Background
Cogswell married Elizabeth, the daughter of Review William Thompson, vicar of Westbury in 1615.
Cogswell married Elizabeth, the daughter of Review William Thompson, vicar of Westbury in 1615.
He is the immigrant ancestor to an astonishing number of notable Americans. John, born in Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England, was a successful merchant in London, England before migrating to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1635. Twenty years later, in 1635, and his family embarked on the unlucky ship, the Angel Gabriel, for Massachusetts.
However, the ship crashed off of the coast of Maine during the Great Colonial Hurricane of 1635. salvaged most of what he lost from the wreck and headed south for Boston, Massachusetts before settling in Ipswich.
In Ipswich, was granted 300 acres of land now known as "s Grant and he received freeman status to allow him to run for public office. He eventually became a deputy to the General Court for Ipswich, in addition to fulfilling functions for the town. died in 1669.
He was honored with a five-mile long funeral procession followed by a service conducted by Review William Hubbard. The historian Darrett B. Rutman states that "s will is "exceptional in providing for the formal education of a daughter." Although, he was a man of reputation in his time, his greatest legacy for posterity is surviving the great hurricane and leaving many celebrated descendants.
Hannah (1626-1704). A. Abigail (1641-1728).
Sarah (1645-1692).