See also
| Husband: | James + CUDWORTH (1612-1681) | |
| Wife: | Mary + PARKER (c. 1610- ) | |
| Children: | James CUDWORTH (1635- ) | |
| Mary + CUDWORTH (1637-1699) | ||
| Jonathan CUDWORTH (1638-1638) | ||
| Israel CUDWORTH (1641- ) | ||
| Johanna CUDWORTH (1643- ) | ||
| Jonathan CUDWORTH (1646- ) | ||
| Marriage | 1 Feb 1634 | Northam, Devonshite, England |
| Name: | James + CUDWORTH | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | Ralph + CUDWORTH (c. 1545- ) | |
| Mother: | Mary + LEWKNOR (c. 1548- ) | |
| Birth | 2 Aug 1612 | Aller, Somerset, England |
| Title | General | |
| Immigration | 1634 (age 21-22)1 | |
| Occupation | salter | |
| Will | 15 Sep 1681 (age 69) | |
| Death | 1681 (age 68-69) | London, Middlesex, England |
| Cause: smallpox | ||
| Probate | 7 Jul 16822 | |
| beq to sons James, Israel, and Jonathan; dau Mary's 4 children, Israel, Robert, James and Mary Whetcomb; dau Hannah Jones | ||
| Burial | Kent Cemetary, Scituate Plymouth Colony, MA, US | |
| Name: | Mary + PARKER | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 1610 (est) | |
| Name: | James CUDWORTH | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 3 May 1635 | |
| Name: | Mary + CUDWORTH | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | Robert + WHITCOMB (1629-1704) | |
| Birth | 23 Jul 1637 | Scituate, Plymouth, MA, US |
| Baptism | 23 Jul 1637 (age 0) | |
| Death | 1699 (age 61-62) | Scituate, Plymouth, MA, US |
| Name: | Jonathan CUDWORTH | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 16 Sep 1638 | |
| Death | 24 Sep 1638 (age 0) | |
| Name: | Israel CUDWORTH | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 18 Apr 1641 | |
| Name: | Johanna CUDWORTH | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 25 Mar 1643 | |
| Name: | Jonathan CUDWORTH | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 1646 | |
Reading on the Tombstone in Plymouth
A Memorial/ to/ Gen. James
Cudworth/ We honor Him as a Lover of Religious Freedom/ A Brave and ??le
Commander/ And a ___ Patriot
James Cudworth was appointed Captain of the Scituate Company of the Plymouth Militia on June 29, 1652.
24 Nov. 1673 - “the Towne” (i.e. Scituate) agreed, that a committee of eight appointed by the Court, with four
appointed by the Town, should have the sole management of dividing lands, and that what they agreed upon should
be binding. The Court appointed Capt. James Cudworth, Cornet Robert Stetson, Lieut. Isaac Buck, Michael Pierce,
John Bryant, sen. John Turner, jun. John Damon and Isaac Chittenden. The Town added Charles Stockbridge,
Michael Pierce, John Cushing and Thomas Turner. 9 Either Deane erred or Pierce was named by both Court and
Town. Note that Captain Cudworth’s rank and acceptability have been restored at this time. He had fallen into
disfavor because of his criticisms of the treatment of the Quakers, particularly falling afoul of Governor Prence; the
latter had been the reason Cudworth had been judged unacceptable for military command in 1666. In 1676,
Cudworth became General and a member of “the Councell of Warr”.
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He was baptised 2 Aug 1612 at Aller, Somersetshire, the son of Rev. Ralph Cudworth, Rector of Aller.
He married Mary Parker at Northam, Devonshire, England on 1 Feb 1633/4.
He immigated to New England in 1634 from Aller, Somersetshire, settling first at Scituate.
In 1639 he removed to Barnstaple, then in 1646 he came back to Scituate.
His will was dated 15 Sep 1681 and proved 7 Jul 1682. His bequests were to "eldest son James Cudworth... my son Israel... my son Jonathan... my daughter Marye's four children Israel Whetcomme, Robert, James and Mary... my daughter Joannah Jones." He also mentions that the four grandchildren are not yet 21 years old.
He died at London, late in 1681.
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gent, Scituate, fr. 1634. Rem to Barnstable but returned after a few years. Stood for fair dealing toward the Quakers, and was much opposed for this by other magistrates; was deputy, Asst Maj General, Com of United Colonies; agent for the colony in England and deputy Governor in 1681. Wrote letters of historical importance; one to Dr. Stoughton of Aldermanbury in 1634 describes the state of affairs here; calls Rev. Zechariah Symmes cousin; refers to his uncles, apprently in N.E.; one of whom, Uncle Thomas, is about to be married to a widow that has means and 5 children; sends messages to bros and sisters.2
| 1 | "US and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500-1900". |
| 2 | Charles Henry Pope, "Pioneers of Massachusetts, 1620-1650" (Genealogical Publishing Co, 1998). |