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     Thomas Wilder , Jr. was born on 13 September 1726 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was the son of Thomas Wilder and Anna Eels. Thomas Wilder , Jr. married Sarah Garnet, daughter of Robert Garnet and Sarah Dunbar, on 11 January 1749/50. Thomas Wilder , Jr. died in 1810.

     John Damon was born on 3 December 1816. He was the son of Joseph Damon and Lucy Tower.

     Alvira Adaline Damon was born on 3 January 1819. She was the daughter of Joseph Damon and Lucy Tower.

     Anna W Damon was born on 5 July 1821. He was the son of Joseph Damon and Lucy Tower.

     Joseph N Damon was born on 3 December 1823. He was the son of Joseph Damon and Lucy Tower.

     Betsey Damon was born on 15 September 1825. She was the daughter of Joseph Damon and Lucy Tower.

     Deborah Damon was born on 12 January 1827. She was the daughter of Joseph Damon and Lucy Tower.

     Esteria B Damon was born in April 1828. She was the daughter of Joseph Damon and Lucy Tower.

     Mary A Damon was born circa 1833. She was the daughter of Joseph Damon and Lucy Tower.

     Thomas Lincoln was born on 22 December 1652 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was the son of Thomas Lincoln. Thomas Lincoln married Sarah Lewis on 6 January 1684 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

     Her married name was Lincoln. Sarah Lewis was born on 4 March 1660/61 at Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts. She married Thomas Lincoln, son of Thomas Lincoln, on 6 January 1684 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

     Captain Ebenezer Shaw was born on 23 April 1718 at Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. He was the son of Joseph Shaw and Mary Blanchard. Captain Ebenezer Shaw married Anne Colson, daughter of John Colson and Susannah Lincoln, on 2 September 1740 at Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.¹ Captain Ebenezer Shaw died on 21 November 1796 at Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, at age 78. He was buried at Liberty Street, Rockland, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

     Her married name was Shaw. Anne Colson was born on 1 January 1724/25 at Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of John Colson and Susannah Lincoln. Anne Colson married Captain Ebenezer Shaw, son of Joseph Shaw and Mary Blanchard, on 2 September 1740 at Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.¹ Anne Colson died on 12 October 1799 at Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, at age 74.

     William Wales was buried at West Abington Cemetery, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was born on 23 August 1759 at Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was the son of William Wales and Lydia Sprague. William Wales married Mary Noyes, daughter of Samuel Noyes III and Lois Whitmarsh, on 20 April 1782 at Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts. William Wales died on 22 March 1838 at Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, at age 78.

     Her married name was Wales. Mary Noyes was born on 7 February 1762 at Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Samuel Noyes III and Lois Whitmarsh. Mary Noyes married William Wales, son of William Wales and Lydia Sprague, on 20 April 1782 at Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

     Benjamin Lincoln was born on 17 August 1699 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He married Elizabeth Norton Thaxter, daughter of Samuel Thaxter and Hannah Gridley, on 31 October 1723. Benjamin Lincoln died on 1 March 1771 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, at age 71.

     Her married name was Lincoln. Elizabeth Norton Thaxter was born on 18 September 1692 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Samuel Thaxter and Hannah Gridley. Elizabeth Norton Thaxter married Benjamin Lincoln on 31 October 1723. Elizabeth Norton Thaxter died on 11 January 1762 at age 69.

     Theophilus Cushing lived at Main Street, South Hingham, Massachusetts.¹ He was born on 7 June 1657 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Daniel Cushing and Lydia Gilman. Theophilus Cushing married Mary Jacob Thaxter, daughter of John Thaxter and Elizabeth Jacob, on 28 November 1688 at Hingham, Massachusetts.^1,2 Theophilus Cushing Selectman 1697, 1707, and 1715. Representative 1702, 1703, 1704, 1707, and 1713.³ He left a will on 3 January 1717/18; "to wife Mary, thirty-two shares in the second part of 3d division in Cohasset; also land at 'Planters' Hill;' my quick stock, all my movables, and the improvement of my whole estate while she remains a widow; afterwards to go to sons Theophilus and Seth when they become of age. To daughter Deborah £100; to son Nehemiah land in Abington, and the release of a bond for money lent him; to son Adam land and buildings formerly purchased of William Sprague, senr; to son David land purchased of Samuel Stodder, also the lot purchased of my brother Samuel Thaxter; to son Abel house and land I purchased of William Sprague, Jr., lying near 'Page's Bridge;' to son Theophilus my dwelling-house, barn, and land on the west side of the road, and land at 'Wakely's Marsh;' to son Seth land and other valuables; and the sons are to pay £100 each to their sister Deborah.^1,3' He died on 7 January 1717/18 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, at age 60.¹ He was buried at High Street Cemetery, Hingham, Massachusetts.

     Her married name was Herrick. Her married name was Cushing. Mary Jacob Thaxter was born on 19 August 1667 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of John Thaxter and Elizabeth Jacob. Mary Jacob Thaxter married Theophilus Cushing, son of Daniel Cushing and Lydia Gilman, on 28 November 1688 at Hingham, Massachusetts.^1,2 Mary Jacob Thaxter married Capt Joseph Herrick on 11 January 1721/22. Mary Jacob Thaxter died in 1737 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹

     Daniel Cushing was baptized on 20 April 1619 at Hingham, Norfolk, England.¹ He was the son of Matthew Cushing and Nazareth Pitcher. Daniel Cushing married Lydia Gilman, daughter of Edward Gilman and Mary Clarke, on 19 June 1645 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.² Daniel Cushing left a will on 11 September 1693.¹ He died on 3 December 1700 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, at age 81.¹ He was buried after 3 December 1700 at Old Ship Cemetery, Hingham, Massachusetts. He DANIEL 2 ( Matthew 1), bt. in Hing. Eng. Apr. 20, 1619. m. first, Jan. 19, 1645, Lydia Gilman, dau. of Edward and Mary (Clark) Gilman. She was b. in Eng. and d. in Hing. Mass., 12 March, 1688-89. He m. secondly, March 23, 1690-91, Mrs. Elizabeth (Jacob) Thaxter, wid. of Capt. John Thaxter, and dau. of Nicholas and Mary Jacob. She was b. in Eng. 1632, and d. in Hing. 24 Nov. 1725, æt. 93 yrs. Daniel d. 3 Dec. 1700, æt. 81 yrs. He was an active business man, sagacious and thorough in whatever he undertook; a magistrate of more than ordinary ability; selectman 1665, and for many yrs. after; town clerk from 1669 until the time of his decease; for a short period, i. e. during the administration of Edmond Andros as Governor, the office of town clerk was abolished, and Nathaniel Beal was appointed 'Clark of the Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths in Hingham; this continued until under the new charter, when, March 28, 1693, Daniel was again chosen town clerk ( 3:344 ) ; delegate to the General Court in 1680, 1682, and 1695, and a man of influence and power in the community. It is to him more than to any of his contemporaries that the present generation is indebted for much of the valuable information which has come down to us relating to the early planters of this town. He accumulated a large property for the period in which he lived, and his will, dated 11 Sept. 1693, proved 18 Feb. 1700-1, covers sev. pages of MS., in the S. P. rec's. Resided on the paternal homestead, Main St., below 'Pear Tree Hill.³'

     Her married name was Cushing. Lydia Gilman was born on 15 September 1619 at Hingham, Norfolk, England. She was the daughter of Edward Gilman and Mary Clarke. Lydia Gilman married Daniel Cushing, son of Matthew Cushing and Nazareth Pitcher, on 19 June 1645 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹ Lydia Gilman died on 12 March 1688/89 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, at age 69.²

     Matthew Cushing was baptized on 2 March 1588/89 at Hardingham, Norfolk, England.¹ He was the son of Peter Cushing and Susan Hawes. Matthew Cushing married Nazareth Pitcher, daughter of Henry Pitcher and Sarah Bond, on 5 August 1613.¹ Matthew Cushing sailed on the ship Diligent from Hingham, England, in 1638. He immigrated on 10 August 1638.² He died on 30 September 1660 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, at age 71.¹ He was buried at Old Ship Cemetery, Hingham, Massachusetts. He Matthew Cushing, born in 1588, the year of the Spanish Armada, son of Peter Cushing of Norfolk, whose grandfather had possessed large estates in Lombard street, London, married 5 August 1613 Nazareth Pitcher, daughter of Henry Pitcher, of the famous family of Admiral Pitcher of England. For the first fifty years of his life he lived in Hardingham and Hingham, Norfolk County, England, and had, as by register of old Hingham: Daniel, baptized 20 April 1619; Jeremiah, 1 January 1621; Matthew, 5 April 1623; Deborah, 17 February 1625; and John, whose baptism is, I believe, omitted and I have heard, that it was in a neighboring parish. With his wife and five children, and his wife's sister (Widow Francis Riecroft, who died a few weeks after their arrival), he embarked in the ship 'Diligent' of Ipswich, 350 tons, John Martin, master, which sailed from Gravesend, 26 April 1638, with 133 passengers, among whom was Robert Peck, M.A., Rector of t he parish of Hingham, England. The immediate occasion of their departure seems to have been trouble in ecclesiastical matters. Their rector, doubtless with th e sympathy and aid of most of those constituting the emigrating party, had pulled down the rails of chancel and altar, and leveled the latter a foot below the church, as it remains to this day. Being prosecuted by Bishop Wren, he left the Kingdom, together with his friends - who sold their estates at half their real value. The party, having landed at Boston Massachusetts, 10 August 1638, immediately proceeded to their destination, Hingham Massachusetts, so named after the name of the former home of the Cushing family in England. At a town meeting held in 1638, a house lot of five acres, first below Pear Tree Hill, on Bachelor (Main) St., was given to Matthew Cushing, and it continued in the possession of the family until 1887. He was early engaged in the public affairs of the town, became a deacon in Reverend Hobart's church, and was the progenitor of many eminent descendants. It is now a pretty well established fact that, with the exception of a few families who have come to this country during the past century , all the persons bearing the surname of Cushing in the United States and Canada are his direct lineal descendants. His will, which was a verbal one, was written after his decease by his children, who, under date of 15 November 1660, pray that Daniel Cushing, Esq., their oldest brother, may be appointed administrat or of their father's estate. In his will all the children except Deborah, who married May 1648, Matthew Briggs, are named as living; and the share to this son -in-law was large. His widow died 1681, aged 95. Upon the lot now occupied by Dr. Robbins at the foot of Pear-tree Hill, a few rods north of his residence, Matthew Cushing, who died in 1660 at seventy-one years of age, the progenitor, probably, of all the families of that name in the United States, had established the home which remained uninterruptedly in the family until 1887; and here still lived his wife, who died subsequently to the war, aged ninety-six, his son Daniel, then and until his death town clerk, and one of the wealthy men of the period, and Matthew a grandson, afterwards lieutenant and captain. Not far away Matthew Cushing senior's daughter Deborah lived with her husband, Matthias Briggs, while on the opposite side of the street, at what is now the Keeshan place, Daniel the younger, a weaver by trade, established a home and reared a large family. The Cushings were shopkeepers in addition to their other occupations, and probably the little end shop built onto the dwelling on either side of the street contained articles of sale and barter,--produce and pelts and West India goods and ammunition. We may suppose that these small centres of trade, together with the tannery in the immediate vicinity, gave quite a little air of business to the neighborhood,--forming indeed the primitive exchange of the period. He MATTHEW, with his w. and five ch., came from Hing. in Old Eng. and settled in Hing. in New Eng., in the autumn of 1638. According to a memorandum kept by one of the fam., they came to Boston in the ship 'Diligent,' John Martin, master, arriving on the 10th of Aug. of that yr. Matthew, however, had sev. lots granted him prior to his arrival here. The lot upon which he built his dw.-house, first below Pear Tree Hill, was among those granted for building purposes on Bachelor (Main) St. in 1638, and it continued in the fam. possession until 1887. The history of the Cushing fam. is traceable in Eng. for sev. generations before either Pilgrim or Puritan set sail for America. A Thomas Cushing owned land in Hing. and other parts of Eng., early in the fifteenth century. William, the oldest s. of Thomas, commenced his will of 1492 as foll.: -'In the name of god Amen, The xx Day of the moneth of Septembr, in the yere of o r lord god M'cccclxxxxij, I William Cusshyn of Henghm in my hoel mend And good memory beying, make my testament and my last will Declare in this forme Folloyng;' etc. John, s. of William, made his will in 1522. Thomas, s. of John, d. in 1588. Peter, s. of Thomas, was buried at Hing. Eng., 2 March, 1596; he was the fa. of eight ch., five sons and three dau's. Of the sons of Peter, Theophilus and Matthew emigrated to New Eng. Theophilus came in 1633, in the ship 'Griffin,' and resided sev. yrs. at Haynes farm. He afts. settled in our Hing; was blind during the last twenty-five yrs. of his life, and d. 24 March, 1678-79, æt. nearly 100 yrs. There is no rec. showing that he had a fam. With Matthew, therefore, the genealogical rec. of all the persons bearing the surname Cushing in Hing. and vicinty, and perhaps in the United States, commences. The w. of Matthew, whom he m. in Eng. 1613, was Nazareth Pitcher, a dau. of Henry Pitcher. She d. in Hing. 6 Jan. 1681-82, æt. 96 yrs. Matthew d. 30 Sept. 1660, æt. 71 yrs. He was early engaged in the public affairs of the town; was deacon of the church, and the progenitor of many eminent descendants. His will, which was a verbal one, was written out after his decease by his ch., who, under date of 15 Nov. 1660, pray that Daniel Cushing, Esqr., their oldest bro. may be appointed administrator of their fa.'s est. Resided on Main St., below 'Pear Tree Hill.' The ch., of Matthew and Nazareth, all b. in Eng., were - i. DANIEL, bt. Apr. 20, 1619. ii. JEREMIAH, July 21, 1621. 'Mariner.' Resided at Boston, and was lost at sea. iii. MATTHEW, Apr. 5, 1623. iv. DEBORAH, Feb. 17, 1624-25. m. in Hing. May 9, 1648, Matthias Briggs, and d. 25 Sept. 1700. v. JOHN, 1627.³

     Her married name was Cushing. Nazareth Pitcher Nazareth was the daughter of Henry Pitcher of the famous family of Admiral Pitcher of England.¹ She was born before 30 October 1586.² She was baptized on 30 October 1586.² She was the daughter of Henry Pitcher and Sarah Bond. Nazareth Pitcher married Matthew Cushing, son of Peter Cushing and Susan Hawes, on 5 August 1613.² Nazareth Pitcher died on 6 January 1681/82 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

     Daniel Cushing Jr was born on 23 July 1648 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was the son of Daniel Cushing and Lydia Gilman. Daniel Cushing Jr married Elizabeth Thaxter, daughter of John Thaxter and Elizabeth Jacob, on 8 December 1680 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Daniel Cushing Jr was Weaver. He Daniel resided in Hingham on Main Street, below (Pear Tree Hill). He was a freeman in 1679, a weaver and a Constable in 1684.¹ He died on 5 May 1716 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, at age 67. He was buried at Hingham Center Cemetery, Hingham, Massachusetts.

     Peter Cushing Peter Cushing the son of Thomas Cushing was born at Hardingham but removed to Hingham about 1600, in which year the parish register of Hingham begins. He married Susan Hawes at Hardingham, 2 June 1583. He was buried at Hingham, Eng., 2 March 1615. His wife was buried 26 April 1641. He was probably one of the first of the Cushings to embrace the Protestant faith, for the wills of his father and eldest brother are not in the Protestant form.

Children: THEOPHILUS baptized 4 Nov. 1584. He came to New England in 1633, in the ship Griffin, in company with Governor Haynes and the eminent Puritan divines, Cotton and Hooker. For a time he resided on Haynes' farm with his friend (afterwards the celebrated Governor Haynes) as his adviser and secretary. When his younger brother Matthew, following his example, came to New England. Theophilus, who appears never to have married, settled with him in Hingham, Mass. He was blind for 25 years before his death, which occurred 24 March 1679.

BRIDGET baptized 19 February 1 586. Married, 15 July 1627, George More.

MATTHEW baptized 2 March 1589.

WILLIAM, baptized l April 1593. Married Margery---- and had children, William, Robert, Anne, and Elizabeth.

BARBARA. baptized 16 June 1596, died January 1632.

PETER OF LONDON. He married Godly, widow of Simon Payne. His will is dated 2 February 1664, and was proved 2 January 1665. He died without issue. His wife made her will 11 April 1675, and died the same year.

KATHERINE married ---- Long of Carlton Road near Wymondham in Norfolk

THOMAS OF LONDON, baptized 15 May 1603. His will is dated 10 August 1669. He calls himself of London, Gentleman, unmarried. He was born in 1562 at Hardingham, Norfolk, England. He was the son of Thomas Cushing and Ursula (?). Peter Cushing married Susan Hawes on 2 June 1583 at Hardingham, Norfolk, England.¹ Peter Cushing died at Hingham, Norfolk, England.¹ He was buried on 2 March 1614/15 at Hingham, Norfolk, England.¹

     Susan Hawes was born in 1563 at Hardingham, Norfolk, England. She married Peter Cushing, son of Thomas Cushing and Ursula (?), on 2 June 1583 at Hardingham, Norfolk, England.¹ Her married name was Cushing. Susan Hawes died at Hingham, Norfolk, England.¹ She was buried on 26 April 1641.

     Thomas Cushing AKA: Thomas of Hardingham, Thomas Cushing (Cushyn) second son of John Cushing of Hardingham. He inherited the homestead of his father with all the lands pertaining thereto. He died at Hardingham in April 1558.¹ He was born in 1512 at Hardingham, Norfolk, England. He was the son of John Cushing and Alice Clive. Thomas Cushing married Ursula (?) circa 1537 at Hardingham, Norfolk, England. Thomas Cushing died in April 1588 at Hardingham, Norfolk, England.¹