Individual Details
Joseph Cummings
(26 Jan 1690 - 24 Dec 1729)
== Biography ==Joseph Cummings or Commings (in Family Bible) bapt. in Topsfield, Jan. 26, 1689-90;
m. May 22, 1712, Abigail, dau. of Isaac and Abigail (Kimball) Estey. He lived in Topsfield
By his father's will he shared with his brother John his grandfather's homestead, the Hobbs-Bell place. He d. of smallpox Dec. 24, 1729, and seventeen days later his widow followed him with the same dread disease. After the death of the parents the children were placed under guardianship, and on coming of age, at different times, sold their shares in the estate, so that the homestead passed out of the family name. Cummings Genealogy by Albert Oren Cummings, 1904
=== Death ===
: Death 24 Dec 1729 Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
:: Cause: Smallpox (Children placed under guardianship)
=== Christening ===
: Christening 26 Jan 1689/1690 Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
CHILDREN:
# Joseph b. 1713
# Jacob b. 1717
# Abigail b. 1721
# Daniel b 1724
# Moses b. 1726
== Sources ==
See also:
* The Cummings Memorial: A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Isaac Cummings by George Mooar.
* Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=4478194&pid=-555479414
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== Biography ==Joseph Cummings or Commings (in Family Bible) bapt. in Topsfield, Jan. 26, 1689-90;
m. May 22, 1712, Abigail, dau. of Isaac and Abigail (Kimball) Estey. "Vital Records of Topsfield, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849," Topsfield Historical Society. Topsfield, Massachusetts: 1903. Web. Archive.org. 4 Nov 2017.[https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordstop00masgoog web link] He lived in Topsfield.
By his father's will he shared with his brother John his grandfather's homestead, the Hobbs-Bell place. He d. of smallpox Dec. 24, 1729, and seventeen days later his widow followed him with the same dread disease. After the death of the parents the children were placed under guardianship, and on coming of age, at different times, sold their shares in the estate, so that the homestead passed out of the family name. Cummings Genealogy by Albert Oren Cummings, 1904
=== Death ===
: Death 24 Dec 1729 Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
:: Cause: Smallpox (Children placed under guardianship)
=== Christening ===
: Christening 26 Jan 1689/1690 Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
CHILDREN:
# Joseph b. 1713
# Jacob b. 1717
# Abigail b. 1721
# Daniel b 1724
# Moses b. 1726
== Sources ==
See also:
* The Cummings Memorial: A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Isaac Cummings by George Mooar.
* Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=4478194&pid=-555479414
m. May 22, 1712, Abigail, dau. of Isaac and Abigail (Kimball) Estey. He lived in Topsfield
By his father's will he shared with his brother John his grandfather's homestead, the Hobbs-Bell place. He d. of smallpox Dec. 24, 1729, and seventeen days later his widow followed him with the same dread disease. After the death of the parents the children were placed under guardianship, and on coming of age, at different times, sold their shares in the estate, so that the homestead passed out of the family name. Cummings Genealogy by Albert Oren Cummings, 1904
=== Death ===
: Death 24 Dec 1729 Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
:: Cause: Smallpox (Children placed under guardianship)
=== Christening ===
: Christening 26 Jan 1689/1690 Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
CHILDREN:
# Joseph b. 1713
# Jacob b. 1717
# Abigail b. 1721
# Daniel b 1724
# Moses b. 1726
== Sources ==
See also:
* The Cummings Memorial: A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Isaac Cummings by George Mooar.
* Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=4478194&pid=-555479414
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
== Biography ==Joseph Cummings or Commings (in Family Bible) bapt. in Topsfield, Jan. 26, 1689-90;
m. May 22, 1712, Abigail, dau. of Isaac and Abigail (Kimball) Estey. "Vital Records of Topsfield, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849," Topsfield Historical Society. Topsfield, Massachusetts: 1903. Web. Archive.org. 4 Nov 2017.[https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordstop00masgoog web link] He lived in Topsfield.
By his father's will he shared with his brother John his grandfather's homestead, the Hobbs-Bell place. He d. of smallpox Dec. 24, 1729, and seventeen days later his widow followed him with the same dread disease. After the death of the parents the children were placed under guardianship, and on coming of age, at different times, sold their shares in the estate, so that the homestead passed out of the family name. Cummings Genealogy by Albert Oren Cummings, 1904
=== Death ===
: Death 24 Dec 1729 Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
:: Cause: Smallpox (Children placed under guardianship)
=== Christening ===
: Christening 26 Jan 1689/1690 Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
CHILDREN:
# Joseph b. 1713
# Jacob b. 1717
# Abigail b. 1721
# Daniel b 1724
# Moses b. 1726
== Sources ==
See also:
* The Cummings Memorial: A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Isaac Cummings by George Mooar.
* Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=4478194&pid=-555479414
Events
| Birth | 26 Jan 1690 | Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts | |||
| Birth | 26 Jan 1690 | Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony | |||
| Death | 24 Dec 1729 | Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts | |||
| Death | 24 Dec 1729 | Topsfield, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay | |||
| Alt name | Commings | ||||
| Reference No | 1047299 | ||||
| Reference No | 1069194 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Father | John Cummings (1666 - 1722) |
| Mother | Susannah Towne (1671 - 1766) |
| Sibling | John Cummings Jr. (1692 - 1756) |
| Sibling | Isaac Cummings (1695 - 1745) |
| Sibling | David Cummings (1698 - 1765) |
| Sibling | Mary Cummings (1700 - 1732) |
| Sibling | Stebbens Cummings (1706 - 1760) |
| Sibling | Susannah Cummings (1702 - 1727) |
| Sibling | Samuel Cummings (1707 - 1804) |
| Sibling | David Cummings (1708 - 1765) |
| Sibling | Rebeckah Cummings (1713 - 1734) |
| Sibling | Hannah Cummings (1720 - 1802) |