Mercy Coggeshall

Not the wife of Capt. Joshua Ill Coggeshall - disproved. Mary Freeborn, daughter of Gideon Freeborn, married Thomas Coggeshall, Joshua’s brother.

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Freeborn-50

Mercy Freeborn married Thomas Coggeshall [1] [2]

Coggeshall Thomas of Joshua of Newport and Mercy Freeborn of Gideon of Portsmouth m. by Benjamin Wells Justice, March 11, 1707-8. [3]

Disputed husband

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Coggeshall-99

"We find in the family of Thomas2 Nichols and his wife Mercy (Reynolds) the following daughters (among others), born in East Greenwich (RIVR 1:East Greenwich:133):

Mercy b 26 Oct 1686 Mary b 19 March 1693 "Obviously Mary was too young to be a mother in 1704; thus the daughter of Thomas Nichols who married Joshua Coggeshall is Mercy Nichols, born in 1686, and aged 18 at the birth of her first child [on 22 Dec 1704].[1]

Article goes on to point out that

• Austin's 1887 Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island (Albany, NY, 1887, p 299) has Mercy dau of Gideon Freeforn, born 1692, marring 11 Mar 1708 Thomas Coggeshall
• Gideon Freeborn's 1715 will mentions daughter Mercy Coggeshall, and granddaughters Elizabeth and Comfort Coggeshall-- these last shown by Austin as the two oldest daughters of Mercy and Thomas Coggeshall.
• This puts Mercy Nichols as Joshua's first wife, leaving Deborah Reynolds as his second, who survived him. The article continues with proof of the two wives.[1]

Therefore, we will detach Mary/Mercy Freeborn as wife of Joshua, putting her with Thomas, as proven above.

Family

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Coggeshall-176

Thomas Coggeshall is the son of Joshua Coggeshall II (1656-1723) and Sara (George) Coggeshall (abt.1660-1697). Born in the year 24 Jun 1688 in Newport, Rhode Island.[1][2] [3] [4]

Marriage

Thomas Coggeshall married to Mercy Freeborn, in the year 11 Mar 1707 • Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island.[5][6]

Children

• 1. Elizabeth (Coggeshall) Peckham Was born in the year 20 Aug 1710 at Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island. Elizabeth (Coggeshall) Peckham (1710-1794)[10]
• 2. Comfort (Coggeshall) Peckham Was born in the year 17 Sep 1712 at Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island. She married to Daniel Peckham, in the year 29 Nov 1734 at Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island. Comfort (Coggeshall) Peckham (1711-)[11][12]
• 3. Mercy Coggeshall Was born in the year 30 Jun 1714 at Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island. Mercy Coggeshall (1714-abt.1715)[13]
• 4. Sarah (Coggeshall) Weaver Was born in the year 20 Aug 1715 at Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island. Sarah (Coggeshall) Weaver (1715-abt.1786)[14]
• 5. Wait (Coggeshall) Easton Was born in the year 4 Jan 1717 at Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island. Wait (Coggeshall) Easton (1717-)[15]
• 6. Mary (Coggeshall) Allen Was born in the year 27 Mar 1720 at Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island. Mary (Coggeshall) Allen (1720-1768)[16]
• 7. Joshua Coggeshall Was born in the year 11 May 1722 at Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island. He married to Sarah Bailey, in the year 12 Jan 1743 at Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island. Joshua Coggeshall (1722-1786)[17][18]
• 8. Marcy (Coggeshall) Dennis Was born in the year 3 Feb 1723 at Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island. Marcy (Coggeshall) Dennis (1723-abt.1768)[19]
• 9. Gideon Coggeshall Was born in the year 30 Apr 1726 at Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island.Gideon Coggeshall (1726-1801)[20]
• 10. Thomas Coggeshall Was born in the year 26 Aug 1728 at Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island. He married to Hannah Cornell, in the year 4 Jul 1750 at Newport, Newport, Rhode Island. Thomas Coggeshall (1728-1803)[21][22]
• 11. Hannah (Coggeshall) Dennis Was born in the year 20 May 1731 at Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island. She married to Robert Dennis, in the year 21 Jun 1750 at Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Hannah (Coggeshall) Dennis (1731-1811)[23][24]

Will

30 Oct 1765
Name Thomas Coggeshall
Gender Male
Will Date 2 Feb 1771
Probate Date 30 Oct 1765
Probate Place Newport, Rhode Island
Inferred Death Date 1765 Inferred Death Place Rhode Island

Item Description Cemetery Records; Wills, Early-1800; *Wills, 1745-1894; Deaths and Marriages
Individuals Listed 13
Wife Marcy
Sons: Joshua, Gideon & Thomas.
Daughters: Elizabeth Peckham, Comfort Peckham, Sarah Weaver, Wait Easton, Mary Allen, Marcy Dennis & Hannah Dennis.
Daughter Marcy Dennis can live with her mother if she wishes.
Grandson Joseph Coggeshall son of son Joshua Coggeshall.
Witnesses: Joshua Coggeshall Jr., Thomas Coggeshall, John Barker.[25][26]

Death

Thomas Coggeshall dies in the year 26 Jan 1771 at 26 Jan 1771.
Death Place Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
Burial Place Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
Cemetery Coggeshall Lot[27]

Misc Records

Newport Town Records, The Rhode Island Historical Magazine (Newport Historical Pub. Co., 1881) Vol. 2, Page 163. Marriage record. "Freeborn, Mary, of Gideon, to Thomas Coggeshall, of Joshua, ___ __, 1708"
Coggeshall, Charles Pierce. The Coggeshalls in America (C.E. Goodspeed and Co., Boston, 1930), pages 43-46

Sources

1. David W. Dumas, "Capt. Joshua4 Coggeshall of Middletown and East Greenwich, R.I., and his Two (not Three) Wives," in The American Genealogist, 67 (1992):157
2. Austin, John O. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1887) Page 138
3. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Freeborn-50 cites
   1. Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 Vol. 04: Newport County: Births, Marriages, Deaths
   2. Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2004)
   3. Rhode Island Vital Records, 1636–1850 - Town and Church Records (V.1-V.12) Middletown Marriages, Newport County p9
   4. Mercy Freeborn on Find A Grave: Memorial #67912170 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67912170
   5. David W. Dumas, "Capt. Joshua4 Coggeshall of Middletown and East Greenwich, R.I., and his Two (not Three) Wives," in The American Genealogist, 67 (1992):Page 156 (as researched by Jillaine Smith) < AmericanAncestors >
   6. Newport Town Records, The Rhode Island Historical Magazine (Newport Historical Pub. Co., 1881) Vol. 2, Page 163. < GoogleBooks >. Marriage record. "Freeborn, Mary, of Gideon, to Thomas Coggeshall, of Joshua, ___ __, 1708"
   7. Coggeshall, Charles Pierce. The Coggeshalls in America (C.E. Goodspeed and Co., Boston, 1930), pages 43-46