Mercy Fish (Coggeshall)

Mercy Coggeshall
Female
22 December 1704–10 February 1778

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Brief Life History of Mercy

When Mercy Coggeshall was born on 22 December 1704, in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, her father, John S. Coggeshall Sr, was 45 and her mother, Mary Stanton, was 36. She had at least 4 sons and 5 daughters with Thomas Fish. She lived in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, British Colonial America in 1679. She died on 10 February 1778, in Dutchess, New York, United States, at the age of 73.

Spouse

Thomas Fish
Male
1703–1786

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Male

Mercy Coggeshall
Female
1704–1778

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Female

Children (9)

Wait Fish
Female
1727–1731

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Female

Amie Fish
Female
1729–1804

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Female

Preserved Fish
Male
1731–1808

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Male

John Fish
Male
1733–1805

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Male

Elizabeth Fish
Female
1736–1814

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Female

Sarah Fish
Female
1738–1825

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Female

Caleb Fish
Male
1740–1820

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Male

Joshua Fish
Male
1743–1817

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Male

Mary Fish
Female
1747–1821

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Female

Parents

John S. Coggeshall Sr
Male
1659–1727

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Male

Mary Stanton
Female
1668–1747

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Female

Siblings (14)

Mary Coggeshall
Female
1687–1760

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Female

Hannah Coggeshall
Female
1692–1763

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Female

Rebecca Coggeshall
Female
1695–1732

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Female

John Coggeshall Jr.
Male
1698–1746

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Male

Ann Coggeshall
Female
1699–1763

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Female

Caleb Coggeshall
Male
1701–1746

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Male

Avis Coggeshall
Female
1702–1763

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Female

Joseph Coggeshall
Male
1704–1746

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Male

Mercy Coggeshall
Female
1704–1778

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Female

Joshua Coggeshall
Male
1706–1746

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Male

James Coggeshall
Male
1706–1784

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Male

Humility Coggeshall
Female
1707–1784

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Female

William Coggeshall
Male
1708–Deceased

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Male

Benjamin Coggeshall
Male
1712–1781

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Male

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Mercy Mary Fish formerly Coggeshall

Born 22 Dec 1704 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island

Daughter of John Coggeshall and Mary (Stanton) Coggeshall

Sister of Mary (Coggeshall) Weaver, John Coggeshall, Hannah Coggeshall, Rebecca (Coggeshall) Wood, Avis (Coggeshall) Weaver, Joseph Coggeshall, Joshua Coggeshall, Humility Coggeshall, Caleb Coggeshall and Benjamin Coggeshall

Wife of Thomas Fish — married 16 Dec 1724 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

Mother of Lydia (Fish) Dakin, Wait (Fish) Shearman, Amie (Fish) Milk, Preserved Fish, Elizabeth (Fish) Allen and Sarah (Fish) Brownell

Died 10 Feb 1778 in Dutchess County, New York, USA

Profile last modified 28 Apr 2018 | Created 16 Oct 2015

Biography

John Coggeshall Birth: 1 Dec 1659, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, Colonial America Death: 1 May 1727, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, Colonial America Parents: Joshua and Joan (West) Coggeshall Spouse: Mary Stanton 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 and Mary Harndell. The tombstones erected to his memory of John and 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 by the Indians. Roger Williams met with them and 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, and 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 and Mary (Stanton) Coggeshall: Hannah (Coggeshall) Weaver (1698-1788) - m. Benjamin Weaver Rebecca (Coggeshall) Wood (1699-1762) - m. Peleg Wood John Coggeshall (1700-1746) Avis (Coggeshall) Weaver (1702-1763) - 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 Burial: John Coggeshall Cemetery, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA[1] Sources

↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #38012942 Source: Ancestry.com - Waller Family Tree 2013. Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Source: Ancestral Family Trees Source: John Coggeshall. Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013: Memorial# 38012942; http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=CO&GSpartial=... Source: S15; Call Number: RI 929.1 RHO; Title: Rhode Island Roots, Vol.19, #1, March 1993; Author: Jane Fletcher Fiske, F.A.S.G.; Publication: The Family of Giles(2) Slocum of Dartmouth, Mass., and Newport, RI: A corrected Account Based on New Evidence. Abbreviation: Rhode Island Roots, Vol.19, #1, March 1993; Note: NS308493; Source Media Type: Book; Master Listing Source: Y Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Source: Ancestral Family Trees Source: Family Data Collection - Deaths Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Source: Millennium File Source: Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700