• General Notes

  b. Barnard Cogan - b.c.1549, d.1597. Married Margaret ____. She m.2 William Pears.
  
  Survey of Chard Manor, 1597 (SRO, DD/PT,S/1555, box 1)
  
  Tything of Southcharde
  
  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.
  
  Demises of demesne of the lord by indenture, as follows
  
  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]
  
  

Details of Barnard's family with Margaret Unknown1