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EARLY RECORDS
OF THE
COIDIDTGS FAIIILY
OF ANDOVER
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OOMPlLED BY
CHARLOTTE BELEN ABBOTT
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-/!he ClJDDGS FAMILY
of Andover.
Isaac (1) Cummings was here ln
8th,
.u probate
rop8:t~:4,in
1638. His wl11, dated the
May 22, 16'17. His wife's name ls unlmown. He 1ef't:-
John (2), b. 1630; m. Sara Howlett, daughter of'
Ensl~
Thos.Howlett;
d • .1)eo.l, 1700; she d. JJeo.7,1688Jmoved to Box:f'ord,1658;Dunstab1e
/1680.
Isaac (2), b. 1633; m. Nov. 27,1659, Mary, dau. of' Robert Andrews; he
d. 1721; she d. betore 1712.
Elizabeth \2), b.
; m. Kay 1, 1661, In. Jewett of' Rowley;
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in
Ipswieh,Ju1y 9,1679; he m, 2nd., Ellzabeth. widow of' Hen Chadwell
ot Lynn.
Anne~2) ).
; m. Oct. 8,1669,Jn. Pease ot
~alem;
moved to Entleld,e,
1681; she was his 2nd wlte, had:James l3}, b. Oct.23,1670
Isaao (3), b. July 15,1672
AbIgai1\3), b. Oct.18,1675
John (2) CUmmings and wlte, Sara How1ett,had:John (3), b. in Boxford; lived in Dunstable; m.
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Sept.13,1680,E1Iz.K1n8le~J
she was killed July 3,1706,
Thomas (3), b. Oct.6,1658, in Boxford; ••
~ec.19,1688,
PrIscilla Warner;
to Dunstable; d. 1723.
m~ved
Bath I 1 \3), b. Sept. 10,1659; in Boxford; m. Abigal1--;11ved in Dunstable.
Sara (3), b. Jan. 28,1662; m. neo. 24,1682,Sam French, son if'
L1eut.~
French.
Abraham. \3), b. in Boxford; m. Feb. 28,1687,Sara Wrlght of' Woburn;he 11ved
ln WOburD 10
1saao'3)
Ebenezer(3)
~ear8;
moved to Dunstab1e.
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killed by Indians at
Dunstable,Nov.2,1688~
Wllliam (3), b. Aug. 5,1671; d. March 30,1672.
Eleazer (3), b. Aug. 5, l671,tw1n.
Ben (3), b. Bab. 23,1673
Sam (3), b. Dee. 28,1677.
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The CUMMINGS FAlILY.
Isaac (2 ) CumminSs and wyte. Me.!:l Andrews I bad:-
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son (3) , b. and d. Aug. 28,1660.
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Nov. 2,1661
Dec.6,1662.
Isaac (3), b. Sept. 15,1664; in Topsfield; m.Dec. 25,1688,A11ce Howlett,
..,
dau. of Thos.i .- -
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m. 2nd., Nov. 23,1696,Frances Sherwin of J30x-
ford, who d. Mar.13,1770; he d. Aug. 1746.
John (3), b. June 7, 1666; m. Jan. 23,1689, Suaanna,dau. of Joseph and Phebe
Towne; she d. Sept. 13,1766 at 96; he made will
May 8 ,1722,pro.
July 16, 1722.
Thomas l3), b. June 27,1670;
in Topsfield; m.
of Joseph and Anne(Bathorn)
Porte~r
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Mar. 20,1705, Kehitab1e_ dau.
Salem Village; she d.May 9,1738l
his will was probate,Dec.25,1748.
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Mary (3), b. teb.16,1172; m. July 14:,169--,
.1)anie1 B1ack,Jr/. of Boxf'ord;
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she d. Dec.16, 169-ftebeooa (3), b. Apr11 1, 1674; m. Jan.13,1696,T.homas Howlett, who d. Fab.lO
1713; she m. Deo.20,1715, Michael Whidden of Portsmouth,
Ab1gail l3), b.
; m. March 28,1694, Sam ferley, son of Sam
H.H~
~ar1ey;
she
d. Jan. 22,1726.
Stebbin or Stebbins \3), b. Peb. 27,1681; killed July 3, 1706, by Indians,
probably while visiting 1n Dunstab1e.
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Jobnl3) Cumm1ngs(lelm't~tEk.)l-a.nd wU'e, Elizabeth K1nsleI ha,l:- (in Dunstable
JoHnk(4), b. July 7,l682Y-m. 1706,Ellzabeth Adams 0/ cEeimstOrd,
Sam \4), b. Oct. 6,1684.
Elizabeth
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f"I
Jan.5,1687.
Ebenezer\4), b. Sept.17,1695
Anna l4), b. Sept.14,1698
Lydia \4), b. ~ar.24,1701i d. 1,01; same year.
Wm. (4), b. Apr. 24,1702.
The oWMmas FAMILY
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Thoma~ ~3) Oummtnss( John(2)Isaac(1). and wlte,Priscl1la War~.r,had:- (Dunstabl«
~rlscl11a
l4), b.
Mary (4)
Ann!4)
Thomas(4)
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Jonathan (4), b. July 3,1703; m.E11zabeth Blanchard.
Ephraim l4)
Samue1(4)
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Nathanlell3)CummingslJn.(2)Iaaao(1) and w1re, Ab1sa11 ,had:"(ot Dunstable)
Jobn(4), b. Jan.1698; d. 1770
~ath'l
l4), b. Sept. 8,1699
E1elzer (4), b. Oct.19,1701
Joseph (4), b. May 26,1704
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Abraham (3)OUmmings( John(2)Isaae(1) and wite,Sara Wrlght (Dunstab1e
&
WOburn)·
Abraham(4), b. Vct.7,l690; 1n Woburn
Joseph\&), b. Sept.l,J692; in Woburn;adopted by Thos.How1ett and Rebeoca Cummr
lngs, ot ~o stl~ld at 12; m.Dec.1,1714,Sara,dau. or Isaac and Ablgait
was alive 1748 but
Nov.11,1751,Prlscl11a t.msan
Easty;
who d. Aug.19,1780; he d. a Capt., age 102; Apr.22,1794.
~ara
(4), b. Feb.lO,1694;1n Woburn
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Jacob~4),
b. Jan.3,1696 ; "
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Joslah(4), b. July 12,1698; in Dunstab1e
E1eizer(4), b. Apr.9,1704; in Woburn
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Isaao (3) CUmminga(Isaac(2-1) and 1st .We A1lce How1ett,had:-
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(4), bapt. May 4,1690;pub. Oct.5,1723 to Stephen Smith ot' Ipswich.
Isaao (4), bapt. Aprll 24,1692;m. . .r.8,1717 Abigail,dau.or Jos. Boardman and
w.~rudenoe Foster; ahe d.Oct.5,1771;he d. Vet.12,1?6l.
A1lce (4), b.Dec.10,1695;pub.Apr.22,1725 to Thos.Bixblej1ived in Box.tord;d.
before 1736.
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Isaac (3). ~.1p..ssiI8aac(2-l)_~(t..2n~••~~.t, ?~ap.~e.J......f!~~J!l.'J~~~:­
Rercy (4), b. June 5, 1699; d. Nov. 4,1731; unm.
'P\
, " Jemima (4), b. July 4,1704; m. Jan.1,1734, Jonathan Foster of Ipsw1ch; d.
~
before 1750.
Pe1atiah (4), b. May 15,1707; d. Nov.14,1727.
Jerusha (4), b. Feb.17,1710j pub. Jan.1,1736 to JosbAa Conant of Ipsw1ch.
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John (3) CUmmings(Isaac(2-1) and wife, Susanna Towne, had:Josephl4), bapt. Jan.26,1690; m. May 22,1712,Abiga1l,daughter of Isaac and
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Abigai1(Kimball) Hasty; d. of small pox,Vec.24,1729; she d. 1n ~ d.
John (4), bapt. July 17,1692; in Topsf1e1d; pub.
~eb.18,1715,
to Kary,dau.
of Isaac and Martha (Towne) Larrabee 01 Lynn; he d. Feb.29,175S.
Isaac (4), b. Vec.25,1695; d, before 1722, he may have m. Hannah Easty,Jan.
I 5,1721.
David (4), b. Apr11 15,1698; m. Anna--; she d. Feb.9,1741,age 31; he was
pub. 2nd.)Oct.30,1741 to
~ara
Goodhue of Ipsw1ch; she m. 2nd., May
25,1769. Veacon George Blxby,-after
~avid
d. April 2,1765.
Mary (4), b. May 15,1700; m. Jan.24,1723,Nath'1 Hutohinson of Sa1em;moved
to Salem; d. before 1732.
SUsanna \4), b. Jan.3,1702; m. Feb.14,1722, John Whipple of
~a1em.
Stebb1ns (4)~ b. Aug. 3,1706; moved to SUtton; d. before 1766)m. Ruth Giles
" of $a1em; m. 2nd Betty Carriet.
Sam (4),b. Feb.14,1709; m. Nov.7,1733,Susanna, dau. 'ath'l Hood and w.Jonaans
Dunnell; 11ved in Middleton with In.(4);so1d Nov. 23,1733 and moved
to Stoughton;was a soldier at Louisburg,1745;alive 1767 when his
motherls estate was divided.
Rebecca \4), bpt. Nov. 1, 1713; m. Feb. 2,1731,1hos.Perkins ; d.Aug.13,1734.
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Thomas(3)CUmmings(Isaac(2-1) and wife,Mehitabe1 Porter,had:/ Sam (4), b. April 3, 1706;moved to Lunenburg and was there 1750.
Meh1tabe1(4), b. Oct.21,1710i m. May 7,1740 011ver Andrews of Middleton.
A Ja"ob (4), b. Nov. 21,1714im. 1745 Mary-:-she d •.,:. .:" .---',Deo.2,178-; he l1ved
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at Boxford; was at ~x1ngton; d. Mar.26,1803.
Abigail(4), b. June 5,1717; m. Nov.16,1743, John Btlswell of Boxford.
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Joseph(4) Cummings (~braham{3 )..In. {2) Isa·~~c (1) and. w. ~ara Easty,had:-
Thomas (5) ,bapt .July 15,1716 ;m. 1st., -pub~ July 17,1736- Lydia Richards<on
of lJracut,
VlllO d..
;;'l.ar.26,1753; he m. 2nd., ,.ar.28,1754,Anna
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Aettell, wid.ow of Asa ..lohnson of Andover.
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Sara(5), b. Aug.20,1720; pub. 8 ept.18,1736 to Ben Lamson;moved to Exeter,
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Isaac(4)Cur1illings( Isaac (3-2-1)
Abigail Boardman, had:-
and wife,
Abigail (5), bapt. Aug.:?', 1719;m.Jul:- 12, 1'738,Sam .t'otter of Ipsvlich.
Elisha (5),bapt. Aug. 2, 1719; vias in 'l'opsfield,1757 ;
went to Bridge-
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yrater, N.n., 174£1. tie m. lst.,Liiary Andrews of Boxford; m. 2nd.,'
a vlidow Manton.
;.iary (5), bapt. Oct.2, 1720;m. June 4, 174.1,:2;zeldel Potter of Ipsivich.
Joseph (5), bapt. Lay, 1722; c.:. 1741,~,:arJ'" .hale of Boxford; n. 2nd., Judith ..:'eI'~dns of Topsfield, ':tho d. 1791; he m. 3rd., 1,ddor! Lucy
Kno':!l ton, 1791; he d. 1801.
b. Jan.16, 1725; )ub.
Jul~' 22, 1802.
30,
l'7~O
to Robert
d.
Per~ins;
1?e1atiah (5), bapt. Oct.27 ,1728; m. 1st., 1754, Sarah Kimball, dauGhter of
lYfG9; he
2nd., 17'70,Sarah Eammond of Rm'lley; got 1/2 the
j"J.
hO -1estead '"'Dd ""er,t to
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(4 )c.urnmin;~:s ( Joh:r.(3 )Isa c (2-1) ano. vIife, Abigail Easty, had :-
Joseph(5), b.July 2'1,1'"713; a cooper of Torsfiel.o.; m. 1739, widow l!lartha
1iodgkins of Ipswich.
Jacob (5), b. l,lay 12,1717; housewricht; moved to
~utton,
1733; m.
Jan.2~
1744, liary 11arb1e; d. Cct.13, 1(j14; left 11 chilaren.
Abigail (5), b. Dec.16,1721.
Daniel (5), b.Dec. tl,1724; was on Louisburg expeaition,1745; m.1747,1.Iary
7filliams of Ips';ich; left 1, dau.Lucy .. (6) b. in Essex Co. 1'74".
liloses (5), b.Oct.9,1726;pub. to ,t:;sther adams of Iuswich,Nov.2,1754.
John(4) Cummings(Jn.{3) Isa8.c (2-1) and wife, }j~ary .Larrabee, had:-
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John (5), b. April 19, 1717; m. Mary 'l'ovme, 1739; was in French i'{ar ; lived
in jJ1idd1eton and ;I.ndover; d. in Anaover, i>iay 22, 1756.
Hanna (5), b. Hov. 6;1'718; m. tlec.l;-),173~, Thomas Goodale.
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Ch11dren of John(4) -cummings and w. )(art Larrabee, ( cont.)
.~l4ercy
(5), b. Oct. 26,1720; m. July 1, 1740, 1fhomas P1ke,
Ben (5), b. Sept.12,1723j d. Nov. 27,1731.
Reuben t5}, b. Jan. 29,1726j m. 1747,Hanna Booth.
Sara (5), b. May 30, 1729; was alive 1755.
Ben (5), b. Oct.7,1731.
Joseph (5), b. Feb •5 ,1733, d. 1818;
was at tiexington and Bunker Hill; m.
m. 1783,El41zabeth Allard of Framingham.;dau. of Andrew.
( I should add Sam (5), who d. here,Nov.22,1735.)
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--David(4}Cummings(Jn.(3)Isaac(2-1)and w. Anna--,bad:Uavid(5), b. Kar.26,1729.
Jonathan (5), b. Mar.19,1731; d. April 5, 1731.
Sam (5), b. Feb. 28,1732; d. in Topsfield, 1796; lived here a while and went
back to Topsfield; m. 1756 Eunice Bradstreet,dau. of Sam and w. Lucy
(Abbott)Bradstreet, b. 1733; she came to Andover after 1796 with
her family; joined So. Ch.,1798; after dau. lehitabel m. she return84 to Topsfield and d. 1811. Sam sold old homestead,1777, to In.
Derby of Salem And came to Andover the same year but went back to T.
1784,and bought a large farm, whlch he left to son Uavid of Andover
and gave to Sam, who expected the homestead in Topsfleld- the Andover
landr and young Sam was dlsgruntled all his llfe over it.
Anna(5), b. Oct.20,1734; m.Aprl1 11,1754,Moses Perk1ns;had 5 ch.
Susanna \5), b. May 8,1737; m. uec.8,1763 Edmond Towneimoved to New ~PBWlc~
Elizabeth (5), b. Sept.19,1739; a. Feb.13,1741.
by 2nd wlfe,larah Goodhue:-
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Jonathan(5), b. Oct.14, 1743; d. 1805 of cancer;burled in So.Yd.jm. 1st,
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Mary Eastman of rembroke,N.H., pub. July l766;she a.July 26,1801,
age 59; he m. 2nd. LD.c.30,1802, wldow Mary Parker nee Lovejoy;(her
husband was Jamws ~arker);she d. Aprl1 15, 1826 at 80.
Stephen (5), b. Jan. 27,1745; d. May 27,1765,coming home from 8ea~
The CUMMINGS FAMILY
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ChIldren of David ( 4) Olltrp'lngs and 2nd W.
larah Goodhue, (c on t. ) :-
Elizabeth (I), b. Jan.19,1747; d. Feb.14,1747.
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Daniel (5), b. Aug. 30,1749;
was a soldier of the
~evolution.
ArchalauB (5), b. June 1, 1752.
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Jacob(4)CUmmings(Thomas(3)Isaae(2-l) and wIfe,MarY---,had:Mehltabel(5), b. Sept. 21,1746; d. Dec.5,1752.
Dudley(5), b. Feb.18,1748; a suicide
in WIlton Woods, Boxford,June 25,1815.
Jacob )5) , b. Apr.17, 1750; d. Apr.l 10,1757.
Polly (5) , b. April 15,1752; pub.Mar.29,1785 to Tom Andrewa.
Wm. (5), b. Sept.19,1755; d. Nov.10,1776 in RevolutIon.
Jacob(5), 2nd.,
b. Jan.lO,1762; d. April 3,1769.
Thomas(5), b. Oct.12,1765; d. Ma729,1834.
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Thomas(S ) Curmnings (Joseph'4 )Abrahaml3 )John(2 )Isaac(l) and w.LzdIa Richardson:.
Asa (6), b. 1737; d. 1738
Lydia (6), b. 1739; m. 1755 Ebenezer Porter;went to Little Hocking,Oh1o;d.
&1814; 13 eh.
Thomas (6 ), b.· 1741; d. 1806; m. 1763,Lois Boardman of TopsfAel , w ho <1.1792}
he m. 2nd., 1797,Elizabeth Perkins; he WaS in RevolutIon.
Sarah (6), b. 1743; m. Sam Co1b7.
Anna (6), b. 1745; m. 1763,John Towne.,
Elizabeth(6), b.1747; m. 1761,Abraham Hobbs,Jr.
Rhoda(6), b. 1749; m. 1774 DavId Hobbs.
by 2nd. wife,Anna Kettell:-
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Abraham(6), b. 1755; Brown University,l776; clerg~taught 8~ool in No o
Andover at autbreak of Revolut1on.
Joslah(6), b. 1756; was in Hevolut!on,1775; m. 1784 Mary Boardman;d.1n
A1bany,Me., of cancer,1835.
Stephen(6). b. 1757; d. in ANDOVER,1797;m. 1780 Uebora ~eabod7 who d(j8~at
Daniel'6), b.1758;d. ~arlborofN.H.1836; after death of father, hi. 6
mother returned to Andover and he lIved here with her;went 0
1boro,1787;was a tarmer; m. Mary Dodge of Boxtord,1782'she d.1824'he
m. 2nd., Lydia Me Allister ot Marlboro,N.H.,1825.
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The CU1fMINGS FAltILY
went to
Asa
Peabody, who d. 1796; he m. 2nd., 1797 Lydia Holt; he was in the
~evolution;
he was very hosp1table and popular with grandchildren
and kept open house.
If
His home was a holiday resort or the Johnson
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swell s;....
d1ed eb. 22,1845 •
Israel l6), b. 1763; d. 1764.
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Elisha (5)CUmmings(Isaac(4-3-2-1) and wife, Kary Andrews,had:-(Br1dgewater,N.H;
John l6) , b. and d. 1747
Mary (6), b. 1746
John l6) , 2nd. , b. 1749
Andrew l6) tw1n "
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Isaac (6), b. 1751
Elisha (6), b. 1754
lB,. 2nd wife,Martha)
Nath'l (6), b. 1761; m. Mary Crawford
Hannah (6)
Andrew (6)
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Joseph(5)OUmmings(Iaaac(4-3-2-1) and w1te,Mary Bale,had:Joseph't6),
b. 1745; d. 17~8; m. Mina Gave who d. in Topsfield in 1692,at
o
38;_he was a graduate or
~rvard,1768;went
to Marlboro,N.H.;
dismissed after a row and went to Ohio as land agent for Mass.
Co.;taken 111 on way bome,stopped at Marlboro and died at home
of
brothe~,Amos.
Jonathan (8), b. 1747; d. 1752.
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Hannah (6), b. 1751; d. 1758.
Mary (8), b. 1753; m. 1776 Zebulon Smith of Ipswich.
Jonathan \6) 2nd.,b. 1755; ser~ed in ftevolut1on;m. 1780,Elizabeth White;
(
she d. 1797;he m. 2nd,in 1798,Lucy Kimball of Wenham;lived in Ips.
by 2nd CMehitable(6), b.1789; d. berore 1795.
w.JU4-(E11jah(6), b.176l;d.1842;m.1783 Eunice Conant,dau.~and Elizabeth.
ith p.tAmos(6). b. 1763; d.lB43; m.1783 Mary ~owlton ot Ipsw1ch.
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The CUMMINGS FAMILY
Pe1atiah(5)Gummings(1aaac(4-3-2-1) and 1st w. Sarah Kimba11,had:-
!-) John(6), b. 1755; m. 1777 Sarah fenn,. ot Wenham;went to Branard,Vt •
. ~. fe1atlah(6), b. 1758; d. in Revolution, 1776.
Lyd1a (6), b. 1760; m. 1780 Hezekiah Hotchkiss ot liew Ipswicb,N.H •
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• ehitable(6), b. 1762; m. 1784 Stephen Adams ot ~pswich;went to Jaffre,.,N.H~:
Sarahl6), b. 1764; d. 1778.
1saac~6),
b. 1767; d. 1843 in Winohendon; m. 1800 Betsy Emery; kept pub1ic-
house in Marlboro,N.H.
Abiga11(6), b. 1769;
d. 1770 in Wenham.
by
2nd. •• Sarah Hammond:_
Abigail (6) 2nd., b. 1771; unm.
Oliver (6), b. 1773; d. War of 1812.
Elizabeth{S), b. 1775; m. Stephen !enjamin ot Ashby,Mass.
Betsy (S), b. 1778; m. 1901, John Lummur of Hamilton.
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.--Joseph(5)CUmmings(John(3)Isaac(2-1) and widow Martha Hodgkins,had:Nath'llS), b. 1740
Abigai1(S), b. 1743; m. 176S Walter Evesden.
Sarah(6), b. 1748
Martha l6), b. 1749.
John(5)CUmmings(John(4)(3) 18&ac(2-1) and w. Mary Towne,had:-
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Jonathan(S), b.1739; in Middleton
Abiga11(6), b. 1743
Mary (6), b. 1745 in Andover
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Mercy (6), b. 1745; a twin.
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The OUMMINGS FAMILY
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Joseph(5)owa.1ngs(Jobn(4-3)Iaaac(2-~)
and w1fe.Ellsabeth Allard,had:-
(': Joseph lS), b. 1'754; served in Revolution
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Elizabeth l6), b.
1'75'7.
John (6), b. 1'759; served in rtevo1ution.
BeD (6), b. 1764.
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Stephen (6), b. 1'766;' m.. Mary or .roll,. Brown;lived in Phil11psin,Mass.
uan1el(6), b. 1'768.
Nathan (6), b. 1'7'71
Samuel (6), b. 17'73; d. 1856 1n orange,Maas.
Luoy (6), b. 1778.
Daniel (6), b. 1'781 in Athol;moved to Orleans,Mass.1800; m. Lydia Sparrow,
1803,dau. of Josiah, who
d..
18'72; he d. 185'7.
--Dav1d(5)Cummings(Dav1d(4)Jn.(3)Isaaol2-1) and w. Joanna Jones,had:~
~benezer(6),
b. 1749 in Topsfield; (line not oarried out in pampbletttry
Nott1ngham,N.H.)
E11zabeth (6), b. 1'751.
Joanna (6), b. 1752; in Middleton,
Phebe (6), b. in ANDOVER.
( Old David (4) d. 1765 and David (5) went back to Topsfield from Andover.
The CUmmings property in Holt distriot was entailed to SAMUELS~
Sam(5)Cummings(~avid(4)Jobn(3)I8aac(2-l)
( Sam came here to live after
and w. Eunioe Bradstreet,had:-
his fatner's death,1'765 and then went
baot to Topsf1eld,1'77'7.)
His son,Samuel (6) got the Holt District
I pr6pertz_
Sarah (6), b.1759; m. 1'774 Franc1s Peabody,Jr. of Middleton.
,~
~
Dav1d(6), b. 1762;
d..
1826;
()c;+,"',
m.~1784
Meb1table(6), b. 1'76'7; m. 1799
-ehitab1e CaVe of Middleton who d.1831.
Thos.~erson,Jr.
Samue1(6), b. 1774; m. 1800 Luoy Abbott,dau. of Caleb and
Lucy(Lovejoy)Abbot~
she d. 1860 at 76; he was k11led 1816 by being thrown from wagon
wh'le driving «own hill near his bome;.agon went over h~.Lived here
in Andover~tn Holt Distr1ct.
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The CUMMINGS FAMILY
Jonathan(5)Cumm1ngs(j)avld~4)Johnl3)Isaac(2-1)
~Sarah
:,J
~
and w. Mary Eastman, had:-
l6), b. 1767; m. 1788,Davld Gray of Andover.
Mary E. (6), b. 1768;
d.y.
Infant(6), b. and d. 1773.
Stephen \6), b. 1773; was a doctor of
~ort1and;
m.
Elissa Ra1e.
Mary (6), b. 1774; m. 1798 Solomon Holt of Andover; d. IH52.
Daniel(6), b. 1776; d. 1778.
Daniel \6), 2nd., b. 1778; d. 1827;111 Maidstone, Vt.;went to Bath,.e. from
Andover, 1813; was a carpenter; buIlt houses here; was ca1led"Majorf
Was a furious rider and used to dash about Andover streets on horse back; Baid he had codfIsh and potatoes for breakfast the day he was
born; bu11t the Hazen house; lived on the Ebb1n Jenkins place; ,m.
1801,Hannah Ames,dau. of Sen Ames and w1fe,Phebe Chandler; she,as a
w1dow, got a letter from South Ghurch to one in Sprlngfleld,Vt.
Amos (6), b. 1781; 11ved in Norway, ... ; m. IH03,Ab1gaI1 Judkins,in Andover
had
2 ch.:Ablathan(7); Stephenl7).
Betty(6), b. 1783; m. 1806,Barnard Douglass of
Abiathanl6), b. 1786;
d.
~ortland;went
to
No. Gonway.
1802
--Thomas(6)Owaainj$s(Thos.l5)Jos.(4)Ab(3)Jn.(2)Isaac(1) and w. Lois Boardman,had:
~onas(7), b. 1763; d. 1814; m. Hephzlba Know1ton;11ved on homestead in
IPsa
Joseph(7), b. 1765; d. 1804.
Thomas(7), b. 1768; m. 1798 Abigail Foster;sold farm 1819 and left.
Nathe (7), b. 1770; lived in Salem; a blacksmith.
Daniel(7), b. 1774.
A0bn
Boardman(7), b. 1777; m. 1801,ftebecca
Balch;m. 2nd.,1804 Martha. Knowlton
of ham1lton; 1807 sold his share to brother Tom and lett.
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The CUKMINGS FAMILY
n
,--j
\"""-~"
Wm.PeaDodyl7'),
Stephen~7),
b.1782j~ent
to Eastport,.lVl.e.
b.1784jwent to Maine.
Gharlesl7), b.1787 in Andoverj m. 1808 Hannah laton; went to E.Andover,.e.
had 4 wives in all.
Joseph (7), b. 1792; lived awhile in Hancock, N.H.;had charge of Andover
almshouse here; d. l860j lived on Elm St. on Chas. Cummings' placej
m. 1815 .lVl.ary P1uwner of Londonderry, N.h. widow of Stephen
she d. 1845 at
63j
~oor
;
he m. 2nd.,1847,Phebe Foster ot Brentwood,N.H.
who d. 1886 at 84.
Debora Gould l7), b. 1794; d. 1818.
Susanna (7), b. 1797; m.
a Randall, probably a relative ot the Chariestown
line of our ftettel1s.
--Dan(6)Oummings(Tom(5)Jos.(4)Abl3)Isaac(2-1) and w.
--Mary D6dse,had:-
Van l7), b. 1783; here; d. 1784.
Van (7), 2nd.,
b. l784f d. in Che1sea,1852; m. 1815 Elizabeth Uaggett.
Mart l7), b. 1787; d. 1834.
John \7), b. 1789; d. in Warren, N.Y. 1852; m. 1815,E1izabeth Emerson.
Thomas(7), b. 1792; d. 1844 in Indiana; m.
1820,~arah
Hovey.
Anna l7), b. 1795; d. 1841; m. 1821, liobert Fay of Walpole, N.H.;m. 2nd.,18S4,
Alonzo Hubbard of Walpole.
Jos'eph(7), ,b. 1798; m. 1819 .1iephziba Robbins; he was a blacksmith.
Abraham (7), b. 1801; d
.~.
~
1827; m. 1817 Daphne Carter of RoxburY,N.H·
Asa(6)CUmmings(1bos(5)Jos.(4)Abl3)Isaac(2-1) and Hannah Peabody,had:Enoch(7), b. 1782; went to No.
Asa (7), b. 1784; d. 1786.
~armouth,Me.,
--
had 2 ch,
Hannah (7), b. 1785; d. 1827 in North Andover; m. Isaao Stevensjlived in .a~
Susanna(7), b. 1789; m. 1826,Ben Moo~of Andover;fe11 down stairs and died,
1868; had son: Rev. George (8) Mooars.
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The CUMMINGS FAMILY
Ohildren of Asa(6) Cummings and wite, Hannah Peabody, ( cont.J:~
Asa (7), b. 1790; d. at sea coming from Panama, 1856; m. 182l,fhebe Johnson
of Andover; Graduate ot Harvard,1817; D.B.;preached in
No.~armouth,
1821-9; editor ot Christian Mirror, Portland, 1826-56.
John(7), b. 1792;in Andover; went to A1bany,.e.; m. Abigail Libby; m. 2nd.,
Mrs. taura Young; lett here, when family went to New Albany,-with
Dane Holt; got homesick and started
for Maine, atoot,but they
brought him back.
Francis Peabody(7), b. in Andover,1793; d. 1863 at Albany,Me.; was in War
. of 1812; m. 1817 L6is Ohamberlain of Waterford, Me. who d. 1830 in
Albany, age 43; he m. 2nd., Mary Ann Frost who d. 1843; m. 3rd._
Mrs. Hephziba Holt ot
~ethel,
Me., who outlived
h~.
Sarah (7), b. 1794; unm. was a Baptist Missionary to Burmah; d. ot jungle
fever.
child (7),
b. and d. 1796.
by 2nd w.
Lzg1~ Ho~t:~
Lydia (7), b. 1798; m. Dan Wheeler o~ Bethel,Me.
Mary (7), b. 1800; in Albany,Me.; m. Andrew Merrill; went to Michigan.
Sophia(7), b. 1802; m. Marmaduke R. Hutchinson.
Stephen (7), b. 1805; d. 1863; m. Nancy Frost.
Hauman(7), b. 1808; d. 1882;
m. Ohar1otte Frost.
Leonard(7), b. 1812; m. Mary Pingree; d. 1878.
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Joseph(6)CWmnings(Jos.(5)Isaac(4-3-2-1) and w. Annie Gove,had:Char1es(7), b. 1777; m. Polly Hemmenway; d. 1849; was a Baptist minister.
Mary(7), b. 1779; d.1873; m. 1802 Capt.
~acob
Batchelder of Topsfield; to
Boxford, 1828.
Cyrus(7), b. 1782; d. 1827; at sea; kept Topstie~d Tavern on Newburyport
m. 1809 Susann Wilder dau.of Moses and Susan;she d.1852(turnpike;
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The CUMMINGS FAMILY
Children ot Joseph(6) Cumm1ngs and w1te,Annie Gove, ( cont.):~}nth1a (7), b. 1785; m. 1812 Simon Lane of Sanborntown, N.H.
Saran (7), b. 1785; d. 1802.
Sophia ( 7}, b.
; m.
Dan
Story ot Portsmouth,N.H.
--Jona~an(6)OWmnings(Jos.\5)I8aac(4-3-2-1)
and Elizabeth Wh1te,had:-
Polly(7}, b. 1781; d. 1783.
E11zabeth(7), b. 1783
Lyd1a (7), b. 1784
by 2nd. w. lucy Kimba1l:-
Isaac (7), b. 1799
E11jah(6)CUmmings(Jos.(5)Isaao(4-3-2-1) and Eun1ce Conant, had:r-'
Eunice(7), b. 1784; m. Moses Knowlton ot HamIlton.
W11liam(7), b. 1788; d. 1868; was Capt. ot M1l1t1a; m. 1815 Sarah &oott ot
Ipswich,dau. ot Ben Scott and w.
·artha(~er1ey);was
a tarmer.
Judith(7), b. 1798; m. 1815 Sylvester CUmmings, son ot David CUmmings and w•
• ehitable Gave ot MIddleton.
Stephen(6)Cummings(Jos.(5)John(4)(3)Isaac(2-1) and w. Marl
Bro~,had:-
Betsy(7), b. 1792; d. 1819.
Stephen )7), b. 1793; d. 1820.
Susan(7) , b. 1795; m. a lfelton
Po11y(7), b. 1797; m. a Dunton
Louisa (7 ), b. 1800; m. a King
,,--.. .Laura (7), b. 1802
~
Ann Smith (7), b. 1804; d. 1893.
Charles Adams(7}, b. 1807; d. 1861; a teac~er in Quincy; m. Ist.,1828, E.
Rich ot Wel1fleet,Mass.Who d. 1831; m. 2nd.,1834,Sophron1a Gregory of
W1nchendon, who d. 1839; m. 3rd a Miss Broler ;had:Mary Ann;Geo.H.
Abby;Susan;Mar1a; Anna Bradley (8).
'fhe 0UJfM IN G8 F.AJ(ILY
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•
Children of Stephen(6) Oummings and w1te,Mary Brown, ( cont.):Fanny Ann (7), b. 1803
/~
'Auguata Loretta\7), b. 1803; a twin
Joseph Boyle(7), b. 1815
Francis Benry(7), b. 1819.
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Dan \6) OUmmings(Jos.(5)Jn.(4)(3) Isaac~2-1) and w. Lydla Sparrow,had:-
--
Joseph(7), b. 1804;d. 1883.
Sam Smith( 7), b. 1806; was in New Orleans in 1822.
Joslah S. (7), b. 1809;d. 1810.
Lucy(7), b. 1812; d. 1892.
Jos~ah Sparrow~7)
2nd., b. 1814; d. 1863; West Newton.
Ben (7), b. 1816; 1839;Charleston, S.C.
uaniell7), b. 1818
~
'-Calvln(7), b. 1821;
b. in Orleans,Mass.;1821 to Kankahee,Ill. 1855; follow-
ed the sea at 9; turned carpenter; m. 1848 Mary Frances Freeman ot
/Orleanl!'
Geo.Washington(7), b. 1824.
Lydla Sparrow(7), b.
and d. 1826.
Lydla Sparrow(7), 2nd., b. 1828; d. 1858.
--~avld(6)
--Oammings(Sam(5}Uavidl4)Jn.(3) Isaac(2-l) and w.Mehitable Cave,had:-
David(7), b. 1785; d. in Dorchester,1855; m. 1812,Sal1y Porter ot Topsfield,
North!
who d. l815;he m. 2nd.,1815 Catherine Kittredge ot/Andover, who d.
1824; he m. her sister,Mima Kittredge and she d. 1873. He was
;:,. ,'graduated trom fJartmouth,1806; was a Judge ot the Ct. ot
Common P1eas,1828-54;lived ln Salem; very eloquent.Rufus Choate
studled law with him.
Abigai1l7 ) b. 1786; d. 1863; m. 1814 Sam Hood, ot 'l'opsfleld.
Pamella l7~, b. 1788; d. 1837; m. 1816 Allen Porter,brother ot Davld's wlte.
Samuel(7), b. 1790; d.1860; m. 1825 Joanna Andrews ot W.Gloucester; they
got the Cave estate in Mlddletonjshe was b.1800; d.1875. He was
a teacher and was called" "ster Sam."
Sylvester(7}, b.1793;d. 1860; m. 1815 Judlth Owmnings dau.ot Elljah and Eunice (Conant) b.1792.
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The CUMMINGS FAMILY
Sam(6)CUmminss(Sam(5)~avid(4)Jn.(3)Isaac{2-1)
.~
,
and wife, Lucy Abbott,had:-
Sam(7). b. Oct.1aOl; d. unm. 1856.
/
'~/
Lucy(7). b. 1802: m. 1820 Joseph Richardson: d. 1873.
Char1es\')b. 1804; a farmer:
d. at Worcester Hospita1.l873; m. ~ary Russe~
Eames of bethel,Me.; she d. 1888 at 74; he was peculiar:
wi1~,his
estate to Town of Andover.leaving wite and g-child penniless;TOWIl;
!
gave it back.
Asenath(7), b. 1805; m. 1823,~eo. Richardson of ~~elmsford.
Kehitable(7). b. 1806; d. 1874 in Lawrence;lived with Mrs. Saunders. her
",
aunt on Abbott side.
Mary Elizabeth(7). b.1812; d. 1872;
when the Boston
fire of 1832 took 2
of her sons,Nathan Abbott lived with her in Charlestown; she had
4 sons who were in the Oivi1 War •
.~.
~~iel(6)~ngs(Jona(5)David{4)Jn.(3)Isaac(2-l) and w.Hannari\mes,had:- -vaniel (7). b. 1804
(Bath and Norway.Me. line)
E1izabeth(7), b. 1807
Mary Eastman(7), b.l8ll: m. Seth Paine.
; m.
Rev.~iram
Orcutt. a teacher of note:he married again
after her death.
Hannah~7),
b.
; m. a Mr. Wi11iams;lived in Spr1ngf1eld.Vt. where her
mother went in old age.
Thos.(7)OUmm1ngs(Thos.)6)Jos.(4) Ab.(3) !saac(2-1) and w.Abigail Foster,had
Jonas(S) t b.1798
Foster(8} b.1800
Asenath(8~. b. 1804
Ablga11(8),b.1807
Louisa(8).b.1809
E1izabeth(8).b.1811
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-17John (2 )
Char1es(~)Cummings{Stephen(6)Tom(5)Jos(4)Abrahaml3)-ana •• Hannah aaton,had:-
The CUMMINGS FAMILY
Stephen Oa800d(8), b. 1810
Cbarle~(8), b. 1812
Theron Johnson(8)
;~~ePh(7)~lmmiAgs(stePhen(6)T;;(5)JOS.(4)
A_e(3) Isaacl2-1)
~d-w. ~mme~
Joseph HalalS), b.18l6;m. rtebecca ~pple of ~ilton:
Clara(9), m. a Woodbury;went to P.F.S. when I did;lived here
with her uncle Chas.
~i11ian(9),
m. Fred March ot Newton.
,..
Charles
Osgood~8),
b.1818; d. 1898; m. 1st Abigail Lo&ke,dau. ot Simon and
Glarissa of Newmarket, and sister of Sam Locke of Andover, b.
Oct.12, 1824; she d.1886 at 62; he m. 2nd., Augusta G.Stevens»-a widow and dau. of Willard Symonds and Henrietta(Sheldon)
of Middleton.Chas.O. had full charge ot Andover Almshouse;
Was a
Augusta m. Andrew Thomson) and his relatives
t~mer.
live with them on the old p1ace- also the Symonds children.
Ann (8), b./lS20; m. 1840 John T. Randall of
George
)9); Sarah(9); Harriet(9)
C'
.t1averhill;had-
HenrY'(8), b. 1822; m. 1842 Eliza Farnum, a teacher in Haverhill,Gloucest
/ er, etc.
He1en(9),
m.
ienrY'
Freeman
of
Chicago.,
,..,
Elizabeth(S), b. 1826; m. Dr. Sidney Drinkwater ot Portland; bad:Louis D. (9)
Joseph(9 )
(She lived awhile at Charlotte Abbott's and I used to trY' and fit her
clothes.)
--------John(7)Oummings(Asal6)Tom(5)Jos.l4)Abel3) .obne(2)and w.Abigail Libbl,had:Lyd1a(S), b.18l2;m~ a Waterhouse;had 13 ch.;all died in infancY'.
b.lS14; d. 1893; m. Sophia Green,
John(8J b.18l6;d. 1864;went West.
Abigail(8), b.1818;m. 1839 Dan S.Holt.
Alb1m Parkerl8)~ b.1820; d. 1894;lived in Wiscons1n; a doctor.
Sarah Jojnson(8J, b. 1826;d. 1828
S...lJohnson(8) iBaDI 1828; d. 1845; m. Ann poor.
Phebe Ann (8), b.1831;~, Nathan Atkinson of (,;anada.
Asal8)~
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The CUMMINGS FAMILY
Loia
Franois Peabody(7 ) CUmmings (Asa\6 ) Tom(5 )Jos. (4) Abe(3(Jn. (2) andZ3'Pimber:fb
Aaron(S), b. 1819; d. here; m. lS60 Lydia A.Sawyer,dau. ot Asa and Lydia
ot -ethuen; she was a schoolteaoher; he also taught in Me.and N.H.
and Kass.1847-55,waa a .armer here.
Lydia Ghamberlain\S), b. 1821;m. Tim Green otWatertord,lIe.
Levi Barrett(S), b.1S23
Ephraim Chamberlain(S), b. lS25; d. lS97; was a olergyman; m. Anne Pomery
ot Portland.
J)aniel(S), b. lS2S; <1.1S96 in Andover; m. 1854 Hannah A. Holt,dau. ot Moses
and Lydia ot Albany, Me.
Persis Bartlett'S), b.lS30; d.lS45
; m. 1864 Sarah H. Holt,sister'ot brother .LJanls
Brainard (S), b. 1833; d.
witejwas soldier from Andover in Civil War; a oarpenter here.
~arah
(8), b. l835j was in City Mission,Worcester.
Bl 2nd w. Marl Ann Fr9st:,
Lewis Freeman(S), b.
184~L w~s
!n.G1..v11 War; a lawyer in (,,'hicago.
Mary Ann(8), b. 1846; unm. lived in Bethel,.e.
--Gyrus\7)OUmmings(Jos.(8)(5) Isaac(4-3-2-1) and w. Susann Wi1der,had:Susan{S), b. 1820; m. lS59 Rev.Martin Moore of Boston, editor ot "Congregationalist",
Mary Ann(8), b.1813; m. lS33 .en Adams ot Topsfield; d.1840.
Cyrus(8), b. 1816; d. 1886; attorney; m. Adeline Stevens of Boston.
Catherine(8), b. 1819;d. 1820.
Humphrey(S), b. lS22; d. 1874; lived in Boston; m. Mary H.
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w.m.(7)CUmmings(B1ijah\6)~ona'5)Isaac(4-3-2-1)
Stev~s.
and •• Sarah Scott,had:-
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wm.~er1ef(S), b.1~17;m.
1841 Mary J)odge of Wenham; d.1842.
Altred(S), b.1S23\ m. lS47 Salome Welch ot ~lton,dau.ot Sam and -ary A.
(StevenslWelchj was a farmer.
Almira(8), b. 1828; m. 1~50 Sam Todd ot Topstield.
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The CUl01Ilf as FOlLY
Chas.Adams(7)OUmminSs(Stephenl6)Jos.(5)Jn.(4-3)Isaac(2) and lat w.E.Rich:2na.so hY oreforl
3rd. r a 8 Iro 81' 1
Mary Ann (8)
1
lieorge H. \S)
Abby (8)
Susan Maria (S)
Ann Bradle,.
l8 )
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David(7)Oummings(Uave(6)Sam(5)Dave(4) In.(3) Ike l 2) and Ist ••• Sally
~orter:­
Wl11lam(S), b.1813;d. lS14
by 2nd. w. Catherine Hittredge:- (of No.Andover)
Frances(S), b.1816;d. lS49
Catherine(SJ, b.181S
~elen
Franklin(8), b. lS24; m. lS43 Edmond p. Tileston
bl.
Marla Susan \ S ), b .182'7;
d
_rd.
w. M1ma Klttredge:-
or
Dorchester.
(of No. Andover )
.lS66; au thor of " The LamplIghter"; "Mabel Vaughn ff ,
etc.
Tom Klttredge(S), b.1S29; m. 1863 Mary A. Paschal;llved in
St.~~~
Horace (8), b.1834j d. 1856 In vunbarton,Scotland.
Sam(7)Cummings(vavel6}Sam{5)Dave(4) In.l3)Ikel2) and w. Joan Andrews,had:Davld(S), b.1827j •• 1852 Olive C. Ross of Danvers.
Sam Augustus(8), b.1829; m. 1859 JulIa A. Perley or Boxford,Julia Augusta(9), b. 1860.
Charlotte Porter(S), b. 1832; d. 1853; of scarlet fever as she was about to
, be married.
Sylvester(8), b. 1835; d. in Springvale,Me.,l891j m. l861ary Jane otis;
lived in Chicago; had:F. 19), b. 1862.
William (9), b. IB6'7.
~ellle
r.
Porter Emerson(8), b. 1839; m. 1863 Emily P~guson ot Sprlngvale,_e.; he Waa
then of Dorchester; had:~
Mary Emily (9), D. 1864
Clarence Andrew (9), b.1866; DavId iPrter)9), b.1869~
John MUrray (8), b. 18S0.
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The CUDINGS FAMILY
Chas.(7)CummingsiSam(6-5)Bave(a)Jn.(3) Ike(2) and w. Mary R. lames,had:~
. ,Martha (8), b.1840; d. 1850
Mary Emily
~8),
&e., lived here; see
b. 1842; m.Nathan Foster of Norway,
the tale of Nathania daughter who married a rich man and later, a
foreign nobleman.-
Martha Emily(9), m. §eorge Stower;sold old
farm~
soneS), b.1843; d.y.
The CUmmings property in Holt district was entailed to SAMUELS. Charles,
above, whose line ran out with Mary Emil~, a~ways lived in Ho!t District.
Aaron(S~CUmm1ngs(Francis P.(7)Aaa~6)~om(5)Jos.(4)-and
arce!!a
-
w. Lydia Sawyer,had:-
Louisa! (9), b. 1869; unm. ; lived in Andover.
Arthur Gray (9), b. 1872; Harvard College 1894; principal of Hubbardtown R.S.
Florence I:tavina l 9), b. 1874; l1ved in Andover; unm.
Baniel(8)CUmmings(FrancisP.(7)Asa(6)Tom(5)Jos,(4)-and •• Hannah A.Holt.had',
Luella A. (9), b. 1855; in Manchester,N.H.; m. 1879 Fred O. Perry;lived a
while in Wakefield.
Lydia
~9),
b. 1860;d. 1863.
wm.ferleY(8)OgmmingS~Wm.(7)E1ij~(6)J08~(5)
Sarah E1izabeth(9), b.
Ike(4-3-2-1) and Marl
C.Dodge:~4:
; m. 1862 Augustus Blaney;had:-
Mary A. (10), b. 1864;d. 1889
,It'rancis (10), b.1866; m. ~adie Hooker.
Almira(10), b. 1874.
Jenny S. (10), b. 1878
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Altr e g(8)QJmmins s (Wm.(7) E1ijah(6)Jos.(5) Ike(4-3-2-l) and Salome Welch,had:
w.
Scott (9), b. 1848; m. 1870 Amelia -.ria Webber of Wenham,dau. of "urice
Webber and w. Mary P., White; she d.1890; he m. 2nd.,1892,Margaret
L. W81tt1er; he was a farmer of Swamscott.
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The CUMMINGS FAMILY
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We Scott (9) CUmmings(Alf'red(S)Wm.('7)Elijah(6)Jos'5) and lat ••• Amelia Webber
n
" '
\~
\(ary Louise (10), b. lS'7l; m. lS95 Franois T. Glaas;had:(l~~race E. b. 1896
W.T.'ll), b. 189'7
(11)F10rence M. b.1899.
w.
Irving (10), b. 18'73; m. 189S Florenoe Conley,
Perley Lester (lO)'Gb. 18'75; m. 189'7 Julia Perk1nsjhad:eorge W.(ll) b.1898
Edwin p. (11), b.1899.
Laura Isabel (10), b. 1876;d.1877
Nancy Porter (10), b.
and d. 1878.
A1f'red fercy(lO)b. 1879.
by 2ndwif'e,largabet Whittier:Annie (10), b. 1893
Francis Soott(10), b. 1895
Helen Katherine(lO), b.
and
d. 1896.
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Alice Salome (10), b. 189'7.
Gertrude Elizabeth (10), b. 1898.
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who
homestead of' Jonathan(5) Cummings, b. Oct.14,1743;/Jnarried Mary
2nd.,
Eastman of' .t'embroke,N.H. July 1766 and/widow Mary .Parker,,'
'-, q:: ~'/'eo.1802,
The
was, according to Alioe Gray, (who wrote to O.R.A. May 1,1919) the ol( Eben
~enkins House that D~rcy bought and later tore down.
She oontinues: "There
used to be, at the corner of' Holt St. and Wildwood Rd.,a little east of' the
front of the house where Converse now lives, either an old cider mill or blacksmith shop, so Eben ~enkins has told me.At the junction of' the two roads, it
might have been either.
I remember the old homstead, with the rocks etc., which later, Mr.
Varcy smoothed over for a lawn. A picture of' the Eben :enkins l house is in
the first collection of' Andover views that John Cole published and Mrs.
hndal1 'enkins, Eben's daughter,probably has one.".
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A widow,Abigail, married Ezekiel aardy, V c t.22 ,1801.
\~/ Peter at Salem.
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... _ a CUmm.1nss m., Sam Wardwell, Aug. 23, 1'792. She u:y have been 8iste~
to the 'eter, aboye.
Peter, I think, was a brother to the JonathaD who -.
Mary Eastman, of .t'embroke.
The CUMMINGS PAXILY
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94:155 •• 1745· recorded 1749.
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T1motny Piller
liddie£on, tor 159 .bs. from In. CUmmings, sells
land in Andover, 31 aores near Beaver Dam-and eapt. Osgood1s far.m~
waS west of it-- and the road to Andover that passed the Fuller
farm.
(Francis PeabodYiNath'l Peabody,Jr.)
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103:237 •• l753;recorded 1757.
Nicholas Holt, lDhhOlder, for 26 ~bs. from John Oumm1ngs,busbandman,
(Frie) .ellaiPie Fie1.-~ near Holt.s sawmill and others, on road ~o Capt.
osgood's farm. Lois signs.
( In. Russe1l,Jr.;Hanna Phelps)
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aaryfngs, of Andover, exec. of late John, her husband, sells
tor 13 ~bs.
to Thos.Holt,Jr.,the Irye field near Salem Rd/, John
bt. ot Nioholas Holt, Jr.-4 aores.
( David Gray; Tim Holt ,3rd.)
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107:138 •• 1760
David dUmmings of Topsfield and wife Sara; Sam (4) and wite Eunice,
tor 108 i.bs. from Capt. Andrew FUller of Middleton, sell land in M.
12 1/2 acres.
(Josiah Batchelder; facob Towne)
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116:98 •• 1764.
Thomas Cumm'ngs ot Topsfield, gentleman, guardian for ~en Johnson ,
wm. Johnson,Isaac Johnson, sons ot late Asa of Andover; Henry Ingall.
guardian for Nabby Johnson, also Thomas Cummings, at*orney for Jas.
J~son, of full age, Hazadia Porter,weaver, of Ipswich and Anne,his
wite dau. and heir ot Asa- all sell for 173 .bs.
to Wm. Ingalls,
currIer, of Andover, the homestead and 3 pieces of land-south side
bds. on road to Thomas Bragg(.- W side on road from Johnson'. to
the Merrimac-B by Bragg land and E by ~en Barker- a road trom sam
Phillips to Thos. Bragg,named- 2 acres.
)Israel Clark,Jr; Elizabeth Oummings)
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149:189. 1782,DanIe! 'owne,gentleman of Topsfield and w. Hanna, Stephen Foster ot
Topsfield, yeoman and w. Abigail, 1bos. OWmmings of Topsfield,gentleman and w. Bois, Ben Johnson ot Limerick, York 00., farmer, and w.
Elizabeth, Josia CWmm1nls ,yeoman ot Andover and w. Mary, for 20 .bs.
from brother Daniel Boardman, pt Topsfield, sell estate ot father,
Capt. In. Boardman of Topsfield, that he_held at h1s death,intest.
( John ~erk1ns,Jr.; Sam Smith,Jr; Favor,Jr.;Jn. Lamson,Jr.>
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142:11 •• 1777:sam CUmmings ot Andover, gentleman, for 130 ~bs. trom John Rea ot
Topsfield, sells 4 acres of woodlot near Behemia Herrick and Deacon
Sam Nichols.Wite ~unlce signs.
( Van Holt; 1>avid Cummings)
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sam aummfrigs ot Andover sells to Jona ot Andover, for 80 hbs.land on
rd. ftrom Ebenezer Jones to Dr. Simon aaker's-E side rd. 8 or 9 acres.
(Thi as near old Tucker's and Chas. Cummings' place.)
(James Burrage; -Jededia Russell.)
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CUMlIINGS FAMILY
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126:131 •• Sam ~t1n~ tanner~ tor 230 Itbs. trom Jonathan Oummlngs,Jr.,
b1ackuaith', sells the tarm he bought ot Abie1 and Nathan Abbott,51
acres, described in full in Martin papers. 1766.
( fames ~arker,Jr.;~eorge Abbott,Jr.)
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135:268 •• Jonathan GQmmings, tor 34 ~bs. trom Sam ~enk1nsIJr., sells swamp
and upland SE part ot town, south side Salem Road-mear Osgood tarm-Jabez Haywayd's ledge ot rocks~T1m Ho1t,Jr. and In. Flsk.
1776.
(Rob Day;Moses Abbott)
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137:82 •• Jonathan Cummings, blacksmith, tor 124
Topsfield! sells land in Topsfield. 1767.
( ~ara Easton;Archelaus Cummings.)
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192: 92.. Dan and Hanna Cummings, tor $BOO. sell pasture and tillage It conveted
to my homored rather by ~arius Abbott,1776- south side road from Jacob
Jones to David Gray's-18 acres; 2nd lot near- 18 acres.
1816.
( Gamaliel S. 01ds; Matt.S. Du1ton;Nath'1 Dustan,Jr.,
Wm.
Goldsmith. )
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194:167 •• Daniel Cummings of Conn., sells to Ben Ames, the oak swamp and
Parker lot • ~en gave a note for $ 1991.50 to Wm. Foste~.
(Nathan Ames; Hanna Morse.)
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Abbott lot on Turnpike-next to Oapt. Amos Holt.
his Barachiu8
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213:216 .• 1813:- Dan Cummings, currier of Andover and aen Ames of ~ath,.e ••
Lincoln Co., tor t 206 trom Abel Jones sell lan« on rOad trom S1m Ames
to ~osh Chandler, 17 acres.
( Hanna )lorse; Dudley Woodbltldge, Jr. )
( Ctuld not find when Daniel Cummings lett hls tarm, after quite a
study~)
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120:274 •• l767.:-ary Oumm1ngs~ for 8 ~bs. sells 15 acres in Andover A south
side Salem Road near tormer Os.tod rar.m, bds. on In. Fisk and ~am Road.
(George Abbott,Jr; Ablel Holt.)
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128;230 .• 1765 •• Mary ,Cummings ( OUMMINS),spinner( SPINCER) tor 4 _bs. trom
Jonathan Abbottl4), .onveys Falls Woods,meadow and swamp on road fram
Thos. Holt to Salem-on brook -T1m Fulton-Pond.
(Slmeon Holt; Jonathan Cummings.)
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137:82.1767.- Jonathan Cummings, blacksmith, ot Andover, tor 124 ~bs. trom
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(Archealus Cummings; Sara .astman.)
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Isaac ~]mm'ngs:To son, Isaac, 10 acres South s1de Great
River; to son-in-law,Jn. Fe1set, 10 *bs.; to Srandson,Isaac, "one 1eetl.
sow-Ind1an corn 'he hath planted and flax he hath sown; also my chest
and H1story Book, B1ble and Testament and 10 ~bs., when he 1s 17."
Son John, sole exec. to have home and land, etc.
Isaac Foster; ~~s. Dorman;John Poor,3rd. appo1nted comm.All s1gn.
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362:183 •• sei t • 3 1792.
Adm. toehem1a Cleveland, w1th Nath'l Hammond and RoDt.~erk1n8 fJr.)Ann Cummings of Topsf1eld, who left no w11l. Invent.--~ersonals: l12~bs.
3 sh. 4 d. (This was some w1dow ot Topstie1d.HOT our AlB.)
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362:73 and 74:261 .• 1791.(OUR Anne's w111.) :to
Anne of Andover, w1dow of ~homas Owmmings,late of Topsfie1dJliu. Babb,J
Stevens, w1fe of Peter , a chintz gown added to gifts; the rest div1ded
among children and ~andch11dren: 1/10 to ch. of dau. Anna Porter,dec.,
late w. of Basad1a; i/IO to g-ch,-ch11dren of son James Johnson, 1710
to so Ben Johnson; 1/10 to wm. J hnson; 1/19 to Isaac Johnson; 1/10 to
son Abraham CUmmings; 1/10 to s08 Jos1a Cummings, including what he haa
already,equal to 1 bb.6sh.lOd.;1/10 to son Stephen;l/lO to san David,
equal to 1 ~b. added to former g~t. son Asa 1118 added to 2 bbs. 14 sh.
sons,Wm. Johnson and Stephen Cummings, joint exec. April 12,1787.
( Joseph-Dan1el and ~orcas Faulkner.)
( wm. Johnson refuses trust so Stephen has 1t alone w1th Jos. and ~an
Faulkner to assist.)
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342: 354-- Capt. Thos. CUmmings adm. to Thomas ot Topsfield.
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343:51- liapt.Sam Sm1th,Jo.Oumnings and Jona Lampson or Ipswich chosen to
div1de estate of Thos. or Topsr1eld.
344:160- More on d1v1s1on ot farm ot above.
3l6:499--Estate ot Jos.CUmmings- 6 d1v1s1ons-Moses,Dav1djAb1ga1l,Jacob and
Joseph.A~1l 3 1736.
313:470~ John aum:Ings made w11l, 1722. ~ave estate in Topst1eld and Ipsw1ch left to him by his father. Son David the exec.
313:309-11- 1712.
W111 ot Deacon Isaac ~2) OwDmings; had son Isaac )3)
of Boxford wKo held"that land he bt. of Joseph Chaplin of Rowley,51 acre.
and is now on it"; to son John l3),"south side river and 1s on 1t,-50
acres and homestead and buildings for what he had done tor my support
and w1re's wh1le she 11ved"and he 1s to maintain father "hAnorablyfor rest of h1s l1fe,etc.;~ son Tom(3) "ror whom ~ have done consider~
able already in helping to land, eto.; to daughter Ab1gail) who was m.
to a *--t. . Porter- altho ~opsf1eld folks say to a Perley- a lelacy;
to Rebecca'Howlet- Lyd1a, a grand-daughter, dau. of son Isaac(3},30 ~s.
Son John was sole exec.
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Gove, ~ina ( or Annie) ••••• 13 •••• 14
Gray, David ••••••••••••••••••••• 11
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