Mary Coggeshall

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From American Ancestry: Embracing lineages from the whole of the United States ... page 9

CASEY, Wanton of East Greenwich, R. I., b. Feb. 24, 1760, d. Dec. 17, 1842 (m. Oct. 25, 1789, Elizabeth Goodale, dau. of Major Nathan Goodale of 5th Mass. Continentals and Elizabeth Phelps of Brookfield, Mass.), an incorporator of Kentish Guards, R. I., Oct., 1774, and served in same to Jan., 1779, a first settler of Marietta, Ohio, 1788, and justice of the peace; only child of Silas of East Greenwich, b. June 5, 1734, d. Sept. 27, 1814 (m. May 7, 1759, Abigail Coggeshall, dau. of Daniel Coggeshall and Mary Wanton, niece of Govs. John and William Wanton of Rhode Island), an extensive merchant and importer prior to Revolution, freeman, 1756, justice of peace; only son of Thomas of East Greenwich, b. at Newport, Nov. 18, 1706, d. April 20, 1797 (m. Nov. 22, 1728, Comfort, dau. of Thomas and Sarah Langford of East Greenwich), freeman, 1728, ensign, 1738, on committee of war for colony, 1761-2, justice of peace, 1763-73, town council, 1766-72, deputy, 1756-7; son of Adam of Newport, b. about 1667 at Newport, d. at Coventry, R. I., April, 1765 (m. March 8, 1706,Mary, dau. of Edward and Mary Greenman of Newport, R. I.), freeman, 1714, lieut. 1742 in Trained Band; son of Thomas of Newport, b. about 1637, d. at Newport about 1719, came from Plymouth, England, about 1658, by tradition the only survivor of a Gloucestershire family that had planted in Ulster, Ireland, and was massacred in Oct., 1641.