Individual Details

One source (lynnl@ev1.net) suggests that James was the son of William Logsden who was born about 1615 in , , , England and was buried 5 Nov 1668 in St. John Par, Bedfordshire, England. The surname was spelled Loggesden at the time of James christening. James was a cordwainer.

From St. John's Parish, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England: St. John's was originally a chapel of a monastic hospital, possibly the Order of Greyfriars. A pamphlet states that St. John's House (next to the church) is the town's only surviving medieval religious house.

In response to an inquiry about the baptism of WILLIAM LOGSDON at St. John's, the following letter was received from Bedfordshire County Council, County Hall, Bedford, England: "Unfortunately, the earliest Parish Register still surviving starts in 1669 and the Bishop's Transcripts have a gap between 1666 and 1669.... [here are given names and dates of baptism of their children, which I've noted elsewhere] This shows that James Logsdon's family stayed in England at least until 1683. William Logsdon does not appear to have been married at St. John's. Signed: JFJ Collett White, Ass't. Archivist."

From Bedford (St. John's), Bedfordshire, England, Beds 2, Vol. 1, Parish Register, Christenings 1602-1812, St. John's Parish: (copied by Stanley Druhot on a visit to England).

Birth	Bef 12 Jun 1631	Melchbourne, Bedfordshire, England
Christen	12 Jun 1631	Bedford, Bedfordshire, England - at St. Johns
Marriage	26 Jun 1662	Bedford, Bedfordshire, England - at St. Johns - Jane James
Death	Aft 1683	Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Spouse	Jane James (1641 - 1702)
Child	William Logsdon (1663 - 1730)

Father	Anthony Loggesden (1603 - 1661)
Mother	Eleanor 'Ellen' Mee (1610 - 1659)