Isaac Cummings (1758 - 1842)

Born 22 Nov 1758 in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Bryant) Cummings — married 2 Dec 1785 in Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Descendants

Died 1 Oct 1842 at age 83 in Bethel, Oxford, Maine, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Drummer Isaac Cummings served with Cumberland County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Isaac Cummings is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A028541.

Isaac Cummings was born on the 22nd of November, 1758 in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was the son of Daniel Cummings (1724-1812) and Mary (Williams) Cummings (1727-).^[1][2]

Isaac married Elizabeth Bryant on the 2nd of December 1780 in Grey, Cumberland, Maine.^[3]

Children; ^[2]

• Elizabeth Cummings b. 18 Sept 1782 m. Consider Fuller
• Chloe Cummings b. 15 Oct 1784 m. Dr. James Merrill
• Isaac Cummings b. 31 Oct 1786
• George Williams Cummings b. 22 Nov 1788
• Abigail Cummings b. unknown d . young
• Moses Cummings b. 2 Aug 1791
• Mary W. Cummings b. 22 Sept 1793 m. Timothy Welcome
• Abigail F. Cummings b. 2 Jan 1796 m. Azur Herriek
• Daniel Cummings b. 23 Apr 1798
• Lydia Cummings b. 7 Dec 1799 m. Daniel Hussey
• Hannah Cummings .b. 9 Mar 1802 m. John Buck
• Solomon Cummings b. 11 Apr 1804 m. Cinderella Lapham
• Lois M. Cummings b. 19 Jun 1806 m. Joseph A. Herrick
• Joseph Cummings b. 2 Jun 1808
• Ruth Cummings b. 5 Nov 1810 m. Stephen Buck

During the Revolutionary War Isaac served as a Drummer in Merrills Co, in Mitchells Regiment.^[4][5]

Isaac died on the 1st of October, 1842 in Bethel, Oxford, Maine, United States. He was buried in the Bryant Cemetery, Bryant Pond, Oxford County, Maine^{[6] [4]}

Research Notes

Date of Birth - confirmed by birth Record as Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts Headstone says Isaac was born Gray Massachusetts and Author, Albert Orrin Cummins, in "Cummings Genealogy, Isaac Cummings 1601-1677 of Ipswich In 1636 And Some of his Descendants", says he died in Bethel.

Isaac's Parents Daniel Cummings and Mary Williams Marriage: Date: 8 Feb 1746, Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Source: Ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1335506&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Birth date: 1727, Birth place: MA, Marriage date: 1746 Marriage place: MA

Isaac's Siblings;

• Lucy Cummings
• Molly Cummings
• Joseph Cummings
• Daniel Cummings
• Elisha Cummings
• Amos Cummings
• Isaac Cummings
• Susannah Cumming
• Chloe Cummings
• Sarah Cummings

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6H-D81 : 15 January 2020), Isaac Comings, 1758.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Author: Albert Orrin Cummins, "Cummings Genealogy, Isaac Cummings 1601-1677 of Ipswich In 1636 And Some of his Descendants", Source: Internet Archive (https://archive.org/), accessed 2021-12-07, Argus and Patriot Printing House, Montpelier, Vermont, 1904, Isaac Cummings 1758-1842, Entry#150, Pg. 212 , https://archive.org/details/cummingsgenealog00cumm/page/212/mode/2up?q=Consider+Fuller
3. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4F8-8MH : 14 January 2020), Isaac Cummings, 1780.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-QJQ4 : 1 March 2021), Isaac Cummings, 1842; citing Bryant Pond, Oxford, Maine, United States, Cummings Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,315,183.
5. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-L9JT : 20 February 2021), Isaac Cummings, Sep 1780; citing Sep 1780, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,315.
6. ↑ "Find a Grave", database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114949154/isaac-cummings : accessed 07 December 2021), memorial page for Isaac Cummings (22 Nov 1758–1 Oct 1842), Find A Grave: Memorial #114949154, citing Bryant Cemetery, Bryant Pond, Oxford County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Jeffrey James (contributor 47902931) .

See Also;

• Norway, "Electronic," 83, ISAAC CUMMINGS; Gray. Drummer, Capt. Nathan Merrill's Co. Col. Jonathan Mitchell's Regiment. Penobscot Expedition, 1779. Fifer in other companies. Died October 1, 1842. Buried at West Poland.

• William B Lapham, History of Woodstock, Maine, (Stephen Berry, Portland 1882), 198.

Ancestry Sources - Membership Access

• Name Source: #S148 Ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=302040&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

• Birth Source: #S148 Ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=302040&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

• Ancestry Family Trees, http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=4478194&pid=-408034844

• "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900", Source: Ancestry.com, Author: Yates Publishing, Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases.

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