James Cudworth (colonist)

James Cudworth
Deputy Governor of Plymouth Colony
In office
1681–1682
MonarchCharles II
GovernorThomas Hinckley
Preceded byn/a
Succeeded byWilliam Bradford the Younger
Personal details
Born1612 (1612)
Aller, Somerset, England
Died1682 (1683)
London, Middlesex, England
Spouse
Mary Parker
(m. 1635, died)
Relations
Children
  • James Cudworth
  • Mary Cudworth
  • Jonathan Cudworth
  • Israel Cudworth
  • Joanna Cudworth
  • (Male Infant) Cudworth
  • Jonathan Cudworth
Occupation
  • Soldier
  • Colonist
  • Administrator

General James Cudworth (English: /ˈmz ˈkʊdɜːrθ/ CUD-erth; c.1612 – 1682) was one of the most important men in Plymouth Colony.[1] He served as Deputy to the Plymouth General Court (1649), Commander of militia in King Philip's War (1675–8), Assistant Governor (1656–8, 1674–80) and Deputy Governor (1681–2) of Plymouth Colony, and Commissioner to the New England Confederation (four times, 1655–81).[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Samuel Deane, 'Gen. James Cudworth' in History of Scituate, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1831 (James Loring, Boston 1831), pp. 245–51.
  2. ^ Eugene Aubrey Stratton, Plymouth Colony: Its History and People, 1620–91 (Salt Lake City: 1986), p. 275
  3. ^ Douglas Richardson, Jewels of the Crown
  4. ^ Douglas Richardson