 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).7,8 |
Death* | 14 March 1776 | He died on 14 March 1776 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress), at age 86.1,5 |
Citations
- [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.
- [S416] Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org, noted date of birth as c1679.
- [S899] Robert Owen Crossman, A genealogy of the Crossman family: descendants of John and Robert Crossman of Taunton, Massachusetts - Plus 2 supplements. Note: Caution recommended; multiple discrepancies identified. (Morriltown, Arkansas: Crossman, 1977), Supplement# 2, pages 481 and 483. Hereinafter cited as Crossman family: John and Robert of Taunton, Massachusetts.
- [S744] Maltby Family Genealogy Website, online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamaltby1/index.html, citing Mayflower Families Five Generations, Alden, part 1, page 325, and also Crossman, Robert Owen, A Genealogy of the Crossman Family, Descendants of John and Robert Crossman of Taunton, Massachusetts, 1977, pages 17-18. Maltby stated that Crossman found the marriage record at the Old Colony Historical Society, but the marriage was not recorded in the vital records of Easton. Compiled by John A. Maltby of Redwood City, California, who we believe has presented his own research; the website contains thorough source information and appears to be an excellent resource for the Massachusetts Colony Washburn Family History. The website includes additional family lines as well. Regarding the Washburns, the only family line on the website reviewed by this researcher, much of the information presented appears to be in line with information already obtained and is believed to be accurate. For that reason, additional information obtained only from the Maltby Family Genealogy website has been included in this collection. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as the Maltby Family Genealogy Website.
- [S898] Lucy Kellogg and others, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 16, John Alden, in 3 Parts. Contents: Part 1. John Alden, first four generations by Esther Littleford Woodworth-Barnes & Alice Crane Williams; Part 2. John Alden, fifth generation descendants of his daughter Elizabeth Alden Pabodie; Part 3. John Alden, fifth generation descendants of his sons John, Joseph, and Jonathan. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-), Part I, Person# 157, Joseph Crossman, pages 325-326. Hereinafter cited as John Alden of the Mayflower (Five).
- [S580] Easton (Massachusetts) Town Clerk, Births, deaths, and marriages by families, 1697-1847 (Easton, Massachusetts); FHL film# 1059951, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Births, deaths, and marriages, 1697-1847 (Easton, Massachusetts).
- [S862] Ralph V. Wood Jr., Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 12, Francis Cooke (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2008), Person No. 279, James Washburn, page 283. Hereinafter cited as Francis Cooke of the Mayflower (Five).
- [S416] Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org, stating that he married Elizabeth Leonard.
Robert Crossman1,2
Citations
- [S744] Maltby Family Genealogy Website, online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamaltby1/index.html, citing Torrey, New England Marriages, page 194 and Mayflower Families, Five Generations, Alden, part 1, page 96. Compiled by John A. Maltby of Redwood City, California, who we believe has presented his own research; the website contains thorough source information and appears to be an excellent resource for the Massachusetts Colony Washburn Family History. The website includes additional family lines as well. Regarding the Washburns, the only family line on the website reviewed by this researcher, much of the information presented appears to be in line with information already obtained and is believed to be accurate. For that reason, additional information obtained only from the Maltby Family Genealogy website has been included in this collection. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as the Maltby Family Genealogy Website.
- [S898] Lucy Kellogg and others, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 16, John Alden, in 3 Parts. Contents: Part 1. John Alden, first four generations by Esther Littleford Woodworth-Barnes & Alice Crane Williams; Part 2. John Alden, fifth generation descendants of his daughter Elizabeth Alden Pabodie; Part 3. John Alden, fifth generation descendants of his sons John, Joseph, and Jonathan. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-), Part I, Person# 26, Sarah Alden, pages 96-97. Hereinafter cited as John Alden of the Mayflower (Five).
- [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 194. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
Sarah Crossman1
Citations
- [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
- [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 173. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
James Crouch1
b. 1826
Birth* | 1826 | James Crouch was born about 1826 in Pennsylvania.1 |
Marriage* | | He married Mary Jane Sharp, daughter of Isaac Sharp Jr. and Eliza Ann Naylor, probably in Washington County, Pennsylvania.1,2 |
Census US 1850* | 23 July 1850 | Mary and James Crouch appeared on the 1850 census taken on 23 July 1850 in East Bethlehem, Washington County, Pennsylvania. James was 24 years of age and a farmer, and Mary J. was age 28. They lived with their two children, R.E. who was 2, and Eliza Ann (enumerated as E.A.) who was 3 months.1 |
Census US 1860* | 14 August 1860 | Mary Jane and James Crouch appeared on the 1860 census taken on 14 August 1860 in Somerset, Washington County, Pennsylvania. James was 34 years of age, a farmer with a personal estate valued at $1000. Mary Jane was enumerated as Jane, and her age was reported as 33, losing 5 years from her age on the previous census. They lived with their children Eliza Ann, enumerated as Anna, who was age 10 and had attended school within the year, Emma Jane, enumerated as Jane, who was age 7 and had attended school within the last year, and Eva, who was 2.3 |
Citations
- [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James Crouch, East Bethlehem, Washington County, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_833; page: 112A; Image: 231. Hereinafter cited as 1850 US Federal Census.
- [S1437] Extended Heaton Family, miscellaneous notes from previous generations. Handwritten notes from multiple hands, not dated, LHB Notebook - Document Copies, Summerlin, Nevada. Hereinafter cited as Extended Heaton Family.
- [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James Crouch, Somerset, Washington, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1192; Page: 889; Image: 324; Family History Library Film: 805192. Hereinafter cited as 1860 US Federal Census.
William Crouch1
b. 25 May 1707
Citations
- [S1397] W. Herbert Wood (deceased) and prepared for publication by Donald Lines Jacobus, "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy", The American Genealogist, Volume 31, pages 129-154 (July 1955): page 142. Hereinafter cited as "Additions and Corrections to the Colver-Culver Genealogy."
James Cudworth1
Citations
- [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 69, Benjamin Leonard, pages 66-67. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
- [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 196, her name reported as "Betty". Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
- [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five), Person# 69, Benjamin Leonard, pages 66-67, her name reported as "Betsey."
Mary Cudworth1
b. 14 November 1702, d. 5 November 1778
Birth* | 14 November 1702 | Mary Cudworth was born on 14 November 1702 in Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 |
Marriage* | 13 June 1734 | She married, as his second wife, Benjamin Leonard, son of Isaac Leonard and Deliverance Ames, on 13 June 1734 in Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 |
Land Records | 7 December 1738 | Mary's husband Benjamin Leonard was of Berkley when he sold land in 1735 and also when he sold his homestead in 1737, with his wife Mary relinquishing her dower. Both he and Mary were still of Berkley when they acknowledged a sale on 7 December 1738.1 |
Land Records | 3 September 1739 | Her husband's last sale was acknowledged in Berkley on 3 September 1739.1 |
Relocation* | 1740 | About 1740 Mary and Benjamin Leonard moved with their family to Mendham, Morris County, New Jersey.1 |
(Wife) Death | before 4 July 1749 | Mary became a widow when Benjamin Leonard died before 4 July 1749.1 |
Death* | 5 November 1778 | She very probably died on 5 November 1778 in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, at age 75.1 |
Research Notes* | | The Mayflower Chilton source reported finding no probate or land records for Benjamin or Mary Leonard in New Jersey.1 |
Citations
- [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 69, Benjamin Leonard, pages 66-67. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
______ Culver1
Citations
- [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 4, pages 135-137, citing a letter from a great granddaughter of Daniel's, written to researcher Willis Heaton before 1900, naming Daniel's children. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
Rebecca Cunningham1
b. 1839
Citations
- [S1449] Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992, online at www.ancestry.com, referencing FHL Film# 1034319 and ID# 2:2BXCSX3. Hereinafter cited as Iowa Select Marriages, 1809-1992.
- [S1448] Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Fannie F. (Blake) Tierney, transcribed as "Fierney", and her mother Rebecca (Cunningham) Blake, Residence Date 01 January 1925, Union, Boone County, Iowa. Hereinafter cited as Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925.
- [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Brazil Blake, Union, Boone, Iowa; Roll: 418; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1240418. Hereinafter cited as 1900 US Federal Census.
Isabel Curry1
Birth* | | Isabel Curry was born in Scotland.1 |
Name Variation | | The Pratt source identified her as Isabella.2 |
Marriage* | | She married Henry Pratt.1 |
Citations
- [S670] Prepared by Arthur Adams, "Memoirs of the Deceased Members of the New England Historic Genealogical Society", New England Historical & Genealogical Register Volume 113, page 229 (July 1959). Hereinafter cited as "Memoirs - Harry Emmett Bolton."
- [S402] Compiled by Jayne Pratt Lovelace, The Pratt Directory (Chandler, Arizona: Ancestor House, 1995), page 724. Hereinafter cited as The Pratt Directory.
Benjamin Curtis1
Citations
- [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
- [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 171; the Bridgewater record, which spelled his surname "Curtice", stated he was "of Pembroke" and also referenced the Plymouth County record that stated they were both from Bridgewater. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
Edward Curtis1
b. 30 November 1707
Citations
- [S633] Records of deeds, 1639-1885; indexes to deeds, 1639-1920 (Suffolk County, Massachusetts). Microfilm of original records in the Registry of Deeds, Boston, Massachusetts on 1128 microfilm reels. Includes indexes to grantors, 1639-1920; indexes to grantees, 1639-1920; and indexes to persons other than grantors and grantees, 1639-1799: Film# 494608, Volume 128 dated 1777-1778, pages 65-R and 66-L, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Records of deeds 1639-1885, Suffolk County.
- [S1029] Braintree, MA: Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 92. Hereinafter cited as Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793.
- [S1153] Colonial Soldiers and Officers in New England, 1620-1775, online at www.americanancestors.org, Massachusetts Officers in the French and Indian Wars, 1748-1763, page 104. Hereinafter cited as Soldiers and Officers in New England, 1620-1775.
Captain Edward Curtis1
Citations
- [S796] Massachusetts State Archives, French and Indian War muster roll index cards, 1603-1779. Microfilm of cards at Massachusetts State Archives, Boston, Massachusetts: FHL Film# 2428118, Return index card# 14407 for Nathaniel Bolton referencing Volume 93, page 242 of the Massachusetts Archives : Muster Rolls; on 51 microfilm reels, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as French and Indian War muster roll index 1603-1779.
Elizabeth Curtis1
b. 1719, d. 29 November 1766
Citations
- [S612] Paul Dillon Hayward, Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater (Denver, Colorado: P.D. Hayward, 1985), Author stated in his Preface that this book is his third compilation on the Haywards and that most of the data he obtained from previously published sources. He warned that there are undoubtedly many errors, some of which may invalidate entire sections, page 4. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater.
Elizabeth Curtis1
Citations
- [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Two, pages 9-13. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.
Moses Curtis
b. 25 November 1678, d. 10 May 1763
Birth* | 25 November 1678 | Moses Curtis was born on 25 November 1678 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 |
Marriage* | 1 March 1703 | He married Dorothy Ashby on 1 March 1703 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England). They were married by Mr. Moses Fisk.2 |
(1st Neighbor) Land Transfer | 20 July 1741 | Captain Moses Curtis and John Adams were identified as neighbors when John Bolton of Bridgewater, in the County of Plymouth in New England, yeoman, signed a deed agreement on 20 July 1741 to sell land in Stoughton, Suffolk County, to Theophilus Curtis, of Stoughton, yeoman, for the sum of seventy pounds. The land was described as one lot of cedar swamp in Stoughton, in the cedar swamp known by the name of Three Swamp, containing twelve acres be it more or less. The sale included all the privileges belonging to the swamp which was bounded as follows: easterly by the swamp of Theophilus' father Captain Moses Curtis, southerly also by Captain Moses Curtis, westerly by the upland and northerly by John Adams. Bolton signed and sealed the document in the presence of witnesses Robert Howard and Daniel Howard. Two years later, on 3 October 1743, Bolton appeared before Daniel Johnson, Justice of the Peace, and acknowledged the instrument to be his own act and deed. The deed was recorded in Suffolk County on 21 January 1778 by Joshua Henshaw, Registrar.3 |
Death* | 10 May 1763 | He died on 10 May 1763 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, at age 84. His gravestone identified him as Captain Moses Curtis.4 |
Citations
- [S1029] Braintree, MA: Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 31. Hereinafter cited as Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793.
- [S1029] Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 163.
- [S633] Records of deeds, 1639-1885; indexes to deeds, 1639-1920 (Suffolk County, Massachusetts). Microfilm of original records in the Registry of Deeds, Boston, Massachusetts on 1128 microfilm reels. Includes indexes to grantors, 1639-1920; indexes to grantees, 1639-1920; and indexes to persons other than grantors and grantees, 1639-1799: Film# 494608, Volume 128 dated 1777-1778, pages 65-R and 66-L, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Records of deeds 1639-1885, Suffolk County.
- [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Brockton, Volume 1, Deaths, page 322. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
- [S1029] Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 90.
- [S1029] Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 92.
- [S1029] Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 95.
- [S1029] Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 118.
Moses Curtis1
b. 2 February 1706, d. before 2 March 1722
Citations
- [S1029] Braintree, MA: Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 90. Hereinafter cited as Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793.
- [S1029] Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 118.
Moses Curtis1
b. 2 March 1722
Birth* | 2 March 1722 | Moses Curtis was born on 2 March 1722 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 |
French & Indian War* | between 1757 and 1760 | He was an officer in the French and Indian War between 1757 and 1760, serving first as a Lieutenant in his brother Theophilus' company, Colonel Winslow's regiment, and then as a Captain in Colonel Frye's regiment.2 |
Citations
- [S1029] Braintree, MA: Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 118. Hereinafter cited as Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793.
- [S1153] Colonial Soldiers and Officers in New England, 1620-1775, online at www.americanancestors.org, Massachusetts Officers in the French and Indian Wars, 1748-1763, page 105. Hereinafter cited as Soldiers and Officers in New England, 1620-1775.
Niram Curtis1
Citations
- [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume II, Chapter 20, pages 768-769. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
Theophilus Curtis1
b. 15 July 1710
Birth* | 15 July 1710 | Theophilus Curtis was born on 15 July 1710 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2 |
Land Transfer* | 20 July 1741 | Theophilus Curtis of Stoughton, yeoman, purchased land in Stoughton, Suffolk County, from John Bolton of Bridgewater, in the County of Plymouth, yeoman, on 20 July 1741 for the sum of seventy pounds. The land was described as one lot of cedar swamp in Stoughton, in the cedar swamp known by the name of Three Swamp, containing twelve acres be it more or less. The sale included all the privileges belonging to the swamp which was bounded as follows: easterly by the swamp of Theophilus' father Captain Moses Curtis, southerly also by Captain Moses Curtis, westerly by the upland and northerly by John Adams. Bolton signed and sealed the document in the presence of witnesses Robert Howard and Daniel Howard. Two years later, on 3 October 1743, Bolton appeared before Daniel Johnson, Justice of the Peace, and acknowledged the instrument to be his own act and deed. The deed was recorded in Suffolk County on 21 January 1778 by Joshua Henshaw, Registrar.1 |
French & Indian War* | 1757 | He was an officer in the French and Indian War, serving in 1757 as a Captain in Colonel Miller's regiment.3 |
Citations
- [S633] Records of deeds, 1639-1885; indexes to deeds, 1639-1920 (Suffolk County, Massachusetts). Microfilm of original records in the Registry of Deeds, Boston, Massachusetts on 1128 microfilm reels. Includes indexes to grantors, 1639-1920; indexes to grantees, 1639-1920; and indexes to persons other than grantors and grantees, 1639-1799: Film# 494608, Volume 128 dated 1777-1778, pages 65-R and 66-L, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Records of deeds 1639-1885, Suffolk County.
- [S1029] Braintree, MA: Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 95. Hereinafter cited as Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793.
- [S1153] Colonial Soldiers and Officers in New England, 1620-1775, online at www.americanancestors.org, Massachusetts Officers in the French and Indian Wars, 1748-1763, page 105. Hereinafter cited as Soldiers and Officers in New England, 1620-1775.
Theophilus Curtis
Citations
- [S1029] Braintree, MA: Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 126. Hereinafter cited as Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793.
- [S1029] Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 31.
Abigail Cushing1
b. 31 January 1703/4
Birth* | 31 January 1703/4 | Abigail Cushing was born on 31 January 1703/4 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2 |
Marriage* | 14 January 1723/24 | She married Isaac Thomas on 14 January 1723/24 in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2 |
Marriage | 29 November 1732 | She married second, as his second wife, Isaac Little on 29 November 1732 in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2 |
(Wife) Death | 2 February 1758 | Abigail became a widow when Isaac Little died on 2 February 1758.2 |
Guardianship* | 3 April 1758 | Abigail Little, widow, was appointed guardian of her son Lemuel Little and daughter Mercy Little on 3 April 1758.2 |
Land Transfer* | 29 October 1764 | On 29 October 1764 Abigail Little of Pembroke, widow of Isaac Little, deceased, and guardian of her son Lemuel Little, a minor, sold lands of the late Isaac Little.2 |
Land Transfer | 10 April 1780 | On 20 Mar 1780 and sworn to on 10 April 1780, Lemuel Little of Pembroke, yeoman, and Abigail Little, widow, sold lands to Thomas Hobart.2 |
Citations
- [S405] Robert S. Wakefield, Richard Warren of the Mayflower and his descendants for four generations (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), page 59. Hereinafter cited as Richard Warren of the Mayflower for four generations.
- [S842] Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 18, Family of Richard Warren. Third Edition, in 3 Parts. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2004), Part One, pages 98-99. Hereinafter cited as Mayflower 18: Family of Richard Warren.
Benjamin Cushing1
(Executor) Will | 2 June 1803 | Benjamin Cushing, identified as "of Halifax", was named as the sole Executor in the will of John Hooper dated 2 June 1803 in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The will directed the Executor to sell all the remainder of John's personal estate not otherwise bequeathed and, after paying all just debts, funeral and other charges, to divide the remainder equally between John Hooper Palmer, the son of Ezekiel Palmer of Woodstock, Vermont, nephew Asa Leach, of Scituate, Rhode Island, and Michael Kennedy, his nephew living in some part of the state of Vermont.1 |
(Executor) Probate | 4 May 1807 | Benjamin had moved from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts when John Hooper's will was presented for probate on 4 May 1807 in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, so Ebenezer Hathaway was appointed Administrator and gave bond as required by law. Ebenezer was then instructed to return an inventory of the estate to the Judge of Probate and also to advertise for all persons owing debts or having claims against the estate.1,2 |
Citations
- [S624] Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967, Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County), microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1968. Includes Index. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film# 550902, 1807, John Hooper will and probate# 10647, Volume 42, pages 83-85 and Volume 39, pages 437-438. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903.
- [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
Catherine Cushing1,2,3
b. 5 May 1728
Birth* | 5 May 1728 | Catherine Cushing was born on 5 May 1728 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,4,3,5 |
Marriage* | 9 July 1747 | She married first Nathaniel Nichols on 9 July 1747 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).4,2,6 |
Residence* | | Catherine and Nathaniel Nichols lived with their family on Jerusalem Road, Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).4 |
(Wife) Death | between 1757 and 1758 | Catherine became a widow when Nathaniel Nichols died at age 36 between 1757 and 1758.4 |
Marriage* | 2 November 1775 | She married second, as his first wife, Adams Bailey of Bridgewater, son of Adams Bailey and Sarah Howard, on 2 November 1775 in Cohasset, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).1,7,4,2,5 |
Citations
- [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Bailey, pages 106-107, with notation that her name was "Catherine" and that they married in 1775. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
- [S857] 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, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. Matthew Cushing was born in England in 1589 and settled in Hingham, Massachusetts in 1638. Includes index. (Montreal, Canada: The Perrault Printing Company, 1905), page 63. Hereinafter cited as Cushing family genealogy.
- [S857] James S. Cushing, Cushing family genealogy, pages 33-34.
- [S859] The town of Hingham, compiler, History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Reprint in one volume of the last two volumes of the History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, originally published in three volumes in four parts by the town in 1893. Includes separate indexes for surnames, places, and miscellaneous at the end of Volume 3. Contents: Volume 1, Parts 1-2. Historical --Volume 2. Genealogical -- Volume 3. Genealogical. (Hingham, Massachusetts: Published by the town, 1893), Volume III, Nichols, page 87. Hereinafter cited as History of Hingham, Massachusetts.
- [S858] Hollis R. Bailey, editor, multiple compilers, Bailey genealogy: James, John and Thomas and their descendants, in three parts, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. James Bailey (1612-1677) emigrated from England to Rowley, Massachusetts. John Bailey (d.1651) emigrated from England to Newbury and later Salisbury, Massachusetts. Thomas Bayley (d.1681) was in Weymouth, Massachusetts during or before 1635. Includes index. Published by direction of the Bailey-Bayley Family Association. (Newburyport, Massachusetts: Parker River Researchers, 1984 reprint edition; originally published in 1899 by the Citizen Company, Somerville, Massachusetts), Part Three, Sixth Generation, page 342. Hereinafter cited as Bailey genealogy.
- [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Bailey, pages 106-107, which mentioned only one wife for Captain Adams Bailey, "Catherine Little", married 1775.
- [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 46, Adams Bailey/Bayley married Katherine/Catherine Nichols, widow of Cohasset, on 2 Nov 1775 in Cohasset. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
Elisha Cushing1
Citations
- [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Mitchell, pages 251-258. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
Elizabeth Cushing1
Citations
- [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Mitchell, pages 251-258. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
Hannah Cushing1
b. 18 May 1735
Citations
- [S857] 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, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. Matthew Cushing was born in England in 1589 and settled in Hingham, Massachusetts in 1638. Includes index. (Montreal, Canada: The Perrault Printing Company, 1905), pages 33-34. Hereinafter cited as Cushing family genealogy.
Job Cushing1
b. 17 April 1744
Birth* | 17 April 1744 | Job Cushing was born on 17 April 1744 in second precinct, Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2 |
Marriage* | 21 November 1781 | He married Martha Nichols, daughter of Thomas Nichols and Elizabeth Lincoln, on 21 November 1781.2 |
Marriage* | 27 April 1784 | He married Abigail (Bailey) Pierce, daughter of Amasa Bailey and Elizabeth Bourn, on 27 April 1784 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).1,3,2 |
Citations
- [S470] Collected by Harvey Cushman Pierce, Seven Pierce Families, a record of births, deaths and marriages of the first seven generations of Pierces in America, including a record of the descendants of Abial Peirce to the present (Strasburg, Virginia and Washington DC: originally printed by Shenandoah Publishing House and reprinted by Higginson Book Company, 1936), Section 4, The Descendants of Michael Pierce of Scituate, Massachusetts, pages 145-214. Hereinafter cited as Seven Pierce Families.
- [S857] 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, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. Matthew Cushing was born in England in 1589 and settled in Hingham, Massachusetts in 1638. Includes index. (Montreal, Canada: The Perrault Printing Company, 1905), page 90. Hereinafter cited as Cushing family genealogy.
- [S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Volume 1. Births and Volume 2. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town Record Fund, 1909), Volume II, Marriages, page 231, a widow, her surname spelled "Peirce". Hereinafter cited as Scituate Vital Records to 1850.
John Cushing1
b. 26 February 1727, d. 5 June 1727
Citations
- [S857] 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, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. Matthew Cushing was born in England in 1589 and settled in Hingham, Massachusetts in 1638. Includes index. (Montreal, Canada: The Perrault Printing Company, 1905), pages 33-34. Hereinafter cited as Cushing family genealogy.