Re: ALICE COGSWELL/GALLUADET/PRES ADAMS
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In reply to:
ALICE COGSWELL/GALLUADET/PRES ADAMS
JEAN ADAMS 11/21/01
I'm looking thru my information.So far I haven't found the Alice Cogswell you are looking for -- found others, but dates, etc. are wrong.However, I am related to both Presidents--John Adams and his son, John Quincy Adams, through the Cogswell line.Here's the connection I have:
My gggreat-grandparents were: George Cogswell Gill 1818-1875 and Mary Ann Gentry 1820-1856.George was a 4th cousin to Pres. John Quincy Adams (1767-1848 m.Louisa Catherine Johnson 1775-1852).
George's parents were: Sarah Cogswell 1784/5-? and Daniel Gill 1782-?.Sarah was a 3rd cousin to Pres. John Adams (1735-1826 m.Abigail Smith 1744-1818)
Sarah's parents were:Nathaniel Peaslee Cogswell 1755-1798 and Susanna Lakeman 1756-1838.Nathaniel was a 2nd cousin to Pres. John Adams' father, also named John Adams (1690/1-1761 m.Susanna Boylston 1708/9-1797).
Nathaniel Peaslee's parents were:Nathaniel Cogswell 1707-1783 and Judith Badger 1724-1810.Nathaniel was a 1st cousin to Pres. John Adams' grandmother, Ann White (1685-1772 m.Peter Boylston ca.1673-1743).
Nathaniel's parents were:Lieut. John Cogswell 1665-1710 and Hannah Goodhue 1673-1742.Lieut. John was a brother to Pres. John Adams' great-grandmother, Susanna Cogswell (1658-1701 m.Bejamin White 1626-1723.These dates and the spelling of Bejamin's name I got off of Geneology.com.My family history shows Susanna as being a twin to Lieut. John Cogswell, but they obviously wouldn't have been according to these dates).
Lieut. John's parents were:William Cogwell 1619-1700 and Susanna Hawkes 1633-bef.1696.They were Pres. John Adams' gg-grandparents,Pres. John Quincy Adams' ggg-grandparents, and my 8great-grandparents.
William's parents were:Edward Cogswell 1592-ca.1669 and Elizabeth Thompson (dates?).
Edward's father was Robert Cogswell ?-1581.
I would be interested to know if any of this information matches up with any of yours.
PS. You might try posting your question on the Adams Family Message Boards.Everybody and their dog seems to be related to the Adams presidents and it's a HUGE family line.Maybe someone will recognize your Alice Cogswell.Also, there seems to be a lot of namesakes out there, so you may be related to a John Adams or John Quincy Adams, but not to the presidents.It gets really confusing!