Pane-Joyce Genealogy
35237. Josiah Cushing. Born 29 Jan 1714[/5] in Scituate, MA.52 Josiah was baptized on 13 Feb 1715.2 Josiah died in Pembroke, MA on 11 Dec 1793.2

Josiah and Ruth settled in Pembroke, MA. Josiah kept several negro servants.2
On 20 Oct 1737 Josiah married Ruth Thomas (46110) , daughter of Lieut. Isaac Thomas (27265) (19 Oct 1682-16 Mar 1731/2) & Anna Thompson (31 Dec 1689-1 Mar 1722/3), in the Second Church of Scituate.110 Born on 12 Apr 1721 in Pembroke, MA.395 Ruth died in Pembroke, MA, on 14 Sep 1806; she was 85.2 Buried in Hanson, MA.

Josiah and Ruth were second cousins; his maternal grandmother and her paternal grandmother were sisters.
Their children include:
52051i.
Anne Cushing (Died unmarried) (19 Oct 1738-31 Dec 1756)
52052ii.
Sarah Cushing (12 Sep 1740-)
52053iii.
Josiah Cushing (6 Feb 1742-)
52054iv.
Ruth Cushing (24 Apr 1747-Jul 1788)
52055v.
Capt. Isaac Cushing (Died unmarried) (18 Jul 1749-20 Jan 1775)
52056vi.
Anne Cushing (3 Jan 1760-14 Aug 1821)
35238. Mary Cushing. Born on 24 Oct 1716 in Scituate, MA.2 Mary was baptized on 19 May 1717.2 Mary died in Nantucket, MA, on 5 Sep 1751; she was 34.

Mary, also called Mercy, Cushing.
On 18 Oct 1733 when Mary was 16, she married Rev. Nathaniel Eells, son of Rev. Nathaniel Eells (26 Nov 1677-25 Aug 1750) & Hannah North (ca 1679-2 May 1754), in the Second Church of Scituate.52,110 Born 31 Jan 1710/1 in Scituate, MA.52 Nathaniel died in Stonington, CT on 16 Jun 1786.362 Education: Harvard 1728.

Nathaniel first married Mercy Cushing, second Mary Darrell.

Nathaniel was ordained minister of Stonington, Connecticut, 14 Jun 1733.

From Wheeler’s History of Stonington, pages 362–363:362
    Rev. Nathaniel Eells was the third ordained minister of Stonington, a graduate of Harvard College in 1728. After he was ordained in 1733, he pursued his labors with unremitting zeal and success. He lived on Hinckley Hill, and preached in the Center meeting house until 1762, when Mr. Rossiter d. in 1762. Then, upon the request of the east and west parishes in Stonington, he preached at the Centre and Agreement Hill or Road meeting house for a year or two, after which he preached at the Road in the morning, and in the old Academy at Stonington Point, in the afternoon, until the Centre meeting house was taken down, and re-erected in the village of Stonington. When the war of the Revolution broke out, and the news of the battle of Lexington set the patriotism of the country on fire, Putnam left his plough and Mr. Eells his pulpit, and rushed to Boston to defend with their lives if need be, the liberties of their country. Mr, Eells was a great favorite, especially among the young people, and an able devoted preacher of the Gospel.
Their children include:
52057i.
Nathaniel Eells (9 May 1735-)
52058ii.
John Eells (8 Mar 1737-)
52059iii.
Edward Eells (9 Jan 1739-)
52060iv.
Sarah Eells (Died soon) (17 Mar 1741-17 Mar 1741)
52061v.
Mercy Eells (4 Jan 1743-)
52062vi.
Sarah Eells (10 Mar 1745-)
52063vii.
Lucretia Eells (15 Jun 1747-)
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