Nathaniel Cogswell II (1742 - 1821)

Born 16 May 1742 in Preston, New London, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Allyn) Cogswell — married 2 Jan 1766 (to 24 Jul 1790) in Brooklyn, Windham, Connecticut Colony

Husband of Freelove (Kinne) Cogswell — married 12 May 1791 in Brooklyn, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Nov 1821 at age 79 in Brooklyn, Windham, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Nathan was the son of Nathaniel and Huldah (Kinne) Cogswell, born 16 May 1742 at Preston, New London, Connecticut Colony ^[1]

He married first Hannah Allyn, daughter of Isaac and Lydia (Leonard) Allyn, on 2 Jan 1766 at Brooklyn, Windham, Connecticut Colony - their children were Mary, Huldah, Hannah, Abigail, Sally, Nathaniel and Daniel Cogswell. Nathaniel's wife Hannah, 42, died 24 Jul 1790 ^[2]

After the death of his wife Hannah, he married Freelove Williams on 12 May 1791 in Brooklyn, Connecticut, USA^[3] They had 1 child, William ^[4]

Capt. Nathaniel Cogswell, age 79, passed away on 16 Nov 1821 at Brooklyn, Windham, Connecticut, USA.^[5]He is buried at South Cemetery, Brooklyn, Windham, Connecticut, USA

The last will and testament of Nathaniel Cogswell, dec. was presented at a Court of Probate in Plainfield on 4 Dec. 1821. His wife, 4 daughters, and 2 sons are mentioned along with his instructions written in 1814. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch Nathaniel Cogswell, 16 May 1742
2. ↑ Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Brooklyn Vital Records 1786-1850 Cogswell, Hanna death 1790
3. ↑ "Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)" Nathaniel Cogswell, Freelove Williams Marriage, 1791 .
4. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch William Cogswell, 1793.
5. ↑ "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch Capt. Nathaniel Cogswell, 1821
6. ↑ Ancestry "Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 Nathaniel will 1821

• White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co.
• Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
• Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
• Connecticut Death and Burials Index, 1772-1954
• Burial at South Cemetery, Brooklyn, Windham, Connecticut. Memorial Created by: John Beckstein Added: 10 Oct 2011 Find A Grave: Memorial #78076171

Acknowledgements

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