Joshua Coggeshall, Jr.

Joshua Coggeshall, Jr.

• Birth: 1 May 1656 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island
• Death: 4 Sep 1723 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
• Burial: Portsmouth Friends Churchyard, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
• Son of Joshua Coggeshall and Joan West
• Husband of Sara (George) Coggeshall — married 13 May 1681 in Newport, Rhode Island
• Husband of Sarah (UNKNOWN) Unknown — married 26 Aug 1697 in Newport, Rhode Island

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Biography

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Mr. Coggeshall's farm was situated in Newport, RI (now Middletown, RI), near Portsmouth, RI. He was admitted a freeman of Portsmouth RI, June 4, 1677. The earmarks of his cattle were a "crosse" on both ears, it being his father's mark and is entered upon the records of Portsmouth, RI, March 9, 1676 and 1678. He was buried on his farm in Middleton, RI. His will was dated 1722.

son of Joshua Coggeshall & Joan West, married Sarah George 1642-1697

Joshua was born in 1656. He is the son of Joshua Coggesall and Jona West.

Birth

Joshua Coggeshall (son of Joshua Coggeshall and Joan West) was born May 1656 in Portsmouth, Newport, RI.

Marriage

Joshua Coggeshall and Widow Sarah George (Griffin)married 13 May 1681, at Newport, Newport, RI. Sarah GEORGE was the daughter of Richard GRIFFIN and Elizabeth (?). She was the widow of Benjamin Griffin.

Children

Joshua and his first wife had 8 children and he and his second wife had 9 children.

Children of Joshua Coggeshall and Sarah George (Griffin) include:

1. Joshua Coggeshall, b. 13 May 1681, Middletown, Newport, RI, d. 02 Aug 1727, East Greenwich, Kent, RI.
2. Thomas,( TWIN) b. 29 Mar 1686, died young.
3. Elizabeth COGGESHALL (TWIN). b. 13 May 1681, Middletown, Newport, RI, d. 02 Aug 1727, East Greenwich, Kent, RI.
4. John, b. 14 Dec 1683
5. Thomas, b. 24 Jun 1688
6. Josiah, b. 12 Dec 1690
7. Richard, b. 11 Feb 1692
8. Mary, b. 15 Mar 1695

Joshua's first wife Sarah died 20 March 1697. On 26 August 1697, in Newport, Rhode Island, Joshua married his second wife, Sarah ?.

Joshua and his second wife Sarah had the following children:

1. Caleb Coggeshall, b. 25 Jul 1698
2. Sarah Coggeshall, b. 22 Mar 1699
3. James Coggeshall, b. 17 Mar 1701
4. Daughter Coggeshall, b. 15 Jan 1703, d. died soon after
5. Benjamin Coggeshall, b. 31 Jan 1705, died 17 Dec 1710
6. Ann Coggeshall, b. 18 Nov 1707
7. Waite Coggeshall, 11 Jan 1709
8. Comfort Coggeshall, b. 22 Apr 1711
9. Benjamin Coggeshall, b. 15 Nov 1714

Death

Joshua Coggeshall died 4 Sep 1723 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island. His date of death is mentioned in the heading of his inventory taken on 11 September 1723[2]

His will is dated 19 November 1722 with a codicil dated 6 August 1723 and proved on 7 October 1723 in Newport, Rhode Island.[3]

He is buried in the Portsmouth Friends Churchyard in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, [4] although no stone has been found.

From the Coggeshall Family Descent page by Bob Coggeshall:

http://home.earthlink.net/~herblst/coggeshall_family.htm

39. JOSHUA18 COGGESHALL (JOSHUA17, JOHN16, JOHN15, JOHN14, WILLIAM13, JOHN12, JOHN11, JOHN10, JOHN9, JOHN8, RALPH7 DE COGGESHALL, JOHN6, RALPH5, RALPH4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, TEDRIC1)

• was born May 1656 in Portsmouuth RI, and
• died September 04, 1723 in Newport RI.
• He married (1) SARAH GEORGE May 13, 1681, daughter of RICHARD GEORGE and ELIZABETH. She died March 20, 1696/97 in Middletown, RI.
• He married (2) SARAH unknown, 26 Aug 1697, Newport, Rhode Island. She died Aft. 1716, Middletown, RI.

Children of JOSHUA COGGESHALL and SARAH GEORGE are:

• JOSHUA19 COGGESHALL, b. May 13, 1681, Middletown, RI.
• JOHN COGGESHALL, b. December 14, 1683.
• THOMAS COGGESHALL, b. March 29, 1686, Middletown, RI.
• ELIZABETH COGGESHALL, b. March 29, 1686, Middletown, RI; m. PELEG SPENCER; b. December 04, 1683, East Greenwich RI; d. September 13, 1763, East Greenwich RI.
• THOMAS COGGESHALL, b. June 24, 1688.
• JOSIAH COGGESHALL, b. December 12, 1690.
• RICHARD COGGESHALL, b. February 11, 1691/92, Middletown, RI; m. WAIT GOULD; b. March 28, 1692, Newport, RI.
• MARY COGGESHALL, b. March 15, 1694/95.

Children of JOSHUA COGGESHALL and SARAH are:

• CALEB19 COGGESHALL, b. July 25, 1698.
• SARAH COGGESHALL, b. March 22, 1699/00; m. BENJAMIN RICHARDSON, January 20, 1729/30.
• JAMES COGGESHALL, b. March 17, 1700/01.
• BENJAMIN COGGESHALL, b. January 31, 1704/05, Middletown, RI; d. December 17, 1710, Middletown, RI.
• ANN COGGESHALL, b. November 18, 1707, Middletown, RI; m. CHRISTOPHER DICKINSON, October 06, 1730.
• WAITE COGGESHALL, b. January 11, 1708/09.
• COMFORT COGGESHALL, b. April 22, 1711.
• BENJAMIN COGGESHALL, b. November 15, 1714.

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His farm was in that part of Newport that later became Middletown, RI near Portsmouth, RI. This farm was inherited from his father and comprised the southern most part of his father's homestead. His brothers John and Daniel inherited the rest of their father's homestead.

1677, June 4- Admitted Freeman of Portsmouth, RI.

Siblings: Mary born February 1655, John born December 1659, Josiah born November 1662, Daniel born April 1665, Humility born January 1671, Caleb born 17 December 1672, and Issac.

Sources:

1. Joshua Coggeshall II (1656 - 1723) - #https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Coggeshall-62
2. TORREY has her death date as 20 Mar 1697, marriage date of Joshua & Sarah George as 13 May 1681. (document attached)
3. https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LCXM-QZN/joshua-coggeshall-16...
4. “Joshua Coggeshall family” (document attached)
5. Coggeshall, Charles Pierce. The Coggeshalls in America (C.E. Goodspeed and Co., Boston, 1930) Page 25-26.
6. Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records (Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2001) Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2004)
7. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Coggeshall-62 cites
   1. Records of the colony of Rhode Island and Providence ... . Printed by order of the General assemby / Ed. by John Russell Bartlett, secretary of state. Vol.3 1678-1706 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.31210003101738?urlappend=%3Bseq=18
   2. Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007649...). Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line], image 213-214, Newport Town Council Records, 1719-1724, Book 5, Page 202-206. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. (The pages of the book were damaged by fire and water stained).
   3. Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007649...). Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line], image 249-251, Newport Town Council Records, 1719-1724, Book 5, Page 202-206. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. (The pages of the book were damaged by fire and water stained).
   4. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 September 2020), memorial page for Joshua Coggeshall Jr. (May 1656–4 Sep 1723), Find A Grave: Memorial #21550232, citing Portsmouth Friends Churchyard, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by Scout (contributor 47319613) . https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21550232
   5. Coggeshall, Charles Pierce. The Coggeshalls in America (C.E. Goodspeed and Co., Boston, 1930) Page 25-26. HathiTrust Digital Library https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89066029471?urlappend=%3Bseq=45
8. Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records (Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2001)
   1. Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2004)
   2. RootsWeb Free Pages: Joshua COGGESHALL, JR. and Sarah GRIFFIN (GEORGE) were married on 13 May 1681 in Newport, Newport Co., RI. Sarah GRIFFIN (GEORGE)2,6 (daughter of Richard GRIFFIN and Elizabeth (?)) died on 20 Mar 1697 in Middletown, RI. She was the widow of Benjamin Griffin.