Sir William Coggeshall Knight1,2

M, d. between 1 September 1425 and 31 August 1426
FatherHenry Coggeshall b. c 1343, d. bt 25 Jan 1375 - 24 Jan 1376
MotherJoanne Welles
     William was born in County Essex, England. William married Antiocha Mary Hawkwood, daughter of Sir John Hawkwood Junior, Knight, circa 1379 in Bocking, County Essex, England. Sir William was married four times. He was sheriff of Essex in 1391 & 1411. He was of Codham Hall, Wethersfield & of Little Coggeshall, County Essex, England. He had four daughters among whom his estate was divided. William departed this life 4 Henry VI [1422-1461 & 1470-1471] in Codham Hall, Wethersfield, County Essex, England.

Citations

  1. [S331] Hervey, Cooke, Raven, Owen and Lilly Hawley, Visitations of Essex 1552, 1558, 1570, 1612, 1634, page 37-38 - Sir William Cogshall, Knight had 4 wives 4 Henry VI; married Mary, daughter and heir to Sir John Hawlwood, Knight; children: Blanche m. John Dorward; Elianor m. John Tirrell; Margarett m. ____ Bateman after Sir John Green of Essex; ____ m. John St. George.
  2. [S332] Robert Coggeshall, The Coggeshall in England, Sir William de Coggeshall, of Codham Hall, Wethersfield, Knight, who was born circa 1357 and was High Sheriff of Essex & Hertfordshire in 1391. He married Antiochia, daughter and heiress of Sir John Hawkwood, the celebrated captain of Condottieri, the white company in Italy & France [whose career is covered in some detail by Barbara Tuchman in her best seller, A Distant Mirror, pp. 225, 254-8, 322-3]. Sir William, by his wife Antiochia, "had issue no sons but four daughters" among whom his estate was divided after his death in 2 Henry VI, 1424.