The COGAN Family of Taunton, Somerset
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HENRY COGAN (d. 1612)
of Taunton m. Joan Boridge
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FRANCES COGAN (d. 1671) m. John
Whitcomb
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Parents: Unknown
Unknown Cogan was possibly Henry Cogan and he may have been the Henry Cogan who married Elizabeth Carye on 1 Jul 1565 in Chedzoy. [Ref]
Children of Unknown Cogan:
Generation 1
HENRY COGAN (d 1612) of Taunton
Parents: Unknown Cogan
Henry Cogan died in 1612 in Taunton. [Ref] He was buried from St. Mary Magdalene's in Taunton on 1 Dec 1612. [Ref] He married Joan Boridge on 30 Nov 1590 at St. Mary Magdalene's in Taunton. [Ref]
In his will, dated 27 Nov 1612 and probated on 29 Jun 1613, he is described as a clothier of Taunton. He left £10 each to each of his six daughters: Johane, Judith, Mary, Elizabeth, Anne and Frances. They were to be paid at their marriages unless they married without the consent of their mother. In this case they were to lose their shares for five years. Henry also left three pairs of gloves, furnished with fleece, to his son John upon his marriage. His other sons are not mentioned. [Ref]
'This Henry Cogan was not a wealthy man.' [Ref]
Children of Henry Cogan and Joan Borige. All baptisms, due to McCracken [Ref], were in St. Mary Magdalene's.
Generation 2
Parents: Henry Cogan and Joan Borige
Frances Cogan was baptised on 24 Feb 1605/6. [Ref] She died in Lancaster on 17 (3) 1671. [Ref][Ref][Ref, p. 14] She married John Whitcomb on 26 Nov 1623 in St. Mary's Parish, Taunton. [Ref]
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