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Subject: [GM-L] John GAY and Richard CUTTER look up
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 11:05:51 EDT

Subj:[GM-L] John GAY and Richard CUTTER in Pope's Pioneers?
Date:9/3/01 4:59:47 AM Pacific Daylight Time
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Jan,
Any chance of finding a John GAY in Pope's "Pioneers of Massachusetts"?
Also interested in Richard and William CUTTER. Thank you!


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Charles Henry Pope's "Pioneers of Massachusetts" says this:

GAY
John, Watertown, before 1635; removed to Dedham in 1636. Freeman May 6,
1635. Town officer. Wife Joanna admin. chh. 25 (5) 1639. John Baldcucke,
her son by former husband, was bapt. 8 (6) 1639. Children (of John and
Joanna Gay):
Samuel, b. 10 (1) 1639
Hezekiah, b. 3 (5) 1640
Nathaniel, b. 11 (11) 1642
Joanna, b. 23 (1) 1644 (m. John Ware)
Eliezer, b. 25 (4) 1647
Abiel (m. Daniel Hawes) and
Judith, b. 23 (2) 1649 (m. John Ware) [That's what it says! Maybe
Joanna died?]
John, b. (3) 1651
Jonathan, b. 1 (6) 1653
Hannah, b. 16 (8) 1656
Elizabeth, who m. Richard Martin at Salem, in 1660, is said to have been a
dau.
He d. March 4, 1688; will prob. Dec. 17, 1689.
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CUTTER
Richard, cooper, Cambridge, 1641, son of _______and Elizabeth. Parents
brought him up in the fear of the Lord. Though he had no opposition of the
heart against them he came to N. E.. Freeman June 2, 1641. Mentioned as a
res. in 1646.Wife Elizabeth d. March 5, 1662, age about 42 years. Children:
Elizabeth,
Samuel,
William b. 22 (12) 1648-9,
Ephraim, Gershom, Mark, all b. and bapt. at Cambridge;
He m. widow Embsden, (who was admin. chh. Oct. 21, 1661, having her
children Isaac and Jacob Embsden bapt. Nov. 3, 1661);
Nathaniel, bapt. Jan. 10, 1663
Rebecca, bapt. Oct. 8, 1665
Hephzibah, bapt. Dec. 1, 1667 (deceased)

He d. 16 June, 1693, age about 72.
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Elizabeth, Cambridge; she related that she did not remember her father;
her mother placed her with a godly family at Newcastle (Eng.); had the
ministry of Mr. Rodwell. Afterward her husband was taken away; she desired
to come to N.E.. She seems to have followed her sons, William and Richard,
to this country. Lived in Cambridge with her dau. Barbara, wife of Elijah
Corlett. She made will Feb. 16, 1662-3, age about 87 years.
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William, wine cooper, Cambridge, propr. town officer, 1639. Removed to
Charlstown. Town officer, 1646. Returned to England, to Newcastle on Tine.
Gave power of attorney 12 (11) 1653 to Edward Goff and others. Gave another
in 1674 to his brother, R.C. of Cambridge, his friend Elijah Corbett of
Cambridge, master of arts, and his friend Hugh Atkinson of the co. of
Westmoreland, Eng. for the sale of property in Charlestown.
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Jan Weber
Linden, CA 95236

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