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Birth	about 1545 England Source: *Rogers-Thomas, Thomas Rogers Society pt.1
Marriage	*Margaret (Wills?) - Source: *Rogers-"English Ancestry .. Thomas Rogers..." article by Stott Publication: The Genealogist, 1989 Note: *Rogers-"English Ancestry .. Thomas Rogers..." article by Stott [will of ] "GEORGE COSFORD OF WATFORD (1601) ... my wife Margaret Cosford" "SUMMARY George Cosford, husbandman of Watford, co. Northampton, born say 1545, buried at Watford 13 November 1608, married MARGARET (----) who was buried there 18 November 1615. As George Cosford called John Wills "brother" in his will, her surname may have been Wills." *Rogers-Thomas, Thomas Rogers Society pt.1 "Thomas Rogers [...... Thomas Rogers [Mayflower Pilgrim] married Alice Cosford, daughter of George Cosford and Margart (Willis?), on 24 October 1597 at Watford, co. Northamptonshire, England. " "Alice Cosford1,2 F, b. 10 May 1573 Alice Cosford was baptized on 10 May 1573 at Watford, co. Northamptonshire, England. She was the daughter of George Cosford and Margart (Willis?)"
Death	before 13 November 1608 (Age 63) Watford, Northamptonshire, England Source: *Rogers-"English Ancestry .. Thomas Rogers..." article by Stott Publication: The Genealogist, 1989 Note: *Rogers-"English Ancestry .. Thomas Rogers..." article by Stott "the parish of Watford, co. Northampton. Searches in the register, as transcribed by W. Watts, [16] and with specific entries verified from the original registers by (Mrs.) M. A. Powell of the Northamptonshire Records Office, revealed the following data:" ........ "The following entries were extracted from the Watts transcript: [16] ....... BURIALS ....... 1608 13 Nov Georgius Cosforde ........ [will of] GEORGE COSFORD OF WATFORD (1601) In the name of god Amen the nynth daie of Aprill the yeare of our Lord god 1601 in the fortie and third yeare of the raigne of our sovergne Ladie Queene Elizabeth I George Cosford of Watford in the Countie of Northampton husbandman being sick in bodie yet of pfect mynd and memory I thank my god do make this my last will and testament in manner and forme following ffirst I commend my soule to god almightie and my bodie to be furied in the churchard of Watford Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth one cowe and twentie marks of lawful money of England to be paied to her by five marks yearelie until the said whole some of twentie marks be (illeg.) unto the said Elizabeth And if she shall happen to be married before all the said payments be discharges in manner and forme aforesaid then my will and mynde is that al the money beheld and not paied unto the said Elizabeth of the said some of twentie marks shalbe paied unto her in and upon the day of the marriage of the said Elizabeth Item I give and bequeath unto my sonne John five pounds of like lawful money to be paied unto him whin two yeares next after my decease Item I give to my sonne Gifford tenn pounds of like lawful money to be paied unto him wthin foure yeares next after my decease Item I give to my daughter Marie twentie nobles to be paied bo her in and upon the daie of her marriage and if she be not married before to be paied unto her at the age of thirtie yeares Item I vive to my daughter Clemence twenty nobles to be pied at such tyme as she shalbe willing to depart from or discontinue her abode wth her mother and brother Henry or either of them Item I bequeath unto my sonne Willm five marks to be paied wthin five yeares next after my decease Itemmy will and mynde is that the agreement in wrytinge between me and Thomas Rogers my soninlawe dated the eight daie of October 1596 shalbe pformed according to the true intent and meaning thereof by my wife Margaret Cosford and Henry Cosford whom I make myne executrs of this my last will and testament and unto whom (my debts paied and the legacies in and by this my will bequeathed pformed) I give the rest of my goodes and chattels moveable and unmoveable ungiven and unbequeathed and I make mine overseers John Davis vicar of Watford aforesaid to whom I give two shllings for his paines wth me and Robert Butcher and John Wills my brother and in repect thereof I give to them three sixe penie apiece In wytnesse wherof: John Davis John Wills his marke (proved 15 May 1609)[26] SUMMARY George Cosford, husbandman of Watford, co. Northampton, born say 1545, buried at Watford 13 November 1608,"

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Marriage	*Rogers-"English Ancestry .. Thomas Rogers..." article by Stott [will of ] "GEORGE COSFORD OF WATFORD (1601) ... my wife Margaret Cosford" "SUMMARY George Cosford, husbandman of Watford, co. Northampton, born say 1545, buried at Watford 13 November 1608, married MARGARET (----) who was buried there 18 November 1615. As George Cosford called John Wills "brother" in his will, her surname may have been Wills." *Rogers-Thomas, Thomas Rogers Society pt.1 "Thomas Rogers [...... Thomas Rogers [Mayflower Pilgrim] married Alice Cosford, daughter of George Cosford and Margart (Willis?), on 24 October 1597 at Watford, co. Northamptonshire, England. " "Alice Cosford1,2 F, b. 10 May 1573 Alice Cosford was baptized on 10 May 1573 at Watford, co. Northamptonshire, England. She was the daughter of George Cosford and Margart (Willis?)"
Marriage	*Rogers-"English Ancestry .. Thomas Rogers..." article by Stott [will of ] "GEORGE COSFORD OF WATFORD (1601) ... my wife Margaret Cosford" "SUMMARY George Cosford, husbandman of Watford, co. Northampton, born say 1545, buried at Watford 13 November 1608, married MARGARET (----) who was buried there 18 November 1615. As George Cosford called John Wills "brother" in his will, her surname may have been Wills." *Rogers-Thomas, Thomas Rogers Society pt.1 "Thomas Rogers [...... Thomas Rogers [Mayflower Pilgrim] married Alice Cosford, daughter of George Cosford and Margart (Willis?), on 24 October 1597 at Watford, co. Northamptonshire, England. " "Alice Cosford1,2 F, b. 10 May 1573 Alice Cosford was baptized on 10 May 1573 at Watford, co. Northamptonshire, England. She was the daughter of George Cosford and Margart (Willis?)"
Death	*Rogers-"English Ancestry .. Thomas Rogers..." article by Stott "the parish of Watford, co. Northampton. Searches in the register, as transcribed by W. Watts, [16] and with specific entries verified from the original registers by (Mrs.) M. A. Powell of the Northamptonshire Records Office, revealed the following data:" ........ "The following entries were extracted from the Watts transcript: [16] ....... BURIALS ....... 1608 13 Nov Georgius Cosforde ........ [will of] GEORGE COSFORD OF WATFORD (1601) In the name of god Amen the nynth daie of Aprill the yeare of our Lord god 1601 in the fortie and third yeare of the raigne of our sovergne Ladie Queene Elizabeth I George Cosford of Watford in the Countie of Northampton husbandman being sick in bodie yet of pfect mynd and memory I thank my god do make this my last will and testament in manner and forme following ffirst I commend my soule to god almightie and my bodie to be furied in the churchard of Watford Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth one cowe and twentie marks of lawful money of England to be paied to her by five marks yearelie until the said whole some of twentie marks be (illeg.) unto the said Elizabeth And if she shall happen to be married before all the said payments be discharges in manner and forme aforesaid then my will and mynde is that al the money beheld and not paied unto the said Elizabeth of the said some of twentie marks shalbe paied unto her in and upon the day of the marriage of the said Elizabeth Item I give and bequeath unto my sonne John five pounds of like lawful money to be paied unto him whin two yeares next after my decease Item I give to my sonne Gifford tenn pounds of like lawful money to be paied unto him wthin foure yeares next after my decease Item I give to my daughter Marie twentie nobles to be paied bo her in and upon the daie of her marriage and if she be not married before to be paied unto her at the age of thirtie yeares Item I vive to my daughter Clemence twenty nobles to be pied at such tyme as she shalbe willing to depart from or discontinue her abode wth her mother and brother Henry or either of them Item I bequeath unto my sonne Willm five marks to be paied wthin five yeares next after my decease Itemmy will and mynde is that the agreement in wrytinge between me and Thomas Rogers my soninlawe dated the eight daie of October 1596 shalbe pformed according to the true intent and meaning thereof by my wife Margaret Cosford and Henry Cosford whom I make myne executrs of this my last will and testament and unto whom (my debts paied and the legacies in and by this my will bequeathed pformed) I give the rest of my goodes and chattels moveable and unmoveable ungiven and unbequeathed and I make mine overseers John Davis vicar of Watford aforesaid to whom I give two shllings for his paines wth me and Robert Butcher and John Wills my brother and in repect thereof I give to them three sixe penie apiece In wytnesse wherof: John Davis John Wills his marke (proved 15 May 1609)[26] SUMMARY George Cosford, husbandman of Watford, co. Northampton, born say 1545, buried at Watford 13 November 1608,"

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Source	*Rogers-"English Ancestry .. Thomas Rogers..." article by Stott Publication: The Genealogist, 1989 Note: "COSFORD FAMILY Alice Cosford, who married Thomas Rogers at Watford 24 October 1597, was almost certainly a daughter of George Cosford baptized there 10 May 1573. The name is by this time almost illegible; Watts speculated that it was "Anne" but Mrs. Powell states that it "could equally be Anne or Alice" and, in any event , the will of George Cosford names Alice and Thomas Rogers his daughter and son-in-law but does not mention any daughter Anne. The following entries were extracted from the Watts transcript: [16] BAPTISMS ..... 1576 3 Jun Clemence, daughter of Georgi Cosforde (month added and name confirmed by M.A. Powell) 1581 10 Jun Giffordus, son of Georgii Cosforde ...... MARRIAGES 1597 24 Oct Thomas Rogers and Alicia Cosforde ..... BURIALS ....... 1608 13 Nov Georgius Cosforde ..... The parents of George Cosford are unknown. Although the will of a John Cosford of the nearby parish of Ashby St. Ledgers mentions a son named George, [25] that will was made in 1533; if the son George is father-in-law of the Pilgrim Thomas Rogers, he is considerably older than one might have anticipated. GEORGE COSFORD OF WATFORD (1601) In the name of god Amen the nynth daie of Aprill the yeare of our Lord god 1601 in the fortie and third yeare of the raigne of our sovergne Ladie Queene Elizabeth I George Cosford of Watford in the Countie of Northampton husbandman being sick in bodie yet of pfect mynd and memory I thank my god do make this my last will and testament in manner and forme following ffirst I commend my soule to god almightie and my bodie to be furied in the churchard of Watford Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth one cowe and twentie marks of lawful money of England to be paied to her by five marks yearelie until the said whole some of twentie marks be (illeg.) unto the said Elizabeth And if she shall happen to be married before all the said payments be discharges in manner and forme aforesaid then my will and mynde is that al the money beheld and not paied unto the said Elizabeth of the said some of twentie marks shalbe paied unto her in and upon the day of the marriage of the said Elizabeth Item I give and bequeath unto my sonne John five pounds of like lawful money to be paied unto him whin two yeares next after my decease Item I give to my sonne Gifford tenn pounds of like lawful money to be paied unto him wthin foure yeares next after my decease Item I give to my daughter Marie twentie nobles to be paied bo her in and upon the daie of her marriage and if she be not married before to be paied unto her at the age of thirtie yeares Item I vive to my daughter Clemence twenty nobles to be pied at such tyme as she shalbe willing to depart from or discontinue her abode wth her mother and brother Henry or either of them Item I bequeath unto my sonne Willm five marks to be paied wthin five yeares next after my decease Itemmy will and mynde is that the agreement in wrytinge between me and Thomas Rogers my soninlawe dated the eight daie of October 1596 shalbe pformed according to the true intent and meaning thereof by my wife Margaret Cosford and Henry Cosford whom I make myne executrs of this my last will and testament and unto whom (my debts paied and the legacies in and by this my will bequeathed pformed) I give the rest of my goodes and chattels moveable and unmoveable ungiven and unbequeathed and I make mine overseers John Davis vicar of Watford aforesaid to whom I give two shllings for his paines wth me and Robert Butcher and John Wills my brother and in repect thereof I give to them three sixe penie apiece In wytnesse wherof: John Davis John Wills his marke (proved 15 May 1609)[26] SUMMARY George Cosford, husbandman of Watford, co. Northampton, born say 1545, buried at Watford 13 November 1608, married MARGARET (----) who was buried there 18 November 1615. As George Cosford called John Wills "brother" in his will, her surname may have been Wills. Children of George and Margaret (----) Cosford, baptized at Watford: i. Henry, b. c.1568, bur. Watford 7 April 1607, probably eldest son. Although named an executor of his father's will, he predeceased his father. ii. John, bapt. 9 June 1571, living 16 April 1620; he had children bapt. At Watford but his wife's name is unknown. iii. Alice, bapt. 10 May 1573, m. Thomas [1] Rogers the Pilgrim. iv. William, bapt. 4 February 1574/5, living 9 April 1601, n.f.r v. Clemence, bapt. 3 June 1576, living 9 April 1601, n.f.r. vi. Gifford, bapt. 10 June 1581, living 9 April 1601, n.f.r. vii. Elizabeth, bapt. Not found, living 9 April 1601, n.f.r. viii. Mary, bapt. Not found, m. Watford 25 Nov. 1609 John Asbby or Ashby. ...... George Cosford made his "brother" John Wills an overseer of his will in 1601, while the name Gifford given to one of George's sons suggest ties to the Giffard family. All interested parties are encouraged to join in the search."
Source	*Rogers-Thomas Rogers 5 generations Publication: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000 Note: p.1"He m. Watford, Northamptonshire 24 Oct. 1597 Alice Cosford, bp. Watford 10 May 1573; dau. of George and Margart [sic?](-----) Cosford. Both she and Thomas were named in her father's will."
Source	*Rogers-Thomas, Thomas Rogers Society pt.1 Note: "Thomas Rogers [Mayflower Pilgrim]1,2M, b. circa 1571 Thomas Rogers [...... Thomas Rogers [Mayflower Pilgrim] married Alice Cosford, daughter of George Cosford and Margart (Willis?), on 24 October 1597 at Watford, co. Northamptonshire, England. " "Alice Cosford1,2 F, b. 10 May 1573 Alice Cosford was baptized on 10 May 1573 at Watford, co. Northamptonshire, England. She was the daughter of George Cosford and Margart (Willis?)" "George Cosford1,2 M, b. circa 1545 George Cosford was born circa 1545.3 He married Margart (Willis?). George Cosford left a will in 1601 at Watford.4 He was buried on 13 November 1608 at Watford, Northamptonshire, England.5 Children of George Cosford and Margart (Willis?) * Henry Cosford b. c 1568, d. 16076 * John Cosford b. 15716 * Alice Cosford+ b. 10 May 1573 * William Cosford b. 15746 * Clemence Cosford b. 15766 * Gifford Cosford b. 15816 Citations 1. [S1] Ann T. [Revised by], (Originally compiled by Alice W. A. Westgate) Reeves, Rogers-Silver. 2. [S14] Clifford L. Stott, "English Ancestry of Thomas Rogers". 3. [S14] Clifford L. Stott, "English Ancestry of Thomas Rogers", p. 146. 4. [S86] , George Cosford's Will. 5. [S14] Clifford L. Stott, "English Ancestry of Thomas Rogers", p.146. 6. [S14] Clifford L. Stott, "English Ancestry of Thomas Rogers", p. 147."
Birth	*Rogers-Thomas, Thomas Rogers Society pt.1
Marriage	*Rogers-"English Ancestry .. Thomas Rogers..." article by Stott Publication: The Genealogist, 1989
Marriage	*Rogers-"English Ancestry .. Thomas Rogers..." article by Stott Publication: The Genealogist, 1989
Marriage	*Rogers-"English Ancestry .. Thomas Rogers..." article by Stott Publication: The Genealogist, 1989
Death	*Rogers-"English Ancestry .. Thomas Rogers..." article by Stott Publication: The Genealogist, 1989

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