The Cogswells in America - citizen hylbom blog

done for her upon marriage shall be made up sixty pounds, and at the decease of my wife, her
natural mother, her then share of household goods shall be made up to her twenty pounds. A:
the above named sixty pounds to be made up and paid within three years from my decease.
"Item. I give unto my daughter, Sarah Cogswell, and also m\ daughter. Mary Cogs-
well, to each of them eighty pounds.
"Item. I give to youngest daughter, I.ucy Cogswell, eighty pounds, to be paid upon
marriage, or when she shall arrive at full age, and to be supported by my executor till she
arrive at the age of fourteen years.
" Item. I do now order, constitute, and appoint my well beloved son, Jonathan Cogs
well, to he the sole executor of this my last Will and Testament, and do will and require him
faithfuUv to execute & ])erform every article and part thereof; and that he maybe enabled
for the discharge of this which I devolve upon him, I give, bequeath, and make over to him,
the said Jonathan, my executor, and his heir.s, all the rest of iny estate, both real & personal,
whatsoever & wheresoever, and the whole shall be to him, the said Jonathan, & his heirs
forever."
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Witnesses.-^ Willuim Cogr.vdl.
Ih-liry Wiser
1. To her son, Francis, a silver tankard.
2. To her daughter, Susanna Hutler, her gold rings.
(Signed) "JnNAiuAN Cogswell."
3. To her daughter, Sarah Krown, her girl Jenney.
4. To her daughter, Elizabeth Eveleth, the muslin handkerchief "she took so much pains
to work."
5. To her daughter, Anne Goodhue,
6. To her daughter, Mary Cogswell, "my Indian woman, Nell."
7. To her daughter, Lucy Cogswell, " my black broadcloth mourning suit, silk camblet
Riding Hood, furbelow, silk scarf, velvet tippet, four pair of my best gloves, one of them my
silk, three gold ring>, one a stone one, my gold button, i\:c." She disposes also of "negro
Jack."
In the cemetery the following inscriptions are found u])on grave-stones :
"CAPC. JOnSCBSn COGSUJeiL, " iurt Ijjes the
bitb |ulg 14'1>, MM, |n bis Sobg of LUCY
57'^ gear." COGJlUeLL, baugbttr
to CAPC. JOnACBAD it
"GLIZABeCB, toifc of CAPC. IDRS. GLlZABeCB COGSUJeLL,
JOnACBAH GOGSJUeLL, lnbo ^n^. ^eb. g' 23^, 1723,
bitb lt23, Bob. 30'1>, |n i\i lS»fe gtat
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