Sarah CUSHING

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• Fact: Daughter of Nathaniel Cushing
• Census: 1800, Living in Taunton, Bristol Co., Mass.

Sarah married Solomon PADELFORD on 01 Dec 1786 in Taunton,Bristol Co., Massachusetts. Solomon (son of Peleg PADELFORD and Sarah CLAPP) was born on 26 Sep 1758 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts; died on 09 Aug 1837 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts; was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Solomon PADELFORD, Jr. was born in 1790 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts; died on 28 Jun 1879 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts.
2. Elihu PADELFORD was born in 1798; died in 1802.
3. Fanny PADELFORD was born in 1788.
4. Elisha C. PADELFORD was born on 26 Jun 1796 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts; died after 1850.
5. Lydia PADELFORD was born in 1792 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts.
6. Melancy PADELFORD was born in 1794; died on 14 Oct 1833 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried in Tack Factory Cemetery, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.

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Nathaniel was the son of Ignatius Cushing 1689-1767 and Ruth Croade 1699-1757, and the grandson of Rev Jeremiah Cushing and Hannah Loring, John Croade and Deborah Thomas.

Nathaniel was the husband of Jemima Ford, the daughter of Samuel Ford and Sarah Rogers. They were married 16 Apr 1747 in Duxbury and had three children:
* Sarah Cushing, born 1748, died young
* Stephen Cushing 1749, Revolutionary War Soldier, died after 1793 in New York
* Jemima Ford Cushing, Mrs Jonathan Sprague 1751-1832

Nathaniel Cushing was a shipbuilder and lived in Pembroke, Rochester and Middleboro. His gravestone reads: "Died 13 November 1788 in his 65th year". His will is dated 1788, and was proved in 1789. The inventory mentions "a piece of land situated on Matapoisett Harbor, for a building yard", which he wills to his son Nathaniel Cushing.
After Jemima died, Nathaniel married Anna Turner, the daughter of Benjamin Turner and Sarah Eells. They were married 24 Oct 1751 in Pembroke and had two children:
* Nathaniel Cushing 1752-1824
* Hannah, Mrs John Spooner b 1759

After Anna died, Nathaniel married a third time to Lydia Cook, the daughter of John Cook and Phoebe Crossman. They married 15 Feb 1758 in Abington and had eight children:
* Margaret, Mrs Constant Viall b 1759
* John Cushing b c 1761-1761
* Sarah, Mrs Solomon Padelford 1764-1804 #88076792
* Molly 1766-1766
* Zattu 1768-1768
* Zattu Cushing 1771-1839
* Elisha Stetson Cushing b 1773
* Joseph Cushing b 1775

Thank you to Anne Shurtleff Stevens #46947920 for sending me this bio.

Nathaniel married Lydia COOKE on 15 Feb 1758 in Abington, Massachusetts. Lydia (daughter of John COOKE and Phebe CROSSMAN) was born on 17 Feb 1735/6 in Kingston, Massachusetts; died on 1790 or 1791; was buried in Pond Cemetery, Lakeville, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of John and Phoebe Cook