Twelfth Generation

3744. John COGGESHALL was born on 24 July 1576 in Halstead, Essex, England. He died in August 1615 at the age of 39. John Coggeshall 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 August 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 April 1645, which was proved 10 November 1648. She was a sister of John Butter of Thorington, co. Essex, yeoman, the testator of 1624/5, who in his will...names many of his relatives, and leaves 40 pounds 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 40 pounds 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 latter 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 set 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 March 1608/9, he and his mother are taxed 5s. on goods valued at 3 pounds. Anne BUTTER and John COGGESHALL were married about 1600.

3745. Anne BUTTER was born about 1583 in Dedham, England. She died before 10 November 1648 at the age of 65 in Castle Hedingham, Essex, England. See article on Butter family by G. Andrew Moriarty, NEHGR, 76:278-295.

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