Display Patriot - P-142767 - Nathaniel CUSHING

Nathaniel CUSHING

SAR Patriot #: P-142767

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State of Service: MA Qualifying Service: Major

DAR #: A029037

Birth: 08 Apr 1753 Pembroke / Plymouth / MA
Death: Aug 1814 Marietta / Washington / OH

Qualifying Service Description:

1775, he served as a 1st Lieutenant in the company of Captain Lemuel Trescott, commanded by Colonel Jonathan Brewer (later by Colonel Asa Whitcomb).
1776-1777, commissioned a Captain, commanded by Colonel John Paterson, Massachusetts Line.
1777-1782, served as a Captain, commanded by Colonel Joseph Vose (who replaced Paterson when he was promoted), Massachusetts Line.
1783, he was a Bevet Brigade Major (not officially promoted, but acting in the role).

Additional References:

Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Soldiers, and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Volume IV, Massachusetts. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1901, pg 296-297

Spouse: Elizabeth Heath
Children: Sarah; Henry; Sally;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child	View Application Detail
2005-04-05	TX	20287	James Austin Gates Sr (164372)	Sarah

Burial:

Rockland Cemetery_(C-0372645)

Location:

Belpre / Washington / OH / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

42977

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

n/a

Find A Grave Memorial #:

35476000

Marker Type:

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

Original upright stone
A cenotaph was erected in memory of this man at Cedarville Cemetery - 40229 - VA Stone
second Find-a-Grave memorial - 24722963

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

Photo: 1 of 1

Author: Mark Andrew Davis

Nathaniel Cushing was born on 8 April 1753 in Pembroke, Massachusetts, the son of Nehemiah and Sarah (Humphrey) Cushing.

He served a long military career, starting at the beginning of the American Revolution:

1775, he served as a 1st Lieutenant in the company of Captain Lemuel Trescott, commanded by Colonel Jonathan Brewer (later by Colonel Asa Whitcomb).
1776-1777, commissioned a Captain, commanded by Colonel John Paterson, Massachusetts Line.
1777-1782, served as a Captain, commanded by Colonel Joseph Vose (who replaced Paterson when he was promoted), Massachusetts Line.
1783, he was a Bevet Brigade Major (not officially promoted, but acting in the role).

He married Elizabeth “Betsy” Heath on 9 November 1775 in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She was baptized on 8 April 1753. Among their known children were:

Elizabeth was born on 6 September 1777 and married Peregrine Foster.
Neil Story was born on 1 October 1781.
Sarah “Sally” was born on 2 August 1779 and married Daniel Goodnow.
Nathaniel Stone was born about 1786 and married Susan Lincoln.
John Waite was christened on 3 March 1784
Henry was born on 18 April 1785 and married Margaret Ferguson.
Abigail “Nabby” was christened on 17 June 1787 and died young.
Thomas was born in 1797 and died young.

He was the original proprietor of lot 27 on the site of Farmer's Castle. After the capture of Major Goodale, Major Cushing was chosen to command the garrison at Farmer's Castle. Finally, in 1797, he was made a Colonel of a Regiment.

The Patriot died in August 1814 at 61 in Belpre, Washington County, Ohio, and was buried in Rockland Cemetery, where the remains of his original gravestone still exist. Cedarville Cemetery, in Belpre, has a cenotaph Veterans Administration headstone and a 1776 marker.

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