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View Tree for John CushingJohn Cushing (b. 28 Apr 1662, d. 19 Jan 1737/38)

John Cushing (son of John Cushing and Sarah Hawke) was born 28 Apr 1662 in Hingham, Mass, and died 19 Jan 1737/38 in Scituate, Mass. He married Deborah Loring on 20 May 1688.

 Includes NotesNotes for John Cushing:
John resided in Scituate, Mass. He was a deputy to the General Court in 1692; Chief Justice of the Inferior Court of Plymouth, from 1702-1710; representative member for Massachusetts of the Governor's Council, from 1708 to 1728; and Judge of His Majesty's Superior Court of Judicature of Massachusetts from 1728 to his death in 1737. The Superior Court of Massachusetts, from its foundation in 1692 until its overthrow by the Revolution, had 33 Justices, the Bench consisting of five members. Among these 33 were John Cushing 1728, his son John Cushing Jr. and his grandson William Cushing. Rev Josiah Cotton of Plymouth says of him: He was a gentleman well versed in law, the life and soul of our Court while he continued in it, a man in the main of justice and integrity. In 1723 he was Lieut. Col. of the Plymouth Regiment, which at that time probably embraced all the local militia of the County.

More About John Cushing and Deborah Loring:
Marriage: 20 May 1688

Children of John Cushing and Deborah Loring are:
  1. +John Cushing, b. 27 Jul 1695, Scituate, Mass, d. 19 Mar 1778, Scituate, Mass.
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