Capt. CUTTING John b. Abt 1586 London, City of London, Greater London, England d. 20 Nov 1659 Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America: Noyes Family Genealogy

Abt 1586 - 1659 (~ 73 years)

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Name	CUTTING John
Prefix	Capt.
Birth	Abt 1586	London, City of London, Greater London, England [2, 3]
Birth	(63 y in 1656.)
Christening	8 Mar 1594	London, City of London, Greater London, England [4]
Christening	(St. Clement Danes, Westminster.)
Gender	Male
Residence	1636	Mattatuck, River, British America [5]
Residence	1638	Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America [5]
Residence	1648	Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America [6]
Residence	1656	Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America [6]
Will	22 Oct 1659	Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America [6, 7]
Will	(Bee it knowne unto all men by thiese prsents that I John Cutting of Newbury in the County of Essex in New england being through gods mercy in health of body and of perfect memory. Considering seriously mine owne frailty and mortality, endeavouring to leave mine estate to my relations as may continue loue & peace amongst them, I do hereby make my last Will and Testament, first I comend my Soule into the hands of my blessed Redeemer Jesus Christ and my body when I shall decease this life, if I dy in Newbury to be buryed in the burying place in Newbury in hope of a happy resurrection. And for my worldly goods I dispose of as followeth, first I giue and bequeath unto mary my wife dureing her widdowhood, all my Lands goods and chattels. And so will and appoint her my sole executrix of this my last will and testament. But if my said wife shall change her Condition and marry againe, then I order and appoint that she my said wife shall pay yearely afterwards dureing her naturall life out of my lands fifteene pounds a yeare. That is to say. To my Daughter Mary, the wife of Nicholas Noyes fiue pounds a yeare, And to my Daughter Sara Browne of Charlestowne, the wife of James Browne, fiue pounds a yeare, and to my Grand child Mary--the wife of Samuell Moody, fiue pounds a yeare, and also out of my stocke to every one of my Grand children and great grand children thirty shillings a peice. And at the death of the said Mary, my wife I giue & bequeath unto my said Daughter Mary Noyes all that house and land now in the possession of Thomas Bloomfield that lyeth on the east side of the high way conteineing about fifty or fiue and fifty acres bee it more or lesse both vpland pasture land & meadow and after my said Daughter Mary Noyes her decease to remaine and abide to the proper use of her Son Cutting Noyes, his heires & assignes foreuer. 2dly I giue and bequeath vnto my Daughter Sara, the wife of James Browne abousaid & her heires, all the house I now dwell in, with the twelue acres of vpland that the house stands vpon, and three quarters of that twenty acres of Salt Marsh land lately purchased of Mr. Steuen Dummer bee it more or lesse. 3dly I giue and bequeath vnto my Grandchild Mary moody, the wife of Samuel moody abouesaid, all the house and Land that is in the possession of John Dauis with the six akers of meadow in the Birchen meadows and the quarter part of the twenty acres of the salt marsh land bee it more or lesse as is abouespecifyed, further I give vnto her my said Grandchild Mary Moody, all that parcell of arable land lately purchased of the said mr. Dumer, lyeing vpon the southwest of the highway betweene the land of Henry shorte on the southeast and John Knights land on the northwest conteineing about twenty or fiue twenty acres more or lesse. And the first yeare the said Samuell Moody, his heirs &c. shall possesse the abouesaid parsell of Land which shalbe after my wives decease, then the said samuell Moody or his heirs shall pay to my Daughter sara, the wife of James Browne aforesaid the summe of forty pounds. But if my grandchild Mary moody abousaid shall dye without Issue of her owne body, then all the land abouespecifyed that is hereby given vnto her, shall after her decease, Remaine equally to bee diuided vnto my abouesaid two daughters Mary Noyes & sara Browne & their Children for euer. And the forty pound that is here mentioned to be paid by Samuell moody vnto my daughter Sara Browne abouesaid, if paid before, shall be paid backe againe unto the abouesaid Samuell Moody my Debts and funerall rites being discharged by my said executrix. In witness whereof I the aboue mentioned John Cutting haue sett my hand and seale october the two & twentyeth. In the yeare of our Lord one thousand sixe hundred fifty nine. John (Seal) Cutting Witness: Anthony Somerby John Browne his Nicholas O Wallington marke Sworne in Court held at Ypswich the 27th of march 1660 by Anthony Sumerby to be the last Will and testament of John Cutting. Robert Lord Clerke Certified upon oath by John Browne to be sealed and subscribed by John Cutting in Court held at Ypswich the 27 (1) 1660. Robert Lord Clerke.)
Death	20 Nov 1659	Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America [2, 8, 9]
Will (proved)	27 Mar 1660	Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America [7, 10]
Occupation	a shipmaster, formerly of London, England [6, 9, 11]
_UID	325E0D38EB9ED5118A06444553540000049C
Notes	A shipmaster, formerly of London, England (source: the Noyes Descendants, vol. 1). "Was at Watertown, Mass., 1636, afterwards at Charlestown, Mass., then removed to Newbury, Mass., 1642." "CUTTING, from Saxon Cuth, well known, famous, & ing, equivalent to the Latin ens, expressing the existence of the quality or action of the word to which it is affixed, as Cuthing, the son of Cuth Ancestry of Abel Lunt: A sea captain, Cutting made 13 or more Atlantic crossings; in 1634 he was master of the Francis, which brought colonists from Ipswich. In 1636 he took up land at Watertown, in 1638 had a house at Newbury, in 1648 settled at Charlestown, and by 1656 was again living at Newbury. He was in 1647 master of the Advent of Boston. His will names his daughter Mary Noyes and grandson Cutting.
Person ID	I1023	Noyes Family Genealogy
Last Modified	28 May 2023

Father	CUTTING Francis d. Yes, date unknown
Family ID	F22226	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family WARDE Mary, c. 22 Sep 1594, London, City of London, Greater London, England d. 6 Mar 1664, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America (Age ~ 69 years)

Marriage Abt 1615 London, City of London, Greater London, England [2, 8]

Colonial Families says ca. 1617.

Children

	1. Capt. CUTTING John, Jr., b. Abt 1620, England d. Yes, date unknown
	2. CUTTING Mary, b. 1622, London, City of London, Greater London, England d. Bef 1700, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America (Age < 77 years)
	3. CUTTING Sarah, b. 1629, England d. 25 Oct 1699, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America (Age 70 years)

Family ID F563 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 23 Feb 2024

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	Birth - Abt 1586 - London, City of London, Greater London, England
	Christening - 8 Mar 1594 - London, City of London, Greater London, England
	Marriage - Abt 1615 - London, City of London, Greater London, England

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Sources

[S48] CD-NEHG Register - Noyes Pedigree, p38.
[S325] Book-Mass. & Maine Families, 1:357.
[S44] Book-Colonial Families, p.300.
[S166] IGI, FHL Film 1042327.
[S325] Book-Mass. & Maine Families, 1:358.
[S325] Book-Mass. & Maine Families, 1:359.
[S744] Periodical-The Essex Antiquarian, Vol. VIII, p. 165 "Will of John Cutting".
[S44] Book-Colonial Families, p.390.
[S1890] CD-Mary Adams Rolfe Papers, Disk #1 Cutting.
[S325] Book-Mass. & Maine Families, 1:360.
[S65] Book-Noyes-The Noyes Descendants, Vol. I, p46.

Capt. CUTTING John[1]

Capt. CUTTING John^[1]