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Occupation: Farmer, exporter, ship owner, 1692 First Representative from Scituate, Mass. In 1638 John Cushing, aged eleven, came with his parents Matthew andNazareth and four siblings to New England. John returned to Englandbriefly in 1657-1658, visiting his uncle Peter Cushing in London, andbuying clothes, a bed tick and a pair of steel yards there, as well astravelling to Norwich and Hingham in Norfolk, where he visited otherrelatives .... This trip may represent the beginnings of JohnCushing's long career as a merchant, town official and justice of thepeace.Also in 1657 he, together with Matthias Briggs, purchased for120 pounds the Varsall Estate in Scituate of Capt. John Vassall, sonof William Vassall, to whom it was laid out 1634, which consisted of120 acres with house and barns. He did not move there, however, untilabout 1662. The land on which the farm was situated was always knownas (Bell House Neck), a name given to the place in consequence of abell that hung at the house there, fora century, to give an alarm tothe neighboring country in case of the approachof Indians. In 1663 hewas surveyor of highways and in 1667, receiver of excises. He wasdeputy to the colony in 1674, and was often reelected. In 1673, he wason the committee for dividing Scituate lands; and in 1676, was chosento report to the Government a statement of all services of thesoldiers of Scituate in the war with King Philip. Selectman from 1674to 1686 inclusive, and County Magistrate (Plymouth Co.) 1685 to 1692.Assistant of the Old Colony Government of Plymouth Colony 1689 to1691, and representative to the General Court at Boston in 1692 (thefirst year after the two colonies, Plymouth and Massachusetts, wereunited), and for several succeeding years to 1697, Member of theCouncil 1706 and 1707. He was also Colonel of the Plymouth Regiment.
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