Thomas CUSHMAN

Father: Thomas CUSHMAN ("Elder")
Mother: Mary ALLERTON

Family 1: Ruth HOWLAND

(1) Source: The New England Historical & Genealogical Register via Ancestry.com.

  1. Robert CUSHMAN
  2. Thomas CUSHMAN
  3. Desire CUSHMAN

Family 2: Abigail TITUS FULLER

(1) Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 via Ancestry.com.

  1. Job CUSHMAN
  2. Bartholomew CUSHMAN
  3. Benjamin CUSHMAN
  4. Samuel CUSHMAN
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                  _Robert CUSHMAN_|
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 _Thomas CUSHMAN_|
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|--Thomas CUSHMAN
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|                 _Isaac ALLERTON_|
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|_Mary ALLERTON__|
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                 |_Mary NORRIS____|
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Notes

Updated January 19, 2025. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) Cushman, Henry Wyles. A Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Descendants of Robert Cushman, the Puritan, from the Year 1617 to 1855. Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Little, Brown, 1855. Pages 100-101.

"Thomas-3 [CUSHMAN] b. 16 Sept. 1637, m. 1st Ruth HOWLAND, dau of John HOWLAND, 'one of the old comers' 17 Nov. 1664. She was living when her father's Will was made, 29 May 1672, and as he was married the second time in 1679, his first wife must have d. between those dates. He m. 2d Abigail FULLER of Rehoboth, 16 Oct. 1679. He and his 2d wife were members of the Church at Plympton. He lived on the west side of the highway that leads from Plympton meeting house to the north part of the town, and 'Colchester Brook' ran through his farm, which contained a large quantity of land. The Plymouth Colony Records, Court Orders, vol. 4, p. 90, under date March 7, 1664-5, contains a curious circumstance respecting him. In his early days 'before marriage, but after contract' as the record says he made a mistake, that was not uncommon in the early history of the country; for which he was 'centenced to pay a fine of five pounds according to law.' The rule of perfect chastity was oftener violated by our fathers in the 17th and 18th centuries than at later periods. The common practice in vogue then of 'courting' by young men and maidens, and the uniform fashion 'of keeping company till the small hours of the night,' was on that did not tend to promote a high degree of virtuous intercourse. In that particular the civilization of this day is in advance of our ancestors. But the subject of this article did not suffer materially in his reputation by an error which he soon remedied by marriage; and was, during a long life, a worthy member of the Congregational Church at Plympton, of which his brother was the Pastor. He died 23 Aug. 1726, ae. 89, and was interred in the Centre Burying Ground at Plympton, thirty-three feet north-easterly from the gate, on the west side."

Parents: Thomas CUSHMAN ("Elder") and Mary ALLERTON; paternal grandfather was Robert CUSHMAN; maternal grandparents were Isaac ALLERTON and Mary NORRIS.

(2) MayflowerHistory.com web page, the complete Internet site for Mayflower history and genealogy.

(3) The New England Historical & Genealogical Register via Ancestry.com: Plymouth Colony Records.

"Plymouth: Thomas CHUSHMAN, to Ruth HOWLAND, Nov. 17, 1664."

(4) U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 via Ancestry.com

"CUSHMAN, Thomas (1637-1726) & 1/wf Ruth HOWLAND; 17 Nov 1664; Plymouth... & 2/wf Abigail FULLER (1653, ca 1652-1734); 16 Oct 1679; Rehoboth"

(5) Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 via Ancestry.com

- Children of Thomas CUSHMAN and and Ruth HOWLAND: Robert; Thomas; Desire
- children of Thomas CUSHMAN and Abigail FULLER: Job; Bartholomew; Benjamin; Samuel

(6) Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records via Ancestry.com: Plympton Deaths

"Thomas [CUSHMAN] Aug. 23, 1726, a. 89 'wanting about one month,' in P. [Plympton]"

(7) Find a Grave

- Name: Thomas CUSHMAN Jr.
- Birth: 16 Sep 1637
- Death: 23 Aug 1726 (aged 88)
- Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery; Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
- Memorial ID: 12509851
- NOTE: "Thomas first married on Nov 17, 1664 at the age of 27. His bride, Ruth HOWLAND was the daughter of John and Elizabeth TILLEY HOWLAND, Both of whom came to America aboard the Mayflower, Thomas and Ruth HOWLAND CUSHMAN had 3 children: Robert (1665), Desire (1668) and Thomas III (1670). After the death of Ruth, he married Abigail TITUS FULLER, the widow of John FULLER, on Oct 16, 1679. Their children were Job (1680), Bartholomew (1684), Samuel (1687) and Benjamin CUSHMAN (1691). Old Burial Grounds is also known as Hillcrest Cemetery and is located on Main Street; Plympton, Plymouth Co., MA."