The Cogswells in America - citizen hylbom blog

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THEIR CHILDREN WERE:
Jonathan, [94] b. March 27, 1732. He died in infancy. Feb. 12, 1733.
Elizabeth. [95] b. Nov. 26, 1734; m. \.pub. Nov. 7, 17541 Nathaniel Farley : d. 1763.
JONATHA.N, [96] b. April 20, 1736. He died in infancy, Sept. 23, 1736.
Marv, [97] 1^- May 5, 1737: m. March 22. 1756. John IVise ; A. Feb. S, 1S18.
Nathaniel. [98"; b. May 9, 1739; m. March 26, 1761, 'Sarah Xorthend ; m. March
S, 1777, -Lois Searle; d. May 24, 1S22.
Jonathan, [gg] b. July 11. 1740: m. Feb. 4. 1768, Elizabeth Wise : d. April 19, 1S19.
William. [100] b. June 9, 1742. He died in infancy.
.Abii.ail, [loijb. July 16, 1744: m. Dec. 12, 1765, Thomas Pickard.
James, [102] b. May 20, 1746. He died in infancy, June 10, 1746.
Daniel, [103] b. July 3, 1747. He died in infancy, Nov. 3, 1747.
SlSANNA, [104] b. Nov. 3. 1749: nL April 13, 1769, Lieut. Thomas Treadwcll ; d.
Nov. 29. 1842.
iii'oflraviji'cal.
Jonathan Cogswell inherited the Co,:^swell lioine.stead. He was com-
missioned Justice of the Peace. Oct. 26. 1733. His commission, bearing the
signatures of the Province officers, is still in existence ; also a volume, heavily
bound, which as a magistrate he often consulted, entitled " Acts and Laws of
His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts Bay, in New England, Passed by
the Great and General Court in Assembly of the Massachusetts Bay, Published
1726." The date of the most ancient enactment was 1692. It is said that
Jonathan Cogswell. Esc| , built the house in which the late Adam Boyd resided.
The stone that marks the grave of Mrs, Cogswell is thus inscribed : " Here
lyes ye body of Mrs. Hannah Cogswell, wife to Mr. Jonathan Cogswell, Dec'd
June yc i8il>. 1723, In the 32'' year of her age." The stone that marks his
grave bears this inscription " : Here lies Buried the Body of Jonathan C' '
our I'eace in the County of F^sse.v, within our I'rovincc of the .Mas.sachusetts Kay^ in .New
F^ngland ; and to keep and cause to be kept the- )aw< .ind ordinances made for the good of the
I'eace and for the Conservation of the same, and for the quiet Kulc and Covernmcnt of our
people in the .said County, in all and every the article> thereof, according to the force, Form,
and effect of the sa"nic ; and to chastise and I'unish all Persons offending against the Form of
these Laws and ordinances, or any of them, in the county aforesaid, as .iccording to the form
of these Laws anrl ordinances should be fit to be done; and to cause to come before him, the
said Jonathan Cogswell, those that shall break the peace or attempt anything against the-