Esther Cummings: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Esther Cummings was born in 1745 (daughter of John Cummings and Elizabeth French); died after 1775.

Esther married Jonas Butterfield about 1771. Jonas was born in 1742; died in 1826 in Farmington, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Jonas Butterfield was born in 1773; died in 1809 in Wilton, Maine.

Generation: 2

2.	John Cummings was born in 1698 (son of Nathaniel Cummings and Abigail Parkhurst, (FFDNA-JS)); died in 1770. John married Elizabeth French about 1740. Elizabeth was born in 1715; died in 1793. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

3.
Elizabeth French was born in 1715; died in 1793.
Children:

1. Esther Cummings was born in 1745; died after 1775.

Generation: 3

4.	Nathaniel Cummings was born in 1659; died in 1726. Nathaniel married Abigail Parkhurst, (FFDNA-JS) about 1695. Abigail (daughter of Joseph Parkhurst and Rebecca Reed) was born in 1665; died after 1700. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

5.
Abigail Parkhurst, (FFDNA-JS) was born in 1665 (daughter of Joseph Parkhurst and Rebecca Reed); died after 1700.
Children:

2. John Cummings was born in 1698; died in 1770.

Generation: 4

10.

Joseph Parkhurst was born before Dec 1629 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England (son of George* Parkhurst, Sr. (immigrant), (FFDNA-JS) and Phebe* Leete, (immigrant) (FFDNA-JS)); died on 30 Nov 1709 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Joseph married Rebecca Reed on 26 Jun 1656 in Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts. Rebecca was born about 1629; died after 1657. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.
Rebecca Reed was born about 1629; died after 1657.
Children:

5. Abigail Parkhurst, (FFDNA-JS) was born in 1665; died after 1700.