Pane-Joyce Genealogy
John Cummings (3432) & Sarah Howlett (5796)
10248. John Cummings. Born ca 1656/7 in Dunstable, MA.

From the Cummings Memorial:149
    “He is probably the Jolm who is designated as ‘Serg't Cummings,’ and was one of a small garrison in Dunstable established Dec. 25, 1702, under command of Lt. Col. Jonathan Tyng. It is usually stated that it was the garrison at his own house which was assaulted, July 3, 1706, by a party of two hundred Mohawk Indians. His house stood on the right hand of the road from Dunstable to the present town of Tyngsborough, about a half mile from the former place. The stories of the attack are not harmonious in all particulars. It seems to be agreed that there was a company of soldiers in the garrison at the time and that they were surprised. ‘At sunset a Mr. Cummings and his wife went out to milk their cows and left the gate open. The Indians who had advanced undiscovered, started up, shot Mrs .Cummings dead (‘Goody Cummings died July 3, 1706, at night.’) upon the spot, and wounded her husband who had his arm broken, but was so fortunate as to reach the woods while the Indians were engaged in the house. That night he lay in a swamp in the northerly part of Tyngsborough, about a quarter of a mile west of the great road, and a few rods south of the state line. The next day he arrixed at the garrisor. near Tyngsborough Village." (I. N. H. Hist. Coll. 133.) He is spoken of as selectman in 1711 and in the same year the house of Mr. John Cummings was reported as one of seven fortified houses in Dunstable, having two families, two males, two soldiers, and twenty-one persons in all. ‘Sarg't Cummings & Henry Farwell were deputed in 1717, Jan. 1O, by vote of the town to get a minister as soon as they can.’ May 20th, 1725, after the sad occasion of Capt. Lovewell’s defeat, both John Cummings and John Cummings Jr. joined with the Selectmen and other citizens in petitioning the Governor and Council of Mass. for protection in the defenceless condition of the community. The question arises whether the elder John had remarried. It is on record that ‘John Cummings of Groton, weaver, and wife Elisabeth, widow of John Sollendino, sold land in Groton, 1732.’ Sollendino was married 1679-80, to Elisabeth Usher, said to be the first marriage in Dunstable. He was a carpenter and helped build the meetinghouse in 1677 and a bridge over Salmon Creek, 1699. His house was one of seven garrisons in 1711.”
On 13 Sep 1680 John married Elizabeth Kingsley (24780) , daughter of Samuel Kingsley (ca May 1630-21 May 1662) & Hannah Brackett (9635) (ca Nov 1634-3 Jul 1706), in Dunstable, MA.17 Born on 22 Nov 1657 in Braintree, MA.17 Elizabeth died in Dunstable, MA, on 3 Jul 1706; she was 48.17

Children of John and Elizabeth (Kingsley) Cummings, born at Dunstable:
    i. John Cummings, b. 7 Jul 1682, d. 27 Apr 1759 at Westford, MA, m. at Charlestown 3 Oct 1705 Elizabeth Adams (b. 26 Apr 1680 at Chelmsford, MA, d. 30 Apr 1759 at Westford);
    ii. Samuel Cummings, b. 6 Oct 1684, d. 1718 at Groton, MA, m. at Charlestown 14 Jan 1708/9 Elizabeth Shedd;
    iii. Elizabeth Cummings, b. 5 Jan 1687;
    iv. Sarah Cummings, b. 20 May 1690, m. at Boxford 14 Jul 1720 Matthew Butman (b. 28 Apr 1693 at Beverly, MA);
    v. Ebenezer Cummings, b. 17 Sep 1695, d. unmarried 5 Sep 1724 at Dunstable;
    vi. Ann Cummings, b. 14 Sep 1698, m. John Taylor;
    vii. Lydia Cummings, b. 14 Mar 1701, d. Apr 1701; and
    viii. WIlliam Cummings, b. 24 Apr 1702, d. 29 Aug 1757 at Nottingham West, NH, m. Sarah Harwood (b. 26 Jun 1706 at Dunstable, d. ca. 1769 at Nottingham West, dau. of William & Esther (Perry) Harwood).
Their children include:
26031i.
Elizabeth Cummings (5 Jan 1687-30 Apr 1751)
10249. Dea. Thomas Cummings. Born on 6 Oct 1658 in Topsfield, MA.149 Thomas died in Dunstable, MA 20 Jan 1722/3.149 Buried in Old Dunstable Burying Ground, South Nashua.

From the Cummings Memorial:149
    “[Thomas] was an early settler of Dunstable. Jan. 3, 1712, he was among several persons to whom William Brattle deeded some 2000 acres. In 1718, he owned 125 acres of the Brattle Farm in that town. He was a carpenter by trade. He was elected deacon of the church. He lived perhaps in the southern part of the old town of Dunstable, as his son joined in 1733 in a remonstrance against the location of the meeting house in the northern part of the town, near the old site. (Nason p. 56.) He was buried at the cemetery near what is now [1903] called Little’s station, which is north of the Massachusetts state line. The inscription reads: ‘Here Iyes the body of Deacon Thomas Cummings, aged 64 y. 17 d. Deceased Jan. 20, I722-3.’ I have taken it as pretty certain that he must be the Thomas who was in Boston for several years, for whom William Mumford, stone-cutter, became surety, July 19, 1694. Two children's births are on record there to Thomas and Priscilla. During the Indian disturbances, many of the inhabitants of Dunstable were obliged to find refuge elsewhere. In 1696, two-thirds of the settlers had fled, and in 1699 only 20 heads of families remained.”
On 19 Dec 1688 when Thomas was 30, he married Priscilla Warner, daughter of Samuel Warner (ca 1640-bef 16 Feb 1703) & Mercy Swan (4 Jul 1640-3 Apr 1683), in Boxford, MA.149 Born on 25 Sep 1666 in Ipswich, MA.149

Children of Thomas and Priscilla (Warner) Cummings:
    i. Priscilla Cummings, b. 1 Oct 1689, d. 13 Sep 1728 at Dunstable, unmarried;
    ii. Mary Cummings, b. 25 Apr 1692, d. 13 May 1751 at Newton, MA, m. at Boston 7 Dec 1727 Benjamin Parker of Needham (b. 8 Oct 1702 at Newton, d, 23 Jul 1752 at Newton, son of Isaac & Mary Parker);
    iii. Thomas Cummings, b. 24 Oct 1694 at Boston, d. 2 Jun 1695;
    iv. Sarah Cummings, b. 15 Sep 1696 at Boston;
    v. Anna Cummings, b. 6 Feb 1699, d. Jan 1770 at Newton, unmarried;
    vi. Thomas Cummings, b. 10 Apr 1701, prob. died unmarried after Apr 1748;
    vii. Jonathan Cummings, b. 3 Jul 1703, d. 1791 at Merrimack, NH, m. ca. 1728 Elizabeth Blanchard (b. 15 Apr 1697, d. 28 May 1744, dau. of Joseph & Abiah (Hassell Blanchard);
    viii. Ephraim Cummings, b. 10 Mar 1706, d. ca. 9 Mar 1771 at Hudson, NH, m. ca. 1732 Elizabeth Butler (b. 4 Sep 1704 at Woburn, dau. of John & Elizabeth Butler); and
    ix. Samuel Cummings, b. 12 Apr 1708, d. 18 Jan 1772 at Hollis, NH, m. at Groton, MA, 30 Jan 1732/3 Prudence Lawrence (b. 14 Sep 1715 at Groton, d. 5 Mar 1797 at Hollis, dau. of Thomas & Prudence Lawrence).
Their children include:
26032i.
Sarah Cummings (15 Sep 1696-10 Sep 1758)
10250. Nathaniel Cummings. Born on 10 Sep 1659 in Topsfield, MA.149 Nathaniel died in Dunstable, MA ca 1728.

From the Cummings Memorial:149
    Nathaniel “was early settled in Dunstable. He is put down as one among the twenty heads of
families contributing to the wood-rate for the minister in 1699. In 1718, he signed a paper as one of ten proprietors of Brattle Farm, owning 108 acres. In 1725, he petitioned with others to Governor and Council for protection against Indians. His widow was living, Feb. 3, I729, when her son, John, gave a bond to support. In 1720 he was one of four persons, for whom pews were made in the meeting-house.”
On 14 Apr 1697 when Nathaniel was 37, he married Abigail Parkhurst (12057) , daughter of Joseph Parkhurst (4094) (ca 1629-30 Nov 1709) & Rebecca Reed (bef 27 Sep 1626-bef 1703), in Chelmsford, MA.17 Born 14 Mar 1664/5 in Chelmsford, MA.17 Abigail died aft 1729.

Children of Nathaniel and Abigail (Parkhurst) Cummings, born at Dunstable:
    i. John Cummings, b. 14 Jan 1697/8, d. 15 Aug 1770 at Dunstable, m. Elizabeth French;
    ii. Nathaniel Cummings, b. 8 Sep 1699, m. Elizabeth Colburn (b. 24 Sep 1700 at Dunstable);
    iii. Eleazer Cummings, b. 19 Oct 1701, d. 8 Dec 1780 at Hillsborough, NH, m. 1st at Sudbury, MA, 1729 Rachel Proctor, m. 2nd at Sudbury 28 Jul 1734 Mary Varnum, m. 3rd 12 Jul 1764 Phebe Richardson; and
    iv. Joseph Cummings, b. 26 May 1704, d. 28 May 1734.
10251. Sarah Cummings. Born on 28 Jan 1661 in Boxford, MA.149 Sarah died in Dunstable, MA ca 1715/1722.17
On 24 Dec 1682 when Sarah was 21, she married Lieut. Samuel French, son of Richard French & Martha, in Chelmsford, MA.17 Born on 13 Jul 1653 in Cambridge, MA.17 Samuel died aft 1728.17

Samuel was an early settler of Dunstable and one of those who formed the chruch there.149
Their children include:
26033i.
Sarah French (7 Feb 1682/3-25 Mar 1742)
26034ii.
Samuel French (10 Sep 1685-4 Nov 1727)
26035iii.
Joseph French (10 Mar 1687-20 Jan 1753)
26036iv.
John French (6 May 1691-15 Mar 1761)
26037v.
Lieut. Ebenezer French (7 Apr 1693-5 Sep 1724)
26038vi.
Richard French (8 Apr 1695-)
26039vii.
Alice French (20 Nov 1699-)
26040viii.
Dea. Jonathan French (1 Feb 1703/4-17 Nov 1757)
10252. Abraham Cummings. Born ca 1663 in Boxford, MA. Abraham died bef 1707.17
28 Feb 1686/7 Abraham married Sarah Wright, daughter of Dea. Joseph Wright (ca 1639-31 Mar 1734) & Elizabeth Hassell (20 Sep 1643-28 Jun 1713), in Woburn, MA.149 Born 25 Feb 1669/70 in Woburn, MA.124 Sarah died in Hingham, MA on 13 Dec 1752.45

Sarah first married Abraham Cummings, second Aaron Pratt as his second wife.

Children of Abraham and Sarah (Wright) Cummings, all births recorded at Woburn124 except Josiah’s was recorded at Dunstable:
    i. Abraham Cummings, b. 7 Oct 1690;
    ii. Joseph Cummings, b. 1 Seo 1692;
    iii. Sarah Cummings, b. 10 Feb 1693/4;
    iv. Jacob Cummings, b. 3 Jan 1695;
    v. Josiah Cummings, b. 12 Jul 1698; and
    vi. Eleazer Cummings, b. 9 Apr 1704.149

Children of Aaron and Sarah (Wright) (Cummings) Pratt, born at Hingham:
    i. Abigail Pratt, b. 4 Aug 1708;
    ii. Phineas Pratt, b. 31 Dec 1709;
    iii. Benjamin Pratt, b. 31 Mar 1710/1; and
    iv. Nathaniel Pratt.45
Their children include:
26041i.
Sarah Cummings (10 Feb 1693/4-17 Sep 1720)
26042ii.
Jacob Cummings (3 Jan 1695-27 Feb 1776)
10253. Isaac Cummings. Born ca 1666 in Topsfield, MA.17 Isaac died in Dunstable, MA on 2 Nov 1688.17 Buried on 23 Nov 1688.17

Issac was killed by Indians.17
10254. Ebenezer Cummings. Born ca 1668 in Topsfield, MA.17 Ebenezer died in Dunstable, MA on 2 Nov 1688.149 Buried on 23 Nov 1688.17

Ebenezer was killed by Indians.17
10255. William Cummings. Born on 4 Aug 1671 in Topsfield, MA.149 William died in Topsfield, MA 30 Mar 1672/3.17
10256. Eleazer Cummings. Born on 5 Aug 1671 in Topsfield, MA.149
10257. Benjamin Cummings. Born 23 Feb 1672/3 in Topsfield, MA.149
10258. Alice Cummings. Born ca 1675 in Topsfield, MA.17

Alice was mentioned in the will of her grandfather Thomas Howlett.17
10259. Samuel Cummings. Born on 28 Dec 1677 in Topsfield, MA.149
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