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2. Daniel" (Matthew^), bt. in Hing. Eng., Apr. 20, 1619. m. first, 

 Jan. 19, 1615, Lydia Gilman, dau. of Edward and Mary (Clark) Gilnaan. 

 She was b. in Eng. and d. in Hing. Mass., 12 March, 1688-89. He m. 

 secondly, March 23, 1690-91, Mrs. Elizabeth (Jacob) Thaxter, wid. of 

 Capt. John Thaxter, and dan. of Nicholas and Mary Jacob. She was 

 b. in Eng. 1632, and d. in Hing. 24 Nov. 1725, set. 93 yrs. Daniel d. 

 3 Dec. 1700, set. 81 yrs. He was an active business man, sagacious 

 and thorough in whatever he undertook ; a magistrate of more than 

 ordinary ability ; selectman 1665, and for many yrs. after ; town clerk 

 from 1669 until the time of his decease ; delegate to the General Court 

 in 1680, 1682, and 1695, and a man of influence and power in the com- 

 munity. It is to him more than to any of his contemporaries that the 

 present generation is indebted for much of the valuable information 

 which has come down to us relating to the early planters of this 

 town. He accumulated a large property for the period in which he 

 lived, and his will, dated 11 Sept. 1693, proved 18 Feb. 1700-1, covers 

 sev. pages of MS., in the S. P. rec's. Resided on the paternal home- 

 stead. Main St., below " Pear Tree Hill." 



Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Lydia, were — 



5. i. Peter, March 29, 1646. 



6. ii. Daniel, July 23, 1648. 



iii. Deborah, Nov. 13, 1651. m. (1) Sept. 25, 1679, Henry Tarlton, and (2) 



Aug. 31, 1686, Kev. Benj. Woodbridge of Bristol, 

 iv. Jeremiah, July 3, 1654 ; grad. at Har. Coll. 1676. m. June 5, 1685, 



Hannah, dau. of Thomas Loring, and settled in the ministry at Scit. 



7. V. Theophilus, June 7, 1657. 



8. vi. Matthew, July 15, 1660. 



3. Matthew ^ (Matthew ^), b. in Eng. Apr. 5, 1623. m. in Hing. 

 Feb. 25, 1652-53. Sarah, dau. of iSTicholas and Mary Jacob. She d. 8 

 Aug. 1701. He d. without issue, 1 Jan. 1700-1, set. 77 yrs. " Wheel- 

 wright." Was a man of prominence and much engaged in the affairs 

 of the town ; selectman in 1661, 1663, 1667, 1668, 1670, 1672, 1674, 

 1675, 1679, 1682, 1687, 1688, and 1695 ; was kn. as " Sergeant," as " Cor- 

 net," and later in life as " Lieutenant." Resided at Hing. Centre — 

 " over the river." In his will of 28 Dec. 1700, gives to w. Sarah the im- 

 provement of " my whole estate both real and personal " while she 

 remains a wid. ; "to my kinsman Matthew Cushing, the son of my 

 brother John Cushing, who hath lived with me, all my estate (after 

 settling legacies) if he pay to my wife, his aunt, a certain sum of 

 money [naming it] annually while she lives." He also bequeaths 

 " to my cousins which are the children of my brothers Daniel and 

 John, namely : to Peter, Daniel, Jeremiah, Theophilus, Matthew, and 

 Deborah, the children of Daniel Cushing, — and to John, Thomas, Jere- 

 miah, James, Joshua, Caleb, Joseph, Benjamin, Sarah and Deborah, 

 the children of John Cushing, to each £50;" gives "£5 to Marah 

 Burr, the wife of John Burr ; " refers to a lot " of land I had of my 

 father-in-law John Beal." Witnesses, Nath! Hall, Robert Waterman, 

 Benjamin Tuels, Samuel Thaxter. 



4. John 2 (Matthew^), b. in Hing. Eng. 1627. m. Sarah, dau. of 

 Matthew and Margaret Hawke. She was bt. in our Hing. Aug. 1, 

 1641. and d. at Scit. 9 March, 1678-79, a?t. 38th yr. John removed 



