Joshua COGGESHALL^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1623 - 1688

• Born	Abt 1623	Halstead, Essex England
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 May 1688	Portsmouth RI   [2]
  	He signed a will on Jul 13 1687 and had his will proved on Jul5 1688
  Notes	He was a Quaker and resided in Newport and Portsmouth, Washington Co.,Rhode Island (II) Joshua Coggeshall, son of John and Mary Coggeshall, was born in England, in 1623, and accompanied his parents to America, in 1632. He removed to Portsmouth, R. I. after the death of his father. Here he purchased a farm on the west side of the island, where he resided until his death. A large, part of this original purchase still remains in the hands of lineal descendants. Joshua Coggeshall became a man of prominence in Portsmouth, and served in public office on several occasions. He was a deputy to the General Court of Rhode Island, in the years 1664, 1666, 1667, 1668, 1670, 1671, 1672, and was several times assistant. He married (first) December 22, 1652, Joan West, who died April 24, 1676, at the age of forty-one years, and he married,(second) June 21, 1677, Rebecca Russell, a Quakeress of London,England. Mr. Coggeshall joined the ranks of the Quakers in 1660, and on a visit to Plymouth Colony, Mass., shortly afterward, was seized, deprived, of his horse and thrown into jail, because of his religious convictions. He died May 1, 1688.
  Person ID	I2450	The Gardiners
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2011

  
  

  Father	Governor John COGGESHALL,   b. 9 Dec 1601, Halstead, Essex, England ,   d. 27 Nov 1647, Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island
  Mother	Mary STURGIS,   b. Abt 1604, Halstead, Essex England ,   d. 8 Nov 1684, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island
  Married	Bef 1622	Essex England
  Family ID	F1818	Group Sheet

  
  

  Father	Governor John COGGESHALL,   b. 9 Dec 1601, Halstead, Essex, England ,   d. 27 Nov 1647, Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island
  Mother	Mary STURGIS,   b. Abt 1604, Halstead, Essex England ,   d. 8 Nov 1684, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island
  Married	Bef 1622	Essex England
  Family ID	F893	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Rebecca RUSSELL
  Married	21 Jun 1677
  Children	1. Margaret Louise CRANSTON,   b. 10 Mar 1903,   d. Nov 1977, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI   2. Martha REYNOLDS   3. Nicholas NORTHUP,   b. 26 Oct 1751   4. George RESTANTE,   b. 1923,   d. 16 Nov 1993   5. Frances AMBROSE,   b. 17 Apr 1919,   d. 24 Dec 1999   6. David S. CRANSTON, Jr. Jr.,   b. 15 Sep 1965,   d. 24 Aug 1998, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii
  Family ID	F920	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Rebecca RUSSELL
  Married	21 Jun 1677
  Family ID	F1848	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Joan WEST,   b. 1631,   d. 24 Apr 1676, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island
  Married	22 Dec 1652	Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island   [3]
  Children	1. Josiah COGGESHALL,   b. Nov 1662   2. Daniel COGGESHALL,   b. Apr 1665, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island ,   d. 17 May 1717, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island
  Family ID	F1816	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 4	Joan WEST,   b. 1631,   d. 24 Apr 1676, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island
  Married	22 Dec 1652	Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island   [2]
  Children	1. Josiah COGGESHALL,   b. Nov 1662   2. Daniel COGGESHALL,   b. Apr 1665, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island ,   d. 17 May 1717, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island
  Family ID	F891	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S213] History State of Rhode Island, Pages 25 thru 27. [S214] John Osborne Austin "the Genealogy Dictionary of Rhode Island;comprising three generations of settlers who came befor 1690. MunsellPublishing Company, Albany New York (1887) Revised 1943-1963.Reprinted Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore Maryland (1969). [S222] Baker Family History Page 122 Marietta Genealogy Society (1), DAR Patriot Index (2).