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==Status summary==
 
==Status summary==
  
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===Completed as of September 29, 2020: ===
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===Completed as of December 10, 2023: ===
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* Recruiting direct male-line Cushman descendants for further SNP testing - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact Raymond T. Wing (email: wing.genealogist AT gmail DOT com)
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* Recruiting direct male-line Cushman descendants for further SNP testing.
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* [https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Cushman?iframe=ycolorized Cushman DNA Project] reorganized
  
 
===Still to do as of August 29, 2020===
 
===Still to do as of August 29, 2020===
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* NGS/WGS test multiple Y-DNA descendants of Thomas Cushman to firmly place family clade as well as test descendants to discover any subclades unique to descendants lines
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* NGS/WGS test multiple Y-DNA descendants of Thomas Cushman to firmly place family clade as well as test descendants to discover any subclades unique to descendants lines. Folks who believe they are patrilineal (all male line) descendants should [[Read me First|<big>'''Read me First'''</big>]]
  
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<big>'''IMPORTANT:'''</big>  [[Read me First|<big>'''Read me First'''</big>]]
  
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
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For additional information see: Wakefield, Robert S. and Margaret Harris Stover, ''Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, vol. 17 Allerton''
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Individuals in '''bold font''' have patrilineal descendants who have done some level of Y-DNA testing.
 
===English Ancestry===
 
===English Ancestry===
 
A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cushman_(Plymouth_colonist) wikipedia article on Thomas Cushman] stated the family was "Flemish in origin, who with other countrymen came to several regions of England at the invitation of King Edward II around the year 1336. (From Thomas Fuller, Church History of England, 1837.)"
 
A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cushman_(Plymouth_colonist) wikipedia article on Thomas Cushman] stated the family was "Flemish in origin, who with other countrymen came to several regions of England at the invitation of King Edward II around the year 1336. (From Thomas Fuller, Church History of England, 1837.)"
  
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An April 1914 NEHG Register article<ref>New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 68 pp. 181-85 "Genealogical Research in England: Cushman" by Elizabeth French</ref> documents the English ancestry of Thomas Cushman. The article starts with the will of John Crocheman, who apparently never married as he failed to list a wife or children in his will. The will does mention "Johane Crocheman my sister" and "my brother Thomas Crocheman" was primary heir and residual beneficiary.  
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An April 1914 NEHG Register article<ref>New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 68 pp. 181-85 "Genealogical Research in England: Cushman" by Elizabeth French</ref> documents the English ancestry of Thomas Cushman. The article starts with the will of John Crocheman, who apparently never married as he failed to list a wife or children in his will. The will does mention "Johane Crocheman my sister" and "my brother Thomas<sup>c</sup> Crocheman" was primary heir and residual beneficiary.  
  
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While not in the Register article, a website<ref>[http://cushmansite.com/Cushman_Gen_site/Ancestors/fh01/fh01_001.htm Cushmansite.com]</ref> states the Cranbrook, Kent parish register has the burial of Thomas Crouchman 14 Jun 1567. This website states his wife was possibly named Joan<ref>but it may simply be this is the "Johane Crocheman" mentioned in the will of John Crocheman above.</ref> and they may have had a daughter Anne as well as a son Thomas.
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While not in the Register article, a website<ref>[http://cushmansite.com/Cushman_Gen_site/Ancestors/fh01/fh01_001.htm Cushmansite.com]</ref> states the Cranbrook, Kent parish register has the burial of Thomas<sup>c</sup> Crouchman 14 Jun 1567. This website states his wife was possibly named Joan<ref>but it may simply be this is the "Johane Crocheman" mentioned in the will of John Crocheman above.</ref> and they may have had a daughter Anne as well as a son Thomas.
  
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Going back to the Register article, the next generation was Thomas Cowchman/Couchman who originally lived in Hawkhurst, Kent, but was living in Rolveden, Kent in 1578, aged 40 years. This Thomas married Rolvenden, 18 Jul 1568, to Eleanor Hubbarde as well as Thomas' will, dated "Rolvinden" 10 Feb 1585/6 and proved 12 May 1586.  
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Going back to the Register article, the next generation was Thomas<sup>b</sup> Cowchman/Couchman who originally lived in Hawkhurst, Kent, but was living in Rolveden, Kent in 1578, aged 40 years. This Thomas married Rolvenden, 18 Jul 1568, to Eleanor/Ellen Hubbarde. Thomas' will, dated "Rolvinden" 10 Feb 1585/6 and proved 12 May 1586, listed his children (all under 21): Richard, Robert, and (daughter) Sylvester. The Archdeacons transcripts of the Rolveden parish records records several children for Thomas (but not eldest son Richard). Most of the children (with the exception of Sylvester and Robert) died young. Thomas' widow Ellen married Emanuell Everden at Rolveden on 17 Oct 1587. He was buried there 3 Dec 1589. The widow Ellen married for a third time at Canterbury (License 6 Nov 1593) to Thomas Tilden. A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cushman wikipedia article on Robert Cushman] states his mother was buried at Ashford, Kent in 1601.<ref>but it fails to list a source for this burial</ref>
  
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Robert Couchman ''alias''Cushman married twice, first to Sara Reder at St Alphege parish church, Canterbury, 11 Jul 1606. She died in Leiden, Holland, and was buried on 11 Oct 1616.
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[https://www.canterbury-archaeology.org.uk/cushman-robert Robert<sup>a</sup> Couchman] was baptized at Rolveden 9 Feb 1577/8. He became the first of the family to have his surname spelled Cushman. Robert married twice, first to Sara Reder at St Alphege parish church, Canterbury, 11 Jul 1606. They moved to Holland shortly after their son Thomas was baptized (Feb 1607/8) and Sara died in Leiden, Holland, where she was buried on 11 Oct 1616. They had four children: Thomas ''(see below)'', child bur. Leiden 11 Mar 1616, child bur. Leiden 24 Oct 1616 and Sarah. Robert then married at Leiden 5 Jun 1617 to Mary (Clarke), widow of Thomas Shingleton of Sandwich, Kent. It appears Robert and his second wife never had any children, and it is likely she died before 1621.<ref>As she did not emigrate to New Plimoth with Robert and his son Thomas</ref> Shortly after this second marriage, Robert was picked along with John Carver to be the agents on behalf of the Separatists to negotiate a way to emigrate to the Colony of Virginia. Robert almost certainly intended to emigrate with the other colonists in 1620, but due to the leaky ''Speedwell'' which had to be abandoned, Robert was left behind. He did come over on the next ship, the ''Fortune'' in 1621, but had to immediately return back to England (to continue negotiations with the Merchant Adventurers). Robert always intended on coming back to the new colony, but died in England and was buried at St. George, Benenden, Kent on 6 May 1625.
  
 
===First Generation===
 
===First Generation===
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(Elder) Thomas Cushman was baptized at St. Andrew, Canterbury, Kent on 8 Feb 1607/8, son of (Deacon) Robert Cushman and Sara Reder. His father was the first of his family to spell his name "Cushman" as Robert was the son of Thomas "Couchman". The family soon moved to Holland to join the English Separatist movement there. Thomas and his father emigrated to New Plimouth in 1621 aboard the ''Fortune.''  
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cushman-8 '''(Elder) Thomas Cushman'''] was baptized at St. Andrew, Canterbury, Kent on 8 Feb 1607/8, son of '''[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cushman-136 (Deacon) Robert Cushman]''' and Sara Reader. The family soon moved to Holland to join the English Separatist movement there. Thomas and his father emigrated to New Plimoth in 1621 aboard the ''Fortune.'' Robert had to return back to England (to continue his business dealings with the Merchant Adventurers) and he left his son Thomas under the care of Gov. Bradford. Thomas married [[Mary Norris (mtDNA)#Second Generation|Mary Allerton]] (daughter of Pilgrim Isaac Allerton). The family lived at the homestead of Isaac Allerton in Plymouth (now Kingston). Thomas was appointed the Ruling Elder of the Plymouth Congregation (replacing the recently deceased William Brewster) in Apr 1649. Thomas continued to serve as the Elder until his own death, 10-11 Dec 1691 and he was buried on Burial Hill in town. His wife survived until 28 Nov 1699, being the last surviving Mayflower passenger.
  
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Thomas and Mary had eight children: Thomas, [[Mary Norris (mtDNA)#Third Generation |Sarah]], [[Mary Norris (mtDNA)#Third Generation |Mary]], Isaac, Elkanah, [[Mary Norris (mtDNA)#Third Generation |Fear]], Eleazer and [[Mary Norris (mtDNA)#Third Generation |Lydia]].
  
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===Second Generation===
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All born Plymouth
  
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===Second Generation===
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cushman-9 '''Thomas''' (II)] was born [16?] Sep 1637 and died at Plympton 23 Aug 1726. He married twice, first Plymouth 17 Nov 1664 to [[Joan Hurst & Elizabeth Tilley (mtDNA)#mtDNA Descendants |Ruth Howland]], then Rehoboth 16 Oct 1675 to [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Titus-379 Abigail TITUS Fuller]. Thomas had three children by his first wife: Robert (1664), Desire (c1668) and Thomas (b. 1670) and four sons by his second: Job (c1680), Bartholomew (bp 1684), Samuel (1687) and Benjamin (1691).
  
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cushman-137 '''Isaac'''] was born 8 Feb 1648/9 and died at Plympton 21 Oct 1732. He married [[Elizabeth Walker (mtDNA)#Fourth Generation|Rebekah Harlow]] (a great-granddaughter of Pilgrim Richard Warren) about 1675. They had seven children: Isaac (1676), Rebekah (1678), Mary (1682), Sarah (1684), Ichabod (1686), Fear (dau 1689) and Mercy (abt 1690).
  
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cushman-114 '''(Deacon) Elkanah'''] was born Plymouth 1 Jun 1651 and died at Plympton 4 Sep 1727. He married twice, first Plymouth 10 Feb 1677 to [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cole-654 Elizabeth Cole], who died 4 Jan 1681/2. He married second, Plymouth 2 Mar 1682 to [[Elizabeth Fisher (mtDNA)#Third Generation|Martha Cooke]] (granddaughter of Pilgrims Francis Cooke & Stephen Hopkins). Elkanah had three sons by his first wife (Elkanah [1678], James [1679-d.y.] & Jabez [1681-1682]) and five children by his second (Allerton [1683], Elizabeth [1685/6], Josiah [1687/8], Martha [1691] & Mehitable [1693]).<ref>Some sources give another son, Jacob c1695, but likely in error.</ref>
  
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cushman-113 '''Eleazer'''] was born 20 Feb 1656/7 and died after Nov 1733. He married Plymouth 12 Jan 1687/8 [[Elizabeth, wife of John Coombs (mtDNA)#Second Generation |Elizabeth Coombs]] and had eight children; three daughters and five sons (John, James, Moses, Eleazer & William).
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===Third Generation===
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===Previous Y-DNA testing===
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cushman-256 '''Robert Cushman'''] was born Plymouth 4 Oct 1664 and died Kingston 7 Sep 1757. He married twice, first abt 1697 [[Persis Lewis (mtDNA)#First Generation |Persis Lewis]] and second Marshfield 2 Feb 1744 Prudence Sherman (no children). By his first wife Robert had seven children (Plymouth): Robert (1698), Ruth (1700), Abigail (1701), Hannah (1704), Thomas (1705/6), Joshua (1707) and Jonathan (1712).
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The [https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Cushman?iframe=yresults Cushman, Couchman surname DNA Project] currently lists eight individuals as "Probable Descendants of Robert Cushman, of Kent"<ref>but the STR results appear to have far too wide of a spread (ie some have a GD of 10-12 at 37 markers) for them all to be descendants of Robert Cushman. It is much more likely only five or six of these eight individuals are actual Y-DNA descendants of Robert Cushman.</ref> All of the testers have only done Y-STR 37 testing to date.  FTDNA predicts the family falls under R1b-M269.  Plugging in the modal value for the family into the [https://nevgen.org Nevgen Haplogroup Predictor]<ref>Not set for ANY specific haplogroup, since we are only dealing with 37 STR markers</ref> gives a prediction of: R1b DF27>ZZ12>ZZ41 with a 73.3% probability.<ref>The next highest prediction was R1b L21>DF13>CTS1751>Z17966 at 5%, but a 16% chance of it falling into a "unsupported clade".</ref>
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===Further needed testing===
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cushman-509 '''Thomas Cushman (III)'''] was born Plymouth about 1670 and died Lebanon, CT 9 Jan 1726/7, aged 57 years. He married [[Sarah Strong (mtDNA)#First Generation |Sarah Strong]] and they had six children (Lebanon CT): William (likely unm.), Thomas (c1705), Zibiah (c1708), Eleazer (c1720), Ruth and Lydia.
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We need additional direct male-line descendants of Thomas Cushman to WGS/NGS test to both confirm the lineage as well as to refine the haplogroup further and delineate descendant clades.
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cushman-239 Job Cushman] was born abt 1680 and died  bef 21 May 1740. He married Lydia Arnold<ref>Some Sources claim her maiden name was Brewster.</ref> and they had three children: Mariah (1707), Job (1710-1729) and Lydia (1718). Thus there are no Y-DNA descendants of Job.
  
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cushman-579 Bartholomew Cushman] was baptized Plymouth 13 Mar 1684 and died Plympton 21 Dec 1721. He never married.
  
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cushman-125 Samuel Cushman] was born or baptized Plymouth 16 Jul 1687 and died Attleboro 19 Feb 1766. He married Plympton 8 Dec 1709 Fear Corser and they had seven children (Plympton): Desire (1710), Marcy (1712), Samuel (1715-1727), Joseph (1717-1727), Jacob (c1720 m Elizabeth Reade), Jemima (1724) and Bartholomew (1726-1736).
  
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==References & External Links==
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cushman-245 '''Benjamin Cushman'''] was baptized Plymouth 1 Mar 1691 and died died Plympton 17 Oct 1770. He married twice, first 8 Jan 1712 [[Elizabeth, wife of John Coombs (mtDNA)#Third Generation |Sarah Eaton]], and second, 14 Mar 1738/9 Sarah ?PHIPENY Bell. By his first wife, Benjamin had ten children: Jabez (1713 m Sarah Paddleford), Caleb (1715 m Sarah Barrows), Solomon (1717 m Abigail HOLMES Bourne), Jerusha (1719-1727), Benjamin (1722 m [[Abraham Sampson (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Zeruiah Sampson]]), Sarah (1725), Abigail (1727), Thomas (1730 m Anna Chipman), Jerusha (1732) and Huldah (1735)
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cushman_(Plymouth_colonist) wikipedia article on Thomas Cushman]
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[http://cushmansite.com/Cushman_Gen_site/Ancestors/fh01/fh01_001.htm Cushmansite.com Cushman English Ancestry]
 
  
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''New England Historical and Genealogical Register'', vol. 68 pp. 181-85 "Genealogical Research in England: Cushman" by Elizabeth French
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cushman-34 '''Isaac Cushman''' (II)] was born Plymouth (now Plympton) 15 Nov 1676 and died Plympton 18 Sep 1727. He married twice, first Plymouth 18 Jan 1700 [[Jane Yates (mtDNA)#Fourth Generation |Sarah Gibbs]] and second Harwich 10 Oct 1717 [[Dilly, wife of Alexander Carpenter (mtDNA)#Fourth Generation |Mercy BRADFORD Freeman]]. By his first wife, Isaac had six children: Phebe (1703), Alice (1705), Rebekah (1707), Sarah (1709), Nathaniel (1712) and infant (1715). By his second wife, Isaac had four more children: Fear (1718), Priscilla (1719), Isaac (1721-1721) and Abigail (1722).
  
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''Mayflower Quarterly'', Sep 2013, pp. 226- "Robert Cushman, Mayflower Pilgrim in Canterbury 1596-1607" by Robert C. Cushman and Michael R. Paulick
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cushman-495 '''Ichabod Cushman'''] was born Plymouth (now Plympton) 30 Oct 1686 and died Middleborough 26 Oct 1832. He married twice, first Esther Barnes (d. w/o surviving children) and second Plympton 27 Nov 1712 Patience Holmes. By his second wife Ichabod had nine children: Joanna (1713), William (1715 m Susanna Sampson & Priscilla TINKHAM Cobb), Sarah (1717), Experience (dau 1719), Patience (1721), Mary (1723), Ichabod (1725 m Patience MackFern & Hope White), Rebekah (1727) and Isaac (1730 m Sarah Miller).  
  
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Cushman, Joseph Augustine, ''The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family in New England'', 1964, (Bridgewater or Sharon), MA. Dorr's Print Shop
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cushman-141 Elkanah Cushman (II)] was born Plymouth 15 Sep 1678 and died there 9 Jan 1714/5. He married Plymouth 23 Feb 1702/3 Hester/Esther Barnes and they had four children (Plymouth): Elizabeth (1703), Elkanah (1706 m Lydia Bradford), James (1709 m _____) and Hannah (1713).
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cushman-26 '''Allerton Cushman'''] was born Plymouth 21 Nov 1683 and died there 9 Jan 1730/1. He married twice, first Plymouth 11 Jan 1710/1 Mary Buck and second Plympton 15 Sep 1726 [[Elizabeth, wife of William Bassett (mtDNA)#Fourth Generation |Elizabeth Sampson]]. By his first wife he had four children: James (1709 m Hannah Cobb), Allerton (1712 m [[Mary Buckett (Beckett) (mtDNA)#Fourth Generation |Alethea Soule]]), Mary (1718) and Ephraim (1720-1725). By his second wife he had two children: Alice (1727-1727) and Joseph (1729-1731).
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cushman-160 '''(Lt.) Josiah Cushman'''] was born Plymouth 21 Mar 1687/8 and died Plympton 13 Apr 1750. He married abt 1709 Susanna Shurtleff and they had nine children (Plympton): Susanna (1710-1710), Martha (1712), Susanna (1715), Anna (1717), Josiah (1719 m Sarah Standish & Deborah Ring), Elkanah (1721 m Hannah Standish & Patience PADDOCK Perkins), William (1723 m Sarah Holloway, Ruth Robinson & Ann Rindge), Elizabeth (1728) and Isaiah (1730 m Sarah Ring).
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cushman-30 '''John Cushman'''] was born Plymouth 13 Aug 1690 and died prob. Plympton aft May 1760. He married Joanna Pratt and they had four<ref>Some sources have a second son Eleazer, born 1726. Also some confusion regarding contemporary Eleazer Cushmans.</ref> children: John (p1715 m Deborah Raymond), Eleazer (1720 m Eunice Stoddard), Charles (1722 m Mary Harvey) and James (1727 m Levina Downer)
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cushman-112 James Cushman] was born Plymouth 1690 and died Dartmouth (now Fairhaven) abt 1777. He married Sarah Hatch and had at least eleven children: Lydia (1723), James (1725 m Hannah Negus), Ebenezer (1727 m Zeruiah Shearman), Thomas (1728 m Ruth Carver but only had three daughters), Mary (1730), Sarah (1732), Seth (1734 m Abiah Allen), Elisha (1737 m Reliance Eastland), Elizabeth (1739), Temperance (1742), Patience (1744) and poss. Cornish.
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cushman-816 '''Moses Cushman'''] was born Plymouth 1683 and died Halifax 12 Aug 1766. He married Plympton 22 Aug 1721 Mary Jackson and they had thirteen children: Abner (1722 m Mary Tilson), Elijah (1724/5-1725/6), Mary (1725), Sarah (1727), poss. Susanna (c1729), Isaac (1730 unk if marr.), Hannah (1732), Joshua (1733/4 unk if marr), Bette (1735), Deborah (1737), Huldah (1739), Moses (1740 unm) and Eleazer (1744 unm).
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cushman-884 Eleazer Cushman (II)] was born Plymouth about 1685 and died Plympton bef. 2 May 1758. He married Plympton 3 Mar 1740 Eunice Stodder, but they never had children.
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cushman-311 '''William Cushman'''] was born Plymouth 1697 and died Willington, CT 27 Dec 1777 aged 80. He married 1730 Abigail Lee and they had eleven children: Sarah (1731), Solomon (1733 m Esther Cross), Lydia (1735), William (1739 m Abigail Parker), Job (1741-1760 unm), Abigail (1744), Mary (1746), Allerton/Olderton (1748 m Abigail Clark), Joshua (1751 m Bathsheba Allyn), Benjamin (1753 m Lucy Lee & Elizabeth Cummings) and Joseph (1759 m Tabitha Johnson).
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'''Robert Cushman (II)''' was born Plymouth 2 Jul 1698 and died Kingston 13 Sep 1751. He married (int. Plymouth 17 Apr 1725) Mercy Washburn and they had thirteen children (Kingston): Lydia (1726), Jerusha (1727/8), Rebecca (1730), Mercy (1731), Hannah (1732), Thankful (1733/4-1748), Ruth (1735), Abigail (1737), Robert (1738 m Martha Delano), Job (1739/40-1739/40), Elenah (1740-1748), Martha (1742-1748) and Isaac (1745 m Sarah Ellis & Mehitable Gurney).
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Thomas Cushman was born Plymouth 14 Feb 1706{sic}<ref>Plymouth Vital Records has the following births of children of Robert Cushman: Hannah 25 Dec 1705, Thomas 14 Feb 1706 and Joshua 14 Oct 1707. At least one of these dates '''must''' be in error.</ref> and died Kingston 13 Jun 1768, aged 61 years, 3 months and 10 days. He married (int. Kingston 18 Feb 1737/8 Mehitable Faunce. Before marriage he had fathered a child by Alice Hayward (Bridgewater): Thomas (1736 m Bethiah Thomson). By his wife, Thomas had twelve more children (Kingston): Lydia (1739-1747/8), Job (twin, 1741/2-1747), Elkanah (twin, 1741/2-1747), Bartholomew (1743/4-1747), Mary (1745/6-1747), Desire (148), Sarah (1750), Amaziah (1752 m Martha Smith), Elisha (1755 m Lydia Fuller), James (1756 m Mercy Morton), John (1759 m Deborah Barrows & Elizabeth Pierce) and Samuel (1761-1761).
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'''Joshua Cushman''' was born Plymouth 14 Oct 1707{sic}<ref>''ibid.''</ref> and died Marshfield 25 Mar 1764. He married twice, first Duxbury 2 Jan 1731/2 [[Mary Buckett (Beckett) (mtDNA)#Fourth Generation |Mary Soule]] and second Marshfield 5 Mar 1752 Deborah Ford. By his first wife he had eight children (Duxbury): Joseph (1733 m Elizabeth Samson), Joshua (1734 m Mercy Wadsworth), Mary "Molly" (1736), Ezra (1738 m Ruth Winslow), Paul (1741 m Anna Parker), Appollos (1744 m Eleanor Keene), Cephas (1745 m Judith Clark) and Soule (1748 m Lydia Kempton & Thankful Delano).
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Jonathan Cushman was born Plymouth 28 Jul 1712 and died Kingston 17 Dec 1775. He married Bridgewater 25 Feb 1735/6 Susanna Benson and they had eight children (Kingston): Azuba (1736-1747), Joseph (1738-1747), Elizabeth (1740-1740), Elizabeth (1741/2), Sarah (1745/6-2747), Ebenezer (1747 m Susanna Holmes & Keziah Benson), Mary (1750) and Jonathan (1753 m Elizabeth Whiting).
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Thomas Cushman (IV) was ''prob.'' born Lebanon, CT about 1705 and died after 1 Jun 1763. He married twice, first about 1728 Mary ___ and second New Providence, NJ 17 Jan 1764 Susannah Johnson (no children). By his first wife, Thomas had eight children (Lebanon except youngest): Oliver (1729-1759 unm.), Sybil (1732), Rhoda (1733/4), Mercy (1735), Mary (1737), Thomas (1739 m Marcy Frazier), Sarah (1743) and Isaac (New Providence 1762 m Ddeborah Frazier).
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'''Eleazer Cushman''' was born Lebanon about 1720 and died Willington, CT 9 Mar 1797 in his 77th year. He married Willington 19 Feb 1746/7 Abigail Parsons and they had five children (Willington): Eliphalet (1749 m Elizabeth Nye & Elizabeth Thompson), Eleazer (1752 m Mehitable Hinckley), Abigail (1756), Thomas (1761 m Keziah Parker & Lydia Marcy) and Chloe (1766).
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'''References'''
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==DNA results '''FTD44136'''==
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===Previous Y-DNA testing===
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The [https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Cushman?iframe=ydna-results-overview Cushman, Couchman surname DNA Project] currently lists eighteen individuals who claim descent from Robert Cushman. FTDNA predicts the family falls under R1b-M269.
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===NGS/WGS testing===
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One individual has taken the Big Y-700 test and the results of this test indicate the family falls under: R-U106>Z2265>BY30097>Z18>FGC79182>Z17>Z372>Y38140>ZP91>S5970>BY33316>FTD44136
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====DNA lineage====
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The patrilineal lines of descent from Robert Cushman that has Y-DNA tested are as follows:
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  Robert<sup>1</sup> Cushman (1577/8-1625) m Susan Reder
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    Thomas<sup>2</sup> Cushman (1607/8-1691) m Mary Allerton
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      Thomas<sup>3</sup> Cushman (II) (1637-1726) m1 Ruth Howland
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        Robert<sup>4</sup> Cushman (1665-1757) m Persis Lewis
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          Robert<sup>5</sup> Cushman (II) (1698-1751) m Mercy Washburn
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            (Dea.) Isaac <sup>6</sup> Cushman (1745-1834) m Sarah Ellis
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              Isaac<sup>7</sup> Cushman (II) (1779-1829) m Sarah E. Bearce
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                Robert<sup>8</sup> Cushman (1803-1888) m Sally T. Wilkins
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                  William Wilkins<sup>9</sup> Cushman (1843-1919) m Laura Ellen Coil
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                    Mark Walton<sup>10</sup> Cushman (1879-1940) m Blanche Ethelyn Kibby
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          Joshua<sup>5</sup> Cushman (1707-1764) m Mary Soule
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            Paul<sup>6</sup> Cushman (1741-1808) m Anna Parker Cushman
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              Clarke<sup>7</sup> Cushman (1769-1851) m Catherine Sarah Grout
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                Ralph<sup>8</sup> Cushman (1801-1855) m Esther Rebecca Brashears
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                  Basil Crow<sup>9</sup> Cushman (1841-1925) m Jane Bein
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                    Erwin<sup>10</sup> Cushman (1867-1931) m Carrie Lillie Hamilton
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                      Ralph Bein<sup>11</sup> Cushman (1893-1994) m Nell McDougald
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                        ''father of tester''
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                          ''tester''
 +
            Apollos<sup>6</sup> Cushman (1744-1811) m Eleanor Keene
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              Abel<sup>7</sup> Cushman (1788-1872) m Lydia Pierce
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                Joseph Pierce<sup>8</sup> Cushman (1811-1879) m3 Emeline Mae Moe
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                  Andrew Jackson<sup>9</sup> Cushman (1845-1913) m Cassandra Diantha McIlroy
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                    Moe Andrew<sup>10</sup> Cushman (1884-1954) m Caroline "Carrie" Amelia Leeds
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                      ''father of tester''
 +
                        ''tester''       
 +
        Thomas<sup>4</sup> Cushman (III) (1670-1726) m Sarah Strong
 +
          Eleazer<sup>5</sup> Cushman (II) (1720-1797) m Abigail Parsons
 +
            Eliphalet<sup>6</sup> Cushman (III) (1749-1827) m2 Elizabeth Thompson
 +
              Hortio Elbert<sup>7</sup> Cushman (1790-1834) m Elizabeth Brown
 +
                Eliphalet E.<sup>8</sup> Cushman (1817-1882) m Hannah L. Montague
 +
                  Spicer Franklin<sup>9</sup> Cushman (1842-1911) m Amanda "Mandy" A. Douglas
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                    Albert Franklin<sup>10</sup> Cushman (1872-1947) m Mary Teresa Kearney
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                      ''father of tester''
 +
                        ''tester''
 +
      Thomas<sup>3</sup> Cushman (II) (1637-1726) m2 Abigail Titus (wid. Fuller)
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        Benjamin<sup>4</sup> Cushman (1691-1770) m Sarah Eaton
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          Solomon<sup>5</sup> Cushman (1717-1798) m1 Ruth Holmes
 +
            Eleazer<sup>6</sup> Cushman (1758-1813) m Elizabeth Plumley
 +
              Abial<sup>7</sup> Cushman (1791-1831) m Tabitha Keyes
 +
                Abial<sup>8</sup> Cushman (II) (c1826-1856) m Elizabeth Ann Bryant
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                  William Abial<sup>9</sup> Cushman (1849-1920) m Elizabeth Susan Boldon
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                    Robert Orlander<sup>10</sup> Cushman (1879-1959) m Ida Nellie Johnson
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                      ''father of tester''
 +
                        ''tester''
 +
      (Rev.) Isaac<sup>3</sup> Cushman (1648/9-1732) m Rebecca Harlow
 +
        (Lt.) Isaac<sup>4</sup> Cushman (II) (1676-1727) m1 Sarah Gibbs
 +
          Nathaniel<sup>5</sup> Cushman (1712-1793) m1 Sarah Coomer
 +
            Simeon<sup>6</sup> Cushman (1742/3-1835) m Judith Galphin
 +
              James "Jimps"<sup>7</sup> Cushman (1785-1867) m Elizabeth Woodward
 +
                Nathaniel "Nat" C.<sup>8</sup> Cushman (1815-1883) m Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Hutto
 +
                  William B.<sup>9</sup> Cushman (1849-1922) m1 Eliza Ann Cushman
 +
                    Gola Calvin<sup>10</sup> Cushman (1900-1967) m Clotile Minnie Weeks
 +
                      ''father of tester''
 +
                        ''tester''
 +
        Ichabod<sup>4</sup> Cushman (1686-1732) m Patience Holmes
 +
          William<sup>5</sup> Cushman (1715-1768) m Susannah Sampson
 +
            Noah<sup>6</sup> Cushman (1745-1818) m Mercy Soule
 +
              Jacob<sup>7</sup> Cushman (1771-1849) m2 Sarah "Sally" Besse
 +
                Jacob<sup>8</sup> Cushman (II) (1792-1870) m1 Sabrina Moore
 +
                  John Calvin<sup>9</sup> Cushman (1834-1917) m Sarah Elizabeth Dennis
 +
                    Charles Henry<sup>10</sup> Cushman (1857-1936) m Eunice P. Prickett
 +
                      Paul Raymond<sup>11</sup> Cushman (1894-1946) m Bessie Irene Primrose
 +
                        ''tester''
 +
      (Dea.) Elkanah<sup>3</sup> Cushman (1651-1727) m Martha Cooke               
 +
        Allerton<sup>4</sup> Cushman (1683-1731) m Mary Buck
 +
          Allerton<sup>5</sup> Cushman (II) (1712-1777) m Alethea Soule
 +
            Allerton<sup>6</sup> Cushman (III) (1740-1801) m Harmony Allen
 +
              Minerva<sup>7</sup> Cushman (1762-1842) m Priscilla Collins
 +
                David Allerton<sup>8</sup> Cushman (1795-1886) m Julia Maria Curtis
 +
                  William Allerton<sup>9</sup> Cushman (1829-1893) m Mary Elizabeth Harris
 +
                    James Harris<sup>10</sup> Cushman (1868-1956) m Florence Barton Pierce
 +
                      William Allerton<sup>11</sup> Cushman (1910-1994) m Ruth L. Barrows
 +
                        Robert Curtis Cushman (1938-2019)
 +
        Josiah<sup>4</sup> Cushman (1687/8-1750) m Susanna Shurtleff
 +
          Josiah<sup>5</sup> Cushman (II) (1719-1784) m Sarah Standish
 +
            Ignatius<sup>6</sup> Cushman (1766-1843) m Ruth Washburn
 +
              Abial P.<sup>7</sup> Cushman (1796-1891) m Celia Peirce
 +
                Abial Washburn<sup>8</sup> Cushman (1839-1908) m Frances "Fanny" J. Skinner
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                  Walter Ernest<sup>9</sup> Cushman (1876-1947) m Maude Viola Schofield
 +
                    ''father of tester''
 +
                      ''tester''
 +
      Eleazer<sup>3</sup> Cushman (1656/7-1723) m Elizabeth Coombs
 +
        John<sup>4</sup> Cushman (1690-1760) m Joanna Pratt
 +
          Charles<sup>5</sup> Cushman (1719-1791) m Mary Harvey
 +
            (Lt.) Isaac<sup>6</sup> Cushman (1745-1783) m Lois Dillis
 +
              Ethiel<sup>7</sup> Cushman (1771-1852) m Anna Fenton
 +
                Joseph Fenton<sup>8</sup> Cushman (1796-1858) m Rebecca Green
 +
                  Charles Walker<sup>9</sup> Cushman (1831-1907) m Caroline Matilda Rowley
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                    Charles Rowley<sup>10</sup> Cushman (1871-1945) m Ina Elizabeth Smart
 +
                      ''father of tester''
 +
                        ''tester''
 +
          John<sup>5</sup> Cushman (II) (c1720-1752) m Deborah Raymond
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            Barnabas<sup>6</sup> Cushman (1751-1812) m Deliverance Lawrence
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              Barnabas<sup>7</sup> Cushman (II) (1787-1861) m Polly Cora Cor(e)y
 +
                Cephas<sup>8</sup> Cushman (1837-1813) m Roxanne "Roxy" Rossette Streeter
 +
                  George Wesley<sup>9</sup> Cushman (1851-1938) m Josephine E. Harris
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                    Roy Willie<sup>10</sup> Cushman (1885-1971) m Agnes Verna Baker
 +
                      ''father of tester''
 +
                        ''tester''
 +
                Harvey<sup>8</sup> Cushman (1839-1914) m1 Caroline "Carrie" McCord
 +
                  Walter Noble<sup>9</sup> Cushman (1868-1955) m Edith Mary Niles
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                    Raymond Virgil<sup>10</sup> Cushman (1894-1945) m Eva Virginia White
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                      ''tester''
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        (Deacon) Moses<sup>4</sup> Cushman (1693-1766) m Mary Jackson
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          Abner<sup>5</sup> Cushman (1722-1763) m Mary Tilson
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            Jotham<sup>6</sup> Cushman (1764-1817) m Rachel Hobart
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              Joshua<sup>7</sup> Cushman (1797-c1857) m2 Rebecca Tibbets
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                Elbridge Coombs<sup>8</sup> Cushman (1823-1876) m Clarissa Virginia "Jennie" Comstock
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                  Harold "Harry" Davis<sup>9</sup> Cushman (1860-1905) m Helen D. Galloway
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                    David Ross<sup>10</sup> Cushman (1887-1975) m Helena Irene Menserolf
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                      ''father of tester''
 +
                        ''tester''
 +
        William<sup>4</sup> Cushman (1710-1777) m Abigail Lee
 +
          Solomon<sup>5</sup> Cushman (1733-1814) m Esther Cross
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            Solomon<sup>6</sup> Cushman (II) (1775-p1860) m Charlotte Vinson
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              Almon<sup>7</sup> Cushman (1809-1898) m Nancy Van Valkenburg
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                Solomon Franklin<sup>8</sup> Cushman (1853-1935) m Sarah Healy Willis
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                  George Alaman<sup>9</sup> Cushman (1893-1971)
 +
                    ''father of tester''
 +
                      ''tester''
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          William<sup>5</sup> Cushman (II) (1738-1818) m Abi Parker
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            Luke<sup>6</sup> Cushman (1767-1853) m Hannah Rockwell
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              Danforth Rockwell<sup>7</sup> Cushman (1808-1893) m Ruth Potter
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                George Potter<sup>8</sup> Cushman (1835-1884) m Fanny Camp Holcomb
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                  George Irving<sup>9</sup> Cushman (1862-1932) m Minnie Sophia Rathbun
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                    Leo George<sup>10</sup> Cushman (1895-1969) m Hazel Lillian Marks
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                      ''father of tester''
 +
                        ''tester''
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            John<sup>6</sup> Cushman (1775-1814) m Lois Washburn
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              William Washburn<sup>7</sup> Cushman (1810-1894) m Sarah "Sally" St. Clair
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                Charles Jasper<sup>8</sup> Cushman (1857-1937) m Emma Rebecca Wright
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                  Thomas Romeo<sup>9</sup> Cushman (1892-1972) m Rangnee Marie Weinberg
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                    ''father of tester''
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                      ''tester''
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===Further needed testing===
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We need additional direct male-line descendants of Thomas Cushman to WGS/NGS test to both confirm the lineage as well as to refine the haplogroup further and delineate descendant clades.
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==References & External Links==
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* Cushman, Robert E. and Franklin P. Cole, (rev. 2005 by Judith H. Swann) ''Robert Cushman of Kent, History and Genealogy'' 2005, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth MA
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* Wakefield, Robert S. and Margaret Harris Stover, ''Mayflower Families Through Five Generations vol. 17 Allerton'' 1998, reprinted 2015, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA
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* Roser, Susan E. and Judith A. Swan, ''Mayflower Families Through Five Generations vol. 12 Cooke'' 2017 addendum of 1999 2nd Edition, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA
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* Anderson, Robert Charles, ''The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633'' (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 2004)
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cushman_(Plymouth_colonist) wikipedia article on Thomas Cushman]
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* [http://cushmansite.com/Cushman_Gen_site/Ancestors/fh01/fh01_001.htm Cushmansite.com Cushman English Ancestry]
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* ''New England Historical and Genealogical Register'', vol. 68 pp. 181-85 "Genealogical Research in England: Cushman" by Elizabeth French
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* ''Mayflower Quarterly'', Sep 2013, pp. 226- "Robert Cushman, Mayflower Pilgrim in Canterbury 1596-1607" by Robert C. Cushman and Michael R. Paulick
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* Cushman, Joseph Augustine, ''The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family in New England'', 1964, (Bridgewater or Sharon), MA. Dorr's Print Shop

Latest revision as of 13:30, 22 November 2024

Status summary

Completed as of December 10, 2023:

  • Recruiting direct male-line Cushman descendants for further SNP testing.
  • Cushman DNA Project reorganized

Still to do as of August 29, 2020

  • NGS/WGS test multiple Y-DNA descendants of Thomas Cushman to firmly place family clade as well as test descendants to discover any subclades unique to descendants lines. Folks who believe they are patrilineal (all male line) descendants should Read me First

IMPORTANT: Read me First

Biography

For additional information see: Wakefield, Robert S. and Margaret Harris Stover, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, vol. 17 Allerton

Individuals in bold font have patrilineal descendants who have done some level of Y-DNA testing.

English Ancestry

A wikipedia article on Thomas Cushman stated the family was "Flemish in origin, who with other countrymen came to several regions of England at the invitation of King Edward II around the year 1336. (From Thomas Fuller, Church History of England, 1837.)"

An April 1914 NEHG Register article[1] documents the English ancestry of Thomas Cushman. The article starts with the will of John Crocheman, who apparently never married as he failed to list a wife or children in his will. The will does mention "Johane Crocheman my sister" and "my brother Thomasc Crocheman" was primary heir and residual beneficiary.

While not in the Register article, a website[2] states the Cranbrook, Kent parish register has the burial of Thomasc Crouchman 14 Jun 1567. This website states his wife was possibly named Joan[3] and they may have had a daughter Anne as well as a son Thomas.

Going back to the Register article, the next generation was Thomasb Cowchman/Couchman who originally lived in Hawkhurst, Kent, but was living in Rolveden, Kent in 1578, aged 40 years. This Thomas married Rolvenden, 18 Jul 1568, to Eleanor/Ellen Hubbarde. Thomas' will, dated "Rolvinden" 10 Feb 1585/6 and proved 12 May 1586, listed his children (all under 21): Richard, Robert, and (daughter) Sylvester. The Archdeacons transcripts of the Rolveden parish records records several children for Thomas (but not eldest son Richard). Most of the children (with the exception of Sylvester and Robert) died young. Thomas' widow Ellen married Emanuell Everden at Rolveden on 17 Oct 1587. He was buried there 3 Dec 1589. The widow Ellen married for a third time at Canterbury (License 6 Nov 1593) to Thomas Tilden. A wikipedia article on Robert Cushman states his mother was buried at Ashford, Kent in 1601.[4]

Roberta Couchman was baptized at Rolveden 9 Feb 1577/8. He became the first of the family to have his surname spelled Cushman. Robert married twice, first to Sara Reder at St Alphege parish church, Canterbury, 11 Jul 1606. They moved to Holland shortly after their son Thomas was baptized (Feb 1607/8) and Sara died in Leiden, Holland, where she was buried on 11 Oct 1616. They had four children: Thomas (see below), child bur. Leiden 11 Mar 1616, child bur. Leiden 24 Oct 1616 and Sarah. Robert then married at Leiden 5 Jun 1617 to Mary (Clarke), widow of Thomas Shingleton of Sandwich, Kent. It appears Robert and his second wife never had any children, and it is likely she died before 1621.[5] Shortly after this second marriage, Robert was picked along with John Carver to be the agents on behalf of the Separatists to negotiate a way to emigrate to the Colony of Virginia. Robert almost certainly intended to emigrate with the other colonists in 1620, but due to the leaky Speedwell which had to be abandoned, Robert was left behind. He did come over on the next ship, the Fortune in 1621, but had to immediately return back to England (to continue negotiations with the Merchant Adventurers). Robert always intended on coming back to the new colony, but died in England and was buried at St. George, Benenden, Kent on 6 May 1625.

First Generation

(Elder) Thomas Cushman was baptized at St. Andrew, Canterbury, Kent on 8 Feb 1607/8, son of (Deacon) Robert Cushman and Sara Reader. The family soon moved to Holland to join the English Separatist movement there. Thomas and his father emigrated to New Plimoth in 1621 aboard the Fortune. Robert had to return back to England (to continue his business dealings with the Merchant Adventurers) and he left his son Thomas under the care of Gov. Bradford. Thomas married Mary Allerton (daughter of Pilgrim Isaac Allerton). The family lived at the homestead of Isaac Allerton in Plymouth (now Kingston). Thomas was appointed the Ruling Elder of the Plymouth Congregation (replacing the recently deceased William Brewster) in Apr 1649. Thomas continued to serve as the Elder until his own death, 10-11 Dec 1691 and he was buried on Burial Hill in town. His wife survived until 28 Nov 1699, being the last surviving Mayflower passenger.

Thomas and Mary had eight children: Thomas, Sarah, Mary, Isaac, Elkanah, Fear, Eleazer and Lydia.

Second Generation

All born Plymouth

Thomas (II) was born [16?] Sep 1637 and died at Plympton 23 Aug 1726. He married twice, first Plymouth 17 Nov 1664 to Ruth Howland, then Rehoboth 16 Oct 1675 to Abigail TITUS Fuller. Thomas had three children by his first wife: Robert (1664), Desire (c1668) and Thomas (b. 1670) and four sons by his second: Job (c1680), Bartholomew (bp 1684), Samuel (1687) and Benjamin (1691).

Isaac was born 8 Feb 1648/9 and died at Plympton 21 Oct 1732. He married Rebekah Harlow (a great-granddaughter of Pilgrim Richard Warren) about 1675. They had seven children: Isaac (1676), Rebekah (1678), Mary (1682), Sarah (1684), Ichabod (1686), Fear (dau 1689) and Mercy (abt 1690).

(Deacon) Elkanah was born Plymouth 1 Jun 1651 and died at Plympton 4 Sep 1727. He married twice, first Plymouth 10 Feb 1677 to Elizabeth Cole, who died 4 Jan 1681/2. He married second, Plymouth 2 Mar 1682 to Martha Cooke (granddaughter of Pilgrims Francis Cooke & Stephen Hopkins). Elkanah had three sons by his first wife (Elkanah [1678], James [1679-d.y.] & Jabez [1681-1682]) and five children by his second (Allerton [1683], Elizabeth [1685/6], Josiah [1687/8], Martha [1691] & Mehitable [1693]).[6]

Eleazer was born 20 Feb 1656/7 and died after Nov 1733. He married Plymouth 12 Jan 1687/8 Elizabeth Coombs and had eight children; three daughters and five sons (John, James, Moses, Eleazer & William).

Third Generation

Robert Cushman was born Plymouth 4 Oct 1664 and died Kingston 7 Sep 1757. He married twice, first abt 1697 Persis Lewis and second Marshfield 2 Feb 1744 Prudence Sherman (no children). By his first wife Robert had seven children (Plymouth): Robert (1698), Ruth (1700), Abigail (1701), Hannah (1704), Thomas (1705/6), Joshua (1707) and Jonathan (1712).

Thomas Cushman (III) was born Plymouth about 1670 and died Lebanon, CT 9 Jan 1726/7, aged 57 years. He married Sarah Strong and they had six children (Lebanon CT): William (likely unm.), Thomas (c1705), Zibiah (c1708), Eleazer (c1720), Ruth and Lydia.

Job Cushman was born abt 1680 and died bef 21 May 1740. He married Lydia Arnold[7] and they had three children: Mariah (1707), Job (1710-1729) and Lydia (1718). Thus there are no Y-DNA descendants of Job.

Bartholomew Cushman was baptized Plymouth 13 Mar 1684 and died Plympton 21 Dec 1721. He never married.

Samuel Cushman was born or baptized Plymouth 16 Jul 1687 and died Attleboro 19 Feb 1766. He married Plympton 8 Dec 1709 Fear Corser and they had seven children (Plympton): Desire (1710), Marcy (1712), Samuel (1715-1727), Joseph (1717-1727), Jacob (c1720 m Elizabeth Reade), Jemima (1724) and Bartholomew (1726-1736).

Benjamin Cushman was baptized Plymouth 1 Mar 1691 and died died Plympton 17 Oct 1770. He married twice, first 8 Jan 1712 Sarah Eaton, and second, 14 Mar 1738/9 Sarah ?PHIPENY Bell. By his first wife, Benjamin had ten children: Jabez (1713 m Sarah Paddleford), Caleb (1715 m Sarah Barrows), Solomon (1717 m Abigail HOLMES Bourne), Jerusha (1719-1727), Benjamin (1722 m Zeruiah Sampson), Sarah (1725), Abigail (1727), Thomas (1730 m Anna Chipman), Jerusha (1732) and Huldah (1735)


Isaac Cushman (II) was born Plymouth (now Plympton) 15 Nov 1676 and died Plympton 18 Sep 1727. He married twice, first Plymouth 18 Jan 1700 Sarah Gibbs and second Harwich 10 Oct 1717 Mercy BRADFORD Freeman. By his first wife, Isaac had six children: Phebe (1703), Alice (1705), Rebekah (1707), Sarah (1709), Nathaniel (1712) and infant (1715). By his second wife, Isaac had four more children: Fear (1718), Priscilla (1719), Isaac (1721-1721) and Abigail (1722).

Ichabod Cushman was born Plymouth (now Plympton) 30 Oct 1686 and died Middleborough 26 Oct 1832. He married twice, first Esther Barnes (d. w/o surviving children) and second Plympton 27 Nov 1712 Patience Holmes. By his second wife Ichabod had nine children: Joanna (1713), William (1715 m Susanna Sampson & Priscilla TINKHAM Cobb), Sarah (1717), Experience (dau 1719), Patience (1721), Mary (1723), Ichabod (1725 m Patience MackFern & Hope White), Rebekah (1727) and Isaac (1730 m Sarah Miller).


Elkanah Cushman (II) was born Plymouth 15 Sep 1678 and died there 9 Jan 1714/5. He married Plymouth 23 Feb 1702/3 Hester/Esther Barnes and they had four children (Plymouth): Elizabeth (1703), Elkanah (1706 m Lydia Bradford), James (1709 m _____) and Hannah (1713).

Allerton Cushman was born Plymouth 21 Nov 1683 and died there 9 Jan 1730/1. He married twice, first Plymouth 11 Jan 1710/1 Mary Buck and second Plympton 15 Sep 1726 Elizabeth Sampson. By his first wife he had four children: James (1709 m Hannah Cobb), Allerton (1712 m Alethea Soule), Mary (1718) and Ephraim (1720-1725). By his second wife he had two children: Alice (1727-1727) and Joseph (1729-1731).

(Lt.) Josiah Cushman was born Plymouth 21 Mar 1687/8 and died Plympton 13 Apr 1750. He married abt 1709 Susanna Shurtleff and they had nine children (Plympton): Susanna (1710-1710), Martha (1712), Susanna (1715), Anna (1717), Josiah (1719 m Sarah Standish & Deborah Ring), Elkanah (1721 m Hannah Standish & Patience PADDOCK Perkins), William (1723 m Sarah Holloway, Ruth Robinson & Ann Rindge), Elizabeth (1728) and Isaiah (1730 m Sarah Ring).


John Cushman was born Plymouth 13 Aug 1690 and died prob. Plympton aft May 1760. He married Joanna Pratt and they had four[8] children: John (p1715 m Deborah Raymond), Eleazer (1720 m Eunice Stoddard), Charles (1722 m Mary Harvey) and James (1727 m Levina Downer)

James Cushman was born Plymouth 1690 and died Dartmouth (now Fairhaven) abt 1777. He married Sarah Hatch and had at least eleven children: Lydia (1723), James (1725 m Hannah Negus), Ebenezer (1727 m Zeruiah Shearman), Thomas (1728 m Ruth Carver but only had three daughters), Mary (1730), Sarah (1732), Seth (1734 m Abiah Allen), Elisha (1737 m Reliance Eastland), Elizabeth (1739), Temperance (1742), Patience (1744) and poss. Cornish.

Moses Cushman was born Plymouth 1683 and died Halifax 12 Aug 1766. He married Plympton 22 Aug 1721 Mary Jackson and they had thirteen children: Abner (1722 m Mary Tilson), Elijah (1724/5-1725/6), Mary (1725), Sarah (1727), poss. Susanna (c1729), Isaac (1730 unk if marr.), Hannah (1732), Joshua (1733/4 unk if marr), Bette (1735), Deborah (1737), Huldah (1739), Moses (1740 unm) and Eleazer (1744 unm).

Eleazer Cushman (II) was born Plymouth about 1685 and died Plympton bef. 2 May 1758. He married Plympton 3 Mar 1740 Eunice Stodder, but they never had children.

William Cushman was born Plymouth 1697 and died Willington, CT 27 Dec 1777 aged 80. He married 1730 Abigail Lee and they had eleven children: Sarah (1731), Solomon (1733 m Esther Cross), Lydia (1735), William (1739 m Abigail Parker), Job (1741-1760 unm), Abigail (1744), Mary (1746), Allerton/Olderton (1748 m Abigail Clark), Joshua (1751 m Bathsheba Allyn), Benjamin (1753 m Lucy Lee & Elizabeth Cummings) and Joseph (1759 m Tabitha Johnson).

Fourth Generation

Robert Cushman (II) was born Plymouth 2 Jul 1698 and died Kingston 13 Sep 1751. He married (int. Plymouth 17 Apr 1725) Mercy Washburn and they had thirteen children (Kingston): Lydia (1726), Jerusha (1727/8), Rebecca (1730), Mercy (1731), Hannah (1732), Thankful (1733/4-1748), Ruth (1735), Abigail (1737), Robert (1738 m Martha Delano), Job (1739/40-1739/40), Elenah (1740-1748), Martha (1742-1748) and Isaac (1745 m Sarah Ellis & Mehitable Gurney).

Thomas Cushman was born Plymouth 14 Feb 1706{sic}[9] and died Kingston 13 Jun 1768, aged 61 years, 3 months and 10 days. He married (int. Kingston 18 Feb 1737/8 Mehitable Faunce. Before marriage he had fathered a child by Alice Hayward (Bridgewater): Thomas (1736 m Bethiah Thomson). By his wife, Thomas had twelve more children (Kingston): Lydia (1739-1747/8), Job (twin, 1741/2-1747), Elkanah (twin, 1741/2-1747), Bartholomew (1743/4-1747), Mary (1745/6-1747), Desire (148), Sarah (1750), Amaziah (1752 m Martha Smith), Elisha (1755 m Lydia Fuller), James (1756 m Mercy Morton), John (1759 m Deborah Barrows & Elizabeth Pierce) and Samuel (1761-1761).

Joshua Cushman was born Plymouth 14 Oct 1707{sic}[10] and died Marshfield 25 Mar 1764. He married twice, first Duxbury 2 Jan 1731/2 Mary Soule and second Marshfield 5 Mar 1752 Deborah Ford. By his first wife he had eight children (Duxbury): Joseph (1733 m Elizabeth Samson), Joshua (1734 m Mercy Wadsworth), Mary "Molly" (1736), Ezra (1738 m Ruth Winslow), Paul (1741 m Anna Parker), Appollos (1744 m Eleanor Keene), Cephas (1745 m Judith Clark) and Soule (1748 m Lydia Kempton & Thankful Delano).

Jonathan Cushman was born Plymouth 28 Jul 1712 and died Kingston 17 Dec 1775. He married Bridgewater 25 Feb 1735/6 Susanna Benson and they had eight children (Kingston): Azuba (1736-1747), Joseph (1738-1747), Elizabeth (1740-1740), Elizabeth (1741/2), Sarah (1745/6-2747), Ebenezer (1747 m Susanna Holmes & Keziah Benson), Mary (1750) and Jonathan (1753 m Elizabeth Whiting).


Thomas Cushman (IV) was prob. born Lebanon, CT about 1705 and died after 1 Jun 1763. He married twice, first about 1728 Mary ___ and second New Providence, NJ 17 Jan 1764 Susannah Johnson (no children). By his first wife, Thomas had eight children (Lebanon except youngest): Oliver (1729-1759 unm.), Sybil (1732), Rhoda (1733/4), Mercy (1735), Mary (1737), Thomas (1739 m Marcy Frazier), Sarah (1743) and Isaac (New Providence 1762 m Ddeborah Frazier).

Eleazer Cushman was born Lebanon about 1720 and died Willington, CT 9 Mar 1797 in his 77th year. He married Willington 19 Feb 1746/7 Abigail Parsons and they had five children (Willington): Eliphalet (1749 m Elizabeth Nye & Elizabeth Thompson), Eleazer (1752 m Mehitable Hinckley), Abigail (1756), Thomas (1761 m Keziah Parker & Lydia Marcy) and Chloe (1766).


References

  1. ↑ New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 68 pp. 181-85 "Genealogical Research in England: Cushman" by Elizabeth French
  2. ↑ Cushmansite.com
  3. ↑ but it may simply be this is the "Johane Crocheman" mentioned in the will of John Crocheman above.
  4. ↑ but it fails to list a source for this burial
  5. ↑ As she did not emigrate to New Plimoth with Robert and his son Thomas
  6. ↑ Some sources give another son, Jacob c1695, but likely in error.
  7. ↑ Some Sources claim her maiden name was Brewster.
  8. ↑ Some sources have a second son Eleazer, born 1726. Also some confusion regarding contemporary Eleazer Cushmans.
  9. ↑ Plymouth Vital Records has the following births of children of Robert Cushman: Hannah 25 Dec 1705, Thomas 14 Feb 1706 and Joshua 14 Oct 1707. At least one of these dates must be in error.
  10. ↑ ibid.

DNA results FTD44136

Previous Y-DNA testing

The Cushman, Couchman surname DNA Project currently lists eighteen individuals who claim descent from Robert Cushman. FTDNA predicts the family falls under R1b-M269.

NGS/WGS testing

One individual has taken the Big Y-700 test and the results of this test indicate the family falls under: R-U106>Z2265>BY30097>Z18>FGC79182>Z17>Z372>Y38140>ZP91>S5970>BY33316>FTD44136

DNA lineage

The patrilineal lines of descent from Robert Cushman that has Y-DNA tested are as follows: 

 Robert1 Cushman (1577/8-1625) m Susan Reder
   Thomas2 Cushman (1607/8-1691) m Mary Allerton
     Thomas3 Cushman (II) (1637-1726) m1 Ruth Howland
       Robert4 Cushman (1665-1757) m Persis Lewis
         Robert5 Cushman (II) (1698-1751) m Mercy Washburn
           (Dea.) Isaac 6 Cushman (1745-1834) m Sarah Ellis
             Isaac7 Cushman (II) (1779-1829) m Sarah E. Bearce
               Robert8 Cushman (1803-1888) m Sally T. Wilkins
                 William Wilkins9 Cushman (1843-1919) m Laura Ellen Coil
                   Mark Walton10 Cushman (1879-1940) m Blanche Ethelyn Kibby
                     father of tester
                       tester
         Joshua5 Cushman (1707-1764) m Mary Soule
           Paul6 Cushman (1741-1808) m Anna Parker Cushman
             Clarke7 Cushman (1769-1851) m Catherine Sarah Grout
               Ralph8 Cushman (1801-1855) m Esther Rebecca Brashears
                 Basil Crow9 Cushman (1841-1925) m Jane Bein
                   Erwin10 Cushman (1867-1931) m Carrie Lillie Hamilton
                     Ralph Bein11 Cushman (1893-1994) m Nell McDougald
                       father of tester
                         tester
           Apollos6 Cushman (1744-1811) m Eleanor Keene
             Abel7 Cushman (1788-1872) m Lydia Pierce
               Joseph Pierce8 Cushman (1811-1879) m3 Emeline Mae Moe
                 Andrew Jackson9 Cushman (1845-1913) m Cassandra Diantha McIlroy
                   Moe Andrew10 Cushman (1884-1954) m Caroline "Carrie" Amelia Leeds
                     father of tester 
                       tester        
       Thomas4 Cushman (III) (1670-1726) m Sarah Strong
         Eleazer5 Cushman (II) (1720-1797) m Abigail Parsons
           Eliphalet6 Cushman (III) (1749-1827) m2 Elizabeth Thompson
             Hortio Elbert7 Cushman (1790-1834) m Elizabeth Brown
               Eliphalet E.8 Cushman (1817-1882) m Hannah L. Montague
                 Spicer Franklin9 Cushman (1842-1911) m Amanda "Mandy" A. Douglas
                   Albert Franklin10 Cushman (1872-1947) m Mary Teresa Kearney
                     father of tester
                       tester
     Thomas3 Cushman (II) (1637-1726) m2 Abigail Titus (wid. Fuller)
       Benjamin4 Cushman (1691-1770) m Sarah Eaton
         Solomon5 Cushman (1717-1798) m1 Ruth Holmes
           Eleazer6 Cushman (1758-1813) m Elizabeth Plumley
             Abial7 Cushman (1791-1831) m Tabitha Keyes
               Abial8 Cushman (II) (c1826-1856) m Elizabeth Ann Bryant
                 William Abial9 Cushman (1849-1920) m Elizabeth Susan Boldon
                   Robert Orlander10 Cushman (1879-1959) m Ida Nellie Johnson
                     father of tester
                       tester
     (Rev.) Isaac3 Cushman (1648/9-1732) m Rebecca Harlow
       (Lt.) Isaac4 Cushman (II) (1676-1727) m1 Sarah Gibbs
         Nathaniel5 Cushman (1712-1793) m1 Sarah Coomer
           Simeon6 Cushman (1742/3-1835) m Judith Galphin
             James "Jimps"7 Cushman (1785-1867) m Elizabeth Woodward
               Nathaniel "Nat" C.8 Cushman (1815-1883) m Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Hutto
                 William B.9 Cushman (1849-1922) m1 Eliza Ann Cushman
                   Gola Calvin10 Cushman (1900-1967) m Clotile Minnie Weeks
                     father of tester
                       tester
       Ichabod4 Cushman (1686-1732) m Patience Holmes
         William5 Cushman (1715-1768) m Susannah Sampson
           Noah6 Cushman (1745-1818) m Mercy Soule
             Jacob7 Cushman (1771-1849) m2 Sarah "Sally" Besse
               Jacob8 Cushman (II) (1792-1870) m1 Sabrina Moore
                 John Calvin9 Cushman (1834-1917) m Sarah Elizabeth Dennis
                   Charles Henry10 Cushman (1857-1936) m Eunice P. Prickett
                     Paul Raymond11 Cushman (1894-1946) m Bessie Irene Primrose
                       tester
     (Dea.) Elkanah3 Cushman (1651-1727) m Martha Cooke                
       Allerton4 Cushman (1683-1731) m Mary Buck
         Allerton5 Cushman (II) (1712-1777) m Alethea Soule
           Allerton6 Cushman (III) (1740-1801) m Harmony Allen
             Minerva7 Cushman (1762-1842) m Priscilla Collins
               David Allerton8 Cushman (1795-1886) m Julia Maria Curtis
                 William Allerton9 Cushman (1829-1893) m Mary Elizabeth Harris
                   James Harris10 Cushman (1868-1956) m Florence Barton Pierce
                     William Allerton11 Cushman (1910-1994) m Ruth L. Barrows
                       Robert Curtis Cushman (1938-2019)
       Josiah4 Cushman (1687/8-1750) m Susanna Shurtleff
         Josiah5 Cushman (II) (1719-1784) m Sarah Standish
           Ignatius6 Cushman (1766-1843) m Ruth Washburn
             Abial P.7 Cushman (1796-1891) m Celia Peirce
               Abial Washburn8 Cushman (1839-1908) m Frances "Fanny" J. Skinner
                 Walter Ernest9 Cushman (1876-1947) m Maude Viola Schofield
                   father of tester
                     tester
     Eleazer3 Cushman (1656/7-1723) m Elizabeth Coombs
       John4 Cushman (1690-1760) m Joanna Pratt
         Charles5 Cushman (1719-1791) m Mary Harvey
           (Lt.) Isaac6 Cushman (1745-1783) m Lois Dillis
             Ethiel7 Cushman (1771-1852) m Anna Fenton
               Joseph Fenton8 Cushman (1796-1858) m Rebecca Green
                 Charles Walker9 Cushman (1831-1907) m Caroline Matilda Rowley
                   Charles Rowley10 Cushman (1871-1945) m Ina Elizabeth Smart
                     father of tester
                       tester
         John5 Cushman (II) (c1720-1752) m Deborah Raymond
           Barnabas6 Cushman (1751-1812) m Deliverance Lawrence
             Barnabas7 Cushman (II) (1787-1861) m Polly Cora Cor(e)y
               Cephas8 Cushman (1837-1813) m Roxanne "Roxy" Rossette Streeter
                 George Wesley9 Cushman (1851-1938) m Josephine E. Harris
                   Roy Willie10 Cushman (1885-1971) m Agnes Verna Baker
                     father of tester
                       tester
               Harvey8 Cushman (1839-1914) m1 Caroline "Carrie" McCord
                 Walter Noble9 Cushman (1868-1955) m Edith Mary Niles
                   Raymond Virgil10 Cushman (1894-1945) m Eva Virginia White
                     tester
       (Deacon) Moses4 Cushman (1693-1766) m Mary Jackson
         Abner5 Cushman (1722-1763) m Mary Tilson
           Jotham6 Cushman (1764-1817) m Rachel Hobart
             Joshua7 Cushman (1797-c1857) m2 Rebecca Tibbets
               Elbridge Coombs8 Cushman (1823-1876) m Clarissa Virginia "Jennie" Comstock
                 Harold "Harry" Davis9 Cushman (1860-1905) m Helen D. Galloway
                   David Ross10 Cushman (1887-1975) m Helena Irene Menserolf
                     father of tester
                       tester
       William4 Cushman (1710-1777) m Abigail Lee
         Solomon5 Cushman (1733-1814) m Esther Cross
           Solomon6 Cushman (II) (1775-p1860) m Charlotte Vinson
             Almon7 Cushman (1809-1898) m Nancy Van Valkenburg
               Solomon Franklin8 Cushman (1853-1935) m Sarah Healy Willis
                 George Alaman9 Cushman (1893-1971)
                   father of tester
                     tester
         William5 Cushman (II) (1738-1818) m Abi Parker
           Luke6 Cushman (1767-1853) m Hannah Rockwell
             Danforth Rockwell7 Cushman (1808-1893) m Ruth Potter
               George Potter8 Cushman (1835-1884) m Fanny Camp Holcomb
                 George Irving9 Cushman (1862-1932) m Minnie Sophia Rathbun
                   Leo George10 Cushman (1895-1969) m Hazel Lillian Marks
                     father of tester
                       tester
           John6 Cushman (1775-1814) m Lois Washburn
             William Washburn7 Cushman (1810-1894) m Sarah "Sally" St. Clair
               Charles Jasper8 Cushman (1857-1937) m Emma Rebecca Wright
                 Thomas Romeo9 Cushman (1892-1972) m Rangnee Marie Weinberg
                   father of tester
                     tester

Further needed testing

We need additional direct male-line descendants of Thomas Cushman to WGS/NGS test to both confirm the lineage as well as to refine the haplogroup further and delineate descendant clades.

References & External Links

  • Cushman, Robert E. and Franklin P. Cole, (rev. 2005 by Judith H. Swann) Robert Cushman of Kent, History and Genealogy 2005, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth MA
  • Wakefield, Robert S. and Margaret Harris Stover, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations vol. 17 Allerton 1998, reprinted 2015, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA
  • Roser, Susan E. and Judith A. Swan, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations vol. 12 Cooke 2017 addendum of 1999 2nd Edition, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA
  • Anderson, Robert Charles, The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633 (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 2004)
  • wikipedia article on Thomas Cushman
  • Cushmansite.com Cushman English Ancestry
  • New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 68 pp. 181-85 "Genealogical Research in England: Cushman" by Elizabeth French
  • Mayflower Quarterly, Sep 2013, pp. 226- "Robert Cushman, Mayflower Pilgrim in Canterbury 1596-1607" by Robert C. Cushman and Michael R. Paulick
  • Cushman, Joseph Augustine, The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family in New England, 1964, (Bridgewater or Sharon), MA. Dorr's Print Shop
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