~MY ANCESTOR~
The son of JOSHUA & JOAN (WEST) COGGESHALL, 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 & Mary Harndell. The tombstones erected to his memory of John & 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 of the Indians. Roger Williams met with them & 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, & 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 & Mary (Stanton) Coggeshall:
Hannah (Coggeshall) Weaver (1698-1788) - m. Benjamin Weaver
Rebecca (Coggeshall) Wood (1699-1762) - m. Peleg Wood
JOHN COGGESHALL (1700-1746) - my ancestor
Avis (Coggeshall) Weaver - m. John Weaver
Joseph Coggeshall (1704-1743) - m. Amy Bull
Mercy Mary (Coggeshall) Fish (1704-1778) - m. Thomas Fish
Joshua Coggeshall (1706-1746)
Humility Coggeshall (1708-1784)
Caleb Coggeshall (1710-1740) - m. Mercy Mitchell
Benjamin Coggeshall (1712-1781) - m. Elizabeth Dunlap
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He was the great grandson of Anne (Gurdon) Butter, daughter of John Gurdon of Dedham, who with his son, Robert, purchased Assington in co. Suffolk.
"Suffolk Memorial Families" traces the descendants of John de Gurdon, living in 1220, who is called the father of the Gurdon family.
The son of JOSHUA & JOAN (WEST) COGGESHALL, 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 & Mary Harndell. The tombstones erected to his memory of John & 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 of the Indians. Roger Williams met with them & 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, & 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 & Mary (Stanton) Coggeshall:
Hannah (Coggeshall) Weaver (1698-1788) - m. Benjamin Weaver
Rebecca (Coggeshall) Wood (1699-1762) - m. Peleg Wood
JOHN COGGESHALL (1700-1746) - my ancestor
Avis (Coggeshall) Weaver - m. John Weaver
Joseph Coggeshall (1704-1743) - m. Amy Bull
Mercy Mary (Coggeshall) Fish (1704-1778) - m. Thomas Fish
Joshua Coggeshall (1706-1746)
Humility Coggeshall (1708-1784)
Caleb Coggeshall (1710-1740) - m. Mercy Mitchell
Benjamin Coggeshall (1712-1781) - m. Elizabeth Dunlap
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He was the great grandson of Anne (Gurdon) Butter, daughter of John Gurdon of Dedham, who with his son, Robert, purchased Assington in co. Suffolk.
"Suffolk Memorial Families" traces the descendants of John de Gurdon, living in 1220, who is called the father of the Gurdon family.
~MY ANCESTOR~
The son of JOSHUA & JOAN (WEST) COGGESHALL, 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 & Mary Harndell. The tombstones erected to his memory of John & 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 of the Indians. Roger Williams met with them & 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, & 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 & Mary (Stanton) Coggeshall:
Hannah (Coggeshall) Weaver (1698-1788) - m. Benjamin Weaver
Rebecca (Coggeshall) Wood (1699-1762) - m. Peleg Wood
JOHN COGGESHALL (1700-1746) - my ancestor
Avis (Coggeshall) Weaver - m. John Weaver
Joseph Coggeshall (1704-1743) - m. Amy Bull
Mercy Mary (Coggeshall) Fish (1704-1778) - m. Thomas Fish
Joshua Coggeshall (1706-1746)
Humility Coggeshall (1708-1784)
Caleb Coggeshall (1710-1740) - m. Mercy Mitchell
Benjamin Coggeshall (1712-1781) - m. Elizabeth Dunlap
____________________________
He was the great grandson of Anne (Gurdon) Butter, daughter of John Gurdon of Dedham, who with his son, Robert, purchased Assington in co. Suffolk.
"Suffolk Memorial Families" traces the descendants of John de Gurdon, living in 1220, who is called the father of the Gurdon family.
The son of JOSHUA & JOAN (WEST) COGGESHALL, 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 & Mary Harndell. The tombstones erected to his memory of John & 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 of the Indians. Roger Williams met with them & 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, & 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 & Mary (Stanton) Coggeshall:
Hannah (Coggeshall) Weaver (1698-1788) - m. Benjamin Weaver
Rebecca (Coggeshall) Wood (1699-1762) - m. Peleg Wood
JOHN COGGESHALL (1700-1746) - my ancestor
Avis (Coggeshall) Weaver - m. John Weaver
Joseph Coggeshall (1704-1743) - m. Amy Bull
Mercy Mary (Coggeshall) Fish (1704-1778) - m. Thomas Fish
Joshua Coggeshall (1706-1746)
Humility Coggeshall (1708-1784)
Caleb Coggeshall (1710-1740) - m. Mercy Mitchell
Benjamin Coggeshall (1712-1781) - m. Elizabeth Dunlap
____________________________
He was the great grandson of Anne (Gurdon) Butter, daughter of John Gurdon of Dedham, who with his son, Robert, purchased Assington in co. Suffolk.
"Suffolk Memorial Families" traces the descendants of John de Gurdon, living in 1220, who is called the father of the Gurdon family.
