James Cohoon (1725 - 1814)

Husband of Mary Yeats — married 10 Dec 1747 in Rhode Island

Biography

According to "The Genealogical Exchange"^[1], an old Newport record states that James was born on December 25, 1725 and died on January 6, 1814. He married (1) Dec. 10, 1747 Mary Yates, or Yeats, of Bristol^[2] (supposedly one record says "Sarah Yates"). She died in 1762, and the James married (2) Aug. 28, 1763 Phebe Wilcox^[3].

"The Genealogical Exchange" lists children (all born in Newport). With Mary (or Sarah):

Mary b. Oct. 5, 1748 d. Nov. 28, 1750

Joseph b. Sept. 16, 1750 d. Oct. 15, 1784

John b. May 8, 1752 d. June 19, 1793

Mary b. May 5, 1754 d. Aug. 15, 1788

Lydia b. May 28, 1756 d. May 14, 1839 m.Unknown Hicks

Abigail b. April 20, 1758 d. Aug. 25, 1847

Martha b. March 24, 1760 d. May 2, 1845 m. Unknown Thurston

Unknown b. July 12, 1762 d. same day, as did the mother

With Phebe:

Elizabeth b. May 6, 1764 d. March 28, 1851 m. Dec. 21, 1809 Silas Dean, of Newport

Phebe b. Oct. 12, 1765 d. March 30, 1841 in Brooklyn, NY m. Aug. 3, 1788 Ebenezer Burrill at First Church, Newport

Rebecca b. Dec. 3, 1767 d. Feb. 5, 1848 in Colchester CT m. Aug. 19, 1795 Nathaniel Cogswell

Stephen b. Nov. 22, 1770 d. Sept. 21, 1854 in Newport, m. Anstiss Sayer

Penelope b. July 1, 1772 d. July 1, 1850 m. July 22, 1799 Peleg Anthony at First Church, Newport

William b. June 3, 1774 d. June 6 1857 in NY m. Dec. 20, 1795 Sarah Gibbs at Providence, RI

Thomas b. Nov. 9, 1776 d. May 15, 1813 in NY

Sarah b. Jan. 13, 1779 d. Aug. 7, 1853 in Brooklyn, NY

Rhoda b. Jan. 18, 1781 d. July 23, 1856 m. June 13, 1806 Jacob B. Earl

James b. Sept. 23, 1783 d. Aug. 17, 1785 in NY

Research

Both of James's children with photographed headstones on FindAGrave had the spelling "Cahoone". For the broader family, descended from a Cahoone in the 17th century, this spelling and "Cahoon" appear most frequently. The name is Scottish, and "Cohoon" and "Calhoun" are other alternative spellings.

James appears as head of household in the 1774 census of Rhode Island^[4]. The distribution of the household and inferred attributions are

• two men over 16: James and unknown (both older sons appear separately in the census)
• two boys under 16: sons Stephen and William
• two women over 16: Phebe and probably an older daughter, the youngest possibility being Abigail
• five girls under 16: daughters Martha, Elizabeth, Phebe, Rebecca, and Penelope
• two Blacks: unknown

Sources

1. ↑ The Genealogical Exchange: Vol. 1, no. 4
2. ↑ "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24H-3YGC : accessed 22 December 2017), James Cahoone and Mary Yeats, 20 Dec 1747; citing Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, town halls, Rhode Island, and Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence; FHL microfilm 105.
3. ↑ "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24H-QM4N : accessed 22 December 2017), James Cahoone and Phebe Wilcox, 1764; citing Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, town halls, Rhode Island, and Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence; FHL microfilm 143.
4. ↑ 1774 Census

• Fernald, Natalie R. The Genealogical Exchange (Buffalo, New York, 1904-1911)

• 1774 Rhode Island Census. Citing online transcript (http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/1774-ri-colonial-census-newport.htm).

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Michael Spencer for creating WikiTree profile Cohoon-26 through the import of Grace_2013-11-02.ged on Nov 2, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Michael and others.