Wyman/Clifford/Saxton

Two Cutters are recorded as living in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne who could be related to our family.
They were: Cuthbert Cutter, cooper, made freeman 1603 and; William Cutter, cooper, made freeman 1577. Source: The Register of Freemen of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne,Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Records Committee, 1923. Richard Cutter was a cooper and a wheelwright. Admitted freeman 2 June 1641 Member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston in 1643. May have come to New England on the 'John & Dorothy' with his widowedmother in 1637. Richard Cutter, 10 June 1693, deeded Cambridge lands he inherited from his brother William. Richard Cutter's will dated 19 April 1693; proved 24 August 1702; recorded 28 May 1725 and amounted to 98.11.9 (Middlesex County Probate,First Series docket 5648) Sources: The Cutter Family of New England by William R. Cutter, DavidClapp & Sons, 1871. 'The History of Cambridge' by Lucius R. Paige, 1877. 'Founders of Early American Families' by Meredith B. Colkert,1985. CUTTER FAMILY The CUTTER Fam. of N. J. seems to have changed the name in the records to Cottar without any reason, but they were one and the same. WILLIAM CUTTER was F.S. of W., and EPHRAIM CUTTER came from Watertown, Mass.

The common ancestor was that RICHARD CUTTER of Cambridge, Mass., freeman 2 June, 1641, member of the Artillery Company, 1643, who had a first wife, Elizabeth, by whom he had the following children: I. Elizabeth, b. 15 July, 1645, d. at 18 years. II. Samuel, b. 3 Jan., 1647.
III. Thomas, b. 19th July, 1648, died soon.
IV. WILLIAM, b. 22 Feb., 1650.
V. EPHRAIM.
VI. Gershom.
VII. Mary. RICHARD CUTTER, Senior, lost his wife, 5 March, 1662, and he married 14February, 1663, Frances, widow of Isaac Emsden, by whom he had Nathaniel,b. 11 Dec., 1663. Rebecca, b. 5 Sept., 1665; Hepzibah, b. 11 Nov. 1667,died an infant; Elizabeth, b. 1 March, 1669; Hepzibah, b. 15 Aug., 1671;Sarah, b. Aug. 31, 1673, and Ruhamah. He died 16th June, 1693, aged about 72, and his widow, Frances, outlived him. Undoubtedly Savage has some errors in the previous record for the brothers, WILLIAM and EPHRAIM CUTTER, sons of RICHARD, above, became New Jersey settlers.

WILLIAM CUTTER OF WOODBRIDGE First Settler, 1685, (vide, ante, PART FOUR, p. 532). '1688 July 7. Deed (Donatio inter vivos). WILLIAM COTTAR of Woodbridge tohis wife Janet, for all his land in Woodbridge bounds.' 1685-6 Feb. 15. Agreement. WILLIAM COTTAR and wife, Elenor of Woodbridge with George Allan of Elizabethtown, that the real estate of Cottar shallhe come the fee simple of Allan, after the death of Cottar and wife.(ARCH., Vol. XXI, p. 126.) These show that WILLIAM CUTTER had at least two wives, the first named Elenor and the second Janet, and they were intertwined with that George Allen of Elizabethtown (qui videt). WILLIAM CUTTER d. at Woodbridge before 1696, for see the following record; '1696 Dec. 28. Confirmation to John Robinson of Woodbridge, blacksmith,in right of William Cotter of the same place, dec'd, of the followinglots:' (ARCH., Vol. XXI, p. 267.) This brings John Robinson of Woodbridge into the picture, who was likewise a relative. The Rolfe relationship is interesting because Savage in a record already adverted to, speaks of WILLIAM CUTTER, son of RICHARD, as having a wife,Rebecca Rolfe in 1681, about which there is some confusion, for note the following record: '1697 Nov. 10. Receipt, William Cutter to Joseph Rolfe, administrator to his brother John Rolfe dec'd, for his share of the estate.' (Idem, p.277.)

Now, RICHARD CUTTER, undoubtedly a son of the first WILLIAM CUTTER,(supra) appear. in WOODBRIDGE, by 1700. He m. Aug. 20, 1706, Mary Pike,(vide, ante, PART TWO, p. 248). Two other CUTTER marriages are entered insame record. This subject must be coordinated with COTTER, or COTTAR, even KOTTER, asundeniably it was the same. Vide, WILLIAM COTTER of WOODBRIDGE, (vide,ante, this PART, p. 811). EPHRAIM CUTTER OF WOODBRIDGE First Settler. Was first called of Watertown, Mass. '1698-9 Feb. 8. Deed. Jonathan Bishop of Woodbridge, millwright, to EPHRAIM CUTTER, late of Water Towne, New England, glazier, for 14 acres in Woodbridge, on the Mill River, branch of Roway R., adjoining Robert Wright, John Bishop and Jonathan Bishop. '1698 June 25. Do. EPHRAIM CUTTER, late of Water Towne, Middlesex Co.,Mass., now of Woodbridge, East Jersey, glazier, to John Robeson of Roway,tailor, for the preceding 14 acres.' SAVAGE, VOL 1 DICT FIRST SETTLERS OF NE page 495, 496 CUTTER, EPHRAIM, Charlestown S. of Richard, m. 11 Feb. 1679, Bethia Wood, had Ephraim; Jonathan, b. 5 May 1685; Bethia, 2 Dec. 1686; both these at Cambridge; Mary, d. young; Hannah, 22 July 1690; and John, 23 July 1700.

GERSHOM, Cambridge, br. of the preced. m. 6 Mar. 1678, Lydia Hall, d. of wid. Mary, had Gershom, b. 1 June 1679; Lydia, 14 Sept. 168; Hannah, 6 Nov. 1684; and Isabel, 9 May 1687; and he d. 1738. NATHANIEL, Cambridge, youngest s. of Richard, m. 8 Oct. 1688, Mary, d. of Thomas Fillebrown, wh. d. 14 Mar. 1714, had Nathaniel, Jacob, Mary, Ebenezer, John, Richard, and Eliz. but the two last by sec. w. Eliz. RICHARD, Cambridge, freem. 2 June 1641, ar. co. 1643, by first w. Eliz. had Eliz. b. 15 July 1645, d. at 18 yrs.; Samuel, 3 Jan. 1647; Thomas, 19 July 1648, d. soon; William, 22 Feb. 1650; Ephraim; Gershom; and Mary; all, says Mitchell, b. and bapt. in this ch. exc. Thomas. His w. d. 5 Mar. 1662, not 1663, as Harris, Epit. I. has it, aged a. 42, and he m. 14 Feb. 1663, Harris, 23 (wh. was bef. the d. of Eliz. as by him giv.) Frances, wid. of Isaac Amsden, had Nathaniel, 11 Dec. 1663, bapt. 24 Jan. 1664; Rebecca, 5 Sept. bapt. 8 Oct. 1665; Hepzibah, 11 Nov. bapt. 1 Dec- 1667, d. at 3 mos. Eliz. b. 1 Mar. 1669; Hepzibah, again, 15 Aug. 1671; Sarah, 31 Aug. 1673; and Ruhamah; and he d. 16 June 1693, aged a. 72. Frances, his. w. outliv. him; and his d. Mary m. Nathaniel Sanger; Rebecca m. 9 Dec. 1688, Thomas Fillebrown; Eliz. m. a Hall; and Sarah m. 5 Dec. 1700, James Locke of Woburn. WIL- LIAM, Cambridge 1636, freem. 18 Apr. 1637, ar. co. 1638, br. of the preced. was liv. some yrs. later; had gr. 1648, of ld. in C. and in short time aft. went home, and sent power of Atty. in 1653 to his br. Corlet from Newcastle on Tyne. Eliz. I think his mo. wh. d. 10 Jan. 1664, in her will of 16 Feb. preced. calls hers. a. 87 yrs. says she has liv. nowa. 20 yr. with Mr. Elijah Corlet, wh. m. her d. Barbara, and gives them all her little prop. mak. the d. extrix. WILLIAM, Cambridge, s. of Rich- ard, had, by w. Rebecca Rolfe, Eliz. b. 5 Mar. 1681; Richard, 13 Nov. 1682; Mary, wh. d. 6 Apr. 1685, 2 mos. old; Hannah, 20 May 1688; John, 15 Oct. 1690; Rebecca, 18 Jan. 1693; William, a. 1697; Samuel 14 June 1700; Sarah, bapt. 18 Oct. 1702; and Ammi Ruhamah, 6 May 1705, H. C. 1725, min. of North Yarmouth; and d. 1 Apr 1723. Four of this name had been gr. at Harv. in 1834, and six at other N. E. coll.