Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameElder Thomas CUSHMAN 
Birthabt 1607, Leiden, Holland3463, p 4,3465, p 7; place only
Baptism8 Feb 1608, Canterbury, Kent, England3147, p 552,3463, p 4,3464, p 12 Age: 1
MemoParish of St. Andrew
Removal1621, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts3463, p 4 Age: 14
Memoon the Fortune
Death10 Dec 1691, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts3842, p 291,3464, p 12 Age: 84
BurialBurial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts3464, p 12
FatherRev. Robert CUSHMAN (~1577-~1625)
MotherSarah REDER (-1616)
Individual Notes
• Died “near the end of the 84th year of his life.”3463, p 4
• Son of Robert and Sarah (Reder) Cushman.
Thomas Cushman came to Plymouth on the Fortune in 1621.
He was Elder of the Plymouth Church from 6 April 1649 until his death.3463, p 4
• Thomas succeeded William Brewster as Ruling Elder upon Brewster’s death in 1644.3861, p 2
• Thomas was Elder for 42 years until his death, a most exceptional record. He held various town offices, and was an extremely useful citizen.3465, p 7
• Son of Robert and Sarah (Reder) Cushman.
Thomas Cushman came to Plymouth on the Fortune in 1621.
He was Elder of the Plymouth Church from 6 April 1649 until his death.3463, p 4
• Thomas succeeded William Brewster as Ruling Elder upon Brewster’s death in 1644.3861, p 2
• Thomas was Elder for 42 years until his death, a most exceptional record. He held various town offices, and was an extremely useful citizen.3465, p 7
Spouses
BirthJun 1616, Leiden, Holland3463, p 4,3464, p 12,3465, p 1
BaptismJun 1616, Leiden, Holland3463, p 4,3464, p 12 Age: <1
Death28 Nov 1699, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts3463, p 4,3464, p 12,3465 Age: 83
FlagsMayflower Descendant, Mayflower Passenger
FatherIsaac ALLERTON , MCS-05 (~1586-~1659)
MotherMary NORRIS (1588-1621)
Individual Notes
• A daughter of Isaac and Mary, Mary Allerton married Thomas Cushman, q.v. When she died in 1699, she was the last survivor of the Mayflower trans-Atlantic passengers (Peregrine White died in 1704, but he was born at Provincetown).3362, p 234
• The last survivor of the Mayflower pilgrims.3842, p 291,3463, p 4,3387, p 1
• Mary was the last Mayflower passenger to die.3861, p 2
• The last survivor of the Mayflower pilgrims.3842, p 291,3463, p 4,3387, p 1
• Mary was the last Mayflower passenger to die.3861, p 2
Marriageabt 1636, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts2101, p 200,3147, p 552,3463, p 4,3464, p 12,2964, p 116
Family Notes
• 8 children3147, p 552
ChildrenThomas (1637-1726)