Joseph Coggeshall (1704 - 1743)

Born 1704 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

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Died 1743 at about age 39 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

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John Coggeshall

Birth: 1 Dec 1659, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, Colonial America

Death: 1 May 1727, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, Colonial America

Parents: Joshua and Joan (West) Coggeshall

Spouse: Mary Stanton

John's farm, which he inherited from his father, was partly in Newport, RI and partly in Portsmouth, RI between his brother Joshua's farm on the south and his brother, Daniel's farm on the north. He married Mary Stanton , daughter of John Stanton and Mary Harndell.

The tombstones erected to his memory of John and his wife, Mary on the old family farm were still standing in 1930 when "The Coggeshalls of America" was written. A picture of the home of John Coggeshall can be found in the book mentioned above on p. 14a.

John Coggeshall was secretary of the colony from 1676 to 1677 and from May, 1691 to August, 1692; treasurer of the colony May 17, 1653 to Sept. 12, 1654 and 1664 to 1672.

On March 13, 1676, the court convened to discuss the unrest in Rhode Island by the Indians. Roger Williams met with them and warned them not to attack, but on March 29 or 30, the town was assaulted and 54 homes on the north end were burned. In April of that year, the assembly organized a service of boats for defense of the bay, with a third of the men from Portsmouth. Those in charge of included John Coggeshall.

At another session in April, 1677, it was ordered that the powder, ammunition, and bread, in the custody of John Coggeshall, treasurer, and William Brinkley, Comissary belonging to the Island... to be delivered unto Walter Clarke Governor by him for security. Signed John Coggeshall, Assistant and Joshua Coggeshall, Assistant.

The known children of John and Mary (Stanton) Coggeshall:

1. Hannah (Coggeshall) Weaver (1698-1788) - m. Benjamin Weaver
2. Rebecca (Coggeshall) Wood (1699-1762) - m. Peleg Wood
3. John Coggeshall (1700-1746)
4. Avis (Coggeshall) Weaver (1702-1763) - m. John Weaver
5. Joseph Coggeshall (1704-1743) - m. Amy Bull
6. Mercy Mary (Coggeshall) Fish (1704-1778) - m. Thomas Fish
7. Joshua Coggeshall (1706-1746)
8. Humility Coggeshall (1708-1784)
9. Caleb Coggeshall (1710-1740) - m. Mercy Mitchell
10. Benjamin Coggeshall (1712-1781) - m. Elizabeth Dunlap  

Burial: John Coggeshall Cemetery, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

 Created by: Nareen, et al

Record added: Jun 06, 2009 

Find A Grave Memorial# 38012942

Sources

• John Coggeshall. Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013: Memorial# 38012942; http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=CO&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=42&GScntry=4&GSsr=601&GRid=38012942&
• Call Number: RI 929.1 RHO; Title: Rhode Island Roots, Vol.19, #1, March 1993; Author: Jane Fletcher Fiske, F.A.S.G.; Publication: The Family of Giles(2) Slocum of Dartmouth, Mass., and Newport, RI: A corrected Account Based on New Evidence. Abbreviation: Rhode Island Roots, Vol.19, #1, March 1993; Note: NS308493; Source Media Type: Book; Master Listing Source: Y
• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
• Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
• U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
• Fiske, Jane Fletcher. Governor Henry¹Bull of Rhode Island and His Descendants, The Genealogist (American Society of Genealogists, 2014) Vol. 28, Page 167.