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     Thomas Cutter was born on 8 May 1702 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He died on 25 October 1727 at age 25.¹
     He probably never married.¹ His father, and his brother Gershom Jr., were appointed administrators of his estate on 20 November 1727.¹

     Gershom Cutter Jr. was born on 13 January 1703/4 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He married Anna Fillebrown, daughter of John Fillebrown and Sarah (?), on 13 February 1728/29.¹ He died on 10 December 1777 at age 73.¹
     He was a miller in Menotomy, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He and his father were appointed administrators of his brother Thomas's estate on 20 November 1727.¹ He was named co-executor of his brother Aaron's will, along with Aaron's widow Mary, his son Aaron, and "a kinsman".¹
     He and Anna had the following known children: Thomas (b 9 January 1730/31, d bef 27 July 1783), Anna (b 13 November 1731, d 17 January 1816), Gershom (b 19 February 1733/34, d 20 April 1804), James (b 31 January 1735/36, d 16 July 1738), John (b 26 September 1737, d 16 October 1788), Mehitable (b 6 or 20 February 1739/40, d 29 November 1750), James (b "27-28" March 1742, d 13 April 1790), Sarah (b 27 September 1744), Elizabeth (b "18-20" January 1747/48, d 28 November 1750), Amos (b 7 August 1752, d 21 December 1753), Stephen (b 26 April 1759, d 13 April 1816).¹

     George Cutter was born on 7 October 1705 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He married Jane Butterfield, daughter of Jonathan Butterfield and Ruth Wright, on 10 July 1729.¹ He died probably before 1781.¹
     On 1 March 1730/31 George Cutter joined the church in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He and Jane had the following known children: Hannah (bapt 1 March 1729/30, d young), Jane (bapt 17 January 1730/31), George (bapt 21 January 1732/33), Hannah (b 13 July 1740), Isabell (b 18 January 1742), Jonathan (b 30 August 1744, d 19 August 1747), Phebe (b 12 March 1747/48), Jonathan (b 6 October 1749, d 11 September 1751).¹

     Hannah Cutter was born on 29 December 1707 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ She married Thomas Emmons on 17 November 1726.¹
     On 14 February 1725/26 she was a member of the church in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹

     Mehitable Cutter was born on 9 October 1709 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ She was baptized on 9 October 1709.¹ She married Ephraim Winship Jr. on 28 August 1735.¹ She died before 14 May 1756.¹
     On 14 January 1728/29 she joined the church in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ She and her husband Ephraim moved to New Marblehead (now Windham), Cumberland Co., Maine, about 1740.¹ They had a total of six children, including Gershom (b 10 May 1736) and Mehitable (b 28 July 1738), both born in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹

     Lydia Cutter was born on 23 March 1711/12 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ She married John Whittmore on 14 June 1735.¹
     On 11 January 1730/31 she joined the church in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹

     Sarah Cutter was born in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ She was baptized on 31 October 1714.¹

     Richard Cutter was born in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He was baptized on 22 January 1716/17.¹

     Nehemiah Cutter was born in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He was baptized on 14 April 1717 in Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He married Martha Bowman, daughter of Samuel Bowman and Deborah Wyeth, on 17 July 1739.¹ He died on 12 September 1798.¹ He was buried in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹
     He was a farmer and tanner in Menotomy, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ On 13 August 1738 he joined the church in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ On 18 January 1753 he and his wife Martha joined the church in the 2nd. precinct of Menotomy, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, by letter.¹ In his old age, he lived with his son Samuel in Charlestown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹
     He and Martha had the following known children: Samuel (b 17 May 1740), Martha (b 7 November 1742, d "of grief ... the unhappy wife of John Luckis" 7 June 1772), Elizabeth (b 14 February 1743/44), Joseph (b 21 September 1745, d 23 December 1749), Lt. William (b 14 April 1748, d 9 October 1788), Sarah (b 14 February 1750), Joseph (b 23 December 1751), Nehemiah (b 3 June 1753, d 3 May 1828), Mehitable (b 28 April 1755), Andrew (b 9 February 1757, d 8 January 1794), a daughter (b 1 March 1760, d young).¹

     Isabell Cutter was born in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ She was baptized on 25 January 1719/20.¹ She married Jonathan Winship on 1 October 1741.¹ She died on 9 June 1742.¹
     On 22 June 1740 she joined the church in Menotomy, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹

     Aaron Cutter was born in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He was baptized on 27 June 1722.¹ He married Mary Moore on 1 April 1745.¹ He died on 9 July 1768.¹ He was buried in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. The monument, for both him and his wife Mary, is near the "Battle Monument," and reads "Farewell, bright soul, a short farewell, / Till we shall unite again above; / Till we from bonds of clay released / Spring out and climb the shining road."¹
     He was a currier in Menotomy, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He and his wife Mary joined the church in Menotomy, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, on 2 June 1754.¹ His will was dated 1 February 1767 and names his widow, son Aaron, brother Gershom, and "a kinsman" as executors.¹
     He and Mary had the following known children: Aaron (b 1745?, d August 1775), Mary (b 22 October 1746?, d 11 May 1809), Thomas (b 17 May 1749, drowned 21 October 1751), Lydia (b 1 February 1750), Thomas (b 21 September 1756, d February 1810), Charles (b 4 October 1757, d 12 December 1840), Isaac (b 17 July 1760, d 14 September 1819), Amos (b 26 May 1762, d 27 September 1818), Benjamin (b 10 April 1766, d 26 September 1812), Robert (b 25 June 1768, d 1808).¹

     Thomas Cutter was born in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He was baptized on 17 November 1728.¹

     Anna Fillebrown was born on 26 January 1707/8 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ She married Gershom Cutter Jr., son of Gershom Cutter and Mehitable Abbott, on 13 February 1728/29.¹
     She joined the Cambridge church on 11 April 1725, and the Menotomy church when it was founded on 9 September 1739.¹ She and Gershom had the following known children: Thomas (b 9 January 1730/31, d bef 27 July 1783), Anna (b 13 November 1731, d 17 January 1816), Gershom (b 19 February 1733/34, d 20 April 1804), James (b 31 January 1735/36, d 16 July 1738), John (b 26 September 1737, d 16 October 1788), Mehitable (b 6 or 20 February 1739/40, d 29 November 1750), James (b "27-28" March 1742, d 13 April 1790), Sarah (b 27 September 1744), Elizabeth (b "18-20" January 1747/48, d 28 November 1750), Amos (b 7 August 1752, d 21 December 1753), Stephen (b 26 April 1759, d 13 April 1816).¹

     Jane Butterfield was born on 7 August 1706 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ She married George Cutter, son of Gershom Cutter and Mehitable Abbott, on 10 July 1729.¹ She died on 7 May 1776 in Menotomy, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, at age 69.¹
     She joined the Cambridge church on 23 August 1730, and the Menotomy church when it was founded on 9 September 1739.¹ She and George had the following known children: Hannah (bapt 1 March 1729/30, d young), Jane (bapt 17 January 1730/31), George (bapt 21 January 1732/33), Hannah (b 13 July 1740), Isabell (b 18 January 1742), Jonathan (b 30 August 1744, d 19 August 1747), Phebe (b 12 March 1747/48), Jonathan (b 6 October 1749, d 11 September 1751).¹

     Thomas Emmons married Hannah Cutter, daughter of Gershom Cutter and Mehitable Abbott, on 17 November 1726.¹

     Ephraim Winship Jr. was born on 23 May 1709 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He married Mehitable Cutter, daughter of Gershom Cutter and Mehitable Abbott, on 28 August 1735.¹ He died on 4 June 1766 in Windham, Cumberland Co., Maine, at age 57.¹
     On 4 April 1736 Ephraim Winship Jr. joined the church in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He and his wife Mehitable moved to New Marblehead (now Windham), Cumberland Co., Maine, about 1740.¹
     In Windham they lived in the fort for protection from the Indians. On 14 May 1756, he and Ezra Brown, along with a guard of four men and four boys, left the fort to work on Brown's property about a mile away. While going through some woods, they were attacked by about twenty Indians. He was wounded in the eye and arm, Brown was killed, and both were scalped. Some of the guards ran to the fort for help. One who remained was Ephraim's oldest son Gershom, who bravely rushed the Indians, who fled. Poland, the Indian leader, was shot and killed. Two more were killed when recovering his body.¹
     He and Mehitable had a total of six children, including Gershom (b 10 May 1736) and Mehitable (b 28 July 1738), both born in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He had five additional children by a second wife.¹

     John Whittmore married Lydia Cutter, daughter of Gershom Cutter and Mehitable Abbott, on 14 June 1735.¹

     Martha Bowman was born on 10 February 1714/15 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ She married Nehemiah Cutter, son of Gershom Cutter and Mehitable Abbott, on 17 July 1739.¹ She died on 1 July 1790 in Charlestown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, at age 75.¹ She was buried in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹
     On 30 December 1739 she joined the church in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹ On 18 January 1753 she and her husband Nehemiah joined the church in the 2nd. precinct of Menotomy, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, by letter.¹ She and Nehemiah had the following known children: Samuel (b 17 May 1740), Martha (b 7 November 1742, d "of grief ... the unhappy wife of John Luckis" 7 June 1772), Elizabeth (b 14 February 1743/44), Joseph (b 21 September 1745, d 23 December 1749), Lt. William (b 14 April 1748, d 9 October 1788), Sarah (b 14 February 1750), Joseph (b 23 December 1751), Nehemiah (b 3 June 1753, d 3 May 1828), Mehitable (b 28 April 1755), Andrew (b 9 February 1757, d 8 January 1794), a daughter (b 1 March 1760, d young).¹

     Jonathan Winship married first Isabell Cutter, daughter of Gershom Cutter and Mehitable Abbott, on 1 October 1741.¹
     After his first wife Isabell's death less than a year after their marriage, Jonathan Winship remarried and was "the father of the Brighton Winships."¹

     Mary Moore was born about 1723.¹ She married Aaron Cutter, son of Gershom Cutter and Mehitable Abbott, on 1 April 1745.¹ She died on 27 September 1793.¹ She was buried next to her husband Aaron in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Their monument is near the "Battle Monument," and reads "Farewell, bright soul, a short farewell, / Till we shall unite again above; / Till we from bonds of clay released / Spring out and climb the shining road."¹
     She and her husband Aaron joined the church in Menotomy, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, on 2 June 1754.¹ She, her son Aaron, her husband's brother Gershom, and "a kinsman" were named co-executors in her husband's will, dated 1 February 1767.¹ She and Aaron had the following known children: Aaron (b 1745?, d August 1775), Mary (b 22 October 1746?, d 11 May 1809), Thomas (b 17 May 1749, drowned 21 October 1751), Lydia (b 1 February 1750), Thomas (b 21 September 1756, d February 1810), Charles (b 4 October 1757, d 12 December 1840), Isaac (b 17 July 1760, d 14 September 1819), Amos (b 26 May 1762, d 27 September 1818), Benjamin (b 10 April 1766, d 26 September 1812), Robert (b 25 June 1768, d 1808).¹

     George Abbott was born in England.¹ He died in 1647 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹
     He and his family emigrated from England to New England about 1642. He was one of the first settlers in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts, which had been founded in 1639 by a company led by Rev. Ezekial Rogers.¹ In January 1642/43 he was among 59 people in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts, with "house-lots." His was listed as 2 acres. Later divisions of land increased this to 21 1/4 acres, although he probably owned much more than the existing records show.¹
     On 11 November 1647 his will was referred to the court in Salem by the General Court. The will itself, though, has not been found. His estate had been inventoried on 30 August 1647 and appraised at £95 2s 8d.¹ On 30 March 1648, after the estate was settled, Humphrey Reynor and Thomas Mighill, the guardians of his children George, Nehemiah, and Thomas Jr., entered claims in court for the children's share of the estate as follows: £16 for George, £21 for Nehemiah, and £16 for Thomas Jr. The guardians were relieved of their duties in March 1654.¹

     Thomas Abbott Sr. was born in England.¹ He married Dorothy Swan, daughter of Richard Swan and Anna (?), on 13 July 1655 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He died on 5 September 1659 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He was buried on 7 September 1659 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹
     He emigrated from England to New England with his father and family about 1642, settling in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ In 1643 he received 3 1/2 acres in the allotment of the "Crane Meadow" land, and later about 2 acres of upland.¹ In 1650 the fences owned by the settlement in Rowley were divided among the 31 settlers, in proportion to the amount of land they owned. His share was 15 rails long, the eighth largest.¹
     In 1654 he was a member of a committee "for laying out the farmer's land at pentucket," now Georgetown, Massachusetts. In 1656 he was an overseer, with responsibility for monitoring the general affairs of the settlement. In 1658 he was a member of a committee to divide "every mans Propotion of Land by Merrimacke," now Bradford, Massachusetts.¹
     His will was dated 31 August 1659 and proved at Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, on 27 September 1659. His widow was appointed administrator in November 1659. In it he left £10 to his brother George, £10 and his land at "Meremacke" to his brother Nehemiah, and £5 to his brother Thomas. The rest was to go to his wife. A codicil was dated 5 September 1659, in which he specified that his lands were to go to his brothers if his wife were to die childless, and "to those Bretheren that have children or may have children furthermore I give unto widow Brocklebanke and her sons forty shillings."¹
     He and Dorothy had no children.¹

     Nehemiah Abbott was born in England.² He married Mary How on 14 December 1659 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He died in March 1706/7 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts.²
     Nehemiah Abbott emigrated from England to New England with his father and family about 1642, settling in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.²
     On 30 March 1648, after his father's estate was settled, Humphrey Reynor and Thomas Mighill, the guardians of Nehemiah and his brothers George and Thomas Jr., entered claims in court for the children's share of the estate as follows: £16 for George, £21 for Nehemiah, and £16 for Thomas Jr. The guardians were relieved of their duties in Mar 1654.²
     About 1657, he sold a house and land in Rowley to his brother Thomas Abbott, Sr., who later returned it to him and his brothers George and Thomas Abbott, Jr., in his will.¹
     He moved to Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, about 1657, probably to a farm in Linebrook Parish in northwest Ipswich, near Rowley. He attended the Topsfield church, about halfway between Rowley and Salem.¹ On 12 October 1657, Edward Crown, the Marshal in Ipswich, collected 10s from him for not following the order of the town selectmen that all single persons were to make themselves available for service within one month.¹
     He was named in the will of his brother Thomas Sr., dated 31 August 1659 and proved 27 Sep 1659, and received £10 plus land at "Meremacke". A codicil dated 5 Sep 1659 specified that his lands were to go to his brothers if his wife were to die childless.² On 25 November 1659 Thomas Sr.'s widow Dorothy conditionally deeded all the land in Rowley that had been left her by her husband, to Nehemiah and his brothers George and Thomas Jr. They were to have the land after her death if she died childless. On the same date the three brothers deeded all their rights, etc., in the same land to her. They also conditionally deeded several tracts of land totalling about 15 acres to Ezekiel Northern for £50, with possession to take place on the death of Dorothy (Swan) Abbott, provided she died childless.²
     In 1665 he was granted one share in the division of land on Plum Island, Castle Neck, and Hog Island. Later that year he was granted an additional 3 acres due to an error in the original division of land. He also had purchased 2 1/4 acres from the selectmen for £4 10s, and owned additional land given him by his father-in-law. In 1671, he was granted "timber for a frame-house."¹
     On 19 May 1669 he was made a freeman in Ipswich.¹
     On 13 June 1683 his brothers George and Thomas Jr. deeded him their shares of an "Ox gate" at Rowley, which the three had been given by Thomas Abbott Sr. They gave their shares to Nehemiah because he had received less than them in the settlement of Thomas Sr.'s estate.¹
     He and his wife Mary joined the Topsfield church in 1684 and he was chosen deacon there on 24 March 1686. On 16 January 1700 he was assigned a seat behind the pulpit in the new meeting house.¹
     On 10 January 1694/95 he bought 1 3/4 acres of land in Ipswich for £4 5s.¹
     On 20 June 1707 his son Nehemiah was appointed administrator of his estate, which was inventoried at £181 2s, with debts of £32 11s. This doesn't include the bulk of his holdings, which were given to his son Nehemiah before his death. On 5 June 1710 his estate was settled, with £40 going to his widow, and £80 to Nehemiah, who was the only other heir.¹

     Thomas Abbott Jr. married Sarah Steward on 15 December 1664 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.¹
     On 30 March 1648, after his father's estate was settled, Humphrey Reynor and Thomas Mighill, the guardians of Thomas Jr. and his brothers George and Nehemiah, entered claims in court for the children's share of the estate as follows: £16 for George, £21 for Nehemiah, and £16 for Thomas Jr. The guardians were relieved of their duties in Mar 1654.¹
     He was named in the will of his brother Thomas Sr., dated 31 August 1659 and proved 27 Sep 1659, and received £5. A codicil dated 5 Sep 1659 specified that his lands were to go to his brothers if his wife were to die childless.¹ On 25 November 1659 Thomas Sr.'s widow Dorothy conditionally deeded all the land in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts, that had been left her by her husband, to Thomas Jr. and his brothers George and Nehemiah. They were to have the land after her death if she died childless. On the same date the three brothers deeded all their rights, etc., in the same land to her. They also conditionally deeded several tracts of land totalling about 15 acres to Ezekiel Northern for £50, with possession to take place on the death of Dorothy (Swan) Abbott, provided she died childless.¹
     He was living in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, in December 1659.¹
     On 13 June 1683 he and his brother George deeded to their brother Nehemiah their shares of an "Ox gate" at Rowley, which the three had been given by Thomas Abbott Sr. They gave their shares to Nehemiah because he had received less than them in the settlement of Thomas Sr.'s estate.²