Rebecca Wood

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Rebecca Wood formerly Coggeshall

Born 1699 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, Colonial America

Daughter of John Coggeshall and Mary (Stanton) Coggeshall

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

Wife of Peleg Wood — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Mother of Rebecca (Wood) Cooke and Mary (Wood) Carr

Died 1762 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, Colonial America

Profile last modified 26 May 2019 | Created 17 Nov 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. Spouse's Parents & Siblings

Benjamin's Father: John Coggeshall (1659-1727) Benjamin's Mother: Mary Stanton 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

Created by: Nareen, et al Record added: Jun 06, 2009  Find A Grave: Memorial #38012942

Sources

Source: John Coggeshall. Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave: Memorial #38012942 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