James Cudworth and Mary Parker
8x Great Grandparents
James Cudworth
Birth: 1612 ~ Aller, Somerset, England
Death: 1681 ~ London, England
Parents:
Ralph Cudworth (1572-1624)
Mary Machell (!574-1635)
Baptism: 2 Aug 1612 ~ Aller, Somerset, England
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Mary Parker
Birth: 1615 ~ Axminister, Devon, England
Death: Abt 1681
Parents:
Jonathon Parker
Sarah
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Marriage: 1 Feb 1633 ~ Northam, Devon, England
England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
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Arrival: 1634
U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
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Family History
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Death:
Mary Parker Cudworth
| Birth: | 1606 Axminster, England |
| Death: | unknown Scituate Plymouth County Massachusetts, USA |
 James Cudworth, Sr. married Mary Parker in Northam, Devonshire, England, 1 Feb 1633/4. While there is no direct evidence that this is the marriage record of the son of Rev. Ralph Cudworth who came to Plymouth Colony in 1634, the timing is ideal, relative to both James’ sailing and the birth of his 1st child. Northam is close to Barnstaple & there is no other “Cudworth” record in the Northam parish register. James Sr. wrote in 1673: “My wife, as is well known unto the whole town, is not only a weak woman, but has so been all along, and now by reason of age, being sixty-seven years and upward and nature decaying, so her illness grows strongly upon her.” She died before 15 Sep 1681, as she is not named in her husband’s will. They had 7 children: James, Mary Whitcomb, Jonathan, Israel, Joanna Jones, “a man child,” & Jonathan again. |
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UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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Death:
James Cudworth
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James became a leader in Plymouth Colony militia, and even in his 70’s was active and awarded the honor of general at that late age, during the King Philip’s War – as Commanding General of Mount Hope Peninsula militia, along with William Bradford Jr. throughout the King Philip’s War.
However, James rejected the title of commanding general, he did accept the appointment of Deputy Governor to England. He died in London of small pox in 1682.
There is a historical marker in the center of the cemetery, sometimes called the Men of Kent Cemetery, honoring James and the other “Men of Kent” – Not all the Men of Kent were buried there. This marker honors their lives and contribution as founders of the village of Scituate.
The Mount Hope area was King Philip’s base of operation. It is near modern-day Bristol, Rhode Island, where the first battle of Kings Philip’s War occurred.
James Cudworth Sr.’s participation in King Philip’s War is mentioned in the book “Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community and War” by Nathaniel Philbrick, published 2006.
UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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