Isabella Matheson

F
     Isabella Matheson married John MacPherson. Isabella Matheson died in Ontario, Canada. She was born in Parish of Rogart, Scotland.

Family: John MacPherson

John Muldrow

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Family:

Issachar Cozzens Jr

M, b. 15 December 1780, d. 17 April 1865
FatherIssachar Cozzens b. 21 Aug 1754, d. 18 Jan 1840
MotherMary Daniels b. 16 Nov 1753, d. 15 Oct 1798
Issachar Cozzens Jr
     Issachar Cozzens Jr was born on 15 December 1780 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.1 He married Mary Ann Spinks in 1810. Issachar Cozzens Jr died on 17 April 1865 in Guttenberg at age 84.2
     He served in the army, and like many of his compatriots, was attracted to, and became a member of the Tammany Society, which at the time was meeting at a tavern owned by Abraham Martling.
Issachar, Jr. was to become one of the officers of the Society, serving as “Wiskinski” (doorkeeper) in 1811. He fought in the War of 1812 and continued to serve Tammany. The society, which had strong connections with the city government often managed to gain employment for its members.2 On 6 April 1808, Issachar Cozzens Jr was a member of the Tammany Hall Committee that erected the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument in Brooklyn, New York. Coincidently, Lieutenant Colonel James Piper (1741) was one of the martyrs.3 He was an inspector of horse manure, a position which he likely obtained from his Tammany Hall connections. He is mentioned in the minutes of the City Council of the City of New York, dated 1 October 1821.2
Issachar Cozzens Jr was a member of the Lyceum of the Natural History of New York, which was later to become the New York Academy of Sciences, and eventually merged into the New York Historical Society which today has a grand museum on New York’s Central Park West, and has the Issachar Cozzens portfolio, a collection of all of his papers, in its archives. He became the Librarian and Superintendent of the Lyceum and served in that capacity from 1839 to 1844.
He was a well-known chemist, naturalist, geologist, and mineralogist, and a "New York distiller."2 He authored a "Geological History of Manhattan or New York Island". Capt. A.W. Vogdes, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, wrote in the American Geologist in 1899:
"...still considered an authority on this subject. The author first undertook to make a geological map with sections for his own amusement and study, to which he added historical facts, anecdotes and reminiscences of the city, so that the book might be interesting to the general reader, and 'might induce some to read and become interested in the greatest of all sciences."2

Family: Mary Ann Spinks

Citations

  1. [S66] David Livingston, Colonial Cozzens, 2011 (New York City, New York, https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/…[:WEB]), p. 57.. HEREINAFTER CITED AS Colonial Cozzens.
  2. [S97] David J. Livingston, Horse Puckies, June 2013 (13117 Manitoba Drive NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA). Hereinafter cited as Horse Puckies.
  3. [S264] David Livingston, Piper - Cozzens - A Coincidental Tale, 4 July 2010, ). Hereinafter cited as Piper - Cozzens - A Coincidental Tale.

Frederick Smith Cozzens

M, b. 3 March 1786, d. 1862
FatherIssachar Cozzens b. 21 Aug 1754, d. 18 Jan 1840
MotherMary Daniels b. 16 Nov 1753, d. 15 Oct 1798
     Frederick Smith Cozzens was born on 3 March 1786 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.1 He married Lucy Backhouse in 1817.2 Frederick Smith Cozzens died in 1862.
     He was elected the first Librarian of the Lyceum of the Natural History of New York in 1824 at New York City, New York, USA.

Family: Lucy Backhouse b. 1780

Citations

  1. [S65] David Livingston, Cozzens' Hotels West Point and New York, 2009 (New York City, New York, https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/…[:WEB]), p. 2. HEREINAFTER CITED AS Cozzens' Hotels.
  2. [S66] David Livingston, Colonial Cozzens, 2011 (New York City, New York, https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/…[:WEB]), p. 60. HEREINAFTER CITED AS Colonial Cozzens.

Frederick Swartwout Cozzens

M, b. 5 March 1818, d. 23 December 1869
FatherFrederick Smith Cozzens b. 3 Mar 1786, d. 1862
MotherLucy Backhouse b. 1780
Frederick Swartwout Cozzens, c1850
     Frederick Swartwout Cozzens was born on 5 March 1818 in New York City, New York, USA. He died on 23 December 1869 in Brooklyn, New York, USA, at age 51.
     He was an American humorist, born in New York City. He became in early life a wine merchant, and later editor of the Wine Press. He had previously contributed humorous poems and articles to magazines, and in 1853 he issued his first volume, Prismatics, under the pen name "Richard Haywarde." Then came the Sparrowgrass Papers, first published in The Knickerbocker, and in 1856 as a widely read volume. They dealt with the trials of a city man who undertakes to run a country home (near Yonkers). Three years later (1859) he published a volume of travel sketches, Acadia; or a Sojourn among the Blue Noses. Soon after the American Civil War he failed in a business promoting the sale of native wines, and retired from Yonkers, New York to Rahway, New Jersey.1

Family:

Citations

  1. [S7] Wikipedia article on Frederick Swartwout Cozzens, online http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Swartwout_Cozzens. Hereinafter cited as Wiki.

Frederick Schiller Cozzens

M, b. 11 October 1846
FatherFrederick Swartwout Cozzens b. 5 Mar 1818, d. 23 Dec 1869
     Frederick Schiller Cozzens was born on 11 October 1846.
     He graduated in 1868 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA.

Sarah Martling

F, b. 1793, d. 1813
FatherAbraham Martling
     Sarah Martling was born in 1793. She married William Brown Cozzens, son of Issachar Cozzens and Mary Daniels, circa 1810. Sarah Martling died in 1813, perhaps associated with childbirth.

Family 1: (?) Wener

Family 2: William Brown Cozzens b. 24 Sep 1787, d. 13 Mar 1864

(?) Wener

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Family: Sarah Martling b. 1793, d. 1813

Abraham Martling

M
     Abraham Martling was the keeper of Martling's Tavern, in early Manhattan, which was to become the meeting place of the Tammany Society.1

Family:

Citations

  1. [S94] David J. Livingston, Abraham Martling Cozzens, 1811-1868, 2014 (13117 Manitoba Drive NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA), p. 1. Hereinafter cited as Abraham Martling Cozzens.

Abraham Martling Cozzens

M, b. 3 June 1811, d. 6 February 1868
FatherWilliam Brown Cozzens b. 24 Sep 1787, d. 13 Mar 1864
MotherSarah Martling b. 1793, d. 1813
Abraham Martling Cozzens
     Abraham Martling Cozzens was born on 3 June 1811 in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA.1 He married Marion Anne Curtis, daughter of Thomas D Moore, circa 1834.2 Abraham Martling Cozzens married Susan Antoinette Kelley in January 1859.2 Abraham Martling Cozzens died on 6 February 1868 at Manhattan, New York, New York, USA, at age 56.3 He was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA.1
     He chose not to go into the hotel business, but instead took a position with Thomas D. Moore, an importer and dealer of fine glassware.2 Abraham Cozzens had become a respected and moderately wealthy merchant at a young age. And through connections and friendships he must have established earlier, he became associated with an informal group, the Sketch Club, which consisted of some of the literary and artistic notables of the city at the time. He was later a member of a similar organization, called the Century Club.4
The American Art Union (AAU) was formed in 1849. A number of prominent citizens were named to the Committee of Management. In addition to their function as an administrative body, they were the ones to receive, review, and recommend the acceptance and purchase of any art works to be purchased, displayed and ultimately distributed. Abraham Martling Cozzens was named to this Committee in 1840, and he served until 1850 when he became President, an office he held until the Union was dissolved in 1853. David Livingston's discussion in the endnote reference is worth the read.5
On 16 January 1863, an announcement appeared in New York papers, announcing the formation of the New York Kerosene Oil Company. Cozzens was one of the officers. He owned most of the shares and became President of the company, now named Cozzens Kerosene Oil. After a fire in 1865 that destroyed their production facility in Blissville, Long Island, Abraham and his son Thomas attempted to rebuild the company.3 The Cozzens Kerosene Oil Company eventually failed as did Abraham Martling Cozzens.3 He died about a week after lawsuits were started against him after his business failed. His doctor claimed death was caused by the failures and the anxiety over the lawsuits.
Cozzens was not held personally liable for the debts of the company, but he was still personally insolvent, and within a month of his death, his property was sold at auction. All the etchings that he had been issued as a subscriber to the American Art Union, and his private library, which consisted of 367 lots of both individual and multi-volume editions, were sold April 22 and 23, 1868, at the Clinton Hall Book Sale Rooms & Art Galleries, on Astor Place. The Catalogue of the book auction described it as “Comprising a Very Choice and Elegant Collection of Books in Various Departments of Literature, in Fine Bindings and best Editions, many very scarce and valuable.” The event was very well attended, as Cozzens was recognized as one of the finest collectors of American Contemporary Art at the time.6

Family 1: Marion Anne Curtis b. c 1817, d. 1846

Family 2: Susan Antoinette Kelley

Citations

  1. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Memorial ID 108496716. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S94] David J. Livingston, Abraham Martling Cozzens, 1811-1868, 2014 (13117 Manitoba Drive NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA), p. 2. Hereinafter cited as Abraham Martling Cozzens.
  3. [S94] David J. Livingston, Abraham Martling Cozzens, p. 13.
  4. [S94] David J. Livingston, Abraham Martling Cozzens, p. 3.
  5. [S94] David J. Livingston, Abraham Martling Cozzens, p. 8.
  6. [S94] David J. Livingston, Abraham Martling Cozzens, p. 14.

Henry Rutgers Cozzens

M, b. 1813, d. 1813
FatherWilliam Brown Cozzens b. 24 Sep 1787, d. 13 Mar 1864
MotherSarah Martling b. 1793, d. 1813
     Henry Rutgers Cozzens died in 1813 at infancy. He was born in 1813.

Deborah Cozzens

F, b. 17 March 1724, d. 28 April 1803
FatherLeonard Cozzens b. 1690, d. 2 May 1769
MotherMargaret Taylor b. 5 Jul 1689, d. 10 Sep 1751
     Deborah Cozzens was born on 17 March 1724 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.1 She died on 28 April 1803 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, at age 79.2
     In “Colonial Cozzens,” David Livingston comes to the important conclusion about the parentage of Issachar Cozzens (105) (excerpts of which are extracted below – I have marked (I) to show the father from Providence and Newport and (II) to indicate the father of Issachar Cozzens):
"Deborah Cozzens and Issachar Pollock (II) were never married. Issachar Pollock (II) was already married and had a wife and at least one son in New York at the time Deborah was supposed to have secretly married him. There is a listing in the American Genealogical - Biographical Index of an Issachar Pollock born in 1750 in New York, Vol. 138, page 216.
I believe this to be the son of Issachar Pollock (I) of Providence and Newport.
Issachar (II) returned to New York, his signature appears on an oath of loyalty to King George III drawn in Queen’s County (New York) 21st October 1776. … The evidence I have of an Issachar Pollock transacting business in New York in the 1780’s and 90’s are probably referring to what I believe is his son, [Issachar (II)] born in 1750. … The 1790 Federal Census of New York City and County, Dock Ward, lists Issachar Pollock (II) as head of a household of five.
I have no doubt that Issachar Pollock was the father of a son by Deborah Cozzens that she named Issachar. The story that they were secretly married in 1752 was probably made up in an attempt to bring some legitimacy to the birth…My theory, and I confess it is only that, is Deborah, well into her twenties and unmarried, …was seduced by Issachar Pollock, and not suspecting that he was already married, moved into his rooms in Providence, fully expecting to become his wife and mother of his child.
When Issachar (II)... was confronted after an extended absence from Rhode Island, by a son, he realized the problems, including expulsion from the Colony, not to mention his religious family, he ran, leaving Deborah to fend for herself. Leonard and Margaret took their daughter and her child back into their home, and he was raised as their grandchild, and automatically, assumed the name Cozzens."3

Family: Issachar Pollock

Citations

  1. [S4] Ed. R. H. Tilley, "Genealogical Notes", Rhode Island Historical Magazine Vol 1, No 6 (July 1885). Hereinafter cited as "Rhode Island Historical Magazine."
  2. [S66] David Livingston, Colonial Cozzens, 2011 (New York City, New York, https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/…[:WEB]), p. 52. HEREINAFTER CITED AS Colonial Cozzens.
  3. [S66] David Livingston, Colonial Cozzens, p. 50.

Leonard Cozzens1

M, b. 1690, d. 2 May 1769
     Leonard Cozzens was born in 1690 at Devises, England. Alexander Ross Piper cites Harmon Cozzens who quotes Leonard's family bible as "in the Parish of All Commings in Wiltshire, England near Devizes (about 6 miles away) 'the nearest market town' ".2 He married Margaret Taylor, daughter of Robert Taylor and Deborah Peckham, in July 1712. Leonard Cozzens married Sarah Wheatley on 6 April 1758 at Friends Meeting House in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.3 Leonard Cozzens died on 2 May 1769 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.1
     The Cozzens name comes from the Middle English as Cousin and Old French where it was Cusin. It is generally believed to be derived from the word meaning "relative." The name began to appear in England around the time of the Norman Conquest, 1066.4
This effort on the Cozzen family relies heavily on the excellent work done by David Livingston, which he documented in several papers. The most important of these are "Cozzens' Hotels West Point and New York".5 And "Colonial Cozzens."6 My efforts here are not intended to duplicate David's detailed work, but rather to capture certain bits of information, and to provide pointers to the reader for more in-depth information. He emigrated in 1711 from Devises, England.7 He was a tailor. In fact, he was referred to as "Newport's finest tailor" which gave him entry to the social set in Newport.3 3 May 1715, he was admitted as a "freeman of the Colony of Rhode Island."8
From Frederick Swartwout Cozzens:
"Most of the descendants of Leonard Cozzens were seafaring men, and in colonial times...[took charge] of the colony artillery ...having learned it on shipboard. ...Sea Quakers are adept in serving this kind of war tackle, as they are cool in the engagement, always put powder enough in the touch hole, and fire low; hence all marine weapons of any calibre beyond a musket were formerly called Quaker Guns."8

Family 1: Margaret Taylor b. 5 Jul 1689, d. 10 Sep 1751

Family 2: Sarah Wheatley b. c 1738

Citations

  1. [S4] Ed. R. H. Tilley, "Genealogical Notes", Rhode Island Historical Magazine Vol 1, No 6 (July 1885). Hereinafter cited as "Rhode Island Historical Magazine."
  2. [S103] Alexander Ross Piper, The Cozzens Family, unpublished (13117 Manitoba Drive NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA), p. 1. Hereinafter cited as The Cozzens Family.
  3. [S66] David Livingston, Colonial Cozzens, 2011 (New York City, New York, https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/…[:WEB]), p. 13. HEREINAFTER CITED AS Colonial Cozzens.
  4. [S103] Alexander Ross Piper, The Cozzens Family.
  5. [S65] David Livingston, Cozzens' Hotels West Point and New York, 2009 (New York City, New York, https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/…[:WEB]). HEREINAFTER CITED AS Cozzens' Hotels.
  6. [S66] David Livingston, Colonial Cozzens.
  7. [S66] David Livingston, Colonial Cozzens, p. 35-36.
  8. [S124] Frederick Swartwout Cozzens, Autobiographical Sketch of Frederick Swartwout Cozzens in "The Sayings of Dr. Bushwacker, wise and otherwise", 1880 (13117 Manitoba Drive NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA). Hereinafter cited as Autobiographical sketch.

Margaret Taylor

F, b. 5 July 1689, d. 10 September 1751
FatherRobert Taylor b. 1653, d. 1707
MotherDeborah Peckham b. 1671, d. 1707
     Margaret Taylor was born on 5 July 1689.1 She married Leonard Cozzens in July 1712. Margaret Taylor died on 10 September 1751 at age 62.2

Family: Leonard Cozzens b. 1690, d. 2 May 1769

Citations

  1. [S66] David Livingston, Colonial Cozzens, 2011 (New York City, New York, https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/…[:WEB]), p. 8. HEREINAFTER CITED AS Colonial Cozzens.
  2. [S4] Ed. R. H. Tilley, "Genealogical Notes", Rhode Island Historical Magazine Vol 1, No 6 (July 1885). Hereinafter cited as "Rhode Island Historical Magazine."

Issachar Pollock

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FatherIssachar Pollock
     Issachar Pollock lived with a wife and family at New York City, New York, USA, after 1750.

Family: Deborah Cozzens b. 17 Mar 1724, d. 28 Apr 1803

Robert Cozzens

M, b. 17 April 1713, d. 19 December 1764
FatherLeonard Cozzens b. 1690, d. 2 May 1769
MotherMargaret Taylor b. 5 Jul 1689, d. 10 Sep 1751
     Robert Cozzens was born on 17 April 1713 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.1 He married Elizabeth Lynde on 22 May 1735 at Congregational Church of Little Compton in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA.1 Robert Cozzens died on 19 December 1764 near Southold, Long Island at age 51, when the "Don Carlos" was driven ashore in a violent snowstorm with his brother Joseph in command.

Family: Elizabeth Lynde b. 2 Jun 1715

Citations

  1. [S66] David Livingston, Colonial Cozzens, 2011 (New York City, New York, https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/…[:WEB]), p. 18. HEREINAFTER CITED AS Colonial Cozzens.

Matthew Cozzens1

M, b. 12 November 1715
FatherLeonard Cozzens b. 1690, d. 2 May 1769
MotherMargaret Taylor b. 5 Jul 1689, d. 10 Sep 1751
     Matthew Cozzens was born on 12 November 1715 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. He diedyoung.
     Matthew Cozzens was also known as Nathan. Matthew is the name in the Family Bible; Historical Society shows Nathan.

Citations

  1. [S4] Ed. R. H. Tilley, "Genealogical Notes", Rhode Island Historical Magazine Vol 1, No 6 (July 1885). Hereinafter cited as "Rhode Island Historical Magazine."

Eleanor Cozzens1

F, b. 15 November 1718, d. 6 July 1806
FatherLeonard Cozzens b. 1690, d. 2 May 1769
MotherMargaret Taylor b. 5 Jul 1689, d. 10 Sep 1751
     Eleanor Cozzens was born on 15 November 1718 at Newport, Rhode Island, USA, (Also cited as August 15, 1718.)2 She married Robert Feke, son of (?) Feke, on 23 September 1742 at First Baptist Church of Newport in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.2 Eleanor Cozzens died on 6 July 1806 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA, at age 87. She was buried at Friends Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

Family: Robert Feke b. 1705, d. c 1752

Citations

  1. [S4] Ed. R. H. Tilley, "Genealogical Notes", Rhode Island Historical Magazine Vol 1, No 6 (July 1885). Hereinafter cited as "Rhode Island Historical Magazine."
  2. [S66] David Livingston, Colonial Cozzens, 2011 (New York City, New York, https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/…[:WEB]), p. 22. HEREINAFTER CITED AS Colonial Cozzens.
  3. [S68] James N. Arnold, compiler, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850 (Providence, Rhode Island: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1895), p. 23. Hereinafter cited as Vital Record of Rhode Island.
  4. [S66] David Livingston, Colonial Cozzens, p. 23.
  5. [S66] David Livingston, Colonial Cozzens, p. 24.
  6. [S66] David Livingston, Colonial Cozzens, p. 24.

Peter Cozzens

M, b. 5 March 1720, d. 2 February 1810
FatherLeonard Cozzens b. 1690, d. 2 May 1769
MotherMargaret Taylor b. 5 Jul 1689, d. 10 Sep 1751
     Peter Cozzens was born on 5 March 1720 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.1 He married Phoebe Tailer circa 1745. Peter Cozzens died on 2 February 1810 at age 89.

Family: Phoebe Tailer b. 26 Aug 1723, d. 1793

Citations

  1. [S66] David Livingston, Colonial Cozzens, 2011 (New York City, New York, https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/…[:WEB]), p. 27. HEREINAFTER CITED AS Colonial Cozzens.

Joseph Cozzens

M, b. 30 October 1721, d. 19 December 1764
FatherLeonard Cozzens b. 1690, d. 2 May 1769
MotherMargaret Taylor b. 5 Jul 1689, d. 10 Sep 1751
     Joseph Cozzens was born on 30 October 1721 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. He married Mary Casey, daughter of John Casey and Elizabeth (?), on 2 January 1751; also 1752 in other record.1 Joseph Cozzens died on 19 December 1764 near Southold, Long Island, New York, USA, at age 43, when the "Don Carlos" was driven ashore in a violent snowstorm with his brother Robert on board.2

Family: Mary Casey b. 2 Jan 1720, d. 19 Feb 1765

Citations

  1. [S68] James N. Arnold, compiler, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850 (Providence, Rhode Island: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1895), p. 13. Hereinafter cited as Vital Record of Rhode Island.
  2. [S66] David Livingston, Colonial Cozzens, 2011 (New York City, New York, https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/…[:WEB]), p. 34-37.. HEREINAFTER CITED AS Colonial Cozzens.

Benjamin Cozzens1

M, b. 30 October 1721, d. 28 August 1802
FatherLeonard Cozzens b. 1690, d. 2 May 1769
MotherMargaret Taylor b. 5 Jul 1689, d. 10 Sep 1751
     Benjamin Cozzens was born on 30 October 1721 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. He married Anne Brown, daughter of George Brown, on 4 January 1747. Benjamin Cozzens died on 28 August 1802 at age 80.1

Family: Anne Brown b. 1726, d. 8 Aug 1790

Citations

  1. [S5] William Richard Cutter, editor, New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial, Volume III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1914), p. 1275. Hereinafter cited as New England Families.
  2. [S66] David Livingston, Colonial Cozzens, 2011 (New York City, New York, https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/…[:WEB]), p. 39.. HEREINAFTER CITED AS Colonial Cozzens.

Deborah Cozzens

F, b. 13 April 1716
FatherLeonard Cozzens b. 1690, d. 2 May 1769
MotherMargaret Taylor b. 5 Jul 1689, d. 10 Sep 1751
     Deborah Cozzens was born on 13 April 1716 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.1 She diedyoung.

Citations

  1. [S4] Ed. R. H. Tilley, "Genealogical Notes", Rhode Island Historical Magazine Vol 1, No 6 (July 1885). Hereinafter cited as "Rhode Island Historical Magazine."

Matthew Cozzens

M, b. 4 July 1726, d. 1779
FatherLeonard Cozzens b. 1690, d. 2 May 1769
MotherMargaret Taylor b. 5 Jul 1689, d. 10 Sep 1751
     Matthew Cozzens was born on 4 July 1726 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.1 He married Sarah Easton in 1752 at Trinity Church in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.2 Matthew Cozzens married Elizabeth Tillinghast in 1754 at Trinity Church in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.2 Matthew Cozzens died in 1779 in Charlestown, South Carolina, USA.
     He was a successful sailor and member of the Newport Marine Society.2 He was a privateer, commissioned by King George II, operating and owning a share of the ship "Defiance" a brigantine, out of Newport. in 1756 at Newport, Rhode Island, USA.1 He was exiled under provisions of the "Test Act" promulgated by the Assembly of Newport, which required loyalty to the American Revolution. His early business interests, including as a privateer, would make that difficult. The entire story is described in "Colonial Cozzens."

This is likely the Matthew Cozzens who freed Richard Cozzens, the musician in the Colonial Army, as described by David Livingston, in "Richard - Another Cozzens".3,4

Family 1: Sarah Easton

Family 2: Elizabeth Tillinghast b. 1730, d. 25 Mar 1805

Citations

  1. [S66] David Livingston, Colonial Cozzens, 2011 (New York City, New York, https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/…[:WEB]), p. 62.. HEREINAFTER CITED AS Colonial Cozzens.
  2. [S66] David Livingston, Colonial Cozzens, p. 65.
  3. [S265] David Livingston, Richard - Another Cozzens, December 2014). Hereinafter cited as Richard - Another Cozzens.
  4. [S66] David Livingston, Colonial Cozzens, p. 67-71.

William Cozzens

M, b. 16 January 1728, d. 9 January 1799
FatherLeonard Cozzens b. 1690, d. 2 May 1769
MotherMargaret Taylor b. 5 Jul 1689, d. 10 Sep 1751
     William Cozzens was born on 16 January 1728 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. He married Sarah Casey, daughter of John Casey and Mary (?), in 1752. William Cozzens died on 9 January 1799 at age 70.1 He was buried at Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

Family: Sarah Casey d. 21 Jul 1795

Citations

  1. [S66] David Livingston, Colonial Cozzens, 2011 (New York City, New York, https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/…[:WEB]), p. 75.. HEREINAFTER CITED AS Colonial Cozzens.
  2. [S68] James N. Arnold, compiler, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850 (Providence, Rhode Island: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1895), p. 97. Hereinafter cited as Vital Record of Rhode Island.

Charles Cozzens

M, b. 16 January 1728, d. 30 January 1779
FatherLeonard Cozzens b. 1690, d. 2 May 1769
MotherMargaret Taylor b. 5 Jul 1689, d. 10 Sep 1751
     Charles Cozzens was born on 16 January 1728 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. He married Sarah Feke, daughter of (?) Feke, in 1749.1 Charles Cozzens died on 30 January 1779 in Prince Edward, Maryland, USA, at age 51.1

Family: Sarah Feke b. 1729

Citations

  1. [S66] David Livingston, Colonial Cozzens, 2011 (New York City, New York, https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/…[:WEB]), p. 75.. HEREINAFTER CITED AS Colonial Cozzens.

Gregory Cozzens

M, b. 5 June 1730, d. 26 November 1818
FatherLeonard Cozzens b. 1690, d. 2 May 1769
MotherMargaret Taylor b. 5 Jul 1689, d. 10 Sep 1751
     Gregory Cozzens was born on 5 June 1730 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. He married Mary Fry in 1756. Gregory Cozzens died on 26 November 1818 at age 88; (might be 1 December 1818.)
     He was a sea Captain. In 1776, he was involved in a naval encounter in Narragansett Bay, where two British warships, a "brig" and a sloop were at anchor. The brig and the sloop, loaded with provisions and salt, were captured by the American revolutionaries from under the nose of the British warship. He was the Captain of the sloop, and assumed to be under British control, or commandeered by them.1 In 1777, Gregory Cozzens was Captain of the "George", where because of an apparent mutiny, his ship was seized, sailed to North Britain, and he was "imprisoned on the prison ship 'Revenue' in Glascow." The ship was sold at auction. Later, Gregory Cozzens was chartered to sail a ship to support the revolutionary forces at Charleston in April 1780.2

Family: Mary Fry d. c 1800

Citations

  1. [S66] David Livingston, Colonial Cozzens, 2011 (New York City, New York, https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/…[:WEB]), p. 77. HEREINAFTER CITED AS Colonial Cozzens.
  2. [S66] David Livingston, Colonial Cozzens, p. 79.