Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Josiah Cushing (35237) & Ruth Thomas (46110)
52051. Anne Cushing. Born on 19 Oct 1738 in Pembroke, MA.395 Anne died in Stetson Burying Ground, Pembroke, on 31 Dec 1756; she was 18.395 unmarried.
52052. Sarah Cushing. Born on 12 Sep 1740 in Pembroke, MA.395
52053. Josiah Cushing. Born on 6 Feb 1742 in Pembroke, MA.395

From the Genealogy of the Cushing Family, page 51:2
    Josiah served in the Revolutionary War as Private in Captian Elijah Cushing’s Co. of Minutemen in 1775; also as Sergeant in Capt. James Hatch’s Co. 1776; also Captain 5th (Pembroke) Co., 2nd Plymouth Co. Regt. the same year. In 1778 he raised a company in Pembroke, Duxbury and Marshfield, which was employed on guard duty in the fort at Nantasket.
On 26 Feb 1769 when Josiah was 27, he first married Deborah Cushing (55677) , daughter of John Cushing (40676) (16 Aug 1722-1 Jun 1798) & Deborah Barker (40507) (say 1723-1 Jun 1763), in Scituate, MA.110 Born on 20 Jan 1748 in Scituate, MA.52 Deborah died in Pembroke, MA, on 10 Apr 1773; she was 25.52

Josiah and Deborah were double half first cousins once removed; his father and her paternal grandfather were half brothers; also his father and her paternal grandmother were siblings.

Deborah, wife of Josiah Cushing Jr., daughter of John Cushing Jr, d. 10 Apr 1773 in Pembroke, in her 25th year.52
On 14 Aug 1774 when Josiah was 32, he second married Lydia Cushing in Scituate, MA.52
52054. Ruth Cushing. Born on 24 Apr 1747 in Pembroke, MA.395 Ruth died in Scituate, MA in Jul 1788.52 cosumption.

Hawke and Ruth were second cousins; their paternal grandfathers were brothers.
On 28 Sep 1769 when Ruth was 22, she married Hawke Cushing (52175) , son of Dea. Joseph Cushing (35281) (21 Nov 1711-2 Jan 1767) & Lydia King (35328) (26 Dec 1716-), in Pembroke, MA.52 Born on 13 Feb 1744 in Scituate, MA.52 At the age of 1, Hawke was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, on 17 Feb 1745.335 Hawke died in Scituate, MA, on 16 Feb 1825; he was 81.52 Buried in South Parish Cemetery, Norwell. Occupation: carpenter.

Hawke was a carpenter and builder, and owner, with his brother Pickles, of the old Bryant Saw Mill on the Second Herring Brook, which they operated.42

Hawke was a private in the Revolutionary War.2

The Norwell Historical Commission549 has identified this historical building in Norwell associated to Hawkes Cushing/Charles Foster
    152 River St. ca. 1770
Their children include:
61605i.
Dea. Thomas Cushing (25 Oct 1770-2 Nov 1824)
61606ii.
Ruth Cushing (10 Nov 1772-)
61607iii.
Maj. Isaac T. Cushing (28 Dec 1775-)
61608iv.
Sarah Cushing (5 Feb 1778-4 Dec 1854)
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Capt. Lemuel Cushing (4 Apr 1780-)
61610vi.
Nancy Cushing (6 Jun 1782-24 Dec 1862)
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Clarissa Cushing (21 May 1784-)
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Charlotte Cushing (12 Jul 1786-21 Oct 1881)
52055. Capt. Isaac Cushing. Born on 18 Jul 1749 in Pembroke, MA.395 Isaac was baptized in Pembroke, MA, on 13 Aug 1749.2 Isaac died in Pembroke, MA, on 20 Jan 1775; he was 25. Buried in Fern Hill Cemetery, Hanson.


Fern Hill Cemetery, Hanson, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
    Isaac Cushing, d. 20 Jan 1775 æ. 22 yrs 5 mos 22 days
52056. Anne Cushing. Born on 3 Jan 1760 in Pembroke, MA. Anne died in Hanson, MA, on 14 Aug 1821; she was 61.

Anne, also called Nancy, Cushing.

Thomas and Anne were first cousins; his father and her mother were siblings.
On 5 Feb 1786 when Anne was 26, she married Isaac Thomas (57369) , son of Capt. Edward Thomas (46106) (14 Oct 1713-26 Dec 1802) & Rachel Cushing (44896) (25 Nov 1714-8 Dec 1794), in Pembroke, MA.395 Born on 31 Mar 1747 in Pembroke, MA.395 Isaac died in Hanson, MA, on 23 Dec 1830; he was 83.
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