Col. William Cogswell

1761 - 1823  (61 years)

• Name	William Cogswell  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Col.
  Birth	9 Nov 1761	Preston, New London, Connecticut   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Jun 1823	Connecticut   [3]
  Burial	Pachaug Cemetery, Griswold, New London, Connecticut   [3]
  Person ID	I44108	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Nathaniel Cogswell,   b. 13 Feb 1716, Preston, New London, Connecticut d. 4 Nov 1810, Griswold, New London, Connecticut (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Bridget Cleveland,   b. 12 Aug 1728, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut d. 20 May 1781, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	25 May 1757  [4]
  Family ID	F25759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mercy Brewster,   b. 11 Jun 1765, Preston, New London, Connecticut d. 1 Nov 1832, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	22 May 1791	Preston, New London, Connecticut   [1, 5]
  Children	+ 1. Dr. William Henry Cogswell,   b. 3 Dec 1798, Preston, New London, Connecticut d. 22 Nov 1876, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F25763	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

• Notes

  He was a member of the Electoral College in the 1820 presidential election, voting for James Monroe.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4434] Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Volume 24, The Descendants of Elder William Brewster, Part 3, The Descendants of William Brewster Through His Children Patience, Fear, and Love, Generations 5 and 6 by Barbara Lambert Merrick. Edited by John Bradley Arthaud. Previewed by Peggy M. Baker. Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2019. [S8763] Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale College, Deceased during the Academical Year Ending in June, 1877. New Haven, Connecticut, 1877. [S8761] Find a Grave page for Col William Cogswell. [S6303] The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families by Edmund James Cleveland and Horace Gillette Cleveland. Hartford, Connecticut, 1899. [S8761] Find a Grave page for Col William Cogswell., date only.