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![Show Contents]() Cossen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The Pictish clans of ancient Scotland were the ancestors of first people to use the name Cossen. The name was found in the lands of Cossins near the Castle of Glamis, the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth II. Early Origins of the Cossen familyThe surname Cossen was first found in Angus (Gaelic: Aonghas), part of the Tayside region of northeastern Scotland, and present day Council Area of Angus, formerly known as Forfar or Forfarshire, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Cossen familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cossen research. Another 119 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1509 and 1660 are included under the topic Early Cossen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cossen Spelling VariationsIn the Middle ages, spelling and translation were not yet regulated by any general rules. spelling variations in names were common even among members of one family unit. Cossen has appeared Cossens, Cossins, Cossons, Cosen, Cosens and others. Early Notables of the Cossen familyNotable amongst the Clan at this time was - Thomas Cossens as recorded at Glamis Castle dated 1509
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Faced by this persecution and the generally unstable political climate of those days, many Scots chose to leave their homeland for Ireland, Australia, and North America in search of greater opportunity and freedom. The colonies across the Atlantic were the most popular choice, but a passage there was neither cheap nor easily suffered. Passengers arrived sick and poor, but those who made it intact often found land and more tolerant societies in which to live. These brave settlers formed the backbone of the burgeoning nations of Canada and the United States. It is only this century that the ancestors of these families have begun to recover their collective identity through the patriotic highland games and Clan societies that have sprung up throughout North America. Research into early immigration and passenger lists revealed many immigrants bearing the name Cossen:
Cossen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Henry Cossen, who landed in Virginia in 1643 1
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The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2Cossen Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- Elizabeth Cossen who settled in Barbados in 1635
- Elizabeth Cossen, aged 25, who arrived in Barbados in 1635 1
- Miss Elizabeth Cossen, (b. 1610), aged 25, British settler travelling from Gravesend, England aboard the ship "Falcon" arriving in Barbados in 1636 3
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
- Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's retrieved 28th September 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
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Cossen migration to the United States 
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