CUSHMAN, Elder Thomas

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• Grave: "Here lyeth buried ye body of that precious servant of God, Mr. Thomas Cushman, who after he had ser
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• Immigration: Nov 1621, Plymouth, MA
• Religion: 6 Apr 1649, Plymouth, MA; Elder of the Plymouth Church from 6 Apr 1649 until his death
• Will: 22 Oct 1690

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"FORTUNE PASSENGER" -- Taken by father to Leiden, Holland, shortly after baptism; age 10 sailed to Southampton, England, with stepmother on the Speedwell; sailed on Speedwell (with Mayflower), 1620, for New World, with father (stepmother?), but abandoned voyage when vessel put back 3rd time; arrived at Plymouth, MA, on the Fortune in late November 1621; father returned to England leaving Thomas as ward of Governor Bradford. "He settled in that part of Plymouth now Kingston, and in 1635 was on the Jury. He was appointed successor to Elder Brewster in 1649, continuing in the office until his death, Dec. 11, 1691. More than 43 years. He, for several years, was assistant to the Governor, and went to London five times in the interest of the Colony. He spent the latter part of his life in New Haven, CT where he died.

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Thomas married ALLERTON, Mary about 1636 in Plymouth, MA. Mary (daughter of ALLERTON, Isaac MAYFLOWER and NORRIS, Mary MAYFLOWER) was born about 1616; was christened in Jun 1616 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died on 28 Nov 1699 in Plymouth, MA; was buried in Plymouth, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. CUSHMAN, Thomas Jr. was born about Sep 1637 in Plymouth, MA; died on 23 Aug 1726 in Plympton, MA; was buried in Plymouth, MA.
2. CUSHMAN, Sarah was born between 1639 and 1641 in Plymouth, MA; died on 7 Nov 1695.
3. CUSHMAN, Rev. Isaac was born on 8 Feb 1648/9 in Plymouth, MA; died on 21 Oct 1732 in Plympton, MA; was buried in Plymouth, MA.
4. CUSHMAN, Elkanah was born on 1 Jun 1651 in Plymouth, MA; died on 4 Sep 1727 in Plympton, MA; was buried in Plympton, MA.
5. CUSHMAN, Fear was born on 20 Jun 1653 in Plymouth, MA; died before 22 Oct 1690.

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At the time of her marriage, Sarah lived in the precincts of the Cathedral at Canterbury. Soon after Thomas' baptism, the Cushman family disappears from the Canterbury records. At this time, it is surmised that Robert and his family joined the Reverend John Robinson's Puritan colony in Holland. Their marriage record reads "Robert Cushman vnto Sara Reder dwelling with in Pr'cinct's of Christchurche" [the Cathedral] They were married before Andries Hasperson van Vesanevelt and Jacob Paedts, Sheriggs, this fifth of June 1617".

He came to the Plymouth colony on board the Fortune in late November 1621. "One of the leading passengers on board the Fortune was Robert Cushman, accompanied by his son Thomas. Thomas in later life would become the church Elder for the Colony. Robert Cushman had been the London agent for Leiden and in 1620 was involved in Mayflower and Speedwell voyage preparations. In 1620 Cushman had negotiated a Mayflower(financial support) contract with the Merchant Adventurers that Bradford and others of the Leiden contingent refused to approve at Southampton with the Leideners saying the contract was all in the Adventurers favor and to the settlers detriment. Cushman’s purpose of coming to Plymouth was to convince the Plymouth settlers to finally approve this agreement that had been unsigned for over a year. Governor Bradford knew that, so far, the Adventurers had nothing to show for their investment, and after assurance from Cushman that Weston could be counted on to be trusted, Bradford and the others signed the agreement that Cushman had brought from the Merchant Adventurers." (Wikipedia)

Robert married REDER, Sarah on 31 Jul 1606 in St. Alphage, Canterbury, England. Sarah was born in 1580 in Sandwich, Kent, England; died in 1616 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; was buried on 11 Oct 1616 in St. Peters, Leyden, Holland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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