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non-profit corporation, organized in Mass., in 1989, dedicated to preserving the history
of the Cogswell family.Cogswell Family Association
A
non-profit corporation, organized in Mass., in 1989, dedicated to preserving the history
of the Cogswell family.
| When William Cogswell arrived in America in 1635
aboard the Angel Gabriel, he was accompanied not only by his family, but also a young
apprentice named Samuel Haines. When researching my family, I was startled to
discover that William Cogswell is one of my 9th great grandfathers on my father's side of
the family, and Samuel Haines is one of my 9th grandfathers on my mother's side of the
family, What is the probability of having two 9th great grandfathers from different
sides of the family on the same boat in 1635--and one of them apprenticed to the other?
As far as I can tell, the Haines and Cogswell families did not intermarry during
the early years in Maine (perhaps there was a class division between master and apprentice
families.) In fact, I am unable to find any connections between descendents of the
families until my mother and father married. It is well know that a bad storm blew the Angel Gabriel into the rocks upon its arrival at the harbor of Pemaquid, Maine. Samuel Haines had brought with him a Bible which he had sewn into a pillow. While nearly all of their belongings were lost in the wreck, the pillow and Bible managed to be rescued. I am told that his Bible is still in existence and is on display in a church somewhere in Maine. Apparently Samuel Haines was a man of faith, because he was instrumental in starting one or more early churches in the areas and received the nickname of "Deacon" Samuel Haines by which he is know to this day. If anyone has an interest in the descendents of "Deacon" Samuel Haines, please let me know. I have an extensive database with entries for several thousand Haines descendents. I also have considerable information about the descendents of Gideon Morgan and Patience Cogswell which is my ancestral line. Phillip Haines Sherrod (phil.sherrod@sandh.com) |
Owners of the new Cogswell book may have noticed on page xx a perplexing question: "… why, other than to meet the obvious need to provide sustenance for his large family, did John become a farmer, rather than some sort of manufacturer, processor, or seller of goods?" John Cogswell, beyond any doubt, was one of the most successful "clothmen" in England, and his radical career change begs for some explanation. Hal Lieberman, among others, has questioned the Rev. Jameson’s assumption that the Cogswell family left their native land for purely religious reasons, although religion surely played some part in the decision. Recently, C.F.A. member Joy [7586] (Smith) Starr has uncovered new information supporting Hal Lieberman’s theory! The Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, by Sybil Noyes, states on page 595: James Rogers - "in 1661 he was in London, where he received cloth to be delivered to Mr. Cogswell of Ipswich and Mr. Raynes of York." Next, on page 2, we have included an unnamed daughter as the first child of John and Elizabeth (Thompson) Cogswell, since neither the Rev. Jameson nor the present author was able to identify the daughter. Recall that the eldest daughter was visited, in London, by John [5] Cogswell in 1652, and his letter of 30 March 1653 to his parents in Ipswich made reference to the mysterious daughter, who stayed behind, but did not name her. |
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