Two meadows held by Thomas Cogan, aged 43, as asignee of Philobert Cogan by lease dated 12 June 1590, on the lives of Thomas' wife, Elizabeth, aged 36, and their sons William and Richard.

Thomas Cogan [43 - 'now Robert Deane'], assignee of Philobert Cogan, holds by indenture dated 12 June 32 Eliz. I. [1590] by grant of Anthony Poulet, esq., one meadow called Mylhurst, containing 4 acres, and one meadow called Middleparcke Meade, containing 4 acres, with appurtenances, late in the tenure of Richard Kinford [or possibly 'Kirford'], to hold to him and his assignees for the term of 50 years if Elizabeth Cogan [36], wife of Thomas Cogan, and William Cogan [8] and Richard Cogan [7], sons of the said Thomas, or any other of them shall live, for rent thence p.a., viz for the said close called Milhurste 6s.8d., and for the said close called Middleparke Meade 9s - [total] 15s 8d, and yerelie to be letten for 5 poundes.

Thomas Cogan, William and Richard Cogan, sons of Thomas Cogan of Chard, merchant, hold land by indenture of 10 Mar. 1595. [In margin:] Thomas dead, William aged 22, Richard aged 21 'mort' [i.e. 'died']

Clothier of Chard.

To Uncle John Cogan of Ilminster

Wife Elizabeth

Eldest son William

Son Richard

Dau. Elizabeth Hart

Brother Philobert Cogan

Brother John Daie

Daus. Mary, Sarah, Rebecca, Margaret and Elizabeth called younger.

To Margaret Traske wife of James Traske to be used as wife and brother Philobert sees fit.

Cousin John Cogan

To Elizabeth Cogan, dau. of son Richard Cogan, deceased 5 pounds at age 21, but if she should die, then this is to go to Thomas Cogan, son of William Cogan, The residue to be left to his son William and daughter Mary.

i. Thomas Cogan - d. bef. 1613.

ii. Elizabeth Cogan - Married ______Hart.

iii William Cogan - b.c. 1589. - M. ________

iv. Sarah Cogan - Married _____Wyte

v. Mary Cogan -

vi. Margaret Cogan -

vii. Richard Cogan - b. c. 1590. d. by 1622.

viii. Rebecca Cogan -

ix. Elizabeth Cogan -

Philobert Cogan holds by indenture dated 15 Nov. 1595 one parcel of land called Stoyell alias Stowell containing 7 acres in Tatworth [bounds given] for 99 years or lives of said Philibert, Robert son of Robert Cogan of Chard, and William son of Thomas Cogan of Chard.

Philibert Cogan holds freely one tenement with appurtenances of 12 acres called Lovells Haie lying in the common fields now in the tenure of William Hawker, rent 8s.

Philobert Cogan [40 - 'Ann Cogan, widow' inserted] holds by copy dated 27 Jan. 39 Eliz. I [1596/97] by grant of Sir Anthony Poulet, knt., one ferdell of land of Old Auster with appurtenances to hold to him and his first wife and Robert Cogan son of Robert Cogan for term of their lives, according to, etc., for rent of 6s1d and 5 pecks of wheat, one heriot yerelie to be letten for 4 poundes. Fine 13 poundes 6s8d.

Survey of Chard manor, 1597 (DD/PT)

Land held by Philobert Cogan, aged 40, by copy of court roll dated 27 Jan 1596/7 on the lives of himself, his wife and Robert son of Robert Cogan.

Case concerning the seating in Chard Church, one witness was Phillobert Cogan of Chard, gent., who had lived there from birth and gave his age as 50 or more. i.e. born c. 1558-9.

Philibert Cogan by free deede holds one tenement with 12 acres called Lovelles Haie in common fields, late occupied by William Hawker, rents 8s.

Son Thomas Cogan

Mary Ludlow, my dau.

Elizabeth Endecott, my dau.

Martha Holway, my dau.

Ann Robinson, my dau.

Susan Cogan, my dau.

Ann my now wife executrix.

William Cogan, my cousin

My good friends Mr. John Hody gent. and my son-in-law Mr. Peter Holway, overseers.

i. Mary Cogan - M. Roger Ludlow, 1624, Chard.

ii. Elizabeth Cogan - M. 1) ________Gibson. 2) Gov. John Endicott, 18 Aug. 1630, Boston, Ma.

iii. Thomas Cogan - b. c.1610

iv. Martha Cogan - b. c.1613. m. Peter Holway of Taunton, Somerset, son of Nicholas Holway and Anstice Oland. (Somerset Vis. p. 55).

v. Margaret Cogan - b. c.1615, d. unmarried 1641.

vi. Ann Cogan - b. c. 1617. m._____Robinson bef. 1641.

vii. Susan Cogan - b. c. 1620. unmarried in 1641.

Against Robert Cogan of Chard, 'that hee hath absented himself from his parishe churche for feare of her Maiesties processe and exequucon [i.e. execution] at the comon lawe and for no other cause... that he hath not rec[eived] the Communion accordinge to order of lawe for the same cause.'

Child

i. Robert Cogan

i. John Cooke

ii. Rose Cooke

iii. Isobel Cooke

vi. child

v. child

i. Dorothy Cooke - bpt. 30 Oct. 1595

ii. George Cooke - bpt. 13 May 1602

iii. Mary Cooke - bpt. 30 May 1602

iv. Elizabeth Cooke - bpt. 20 Nov. 1603

i. Samuel Cooke.

i. Isobel Warham - bpt. 6 Mar. 1589/90

ii Magdalen Warham - bpt. 25 Aug. 1591, bur. 21 Feb. 1660/01. M. George Gibbs.

iii. Joan Warham - bpt. 20 Dec. 1592. Married Roger Cossens, 9 Nov. 1611.

iv. Richard Warham - bpt. 12 May 1594.

v. Rev. John Warham - bpt. 9 Oct. 1595. m. 1) Susanna Gollope, 8 June 1625, Stoke Abbott, Dorset. 2) Jane Dabinott Newberry 3) Abigal Searle Branker.

i. Mary Jeanes - bpt. 20 Dec. 1599, Crewkerne

i. Elizabeth Knewstubb - bpt. 20 Oct 1597. m. Simon Way of Chard, 4 Apr. 1627.

ii. Edward Knewstubb - bpt. 3 Jan. 1598/97

iii. John Knewstubb- bpt. 7 Sept. 1600.

iv. Joseph Knewstubb - bpt. 30 Jan. 1602/03.

Barnard Cogan [38 (or 58), 'mort', 'John Pears' inserted] holds by copy dated 13 Feb. 30 Eliz. I [1587/88] by Sir Anthony Poulet, esq., one messuage and one toft with 2 ferdells of land of Old Auster with appurtenances, to have to him and his wife [inserted 'Margaret wife of John Pears'] for term of their lives by rent thence p.a. 12s.2d and 10 pecks of wheat, 2 heriots, and yerelie to be letten for 8 poundes. Fine 26 poundes 13s4d.

Barnard Cogan [38 - inserted 'now John Pears in right of Margaret his wife'] holds by indenture dated 16 Nov. 10 Eliz. I [1588] by grant of Anthony Poulet, esq., one acre of pasture of Overland called Saltcrofte with appurtenances in Southcharde, late in tenure of Robert Martyn, to hold to him and Margerie, his wife, for term of 50 years if he or they so long live, for rent thence p.a. of 2s, and yerelie to be letten for 6s8d, fine 5 poundes 10s.

 Will of Barnard Cogan, dated 23 Oct 1597, proved 2 Jan 1597/98 (PCC Lewyn 7)

My bodie to be buried in the churchyard of Charde

To the church of Chard 3s4p

To the poore people of the land of Chard 3s4d

Unto William Cogan my sonne 14 poundes

Unto John Cogan my sonne 14 poundes

Unto Robert Cogan my sonne 14 poundes

Unto Agnes Cogan my daughter 14 poundes

Unto Bridget Cogan my daughter 14 poundes

And if it happen that anie of my saide children doe die before they be of lawfull age....

All the rest of my goodes not given nor bequeathed I give and bequeath unto Margarett my wife whome I doe ordaine and make my full and whole executor

Overseers: John Cogan my brother, Thomas Smith, Thom Legg, John Coker

Witnesses Thomas Smith, Thomas Legge John Coker and me William Deane

[abstracted by J. Osborn]

i. William Cogan - Tanner - Married 1) ________), 2) Joan _____, d. bef. 1655.

ii. John Cogan

iii Robert Cogan -

iv Agnes Cogan

v. Bridgett Cogan - bur. 2 Aug. 1612, Chard, Somerset, England.