Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Lucy Cushing (39114) & Dr. James Otis (45741)
54990. Lucy Otis. Born on 15 Jun 1763 in Scituate, MA.52 Lucy died in Scituate, MA, on 25 Dec 1832; she was 69.52
On 10 Oct 1784 when Lucy was 21, she married Thomas Barker Briggs (50700) , son of Capt. James Briggs (37631) (27 Feb 1719-29 May 1804) & Hannah Barker (33587) (17 Jan 1724-16 May 1792), in Scituate, MA.52 Born on 13 Jul 1757 in Scituate, MA.52 Thomas Barker was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, on 14 Aug 1757.335 Thomas Barker died in Scituate, MA, on 26 Oct 1806; he was 49.52

Thomas succeeded his father at the Hobart’s Landing Shipyard when the Revolutionary War was over. He had served in that war. In 1780 he and his brother James purchased from Joseph Thomas, tanner, his homestead at Curtis or Buttonwood Hill, tannery, farm land, tools, horses, cows, and household furniture for 4500 pounds.42
Their children include:
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Thomas Briggs (Died unmarried) (20 Jun 1785-29 Aug 1861)
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Cushing Otis Briggs (25 Feb 1787-10 Mar 1861)
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Henry Briggs (11 Mar 1789-4 Dec 1837)
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Charles Briggs (12 Oct 1791-13 Feb 1853)
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Deborah Clapp Briggs (Died unmarried) (16 Nov 1801-26 Dec 1875)
54991. James Otis. Born on 21 Apr 1765 in Scituate, MA.52 James died in Boston, MA in 1836.168

James settled in Boston. His first Boston residence was near Otis Wharf—his property—now (1936) the Appraisers Stores on Atlantic Ave. Otis Wharf was not sold by his descendants until after 1920. After 1810, he moved to Lyme NH, and in his later years reaturned to Boston and lived on Pinckney, St., Beacon Hill, where he died in 1836.42
28 Oct 179? James married Joanna Gardner in Boston, MA.42 Born in 1766.42 Joanna died in Boston, MA on 3 Mar 1846.42 Buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Their children include:
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James Alleyne Gardner Otis (1800-)
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William Otis (1802-)
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Isaac Otis (1805-1826)
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Theodore Otis (15 Dec 1810-11 Jul 1873)
54992. Hannah Otis. Born on 24 Feb 1767 in Scituate, MA.52 Hannah died in Scituate, MA, on 28 Mar 1831; she was 64.52 Buried in Fairview Cemetery, Scituate Center.
11 Sep 1795 (Int) Hannah married Rev. Nehemiah Thomas (42320) , son of Dea. Nehemiah Thomas Esq. (22467) (26 Jul 1712-30 May 1782) & Abiah Winslow (24324) (Dec 1721-7 Aug 1809), in Scituate, MA.52 Born on 3 Feb 1766 in Marshfield, MA.52 Nehemiah died in Scituate, MA, on 9 Aug 1831; he was 65.52 died of apoplexy. Buried in Fairview Cemetery, Scituate Center. Occupation: minister. Education: Harvard 1789. Religion: First Church in Scituate.

Nehemiah was ordained in Scituate Nov 1792, and pastor of the First Parish Church, Scituate, 1792-1831. He lived first in the old parsonage on Brook St. near the Harbor, and afterward built the house on Brushy Hill, on the Country Way.42
Their children include:
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Henry Thomas (Died unmarried) (14 Dec 1796-1 Nov 1814)
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Harriet Thomas (Died unmarried) (1 Sep 1798-27 Aug 1857)
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Lucy Otis Thomas (Died unmarried) (30 Aug 1800-14 May 1880)
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Dr. Francis Thomas (13 Apr 1804-15 Mar 1878)
54993. Dr. Cushing Otis. Born on 7 Mar 1769 in Scituate, MA.52 Cushing died in Scituate, MA, on 16 Oct 1837; he was 68.52 suddenly. Buried in South Parish Cemetery, Norwell. Occupation: Physician. Education: Harvard 1789; MD 1792.

Dr. Cushing Otis “commenced his practice at Scituate. He was a Fellow of the Massachusetts Medical Society and represented Scituate in the Legislature. In 1823 he was elected to the States Senate. The church found in Mr. Otis a warm friend and supporter. ‘A handsome clock was placed in the front gallery Jan. 15, 1831, by the generosity of the Hon. Mr. Otis.’”2

Gov. Samuel Adams appointed Dr. Cushing Otis Surgeon of 2d Regiment, 1st Brigade, 5th Division of Militia of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 6 Nov 1793. He resigned 21 Apr 1823.42

Dr. Otis was a shrewd businessman, and was called upon to act as trustee for various people and as guardian for others. He was a strong supporter of the Second Church of Scituate, acting for a time as treasurer, and when the present building was erected in 1830, he gave a handsome clock which is still [1936] keeping time in place on the front of the gallery.42

From Briggs’ History of Shipbuilding on the North River.580 Briggs starts the paragraph with the signature of Cushing Otis:
    [Cushing Otis], who was interested in so many of the vessels built on the North River, was a prominent man of his day. He was son of Dr. James Otis of Scituate, a distinguished physician, and nephew of Dr. Isaac Otis, Jr., a distinguished physician of Bridgewater. He was a descendant of Dr. Isaac Otis, Sr., in the following line: Isaac Otis, M.D., married Deborah —. He died Nov. 11, 1777, aged 78 ; she died March 17, 1783, aged 84. They had six children: Isaac, M.D., Deborah, William, Stephen, Hannah, James, M.D. Dr. James Otis married Lucy —. He died May 24, 1807, aged 73; she died June 24, 1810, aged 80. They had seven children: Lucy, James, Hannah, Cushing, M.D. [the subject of the paragraph], Elizabeth, Abigail, and Thomas.
    Cushing Otis graduated from Harvard College in 1789, and studied his profession under Dr. Hitchcock. In 1792 he returned to his native town, and practiced in connection with his father. He soon became distinguished for his skill in the healing art, and was repeatedly elected one of the
counsellors of the Massachusetts Medical Society, of which he was a member to the time of his death. His forensic powers were of a high order, his enunciation clear, and his diction elegant. His oration in commemoration of American Independence, pronounced at Scituate, July 4, 1800, at the request of the inhabitants, though the production of his youth, gave evidence of a highly cultivated mind and rhetorical powers. In 1801 he was elected a member of the Massachusetts Humane Society, John Warren, President. He was elected from his district to the House of Kepresentatives in 1809 and 1812, and to the Senate in 1822-23. On Nov. 11, 1830, he was chosen President of the Franklin Association for Mutual Improvement, South Scituate, John Foster, Jr., Secretary. He was also a member of the Bunker Hill Monument Association. On July 15, 1831, he presented the Second or South Society with a handsome clock, which was placed in front of the gallery of the church.
    He married Abigail, daughter of Judge Nathan Gushing. He died Oct. 16, 1837, aged 68 ; she d. June 9, 1852, aged 77. Their only child, Abigail T. Otis, did much for this Society during her life, and at her death left goodly sums to the church and town. She died in South Scituate, Oct. 15, 1884, aged 73.
    In religious sentiment Dr. Otis was decidedly liberal. He was a distinguished member of Rev. Samuei J. May's church. While he stood aloof from those who would “call down fire from Heaven,” he was far from being a latitudinarian. He was content with the privilege of believing his faith to be right, without exhibiting any disposition to represent others as lieing in the wrong. Whatever might have been his particular form of faith, he was a firm believer in the great essential truths of natural and revealed religion. He adopted Christianity as a Divine system on the ground of its great external evidence, its perfect adaptation to human nature, and the truth and divine philanthropy which gives life and vigor to all its precepts. In social converse he was affable, communicative, and instructive. His refined taste, unaffected and habitual courtesy, vivacity of spirit, and discriminating mind rendered his society at all times endearing, and his death created a void in the community not easily filled.
On 27 Nov 1806 when Cushing was 37, he married Abigail Cushing (49187) , daughter of Hon. Nathan Cushing (52173) (24 Sep 1742-4 Nov 1812) & Abigail Tilden (32061) (7 Apr 1745-8 Nov 1810), in the Second Church of Scituate.52 Born on 4 Jun 1775 in Scituate, MA.52 Abigail died in Scituate, MA, on 9 Jun 1852; she was 77.2 Buried in South Parish Cemetery, Norwell. Marriage intention published on 18 Oct 1806 at Scituate, MA.52

Mrs. Abigail Otis, with her daughter Abigail and her husbands’s niece Deborah C. Briggs (daughter of Thomas Barker and Lucy Otis Briggs), lived in her later years at 12 Joy Street, Beacon Hill, Boston, during the winter, returning to the home at South Scituate in summer.42

Despite Cushing’s given name, he and Abigail were only remotely related being third cousins.
Their children include:
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Abigail Tilden Otis (Died unmarried) (25 Jan 1811-15 Oct 1884)
54994. Elizabeth Otis. Born on 25 Apr 1771 in Scituate, MA.52 Elizabeth died in Scituate, MA, on 4 Apr 1846; she was 74.52 Betsey died of “old age”.

Elizabeth, also called Betsey. She died of old age at age 75.52
54995. Abigail Otis. Born on 11 Oct 1773 in Scituate, MA.52 Abigail died in Scituate, MA, on 6 Sep 1848; she was 74.52

Abigail, also called Nabby, Otis. Abigail died of “old age”, age 76.52
On 15 Dec 1800 when Abigail was 27, she married Capt. Seth Foster (57024) , son of Elisha Foster (46329) (28 Apr 1745-9 Jul 1827) & Grace Barstow (44024) (27 May 1748-7 Dec 1834), in the Second Church of Scituate.52 Born on 21 Jun 1770 in Scituate, MA.52 Seth died in Scituate, MA, on 1 Apr 1827; he was 56.52 Marriage intention published on 30 Oct 1800 at Scituate, MA.52

Seth succeeded his father in building vessels at the Foster yard. There, in 1825 was built the Smyrna, the first American vessel to carry the Stars and Stripes into the Black Sea (in 1830), and in 1826 the ship Lagoda, owned by Seth and Samuel Foster and Thomas Otis. In 1841 the Lagoda was purchased by Thomas Bourne of New Bedford for a whaler, and in 1890 she was still whaling in the Arctic in her 64th year. A model of this whaler, one fourth her size, the largest ship model in the world, is in the ship museum of the Dartmouth Historical Society in New Bedford [as of 1936].42

Seth and Abigal lived on River Street, Norwell.42
Their children include:
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Caroline Foster (Died unmarried) (18 Sep 1801-28 Jan 1822)
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Alfred Brunson Foster (Died unmarried) (23 Jul 1803-Sep 1832)
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Charlotte Otis Foster (Died unmarried) (4 Apr 1806-29 Jun 1831)
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Harriet Foster (Died unmarried) (17 Jan 1808-3 Jun 1830)
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Jane Foster (1 Oct 1810-1903)
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James Otis Foster (Died young) (17 May 1813-5 May 1838)
54996. Thomas Otis. Born on 15 Jul 1776 in Scituate, MA.52 Thomas died in New York, on 29 Oct 1841; he was 65.168

From A Memoir of the Otis Family:168
    Thomas was an importer of drygoods in Boston, under the firm name of Otis and Holburn. That dissolved about 1800, and he established in New York the house of Otis and Swan. Mr. Otis went to Manchester as buyer, acquired a fortune rapidly and retired. At his death he left his vast property to his two daughters, with the exception of some bequests mentioned in the papers at the time of his decease. In Oct. 1830, he gave to the church at Scituate a handsome organ, which the historian of that town says was ‘an act of the greatest individual munificence since the days of Mr. Hatherly’.

In 1821 the firm of Otis & Swan became Otis & Sloan. Thomas Otis represented this firm in England for some years. He acquired a fortune within a short time, and, soon after the death of his wife in 1820, he retired from business.42
On 12 May 1799 when Thomas was 22, he married Charlotte Downs, daughter of Capt. Shubael Downs (31 Oct 1741-7 May 1775) & Lydia Bangs (5 Oct 1741-), in Boston, MA.42 Born on 26 Nov 1779.42 Charlotte died in Paris, France, on 27 Jul 1820; she was 40.42 Buried in Pere la Chaise Cemetery, near Paris.

Charlotte, of Boston.168
Their children include:
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Charlotte Downs Otis (15 Oct 1800-26 Nov 1851)
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Thomas Otis (1801-Dec 1802)
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Helen Otis (14 Nov 1802-)
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