Family: Captain Oliver Cummings / Sybil Whitney (F505)  ^[1] 

• Male Captain Oliver Cummings

  
  

  Birth	10 Apr 1728	Dunstable, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
  Death	15 Aug 1810	Dunstable, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
  Burial		Central Cemetery, Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Marriage	1753  [2]	Killingly, Windham, Conecticut, USA  [2]
  Father	Nathaniel Cummings, Jr. | F1145 Group Sheet
  Mother	Elizabeth Whitney | F1145 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Sybil Whitney

  
  

  Birth	4 Feb 1733	Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
  Death	16 Dec 1812	Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Burial		Central Cemetery, Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Father	Israel Whitney | F833 Group Sheet
  Mother	Hannah Blodgett | F833 Group Sheet

  
  

  Male Oliver Cummings

  
  

  Birth	12 Jul 1757	Dunstable Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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  Male + James Cummings, Sr.

  
  

  Birth	26 May 1759	Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Death	6 Sep 1840	Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Burial
  Spouse	Charlotte French | F436
  Marriage	28 Jun 1779	Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Spouse	Sarah Wright | F5837
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  Male Josiah Cummings

  
  

  Birth	12 Jan 1763	Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Death	11 Sep 1837	Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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  Spouse	Sally Taylor | F5838
  Marriage
  Spouse	Olive Taylor | F5839
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  Male Nathaniel Cummings

  
  

  Birth	20 Jun 1767	Dunstable Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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  Female Sibbel Cummings

  
  

  Birth	14 Aug 1773	Dunstable Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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  Male Richard Whitney

  
  

  Birth	22 Apr 1743	Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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• Notes

  "Cummings Memorial" and "A History of Dunstable, Massachusetts" list Sybil Bailey as Oliver's wife. I believe this to be wrong. First, "Cummings Genealogy" lists Sibyla Whitney, and this seems to be the current consensus. I have found no marriage records or references to a maiden name for either name. Second, Sybil Bailey is actually the name of the wife of Joseph Willard, grandmother of James Willard Cummings. It would seem unlikely that these two are not connected in some way, even if in error. I am presuming that "Cummings Memorial" used "A History of Dunstable, Massachusetts" as its source, and the author of that just got it wrong somehow. A marriage record or any original document with a maiden name would be very enlightening and solve this dilemma. As it stands though, I am going with Sybil Whitney as the wife, and proceeding on that course. -- Watsonclan.com Admin

  
  

• Sources

  [S50] Massachusetts Births and Christenings, (beta.familysearch.com) (Reliability: 3). Name James Cumings Gender Male Baptism/Christening Date Baptism/Christening Place Birth Date 26 May 1759 Birthplace DUNSTABLE,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS Death Date Name Note Race Father's Name Oliver Cumings Father's Birthplace Father's Age Mother's Name Sibbel Mother's Birthplace Mother's Age Indexing Project (Batch) Number C50073-1 System Origin Massachusetts-ODM Source Film Number 823729 Reference Number [S75] Charles H. Browning, Americans of Royal Descent, 229, http://books.google.com/books?id=eyik0rO0HlsC&lpg=. (Reliability: 2). II.--Nathaniel Whitney, of Weston, Massachusetts, 1646-1732; m., 1673, Sarah Hagar, and had: