John COGSWELL

1592 - 1669  (77 years)

• Name	John COGSWELL
  Born	2 Apr 1592	Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Immigrant?	Y
  Died	29 Nov 1669	Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
  Buried	Old Burying Ground, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts   [1]
  Person ID	I43425	Main
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2023

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth THOMPSON,   b. Abt 1594, Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 2 Jun 1676, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Children	+ 1. Sarah COGSWELL,   b. Abt 1646, Leigh, Lancashire, England ,   d. 24 Jan 1732, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 86 years)   2. William COGSWELL,   b. Mar 1620, Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 15 Dec 1700, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2017
  Family ID	F30591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 29 Nov 1669 - Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Buried - - Old Burying Ground, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Ancestor to President John ADAMS & President John Quincy ADAMS John married Elizabeth Thompson (1594-1676) daughter of Rev. William Thompson, the Vicar of Westbury Parish, Wiltshire for 20 years (1603-1623) and Phyllis maiden name unknown on 10 September 1615, according to the parish records. His parents died soon after John married Elizabeth and he inherited: "The Mylls called Ripond, situate within the Parish of Frome Selwood". His occupation was manufacturing woolen fabric, broadcloths and kerseymeres. He had a very good reputation for a fine product. He is sometimes called a London merchant but that is because he probably had a commission house there, as it would have been the largest market for his product. —— He died on 29 November 1669 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony at the age of 77. He died intestate and the administration of his estate was granted to his wife Elizabeth on 29 March 1670. He was honored with a five mile long funeral procession and buried in the Old North Graveyard, also known as Highland, Cowles-Highland, Cowles Memorial, Highland-Cowles, Old Burying Hill, in Ipswich, Massachusetts. His wife is there beside him, but the graves are now unmarked.

  
  

• Sources

  [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 21536932.