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Dec. 19, 1785. Mrs. Cogswell's father was Rev. John Rogers, born in
Ipswich, July 7, 1666, graduated from Harvard College, 1684, and pastor of
First Church in Ipswich from Oct 12, 1692, to his death, Dec. 28, 1745.
Her brother. Rev. Nathaniel Rogers, born March 4, 1704, in IpswicJi, gradu-
ated from Harvard College in 172 i, was settled a pastor of the same church,
colleague with Ills father, Oct. 18, 1727, and continued in the pastoral office
until his death, May 10, 1775. Her grandfather, John Rogers, born 1630, in
Assington, England, graduated from Harvard College in 1649, was also
pastor of this church from 1656 to 1683, when he resigned and became
the president of Harvard College, but died soon after July 2, 1684. Mrs.
Cogswell's great-grandfather, Rev. Nathaniel Rogers, was a descendant of
John Rogers, tlie martyr. He was born. 1598, in Haverhill, England, edu-
cated at Emmanuel College, in Cambridge, England. At the age of forty
years came to America, became tlie successor of Rev. Nathaniel Ward in
1630, as pastor of the First Church in Ipswich, and continued in the pastoral
office until his death, July 3, 1655. Thus the church in Ipswich had four pas-
tors of the name of Rogers in successive generations of the same family.
Their ministries covered one hundred and thirty-two years within a period
of less than one hundred and forty years. Mrs. Cogswell was known as
" Madam Cogswell."
Franris Cof^noc/l .ind his wife Eli^abe^h, of Ipswich, Mass., by a deed, dated Fell. 12,
1731, made over certain land in Gloucester to Jonathan Cogswell, of Chebacco I'aiish.
This was land which was devised to said Francis by his father, Capt. Jonathan Cogswell's
will of July 9, 1717, as "one common right in the undivided lands in Gloucester." This deed
was witnessed by Christian Wainwright and Bethia Cogswell [46]. Francis Cogswell, Kscj.,
by his will of Feb. 25, 1755, bequeathed to his son Francis [ log ] his dwelling-house, his best
schooner, "Deborah," his "fiake-room and stages," and "Jeffries Neck."
Kev. Xathanid Ward became the minister of Ipswich, Mass., June, 1634. He was the
author of "The Simple Cobbler of Agawam," which was one of the cleverest and wittiesl
books of that day. Rev. Increa.se Mather said of Mr. Ward " ; He had one godly speech
' worth all his other witty speeches, which was, I have only tivo amiforti to live upon : the one
is, the perfeetions of Christ ; the other is, the imferfeelions of all Christians.' "
HANNAH COGSWELL.
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Hannah'' Cogswell, [jFo/in^, JViV/iaw-, yo/iii^), daughter of Lieut.
John^ [11] and Hannah (Goodhue) Cogswell, was born March 27, 1693,
in Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Mass. She married, Oct. 3, 1728, Tlionias
Biirnhatii, son of John Burnham, of Chebacco Parish, where they
lived.