I have the following
Cutts information that may relate to your family's oral history.
Robert Cutt(s) b. chr. 1619
Bath, Somersetshire,
England [
Bath baptism records] m(1). __ (According to tradition, she was a wealthy widow.) St. Christophers (now St. Kitt), Virgin Islands prior to 1700 d. 16 (or 18) Jun 1674 Kittery,
York County,
Province of
Maine [Genealogical Dictionary of
Maine and New Hampshire; Author: Sybil
Noyes, Charles
Thornton Libby, and Walter
Goodwin Davis Publication: Portland, ME 1928-1939; Reprint,
Baltimore, MD, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.; Media: Book; Page: 179] bur. “Robert’s burial place is unknown. He is supposed to be buried somewhere in Kittery, perhaps on his son Robert’s place [Robert Cutt b. 1673 d. 24 Sep 1735, brother of Richard below] and perhaps in an old burying ground near
Spruce Creek. He may also have been buried on his farm in Kittery, but no stones remain to mark the spots. He left an ‘estate of 890
English pounds including 8 Negroes.’ Probate of estate: 24 Jul 1674, in Kittery,
York County,
Province of
Maine. Robert came to
Portsmouth [
Province of
New Hampshire] Piscataqua Plantation several years after his brothers John and Richard Cutt(s). Robert went to St. Christopher’s first where he found his first wife. After her death he went to Barbadoes. He probably received fish and lumber from his brothers John and Richard and sent West Indies goods back to New
England in return. Upon returning from the West Indies, he lived in
Portsmouth before moving to New
Castle, [
Province of]
Maine and then to Kittery, [
Province of]
Maine across the river where he established a ship yard and ‘Built a large number of vessels’ according to
Brewster.
I have extensive information on this
Cutts line going back to the first families to settle in Kittery,
Maine in the 1600s. Please contact me via email and we can see if we can make a connection to your
Cutts line.
