26059.Samuel Cummings. Born in Apr 1706 in Boxford, MA.149 Samuel died in Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire in Oct 1793.
From the Cummings Memorial:149
“Samuel Cummings early settled in what is now Lunenburg, Mass., then known as ‘Lancaster New Grant.’ He lived in the west part of the town near Fitchburg line, on the farm owned in 1848 by Jacob Proctor. He was one of 43 grantees of Rindge, N. H., in I749. On Mar. 16, 1773, he and Sarah sold land in Lunenburg to their son Thaddeus.”
On 28 Sep 1727 Samuel married Sarah Hastings, daughter of John Hastings (ca 1681-ca 1747) & Sarah Fiske (4 Jul 1684-), in Groton, MA.149 Born on 8 Nov 1707 in Watertown, MA.30 Sarah died aft 1796/7.149
Children of Samuel and Sarah (Hastings) Cummings:
i. Miriam Cummings, b. 1 Oct 1728, d. 9 Jul 1740;
ii. Thomas Cummings, b. 23 Sep 1731, d. 20 Jul 1740;
iii. Thaddeus Cummings, b. 30 Dec 1734, d. 16 Jul 1740;
iv. Samuel Cummings, b. 13 Feb 1736/7, d. 10 May 1760, drowned in Walem Pond;
v. Sarah Cummings, b. 30 Jun 1740, d. 28 Oct 1838, at Leominster, MA, m. 13 Feb 1765 David Carlyle, resided at Walpole, NH;
vi. Thomas Cummings, b. 23 Feb 1742/3, d. 23 Sep 1746;
vii. Thaddeus Cummings, b. 16 Jun 1746;
viii. Jonathan Cummings, b. 20 Nov 1748; and
ix. Anna Cummings, m. 24 Sep 1752 Joseph Boynton of Westmoreland (d. Mar 1813 æ. 63).149
26060.Mehitabel Cummings. Born on 21 Oct 1710 in Boxford, MA.149 Mehitabel died aft 1767.
On 7 May 1740 when Mehitabel was 29, she married Oliver Andrews (15851) , son of John Andrews (5935) (ca 1648-ca 1723/1731) & Sarah Dickinson (25 Aug 1664-), in Boxford, MA.206 Born 12 Jan 1699[/1700] in Boxford, MA. Oliver died in Middleton, MA in 1767.149 Occupation: Farmer.
26061.Jacob Cummings. Born on 21 Nov 1714 in Boxford, MA.149 Jacob died in Boxford, MA, on 26 Mar 1803; he was 88.149
Jacob was a selectman ten imes from 1751 through 1771. He was a private in Capt. Jacob Gould’s company, which marched to Lexington on the alarm of 19 Apr 1775.149
Jacob married Mary. Mary died in Boxford, MA 2 Dec 178[-].149
Children of Jacob and Mary Cummings:
i. Mehitabel Cummings, b. 21 Sep 1746, d. 5 Dec 1752;
ii. Dudley Cummings, b. 18 Feb 1748, d. 25 Jun 1815;
iii. Jacob Cummings, b. 17 Apr 1750, d. 10 Apr 1757;
iv. Polly Cummings, b. 15 Apr 1752, m. int. 29 Mar 1785 Thomas Andrews;
v. William Cummings, b. 19 Sep 1755, d. 10 Nov 1776;
vi. Jacob Cummings, b. 10 Jan 1762, d. 13 Apr 1769; and
vii. Thomas Cummings, b. 12 Oct 1765, d. 29 May 1834.149
26062.Abigail Cummings. Born on 5 Jun 1717 in Boxford, MA.149 Abigail died in May 1810.
On 16 Nov 1743 when Abigail was 26, she first married John Buswell, son of John Buswell (7 Aug 1657-22 Feb 1750/1) & Elizabeth Stiles (15 Mar 1662-), in Boxford, MA.149 Born 11 Feb 1702/3 in Boxford, MA. John died in Boxford, MA 22 Feb 1750/1.
On 25 Oct 1756 when Abigail was 39, she second married Jonathan Whipple (27659) , son of Joseph Whipple (31 Oct 1666-11 May 1699) & Sarah Hutchinson (11307) (ca 1674-10 Sep 1740), in Danvers, MA. Born on 6 May 1716 in Salem, MA.