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John Thaxter

M, #176, b. 1626, d. 14 March 1687/88

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Parents

Father	Thomas Thaxter (d. 4 February 1654/55)
Mother	Elizabeth (d. 17 July 1660)

Family: Elizabeth Jacob (b. about 1634, d. 24 November 1725)

Son	John Thaxter, , Jr (b. 4 December 1651)
Son	Thomas Thaxter (b. 4 June 1654, d. 3 September 1704)
Son	Jopseh Thaxter (b. 1 June 1656)
Son	Samuel Thaxter (b. 17 November 1658)
Daughter	Elizabeth Thaxter+ (b. 19 February 1660/61, d. 6 April 1727)
Son	Benjamin Thaxter (b. 4 February 1663/64)
Son	Samuel Thaxter+ (b. 6 August 1665)
Daughter	Mary Jacob Thaxter+ (b. 19 August 1667, d. 1737)
Daughter	Deborah Thaxter (b. 14 September 1669)
Daughter	Sarah Thaxter (b. 26 September 1671)
Son	Daniel Thaxter (b. 1 August 1675)
Son	Jonathan Thaxter (b. 18 April 1677)

Biography

John Thaxter was born in 1626 in Hingham, Norfolk, England. He and Elizabeth Jacob were married on 4 December 1648 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.^1,2 He died on 14 March 1687/88 at age ~62 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹

John Thaxter lived at North Street in Hingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts.¹ He.

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Citations

[S6] George Lincoln et al., History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (Somersworth, NH: New England History Press, 1982), 229-239. Hereinafter cited as History of the Town of Hingham.
[S20] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985).

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Elizabeth Jacob

F, #177, b. about 1634, d. 24 November 1725

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My Ancestors

Parents

Father	Nicholas Jacob (b. about 1604, d. 5 June 1657)
Mother	Mary Gilman

Family: John Thaxter (b. 1626, d. 14 March 1687/88)

Son	John Thaxter, , Jr (b. 4 December 1651)
Son	Thomas Thaxter (b. 4 June 1654, d. 3 September 1704)
Son	Jopseh Thaxter (b. 1 June 1656)
Son	Samuel Thaxter (b. 17 November 1658)
Daughter	Elizabeth Thaxter+ (b. 19 February 1660/61, d. 6 April 1727)
Son	Benjamin Thaxter (b. 4 February 1663/64)
Son	Samuel Thaxter+ (b. 6 August 1665)
Daughter	Mary Jacob Thaxter+ (b. 19 August 1667, d. 1737)
Daughter	Deborah Thaxter (b. 14 September 1669)
Daughter	Sarah Thaxter (b. 26 September 1671)
Son	Daniel Thaxter (b. 1 August 1675)
Son	Jonathan Thaxter (b. 18 April 1677)

Biography

Elizabeth Jacob was born about 1634 in Watertown, Massachusetts.¹ John Thaxter and she were married on 4 December 1648 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.^2,3 She died on 24 November 1725 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Elizabeth Jacob was also known as Elizabeth.

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Citations

[S9] R. C. Anderson, The Great Migration Begins, Immigrants to New England 1620-1633 (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995). Hereinafter cited as The Great Migration Begins.
[S6] George Lincoln et al., History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (Somersworth, NH: New England History Press, 1982), 229-239. Hereinafter cited as History of the Town of Hingham.
[S20] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985).

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Hannah Gridley

F, #178, b. 19 April 1671, d. 26 January 1756

Family: Samuel Thaxter (b. 6 August 1665)

Daughter

Elizabeth Norton Thaxter (b. 18 September 1692, d. 11 January 1762)

Biography

Hannah Gridley was born on 19 April 1671. Samuel Thaxter and she were married. She died on 26 January 1756 at age 84 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Sarah Reed

F, #180, b. 7 July 1721

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My Ancestors

Parents

Father	John Reed (b. 30 December 1679, d. December 1757)
Mother	Sarah Whitmarsh (b. 19 October 1694)

Family: Adam Cushing (b. 6 September 1719, d. after 1819)

Son	Greenwood Cushing (b. 10 June 1744)
Son	John Cushing (b. 24 February 1745)
Son	Ezra Cushing+ (b. 13 July 1748, d. 5 May 1820)
Daughter	Avice Cushing (b. 4 September 1750)
Daughter	Sarah Cushing (b. 26 April 1753)

Biography

Sarah Reed was born on 7 July 1721 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Adam Cushing and she were married on 9 June 1743 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.¹

Sarah Reed had person sources.¹

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Citations

[S5] 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 (Montreal: The Perrault Printing Co, 1905), p. 73. Hereinafter cited as The Genealogy of the Cushing Family.

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Ezra Cushing

M, #181, b. 13 July 1748, d. 5 May 1820

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My Ancestors

Parents

Father	Adam Cushing (b. 6 September 1719, d. after 1819)
Mother	Sarah Reed (b. 7 July 1721)

Family: Susannah Shaw (b. 1751, d. 21 October 1833)

Son	Col Brackley Cushing (b. 18 October 1775, d. 8 December 1830)
Son	John Cushing+ (b. 28 July 1781, d. 23 June 1842)

Biography

Ezra Cushing was born on 13 July 1748 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts.^1,2 He and Susannah Shaw were married on 10 November 1772 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts.^3,2 He died on 5 May 1820 at age 71.²

Ezra Cushing served in the military on 4 March 1776.⁴ He appeared in the census in 1790 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Citations

[S4] F. Arthorp Foster, compiler, Vital Records of Abington Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1912), Vol I, p. 60 "Cushing: Ezra, s. Adam and Sarah, July 13, 1748". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Abington.
[S5] 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 (Montreal: The Perrault Printing Co, 1905), p. 144. Hereinafter cited as The Genealogy of the Cushing Family.
[S4] F. Arthorp Foster, Vital Records of Abington, Vol II, p. 58Cushing, Ezra and Susanah [int. Susannah] Shaw, Nov. 10, 1772.
[S1270] Ancestry.com Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008, 1998), Vol 4, p. 288. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors.

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Rev Thomas Greenwood

M, #182, b. 22 January 1671/72, d. 8 September 1720

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My Ancestors

Parents

Father	Thomas Greenwood (b. about 1643, d. September 1693)
Mother	Hannah Ward (b. before 1653, d. before 1687)

Family: Elizabeth Wiswall (b. 30 September 1668, d. 24 January 1737/38)

Daughter

Hannah Greenwood+ (b. 5 February 1694/95, d. 1765)

Biography

Rev Thomas Greenwood was born on 22 January 1671/72 in Weymouth, Massachusetts.¹ He and Elizabeth Wiswall were married on 28 December 1693 in Newton, Massachusetts.² He died on 8 September 1720 at age 48 in Sekonk, Massachusetts.¹

Rev Thomas Greenwood was educated in 1690 at Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts.¹ He was ordained on 24 October 1694 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts.¹ He signed a will.

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Citations

[S1228] Frederick Lewis Weis, compiler, The Colonial Clergy and the Colonial Churches of New England (: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1977), p. 97. Hereinafter cited as The Colonial Clergy of New England.
[S20] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985).

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Elizabeth Wiswall

F, #183, b. 30 September 1668, d. 24 January 1737/38

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My Ancestors

Parents

Father	Captain Noah Wiswall (b. 30 December 1638, d. 6 July 1690)
Mother	Theodocia Jackson (b. about 1643, d. 1725)

Family: Rev Thomas Greenwood (b. 22 January 1671/72, d. 8 September 1720)

Daughter

Hannah Greenwood+ (b. 5 February 1694/95, d. 1765)

Biography

Elizabeth Wiswall was born on 30 September 1668 in Newton, Massachusetts. Rev Thomas Greenwood and she were married on 28 December 1693 in Newton, Massachusetts.¹ She died on 24 January 1737/38 at age 69 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

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Citations

[S20] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985).

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John Reed

M, #184, b. 30 December 1679, d. December 1757

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My Ancestors

Parents

Father	Thomas Reed (b. 1645, d. 14 November 1719)
Mother	Sarah Bicknell (b. 1648)

Family: Sarah Whitmarsh (b. 19 October 1694)

Daughter

Sarah Reed+ (b. 7 July 1721)

Biography

John Reed was born on 30 December 1679 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. He and Sarah Whitmarsh were married in 1715. He died in December 1757 at age ~78 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

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Sarah Whitmarsh

F, #185, b. 19 October 1694

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My Ancestors

Parents

Father	Capt. Ezra Whitmarsh (b. 13 October 1670, d. 1 August 1754)
Mother	Bathsheba Richards (b. 16 November 1674, d. June 1752)

Family: John Reed (b. 30 December 1679, d. December 1757)

Daughter

Sarah Reed+ (b. 7 July 1721)

Biography

Sarah Whitmarsh was born on 19 October 1694 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.¹ John Reed and she were married in 1715.

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Citations

[S8] George Walter Chamberlain, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Massachusetts (1923; reprint Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1984), p. 760. Hereinafter cited as Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth.

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Susannah Shaw

F, #186, b. 1751, d. 21 October 1833

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My Ancestors

Parents

Father	Captain Ebenezer ("Old Swamp") Shaw (b. 23 April 1718, d. 21 November 1796)
Mother	Anne Colson (b. 1 January 1725/26, d. 12 October 1799)

Family: Ezra Cushing (b. 13 July 1748, d. 5 May 1820)

Son	Col Brackley Cushing (b. 18 October 1775, d. 8 December 1830)
Son	John Cushing+ (b. 28 July 1781, d. 23 June 1842)

Biography

Susannah Shaw was born in 1751. Ezra Cushing and she were married on 10 November 1772 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts.^1,2 She died on 21 October 1833 at age ~82 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Susannah Shaw had person sources.³

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Citations

[S4] F. Arthorp Foster, compiler, Vital Records of Abington Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1912), Vol II, p. 58Cushing, Ezra and Susanah [int. Susannah] Shaw, Nov. 10, 1772. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Abington.
[S5] 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 (Montreal: The Perrault Printing Co, 1905), p. 144. Hereinafter cited as The Genealogy of the Cushing Family.
[S5] James S. Cushing, The Genealogy of the Cushing Family, p. 144He [Ezra Cushing] married, 10 Nov, 1772, Susannah, daughter of Capt. Eben Shaw.

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John Cushing

M, #187, b. 28 July 1781, d. 23 June 1842

References

My Ancestors

Parents

Father	Ezra Cushing (b. 13 July 1748, d. 5 May 1820)
Mother	Susannah Shaw (b. 1751, d. 21 October 1833)

Family: Polly Wales (b. 20 September 1784, d. 6 February 1850)

Son	John Cushing (b. 18 October 1804)
Son	William Wales Cushing+ (b. 19 February 1806, d. 7 September 1879)
Daughter	Nancy Wales Cushing (b. 5 March 1813)
Daughter	Harret Elizabeth Cushing (b. 14 March 1823)

Biography

John Cushing was born on 28 July 1781 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹ He and Polly Wales were married on 14 May 1804 in West Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died on 23 June 1842 at age 60 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts.²

John Cushing was a butcher & farmer.²

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Citations

[S4] F. Arthorp Foster, compiler, Vital Records of Abington Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1912), p. 60,John, s. Ezra and Susanah, July 28, 1781. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Abington.
[S12] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 from original records held by the Massachusetts State Archives (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004), Vol: 3 ; Page: 56. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910.

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Ralf De Limisi, Baron of Oxburg

M, #195

Parents

Father	Hugh De Toescini De Limisi (b. about 1060)
Mother	Christine de Conteville

Family: Christine (d. 1144)

Son	Baldrick De Limisi

Biography

Ralf De Limisi, Baron of Oxburg, and Christine were married.

Ralf De Limisi, Baron of Oxburg.¹

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Citations

[S5] 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 (Montreal: The Perrault Printing Co, 1905). Hereinafter cited as The Genealogy of the Cushing Family.

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Christine

F, #196, d. 1144

Parents

Father	Edward "The Exile" (b. 1016, d. about 1057)
Mother	Agatha Arpad, , Princess of Hungary (d. after 1093)

Family: Ralf De Limisi, Baron of Oxburg,

Son	Baldrick De Limisi

Biography

Ralf De Limisi, Baron of Oxburg, and Christine were married. She died in 1144.

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Hugh De Toescini De Limisi

M, #197, b. about 1060

Parents

Father

Roger de Toecsini, D'Espagne (b. before 1011)

Family: Christine de Conteville

Son	Ralf De Limisi, Baron of Oxburg+
Son	Baldrick

Biography

Hugh De Toescini De Limisi was born about 1060. He and Christine de Conteville were married.

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Christine de Conteville

F, #198

Parents

Father	Herlevin de Conteville, Vicomte de Conteville (b. about 1001, d. about 1066)
Mother	Herleve (Harlette) de Falaise (b. about 1003, d. about 1050)

Family: Hugh De Toescini De Limisi (b. about 1060)

Son	Ralf De Limisi, Baron of Oxburg+
Son	Baldrick

Biography

Christine de Conteville was born in Conteville, Normandie, France. Hugh De Toescini De Limisi and she were married.

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Roger de Toecsini, D'Espagne

M, #199, b. before 1011

Parents

Father

Ranulf de Apulia

Family:

Son	Hugh De Toescini De Limisi+ (b. about 1060)

Biography

Roger de Toecsini, D'Espagne, was born before 1011.¹

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Citations

[S5] 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 (Montreal: The Perrault Printing Co, 1905), p. 15. Hereinafter cited as The Genealogy of the Cushing Family.

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Ranulf de Apulia

M, #200

Parents

Father

Ralf de Toescini

Family:

Son	Roger de Toecsini, D'Espagne+ (b. before 1011)

Biography¹

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Citations

[S5] 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 (Montreal: The Perrault Printing Co, 1905), p. 15. Hereinafter cited as The Genealogy of the Cushing Family.