William is the son of Phillip Cummings.

William is found in the 1850 census of Dartmouth Massachusetts, age 57 a farmer with wife Mary, age 64, daughter Caroline E. (Cummings) Russell age 21, grandson John T. Russell age 2, and Francis H. Coombs age 16.

He married August 2, 1812 in Dartmouth Massachusetts, Mary "Polly" (Booth) Pierce (1786 ~ 1868). She was the daughter of Stoughton and Almy/Amy (Allen) Booth

This foot stone was cleaned, repaired and stood back up by J. King. Headstone is currently being worked on.

~~~ Children of William and Mary ~~~
Almy Booth Cummings b: February 22, 1813
... married (1) Perez Coombs.
...(2) Jason Cummings
Rachel Sullings Cummings b: June 12, 1815
...married Thomas Whipple Greene
William G. Cummings born about 1818
...married Susan Borden
Daniel H. Cummings born about 1819
...married Melinda Barker Peckham
Thomas Booth Cummings b: 1820/22
...married (1) Mary McLane
...(2) Kahalepuaaokalole
Benjamin T. Cummings b: April 28, 1823
...married Betsey Bradley Allen
Hannah R. Cummings b: September 12, 1827
...d: October 25, 1854 in Dartmouth
...married James Alexander Tallman
Caroline E. Cummings born about 1828
...married John R. Russell
Joseph T. Cummings b: January 15, 1831
...married Sophia F. Bennard

Mary "Polly" (Booth Pierce (1786 ~ 1868 had first married William Pierce of New Bedford on July 17, 1806. Her burial is unknown at this time, and does not appear on records for the Crapo Cemetery.

~~~ Child of Mary and William Pierce ~~~
Mary Pierce b: January 15. 1807
...married Henry Smith Packard

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~~~ William's will reads as follows ~~~

Be it remembered that I, William Cummings, 2nd of Freetown in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age and sound and disposing mind and memory, do make publish and declare this my last will and testament in manner following:

First - I give and bequeath unto my wife Mary all my household furniture

Second ~ I order all my just debts to be paid out of my estate.

Third ~ I give and bequeath unto my wife Mary all my personal property wherever it may be found after payments of my just debts and Legacies.

Fourth ~ I give and bequeath to my son Thomas B. Cummings and to my Benjamin Cumming and to my son Joseph T. Cummings and to my daughters Almy B. Cummings and Rachel S. Green, each one dollar and to my grandchildren, Malinda P. Cummings and Charles D. Cummings, one dollar each and to my grandchildren Alfred B. Tallman and William A. Tallman, one dollar each and to my grandson John T. Russell, one dollar, and to my step daughter Mary Packard one dollar.

Fifth ~ I give and bequeath my Homestead Farm to my wife Mary to her sole use and benefit and any and all other real Estate of which I am the owner, wherever found.

Sixth ~ I wish to be buried in the Burden (or Borden) Burying ground, at the head of the grave where my son in law Alexander Tallman is laid, and suitable stones placed at my grave. (On the 1860 map of Freetown, there was a Borden family that lived in this area.)

Last ~ I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my wife Mary Cummings to be Exectrix of this my last will and testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this Eighth day of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and fifty nine.

Signed, William Cummings (very shaky signature)

This will does not mention his daughter Caroline (Cummings) Russell who was living with him in 1850 and died in 1854, nor his daughter who married Alexander Tallman.

... Reference, research done by David L. Cummings, July 16, 2008, and gathered from the New Bedford Whaling Museum on the name Thomas Booth Cummings (landed in Hawaii on the ship "Montreal"), who is likely the son of William Cummings.

This stone was cleaned, and stood back up by J. King