6564. Maj. John COGGESHALL
(168) was born about 1618 in England.
He died on 1 Oct 1708 in Newport,Newport,RI. Per C.P. Coggeshall:
John Coggeshall was born in England and came to this country with his parents
in 1632. He resided in Newport; his farm, left to him by his father, was situated
at the southerly part of Newport. In May 1684 he was appointed Major of the militia,
and by which title he was ever afterwards known. He was buried in the family
cemetery on his land. The inscription on his gravestone is as follows: "Here
lieth the body of John Coggeshall, Major; he died Oct. 1, 1708, in the 90th year
of his age." He was three times married, first to Elizabeth, youngest daughter
of William Baulston, of Portsmouth, RI, June 17, 1647. William Baulston was one
of the original settlers of Portsmouth, he being one of the signers of the compact,
Jan. 7, 1638. He was in Boston as early as 1630. On the records of the First
Church of Boston is to be found the date of birth of a daughter of Wm. Baulston,
8th mo., 1630.. The married life of John Coggeshall with Elizabeth Baulston seems
to be an unhappy one. After having three children born to them, he petitioned
to the General Assembly for a divorce [fn 1], which was granted May 25, 1654.
In 1655 he was given liberty to contract a new marriage, and the same privilege
was granted to her, she marrying Thomas Gould of South Kingstown. The second
wife of John Coggeshall was Patience, daughter of John Throckmorton [fn 2] of
Providence, R.I., whom he married December, 1655. She died Newport, R.I., Sept.
7, 1676, aged 36 years. Of his third wife, Mary, nothing is known, except the
fact that she is so mentioned in his will. [fn 3].
Footnotes
1. See Newport Historical Magazine, Oct. 1881, p. 120.
2. John Throckmorton came with Roger Williams in the ship Lyon in 1631, and with
him settled in Providence, RI.
3. See Newport Historical Magazine, Jan. 1882, p. 189. He was married to Elizabeth
BAULSTON on 17 Jun 1647.
6565.
Elizabeth BAULSTON(168) was born
about 1630 in [Boston,,MA]. C.P. Coggeshall:
"youngest daughter of William Baulston, of Portsmouth, R.I.....On the records
of the First Church of Boston is to be found the date of birth of a daughter
of Wm. Baulston, 8th mo., 1630." Children were:
3282 i.
John COGGESHALL.
ii.
Elizabeth COGGESHALL(168) was born
on 12 Feb 1649 in Portsmouth,Newport,RI.
iii.
William COGGESHALL(168) died prior
1696.
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