Monument for Thomas CUSHMAN in Plymouth MA

............ +Elizabeth Combes b: 1648-1670 m: 1687 d: 1692-1759

Thomas CUSHMAN received 30 acres because he arrived on the ship "Fortune".

Census Index: Colonial America, 1607-1789
   
Cushman, Thomas    State : MA
    County : Plymouth Co.
    Year : 1643
    Page # : 255
    Census type code : Arm Bearer List


The Division of Cattle, 1627

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On 22 May 1627, the Division of Cattle was recorded in the Plymouth Colony Records. This is a very important document because it names all the members of each household, including the names of women and children--making it in essense a complete census of 1627 Plymouth.

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1627.

At a publique court held the 22th of May it was concluded by the whole Companie, that the cattell wch were the Companies, to wit, the Cowes & the Goates should be equall devided to all the psonts of the same company & soe kept untill the expiration of ten yeares after the date above written & that every one should well and sufficiently pvid for there owne pt under penalty of forfeiting the same.

That the old stock with halfe th increase should remaine for comon use to be devided at thend of the said terme or otherwise as ocation falleth out, & the other halfe to be their owne for ever.

Uppon wch agreement they were equally devided by lotts soe as the burthen of keeping the males then beeing should be borne for common use by those to whose lot the best Cowes should fall & so the lotts fell as followeth. thirteene psonts being pportioned to one lot.


1 The first lot fell to ffrancis Cooke & his Companie Joyned to him his wife Hester Cooke

To this lot fell the least of the 4 black Heyfers Came in the Jacob, and two shee goats.

3 John Cooke
4 Jacob Cooke
5 Jane Cooke
6 Hester Cooke
7 Mary Cooke
8 Moses Simonson
9 Phillip Delanoy
10 Experience Michaell
11 John ffance
12 Joshua Pratt
13 Phinihas Pratt


2 The second lot fel to Mr Isaac Allerton & his Companie ioyned to him his wife ffeare Allerton.

To this lot fell the Greate Black cow came in the Ann to which they must keepe the lesser of the two steers, and two shee goats.

3 Bartholomew Allerton
4 Remember Allerton
5 Mary Allerton
6 Sarah Allerton
7 Godber Godberson
8 Sarah Godberson
9 Samuel Godberson
10 Marra Priest
11 Sarah Priest
12 Edward Bumpasse
13 John Crackstone


3 The third lot fell to Capt Standish & his companie Joyned to him his wife

To this lot fell the Red Cow wch belongeth to the poore of the Colonye to wch they must keepe her Calfe of this yeare being a Bull for the Companie. Also to this lott Came too she goats.

2 Barbara Standish
3 Charles Standish
4 Allexander Standish
5 John Standish
6 Edward Winslow
7 Susanna Winslow
8 Edward Winslow
9 John Winslow
10 Resolved White
11 Perigrine White
12 Abraham Peirce
13 Thomas Clarke


4 The fourth lot fell to John Howland & his company Joyned to him his wife

To this lot fell one of the 4 heyfers Came in the Jacob Called Raghorne.

2 Elizabeth Howland
3 John Howland Junor
4 Desire Howland
5 William Wright
6 Thomas Morton Juror
7 John Alden
8 Priscilla Alden
9 Elizabeth Alden
10 Clemont Briggs
11 Edward Dolton [Doty]
12 Edward Holdman
13 Joh. Alden


5 The fift lot fell to Mr Willm Brewster & his companie Joyned to him

To this lot ffell one of the fower Heyfers Came in the Jacob Caled the Blind Heyfer & two shee goats.

2 Love Brewster
3 Wrestling Brewster
4 Richard More
5 Henri Samson
6 Johnathan Brewster
7 Lucrecia Brewster
8 Willm Brewster
9 Mary Brewster
10 Thomas Prince
11 Pacience Prince
12 Rebecka Prince
13 Humillyty Cooper


6 The sixt lott fell to John Shaw & his companie Joyned

To this lot fell the lesser of the black Cowes Came at first in the Ann wth which they must keepe the bigest of the 2 steers. Also to this lot was two shee goats.

1 to him
2 John Adams
3 Eliner Adams
4 James Adams
5 John Winslow
6 Mary Winslow
7 Willm Basset
8 Elizabeth Bassett
9 Willyam Basset Junor
10 Elyzabeth Basset Junor
11 ffrancis Sprage
12 Anna Sprage
13 Mercye Sprage


7 The seaventh lott fell to Steven Hopkins & his companie Joyned to him his wife

To this lott fell A Black weining Calfe to wch was aded the Calfe of this yeare to come of the black Cow, wch fell to John Shaw & his Companie, wch pveing a bull they were to keepe it ungelt 5 years for common use & after to make there best of it. Nothing belongeth of thes too, for ye copanye of ye first stock: but only halfe ye Increase. To this lott ther fell two shee goats: which goats they possess on the like terms which others doe their cattell.

2 Elizabeth Hopkins
3 Gyles Hopkins
4 Caleb Hopkins
5 Deborah Hopkins
6 Nickolas Snow
7 Constance Snow
8 William Pallmer
9 ffrances Pallmer
10 Willm Pallmer Jnor
11 John Billington Senor
12 Hellen Billington
13 ffrancis Billington


8 The eaight lott fell to Samuell ffuller & his company Joyned to him his wife

To this lott fell A Red Heyfer Came of the Cow wch belongeth to the poore of the Colony & so is of that Consideration. (vizt) thes psonts nominated, to have halfe the Increase, the other halfe, with the ould stock, to remain for the use of the poore. To this lott also two shee goats.

2 Bridget ffuller
3 Samuell ffuller Junior
4 Peeter Browne
5 Martha Browne
6 Mary Browne
7 John fford
8 Martha fford
9 Anthony Anable
10 Jane Anable
11 Sarah Anable
12 Hanah Anable
13 Damaris Hopkins


9 The ninth lot fell to Richard Warren & his companie Joyned wth him his wife

To this lot fell one of the 4 black Heyfers that came in the Jacob caled the smooth horned Heyfer and two shee goats.

2 Elizabeth Warren
3 Nathaniell Warren
4 Joseph Warren
5 Mary Warren
6 Anna Warren
7 Sara Warren
8 Elizabeth Warren
9 Abigail Warren
10 John Billington
11 George Sowle
12 Mary Sowle
13 Zakariah Sowle


10 The tenth lot fell to ffrancis Eaton & those Joyned wth him his wife

To this lott ffell an heyfer of the last yeare called the white belyd heyfer & two shee goats.

2 Christian Eaton
3 Samuell Eaton
4 Rahell Eaton
5 Stephen Tracie
6 Triphosa Tracie
7 Sarah Tracie
8 Rebecka Tracie
9 Ralph Wallen
10 Joyce Wallen
11 Sarah Morton
12 Robert Bartlet
13 Tho: Prence.


11 The eleventh lott ffell to the Governor Mr William Bradford and those with him, to wit, his wife

To this lott fell An heyfer of the last yeare wch was of the Greate white back cow that was brought over in the Ann, & two shee goats.

2 Alles Bradford and
3 William Bradford, Junior
4 Mercy Bradford
5 Joseph Rogers
6 Thomas Cushman
7 William Latham
8 Manases Kempton
9 Julian Kempton
10 Nathaniel Morton
11 John Morton
12 Ephraim Morton
13 Patience Morton


12 The twelveth lott fell to John Jene & his companie joyned to him his wife

To this lott fell the greate white backt cow wch was brought over with the first in the Ann, to wch cow the keepeing of the bull was joyned for thes psonts to pvide for. heere also two shee goats.

2 Sarah Jene
3 Samuell Jene
4 Abigaill Jene
5 Sara Jene
6 Robert Hickes
7 Margret Hickes
8 Samuell Hickes
9 Ephraim Hickes
10 Lidya Hickes
11 Phebe Hickes
12 Stephen Deane
13 Edward Banges


1627, May the 22. It was farther agreed at the same Court: That if anie of the cattell should by acsident miscarie or be lost or Hurt: that the same should be taken knowledg of by Indifferent men: and Judged whether the losse came by the neglegence or default of those betrusted and if they were found faulty, that then such should be forced to make satisfaction for the companies, as also their partners dammage.

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Will of William Bradford


The last Will and Testament Nunckupative of Mr William Bradford senir: Deceased May the Ninth 1657 and exhibited to the court held att Plymouth June 3d 1657

Mr William Bradford senir: being weake in body but in prfect memory haveing Defered the forming of his Will in hopes of haveing the healp of Mr Thomas Prence therin; feeling himselfe very weake and drawing on to the conclusion of his mortall life spake as followeth; I could have Desired abler then myselfe in the Desposing of that I have; how my estate is none knowes better then youerselfe, said hee to Lieftenant Southworth; I have Desposed to John and William alreddy theire proportions of land which they are possessed of;

My Will is that my son Josepth bee made in some sort equall to his brethern out of my estate;

My further Will is that my Deare & loveing wife Allice Bradford shalbee the sole Exequitrix of my estate; and for her future maintainance my Will is that my Stocke in the Kennebecke Trad be reserved for her Comfortable Subsistence as farr as it will extend and soe further in any such way as may bee Judged best for her;

I further request and appoint my welbeloved Christian ffrinds Mr Thomas Prence Captaine Thomas Willett and Lieftenant Thomas Southworth to be the Suppervissors for the Desposing of my estate according to the prmises Confiding much in theire faithfulnes

I comend unto youer Wisdome and Descretions some smale bookes written by my owne hand to bee Improved as you shall see meet; In speciall I Comend to you a little booke with a blacke cover wherin there is a word to Plymouth a word to Boston and a word to New England with sundry usefull verses;

These pticulars were expressed by the said William Bradford Govr the 9th of May 1657 in the prsence of us Thomas Cushman, Thomas Southworth, Nathaniell Morton; whoe were Deposed before the court held att Plymouth the 3d of June 1657 to the truth of the abovesaid Will that it is the last Will and Testament of the abovesaid Mr William Bradford senir.

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Elder CUSHMAN'S WILL
Copy of Probate Records for the County of Plymouth
Book 1
Page 129

"To all People to whom these presents shall come, etc.. Know ye that I Thomas CUSHMAN, Sen'r, on the town of Plimouth in New England, being through God's mercy and goodness unto me at this present in some measure of good health of body and of sound understanding and strength of memory, yet considering my frailty and uncertainty of my abiding in this vale of tears, do make this to be my last Will and Testament. And by these presents I do make this to be my last will and testament to remain firm and invincible forever as followeth: Imprimis -- I give and bequeath my soul to God that gave it, and my body to ye dust and to be decently buried in hopes of ye grace of God through Jesus Christ to enter into a joyful resurrection. And for my outward estate I dispose of as followeth, viz: I will and bequeath unto my dear and loving wife Mary CUSHMAN all my house and housing, together with all my uplands and meadow lands I am now possessed of in the township of New Plimouth, to be for her use and support during ye time of her natural life, excepting such parcels as I do in this my will give to my children,.

Item, I give unto my son Thomas CUSHMAN two twenty acre lots lying upon ye southerly side of Mr. Joseph Bradford's land, as also ye enlargements of ye head of these lots; and also twenty acres of upland, more or less, lying upon ye easterly side of Jones River by the bridge, with a skirt of meadow lying by said river; and also one third of my meadow at Winnatuxet, 1 and also a parcel of salt marsh meadow from our spring unto a cross westerly of a salt hole and so down to ye river , which said parcel of meadow is to be his after our decease. All ye above said parcels of upland and meadow I do be these presents give and bequeath unto my son Thomas CUSHMAN, to him and his heirs forever.

Item, I give unto my son Isaac CUSHMAN one twenty acre lot, with ye addition of ye head lying on the northerly side of Samuel Flanders land in ye Township of Plimouth, and also the one half of my land lying at Nemasket Pond in ye Township of Middleborough as also ye one half of my right in the sixteen shilling purchase, so called, in Township above sa'd, and also one third part of my meadow last above expressed, I do by parcels of upland and meadow last above expressed, I do by these presents give and bequeath unto my son Isaac CUSHMAN, and to him and his heirs forever, together with all the privileges thereunto belonging.

Item, I do give unto my son Elkanah CUSHMAN one twenty acre lot with the addition of the head lying on the northerly sides of ye land I now improve, but in case my son Thomas's new dwelling house now standeth on without molestation. As also I give to my son Elkanah CUSHMAN the one half of my land lying at Nemasket Pond, as also ye one half of the sixteen shilling purchase above expressed, as also one third of my meadow at Winnatuxet. All the bove said parcels of lands and meadows last above expressed, with all the privileges thereunto belonging I do by these presents give unto my son Elkanah CUSHMAN, and to his heirs forever.

Item, I do give unto my son Eleazer CUSHMAN the rest of my lands both upland and meadow lands not above deposed of in Plimouth and Duxborough, as also my new dwelling house and out housing, which house and lands I do by these presents give and bequeath unto my son Eleazer CUSHMAN, to him and his heirs forever to enjoy after I and my wife are deceased.

And my will is that my four sons, Thomas, Isaac, Elkanah and Eleazer shall each of them allow twenty to their sisters, that is to say Sarah HAUKS and Lidiah HARLOW. As also my will is that if any of my sons se cause to make sale of their land I have given them in Plimouth, that they do let their brothers that do reside in Plimouth have the said lands as they shall be valued by five different men as also my will is, and I do by these presents give and bequeath unto my three grand children in Line the children of my daughter Mary HUTCHINSON deceased, to each of them twenty shillings to be paid unto them out of my estate soon after my decease.

And I do constitute and appoint my dear and loving wife Mary CUSHMAN to be the sole executrix of this my last Will and Testament, my debts, legacies and funeral charges being first paid my will is that whatever other estate is found of mine in goods, chattels or debts either in Plimouth or elsewhere shall be for ye support of my wife during her natural life; and my will is that what remains of my estate at my wife's decease the one half I do give to my son Eleazur CUSHMAN and the other half unto my two daughters, to Sarah HAUKS and Lidiah HARLOW to be equally divided between them. And my will is, and I do by these presents appoint my two sons Thomas CUSHMAN and Isaac CUSHMAN and Thomas FAUNCE to be ye supervisors of this my last Will and Testament, much confiding in their love and faithfulness to be helpful to my s'd executrix in the acting and disposing of particulars according to the tenore thereof, thus hoping that this my last Will and testament will be performed and kept, revoking all other Wills, written or verbal. I have in witness thereof set my hand and seal on the 22d of October, 1690.

Signed, sealed and declared to be his last will and testament in presence of us witnesses.

James WARNER
Thomas FAUNCE

THOMAS CUSHMAN AND (LS.) his signature

James WARNER and Thomas FAUNCE,the witnesses here named, made oath before the County Court of Plymouth, March ye 16th 169 & 1/2, that they were present and saw the above named Mr. Thomas CUSHMAN sign and seal, and heard him declare the above written to be his last Will and Testament, and that to ye best of their judgment he was of sound mind and memory when he so did.

ATTEST, SAMUEL SPRAGUE, CLERK

ADDITION TO YE LAST WILL OF THOMAS CUSHMAN, SEN'R, WHICH IS AS FOLLOWETH:

Where as in my last Will, which was in sixteen hundred and ninety that I then left out a certain piece of land indisposed of which was one hundred acres of land lying in the Township of Plimouth on a brook commonly called Colchester Brook, on bother sides of ye said brook, which I reserved to sell for my support, or my wife's after my decease. My Will is therefore that my son Thomas CUSHMAN and my son Isaac CUSHMAN shall have the above hundred acres of land to be divided equally between them to them and their heirs and assigns forever, provided that they equally shall pay or cause to be paid ten pounds in current silver money to me above said Thomas CUSHMAN, Sen'r, or my wife after my decease or after decease to be paid equally to my two daughters, Sarah HAUKS and Lydia HARLOW. Also I the above said Thomas CUSHMAN do will and bequeath to my four sons, Thomas CUSHMAN and Isaac CUSHMAN and Elkanah CUSHMAN and Eleazer CUSHMAN, all my books equally to be divided among them, only two small books to my daughter, Lidia HARLOW, and my best bible to my loving wife, Mary CUSHMAN, likewise also I do give and bequeath unto my son Elkanah CUSHMAN one acre of meadow which was granted unto me, lying at Doties meadows. This addition is to the last Will of me Elder Thomas CUSHMAN of Plimouth being now in perfect understanding, April 1, 1691.

SIGNED, THOMAS CUSHMAN

Signed, sealed and declared in the presence of us witnesses:

JONATHAN SHAW, SEN.
PERIS SHAW, HER P MARK

Jonathan SHAW one of ye witnesses here named made oath before ye County Court of Plimouth March 16th 169 1/2 that he was present and saw Elder Thomas CUSHMAN above named sign and seal and heard him declare the above written codicil to be his will, an addition to his former will, and that he ye said SHAW subscribed to it as a witness, and that he saw Persis, his wife subscribe with him as a witness also.

ATTEST SAMUEL SPRAGUE, CLERK

March 16, 169 1/2 Mrs. Mary CUSHMAN relict widow of Elder Thomas CUSHMAN, late of Plimouth deceased coming personally before ye County Court then held at Plimouth, did freely acknowledge she had received fifty-two shillings and six pence of Isaac CUSHMAN her son in part of ye five pounds which ye said Isaac is to pay for his part of ye hundred acres of land at Colchester above said.

ATTEST SAMUEL SPRAGUE, CLERK
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INVENTORY OF THOMAS CUSHMAN

An inventory of the estate of Mr. Thomas CUSHMAN, Sen'r of Plymouth, deceased, taken and appraised by us, whose names are hereunto subscribed, on ye 17th day of December, 1691:

Imprmis, his wearing apparel, both linen and woolen......4 pounds 2 shillings
Item--his books.......4 pounds
Item--in cash.......1 pound
Item--in 2 beds and beding ........1 pound
Item--in pewter and brass......2 pounds 15 shillings
Item-in iron pots ad kettles and other iron vessels......1 pound 12 shillings
Item--in tables and chests and chairs.......1 pound 16 shillings
Item--in cotton and sheep's wool and linen yarn and flax..... 1 pound 3 shillings
Item--in saddle, britle and pillion......1 pound 5 shillings
Item--in linnen wheel and old lumber ....... 15 shillings
Item--in iron wedges and glass bottles......5 shillings
Item--in cart tacklin......10 shillings
Item--in Indian and English corn.......4 pounds 1 shilling
Item--in neat cattle, ........13 pounds 10 shilings
Item--in sheep........ 1 pound
Item--in swine........ 18 shillings
Item--in a Loom........ 1 pound 5 shillings

Items-- debts due from ye estate......8 shillings

THOMAS CUSHMAN
ISAAC CUSHMAN
THOMAS FAUNCE

Mrs. Mary CUSHMAN relict widdow of Elder Thomas CUSHMAN late of Plimouth deceased made oath bgefor ye County Court at Plimouth March 16th, 169 1/2 that ye above written is a true inventory of the goods and chattels of her said late husband, so far as she yet knoweth, and that if more shall be discovered to her she will make it known.

ATTEST SAM'L SPRAGUE, CLERICUS

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HISTORICAL NOTE:

A SPOON is now in the Museum of the Pilgrim Society at Plymouth, which belonged to Elder CUSHMAN, and is kept as a memento of him.
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