The CUMMINGS Family of Copford, Essex, England, Easthorpe, Essex, England, Mistley, Essex, England, Ipswich, Essex, MA, Topsfield, Essex, MA, Dunstable, Middlesex, MA, Westford, Middlesex, MA, New Hampton, Belknap, NH, Bridgewater, Grafton, NH, Cumberland, Cumberland, ME, Westbrook, Cumberland, ME, Portland, Cumberland, ME and Brownsville, Cameron, TX

 

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John Green of Great Birch, county Essex
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JOHN CUMMINGS (c. 1565 - 1633/4) of Easthorpe and Copford m.
Amy Green (d. 1612)
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ISAAC CUMMINGS (c. 1601 - 1677) of Mistley, Watertown, Ipswich and Topsfield m. Anne Unknown
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CORP. JOHN CUMMINGS (1630 - 1700) of Topsfield and Dunstable
m. Sarah Howlett
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DEA. ISAAC CUMMINGS (bp. 1633 - 1721) of Topsfield
m. Mary Andrews
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JOHN CUMMINGS (c. 1657 - aft. 1706) of Dunstable
m. Elizabeth Kinsley
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ISAAC CUMMINGS (1664 - 1746) of Topsfield
m. Alice Howlett
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DEA. JOHN CUMMINGS (1682 - 1759) of Chelmsford and Westford
m. Elizabeth Adams
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ISAAC CUMMINGS (bp. 1692 - 1761) of Topsfield and Ipswich
m. Abigail Boardman
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BRIDGET CUMMINGS (1722 - 1778) of Westford
m. Lieut. Moses Parker
ELISHA CUMMINGS (bp. 1719 - 1790) of Topsfield and New Hampton
m. Mary Andrews
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NATHANIEL CUMMINGS (1761 - 1818) of New Hampton
m. Mary Crawford
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REV. CYRUS CUMMINGS (1791 - 1859)
of Bridgewater, Cumberland, Westbrook and Portland
m. Elizabeth Curtis
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FRANKLIN CUMMINGS (1823 - 1874) of Brownsville
m. Ann Mildred Jones
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MARY MARGARET CUMMINGS (1862 - 1915)
m. Maj. Gen. William Luther Sibert

Family Association: Isaac Cummings Family Association


Generation 1

JOHN CUMMINGS (c. 1565 - 1633/4) of Easthorpe and Copford

Parents: Unknown

John was born about 1565. [Ref] He could have been the John Cowman, baptized 23 Jul 1561 at Bocking, Essex. Bocking is about eleven miles from Copford. [Ref] John Cummings died between 8 Nov 1633 and 24 Apr 1634. He is supposed to have married Amy Green. The Copford, co. Essex parish register says, "Matrimony was solemnised the [Blank] Daie of [Blank] Between [Blank] Commins and Amy Greene Daughter of John Grene of much-birch." The entry is undated but appears between 1 Sep 1590 and 26 Feb 1593/1594. [Ref] Amy may be the wife of John Cummings who died in Copford, co. Essex on 3 Nov 1612. John may have married a second time. A second wife would have died before 8 Nov 1633, when John signed his will.

Much Birch [Great Birch] is part of Birch, a parish near Colchester in county Essex.

A John Cummings was a land owner in Copford in 1606. [Ref]

John Commyn, yeoman of Ipswich, county Suffolk, wrote his will on 8 Nov 9 Charles (1633). It was proved on 24 Apr 1634. He left his son John his tenement and land known as Wallcrofte in Little Tey, his field known as Lanefield in Marks Tey and his tenement and orchard in Lexden. He left his son Isaac his tenement and garden on Magdalen Street in the parish of St. Mary Magdalen in Colchester on the condition that Isaac pay John £27. If Isaac did not to do this, then his son John was to have the property and was to pay Isaac £58. He also forgave Isaac a £44 debt. He left his son Abraham his messuage called Hatchmans and three crofts called Skynners in Much Tey. He left his daughter Ursula and his brother Robert Commyn each ten shillings and left 20 shillings for the poor of the parish. He left Robert, the son of the late Thomas George of Copford, who married Mr Mott's wife's sister [it is not obvious from the will whether Robert or Thomas married the sister; Cummings [Ref] says that it is the father] £15. He also left him his copyhold tenement in Brickellsie. [Ref]

Little Tey, Marks Tey and Much Tey [Great Tey] are villages near the town of Colchester in county Essex. Lexden is a former village and now a suburb of Colchester. Brickellsie may be Brightlingsea, a town in county Essex near Colchester. Ipswich is 18 miles from Colchester.

The identity of the Robert George who received such a relatively large bequest is unknown. [Ref]

Children of John Cummings and Amy Green:

  1. John Cummings was baptised on 17 Jun 1595 in Easthorpe. [Ref] He married Rebecca Unknown about 1624. [Ref] He lived in Tolleshunt D'Arcy, co. Essex. [Ref]
  2. Ursula Cummings was baptised on 8 May 1597 in Easthorpe. [Ref] She was probably unmarried on 8 Nov 1633.
  3. Abraham Cummings was baptised on 11 Nov 1599 in Easthorpe. [Ref] He married Margaret Lord on 31 Jan 1625/6 in Woolverstone, co. Suffolk. [Ref]
  4. Isaac Cummings was born about 1601 in Easthorpe. He was baptised on 5 Apr 1601. He died between 8 and 22 May 1677 in Topsfield. He married Anne Unknown.
  5. Mary Cummings (possible daughter) was baptised on 10 Nov 1605 in Copford. [Ref]
  6. John Cummings (possible son) was baptised on 25 Mar 1608 in Copford. [Ref]
    It was not unusual in this period in England to use the same name for two different children.

Possible daughter of John Cummings and a second wife:

  1. Daughter Cummings (possible daughter) was baptised on 28 Feb 1619/20 in Copford. [Ref] If Amy died in 1612, then she is likely the daughter of a second wife.

The Copford parish register says that on 1 Nov 1610, John Cummings buried three children. These could include Mary and the second John, who were not mentioned in John's will, and a third child whose baptism was not recorded. It is possible that the children baptised in Copford belong to a different family.

Generation 2

ISAAC CUMMINGS (c. 1601 - 1677) of Mistley, Watertown, Ipswich and Topsfield

Parents: John Cummings and Amy Green [Ref, probable but not certain]

Isaac Cummings was born about 1601. [Ref: he deposed that he was 65 at the Mar 1666 court in Ipswich and that he was 72 at the Mar 1673 court in Ipswich] He was baptised on 5 Apr 1601 in Easthorpe. [Ref] He died between 8 and 22 May 1677 in Topsfield. [Ref] He married Anne Unknown [Ref] about 1628. [Ref]

Isaac and his brother Abraham had livestock penned together in Mistley in 1630. [Ref]

In his will of 9 Nov 1633, Isaac's father forgave him a £44 pound debt and left him property, conditional on his paying his brother John £27. Cummings [Ref] speculates that Isaac may have used the £44 pounds to buy property in Mistley and that he may not have had £27 pounds to pay his brother. If Isaac did not pay his brother, then John was to keep the property and pay Isaac £58. Isaac would have received this money by Apr 1635, shortly after his daugher Anne was baptised in Mistley. He was in Watertown in July 1635; hence this suggests a short interval in which he would have left England. John Plummer suggests that he left in Jun 1635 in the Great Hope of Ipswich, arriving in Massachusetts in August. Cummings suggests that, as he was a church member in Massachusetts, the persecution of the puritans in England may have been a consideration in Isaac's decision to go to New England. [Ref]

 

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This photo is of the pond where Witch finder General Matthew Hopkins used to dunk witches. The 19th century Mistley church is in the background.

Isaac received a grant of 35 acres in Watertown on 18 Jul 1636. [Ref] He acquired land in Ipswich before 22 Jul 1638. [Ref] In 1638 he had a planting lot in "Reedy Marsh" and a house lot in town. [Ref, p. 1] He sold 7 acres "lying near highway to Jeffries Neck" to Andrew Hodges on 26 (6) 1639. [Ref, p. 1] He acquired land in Topsfield on 1 Apr 1652. [Ref]

Isaac is on a 18 May 1642 list of freemen. [Ref] He was a commoner of Ipswich on "the last day of the last month, 1641". [Ref] He was a commoner of Topsfield on 14 (10) 1661. [Ref] Samuel and Martha Symonds sold Isaac 150 acres "joining partly on David Clark's land" for £30. [Ref, p. 1]

Isaac was on the grand jury at the 25 (7) 1649, 30 Mar 1652, 25 (7) 1655, 28 (7) 1658, 26 Sep 1665 and 29 Sep 1668 courts at Ipswich. [Ref] He was on the trial jury at the 28 (7) 1658 and 27 (7) 1666 courts at Ipswich. [Ref] He was sworn constable of Topsfield at the 27 Mar 1666 court at Ipswich; his son Isaac was deputy constable. [Ref] He was moderator of the Topsfield town meeting in 1676. [Ref]

William Moore sued Isaac for "withholding a convenant" at the 24 (7) 1650 court at Ipswich. [Ref] John Fuller successfully sued Isaac for trespass and taking away a heifer at the 28 Mar 1654 court in Ipswich. [Ref] John Fuller's "main contribution to society was to sue and be sued". His suing Isaac Cummings started an eight-year conflict. [Ref] The records of the 25 (9) 1656 court at Salem say, "Issac Cummings prosecuted Zenerable Phillips for breaking his house. Phillips did not appear." [Ref]

A transcript of his Isaac's will is provided by Mooar. [Ref, p. 1-2] It is signed with Isaac's mark on 8 (3) 1677 and was witnessed by John Poore, Sr., Thomas Dorman and Isaac Foster. Isaac left his son Isaac 10 acres on the south side of the the great river. His son John Jewett was left £10 in cattle and household goods; his son John Pease was left £30 in cattle and household goods. He left his grandson Isaac, son of Isaac a one-year-old heifer, one little sow, the Indian corn that he planted, his second largest chest and £10 when he was 17. He named his son John his executor and left him his house and lands -- about 40 acres. If any of his children, through discontent, were to cause trouble for the executor their legacy was to revert to the executor. Inventory on his estate, taken on 22 May 1677 and attested to by John Cummings on 14 Jun 1677, amounted to £116 1 s. 6d., with debts of £19 16s. 5d. [Ref, p. 3]

Children of Isaac Cummings and Anne Unknown:

  1. Isaac Cummings was baptised on 20 May 1629 in Mistley. [Ref] He was buried there on 23 May 1629. [Ref]
  2. Corp. John Cummings was born about 1629/1630. He was baptised on 9 May 1630 in Mistley. He died on 1 Dec 1700 in Dunstable. He married Sarah Howlett.
  3. Dea. Isaac Cummings was born about 1633. He was baptised on 17 Mar 1632/3 in Mistley. He died in Jun 1721 in Topsfield. He married Mary Andrews.
  4. Anne Cummings was baptised on 22 Feb 1634/5 in Mistley. [Ref] She died on 29 Jun 1689 in Enfield. [Ref] She married as his second wife John Pease on 8 (10) 1669 in Salem. [Ref] John died on 8 Jul 1689 [Ref], age 60, in Enfield. [Ref, 3;31] He married first Mary Unknown. [Ref, p. 3][Ref] She died on 5 Jan 1668 [Ref, p. 3] in Salem. [Ref]
    John Pease was admitted to the church in Salem on 4 (5) 1667. [Ref, 3;30] Anne Pease was admitted to the church in Ipswich in 1672. [Ref, 3;30] John and Anne had a letter of recommendation granted to the church in Springfield (now Enfield) on 6 Oct 1681. [Ref, 3;30] In 1681, John obtained a land grant in Springfield, in the town now known as Enfield. [Ref] He was a surveyor and laid out a plan of that village. [Ref]
    some descendants of Anne Cummings
  5. Elizabeth Cummings was born about 1637. [Ref] She died on 9 Jul 1679 in Ipswich. [Ref][Ref] She married John Jewett on 2 (2) 1661 in Rowley. [Ref] John signed his will on 29 Nov 1708. [Ref, p. 3] He married second Elizabeth (How) Chadwell, the daughter of Joseph How of Lynne and the widow of Benjmin Chadwell. [Ref, p. 3]
    Goodman Cummings referred to his son John Jewett at the Mar 1673 court in Ipswich. [Ref]
    some descendants of Elizabeth Cummings

Generation 3

CORP. JOHN CUMMINGS (bp. 1630 - 1700) of Topsfield and Dunstable

Parents: Isaac Cummings [Ref, p. 3] and Anne Unknown

John was born about 1629/1630. [Ref says that he was 50 in 1679] [Ref: he deposed that he was 40 in 1673 and in 1674 and 47 in 1678, but this is not possible. ] He was baptised on 9 May 1630 in Mistley. He died on 1 Dec 1700 in Dunstable. [Ref] He married Sarah Howlett. [Ref]

John Cummings of Topsfield took the oath of fidelity at the 6 May 1658 court in Ipswich. [Ref]

In 1661, John was taxed 10s. in Rowley Village (Boxford). [Ref]

He was appointed corporal at the Mar 1666 court at Ipswich. [Ref]

He was on the trial jury at the 26 Mar 1672, 28 Sep 1675 and 27 Mar 1677 courts in Ipswich. [Ref] He was on the grand jury at athe 25 Sep 1677 court in Ipswich. John Cummings is in the Topsfield section of the 7 May 1673 list of freemen. [Ref]

John successfully sued Peter Jenkins for debt at the Sep 1672 court in Ipswich. [Ref]

On 30 Nov 1682, John was one of the first 14 proprietors of the Dunstable. [Ref] He was a selectman in 1682 and for many years town clerk. [Ref]

Thomas Tyng deeded land to John, Isaac, John, Jr. and Thomas Cummings on 29 Jan 1683. [Ref]

John was a member of the church in Topsfield on 11 Jun 1684. He was dismissed to the church in Dunstable on 7 Dec. [Ref][Ref "without recommendation"] On 16 Dec 1685, he was one of seven men who entered into a covenant to form a church in Dunstable. [Ref]

There was another John Cummings alive at the same as this John: John Cummings of Salem, a mariner.

Children of John Cummings and Sarah Howlett:

  1. John Cummings was born about 1657. He died after 3 Jul 1706. He married Elizabeth Kinsley.
  2. Thomas Cummings was born on 6 Oct 1658 in Topsfield. [Ref][Ref] He died on 20 Jan 1722/3 in Dunstable. [Ref] He married Priscilla Warner on 19 Dec 1688 [Ref] in Dunstable. [Ref] She was born on 25 Sep 1666 in Ipswich. [Ref] They has nine children. [Ref]
  3. Nathaniel Cummings was born on 10 Sep 1659 in Topsfield. [Ref] [Ref] He was living on 14 Jun 1730. [Ref] Nathaniel Cummings of Dunstable married Abigail Parkhurst on 14 Apr 1697 in Chelmsford. [Ref][Ref] She was of Chelmsford [Ref] They had four children. [Ref]
    some descendants of Nathaniel Cummings
  4. Sarah Cummings was born on 28 Jan 1661 in Topsfield. [Ref][Ref][Ref] She was living on 20 Oct 1722. [Ref] She married Lieut. Samuel French, the son of Lieut. William and Elizabeth French of Billerica, on 24 Dec 1682. [Ref] They had eight children. [Ref]
    Samuel was an early settler of Dunstable and one of those who formed the church there. [Ref]
  5. Abraham Cummings was born say 1664, probably in Topsfield. [Ref] He died before 9 Aug 1707. [Ref] He married Sarah Wright [Ref] on 28 Feb 1686/7. [Ref] Sarah, the daughter of Dea. Joseph and Elizabeth (Hassell) Wright of Woburn, was born on 25 Feb 1669/70. [Ref] They had six children. [Ref]
  6. Isaac Cummings was born say 1666. [Ref] He died on 2 Nov 1688 in Dunstable. [Ref][Ref]
  7. Ebenezer Cummings was born say 1668. [Ref] He died on 2 Nov 1688 in Dunstable.[Ref][Ref] Mooar says that it is conjectured that Isaac and Ebenezer were killed by Indians or that they drowned because they were not buried until 20 Nov. [Ref]
  8. William Cummngs (twin) was born on 5 Aug 1671 in Topsfield. [Ref][Ref][Ref] He died on 30 Mar 1672 or 1673 in Topsfield. [Ref][Ref says Dunstable][Ref says 1672]
  9. Eleazer Cummings (twin) was born on 5 Aug 1671. [Ref][Ref]
  10. Benjamin Cummings was born on 23 Feb 1672/3 [Ref] in Topsfield. [Ref]
  11. Alice Summings was born say 1675. [Ref] She is known only from her grandfather's will. [Ref]
  12. Samuel Cummings was born on 28 Sep 1677 in Topsfield. [Ref][Ref]

DEA. ISAAC CUMMINGS (bp. 1633 - 1721) of Topsfield

Parents: Isaac Cummings [Ref, p. 3] and Anne Unknown

Isaac Cummings was born about 1633. He deposed that he was 63 on 22 Feb 1696. [Ref] He was baptised on 17 Mar 1632/3 in Mistley. [Ref] He died in Jun 1721 in Topsfield. [Ref] He married Mary Andrews on 27 Nov 1659 [Ref, p. 23][Ref, p. 6] in Topsfield. [Ref]

Robert Andrews of Boxford refers to "my Daughter Mary the wife of Isack Comins" in his will of 16 May 1668. [Ref]

Isaac Cummings, Jr., who had appraised cattle for Allen Perley, deposed in Perley's suit against Henry Batcheller at the 14 Oct 1662 court in Hampton. [Ref]

Isaac Cummings was a commoner of Topsfield on 14 (10) 1661. [Ref] He is in the Topsfield section of the 7 May 1670 list of freemen. [Ref] He is on a list of commoners of Ipswich in 1672. [Ref, p. 7] He was deputy constable of Topsfield in 1666, when his father was constable. [Ref] He was on the grand jury at the 26 Sep 1676 court at Ipswich. [Ref]

Mr. Gilbert, the pastor in Topsfield had difficulties with his flock, who sometimes made accusations against him in court. In 1666 he was charged with sedition and in 1670 with intemperance. In this latter case he had come to church drunk and, forgetting the normal order of things, continued on and on until Isaac rose and begged him to stop. [Ref, p. 62]

On 9 Jul 1674, Isaac and Mary sold to Tobijah Perkins, "44 acres, which was all of Cummings' land, south of Howlett brook and bounded west by Lt. Francis Peabody, south by Daniel Borman and east by land William Howlett's house is built on ... ". [Ref, p. 7] Mr. Perkins sold 20 acres next to Farmer Nichol's land to Isaac. [Ref, p. 7]

Isaac was a member of the church in Topsfield on 11 Jun 1684. [Ref] He was a deacon in 1686. [Ref, p. 7]

In 1686, Isaac bought 67 acres in Rowley Village (Boxford) from Joseph and Elizabeth Chaplin. Isaac deeded this land to his son Isaac in 1708. [Ref, p. 7]

Isaac Cummings testified at the 30 Jun 1692 trial of Elizabeth How for witchcraft. Elizabeth was executed on 19 July of that year. Cotton Mather wrote [Ref]

There was Likewise a cluster of Depositions, that one Isaac Cummings refusing to lend his Mare unto the Husband of this How, the mare was within a Day or two taken in a strange condition. The Beast seemed much Abused; being Bruised, as if she had been Running over the Rocks, and marked where the Bridle went, as if burnt with a Red hot Bridle. Moreover, one using a Pipe of Tobacco for the Cure of the Beast, a blew Flame issued out of her, took hold of her Hair, and not only Spread and Burnt on her, but it also flew upwards toward the Roof of the Barn, and had like to have set the Barn on Fire. And the Mare dy'd very suddenly.

Isaac deeded his homestead, bounded by lands of Potter on the north, Foster on the east and Peabody and Perkins on the east to his son John on Mar 1714/5. [Ref, p. 7]

In his will, signed 27 Apr 1712 and proved 19 Jan 1721/2, Isaac mentions his sons John and Thomas, his daughters Abigail Perly and Rebecca Howlett, and his son Isaac's daughter Lydia. [Ref, p. 8]

Children of Isaac Cummings and Mary Andrews:

  1. Son Cummings was born on 28 Aug 1660 [Ref, p. 8] in Topsfield. [Ref] He died the same day. [Ref][Ref, p. 8]
  2. Son Cummings was born on 2 Nov 1661 [Ref][Ref, p. 8] in Topsfield. [Ref] He died the same day. [Ref, p. 8]
  3. Son Cummings was born on 6 Dec 1662 [Ref, p. 8] in Topsfield. [Ref] He died the same day. [Ref][Ref, p. 8]
  4. Isaac Cummings was born on 15 Sep 1664 in Topsfield. He died on 7 Aug 1746. He married first Alice Howlett. He married second Frances Sherwin.
  5. John Cummings was born on 7 Jun 1666 [Ref, p. 8] in Topsfield. [Ref][Ref] He died between 8 May 1722, when he signed his will, and 16 Jul 1722, when it was proved. [Ref, p. 16] He married Susanna Town on 23 Jan 1688. [Ref, p. 16]
    some descendants of John Cummings
  6. Thomas Cummings was born on 27 Jun 1670 [Ref, p. 8] in Topsfield. [Ref][Ref][Ref, p. 401] He died before 25 Dec 1749, when his will was proved. [Ref, p. 18] He married Mehitable Porter on 20 Mar 1705 [Ref, p. 401][Ref, p. 18] in Boxford. [Ref] Mehitable was the daughter of Joseph and Ann (Hawthorne) Porter. [Ref, p. 18] Mehitable was baptised in Sep 1682 in the First Church of Salem. She died on 9 May 1738 in Boxford [Ref, p. 18][Ref]
    Thomas moved to Boxford before his marriage. [Ref, p. 401] Perley [Ref, p. 401] says that Thomas and Mary had four children, "one of whom, Jacob, lived here, and had seven children, two of whom were Dudley and Thomas, — two queer characters, whose non compos mentis state is well known to our older inhabitants."
    some descendants of Thomas Cummings
  7. Mary Cummings was born on 16 Feb 1671/2 [Ref, p. 8] in Topsfield. [Ref][Ref] She died on 16 Dec 169_. [Ref] She married Daniel Black on 14 Jul 169_ [Ref, p. 50][Ref] in Boxford. [Ref] Daniel was the son of Daniel and Faith (Bridges) Black. [Ref, p. 49][Ref] He was born on 24 Aug 1667. [Ref, p. 49][Ref] He married second Sarah Adams of York, Maine on 19 Jul 1695. [Ref, p. 50][Ref]
    Daniel was a weaver. [Ref, p. 50][Ref] On 12 Jun 1688 the selectman of Boxford met to hear of the poor and ordered Daniel to help his father. [Ref, p. 50] Daniel moved to York immediately after his second marriage. [Ref, p. 50]
  8. Rebecca Cummings was born on 1 Apr 1674 [Ref, p. 8] in Topsfield. [Ref][Ref] She married Thomas Howlett on 13 Jan 1695/6 or 1694/5. [Ref, p. 8] Rebecca is said to have married second Michael Widden of Portsmouth, New York on 20 Dec 1715. [Ref, p. 9]
    Thomas Howlett adopted Rebecca's nephew Joseph Cummings. [Ref, p. 9]
  9. Abigail Cummings died on 22 Jan 1725/6. [Ref, p. 9] She married Samuel Perley on 28 Mar 1693/4 [Ref, p. 9] in Topsfield. [Ref]
  10. Stebbins Cummings was born on 27 Feb 1680/1 [Ref, p. 9] in Topsfield. [Ref] He was killed by Indians on 3 Jul 1706. [Ref, p. 9][Ref]

Generation 4

JOHN CUMMINGS (c. 1657 - aft. 1706) of Dunstable

Parents: Corp. John Cummings and Sarah Howlett

John Cummings was born about 1657. He married Elizabeth Kinsley on 13 Sep 1680 [Ref] or 1681 [Ref] in Dunstable. [Ref]

"'It is usually stated that it was his garrison [in Dunstable] that was assaulted, July 3, 1706, by a party of two hundred Mohawk Indians ... At sunset a Mr. Cummings and his wife went out to milk their cows and left the gate open. The Indians who had advanced undiscovered, started up, shot Mrs. Cummings dead upon the spot ('Goody Cummings died July 3, 1706, at night') and wounded her husband who had his arm broken, but was so fortunates as to reach the woods ... '" [Ref, quote from I. N.H. Hist. Coll, 133]

Children of John Cummings and Elizabeth Kinsley:

  1. Dea. John Cummings was born on 7 Jul 1682 in Dunstable. He died on 27 Apr 1759 in Westford. He married Elizabeth Adams.
  2. Samuel Cummings was born on 6 Oct 1684. [Ref]
  3. Elizabeth Cummings was born on 5 Jan 1687 [Ref] in Dunstable. [Ref] She married her first cousin Joseph, the son of Samuel and Sarah (Cummings) French. [Ref] He was born on 10 Mar 1687. [Ref] They had six children. [Ref]
  4. Hannah Cummings (Mooar [Ref] calls her Sarah) was born on 20 May 1690 in Groton. [Ref][Ref] She married Matthew Butman of Boxford as his second wife on 14 Jul 1720. [Ref] Mathew married first Faith, the daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Sloan) Jewett. [Ref] Faith was born in 1694 and died on 4 Mar 1717. [Ref]
  5. Ebenezer Cummings was born on 17 Sep 1695 in Woburn. [Ref] He was killed by Indians on 5 Sep 1724. [Ref]
  6. Ann Cummings was born on 14 Sep 1698. [Ref] She probably married John Taylor. [Ref]
  7. Lydia Cummings was born on 14 Mar 1701. [Ref] She died in Apr 1701. [Ref]
  8. William Cummings was born on 24 Feb 1702. [Ref]

ISAAC CUMMINGS (1664 - 1746) of Topsfield and Ipswich

Parents: Dea. Isaac Cummings and Mary Andrews [Ref, p. 8][Ref]

Isaac Cummings was born on 15 Sep 1664 [Ref, p. 8] in Topsfield. [Ref] He died on 7 Aug 1746 [Ref, p. 15] in Ipswich. [Ref] He married first Alice Howlett of Boxford on 25 Dec 1688 [Ref, p. 14] in Topsfield. [Ref] He married second Frances Sherwin of Boxford on 23 Nov 1696 [Ref, p. 14] in Topsfield. [Ref, recorded at Ipswich] Frances was the daughter of John and Frances (Lomase) Sherwin, born on 27 Jan 1681 in Ipswich. [Ref] Frances survived her husband and is probably the Frances said to have died on 13 Mar 1770 in Newbury. [Ref, p. 14-5]

Isaac's grandfather, Isaac Cummings, left him a bequest in his will. [Ref]

Isaac was a farmer in Ipswich. [Ref, p. 15]

When his father testified against Elizabeth How in her witchcraft trial, Isaac corroborated his testimony. [Ref, p. 7]

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE CUMMINGS AND HOWLETTS

Spouses shown with boxes the same colour

Alice Howlett Cummings and her sister Mary, the wife of Thomas Hazen, received 100 acres of land in the thick woods in Ipswich from their grandfather Thomas Howlett. The land was deeded to them by William Howlett, executor, on 4 Apr 1687. Thomas and Mary sold their half to Isaac and Alice on 10 Oct 1693 for £80. [Ref, p. 15]

Isaac sold his 67 acres of land in Rowley Village (Boxford) to John Chadwick on 3 Oct 1717 for £103. [Ref, p. 15] Isaac bought 13-1/2 acres of land on the edge of the "thick woods" from John Goodhue for £78 in 1721. [Ref, p. 15] Isaac and his son Isaac divided the 138 acres they owned that were bounded by land belonging to the Saltonstalls, Samuel Hart, Cummings, Sr., Joseph Cummings and Dea. John Howlett and by the Ipswich River on 28 Jun 1726. [Ref, p. 15]

Isaac and Frances were dismissed from the Topsfield church to the Ipswich church in 1721. [Ref, p. 15]

Isaac signed his will on 9 Jun 1736 and it was proved on 18 Aug 1746. He left bequests to his widow, to his son Isaac, his daughters Lydia Smith, Jemima Foster and Jerusha and to the children of his deceased daughter Alice Bixby. Inventory on his estate amounted to £602 2s. 4d. [Ref, p. 15]

Children of Isaac Cummings and Alice Howlett:

  1. Lydia Cummings was baptised on 4 May 1690 [Ref, p. 15] in Topsfield. [Ref] She died after 9 Jun 1736, when she was mentioned in her father's will. She married Stephen Smith after 5 Oct 1723 (int.) [Ref, p. 15, as his second wife] in Ipswich. [Ref] He died on 29 Oct 1744 in Ipswich. [Ref] He married first Prudence Emmons on 8 Mar 1711/12 in Ipswich. [Ref] She died on 14 Jul 1721, age 34, in Ipswich. [Ref]
    Lydia is mentioned in her grandfather Isaac Cummings' will. [Ref]
    some descendants of Lydia Smith
  2. Isaac Cummings was baptised on 24 Apr 1692 in Topsfield. He died on 12 Oct 1761. He married Abigail Boardman.
  3. Alice Cummings was born on 10 Dec 1695 [Ref, p. 16] in Topsfield. [Ref] She was baptised on 9 May 1697 in Topsfield. [Ref]She died between 9 Aug 1731 and 9 Jun 1736. [Ref, p. 15] She married Thomas Bixby in 1725 in Boxford. [Ref] They published their intention on 22 Apr 1725 in Boxford. [Ref][Ref, p. 15]

Children of Isaac Cummings and Frances Sherwin:

  1. Mercy Cummings was born on 5 Jun 1699 [Ref, p. 16] in Topsfield. [Ref] She died on 4 Nov 1731, unmarried. [Ref, p. 16]
  2. Jemima Cummings was born on 4 Jul 1704 [Ref, p. 16] in Topsfield. [Ref] She died on 16 May 1651 in Ipswich. [Ref] She married Jonathan Foster on 1 Jan 1733 [Ref, p. 16] in Ipswich. [Ref]
  3. Pelatiah Cummings was born on 15 May 1707 [Ref, p. 16] in Topsfield. [Ref] He died on 14 May 1727. [Ref, p. 16]
  4. Jerusha Cummings was born on 17 Feb 1710 [Ref, p. 16] in Topsfield. [Ref] She was baptised on 17 Jun 1716 in Topsfield. [Ref] She married Joshua Conant after 1 Jan 1736 (int.) [Ref, p. 16] in Ipswich. [Ref] Joshua was the son of Lot and Elizabeth Conant and the grandson of Roger Conant. [Ref, p. 16] He died on 3 Sep 1749 in Ipswich. [Ref][Ref, p. 16]
    some descendants of Jerusha Cummings

Generation 5

DEA. JOHN CUMMINGS (1682 - 1759) of Chelmsford and Westford

Parents: John Cummings and Elizabeth Kinsley

Dea. John Cummings was born on 7 Jul 1682 [Ref] in Dunstable. [Ref] He died on 27 Apr 1759 in Westford. [Ref] He married Elizabeth Adams on 3 Oct 1705 in Charlestown. [Ref, recorded at Chelmsford][Ref]

John was an early settler of Westford. [Ref] On 19 Jan 1721/2, Samuel Spalding deeded to John Cummings of Chelmsford, land on Stoney Brook. [Ref]

On 2 May 1727, John was moderator of the town meeting in the west precinct of Chelmsford to choose a minister. [Ref] In Dec 1727, John was elected deacon of the second church in Chelmsford. [Ref]

On 2 Mar 1729/30, John was moderator of the first recorded town meeting in Westford. [Ref] He was a selectman and he was town clerk in 1736. [Ref]

Children of John Cummings and Elizabeth Adams:

  1. Elizabeth Cummings was born on 29 Aug 1706 in Chelmsford. [Ref][Ref says 24 Aug] She may be the Elizabeth who married James Hildreth on 26 Nov 1724 in Chelmsford. [Ref gives only the year] She is not mentioned in her father's 1753 will. [Ref]
  2. Mary Cummings was born on 5 Jul 1708 in Chelmsford. [Ref][Ref] She died on 3 Nov 1778 in Dunstable. [Ref] She married Timothy, the son of Thomas and Sarah (Fletcher) Read, on 10 Nov 1732. [Ref] He was born on 21 Mar 1714 in Westford. [Ref] Mary and Timothy had five children.
  3. Lieut. John Cummings was born on 1 Jun 1710. [Ref] He died on 20 Sep 1789. [Ref] He is buried in the Pine Ridge Cemetery in Hancock, NH. [Ref] He married Sarah, the daughter of Maj. Eleazer Lawrence and Mary [Scripture] Lawrence of Littleton, on 28 Jan 1735/6. [Ref] She died on 3 Oct 1799. [Ref] In 1729, John was admitted to the church at Westford. [Ref] He was dismissed to the church at Groton. [Ref] He moved to Hancock, NH and was one of the 17 people who formed the Congregational church their in 1788.
  4. Dea. William Cummings was born in Jul 1712. [Ref] He died on 9 Sep 1758. [Ref] He married (int. 12 Jul 1734) Lucy Colburn. [Ref] He was chosen deacon in West Dunstable in 1745. [Ref]
  5. Thomas Cummings was born on 1 Aug 1714. [Ref] He died after 20 Feb 1782, when he signed his will. [Ref] He married Sarah Fassett on 26 Sep 1733. [Ref] She died after 1 Jul 1799, when she signed her will. [Ref]
  6. Abigail Cummings was born in Nov 1716 in Chelmsford. [Ref][Ref gives only the year] She died on 23 Mar 1743. [Ref] She married Samuel, son of John and Jane (Chamberlain) Read, on 23 Nov 1732. [Ref] Samuel was born on 11 Aug 1711. [Ref] He married second the widow Hannah (Wright) Underwood on 22 Jun 1757. [Ref] Abigail and Samuel had four children.
  7. Samuel Cummings was born on 16 Sep 1718. [Ref]
  8. Ephraim Cummings was born on 13 Nov 1720 in Chelmsford. [Ref]
  9. Bridget Cummings was born on 15 Nov 1722. She died on 19 Oct 1778 in Westford. She married Lieut. Moses Parker.
  10. Ebenezer Cummings was born on 4 Jul 1726. [Ref] He died on 5 Mar 1726/7. [Ref]

ISAAC CUMMINGS (bp. 1692 - 1761) of Topsfield and Ipswich

Parents: Isaac Cummings and Alice Howlett [Ref, p. 10][Ref, p. 16][Ref]

Isaac Cummings was baptised on 24 Apr 1692 in Topsfield. [Ref, p. 16][Ref, p. 26][Ref] He is probably the Isaac who died on 12 Oct 1761 [Ref, p. 35][Ref, p. 26] in Topsfield. [Ref] Isaac Cummings of Ipswich married Abigail Boardman on 8 Mar 1716/7 [Ref, p. 35][Ref, p. 26][Ref, p. 10] in Topsfield. [Ref]

On 8 Jun 1724, Isaac bought all title to the estate bequeathed by his mother's grandfather Thomas Howlett from his sister Lydia and her husband Stephen Smith and his sister Alice and her husband Thomas Bixby. [Ref, p. 35] Isaac's father left him the land on the edge of the "thick woods" that he bought from John Goodhue. [Ref, p. 15] In 1744 Isaac sold the western half of his homestead in Ipswich to his son Joseph. In 1752 he sold the remaining half to his son Peletiah. [Ref, p. 26] On Feb 19 and 20, 1752, Isaac and Abigail deeded their homestead and lands to their sons Joseph and Peletiah. [Ref, p. 35]

Children of Isaac Cummings and Abigail Boardman:

  1. Abigail Cummings was baptised on 2 Aug 1719 [Ref. p. 35][Ref, p. 26] in Topsfield. [Ref] Abigail of Topsfield married Samuel Potter of Ipswich on 12 Jul 1738 [Ref, p. 26] in Topsfield. [Ref]
    Abigail and Samuel moved to Bridgewater. [Ref, p. 35]
  2. Elisha Cummings was baptised on 2 Aug 1719 in Topsfield. He died in 1790. He married first Mary Andrews. He married second the widow Jemima Marston.
  3. Mary Cummings was baptised on 2 Oct 1720 [Ref, p. 35][Ref, p. 26] in Topsfield. [Ref] Mary, the widow of Ezekiel, died on 16 Nov 1806, age 86, in Ipswich. [Ref] She married Ezekiel Potter on 4 Jun [Ref, p. 35, 4 Jan][Ref, p. 26] in Ipswich. [Ref] Ezekiel, the son of Thomas Potter, was baptised on 21 May 1721 in Topsfield. [Ref]
    some descendants of Mary Cummings
  4. Joseph Cummings was born on 20 Mar 1721/2. [Ref, p. 35][Ref, p. 26, says baptised] He was baptised in Apr or May 1722 in Topsfield. [Ref] He died on 24 Oct 1801 [Ref, p. 26, says 10 Nov] in Topsfield. [Ref] He married Mary Hale of Boxford, on 20 Nov 1744 [Ref, p. 77] in Boxford. [Ref] Their intention was recorded on 26 Oct 1744 in Ipswich. [Ref] Mary was the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Hovey) Hale of Boxford. [Ref, p. 77] She was born on 14 Jan 1725 and died in childbirth on 23 Dec 1758 in Boxford. [Ref, p. 77] Joseph married second Judith, the daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Potter) Perkins. [Ref, p. 77] She was born on 2 Jun 1732 in Topsfield and died on 3 Mar 1790. [Ref, p. 77] He married third Lucy Knowlton on 2 Jun 1791 [Ref, p. 77] in Topsfield. [Ref]
    some descendants of Joseph Cummings
  5. Hannah Cummings was born on 16 Jan 1724 in Ipswich. [Ref, p. 36][Ref] She was baptised on 10 May 1725 in Topsfield. [Ref] She died on 22 Jul 1802 in Topsfield. [Ref] She married Robert Perkins of Topsfield after 8 Jan 1751 (int.) [Ref, p. 36] in Ipswich. [Ref] Robert, the son of Robert and Elizabeth (Town) Perkins, was born on 16 Jan 1727/8 in Topsfield. [Ref, p. 36] He was baptisesd on 16 Mar 1728/9 in Topsfield. [Ref] He died on 10 Nov 1801 in Topsfield. [Ref]
    some descendants of Hannah Cummings
  6. Peletiah Cummings was baptised on 27 Oct 1728 [Ref, p. 36][Ref, p. 26] in Ipswich. [Ref] He died on 12 Oct 1803 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire. [Ref, p. 78, 15 Oct][Ref, Marlborough] He married Sarah Kimball of Wenham on 17 Sep 1754 [Ref, p. 83] in Wenham. [Ref] Sarah, the daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth (Houlton) Kimball, was born on 3 Dec 1732 in Wenham and died on 22 May 1769 in Topsfield [Ref]. [Ref, p. 78][Ref, p. 83] He married second Sarah (White) Hammond [Ref, 1;243] on 8 (28) Nov 1770 [Ref, p. 78] in Topsfield. [Ref, no maiden name, of Rowley] Sarah was the daughter of Josiah and Sarah (Prime) White. [Ref, p. 83, no mother's maiden name][Ref, 1;243] She was born on 27 Nov 1733. [Ref, p. 83][Ref, 1;243] She died on 1 May 1808 [Ref, p. 78][Ref, p. 83]. [Ref, 1;243] She married first Oliver Hammond of Rowley. [Ref, p. 78][Ref, p. 83][Ref, 1;243] Oliver, the son of Nathaniel Hammond, was born on 29 Oct 1729 in Littleton and died on 19 Sep 1758 in Rowley. [Ref, 1;243]
    In 1767 Peletiah bought the property in Topsfield that his brother Elisha had purchased from their mother, aunt and grandmother. [Ref, p. 10] In 1787 Peletiah sold the property to Daniel Towne. [Ref, p. 11] A month later, Daniel sold the property to Peletiah's sister Hannah's son Asa. [Ref, p. 10]
    In 1786 Peletiah bought a farm in Marlborough from Rev. Joseph Cummings. [Ref, p. 83] In 1790 Peletiah headed a household in Marlboro consisting of two men 16 and over and three women. [Ref]
    some descendants of Peletiah Cummings

Generation 6

BRIDGET CUMMINGS (1722 - 1778) of Westford

Parents: Dea. John Cummings 4 [Ref] and Elizabeth Adams

Bridget Cummings was born on 15 Nov 1722 in Chelmsford. [Ref][Ref] She died on 19 Oct 1778 in Westford and is buried in the Fairview cemetery. [Ref] Click here to see a photo of her gravestone. She married Lieut. Moses Parker 2 on 6 Jun 1744. [Ref][Ref gives only the year]

ELISHA CUMMINGS (bp. 1719 - 1790) of Topsfield and New Hampton

Parents: Isaac Cummings and Abigail Boardman [Ref, p. 26][Ref, p. 35][Ref]

Elisha Cummings was baptised on 2 Aug 1719 [Ref, p. 26] in Topsfield. [Ref, p. 35][Ref] He died in 1790. He married first Mary Andrews of Boxford on 22 Nov 1744 [Ref][Ref][Ref, p. 82] in Topsfield. [Ref] He married second the widow Jemima Marston. [Ref][Ref, p. 82] Jemima was apparently the widow of Caleb Marston [Ref, p. 82], who died on 17 May 1770. [Ref]

Ensign Elisha Cummings of Topsfield served in Capt. Israel Davis's Co., Col. Bagley's Regiment, in the Fort William Henry and Crown Point Expeditions of 1756 in the French and Indian War. [Ref] He served in the Revolutionary War under Capt. James Shepherd and Colonels Badger and Walker, New Hampshire. (New Hampshire Revolutionary Rolls, Volume I, pages 317, 320, 365)

In Dec 1742, Elisha bought the homestead, lying partially in Topsfield and partially in Ipswich, that his mother and her sister had inherited from their father. [Ref][Ref, p. 10] In 1767, Elisha sold the property to his brother Peletiah. [Ref, p. 10]

In 1784 Elisha and his sons, Elisha, Isaac and Nathaniel petitioned for Benning Moulton to be Justice of the Peace in New Hampton. [Ref]

Children of Elisha Cummings and Mary Andrews:

  1. Mary Cummings was born on 13 Feb 1745/6 [Ref, p. 82] in Boxford or Topsfield. [Ref][Ref][Ref, p. 77] She married John Bradford of Pelham. [Ref, p. 77]
  2. John Cummings was born on 13 Sep 1747 in Topsfield. [Ref, p. 77][Ref] He died there on 24 Sep 1747. [Ref][Ref][Ref]
  3. John Cummings (twin) was born on 8 Feb 1748/9. [Ref, p. 77][Ref, p. 82]
  4. Andrew Cummings (twin) was born on 8 Feb 1748/9 [Ref, p. 77][Ref, p. 82] in Topsfield. [Ref] He died on 12 Feb 1749. [Ref]
  5. Isaac Cummings was born on 24 Apr 1751 [Ref, p. 77][Ref, p. 82] in Topsfield. [Ref] He married Betsey Boynton. [Ref][Ref, p. 188]
    Isaac lived in New Hampton [Ref] In 1800 and 1810 he lived near his brother Nathaniel in New Hampton. [Ref][Ref]
    some descendants of Isaac Cummings
  6. Elisha Cummings was born on 20 Sep 1754 [Ref, p. 77][Ref, p. 82] in Topsfield. [Ref] He married Elizabeth Marston. [Ref, p. 77] Mooar [Ref] and Cummins [Ref, p. 188] suggest that Elizabeth might be Jemima's daughter.
    Elisha lived in New Hampton. In 1800 and 1810 he lived near his brother Nathaniel in New Hampton. [Ref][Ref]
    some descendants of Elisha Cummings
  7. Nathaniel Cummings was born on 16 Jan 1761 in Topsfield. He died about 1818. He married Mary Crawford.

Children of Elisha Cummings and Jemima Unknown:

  1. Hannah Cummings married John Russell. [Ref, p. 77][Ref, p. 82]
  2. Andrew Cummings was born on 10 May 1777 [Ref, p. 77] in New Hampshire. [Ref] He married Hannah Crawford, the sister of Mary Crawford. [Ref, p. 172] He died of palsy on 15 Aug 1868 in Bridgewater, New Hampshire at 88 years, 15 months. [Ref, p. 172][Ref, p. 191, says 1863][Ref, no cause]
    In 1850, Andrew and Hannah were living in Bridgewater. Andrew was said to be 76 and born in New Hampshire. He was a shoe maker with real estate worth $900. [Ref] In 1860 Andrew and Hannah were living with their son Caleb in Bridgewater. [Ref]
    some descendants of Andrew Cummings

Generation 7

NATHANIEL CUMMINGS (1761 - 1818) of Bridgewater and New Hampton

Parents: Elisha Cummings and Mary Andrews [Ref, p. 26]

Nathaniel Cummings was born on 16 Jan 1761 in Topsfield. [Ref, p. 171][Ref, p. 189] He died on 30 Oct 1818 in New Hampton. [Ref][Ref, p. 189, says he was killed by an infuriated bull in Autumn 1818] His daughter Mary said that when she was about 13 she saw her father "hooked to death, being tossed on the horns of a mad animal." [Ref, p. 171] He married Mary Crawford in May of 1788, 1789 or 1790. [Ref, p. 189, says 21 May 1788/9][Ref, p. 171, notes that there is disagreement over the date.]

In 1784 Nathaniel, his father and his brothers, Elisha and Isaac petitioned for Benning Moulton to be Justice of the Peace in New Hampton. [Ref; 4;870]

In 1800 Nathaniel lived in New Hampton in a household with one man and one woman 26 through 44, one woman 16 through 25, one boy ten through 15, and three boys and one girl under ten. [Ref] In 1810 Nathaniel lived in New Hampton in a household with one man and one woman over 45, one woman 26 through 44, two boys 16 through 25, three boys ten through 15 and one boy and three girls under ten. [Ref]

His death notice in the New Hampshire Patriot says: [Ref]

In New Hampton on Friday the 30th October Mr. Nathaniel Cummings, aged 59, by a wound he received from his own Bull, which tore him in such a shocking manner that he survived about twenty-five hours and expired: he has left a disconsolate widow and ten children to mourn the loss of a kind husband and one of the best parents, a good neighbor, a good citizen, and a good christian.

Children of Nathaniel Cummings and Mary Crawford:

  1. Rev. Cyrus Cummings was born on 23 Apr 1791 in Bridgewater. He died on 9 Sep 1859 in Portland. He married Elizabeth Curtis.
  2. Jonathan Cummings was born on 12 Nov 1793. [Ref, p. 171] in Bridgewater. [Ref, p. 190][Ref] He died on 19 Apr 1853 [Ref, p. 321] in Holderness, Grafton, New Hampshire. [Ref] He married Anna S. Brower on 12 Mar 1817. [Ref, p. 321][Ref, p. 190, says he married the widow Anna S. Brown of Bridgewater.] She was born on 6 May 1798. [Ref, p. 321] She married second Thomas Webber of Center Harbor, New Hampshire in Feb 1862. [Ref, p. 321]
    Jonathan was a carpenter. [Ref, p. 321][Ref, p. 190]
    some descendants of Jonathan Cummings
  3. Elisha Cummings was born on 2 Jan 1796 [Ref, p. 171] in Bridgewater. [Ref, p. 190] He married as her second husband the widow Ann B. Noyes of Boston. [Ref, p. 321][Ref, p. 190] She married a third unknown husband. [Ref, p. 321]
    some descendants of Elisha Cummings
  4. Pingrey Cummings was born on 28 Feb 1798 [Ref, p. 171][Ref, p. 190] in Bridgewater. [Ref] He died on 7 Nov 1864. [Ref, p. 322] He married first Martha Batchelder [Ref, p. 322, "Patty", of Bridgewater] on 6 Feb 1820 in Bridgewater. [Ref] She was born on 6 Apr 1799 and died on 31 Oct 1842. [Ref, p. 322] He married second Priscilla Stearns of Plymouth, New Hampshire on 10 Sep 1844. [Ref, p. 322] She died on 8 Apr 1849. [Ref, p. 322] He married third Alvira H. Young on 4 Jul 1851 [Ref, p. 322, "Edna" of Stewartstown, New Hampshire on 12 Nov 1850] in Plymouth, Grafton, New Hampshire. [Ref] She was born about 1817. [Ref] She died on 28 Feb 1853. [Ref, p. 322] He married fourth Mary T. Ladd of Meredith, New Hampshire on 1 Jun 1857. [Ref, p. 322] She was born on 13 Nov 1814. [Ref] They lived in New Hampton. [Ref, p. 322]
    In 1850 Pingrey, born about 1798 in New Hampshire, and Edna, born about 1818 in New Hampshire, were living in New Hampton with their children. Pingrey was a farmer with real estate worth $2000. [Ref] In 1860 Pingrey was living in New Hampton with Mary and two children. Pingrey was a farmer with real estate worth $1,500 and a personal estate of $500. [Ref]
    some descendants of Pingrey Cummings
  5. William Smith Cummings was born on 1 Mar 1800 [Ref, p. 171] in New Hampton. [Ref][Ref, p. 190] He died on 6 Jan 1874. [Ref, p. 323] He married Martha Tibbets of Berwick, Maine in Jan 1823. [Ref, p. 323]
    William's stepfather gave him his farm in Holderness. [Ref, p. 323]
    In 1850 William S., born about 1800 in New Hampshire, and Martha, born about 1802 in Maine, were living in Holderness. William was a farmer with real estate worth $2,000. [Ref] In 1870 William and Martha were living in Holderness. William was a farmer with real estate worth $3,500 and a personal estate of $1,700. [Ref]
    some descendants of William Cummings
  6. Samuel Cummings was born on 1 May 1803 [Ref, p. 171] in New Hampton. [Ref, p. 190, says 2 Aug 1801] He died on 14 Aug 1836. [Ref, p. 190][Ref, p. 171, only gives the year] He married Martha Weeks [Ref, p. 172] on 14 May 1832 in Gilford, Belknap, New Hampshire. [Ref]
  7. Mary Cummings was born on 1 Mar 1805 [Ref][Ref, p. 190] in Holderness, New Hampshire [Ref, daughter's death certificate]. She died on 14 Nov 1894 in Meredith, Belknap, New Hampshire. [Ref] She married Andrew Smith Cox [Ref, p. 190] of Holderness on 23 Dec 1828. [Ref] Andrew was born about 1802 in Holderness. [Ref, daughter's death certificate, referred to as Smith Cox]
    In 1850 Mary, age 45 and born in New Hampshire, and Andrew S., age 42 and born in New Hampshire, were living in Holderness with their children. Andrew was a farmer with real estate worth $1,000. [Ref] In 1860 Mary was a widow living in Meredith Village. She had real estate worth $1,200 and a personal estate of $200. [Ref] In 1880 Mary lived in Meredith with her son Edward. [Ref]
    some descendants of Mary Cummings
  8. Julia Cummings was born on 11 Jun 1808. [Ref, p. 190][Ref, p. 172] She married Joel Wilson [Ref, p. 190] of Cumberland. [Ref, p. 172] They died in Westbrook [Ref, p. 190] and are buried together in Cumberland. [Ref, p. 172]
  9. Relief Cummings was born on 3 Apr 1810 [Ref, p. 172][Ref, p. 190, says 8 Apr] in New Hampton. [Ref][Ref] Relief Cummings Smith, the wife of Thomas and daughter of Nathaniel and Mary, died on 3 Jan 1876 in Boston of uterine cancer, age 62 years and 2 months. [Ref] She married first Joseph M. Connell on 26 Jul 1828. [Ref, p. 172, 10 Aug][Ref, p. 190, 10 Aug] in Boston. [Ref] He died in Jul 1833 in Holderness. [Ref, p. 172] They had two children. [Ref, p. 190] She married second Carlos H. Elleson [Ref, p. 190][Ref, p. 172, of Denmark] on 19 Feb 1840 in Boston. [Ref] He died in 1843. [Ref, p. 172] They had a daughter. [Ref, p. 190] She married third Thomas H. Smith [Ref, p. 190] of New Hampton. [Ref, p. 172] They had a daughter. [Ref, p. 190]
    In 1850 Relief C. Smith, born about 1812 in New Hampshire, was living in Boston with her husband Thomas H. Smith, born about 1814 in New Hampshire. [Ref] In 1860 Relief C. Smith, born about 1810 in New Hampshire, was living in Roxbury with her husband Thomas H. Smith, born about 1813 in New York, her daughter and a servant. Thomas was a superintendent of a club house; he had real estate worth $5,200 and a personal estate of $1,800. [Ref]
    some descendants of Relief Cummings
  10. Mahala Cummings was born on 3 Mar 1812. [Ref, p. 172][Ref, p. 190] She died on 23 Dec 1842 in Plymouth [Ref, p. 190] or Holderness, New Hampshire. [Ref. p. 172] She might be the Mahala Cummings who married Nathaniel Gilman on 7 Mar 1831 in Plymouth, Grafton, New Hampshire. [Ref]
  11. Daughter Cummings died young. [Ref, p. 172][Ref, p. 190]

Generation 8

REV. CYRUS CUMMINGS (1791 - 1859) of Bridgewater, Cumberland, Westbrook and Portland

Parents: Nathaniel Cummings and Mary Crawford [Ref, p. 171][Ref, p. 189][Ref]

Rev. Cyrus Cummings was born on 23 Apr 1791 in Bridgewater. [Ref, son of Nathaniel][Ref, p. 405][Ref][Ref, p. 171, says New Hampton, New Hampshire] He died on 9 Sep 1859 [Ref, p. 320][Ref] of typhoid fever [Ref] in Portland. [Ref, of "typhus fever"] He is buried in the Western Cemetery in Portland. [Ref] He married Elizabeth Curtis on 23 May 1816. [Ref, p. 320][Ref, p. 405]

The Rev. Cyrus Cummings was a mason; he was present as grand chaplain at the Annual Communication of the M. W. Grand Lodge of Maine on 5 May 1847, 2 May 1850 and 4 May 1854 in Portland. [Ref]

In 1830 Cyrus lived in Cumberland in a household headed by a man aged 30 - 39 with one boy and two girls 0 - 4 (William Harrison, Elizabeth and Julia), two boys and one girl 5 - 9 (Franklin, Nathaniel and Mary Jane), two boys 10 - 14 (Cyrus and Joseph), a man and a woman 20 - 29 and a woman 40 - 49 (Elizabeth). [Ref] In 1840 Cyrus lived in Westbrook, Cumberland co. in a household headed by a man aged 40 - 49 with one boy 0 - 5 (Andrew), two boys and a girl 15 - 19 (Franklin, Nathaniel and Mary Jane), two men 20 - 29 (Cyrus and Joseph) and one woman 50 - 59 (Elizabeth). [Ref] In 1850 56-year-old Cyrus, a surveyor who was born in New Hampshire, lived in Portland with Phebe Deland, age 66; Elizabeth, a 60-year-old born in New Hampshire; Elizabeth E., 17 years old and born in Maine; Andrew J, 14 years old and born in New Hampshire. Cyrus had real estate worth $4000. [Ref] At the time of his death, Cyrus was a land surveyor. [Ref]

Cyrus Cummings' account of his own life

Children of Cyrus Cummings and Elizabeth Curtis:

  1. Rev. Joseph Cummings was born on 3 Mar 1817 [Ref, p. 320] in Cumberland. [Ref, p. 405] He died on 7 May 1890 [Ref, p. 437] in Evanston, Illinois. He married Deborah S. Haskell. [Ref, p. 437] on 15 Aug 1842. [Ref, p. 405] She was born on 29 Jun 1816. [Ref, p. 437]
    Joseph graduated from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut in 1840. [Ref, p. 437] He received his DD from there in 1854 and another one from Harvard in 1861. [Ref, p. 439] He received his LLD from Northwestern in 1866. [Ref, p. 439] He was president of Wesleyen University 1857 - 75. [Ref, p. 438] He was professor of mental philosophy and political economy at Wesleyen 1875 - 1877. [Ref, p. 438] He was pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church in Malden, Massachusetts 1877 - 1879. [Ref, p. 438] He was pastor of the Harvard Street Methodist Episcopal church in Cambridge, Massachusetts 1880 - 1881. [Ref, p. 438] He was president of Northwestern University from 1881 until his death. [Ref]
    In 1860 Joseph and Deborah were living in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut with their children and a servant. Joseph had real estate worth $2,500 and a personal estate of $1,600. [Ref] In 1870 Joseph and Deborah were living in Middlesex with a daughter and two servants. Joseph was president of Wesleyen University and had real estate worth $1,000 and a personal estate of $6,000. [Ref] In 1880 Joseph was living in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts with Deborah, a daughter and a servant. He was a clergyman. [Ref]
    some descendants of Joseph Cummings
  2. Cyrus Curtis Cummings was born on 23 Jun 1818 [Ref, p. 320] [Ref, p. 405] in Bridgewater. He died on 8 Oct 1884 in Wilmington, California. [Ref, p. 439] He married Rebecca Ann Williams of Falmouth, Maine on 30 Jun 1846. [Ref, p. 405] Rebecca was the daughter of Gustavus and Iza Williams. [Ref, p. 439]
    In 1870 Cyrus was a teacher at San Quentin prison in San Rafeal, Marin, California. He had real estate worth $1,200 and a personal estate of $300. [Ref] Cyrus was a teacher and a moral instructor in the California state prison at San Quentin. [Ref, p. 439]
    some descendants of Cyrus Curtis Cummings
  3. Nathaniel Geenleaf Cummings was born on 3 Jun 1820. [Ref, p. 320] [Ref, p. 534] He died on 4 Jul 1894 [Ref, p. 534] in Portland. [Ref, p. 440] He married Dorcas Ann Colley on 2 Nov 1847. [Ref, p. 439][Ref, p. 534] She was born on 6 Mar 1816 in Belmont, Maine [Ref, daughter's birth record]. [Ref, p. 439] She died on 11 Nov 1883 [Ref, p. 439] of Bright's disease in Portland. [Ref]
    In 1850 Nathaniel and Dorcas were living in Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts and Nathaniel was a charcoal dealer. [Ref] In 1860 Nathaniel and Dorcas were living in Portland with their children. Nathaniel was a wood and [illegible] dealer with a personal estate of $500. [Ref] In 1870 Nathaniel and Dorcas were living in Portland with a daughter. Nathaniel was a customs inspector with a personal estate of $1,000. [Ref] In 1880 Nathaniel and Dorcas were living in Portland with three daughters. Nathaniel was a storekeeper. [Ref, p. 439]
    Nathaniel lived in Portland and was a customs house officer. [Ref, p. 439]
    some descendants of Nathaniel Greenleaf Cummings
  4. Mary Jane Cummings was born on 29 Dec 1821.[Ref, p. 320] She died on 24 Jun 1891 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine. [Ref, p. 320] She marrried Curtis Colley of Falmouth on 1 Dec 1842. [Ref, p. 320]
    In 1850 Curtis, Mary and their children lived in Falmouth. Curtis was a carpenter with real estate worth $800. [Ref] In 1860 Curtis, Mary and their children lived in Falmouth. Curtis was a farmer with real estate worth $2,000 and a personal estate of $400. [Ref] In 1870 Curtis, Mary and their children lived in Falmouth. Curtis was a farmer. [Ref] In 1880 Curtis and Mary lived in Falmouth with three of their daughters. Curtis was a farmer. [Ref]
    some descendants of Mary Jane Cummings
  5. Franklin Cummings was born on 18 Sep 1823 in West Cumberland. He died on 12 Aug 1874 in Brownsville. He married Ann Mildred Jones.
  6. William Harrison Cummings was born on 18 Jul 1825.[Ref, p. 320] He died on 13 Jul 1832 [Ref, p. 320] in Cumberland. [Ref][Ref] He is buried in the Western Cemetery in Portland. [Ref]
  7. Elizabeth Ellen Cummings was born on 20 Jul 1827. [Ref, p. 320] She died on 11 Jul 1832 [Ref, p. 320] in Cumberland. [Ref][Ref] She is buried in the Western Cemetery in Portland. [Ref]
  8. Julia Cummings was born on 28 Feb 1830. [Ref, p. 320] She died on 25 Jun 1832 [Ref, p. 320] in Cumberland. [Ref][[Ref] She is buried in the Western Cemetery in Portland. [Ref]
  9. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ellen Cummings was born on 18 Dec 1832. [Ref, p. 321] She died in Jun 1901 in Portland. [Ref, p. 406] She married Sewall Lang on 27 Nov 1857 [Ref, says 1862] in Portland. [Ref, p. 321] Sewell was the son of Levi and Julia (Lane) Lang [Ref, p. 321, does not give her maiden name][Ref, p. 88, does not give Sewell's wife's name] Sewell was born on 29 Jun 1825 [Ref, p. 321] in Maine. [Ref does not give the day] He died in 1907. [Ref, p. 88] He had no children. [Ref, p. 88]
    Sewell was a machinist. [Ref, p. 438] In 1870 Sewell and Lizzie were living in Portland. Sewell and a personal estate of $1,000. [Ref] In 1900 Sewell and Lang were living in Portland. Sewell was a retail fish dealer. [Ref]
  10. Andrew Jackson Cummings was born on 10 Mar 1836 [Ref, p. 321][Ref, in Portland] in Allen's Corner, now within Portland. [Ref, p. 406][Ref, does not give the day or town] Andrew, a retired widower and life-long resident of Portland, died of a cerebral hemorrhage on 6 Sep 1918, age 82, in Portland. [Ref, death certificate gives both parents names and places of birth] He was buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Portland on 8 Sep 1918. [Ref] He married Elizabeth Ellen Jones on 1 Jul 1858. [Ref, p. 321][Ref, p. 406] She was born in Jul 1838 [Ref, p. 406, says 4 Jul 1840] in Maine. [Ref] She died after 1900, when she appeared in the census, and probably before 1910, when she does not.
    In 1860 Andrew was a machinist in Portland, living with his wife Lizzie and his son. [Ref] In 1870 Andrew was a machinist in Portland, living with his wife Elizabeth E. and his son. He had real estate worth $8,200 and a personal estate of $600. [Ref] In 1880 Andrew was a steam engineer in an Odd Fellows block, living with his wife Lizzie E. and his son. [Ref] In 1900 Andrew was an engineer in Portland. He was living with his wife Elizabeth. His census entry says that his mother was born in (English) Canada. [Ref] In 1910 Andrew was living in Portland; his son's family lived with him. He was an engineer. [Ref]
    some descendants of Andrew Jackson Cummings

The three children who died within days of each other in the summer of 1832 must have been victims of the 1832 cholera epidemic.

Generation 9

FRANKLIN CUMMINGS (1823 - 1874) of Brownsville, Cameron, Texas

Parents: Cyrus Cummings [Ref] and Elizabeth Curtis [Ref, p. 320]

Franklin Cummings was born on 18 Sep 1823 [Ref, p. 320] [Ref, p. 534][Ref] in West Cumberland, Maine. [Ref][Ref says Portland] He died on 12 Aug 1874 [Ref] in Brownsville. [Ref, p. 440][Ref] He is buried in the Old City Cemetery in Brownsville. [Ref] He married Ann Mildred Jones [Ref, p. 440] on 1 Apr 1850 [Ref, no day] in Montgomery county, Maryland. [Ref][Ref, p. 534, says 2 Apr]

"Aug. 12, 1874. Judge Franklin Cummings, a prominent citizen and lawyer of this place, died this morning at two o'clock, of consumption. He was formerly a resident of your city." [Ref]

Franklin received an LL.B. from Wesleyen University. [Ref] He was a partner of Stephen Powers, who established the first law office in Brownsville. [Ref] He was appointed postmaster in 1851 in Brownsville and held the office for seven years. [Ref] He helped finance the building of the First Episcopal Church in Brownsville in 1851. [Ref] He served as commissioner of Cameron county. [Ref] He was an officer in the Texas state troops at Fort Brown during the Civil War. [Ref] He was a member of the Committee of Public Safety after the Cortina raid. [Ref] He was one of the men who received a charter to build the Rio Grand Railroad between Brownsville and Point Isabel (now Port Isabel). [Ref]

In 1850 Franklin and Ann M. were said to be 26 years old and living in Rio Grande, Cameron, Starr, and Webb, Texas. Franklin was a lawyer and had real estate valued at $2,000. It is said that he was born in Maine and she was born in Maryland. [Ref]

In 1860, F. and A. M. Cummings were said to be 36 and 32 years old, respectively, and living in Brownsville. Their children were J. F. (9), E. A. (5), W. E. (2) and C. E. (3 months). F. Cummings was an attorney with real estate worth $10,000 and a personal estate of $6,500. With them lived 19-year-old Mary Taylor, born in Virginia, and an Irish servant. [Ref]

In 1870, Franklin and Ann were said to be 45 and 43 years old, respectively, and living in Brownsville. Their children were Joseph (19), Lizzie (16), Willie (12), Charles (10), Mary (8) and John (5). All of the children were born in Texas, except for John, who was born in Maryland. Franklin was a lawyer with real estate worth $10,000 and a personal estate of $2,000. [Ref]

Franklin Cummings was a judge and early mayor of Bownsville. [Ref]

letters, Ann's journal

photo of Franklin's gravestone

 

photo of Joseph Franklin Cummings

Children of Franklin Cummings and Ann Mildred Jones:

  1. Joseph Franklin Cummings was born on 16 Jul 1851 [Ref, p. 440] in Brownsville. [Ref][Ref][Ref, does not give the day] He died on 30 Mar 1912 in Washington, DC. [Ref] He is buried in the Monocacy cemetery in Beallsville, Montgomery, Maryland. [Ref] He married Catherine "Katie" Garriga in Sep 1896, when he was 45 and she was about 17. [Ref] She was born on 7 Sep 1879 in Texas [Ref, does not give the day] and died on 23 Sep 1901 [Ref]. She is buried in the Old City Cemetery in Brownsville. [Ref] She was the sister of Mariano Simon Garriga, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi. [Ref]
    Joseph entered West Point from Texas on 1 Jul 1871. [Ref][Ref, p. 440] He was a second lieutenant in the 10th Cavalry on 15 Jun 1876. [Ref] He transferred to the Third Cavalry on 28 Jul 1876. [Ref] He was a first lieutenant on 30 Jan 1881. [Ref] He was dismissed from the army on 15 Feb 1884. [Ref]
    In 1900 he was a customs inspector in Brownsville. [Ref] He was superintendant of the public schools in Brownsville. [Ref]
    Joseph was named after his grandfather Lieut. Joseph James Wilkerson Jones. [Ref]
    some descendants of Joseph Franklin Cummings
  2. Cyrus Cummings was born on 23 Jul 1853 [Ref, p. 440] in Brownsville. [Ref] He died that year. [Ref]
  3. Elizabeth Ann Cummings was born on 24 Sep 1854 [Ref, p. 440][Ref] in Brownsville. [Ref] She died on 13 Nov 1890 [Ref] in Brownsville. [Ref] She married Thomas Benjamin Russell of Brownsville on 22 May 1876. [Ref, p. 440][Ref] Thomas was the son of William J. and Eleanor H. Russell. [Ref] He was born on 31 Jan 1850 in Texas. [Ref, no day][Ref] He died on 26 Sep 1929. [Ref] Elizabeth and Thomas are buried in the Old City Cemetery in Brownsville. Click here to see a photo of their grave.
    In 1880 Thomas and Elizabeth were living in Cameron, Cameron, Texas with his daughter and brother-in-law John. Thomas was a customs inspector. [Ref] In 1900 Thomas was a widowed ferry manager living in Brownsville with his mother-in-law Ann M. Cummings and his three children. [Ref]
    some descendants of Elizabeth Ann Cummings
  4. William Edward Cummings was born on 3 Mar 1858 [Ref] in Brownsville. [Ref] He died on 15 Jul 1882 [Ref, p. 440][Ref, does not give the day] in Laredo, Webb, Texas. [Ref] He "was shot and killed". [Ref, p. 535][Ref] He is buried in the Old City cemetery in Brownsville. [Ref] For a photo of his grave, click here. He married Ada Maria Gomila on 3 Jul 1880. [Ref, p. 440] Ada was the daugher of M. Joseph [Ref says M.J.] and Sarah Ann (Sherwood) Gomilla. [Ref] M. J. Gomilla was the president of the Morgan Steamship Lines in Brownsville. [Ref] Ada was born on 15 Oct 1862 and died on 17 Mar 1918. [Ref] She is buried in the Mission Burial Park South Cemetery in San Antonio. [Ref] She married second Henry Scott about 1890. [Ref] Henry was born in Dec 1856. [Ref]
    William attended Wesleyen University in Middletown, Connecticut, but left in his sophomore year in Mar 1876. [Ref] He was a lawyer. [Ref] He was a judge. [Ref, p. 535] He was a district attorney. [Ref]
    In 1910 Ada Scott, age 47, and Annie Gomilla, age 67, were living with William and Ada's son Joseph and his family in San Antonio. [Ref]
    some descendants of William Edward Cummings
  5. Charles Ernest Cummings was born on 30 Mar 1860 [Ref, p. 440][Ref] in Brownsville. [Ref] He died on 13 Jan 1933 [Ref] in San Antonio, Texas. [Ref] He is buried in the Mission Burial Park South Cemetery in San Antonio. [Ref] He married Vola Devona Ruff on 6 Mar 1890 in Mexico City. [Ref] Vola was the daughter of George Ruff and Mary Elizabeth Taylor. [Ref] She was born on 12 Jul 1874 in Baltimore, Maryland. [Ref says in Woodbury][Ref] She died on 3 May 1967 in Mexico City and is buried in the American Cemetery there. [Ref] Cummins says that Charles married his brother William's widow. [Ref, p. 535]
    some descendants of Charles Ernest Cummings
  6. Mary Margaret Cummings was born on 16 Aug 1862 in Matamoros, Taulipas, Mexico. She died in 1915 in San Francisco She married Maj. Gen. William Luther Sibert.
  7. John Augustus Cummings was born on 15 Aug 1865 [Ref, p. 440][Ref] in his mother's old home in Maryland. [Ref says Montgomery co.] He died on 9 Jan 1890 [Ref] in Galveston. [Ref] He is buried in the Old City Cemetery in Brownsville. [Ref] He never married. [Ref] Click here for a photo of his grave.
    In 1880 John was living with his sister Elizabeth and her family in Cameron and was attending school. [Ref]

Generation 10

MARY MARGARET CUMMINGS (1862 - 1915)

Parents: Franklin Cummings [Ref] and Ann Mildred Jones [Ref, p. 440]

Mary Margaret "Mamie" Cummings was born on 16 Aug 1862 [Ref, p. 440][Ref, p. 11, does not give the day] in Matamoros, Taulipas, Mexico. [Ref, Brownsville][Ref, Brownsville][Ref] She was baptised in the Church of the Advent in Brownsville on 5 Aug 1863. [Ref] She died on 16 May 1915 in San Fransico [Ref gives only the year][Ref][Ref, p. 11, gives only the year] of menengitis. [Ref] She is buried in the San Francisco National Cemetery (Section O Row 82 Site 8). She married Maj. Gen. William Luther Sibert on 19 Sep 1887 in the Presbyterian Church in Brownsville. [Ref][Ref][Ref, p. 11, does not give the day][Ref, 18 Sep?]

Mary was 5'2" with a fair complexion, blue eyes and brown hair. [Ref]

Mary's baptism record lists her birth as Matamoros, Mexico. "That was pretty common then as there were more and better doctors across the river."

wedding article [Ref]

another photo

    photo from Carol Farrant  

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