Frances Coggan

Female 1606 - 1671  (~ 65 years)


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  • Name Frances Coggan 
    Christened 24 Feb 1605-24 Feb 1606  St. Mary Magdalen, Taunton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 17 May 1671  Lancaster, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2441  James Henry Martineau
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2016 

    Family John Whitcomb,   b. 1608, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1662, Lancaster, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 26 Nov 1623  St. Mary Magdalen, Taunton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Catherine Whitcomb,   b. Abt 1624, Taunton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. John Whitcomb,   c. 6 Aug 1626, Taunton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1683  (Age ~ 56 years)
     3. Jonathan Whitcomb,   b. 14 Feb 1628, Taunton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1691  (Age 63 years)
     4. Robert Whitcomb,   b. 20 Dec 1629, Taunton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Abigail Whitcomb,   b. Abt 1633, Taunton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Joane Whitcomb,   c. 18 May 1634, Taunton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. James Whitcomb,   b. Abt 1635, Taunton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1686  (Age ~ 51 years)
    +8. Job Whitcomb,   b. 1636, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1683  (Age 47 years)
     9. Josiah Whitcomb,   b. 1638, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1718, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     10. Mary Whitcomb,   b. 13 Aug 1643, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2015 
    Family ID F876  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • She was the tenth child of Henry Cogan by his wife Joane Boridge, was baptized at the church of St. Mary Magdalen,Taunton, co. Somerset, 24 Feb 1605/6, and was the youngest daughter mentioned in her father's will. She married at the same church, 26 Nov 1623, John Whitcomb, and came with him to America, sometime between 1634 & 1638 , with as many of their children as had been born (at least 5).
      They were first in Dorchester, then in scituate, finally settling, among the founders, in Lancaster, Mass.
      NEHGR, Vol 111, p. 173, Early Cogans English and America. Their 10 children were listed on p. 173 & 174.