On 20 Nov 1729 when Mary was 19, she married
Hon. John Cushing (20992) , son of
Hon. John Cushing (16810) (28 Apr 1662-19 Jan 1736) &
Deborah Loring (7770) (15 Mar 1668-9 Jun 1713), in Plymouth, MA.
52,63 Born on 17 Jul 1695 in Scituate, MA.52 John died in Scituate, MA, on 19 Mar 1778; he was 82.52 Occupation: judge. Education: Harvard 1711. Marriage intention published on 1 Nov 1729 at Plymouth, MA.
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John first married Elizabeth Holmes, second Mary Cotton.
From the Genealogy of the Cushing Family, page 48:2
John resided at Belle House in Scituate. He was Town Clerk from 1719 to 1744; representative from Scituate in 1721 and for several succeeding years; Judge of Probate Plymouth Co. 1739; Justice of the Court of Common Pleas (Plymouth Co.) from 1738 to 1751, when he was transferred to the Superior Court; Judge of the Superior Court from 1747 to 1771, when he resigned (Judge Cushing received his appointment to the Supreme Court from Washington); and a Councillor of the Province from 1746 to 1763. ‘His introduction into the office (of Councillor) was attended with a more unanimous vote than any ever before had--having all the votes save one.’— Rev. Josiah Cotton. He was one of the presiding Judges at the trial of the British soldiers for the massacre at Boston 5 Mar 1770.
In 1743 John built the Walnut Tree Hill Mansion, a large and imposing building. The mansion burned in 1872.42