Isaac Cummings,3 (Isaac2-1) b. in Topsfield, Sept. 15, 1664; m. 1st, Dec. 25, 1688, Alice, dau. of Thomas and Alice (French) Howlett; m. 2nd, Nov. 23, 1696, Frances Sherwin, of Boxford. She d. Mar. 13, 1770. Received by deed from his father in 1708, 57 A. of land in Boxford, but he probably never resided on the farm, as in 1712 he was living on a farm deeded him by his wife's grandfather, Thomas Howlett. The farm was the present (1904) Alfred Cummings homestead, then situated in Ipswich. There are supposed to have been no less that six different houses on this farm. The first one was situated very near the river and it is said to have been destroyed by the Indians. In 1721 both he and his wife were dismissed from the church in Topsfield, to the church in Ipswich. He d. Aug. 7, 1746.
