Rambles about Portsmouth. Sketches of persons, localities, and incidents of two centuries: principally from tradition and unpublished documents. By Charles W. Brewster.

THE CUTTS FAMILY. 143
store now stands,-the grave yard on Green street, in
which he was buried, being in his orchard near his house.
There the grave stones of his family are still to be seen.
We have procured a copy of the insciiptions on all these
stones, and give them in Ramble 108.
Richard Cutt and John were owners of at least one half
of what is now the compact part of Portsmouth. In 1660
the first fort on the present site of Fort Constitution, Newcastle, was erected, and Richard Cutt was the first in
command.
Robert Cutt carried on ship building at Kittery.
Among the papers of the late Edward Cutts, Esq., was
recently found an old manuscript, probably written about
seventy-nine years ago, giving the Cutts family genealogy.
We give it as a matter of record, in which many families
are interested, adding a few explanatory words in brackets.
CTiTTS GCEN:IJALOGY.
John Cutts, the eldest, afterwards President.
Richard, the next.
Robert, the third son.
A sister, whos3 husband's name was Shepway.
President Cutts had two wives. It is uncertain whether
the first came with him; she left four children, viz:
Hannah, Maary, John and Samuel.
Hannah married Col. Rich'd Waldron, (son to Maj. Waldron who was murdered by Indians,) about 1681 or 1682,
and died at the birth of her 1st child, whose name was
Samuel, who lived 11 months only.
Mary married Sam. Penhallow, Esq., (the celebrated Justice,) and had 13 children-5 sons and 8 daughters. Sons
were Samuel, John, Joshua, Joseph, Benjamin.
Sam. married in London, and left children there.
John married the widow Walls (maiden name Butler,)
had 2 sons and 1 daugiteor. These sons are Sam'l and
John, now living.
Mary died single, at about 20 years old.
Joshua [Penhallow] died single; Joseph married and