23 Mar 1690/1 Elizabeth second married
Daniel Cushing Esq (15313) , son of
Matthew Cushing (5689) (ca Mar 1588-30 Sep 1660) &
Nazareth Pitcher (ca Oct 1586-5 Jan 1681/2), in Hingham, MA.
45 Born ca 1619 in Hingham, Norfolk. Daniel was baptized in Hingham, Norfolk, on 20 Apr 1619.2 Daniel died in Hingham, MA on 3 Dec 1700.45 Buried in Hingham Cemetery. Occupation: Wheelwright.
Daniel first married Lydia Gilman, second Elizabeth (Jacob) Thaxter, widow of John Thaxter.
Daniel came to Hingham, MA, with his parents in 1635 at the age of 16.42
From The Genealogy of the Cushing Family, page 23:2
A lot of land was granted to him by the Town of Hingham in 1665. He became a freeman in 1671, was an active magistrate and for many years Town Clerk of Hingham, and by the faithful discharge of the duties of this last office rendered invaluable service to the modern antiquary. From 1682, and for many years he kept a country store. Selectman in 1665 and for many years after. Also in the years 1680, 1682, and 1695 he was a delegate to the General Court.
A work has been published, styled Extracts from the Minutes of Daniel Cushing, of Hingham, with a photograph of his manuscript, etc. Boston — folio. Press of John Wilson & Son, 1865 ; printed by Lincoln. Henry Austin Whitney, of Boston, prepared an addition containing a list of names of persons from Hingham, Eng., and printed by Drake.
He left a full and minute will, dated 11 Sept., 1693, a copy of which may be found in the N.E. Hist. & Gen. Register, vol. XIV., p. 293.
From Deane’s History of Scituate:53
To Daniel Cushing, that town [Hingham] is indebted for the first accurate records of the proceedings of the town. His clerkship commenced in 1669, and the method and neatness of the records for many years, does him much credit.
From Lincoln’s History of Hingham:45
Daniel was an active business man, sagacious and thorough in whatever he undertook; a magistrate of more than ordinary ability; selectman 1665, and for many yrs. after; town clerk from 1669 until the time of his decease; delegate to the General Court in 1680, 1682, and 1695, and a man of influence and power in the community. It is to him more than to any of his contemporaries that the present generation is indebted for much of the valuable information which has come down to us relating to the early planters of this town. He accumulated a large property for the period in which he lived, and his will, dated 11 Sept. 1693, proved 18 Feb. 1700-1, covers sev. pages of MS., in the S.P. rec's. Resided on the paternal homestead, Main St., below ‘Pear Tree Hill.’
Hingham Cemetery, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Also called the Old Ship Cemetery
Daniel Cushing, d. 3 Dec 1700
Lydia Cushing, d. 12 Mar 1689