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William Cogswell 1619–1700 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1619

Birth Location: Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 15 DEC 1700

Death Location: Chebacco (Ipswich), Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Cogswell

Mother: Elizabeth Thompson

Spouse(s): Susanna Hawkes

Children(s): Ann Cogswell, William Cogswell, John Cogswell, Adam Cogswell, Elizabeth Cogswell, Susanna Cogswell, Sarah Cogswell, Hester Cogswell, Jonathan Cogswell

The story of William Cogswell began in 1619 in Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England. William Cogswell married Susanna Hawkes, and had children including Adam Cogswell, Ann Cogswell, Edmund Cogswell, Elizabeth Cogswell, Hester Cogswell, John Cogswell, Jonathan Cogswell, Sarah Cogswell, Susanna Cogswell, William Cogswell. William Cogswell passed away in 1700 in Chebacco (Ipswich), Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Cogswell began in 1619 in Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England.
  • William Cogswell married Susanna Hawkes, and had children including Adam Cogswell, Ann Cogswell, Edmund Cogswell, Elizabeth Cogswell, Hester Cogswell, John Cogswell, Jonathan Cogswell, Sarah Cogswell, Susanna Cogswell, William Cogswell.
  • William Cogswell passed away in 1700 in Chebacco (Ipswich), Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cogswell
1592–1669
Birth Location: Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England
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Elizabeth Thompson
1594–1676
Birth Location: Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Susanna Hawkes
1633–1696
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
SH

Children(s)

Ann Cogswell
1657–
Birth Location: –
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William Cogswell
1659–1708
Birth Location: Chebacco (Ipswich), Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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John Cogswell
1665–1710
Birth Location: Chebacco (Ipswich), Essex, Massachusetts, USA
JC
Adam Cogswell
1667–1749
Birth Location: Chebacco (Ipswich), Essex, Massachusetts, USA
AC
Elizabeth Cogswell
1650–1721
Birth Location: Chebacco (Ipswich), Essex, Massachusetts, USA
EC
Susanna Cogswell
1657–
Birth Location: Chebacco (Ipswich), Essex, Massachusetts, USA
SC
Sarah Cogswell
1668–
Birth Location: Chebacco (Ipswich), Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Hester Cogswell
1654–
Birth Location: –
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Jonathan Cogswell
1661–1717
Birth Location: Chebacco (Ipswich), Essex, Massachusetts, USA
JC

William Cogswell's Ancestors

Self
William Cogswell
1619–1700
Birth Place: Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England
Parents
John Cogswell
1592–1669
Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth Thompson
1594–1676
Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Edward Cogswell
1554–1616
Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England
Alice Wilcox
1559–1616
Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England
William Thompson
1576–1623
Kirkham, Lancashire, England
Phyllis (Elizabeth) Canning
1572–1608
Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Cogswell
1510–1581
Alicia Adlam
1518–1603
John Adlam
1490–1545
Marjorie Nescio
1498–1603
John Thompson
1560–1626
Elizabeth Burton
1564–1590
Richard Canning
1517–1611
Elizabeth Petty
1527–1611
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cogswell's Descendants

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William Cogswell (1619–15 DEC 1700) m. Susanna Hawkes (16 AUG 1633–BEF 1696)
  1. 1. Ann Cogswell 1657–
  2. 2. William Cogswell 1659–1708 m. Martha Emerson 1662–
    1. 1. Lucy Cogswell 1699–1734 m. Daniel Moulton 1688–1743
    2. 2. Eunice Cogswell 1704–
    3. 3. William Cogswell 1688–1708
    4. 4. Emerson Cogswell 1700–1788 m. Mary Pecker –1796
    5. 5. Dorothy (Emerson) Cogswell 1692–
      1. 1. Dorothy Moulton 1718–1766 m. John Whipple 1717–1794
    6. 6. Edward Cogswell 1686–1773 m. Hannah Brown 1691–1771
    7. 7. Martha Cogswell 1687–1774 m. Matthew Whipple 1685–1766
  3. 3. John Cogswell 1665–1710 m. Hannah Goodhue 1673–1742
    1. 1. Joseph Cogswell –1728
    2. 2. William Cogswell 1694–1762
    3. 3. Francis Cogswell 1701–1774
    4. 4. Nathaniel Cogswell 1707–1783 m. Judith Badger 1723–1810
      1. 1. Ebenezer Cogswell 1763–1847 m. Mary Stone 1763–1811
        1. 1. Jeremiah Cogswell 1788–1865 m. Joanne Jewell 1784–
    5. 5. Hannah Cogswell 1693–1782 m. Thomas Burnham 1693–1741 m. Thomas Choate 1671–1745
    6. 6. Susanna Cogswell 1696–
    7. 7. John Cogswell 1699–1780
  4. 4. Adam Cogswell 1667–1749 m. Abigail Wise 1666–1729
    1. 1. Caleb Cogswell 1728–1786
    2. 2. Abigail Cogswell 1689–
    3. 3. William Cogswell –1727
    4. 4. William Cogswell 1687–
    5. 5. Adam Cogswell 1691–
    6. 6. Jeremiah Cogswell 1693–
    7. 7. Katherine Cogswell –1729
  5. 5. Elizabeth Cogswell 1650–1721 m. Thomas Wade 1650–1696
    1. 1. Thomas Wade 1673–
    2. 2. John Wade 1675–1703
    3. 3. Jonathan Wade 1672–1750
    4. 4. William Wade 1677–1697
    5. 5. Nathaniel Wade 1678–1702
    6. 6. Elizabeth Wade 1681–
    7. 7. Susanna Wade 1692–
  6. 6. Susanna Cogswell 1657– m. Benjamin White –1723
    1. 1. Mary White 1688–
    2. 2. Edward White 1693–
    3. 3. Elizabeth White 1696–
    4. 4. Susanna White 1701–
    5. 5. Ann White 1685–
    6. 6. Susanna White 1690–
    7. 7. Susanna White 1683–1689
  7. 7. Sarah Cogswell 1668–
  8. 8. Hester Cogswell 1654– m. Thomas Burnham 1645–1728 m. Samuel Bishop 1645–1685
    1. 1. Susanna Burnham 1693–
    2. 2. Thomas Burnham 1694–1730
    3. 3. Benjamin Burnham 1696–
    4. 4. Margaret Bishop 1676–
    5. 5. Phebe Burnham 1700–
    6. 6. Thomas Bishop 1683–
    7. 7. Samuel Bishop 1678–1760
    8. 8. Hester Bishop 1681–
    9. 9. John Bishop 1685–1755
    10. 10. Elizabeth Burnham 1690–1752 m. John Smith 1687–1735
  9. 9. Jonathan Cogswell 1661–1717 m. Elizabeth Wainwright 1668–1723
    1. 1. Francis Cogswell 1698–1756
    2. 2. Lucy Cogswell 1706–1723
    3. 3. Jonathan Cogswell 1687–1752 m. Hannah Wiggins 1691–1723 m. Elizabeth Wade –1749
      1. 1. Jonathan Cogswell 1732–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Cogswell 1734–
      3. 3. Jonathan Cogswell 1740–
      4. 4. Abigail Cogswell 1744–
      5. 5. Jonathan Cogswell 1736–
      6. 6. Mary Cogswell 1737–
      7. 7. Nathaniel Cogswell 1739–
      8. 8. Susanna Cogswell 1749–
      9. 9. William Cogswell 1742–
      10. 10. James Cogswell 1746–
      11. 11. Daniel Cogswell 1747–
    4. 4. Anna Cogswell 1694–1767 m. John Goodhue 1685–1773
      1. 1. Jacob Goodhue 1723–1793
    5. 5. Sarah Cogswell 1696–
    6. 6. Mary Cogswell 1699–1734 m. William Cogswell 1696–1762
    7. 7. Susanna Cogswell 1691–1769 m. William Butler 1677–1723 m. Jacob Perkins 1678–1754
      1. 1. Mary Butler 1705–1800 m. Daniel Giddings 1704–
        1. 1. Sarah Giddings 1730– m. Francis Rust 1731–1783
      2. 2. Susanna Butler 1717–
      3. 3. Sarah Butler 1722–1723
      4. 4. John Butler 1715–1772 m. Sarah Marshall 1727–1795
        1. 1. Mary Butler 1757–
        2. 2. Mary Butler 1755–
        3. 3. Hannah Butler 1741–
        4. 4. Susanna Butler 1745–
        5. 5. Sarah Butler 1749–
        6. 6. John Butler 1752–1822 m. Abigail Lufkin 1765–1843
        7. 7. William Butler 1743–
        8. 8. Jonathan Butler 1752–
        9. 9. Jacob Butler 1760–
      5. 5. Lucy Perkins 1730–1825 m. Isaac Andrews 1729–1796
      6. 6. Francis Perkins 1732–1812 m. Martha Low 1738–1831
      7. 7. Jonathan Butler 1721–
      8. 8. Elizabeth Butler 1718–

William Cogswell's Timeline

2 Records

1619
1619
Birth of William Cogswell in Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England
Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England
1700
15 DEC 1700
Age 81
Death of William Cogswell in Chebacco (Ipswich), Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Chebacco (Ipswich), Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1619
    Event Place: Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 DEC 1700
    Event Place: Chebacco (Ipswich), Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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