Birth: 1623 Harwich, England
Immigration: 1632
Details: Came with parents
Moved to: Portsmouth, Rhode Island after the death of his father.
Land Rec: Portsmouth, Rhode Island – 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 remained in the hands of lineal descendants for quite some time.
Note: Joshua Coggeshall became a man of prominence in Portsmouth, and served in public office on several occasions.
Deputy to the General Court of Rhode Island: 1664, 1666, 1667, 1668, 1670, 1671, 1672
Note: Was also several time the assistant deputy.
1st Marriage: 22 DEC 1652 to Joane West in Newport, Rhode Island
Birth of Daughter: FEB 1655
Name: Mary Coggeshall
Birth of Son: MAY 1656
Name: Joshua Coggeshall Jr.
Birth of Son: DEC 1659
Name: John Coggeshall
Religion: 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.
Birth of Son: NOV 1662
Name: Josias Coggeshall
Birth of Son: APR 1665
Name: Daniel Coggeshall
Birth of Son: 1669
Name: Isaac Coggeshall
Birth of Daughter: JAN 1670/71
Name: Humility Coggeshall
Birth of Son: 1672
Name: Caleb Coggeshall
2nd Marriage: 24 DEC 1669 to Elizabeth Timberlake
Birth of Daughter: 1670
Name: Elizabeth Coggeshall
Birth of Son: 1673
Name: John Coggeshall
Birth of Daughter: 1675
Name: Mary Coggeshall
3rd Marriage: 21 JUN 1676 to Rebecca Russell, a Quakeress of London, England
Birth of Son: 1677
Name: William Coggeshall
Birth of Son: 1684
Name: Peter Coggeshall
Death: 01 MAY 1689 Portsmouth, Newport Co, Rhode Island
Note: Died of measles. Left 120 acres to Joshua Coggeshall Jr.
Burial: no tombstone. Dates are from Quaker death records. Listed in the Portsmouth Friends Churchyard, Newport, Newport Co, Rhode Island
Click here to see parents: John Coggeshall and Mary Surgis
Death: 24 APR 1676 Portsmouth, Newport Co, Rhode Island
Burial: Clifton Burying Ground, Newport, Newport Co, Rhode Island
Note: Also listed in the burial records for Portsmouth Friends Churchyard, Newport, Newport Co, Rhode Island
Parents are Matthew West and Joan Wakeham
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