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1. "A New Edition of the Cossart Family History Originally Compiled and Published by the Cossart Family Association In 1939 (accessed online 21 Jul 2019 at https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/e/e4/Cozart_Name_Study-2.pdf):
1.2.7 10 ANTHONY COSSART: (Jacques 3; Jacques 1).
Anthony Cossart, the youngest son of the immigrant Jacques Cossart and Lydia Willems who came to New Amsterdam October 14, 1662, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on November 14, 1673 and was baptised there November 19, 1673 as shown by the records of the Dutch Reformed Church of New York City.
Anthony married 1st time August 2, 1696 to Elizabeth Tymensen Valentine, the daughter of Jan Tymensen Valentine of Schenectady, New York. The marriage records of the Dutch Church, New York, 1639-1801, shows:
“Anthony Cousart Ingeschreven July 17, 1696, j.m. Van N. Yorck, en Lysbeth Valentine, August 2, 1696, j.d. Van Schenectade, beyde woonende alhier.”
Anthony married a second time to “Judith”, and had two children by her, i.e., Elizabeth and David.
Anthony Cousaar and his wife Elizabeth sold their house and lot in Cripple Bush Brooklyn (Near present site of Brooklyn Navy Yard), March 26, 1703. (Reference: Brooklyn Deed Book, Liber 2, page 190); and on the records of the Dutch Reformed Church of Raritan at Somerville, N.J., appears the name of Anthony Cossart.
A list of Freeholders of Brookland, Census of Kings County, L.I., about 1698 — shows:
“Anthony Coesser, 1 male, 1 wife, l child, 1 apprentice and no slaves.”
It appears to be a reasonable supposition that Anthony, with his eldest son Jacob migrated to the Raritan region of New Jersey prior to 1712 with other settlers who left in such large numbers from the neighborhood of Brooklyn between 1680 and 1720. He is listed as Anthony Cozar among the early settlers of Piscataway township, Middlesex County, N.J. This list was published in the Boston Evening Transcript of May 3, 1916, and represents the leading names of the early settlers to this new colony.
His son Jacob was the progenitor of the Casad, Cosad Cozad and Cozart families found throughout the United States today.
The four sons of Anthony Cossart became the fathers of numerous families, the descendants of which are widely scattered throughout the United States and some in foreign lands.
By referring to old documents, church lists, etc., now on file in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, it will be found that about this time the family began changing the spelling of the name from French and German to English, and it may be found spelled in different ways, Viz., Cozad, Cosad, Casad and Cozart. The descendants of the three eldest sons of 601 — Jacob Cosart, i.e. Jacob, Samuel and Job, finally adopted COZAD as their name, while the descendants of his son Anthony, retained the “s” instead of “z” in the name. Those remaining in the east, spelling it COSAD and those in the West later changed it to CASAD.
For most of the foregoing early history of the family we are indebted to the late Prof. Edmund J. James, of the University of Chicago, and the late Oliver L. Cozad. of Marion, Ohio, they having traveled through the east and having access to public documents, church records, cemeteries, etc., in New York, Brooklyn and New Jersey, and spent much time in looking up the early history of the family. Mr. James was a great-great grandson of Anthony and Catherine Coon-Cosad, through. Thomas, Anthony Wayne and Amanda Kezia, wife of the Rev. C.D. James, of the Illinois conference.
New Jersey was first settled largely by Puritans, Quakers and Scotch Presbyterians. David and Anthony Cossart (sons of the immigrant Jacques 3) were among the early settlers on the banks of the Raritan. The family later scattered through other portions of the state. Morris County was formed from a portion of Hunterdon in 1738. The town of Mendham was called Roxiticus prior to 1749.
Morris Township, Washington, County, Pa., or that portion lying along the banks of the middle branch of “Ten Mile Creek” In the vicinity of the village of Prosperity, was first settled by the Lindleys, Baldwins, Parkhursts and other Morris County, N.J. families about 1785—90. They Anthony Cossart, Son of Jacques II the immigrant were joined in 1796 by other Morris County families, among the number being the COZADS, Casterlines, Rays, Owens’, Axtels, Mintons, Days and others. The town was so named on account of the many Morris Co., N.J. families who first settled it.
“October 1717 - Anthony Cozar was a witness to the Will of Edward Doty of Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, N.J.” (Reference: New Jersey Archives - Abstract of Wills 1670—1730, Series 1, page 141).
THE JUSTICE PAPERS:
“Anthony Cossart, bapt. November 19, 1673; married lst August 2, 1696 Elizabeth Valentine of Schenectady, N.Y.; married second Judith (?). His nephew 13 - Raphael Goelet, mentions his uncle Anthony Cossart’s family as living at Raritan, N.J. He had four children by his first wife. It is believed that Anthony Cossart lived in the vicinity of Somerville, Somerset County, N.J., and that he is buried somewhere in that vicinity.
CHILDREN:
1.2.7.1 600 i. Lea Cossart, baptised in Brook1yn, N.Y., June 4, 1697.
1.2.7.2 601 ii. Jacob Cosart, b. Brook1yn, N.Y. 10/16/1701. d. Bound. Brook, N.J. 4/19/1772.
1.2.7.3 602 iii. John Cossart, baptised November 11, 1711; died 1757.
1.2.7.4 603 iv. Anthony J. Cossart, baptised at Raritan, N.J., August, 1712. Married twice. Married Wilhelmina or Willemtie Hendrickson.
He had issue by Judith:
1.2.7.5 604 v. Elizabeth Cossart, baptised April 15, 1723.
1.2.7.6 605 vi. David Cossart, baptised August 1, 1725.
(Reference: Justice Collection in possession of The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300
Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pa.).
2. FHL book "The Cossart Family," by Joseph A. Cossairt, 1936, PP. 9-12:
"Jacques Cossart, son of Jacques (1), baptised at Leyden, Holland, May 29, 1639, and died at Bushwick (Brooklyn), Long Island, New York, about 1685. He was the first immigrant bearing the name of Cossart to come to the American Colonies. (See Baird's Huguenot Emigration to America, Volume 1, pages 182-3).
He was received into the Walloon Church in 1657 and was married subsequently to Lydia Willems (sometimes referred to as Lea Vilman) and went with his wife to Frankenthal, Pfalz Province, a small Huguenot village in the Bavaria highlands where three of his daughters were baptised; in about three years he returned to Leyden where they were received into the church, and again left there on April 7, 1660.
After taking their letter from the Huguenot Church at Leyden, Jacques with his wife and two children embarked on October 12, 1662, in the ship Pumerland Kerck, of which Captain Barentsen was skipper, and which on the 14th weighed anchor and passed the village on the Texel, bound with supplies to New Amsterdam. Of approximately ninety men, women and children passengers, the French composed a third and the Dutch colonists the remainder. Each adult was charged for passage and board 39 florins, children of ten years and under, except infants, half price, which was then considered a large sum of money. At that time a florin was worth about $1.60 of our money. The ship is said to have arrived early in 1663.
The charges for their passage stand thus in the accounts of the West India Company:
"Jacques Cossaris debet - Voor vrocht en cosight day hy A 1662, 12 October pr.'t Schip de Pumerlander Kerch, Schtppr Benjamin Barentsen, is herewaerts
gecomenFl. 39
Voor syn vrou 39
En 1 kinder unter 10 jaren19 1/2
T. FI 97 1/2
Some of the other passengers who accompanied Jacques and Lydia to the "new world" were:
"Claus Paulus and wife; Nictlas du put, wife and 3 children; Arnout du Tois, wife and 1 child; Gideon Merlit, wife and 4 children; Louts Louchman, wife and 3 children; Jan de Conchilier, wife and 5 children; Jacob Clopp, from Leyden, wife and 2 children; Judith jans, from Leyden, matden; jorsten Jansen; Ferdinandus de Mulder; Isaac Vermiel, wife and 4 children; Abolts Setshorn; and Claes Jansen Van Heynengen." (See Documentary History of New York, Vol. III, p. 60).
The Latinization of the name Cossart, by the addition of the letters "is" or "ius", is not uncommon. A similiar change occured in the name of Francis Daniel Pastortus, the founder of Germantown, Pa. The late Dr. Learned of the University of Pennsylvania, on visiting the town from which Pastortus came, ascertained that his name was Pastor, and the "tus" has been added.
The evolution of the name Cossart in the last 300 years makes a very interesting study in patronymics.
The Dutch in their effort to follow phonetically the spelling of French and English names, have made it quite difficult in many cases to trace families. The Christian names were nearly always recorded in the Dutch equivalent, and some surnames as well. Jacques became Jacob, Jacobus sometimes James and occasionally Jacob. Pierre was usually termed or translated Peter.
The Huguenots were generally well educated, and most of them came from the yeomanry, but as is well known, many belonged to manoral families. The social position of the Cossarts is evidenced from the will of David, son of Jacques (3), who calls himself "Gentleman".
Arrival in New Amsterdam.
The little town of New Amsterdam, nestled upon the lower end of Manhattan Island, presented a curious appearance to the strangers. Inclosed within the limits of Wall Street and Broadway, two hundred poorly constructed houses gave partial comfort to some fourteen hundred people. The Fort loomed up broadly in front, partly hiding within the Governor's residence, and the Dutch Church. The flag of the States General and a windmill on the western bastion, were notable indications of Holland rule.
Upon his arrival at New Amsterdam, as the City of New York was then called, he and his wife Lydia Willems, joined the Dutch Church on April 1, 1663. The births of their children are recorded here.
It is evident that Jacques Cossart was not a rich man; he with six other French immigrants sent in a petition March 19th, 1663, praying for a grant of land and seed grain with provision for six months.
He was among those that took the oath of allegiance to the British flag when New Amsterdam became New York. That he was an honest man, and trusted by both the Dutch and English alike, he was subsequently appointed collector of the church tithes; and it is supposed that he remained a member of this church until his death which occured about the year 1685; for his name appears on the tax books for the year 1684 and his wifes names appears in his place for 1686 and the following years. For collecting for the support of the clergy he was allowed a commission of 4%, and for collecting for the support of the soldiers he was alIowed a commission of 7 1/2% on his receipts, with the provision that he make good from his commission whatever shall fall short'. (See Court Minutes of New Amsterdam).
In October 1664 the names of Pieter G. Stuyvesart, Jacob Cossar, together with several others, swore allegiance to the British by the following oath:
"I swear by the name of the almighty God, that I will be a true subject, to the King of Great Brittaine, and will obey all such commands, as I shall receive from his Majestie, His Royal Highness James, Duke of York, and such Governors and Officers as from time to time are appointed over me, by his authority, and none other, whilst I live in any of his Majesties territoryes: So help me God." (See Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New York, 1853; Vol. III, by Broadhead).
In 1667 Jacques Cossart purchased a house and lot in New York City, the site of this property is now occupied by the New York Produce Exchange Building at the corner of Whitehall and Marketfield Streets. This is near the Bowling Green Park and Broadway. The tower of this building is directly over what was once the back yard to the property of Jacques.
The following is a description of the property acquired by him, the location of which was in Block D, Lot 1. "April 5, 1667 - Confirmed by Governor Nicolls to Jacques Cossart (Patents Albany IV: 39).
Recites transport Jacob Leenderston Vander Grift to Simon Jansen Romelin August 26, 1666 (See Liber B, New York Co. 101), and is by him since conveyed to Jacques Cossart.
Description: South Side Marketvelt Steegh joining on the east to Nicolas Boot; on the south to Jonas Bartletts (Bartelste); on the west to Frederick Aertsen; and on the North to said Lane; continuing in breadth on the north and south sides 20 feet 3 inches; on the east side in length 48 feet and on the west side 45 feet 6 inches, Wood measure. " (See The Inconography of Manhattan Island. The Dutch Grants, Vol. II, at page 375).
Sometime after 1673 Jacques removed to a small farm on Long Island at a place known as Bushwick (now in Brooklyn). After 1685 the name of his wife appears on an old church list as "Lydia Willems, widow of Jacques Cossart." The tax lists show that he first acquired about ten acres of land which was subsequently increased to about forty acres. Records show that in 1683 he paid a total tax on personal property and realestate of L 114. At this time he had 2 horses, 5 cows, 1 hog and 18 morgens of land.
There seems to be no record of the death of Lydia Willems, widow of Jacques Cossart. Her name does not appear on the census returns of 1698, she probably died before this date. The church buildings have all disappeared and with them most of the church books and documents. The burying grounds have disappeared likewise, and no one knows positively where he or his wife were buried. One might hazard the guess that the place of their burial now lies under the paving stones or skyscrapers of Brooklyn, and not be far from the truth.
In the Walloon Church records of Frankenthal, Germany, shows that Jacques Cossart and Lea Villemin were married there August 14, 1656.
There was a tradition among grand-children and great-grandchildren of Jacques to the effect that he had two brothers who came to America. One brother remained and the other renounced his Huguenot faith and returned to Europe to claim the family fortune. If this tradition is based on fact, this may account for Jan Cossart, a wealthy merchant of New York City, who died there about 1700. His will is of record. And also for a Dr. George Cossart living in New York City about this time. There was a Joris or George Cossart who, it is claimed returned to Europe on a ship that was never afterwards heard from. The writer has never been able to connect Jan and Joris Cossart up with other members of the Cossart family and assumes they are the traditional brothers of Jacques Cossart.
The children of Jacques Cossart and his wife, Lydia Willems (or Lea Villman) are of record as follows:
CHILDREN:
4. Lea Cossart, baptised at Frankenthal, Germany, in the Walloon Church, May 31, 1657. Is mentioned in the ship's log as aged five years in 1662. Her God-father was Philippe Le Febure, and her God-mother was Lea Lanoix, the wife of Elie Charteur (or Etie Chantem). This was the eldest child of the immigrants of which we can find no further record. It is presumed she died young.
5. Rachel Cossart, baptised in the Walloon Church at Frankenthal, Bavaria, November 11, 1658. Her God-father was Eli Charteur and her God-mother was Rachel Willmin, a step daughter of Eli Charteur. We can find no further record of Rachel. It is presumed that she died in Europe prior to the emigration of her parents.
6. Susanne Cossart, christened at Frankenthal, in the Walloon Church of that little town in the Bavarian highlands, February 3, 1661. Her God-father was Charles August, and her God-mother was Susanne Poland of that place. Susanne is mentioned in the ship's log as being 18 month old in 1662 when her parents took passage on the sailing ship the "Pumerland Church". We can find no further record of this child and it is presumed she died young.
7. Jannetje Cossart, baptised in the Dutch Church of New York City, N.Y. , November 28, 1665. She died Circa 1736. Married Jacobus Goelet of New York City.
8. Jacques (Jacob) Cossart, baptised April 11, 1668 in the Dutch Church at New York City. Died in 1731. Married Anna Maria Springsteen and they are the progenitors of the Coshow, Cashow, Cashaw, Kershaw and Kershow families.
9. David Cossart, born in New York City, July 18, 1671. Was a member of the Dutch Reformed Church of that place. Died Circa 1740. Married Styntje jorts Van Horne and they are the progenitors of the Cossatrt, Cozatt, Cassat, Cassatt etc. , families. One branch use Cozart.
10. Anthony Cossart, baptised November 19, 1673. Was a member of the Dutch Freformed Church. Died in Somerset County, N.J. Date of death unknown. Married 1st Elizabeth Tymensen Valentine; married 2nd Judith. Progenitors of the Cosad, Cozad, Casad and Cozart families."
3. Private database on internet accessed 23 Jul 2019 <http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~harristomlinfamily/genealogy/cossart2.html>:
"Cossart and Cozart Families -- Generation 6
ANTHONY COSSART (COZART) was born November 14, 1673 in Manhatten Island, NY, and died 1756 in Somerville, Somerset, NJ. He married (1) ELIZABETH TYMENSON VALENTINE August 02, 1696 in Schenectady, NY, daughter of JAN VALENTINE and CATHERINE TAMAMIZER. She was born February 1673/74 in Schenectady, NY, and died 1720 in Somerset, NJ.
He married (2) JUDITH HENDRICKS ALWARD Bet. 1720 - 1723, daughter of JABEZ HENDRICKS and HANNAH MORE. She was born 1697, and died Bet. 1727 - 1792.
Notes for ANTHONY COSSART (COZART): From the book: THE COSSAIRT FAMILY by Joseph A. Cossairt (received from Joyce Nickless)
"The four sons of Anthony Cossart became the fathers of numerous families, the descendants of which are widely scattered throughout the United States and some foreign lands. By referring to old documents, church lists, etc., now on file in NY,NJ & PA, it will be found that about this time the family began changing the spelling of the name from the French & German to English and it may be found spelled in different ways, viz.,Cosad,Cosed,Casad and cosart. The descendants of the three eldest sons of Anthony's son Jacob, i.e.,Jacob,Samuel and Job, finally adopted COZAD as their name, while the descendants of his son Anthony, retained the "s" instead of a "z" in the name. Those remaining in the east, spelled it COSAD and those in the west later changed it to CASAD. (note: there are other spellings of the name. Anthony's descendants also used COZART and CAZORT)
Birth Record from Reformed Dutch Church of New Amsterdam: 19 November 1673: JACOB CASAR, LYDIA WILLEMS; Witnesses: Jean Letuer and Rachel Dircx.
Marriage record of Dutch Reformed Church: "Anthony Cousart Ingeschreven July 17, 1696, j.m.Van N.Yorck,en Lysbeth Valentine, August 2, 1696, j.d.Van Schenecatde, beyde Woonende alhier".
Bushwick Dutch Reform Church, Bushwick, Kings County, New York
He was listed on the 1701 Census of Brooklyn, NY. Listed as ANTHONY COSSAR with wife, 2 children and apprentice and 10 slaves.
March 20, 1703: Sold house and lot in Cripple Bush,Brooklyn. Migrated to the Raritan area of New Jersey by 1712 with many other settlers who left Brooklyn.(Brooklyn Deeds, Lib. 2, pg. 190)
The Cripplebush home was located at about the modern intersection of Nostrand and Flushing Ave. (This info from Bill DeCoursey website: "Ancestors of William Lawrence Ferrel".)
NEW JERSEY MAGAZINE OF HISTORY;NEW JERSEY GENEALOGY MAGAZINE v.22, p.13: "The mark of Antoni Cussaw for his cattel horses and hoss Is a halfe peny on the under side of the right eare and a nick on the upper side of the same eare opaset against the halfe peny. Entered this 17 day of March 1706/7" at Piscataway. Somerset Co.,New Jersey.
1715, ANTHONY COSAR was in the New Jersey Militia of Piscataway. Col. Thomas Farmer's Regmt., 4th Co., Capt. Thomas Wetherle. (Monette's "Early Settlers of Piscataway and Woodbridge", p.114.)
A Brooklyn census shows that his family at that time consisted of a wife, two children, an apprentice, and ten slaves, evincing the fact that the second generation of Cossarts in America were slave owners. Their farm was in the vicinity of the present site of Brooklyn Navy Yard. In 1703, they sold their house and lot in Brooklyn, and in 1712 were living at Raritan, N.J., where another son Anthony was born and was baptised into the Reformed Dutch Church, August 6, 1712.
More About ANTHONY COSSART (COZART): Baptism: November 19, 1673, Dutch Reform Church, NYC Census: 1698, Kings Co.,NY; Listed as COESAER Residence: 1703, Moved from Brooklyn to Raritan, NJ
Marriage Notes for ANTHONY (COZART) and ELIZABETH VALENTINE: Source: The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, pub. 1890 and 1940.
TROUW-BOEK 1639-26 JUNE 1702; COLLEGIATE CHURCH, NEW YORK CITY-MANHATTAN RECORDS: "Anthony Cousart, Jm. van N. Yorck,
The marriage record of Dutch Reformed Church shows "Anthony Cousart Ingeschreven July 17, 1696, j.m. Van N. Yorck en Lysbeth Valentine, August 2, 1696, j.d. Van Schenecatde, beyde Woonende alhier".
Children of ANTHONY (COZART) and ELIZABETH VALENTINE are:
i. ANTHONY J. COSSART (COZART) II, b. July 6, 1712, Raritan, Middlesex, NJ; d. 1781, Hampton's Mill Creek, Granville Co. NC.
ii. LEA COSSART (COZART), b. June 04, 1697, Brooklyn,Kings Co.,NY; d. Unknown.
iii. JACOB COSSART (COZAD), b. October 16, 1701, Long Island, NY; d. April 15, 1772, Somerset Co. NJ.
iv. WILLIAM COSSART (COZART), b. April 28, 1703; d. Unknown.
v. JANETTJE COSSART (COZART), b. April 16, 1708, Long Island, NY; d. Unknown. More About JANETTJE COSSART (COZART): Baptism: April 28, 1708, Dutch Reformed Church
vi. JOHANNES COSSART (COZART), b. August 6, 1711; d. 1757; m. CATALYNTJE; b. 1711; d. Unknown. More About JOHANNES COSSART (COZART): Baptism: November 11, 1711, Dutch Reformed Church.
Children of ANTHONY (COZART) and JUDITH ALWARD are:
vii. ELIZABETH COSSART, b. 1723; d. Unknown.
viii. DAVID COSSART, b. August 01, 1725; d. Unknown.
ix. WILLIAM COSSART, d. Unknown."
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