Anne Cummings (1629, married John Pease),
John Cummings (1630, married Sarah Howlett),
Isaac Cummings (1633, married Mary Andrews),
Elizabeth Cummings
They immigrated to America and were in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts by 1638.
Isaac died in 1677.
John Cummings was born about 1630. He was the son of Isaac Cummings
He married Sarah Howlett.
John Cummings (1657),
Thomas Cummings (1658, married Priscilla Warner),
Nathaniel Cummings (1659, married Abigail Parkhurst),
Sarah Cummings (1661, married Samuel French),
Abraham Cummings (1707, married Sarah Wright),
Isaac Cummings,
Ebenezer Cummings,
William Cummings (1671, died as an infant)
Eleazer Cummings (1671)
Benjamin Cummings (1673), and
Samuel Cummings (1677).
In 1666, John was made a corporal in the Topsfield militia.
Isaac and Ebenezer died on November 2, 1688.
Old Style Calendar
Before 1752 the year began on Lady Day, March 25th,. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year. Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used to indicate whether the year has been adjusted. Often both dates are used.
In 1688, during theGlorious Revolution, the Protestant king and queen,William and Mary, took the English throne from Catholic King James II. The bloodless revolution profoundly impacted the American colonies.
John Cummings was born about 1657 in Boxford, Massachusetts. He was the son of John Cummings and Sarah Howlett.
He married Elizabeth Kinsley.
John Cummings (1682),
Samuel Cummings (1684),
Elizabeth Cummings (1687, married Joseph French),
Hannah Cummings (1690),
Ebenezer Cummings (1695),
Ann, Cummings (1698)
Lydia Cummings (1701, died as an infant),
William Cummings (1702)
The town of Ipswich was established on August 5, 1634, from common land called Agawam. On October 18, 1648, that portion called the "Village" at the New Meadows was set off as Topsfield. The boundary line between Ipswich and Topsfield was established, February 28, 1694.
Isaac Cummings was born about 1633. He was the son of Isaac Cummings.
He married Mary Andrews.
Their children included:
Isaac Cummings (1664, married Alice Howlett),
John Cummings (1666, married Susannah Towne),
Thomas Cummings (1670),
Mary Cummings (1671/2),
Rebecca Cummings (1674)
Abigail Cummings (1676)
Stebbings Cummings (1680/1)
They lived in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts. He was on the list of commoners in 1672. and held various offices in Ipswich: moderator, surveyor, constable, and selectman.
He was chosen deacon of the church, 1686. He testified in court against Elizabeth How. He said that a mare of his was strangely affected under Elisabeth’s bad influence. Elisabeth Howe was condemned, and executed in July, 1692.
He died June 19, 1721.
The Great Swamp Fight was on November 2, 1675. Josiah Winslow led a force of over 1000 colonial militia and about 150 Pequot and Mohegan warriors against the Narragansett. Several abandoned Narragansett villages were burned and the tribe retreated to a five acre fort in the center of a swamp near Kingston, Rhode Island. The fort, which was occupied by over a thousand indigenous warriors, was taken after a fierce fight. It was burned and the inhabitants, including women and children, were killed or evicted. The winter stores were destroyed. The colonists lost about 70 men and nearly 150 were wounded.
Joseph Cummings (1689/90, married Abigail Estey),
John Cummings (1692)
Isaac Cummings (1695, married Hannah Estey),
David Cummings (1698, married Sarah Goodhue and Anna),
Mary Cummings (1700),
Susannah Cummings (1701/2),
Stebbins Cummings (1706),
Samuel Cummings (1708/09, married Susannah Hood),
Rebecca Cummings (1713).
In 1740 David and John were among group of men who were deeded a half acre of land in Topsfield to be used as a cemetery.
Abraham Cummings was the son of John Cummings (1630) and Sarah Howlett.
He married Sarah Wright on February 28, 1686-7. The marriage was performed by by the Reverend Jabez Fox. She born on February 25, 1669-70 and was daughter of Deacon Joseph Wright and Elizabeth Hassell.
Abraham Cummings (1690) Joseph Cummings (1692, married Sarah Estey and Priscilla Lamson),
Sarah Cummings (1693-4),
Jacob Cummings (1695),
Josiah Cummings (1698), and
Eleazer Cummings (1704).
The Cummings Home
Captain Joseph Cummings was born about 1692in Woburn. He was the son of Abraham Cummings. Joseph was adopted by William Howlett. William was married to Mary Perkins.
