John the Younger COGGESHALL

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John Coggshall called 'the Younger' to distinguish him from his half brother, John Coggeshall, 'the Elder,' of Halstead, co. Essex, gentleman, born 24 July and baptized at Halstead 29 July 1576, was buried at Halstead 4 Aug. 1615. He married Anne Butter, who, as Anne Coggeshall of Castle Hedingham, co. Essex, widow, made her will (v. N.E. Gen. reg., loc, cit.) 16 Apr. 1645, which was proved 10 Nov 1648. She was a sister of John Butter of Thornington, co. Essex, yeoman, the testator of 1624/5, who in his will. . . names many of his relatives, and leaves L40 to each of the three children of his sister, Anne Coggeshall. In 1640 Anne Coggeshall, widow, was defendant in a bill of complaint . . brought in Chancery by Moses Greenewood of Hingham, co. Norfolk, England, who claimed the L40 which had been left to her son, John Coggeshall, by his uncle, John Butter, said Greenewood having, as he alleged, sold merchandise to John Coggeshall after the later had settled in New England. 'John Coggeshall was seised of sundry parcels of land in Halstead, which in 1605 he mortgaged to John Sydaye of Pebmarsh, co. Essex, gentleman, as is et forth in the bill of complaint brought in Chancery in 1620 by his son John. . 'In the lay subsidies for co.Essex, under date of 22 mar 1608/9, he and his mother are taxed 5s. on goods valued at L3.

Family/Spouse: Anne BUTTER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John COGGESHALL was born in co. Essex, England; was christened on 9 Dec 1601 in Halstead, co. Essex, England; died on 27 Nov 1647 in Newport, Rhode Island.

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In the Rolls Office, Chancery Lane, London, is a large volume containing a record of the passengers "passing beyond the seas" between Christmas 1631 and Christmas 1632. Under the date of June 22, 1632, is a list of twenty-three names, the fourth being that of John Coggeshall, the first of his name to come to America. A paper contributed to the 'New England Historical and Genealogical Register' (Vol. LXXIII, pg. 19-32. Genealogical Research in England. Coggeshall, contributed by Hon. Frederick Samuel Fish, A.B. of South Bend, Ind., and communicated by the committee on English Research) contains an account of John Coggeshall's line as far as traced up to this time. The information is derived from various wills, court records, etc., and is in part as follows:

"1. John Coggeshall 'the Elder', of Halstead, co. Essex, gentleman, the testator of 1600, died 1 Jan. and was buried at Halstead 3 Jan. 1600/1. He married first ELIZABETH ?; and secondly, probably about 1564 or earlier, KATHERINE ?, who survived him, was one of the two executors who proved his will at Braintree, co. Essex, 8 Jan. 1600/1, and was living 22 march 1608/9, when she and her son John were taxed 5s. on goods valued at L3. He held Munchensies in Halstead. . . situated near Coggeshall bridge, on the left-hand side of the road leading from Halstead to Colchester . . .He made great additions to the house in 1563, and died 1st January 1600. . .The 'great additions' which John Coggeshall made to his house in 1563 may have been for the purpose of preparing a suitable abode for his first or, more likely, his second wife. He is said to have been at one time a merchant in London. At Halstead he built also an almshouse, which had on the architrave of the porch the following inscription: 'John Coggeshall did Bild this Hous in Ao MD63. . ."

John married Katherine ? about 1564. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]