John Cummings was
born on 12 Oct 1755 in Topsfield. [Ref] He
was baptised on 20 Jul 1755 [!] in Wenham. [Ref]
He might be the John who married Sarah Tenney of Wenham after 25 May 1777
(int.) in Topsfield. [Ref] Sarah died on 22
Jun 1781 in Topsfield. [Ref]
Peletiah Cummings
was born on 6 Mar 1758 in Topsfield. [Ref]
He is said to have died on 27 Oct 1776 and to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary
War.
Lydia Cummings was
born on 24 Apr 1760 in Topsfield. [Ref] She
died on 3 Apr 1843. She might be the Lydia who married Hezekiah Hotchkins
of New Ipswich on 18 Dec 1780 in Topsfield. [Ref]
The heirs of Hezekiah and Lydia Hodgkins made a successful application for
a Revolutionary War pension, dated 4 Feb 1845 at Troy, New Hampshire, on the
grounds of Hezekiah's service as a private and as a sergeant in the Massachusetts
troops. He served under Capt. Bernard and Col. Little. [Ref]
Mehitable Cummings
was born on 26 Feb 1762 in Topsfield. [Ref]
She might be the Mehitable who married Stephen Adams of Ipswich on 7 Oct 1784
in Topsfield. [Ref] (Or, more likely it is
her cousin Mehitable.)
Sarah Cummings was
born on 28 Nov 1764 in Topsfield. [Ref] She
died on 1 Feb 1778 in Topsfield. [Ref]
Isaac Cummings was
born on 25 Jan 1767 in Topsfield. [Ref]
Abigail Cummings
was born on 25 Mar 1769 in Topsfield. [Ref]
She was baptised on 19 Mar 1769 in Topsfield. [Ref]
She died on 23 Jan 1770 in Wenham. [Ref]
and Sarah White
Abigail Cummings
was born on 8 Oct 1771 in Topsfield. [Ref]
Abigail was never married.
Oliver Cummings
was born on 4 Jun 1773 in Topsfield. [Ref]
He died in the War of 1812.
Elizabeth Cummings
was born on 17 Nov 1775 in Topsfield. [Ref]
She died young.
Betty Cummings was
born on 24 May 1778 in Topsfield. [Ref] She
might be the Elizabeth who married John Lummus of Hamilton on 17 Sep 1804
in Topsfield. [Ref, or this might be Elizabeth,
the daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth]