Descendants of THOMAS (CROUCHEMAN) CUSHMAN

Descendants of THOMAS (CROUCHEMAN) CUSHMAN

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS (CROUCHEMAN)¹ CUSHMAN died June 14, 1567 in Rolvenden, Kent, England.

Child of THOMAS CUSHMAN is:

2. i. THOMAS (COUCHEMAN)² CUSHMAN, b. 1538, Rolvenden, Kent, England; d. February 14, 1583/84, Rolvenden, Kent, England.

Generation No. 2

2. THOMAS (COUCHEMAN)² CUSHMAN (THOMAS (CROUCHEMAN)¹) was born 1538 in Rolvenden, Kent, England, and died February 14, 1583/84 in Rolvenden, Kent, England. He married ELINOR HUBBARDE July 18, 1568 in Rolvenden, Kent, England.

Child of THOMAS CUSHMAN and ELINOR HUBBARDE is:

3. i. ROBERT³ CUSHMAN, b. February 9, 1577/78, Rolvenden, Kent, England; d. 1625, London.

Generation No. 3

3. ROBERT³ CUSHMAN (THOMAS (COUCHEMAN)², THOMAS (CROUCHEMAN)¹) was born February 9, 1577/78 in Rolvenden, Kent, England (Source: Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, by William T. Davis 1895), and died 1625 in London. He married (1) SARAH REDER July 31, 1606 in Canterbury, Kent, England at Alphege Parish Church. He married (2) MARY CLARKE 1617 in Leiden, England (Source: Plymouth Colony Its History & People 1620-1621 by Eugene Aubrey Stratton, 1986).

Notes

Agent for the Pilgrims in London & Leiden, Holland

Came to Plymouth Colony in Nov. 1621 in The Fortune

Robert Cushman came on the Fortune in 1621 with son Thomas of 14 years. Returned to England in the Fortune and left son in care of Governor Bradford

Source: Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families by William T. Davis 1895

Passenger List, ship Fortune, 1621

The ship Fortune arrived at Plymouth on November 9, 1621, just a few weeks after the First Thanksgiving. This passenger list is based on the 1623 Division of Land, the passenger list compiled by charles Edward Banks in Planters of the Commonwealth, and by the information found in Eugene Aubrey Stratton's Plymouth Colony: Its History and its People, 1620-1691. The author is descended from Fortune passengers John Adams, William Bassett, and Moses Simmons.

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CUSHMAN, ROBERT - One of the Leiden Separatist leaders, Robert Cushman's English origins are given by Elizabeth French, "Genealogical Research in England-Cushman"NEHGR 68:181. He was baptized at Rolveden, Kent, 9 February 1577/78, son of Thomas and Elinor (Hubbard) Couchman. he was an apprentice to George Masters; was excommunicated from St. Andrews Church, Canterbury, after saying that he could not be edified by going to that church; was received back in the church in 1605; and in the same year became a freeman of Canterbury, being described as a grocer. his first wife was Sara Reder, by whom he had son Thomas, q.v., and he married (2) at Leiden in 1617 Mary (Clarke) Shingleton. He and John Carver were chosen by their fellow Separatists to go to England to negotiate for a patent to go to America, and Bradford in his History has much to relate about him. In 1621 he arrived at Plymouth on the Fortune with son thomas, but returned to England with the Fortune, leaving Thomas in the care of Governor Bradford. Cushman died in 1625 before having the chance to return to Plymouth. A good account of his family can be found in Small Descendants, 2:669, which mentions also that a Sarah Cushman who married William Hoskins on 6 October 1636 was thought to be the daughter of Robert Cushman (Hoskins married [2] on 21 December 1638 Ann Hynes [PCR 1:45, 1071].

Source: Plymouth Colony Its History & People 1620-1621 by Eugene Aubrey Stratton, 1986

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Robert Cushman's Letter to Edward Southworth

If you thought the Mayflower's voyage was well organized, and that the Pilgrims were all cooperative with one another, and everything went smoothly--think again. this letter was written by robert cushman, one of the most prominent members of the Pilgrims congregation at Leyden. He had been the Pilgrim's negotiator with thomas Weston, and organized the hiring of the ships that would take the Pilgrims to America. he planned to go to America with the Mayflower and Speedwell himself. However, as can be seen by this letter, the Speedwell repeatedly got leaks and was forced in for repairs. A few days after this letter was written, it was decided the Speedwell would not be taken to America, and some of the passengers decided they no longer wanted to make the voyage because of lack of space, and the gloomy outlook for the colony's success. One of those passengers--not surprisingly--was Robert Cushman. Cushman's words, like "Friend, if ever we make a plantation, God works a miracle", "If I should write to you of all things which promiscuously forerun our ruin, I should over-charge my weak head and grieve your tender heart", and "Poor William Ring and myself do strive who shall be meat first for the fishes" echo hauntingly, and foreshadow many problems the Pilgrims had after reaching America.

Dartmouth, August 17

LOVING FRIEND, my most kind remembrance to you and your wife, with loving E.M. etc., whom in this world I never look to see again. For besides the eminent dangers of this voyage, which are no less than deadly, an infirmity of body hath seized me, which will not in all likelihood leave me till death. what to call it I know not, but it is a bundle of lead, as it were, crushing my heart more and more these fourteen days; as that although I do the actions of a living man, yet I am but as dead, but the will of God be done.

Our pinnace will not cease leaking, else I think we had been half-way to Virginia. Our voyage hither hath been as full of crosses as ourselves have been of crookedness. We put in here to trim her; and I think, as others also, if we had stayed at sea but three or four hours more, she would have sunk right down. And though she was twice trimmed at Hampton, yet now she is as open and leaky as a sieve; and there was a board a man might have pulled off with his fingers, two foot long, where the water came in as at a mole hole. we lay at Hampton seven days in fair weather, waiting for her, and now we lie here waiting for her in as fair a wind as can blow, and so have done these four days, and are like to lie four more, and by that time the wind will happily turn as it did at Hampton. Our victuals will be half eaten up, I think, before we go from the coast of Englnad, and if our voyage last long, we shall not have a month's victuals when we come in the country. Near L700 hath been bestowed at Hampton, upon what I know not; Mr. Martin saith he neither can nor will give any account of it, and if he be called upon for accounts, he crieth out of unthankfulness for his pains and care, that we are suspicious of him, and flings away, and will end nothing. Also he so insulteth over our poor people, with such scorn and contempt, as if they were not good enough to wipe his shoes. It would break your heart to see his dealings, and the mourning of our people; they complain to me, and alas! I can do nothing for them. If I speak to him he flies inmy face as mutinous, and saith no complaints shall be heard or received but by himself, and saith they are forward and waspish, discontented people, and I do ill to hear them. there are others that would lose all they ahve put in, or make satisfaction for what they have had, that they might depart; but he will not hear them, nor suffer them to go ashore, lest they should run away. the sailors are so offended at his ignorant boldness in medding and controlling in things he knows not what belongs to, as that some threaten to mischief him; others say they will leave the ship and go their way. But at the best this cometh of it, that he makes himself as scorn and laughing stock unto them. As for Mr. Weston, except grace do greatly sway him, he will hate us ten times more than ever he loved us, for not confirming the conditions. But now, since some pinches have taken them, they begin to revile the truth and Mr. Robinson was in the fault who charged them never to consent to those conditions, nor choose me ito office; but indeed appointed them to choose them they did choose. But he and they will rue too late, they may now see, and all be ashamed when it is too late, that they were so ignorant; yea and so inordinate in their courses. I am sure as they were resolved not to seal those conditions, I was not so resolute at Hampton to have left the whole business, except they would seal them, and better the voyage to have been broken off then than to have brought such misery to ourselves, dishonour to God and detriment to our living friends, as now it is like to do. Four or five of the chief of them which came from Leyden,came resolved never to go on those conditions. And Mr. Martin, he said he never received no money on those conditions; he was not beholden to the merchants for a pin, they were bloodsuckers, and I know not what. Simple man, he indeed never made any conditions with the merchants, nor ever spake with them. But did all the money fly at Hampton, or was it his own? Who will go and lay out money so rashly and lavishly as he did, and never know how he comes by it or on what conditions? Secondly, I told him of the alteration long ago and he was content, but now he domineers and said I had betrayed them into the hands of slaves; he is not beholden to them, he can set out two ships himself to a voyage. when, good man? He hat but L50 in and if he should give up his accounts he would not have a penny left him, as I am persuaded, etc. Friend, if ever we make a plantation, God works a miracle, especially considering how scant we shall be of victuals, and most of all ununited amongst ourselves and devoid of good tutors and regiment. Violence will break all. where is the meek and humble spirit of Moses? and of Nehemiah who re-edified the walls of Jerusalem, and the state of Isreal? Is not the sound of Rehoboam's brags daily here amongst us? Have not the philosophers and all the wise men observed that, even in settled commonwealths, violent governors bring either themselves or people or both to ruin? How much more in the raising of commonwealths, when the mortar is yet scarce tempered that should bind the walls! if I should write to you of all things which promiscuously forerun our ruin, I should over-charge my weak head and grieve your tender heart. Only this, I pray you prepare for evil tidings of us every day. But pray for us instantly, it may be the lord will be yet entreated one way or other to make for us. I see not in reason how we shall escape even the gaspings of hunger-starved persons; but God can do much, and His will be done. It is better for me to die than now for me to bear it, which I do daily and expect it hourly, having received the sentence of death both within me and without me. Poor William Ring and myself do strive who shall be meat first for the fishes; but we look for a glorious resurrection, knowing Christ Jesus after the flesh no more, but looking unto the joy that is before us, we will endure all these things and account them light in comparison of that joy we hope for.

Remember me in all love to our friends as if I named them, whose prayers I desire earnestly and wish again to see, but not till I can with more comfort look them in the face. The Lord give us that true comfort which none can take from us. I had a desire to make a brief relation of our estate to some friend. I doubt not but your wisdom will teach you seasonable to utter things as hereafter you shall be called to it. that which I have written is true, and many things more which I have forborn. I write it as upon my life, and last confession in England. What is of use to be spoken presently, you may speak of it; and what is fit to conceal, conceal. Pass by my weak manner, for my head is weak, and my body feeble. the Lord make me strong in Him, and keep both you and yours.

Your loving friend,

Robert Cushman

Dartmouth, August 17, 1620

Child of ROBERT CUSHMAN and SARAH REDER is:

4. i. THOMAS⁴ CUSHMAN, b. February 8, 1607/08, Canterbury, Kent, England; d. December 11, 1691, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.

Generation No. 4

4. THOMAS⁴ CUSHMAN (ROBERT³, THOMAS (COUCHEMAN)², THOMAS (CROUCHEMAN)¹) was born February 8, 1607/08 in Canterbury, Kent, England (Source: Mayflower Increasings for Three Generations Mayflower Descendent. Bowan, George E., by susan E. roser 1989), and died December 11, 1691 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA. He married MARY ALLERTON 1636 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: Mayflower Marriages from the files of George Ernest Boman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Decendants by susan e. Roser: 1990), daughter of ISAAC ALLERTON and MARY NORRIS.

Notes

Deacon Cushman

Christened 8 Feb 1607 St. Andrews Parish, Canterbury, Kent

Thomas Cushman came to Plymouth on the "Fortune" in 1621 with his father Robert. Thomas was 14 at the time.

Source: Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families by William T. Davis 1895.

Passenger List, ship fortune, 1621

The ship Fortune arrived at Plymouth on November 9, 1621, just a few weeks after the First Thanksgiving. This passenger list is based on the 1623 Division of Land, the passenger list compiled by Charles Edward Banks in planters of the Commonwealth, and by the information found in Eugene Aubrey Stratton's Plymouth colony: Its History and Its People, 1620-1691.

He was Elder of the Plymouth Church from 6 April 1649 until his death, (43 years).

Reared from age 14 by Gov. William Bradford when his father left him in his care when he returned to London to continue his work for the colony before he died in 1625 of the plague prevalent at that time.

The will of Thomas Cushman Sr. of Plimouth dated 22 Oct. 1690, sworn 16 March 1691/2, names wife Mary Cushman; sons Thomas, Isaac, Elkanah and Eleazer Cushman; daus. Sarah Hoaks and Lidiah Harlow; the three grandchildren in Lin (Lynn), the children of daughter Mary Hutchinson, dec.

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CUSHMAN, THOMAS - The son of Robert Cushman, q.v., Thomas was baptized at Canterbury 8 February 1607/8, and he was taken by his father to Leiden shortly after. He arrived at Plymouth on the Fortune in 1621, and became a ward of Governor Bradford. he was a Purchaser and received a number of land grants. He was admitted a Plymouth freeman 1 January 1633/34 (PCR 1:21). On 1 July 1634 he successfully sued Mr. John Combes for 10 pounds (PCR 1:30. he served on various juries and committees and was a highway surveyor (PCR, passim). On 1 December 1640 he, Nicholas Snow, and Josias Cooke were presented by the grand jury for not mending the highways, but were freed on condition that they make the repairs within a year (PCR2:5. On 3 march 1645/46 Cushman made a successful mothin in court that Mr. Isaac Allerton be allowed a year's time to recover his debts in the colony (PCR 2:95). Allerton was his father-in-law, Cushman having married Mary Allerton at an unknown date. By a letter of 27 October 1646, Allerton had assigned to his son-in-law thomas Cushman a debt of 100 pounds owed Allerton by Mr. John Coombes (PCR 2:130-33). On 1 August 1648 the court of Assistants assigned part of some grain due the widow of John Coombes toward satisfying the debt of her late husband to cuthbert Cuthbertson, whose estate was a debtor "of considerable some" to Isaac Allerton. Cushman succeeded William Brewster as Ruling Elder of the Plymouth church on 6 April 1649, the position having been vacant since 1644 (Ply. ch. Recs. 1:165). He had differences with the pastor, John Cotton, as the latter noted in church records in 1683, writing that the elders met with the pastor and decided to put their differences to some other churches for advice, and the Elder (Cushman) moved that the magistrates be invited to meet with and advise them. In succeeding months there are additional intimations of differences in which "the Elder showed discontent" (Ply. Ch. recs. 1:251, 253-54). He became ill in his old age and languished for souie eleven weeks before he died on 10 or 11 December 1691, another man whose life was virtually cotern-dnal with that of Plymouth Colony (Ply. ch. Recs. 1:165-66; George E Bowman, "Elder Thomas Cushman's Will and Inventory, and the Records of His Death," MD 4:37). In his will dated 22 October 1690, sworn 16 March 1691/92, he named his wife Mary, sons Thomas, Isaac, Elkanah, and Eleazer; daughters Sarah Hawks and Lydia Harlow; and the three children of his daughter Mary Hutchinson. he also had a daughter Fear (PCR 8:15), who predeceased him without issue. Family histories, not sufficiently documented, and Henry W. Cushman Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans (Boston, 1855), and Joseph A. Cushman, ne First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family New England (1964). An important article is Mrs. John E Barclay and Anna M. Gurney, "Rebecca, Wife of Reverend Isaac Cushman" (TAG 26:144), which shows the error in undocumented published claims that the wife of Thomas Cushmans son Isaac was an Abigail Richard; she was much more likely Rebecca 2 harlow. newman A hall, "Mary Cushman, Wife of Francis Hutchinson, An isaac Allerton Line," MQ 52:28, convincingly dears up the question as to which Hutchinson she married, showing that it had to be Francis, not Edward. See also Tag 24:105 and NEHGR 122:48, 249,128:193 and the account of the Cushman family given in Small Descendants. 2:669. From the cited sources it can be seen that Cushman's daughter Mary married Francis Hutchinson: thomas married Ruth Howland, daughter of mayflower passenger John Howland; Sarah married John Howkes; Isaac probably married Rebecca Harlow; Elkanah married (1) elizabeth Cole and (2) Martha Cooke; Fear died without issue; Eleazer married Elizabeth Combes; and Lydia married William Harlow.

Children of THOMAS CUSHMAN and MARY ALLERTON are:

i. THOMAS⁵ CUSHMAN, b. September 16, 1637, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: Mayflower Increasings for Three Generations Mayflower Descendent. Bowan, George E., by susan E. roser 1989); d. August 23, 1726, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; m. (1) RUTH HOWLAND, November 17, 1664, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: Mayflower Increasings for Three Generations Mayflower Descendent. Bowan, George E., by susan E. roser 1989); m. (2) ABIGAIL FULLER, October 16, 1679, Rehoboth, MA (Source: Mayflower Increasings for Three Generations Mayflower Descendent. Bowan, George E., by susan E. roser 1989).

ii. SARAH CUSHMAN, b. 1639-1645, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: Mayflower Increasings for Three Generations Mayflower Descendent. Bowan, George E., by susan E. roser 1989); d. Aft December 3, 1694; m. (1) JOHN HAWKS, April 11, 1661, Lynn, MA (Source: Mayflower Increasings for Three Generations Mayflower Descendent. Bowan, George E., by susan E. roser 1989); m. (2) DANIEL HUTCHINGS, November 7, 1695, Lynn, MA (Source: Mayflower Increasings for Three Generations Mayflower Descendent. Bowan, George E., by susan E. roser 1989).

iii. MARY CUSHMAN, b. 1641, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: Mayflower Increasings for Three Generations Mayflower Descendent. Bowan, George E., by susan E. roser 1989); d. 1684-1690, Lynn, MA; m. FRANCIS HUTCHINSON, 1676, Lynn, MA (Source: Mayflower Increasings for Three Generations Mayflower Descendent. Bowan, George E., by susan E. roser 1989).

5. iv. ISAAC CUSHMAN, b. February 8, 1647/48, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; d. October 21, 1732, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.

6. v. ELKANAH CUSHMAN, b. June 1, 1651, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; d. September 4, 1727, Plympton, Plymouth, MA.

vi. FEAR CUSHMAN, b. June 20, 1653, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: Mayflower Increasings for Three Generations Mayflower Descendent. Bowan, George E., by susan E. roser 1989); d. Bef October 22, 1690.

7. vii. ELEAZAR CUSHMAN, b. February 20, 1656/57, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; d. Aft October 14, 1723, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.

8. viii. LYDIA CUSHMAN, b. ABT 1660, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.

Generation No. 5

5. ISAAC⁵ CUSHMAN (THOMAS⁴, ROBERT³, THOMAS (COUCHEMAN)², THOMAS (CROUCHEMAN)¹) was born February 8, 1647/48 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA, and died October 21, 1732 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA. He married REBECCA HARLOW 1675 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.

Child of ISAAC CUSHMAN and REBECCA HARLOW is:

i. MARY⁶ CUSHMAN, m. ROBERT WATERMAN, March 19, 1701/02, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.

6. ELKANAH⁵ CUSHMAN (THOMAS⁴, ROBERT³, THOMAS (COUCHEMAN)², THOMAS (CROUCHEMAN)¹) was born June 1, 1651 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA, and died September 4, 1727 in Plympton, Plymouth, MA. He married (1) ELIZABETH COLE February 10, 1677/78 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA. He married (2) MARTHA COOKE March 2, 1683/84 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.

Notes

From the book "Mayflower Families in Progress, Isaac Allerton of the Mayflower and His Descendants for Four Generations," compiled by Robert S Wakefield, FASG, Third Edition, Published by General Society of Mayflower Descendants 1996.

In 1723 Elkanah Cushman served as Representative to the General Court of Massachusetts.

The will of Elkanah Cushman of Plimpton dated 14 Oct. 1725, sworn 22 Sept. 1727, names sons Allerton and Josiah Cushman; dau Martha Holmes; two granddaus. Elizabeth Delano and Hannah Cushman.

Another source has marriage date as 16 Feb 1675 and another 16 Feb 1676.

Children of ELKANAH CUSHMAN and ELIZABETH COLE are:

9. i. ELKANAH⁶ CUSHMAN, b. September 15, 1678, Plymouth MA; d. January 9, 1714/15, Plymouth MA.

ii. JAMES CUSHMAN, b. October 20, 1679.

iii. JABEZ CUSHMAN, b. December 28, 1681; d. May 1682.

Children of ELKANAH CUSHMAN and MARTHA COOKE are:

iv. ALLERTON⁶ CUSHMAN, b. November 21, 1683.

v. ELIZABETH CUSHMAN, b. January 17, 1684/85.

vi. JOSIAH CUSHMAN, b. March 21, 1687/88.

vii. MARTHA CUSHMAN, b. Bef 1691.

viii. MEHITABLE CUSHMAN, b. October 8, 1693; d. Bef October 14, 1725.

7. ELEAZAR⁵ CUSHMAN (THOMAS⁴, ROBERT³, THOMAS (COUCHEMAN)², THOMAS (CROUCHEMAN)¹) was born February 20, 1656/57 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: Mayflower Increasings for Three Generations Mayflower Descendent. Bowan, George E., by susan E. roser 1989), and died Aft October 14, 1723 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA. He married ELIZABETH COOMBS January 12, 1686/87 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: Mayflower Increasings for Three Generations Mayflower Descendent. Bowan, George E., by susan E. roser 1989).

Children of ELEAZAR CUSHMAN and ELIZABETH COOMBS are:

i. LYDIA⁶ CUSHMAN.

10. ii. JOHN CUSHMAN, b. 1690, Plymouth, MA.

iii. MOSES CUSHMAN.

iv. JAMES CUSHMAN.

v. WILLIAM CUSHMAN.

8. LYDIA⁵ CUSHMAN (THOMAS⁴, ROBERT³, THOMAS (COUCHEMAN)², THOMAS (CROUCHEMAN)¹) was born ABT 1660 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: Mayflower Marriages from the files of George Ernest Boman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Decendants by Susan E. Roser: 1990). She married WILLIAM HARLOW , JR January 1682/83 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: Mayflower Families in Progress Mayflower Descendent. Bowan, George E., ed 1899-1940. Vol. 34 Boston, 1981 Microfiche), son of WILLIAM HARLOW and REBECCA BARLETT.

Children of LYDIA CUSHMAN and WILLIAM HARLOW are:

i. ROBERT⁶ HARLOW, b. ABT 1690, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.

ii. ELIZABETH HARLOW, b. February 1682/83, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; d. Bef April 18, 1705, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; m. THOMAS DOTY, February 24, 1702/03, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.

iii. THOMAS HARLOW, b. March 17, 1685/86, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; m. JEDIDAH CHURCH.

iv. ISAAC HARLOW, b. Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.

v. LYDIA HARLOW, b. Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; m. BARNABAS CHURCHILL.

vi. MARY HARLOW, b. Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.

vii. REBECCA HARLOW, b. Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA; m. JABEZ HOLMES, 1730, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.

viii. WILLIAM HRLOW, b. Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA.

Generation No. 6

9. ELKANAH⁶ CUSHMAN (ELKANAH⁵, THOMAS⁴, ROBERT³, THOMAS (COUCHEMAN)², THOMAS (CROUCHEMAN)¹) was born September 15, 1678 in Plymouth MA, and died January 9, 1714/15 in Plymouth MA. He married HESTER BARNES February 23, 1702/03 in Plymouth MA, daughter of JONATHAN BARNES and ELIZABETH HEDGE.

Notes

Elkanah Cushman b. Plymouth 15 Sept. 1678; d. there 9 Jan. 1714/5, aged 37 years.

He m. Plymouth 23 Feb. 1702/3 Hester Barnes, b. Plymouth 18 Feb. 1682; d. there 1 Nov. 1770, aged 88 yrs.; dau. of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Hedge( Barnes. She m. (2) Plymouth 25 Oct.. 1716 Benjamin Warren by whom she had Joseph and Mercy.

The division of the estate of Elkanah Cushman, late of Plymouth, dated 22 June 1717, names widow Hester, now wife of Benjamin Warren; children elkanah, James, Elizabeth and Hannah.

Another source has death date as 17 Sep. 1722 in Plympton

Children of ELKANAH CUSHMAN and HESTER BARNES are:

i. ELIZABETH⁷ CUSHMAN, b. December 5, 1703.

ii. ELKANAH CUSHMAN, b. July 10, 1706, Plymouth MA; d. ABT 1743; m. LYDIA BRADFORD, March 31, 1740, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA (Source: Mayflower Families in Progress Mayflower Descendent. Bowan, George E., ed 1899-1940.).

iii. JAMES CUSHMAN, b. August 29, 1709.

iv. HANNAH CUSHMAN, b. ABT 1713.

10. JOHN⁶ CUSHMAN (ELEAZAR⁵, THOMAS⁴, ROBERT³, THOMAS (COUCHEMAN)², THOMAS (CROUCHEMAN)¹) was born 1690 in Plymouth, MA. He married JOANNA PRATT 1715.

Children of JOHN CUSHMAN and JOANNA PRATT are:

i. JOHN⁷ CUSHMAN.
ii. ELEAZER CUSHMAN II, b. 1726, Plymouth, MA; d. 1797, Willington, CT; m. ABIGAIL PARSONS, Willington, CT.