Cossen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Cossen family
The surname Cossen was first found in Hessen, where the name was closely identified in the early period of history with the feudal society which would become prominent throughout Europe. The name would later emerge as an influential noble family, having many distinguished branches, and well known for its involvement in social, economic and political affairs.
Early History of the Cossen family
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Cossen Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Gosen, Göser, Goses, Gossen, Gossens, Gossel, Gosser, Gosset, Kossen and many more.
Early Notables of the Cossen family
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Cossen migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Cossen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- Henry Cossen, who landed in Virginia in 1643 1
Cossen migration to West Indies +
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
Citations +
- 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