Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Nathaniel Cushing (52085) & Alice Cushing (52184)
61638. Deborah Cushing. Born on 31 Dec 1774 in Scituate, MA.52 Deborah died in Scituate, MA, on 23 Apr 1811; she was 36.52 Buried in South Parish Cemetery, Norwell.

Deane53 mentions of Deborah: “the late amiable consort of Mr John Nash.”
On 25 Dec 1796 when Deborah was 21, she married John Nash (61100) , son of Noah Nash (51181) (23 Jan 1734-6 Aug 1775) & Elizabeth Cudworth (53584) (ca 1739-1790), in the Second Church of Scituate.335 Born on 29 May 1767 in Scituate, MA. John died in Scituate, MA, on 23 Dec 1856; he was 89.2 Buried in Groveland Cemetery, North Scituate. Occupation: Farmer. Marriage intention published on 28 Oct 1796 at Scituate, MA.52

John and Deborah Nash were members of the Second Church of Scituate before 1810.

John lived near the south Meeting-house.53

The Norwell Historical Commission549 has identified this historical building in Norwell associated to John Nash
    661 Main Street ca. 1794

1800 Federal Census. Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll 16, page 121
Family of John Nash
    1 male under 10 [John Jr., 1]
    1 male 26-44 [John, 33]
    1 female under 10 [Debby, 2]
    1 female 26-44 [Deborah, 25]
Nearby residents: Benjamin Stetson, Luther Damon, Caleb Torrey, Benj’n T. Lane.

1810 Federal Census. Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll 21, page 33
Family of John Nash
    3 males under 10 [John King, 8, Nathaniel, 4, & Henry 3]
    1 male 16-25 [?]
    1 male 26-44 [John, 43]
    1 female under 10 [Eliza, 1]
    1 female 10-25 [Debby, 12]
    1 female 16-25 [Betsey Cushing, 17, Deborah’s younger sister]
    1 female 26-44 [Deborah, 35]
Nearby residents: Luther Damon, George Little, John Curtis, Simeon Bates.

1820 Federal Census. Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll 50, page 286
Family of John Nash
    1 male under 10 [Israel, 9]
    1 male 10-15 [Henry, 13]
    1 male 16-18 [Nathaniel, 16]
    1 male 19-25 [John King, 19]
    1 male 45 and over [John, 53]
    1 felmale 10-15 [Eliza, 11]
    1 female 16-25 [Debby, 22]
    1 female 26-44 [Betsey Cushing, 27]
The census is listed rougly alphabeticallly this time.

1830 Federal Census. Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll 64, page 171
Family of John Nash
    1 male 20-29 [?]
    1 male 60-69 [John, 63]
    1 female 20-29 [Eliza, 22]
    2 female 30-39 [Betsey Cushing, 37, & ?]
Nearby residents: Homer Bowker, Bernard Litchfield, Ebenezer Bailey, John Gregory.

1840 Federal Census. Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll 195, page 247
Family of John Nash
    1 male 70-79 [John, 73]
    1 female 20-29 [Eliza, 31]
    1 female 40-49 [Betsey Cushing, 47]

South Scituate was set off from Scituate as a separate town in 1849. It was renamed Norwell in 1888.

1850 Federal Census. South Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll 332, page 92A
    John Nash, 84, farmer, $5500 real estate
    Elisa Nash, 41
    Betsey Cushing, 57
John’s son John K. Nash’s family is listed just before in the census, and the family of Rachel Cushing is listed next.
Their children include:
65352i.
Debby Cushing Nash (Died unmarried) (17 Oct 1797-5 Nov 1834)
65353ii.
John Nash (Died soon) (29 Jul 1799-1 Oct 1800)
65354iii.
John King Nash Esq. (16 Nov 1801-30 Mar 1880)
65355iv.
Nathaniel Cushing Nash (6 Apr 1804-31 Aug 1880)
65356v.
Henry Nash (17 Aug 1806-29 Nov 1877)
65357vi.
Eliza D. Nash (Died unmarried) (2 Sep 1808-aft 1900)
65358vii.
Israel Nash (8 Mar 1811-22 Jan 1893)
61639. Polly Cushing. Born on 28 Nov 1777 in Scituate, MA.52

Polly, also known as Mary. Bela and Polly were first cousins; his father and her mother were siblings.
On 25 Jul 1797 when Polly was 19, she married Bela Cushing (57406) , son of Pickels Cushing (52174) (18 Feb 1743-15 Mar 1819) & Abigail Hatch (45055) (ca 1748-21 Oct 1813), in the Second Church of Scituate.52 Born on 20 Dec 1773 in Scituate, MA.52 Marriage intention published on 1 Jul 1797 at Scituate, MA.52
Their children include:
63644i.
Bela Cushing (ca 1798-24 Dec 1871)
63645ii.
Polly Cushing (12 Jul 1800-20 Nov 1875)
61640. Nathaniel Cushing. Born on 25 Oct 1779 in Scituate, MA.52 Nathaniel died in Scituate, MA, on 31 May 1862; he was 82.2
On 29 Nov 1807 when Nathaniel was 28, he married Jane Peirce (58801) , daughter of Capt. Hayward Peirce (57692) (22 Jun 1753-18 Oct 1826) & Judith Bailey (47838) (ca 1757-19 Apr 1836), in First Parish Church of Scituate.52 Born on 14 Dec 1780 in Scituate, MA.52 Jane died in Scituate, MA, on 19 May 1838; she was 57.52 Buried in South Parish Cemetery, Norwell.
Their children include:
63946i.
Jane Cushing (26 Sep 1808-13 Nov 1832)
63947ii.
Nathaniel Cushing (6 Dec 1809-24 May 1857)
63948iii.
Haywood Pierce Cushing (3 May 1812-13 Oct 1870)
63949iv.
Nathan Cushing (29 May 1814-9 Aug 1903)
61641. Perez Cushing. Born on 1 Nov 1781 in Scituate, MA.52 Perez died in Boston, MA in Nov 1831.

Columbian Centinel Newspaper death notice, 18 Nov 1831
Perez Cushing died Tuesday in Boston, aged 36.
On 21 Sep 1806 when Perez was 24, he married Sarah Billings, daughter of William Billings (7 Oct 1746-26 Sep 1800) & Lucy Swan (16 Sep 1751-), in Boston, MA. Born on 30 Aug 1783 in Boston, MA. At the age of 24, Sarah was baptized in West Church, Boston, on 18 Oct 1807. Sarah died in Randolph, MA, on 21 Feb 1861; she was 77.

Sarah, also known as Sally, Billings.

In 1850 and 1860 Sarah was living with her son Perez’s family in Randolph.
Their children include:
65655i.
Albert Penniman Cushing (1 Dec 1810-30 Apr 1884)
65656ii.
Cornelia Cushing (29 Sep 1815-1854)
65657iii.
Perez Warren Cushing (14 Jul 1807-9 Jun 1880)
61642. Warren Cushing. Born on 14 Dec 1785 in Scituate, MA.52

Warren, of New Bedford.53
On 26 Dec 1811 when Warren was 26, he married Abigail Gibbs Kempton (59102) , daughter of Thomas Kempton (48406) (9 Apr 1740-27 Jan 1806) & Deborah Price (3 Nov 1751-4 Feb 1832), in New Bedford, MA. Born on 20 Apr 1791 in New Bedford, MA.
Their children include:
64027i.
William Thomas Cushing (Died soon) (5 Apr 1813-4 Sep 1813)
64028ii.
William Warren Cushing (Died soon) (17 Oct 1814-18 Dec 1815)
64029iii.
John King Cushing (17 Nov 1816-7 Feb 1900)
64030iv.
Deborah Kempton Cushing (17 Aug 1818-)
64031v.
Alice Eliza Cushing (Died unmarried) (28 Feb 1821-6 Mar 1840)
64032vi.
Anna Sophia Cushing (Died unmarried) (12 May 1823-16 Mar 1861)
64033vii.
Albert Warren Cushing (12 Feb 1825-1 Mar 1873)
64034viii.
Thomas Kempton Cushing (Died soon) (12 Feb 1827-14 Jun 1827)
64035ix.
Samuel Warren Cushing (Died soon) (20 Mar 1828-21 Apr 1828)
61643. Samuel Cushing. Born on 29 Jul 1787 in Scituate, MA.52

Samuel, "late of Boston."53
61644. Betsey Warren Cushing. Born on 24 Jul 1791 in Scituate, MA.52 At the age of 2, Betsey Warren was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, on 13 Oct 1793.335 Betsey Warren died in South Scituate (Norwell), MA, on 5 Mar 1876; she was 84. Religion: Betsey joined Second Church of Scituate 1 May 1825.

Betsey lived with her sister and brother-in-law Deborah and John Nash until John died, then resided with her neice Eliza Nash.

Deaths Registered in South Scituate
Betsey Cushing, d. 6 Mar 1878 æ. 86 yrs 8 mos, single, b. Hingham, daughter of Nathaniel Cushing & Alice, died of old age, bur. South Scituate
61645. Chauncey Cushing. Born on 27 Aug 1794 in Scituate, MA.52 Chauncey died in Scituate, MA, on 4 Oct 1813; he was 19.52
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