Individual Details
Isaac Cummings
(15 Sep 1664 - 7 Aug 1746)
[[Category: Isaac Cummings Lineage, Cummings Name Study]]
== Biography ==
Isaac Cummings, b. in Topsfield, Sept. 15, 1664; m. 1st, Dec. 25, 1688, Alice, dau. of Thomas and Alice (French) Howlett; m. 2nd, Nov. 23, 1696, Frances Sherwin, of Boxford. She d. Mar. 13, 1770. Recieved by deed from his father in 1708, 57 A. of land in Boxford, but he probably never resided on the farm, as in 1712 he was living on a farm deeded him by his wife's grandfather, Thomas Howlett. The farm was the present [1904] Alfred Cummings homestead, then situated in Ipswich. There are supposed to have been no less than six different houses on this farm. The first one was situated very near the river and it is said to have been destroyed by the Indians. In 1721 both he and his wife were dismissed from the church in Topsfield, to the church in Ipswich. He d. Aug. 7, 1746.[https://archive.org/details/cummingsgenealog00cumm Albert Oren Cummins, Cummings Genealogy, Isaac Cummings 1601-1677 of Ipswich in 1638 and Some of his Descendants (Montpelier, VT: Argus & Patriot Printing House, 1904), p. 8].
Children:
# Lydia, bapt. May 4, 1690, pub. Oct. 5, 1723, Stephen Smith of Ipswich
#Isaac, bapt. Apr. 24, 1692.#Alice, b. Dec. 10, 1695, pub. Apr. 22, 1725, Thomas Bixbee lived in Boxford and d. before 1736.
# Mercy, b. June 5, 1699, d. Nov. 4, 1731, unm.#Jemima, b. July 4, 1704, m. Jan. 1, 1733/4, Jonathan, son of Caleb and Mary (Sherwin) Foster, of Ipswich, b. Nov. 30, 1704 and she died before 1750.
# Pelatiah, b. May 15, 1707, d. Nov 14, 1727.# Jerusha, b. Feb. 17, 1710, pub. Jan 1, 1735/6, Joshua, son of Lot and Elizabeth Conant, b. in Rowley, Oct. 19, 1707. He d. in Ipswich, Sept. 3, 1749
=== Birth ===
Recorded at Topsfield:
"Commings, Issaack, s. Isaack, Sept 15, 1664. CT. R."Topsfield Historical Society, compiler, [https://archive.org/stream/vitalrecordsofto01tops_0#page/n53/mode/2up ''Vital Records of Topsfield, MA, to the End of the Year 1849,'' (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Hist. Soc., 1903), Vol. 1:26].
=== Marriage ===
Recorded at Topsfield:
"CUMMINS, Isaac, and Allis Howlet of Boxford, Dec. 25, 1688. C. R."Topsfield Historical Society, compiler, [https://archive.org/stream/vitalrecordsofto01tops_0#page/n53/mode/2up ''Vital Records of Topsfield, MA, to the End of the Year 1849'' (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Hist. Soc., 1903), Vol. 1:134].
=== Death === "Cummins, Isaac, Aug. 7, 1746, a. 82 y."Essex Institute, compiler, [https://archive.org/stream/vitalrecordsofip02ipsw#page/534/mode/2up ''Ipswich Vital Records to the year 1849'' (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1910), Vol. 2:535].
== Sources ==
* Cummins, Albert Oren. [https://archive.org/stream/cummingsgenealog00cumm#page/8/mode/2up ''Cummings genealogy; Isaac Cummings, 1601-1677 of Ipswich in 1638 and some of his descendants.''] Montpelier VT: Argus and Patriot Printing House, 1904. Page 8.
* Mooar, George. [https://archive.org/stream/cummingsmemorial00byumooa#page/14/mode/2up ''Cummings memorial, a genealogical history of the descendants of isaac cummings''.] New York: Y. r. Cummings, 1127 Park Row Building, 1903. Page 15.
* Cutter, William Richard. [https://archive.org/stream/historichomespla02cutt_0#page/797/mode/2up ''Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Familes of Middlesex County Massachusetts'' (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1968), Vol. 2:797].
* Isaac Cummings Family Association, Descendants of Isaac Cummings gedcom file posted by Mary Rosenbach of the Isaac Cummings Family Association on June 11, 2004 on rootsweb.com.
== Biography ==
Isaac Cummings, b. in Topsfield, Sept. 15, 1664; m. 1st, Dec. 25, 1688, Alice, dau. of Thomas and Alice (French) Howlett; m. 2nd, Nov. 23, 1696, Frances Sherwin, of Boxford. She d. Mar. 13, 1770. Recieved by deed from his father in 1708, 57 A. of land in Boxford, but he probably never resided on the farm, as in 1712 he was living on a farm deeded him by his wife's grandfather, Thomas Howlett. The farm was the present [1904] Alfred Cummings homestead, then situated in Ipswich. There are supposed to have been no less than six different houses on this farm. The first one was situated very near the river and it is said to have been destroyed by the Indians. In 1721 both he and his wife were dismissed from the church in Topsfield, to the church in Ipswich. He d. Aug. 7, 1746.[https://archive.org/details/cummingsgenealog00cumm Albert Oren Cummins, Cummings Genealogy, Isaac Cummings 1601-1677 of Ipswich in 1638 and Some of his Descendants (Montpelier, VT: Argus & Patriot Printing House, 1904), p. 8].
Children:
# Lydia, bapt. May 4, 1690, pub. Oct. 5, 1723, Stephen Smith of Ipswich
#Isaac, bapt. Apr. 24, 1692.#Alice, b. Dec. 10, 1695, pub. Apr. 22, 1725, Thomas Bixbee lived in Boxford and d. before 1736.
# Mercy, b. June 5, 1699, d. Nov. 4, 1731, unm.#Jemima, b. July 4, 1704, m. Jan. 1, 1733/4, Jonathan, son of Caleb and Mary (Sherwin) Foster, of Ipswich, b. Nov. 30, 1704 and she died before 1750.
# Pelatiah, b. May 15, 1707, d. Nov 14, 1727.# Jerusha, b. Feb. 17, 1710, pub. Jan 1, 1735/6, Joshua, son of Lot and Elizabeth Conant, b. in Rowley, Oct. 19, 1707. He d. in Ipswich, Sept. 3, 1749
=== Birth ===
Recorded at Topsfield:
"Commings, Issaack, s. Isaack, Sept 15, 1664. CT. R."Topsfield Historical Society, compiler, [https://archive.org/stream/vitalrecordsofto01tops_0#page/n53/mode/2up ''Vital Records of Topsfield, MA, to the End of the Year 1849,'' (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Hist. Soc., 1903), Vol. 1:26].
=== Marriage ===
Recorded at Topsfield:
"CUMMINS, Isaac, and Allis Howlet of Boxford, Dec. 25, 1688. C. R."Topsfield Historical Society, compiler, [https://archive.org/stream/vitalrecordsofto01tops_0#page/n53/mode/2up ''Vital Records of Topsfield, MA, to the End of the Year 1849'' (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Hist. Soc., 1903), Vol. 1:134].
=== Death === "Cummins, Isaac, Aug. 7, 1746, a. 82 y."Essex Institute, compiler, [https://archive.org/stream/vitalrecordsofip02ipsw#page/534/mode/2up ''Ipswich Vital Records to the year 1849'' (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1910), Vol. 2:535].
== Sources ==
* Cummins, Albert Oren. [https://archive.org/stream/cummingsgenealog00cumm#page/8/mode/2up ''Cummings genealogy; Isaac Cummings, 1601-1677 of Ipswich in 1638 and some of his descendants.''] Montpelier VT: Argus and Patriot Printing House, 1904. Page 8.
* Mooar, George. [https://archive.org/stream/cummingsmemorial00byumooa#page/14/mode/2up ''Cummings memorial, a genealogical history of the descendants of isaac cummings''.] New York: Y. r. Cummings, 1127 Park Row Building, 1903. Page 15.
* Cutter, William Richard. [https://archive.org/stream/historichomespla02cutt_0#page/797/mode/2up ''Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Familes of Middlesex County Massachusetts'' (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1968), Vol. 2:797].
* Isaac Cummings Family Association, Descendants of Isaac Cummings gedcom file posted by Mary Rosenbach of the Isaac Cummings Family Association on June 11, 2004 on rootsweb.com.
Events
| Birth | 15 Sep 1664 | Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony | |||
| Death | 7 Aug 1746 | Ipswich, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay | |||
| Alt name | Commings Cummins | ||||
| Reference No | 290527 | ||||
| Reference No | 306118 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Father | Deacon Isaac Cummings (1632 - 1721) |
| Mother | Mary Andrews (1638 - 1692) |
| Sibling | John Cummings (1666 - 1722) |
| Sibling | Abigail Cummings (1677 - 1726) |
| Sibling | Thomas Cummings (1670 - 1749) |
| Sibling | Mary Cummings (1672 - 1693) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Cummings (1674 - 1715) |