Peter Easton
1651 - 1653 (2 years)1. Peter Easton was born 1 Feb 1651, Newport, Rhode Island, USA (son of Peter Easton and Ann Coggeshall); died 10 Sep 1653, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried , Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 42190
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Easton Lot
2. Peter Easton was born 1622 (son of Nicholas Easton and Mary Kent); died 12 Feb 1693, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried , Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 42162
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Coddington CemeteryPeter — Ann Coggeshall. Ann (daughter of John Coggeshall and Mary Gould) was born 7 May 1626, Essex, England; died 6 Mar 1687, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried , Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet]
3. Ann Coggeshall was born 7 May 1626, Essex, England (daughter of John Coggeshall and Mary Gould); died 6 Mar 1687, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried , Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 42186
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Coddington CemeteryChildren:
- Waite Easton was born 5 Nov 1668, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died Aug 1725, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried , Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
- Nicholas Easton was born 12 Nov 1644, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died 1 Feb 1677, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried , Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
- Peter Easton, Jr was born 11 Feb 1659, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died 17 Dec 1690, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried , Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
- Wait Easton was born 25 Jul 1657, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died 6 Jan 1658, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried , Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
- 1. Peter Easton was born 1 Feb 1651, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died 10 Sep 1653, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried , Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
Generation: 3
4. Nicholas Easton was born 1593, Wales; died 15 Aug 1675, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried , Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 42163
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Nicholas Easton was a tanner by trade. He emigrated to the New World on the ship "Mary and John", arriving in Boston in May 1634 with his sons, Peter Easton and Gov. John Easton. In 1637 he and his sons began the settlement of Agawam, and then moved to Hampton. His support of Anne Hutchinson created trouble with the authorities, and in 1638 he moved to Rhode Island. He was one of the original 18 settlers of Aquidneck [the island now called Rhode Island], and was admitted a freeman at Portsmouth 20 Aug 1638. In January, 1639, he was appointed one of three "elders" to assist Gov. William Coddington. In May, 1650, he was elected president of the united colonies, succeeding John Smith. He held office until August, 1651, when Coddington returned from England with a charter giving him power to govern Aquidneck and Conanicut islands for life. Easton withdrew the island towns from the confederacy, and Samuel Gorton was chosen acting president in Easton's place, and was succeeded by John Smith and Gregory Dexter, successively. In May 1654, the fours towns chose to reunite in general assembly, and Easton was appointed acting president. On 12 Sep 1654 when the reunification occurred, he was succeeded by Roger Williams. From May, 1666, until May, 1669, he was deputy governor, and again from May, 1670, until May, 1671, acting in the place of William Brenton, who had refused to serve as governor. Gov. Easton was re-elected in May, 1672, and remained in office until May, 1674, when he was succeeded by William Coddington. He was married three times; His 1st wife's name is unknown, his 2nd wife, Christiana Barker was the widow of Thomas Beecher, his 3rd wife, Ann Clayton, was married to Gov. Henry Bull. By these three wives he fathered 7 or 8 children. Gov. Easton became a member of the Society of Friends many years before his death.
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Coddington CemeteryNicholas married Mary Kent Abt 1622. Mary was born 1602, England; died Jan 1629, Romsey, Hampshire, England; was buried 10 Jan 1629, Romsey, Hampshire, England. [Group Sheet]
5. Mary Kent was born 1602, England; died Jan 1629, Romsey, Hampshire, England; was buried 10 Jan 1629, Romsey, Hampshire, England. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 42191
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- 2. Peter Easton was born 1622; died 12 Feb 1693, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried , Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
- John Easton was christened 19 Dec 1624, Romsey, Hampshire, England; died 12 Dec 1705, Rhode Island, USA; was buried , Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
- James Easton
- Elizabeth Easton
6. John Coggeshall was born 9 Dec 1601, Harwich, Essex, England (son of John Coggeshall and Ann Butter); died 27 Nov 1647, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried , Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 42210
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"John Coggeshall, progenitor of the family in America, and first president of the colony of Rhode Island, was a member of an ancient and honorable English family, whose lineage has been traced to the early part of the twelfth century, to one Thomas de Cogeshall, the owner of vast estates in Essex and Suffolk, England, in 1135-54. He married, in England, Mary, born in 1604, died November 8, 1684, at the age of eighty. He emigrated from England to the New World in the ship "Lyon", arriving at the port of Boston, MA, in 1632, with his wife Mary, and three children, John, Joshua, and Anne, on Sept. 16, 1632. He was admitted freeman of Roxbury, Nov. 6, 1632, and two years later, in 1634, removed to Boston, where he became a merchant. He was elected President of the Colony of Rhode Island in 1647. While in this office, he was the founder or was largely influential in founding two cities, two states and two separate and independent governments." From History of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. NY: American Historical Society, 1920.
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Coggeshall CemeteryJohn — Mary Gould. Mary was born 1604, England; died 8 Nov 1684, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried , Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet]
7. Mary Gould was born 1604, England; died 8 Nov 1684, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried , Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 42211
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Coggeshall CemeteryChildren:
- 3. Ann Coggeshall was born 7 May 1626, Essex, England; died 6 Mar 1687, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried , Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
- John Coggeshall was born 1619, Essex, England; died 1 Oct 1708, Rhode Island, USA; was buried , Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
- Joshua Coggeshall was born 1626, Harwich, Essex, England; died 1 Mar 1689, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried , Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
- Mary Coggeshall
- James Coggeshall
- Hananiel Coggeshall
- Wait Coggeshall
- Bedaiah Coggeshall
Generation: 4
12. John Coggeshall Other Events:
- Reference Number: 42212
John — Ann Butter. [Group Sheet]
13. Ann Butter Other Events:
- Reference Number: 42213
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- 6. John Coggeshall was born 9 Dec 1601, Harwich, Essex, England; died 27 Nov 1647, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried , Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.