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John Cogswell (son of Edward Cogswell and Alice Cogswell))50, 51 was born 1592 in Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, ENG51, and died November 29, 1669 in Ipswich, Essex Co, MA51. He married Elizabeth Thompson on September 10, 1615 in Leigh, Westbury Church, ENG51, daughter of William Thompson, Rev. and Phyllis Thompson).

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John Cogswell And His Family Were The First Immigrants, Of That Name, To Come To America.
Tradition And Probabilty Identify The Name Cogswell With The Old English Town Of Coggeshall, England Which Is Located Fourty Miles From London., In The County Of Essex. Coggeshall Was The Ancient Canonium Of The Romans, And Was Held By Them As A Military Trading Post, For Several Centuries, Surrendered Only On Their Departure From Briton.
It Is The Family Tradition Of The Cogswells, Now Holding The Ancient Possessions In Westbury County Of Wilts, England, That Their Ancestors Came From The County Of Essex And Were There Known As Cogeshall, With Various Other Spellings; Cogshall, Hoggeshall, Cogesholl.
Although Cogeshall And CogswellHave The Same Origin In England, They Are Two Different Names In America. The Coggeshalls Have Mostly Decended From John Coggeshall, The First Governor Of RI. The Cogswells Came From John Cogswell, Who Came From Westerly Leigh, County Of Wilts, England And Settled In Ipswich, MA, In 1635.
John, Like His Father, Was A Manufacturer Of Woolen Fabrics, Largely Broadcloths And Kerseymeres, The Superior Quality Of These Goods Gave His "Mylls" A Favorable Reputation, Which Appears To Have Been Retained To The Present Day. There Are Factories, Which Appear To Have Been Retained, To The Present Day. There Are Factories Occupying Much The Same Locations And Still Are Owned By The Cogswells.
John, Found A Market, In London, For His Goods. He May Have Had A Commission House In That City, Which Would Account For His Being Called "A London Merchant." WFT # 10, Tree 2539
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1. John Cogswell. Son of Edward Cogswell & Alice -----. Born 1592 in Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England. Christen 7 Apr 1592. Died 29 Nov 1669 in Ipswich, Mass. Buried in Old North
Graveyard, Ipswich, Mass.
At age 23, John Cogswell succeeded to his father's business and settled down in the old homestead. His parents died soon after his marriage, and he received his inheritance, "The Mylls. called Ripond, situate within the Parish of Frome Selwood," together with the home place and certain personal property. Like his father, he was a manufacturer of wollen fabrics, largely broadcloths and kerseymeres. The superior quality of these manufacturers gave his "mylls" a favorable reputation, which appears to have been retained to the present day. There are factories occupying much the same locations and still owned by the Cogswells, which continue to put on the market wollen cloths
that in Vienna and elsewhere have commanded the first premium in the world exhibitions of our times (1880's?).
John Cogswell doubtless found, in London, a market for his manufactures. He may have had a commission house in that city, which would account for his being called, as he sometimes has been, a London merchant.
John and Phillis Cogswell emigrated to America in 1635 aboard the ship "Angel Gabriel" which was wrecked off the coast of Maine. The passengers were washed ashore at Pemaquid on August 15, 1635. The Cogswells settled at Ipswitch, now Essex, where he was admitted as a freeman on March 3, 1636. He was a farmer, but maintained manufacturing interests in England, principally woolen mills in Newbury.105
John Cogswell and his wife Elizabeth settled at Ipswich, and had lands granted him there as appears from the records; under the date of 1635, is this entry:
"Granted to Mr. John Cogswell three hundred acres of land at the further Chebacco, Having the river on the southeast, the land of Will White on ye Northwest & a Creek Coming out of the river towards Will Whites farme on the Northeast. Bounded also on the west with a creek & a little brooke. Also there was granted to him a percell of ground containing eight acres, upon part whereof the said John Coggswell hath Built an house, it being in ye corner lott in Bridge Streete and has goodman Bradstreet houselott on ye s.e. The was also granted to him six acres of Ground late Mr. John Spencers. Butting upon the river on the southeast having a lott of Edmund Gardners on the Northeast & a lott of Edmund Saywords on the Southwest wch six acres of ground the sd John Coggswell hath sold to John Perkins teh younger his heirs and assigns."
The fact that he was designated "Mr." at that date, and the considerable amount of land granted him indicate that he was a man of good social standing in society.
The records of about that date further show that Cornelius Waldo was Mr. Coggswell's farmer.
The Cogswells were also involved in an attempt to prevent the execution of Goodwife Proctor in the Salem witch trials. According to "Ipswich In The Massachusetts Bay Colony," 290- 291, by Thomas Franklin Waters, The Ipswich Historical Socity,
1905: "Five members of the Cogswell family were among the twenty prominent people who signed the petition drawn up by the Rev. John Wise on behalf of Goodwife Proctor, who stood accused of witchcraft. Mary Warren alleged that she had been threatened and abused by Goodwife Proctor, and that she had seen apparitions of people who had long since been murdered by the wife of John Proctor. This evidence prevailed and the good woman was sentenced to death."
He married Elizabeth Thompson, daughter of William Thompson Rev. & Phillis -----, 10 Sep 1615 in Westbury Leigh, England.
Born About 1594 in Westbury Leigh, Wilshire, England. Died 2 Jun 1676 in Ipswich, Mass. Buried in Old North Graveyard, Ipswich, Mass.
At age 23, he succeeded to his fathers' business and settled down in the old homestead.
His parents died soon after his marriage, and he received his inheritance, "The Mylls called Ripond, situate within the Parish of Frome Selwood," together with the home place and certain personal property. Like his father, he was a manufacturer of wollen fabrics, largely broadcloths and kerseymeres. The superior quality of these manufacturers gave his "mylls" a favorable reputation, which appears to have been retained to the present day. There are factories occupying much the same locations and still owned by the Cogswells, which continue to put on the market wollen cloths that in Vienna and elsewhere
have commanded the first premium in the world exhibitions of our times (1880s?).
John Cogswell doubtless found, in London, a market for his manufactures. He may
have had a commission house in that city, which would account for his being called, as he sometimes has been, a London merchant.

More About John Cogswell and Elizabeth Thompson:
Marriage: September 10, 1615, Leigh, Westbury Church, ENG.51

Children of John Cogswell and Elizabeth Thompson are:
  1. Daughter Cogswell, b. Abt. 1616, Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, ENG51, d. Abt. 1616, Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, ENG51.
  2. Mary Cogswell, b. 1617, Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, ENG51, d. date unknown51.
  3. William Cogswell, b. March 1618/19, Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, ENG51, d. December 15, 1700, Ipswich, Essex Co, MA51.
  4. John Cogswell, Jr., b. July 25, 1622, Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, ENG51, d. September 27, 1653, Aboard ship to MA51.
  5. +Hannah Cogswell, b. 1624, Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, ENG51, d. December 25, 1704, Charlston, Suffolk, MA51.
  6. Abagail Cogswell, b. 1626, Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, ENG51, d. 1728, Ipswish, MA51.
  7. Edward Cogswell, b. 1629, Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, ENG51, d. date unknown51.
  8. Sarah Cogswell, b. 1631, Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, ENG51, d. January 25, 1731/32, Ipswich, Essex Co, MA51.
  9. Elizabeth Cogswell, b. 1633, Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, ENG51, d. 169151.
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