Cossitt Family Information

 

Ambrose Cossitt
[son of Rene Cossitt, Jr. and Phoebe Hillyar]
born: 17 September 1749 - Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut
died: 9 July 1809 - Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
buried:
married: 1 May 1776 - Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
wife: Anne Catherine Cole
[daughter of Rev. Samuel Cole and Mary Dean]
born: 1752 - Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
died: 28 September 1828 - Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
buried:

Children of Ambrose Cossitt and Anna Catherine Cole Cossitt:

1. Anne Catherine Cossitt
born: 5 May 1777 - Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
died:
buried:
1st marriage:
1st husband: Ezra Myrick
[son of ? Myrick and ? ?]
born:
died:
buried:

2nd marriage of Anne Catherine Cossitt: 1798 -
2nd husband of Anne Catherine Cossitt: Henry Perkins
[son of ? Perkins and ? ?]
born:
died:
buried:

Children of Anne Catherine Cossitt (Myrick) Perkins and Henry Perkins:

1.1. Henry Perkins

1.2. Anne Catherine Perkins
born: 1800 -

 

2. Mary Alma Cossitt
born: 26 February 1781 - Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
died: 9 October 1862 -
buried:
married: 26 June 1820 -
husband: Joshua Raymond Jewett
[son of ? Jewett and ? ?]
born:
died:
buried:

Children of Mary Alma Cossitt Jewett and Joshua Raymond Jewett:

2.1. Henry Lee Jewett
born: 28 August 1821 - Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut
died: 29 January 1897 -

2.2. Sidney Jewett
born: 31 July 1823 -
died: 4 August 1849 - Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut

2.3. Patrick Henry Jewett
born: 3 March 1825 - Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut
died: 27 February 1896 - Jeffersonville, Indiana

 

3. Elizabeth "Betsy" Ruth Cossitt
born: 21 February 1783 (another source has 1786) - Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
died: 21 February 1879 - Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan
buried:
1st marriage:
1st husband: Simeon Wight
[son of ? Wight and ? ?]
born:
died:
buried:

2nd marriage of Elizabeth Ruth Cossitt: 17 November 1802 - Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
2nd husband of Elizabeth Ruth Cossitt: Bliss Stebbins
[son of ? Stebbins and ? ?]
born: 12 December 1777 - Willisham, Hampden County, Massachusetts
died: 10 March 1826 - Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont

Children of Elizabeth Ruth Cossitt Stebbins and Bliss Stebbins:

3.1. Phoebe Lavinia Stebbins

3.2. Ann Mary Stebbins

3.3. Courtland Bliss Stebbins

3.4. Elizabeth Ruth Stebbins

3.5. Francois Rene Stebbins

 

4. Ambrose Cossitt, Jr.
born: 28 August 1785 - Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
died: 7 April 1866 - Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
buried:
1840 Census - Sullivan County, New Hampshire
married: 29 September 1805 -
wife: Martha "Patty" Walker
[daughter of ? Walker and ? ?]
born: 1 February 1787 - Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
died: 21 September 1849 - Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
buried:

Children of Ambrose Cossitt and Martha Walker Cossitt:

4.1. George Ambrose Cossitt

4.2. Lucy Fisher Cossitt

4.3. John Francois Cossitt

4.4. Emily Ruth Cossitt

4.5. Charlotte Lavinia Cossitt

4.6. Harriet Elizabeth Cossitt

 

5. Samuel Cole Cossitt
born: 13 February 1788 (another source has 1787) -Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
died: 1865 in Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio
buried:
married: 1809 -
wife: Ruana Kenison
[daughter of ? Kenison and ? ?]
born: 1790 -
died: August 1839 - New Albany, Illinois
buried:

Children of Samuel Cole Cossitt and Ruana Kenison Cossitt:

5.1. Henry Francois (Franceway) Cossitt

5.2. Clarissa Lucinda Cossitt

5.3. Elizabeth Ruth Cossitt

5.4. Adeline Maria Cossitt

5.5. George Francois Cossitt

5.6. William Francois Cossitt

5.7. Sarah Lucinda Cossitt

5.8. Charles Cossitt

 

6. Franceway Ranna Cossitt
Francois Rene Cossitt
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
born: 24 April 1790 - Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
died: 3 Feb 1863 - Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee
buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery - Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee
1830 Census - Caldwell County, Kentucky
1840 Census -
1850 Census - Wilson County, Tennessee
1860 Census - Wilson County, Tennessee
1st marriage: 19 Feb 1822 -
1st wife: Lucinda Blair
[daughter of ? Blair and ? ?]
born: Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee
died: March 1833 - Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky
buried: Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky

Children of Franceway Ranna Cossitt and Lucinda Blair Cossitt:

6.1. Anne Catherine Cossitt
born: 11 October 1824 -
died: 8 May 1849 -
buried:
married:
husband: James Houston Fisher
[son of ? Fisher and ? ?]
born: c1810 - North Carolina
died:
buried:
1850 Census - Wilson County, Tennessee

Children of Anne Catherine Cossitt Fisher and James Fisher:

6.1.1. Alice A. Fisher
born: c1845 - Tennessee
died:
buried:
1850 Census - Wilson County, Tennessee
1860 Census - Wilson County, Tennessee
married:
husband: Samuel G. Stratton
[son of ? Stratton and ? ?]
born:
died:
buried:

Children of Alice A. Fisher Stratton and Samuel G. Stratton:

6.1.1.1. Francois Cossitt Stratton
born:
died:
buried:
married:
wife:

Child of Francois Cossitt Stratton and wife:

6.1.1.1.1. Francois Cossitt Stratton, Jr.

 

6.1.1.2. Houston Fisher Stratton

 

6.2. Asbury Haspending Cossitt
born: 1828 -
died: 2 February 1846 - Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee
buried:
married:
wife:
born:
died:
buried:

6.3. Mary Ellen Cossitt
born: 1 August 1830 -
died: 1851 -
buried:
married:
husband: John Sappington
[son of ? Sappington and ? ?]
born:
died:
buried:

Children of Mary Cossitt Sappington and John Sappington:

6.3.1. ? Sappington

 

6.4. Susan Cossitt
born:
died:
buried:

6.5. Lucinda Louise Cossitt
born: c1830/1832 - Kentucky
died: July 1875 - Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee
buried:
1850 Census - Wilson County, Tennessee (living with father and stepmother)
married:
husband: Edward I. Golladay
[son of ? Golladay and ? ?]
born:
died: Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
buried:

Children of Lucinda Cossitt Golladay and Edward I. Golladay:

6.5.1. Frances "Fannie" Cossitt Golladay
born: 11 October 1868 - Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee
died: 18 October 1915 - Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
buried: Elmwood Cemetery
married: 26 May 1898 - New York City, New York County, New York
husband: Asbury Gamewell LaMotte
[son of Thomas Jefferson Talley LaMotte and Mary Harriet Beard]
born: 11 December 1868 - Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
died: 27 April 1929 - Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
buried:

Children of Frances Cossitt Golladay LaMotte and Asbury Gamewell LaMotte:

6.5.1.1. Edward Isaac LaMotte
born: 8 April 1899 -
died: 21 May 1899 -

6.5.1.2. Asbury Gamewell LaMotte, Jr.
born: 2 May 1900 -
died: 1 November 1969 -

6.5.1.3. Louis Cossitt LaMotte
born: 3 March 1902 - Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
died: 27 March 1991 - Maxton, Robeson County, North Carolina
buried:
married: 10 June 1926 - Clinton, South Carolina
wife: Sarah Hunter
[daughter of ? Hunter and ? ?]
born: 25 June 1900 - Laurens County, South Carolina
died: 27 December 1991 - Maxton, Robeson County, North Carolina
buried: Oak Grove Cemetery - Maxton, Robeson County, North Carolina

Children of Louis Cossitt LaMotte and Sarah Hunter LaMotte:

6.5.1.3.1. Louis Cossitt LaMotte, Jr.
born: 21 January 1928 - Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina
married: 31 December 1948 -
wife: Lila Jean Magruder
[daughter of ? Magruder and ? ?]
born: 28 April 1926 - Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio

6.5.1.3.2. ? LaMotte

6.5.1.3.3. ? LaMotte

6.5.1.4. Francis "Frank" William LaMotte
born: 2 September 1903 -
died: 19 June 1988 -
buried: Elmwood Cemetery - Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
married:
wife: Dorothy Hagood Cantey
[daughter of Louis Reeve Hagood and Louise Johnson]
born: 2 January 1906 -
died: 3 November 1989 -
buried: Elmwood Cemetery - Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina

Children of Francis William LaMotte and Dorothy Hagood Cantey LaMotte:

6.5.1.4.1. Francis William "Bill" LaMotte, Jr.
born: 21 June 1944 -
married: 8 June 1968 -
wife: Paula Diane Speight
[daughter of Charles Norman Speight and Pauline Brewer]

Children of Francis William LaMotte, Jr. and Paula Diane Speight LaMotte:

6.5.1.4.1.1. Francis William LaMotte III
born: 27 January 1970 -
married: 29 October 1994
wife: Caroline Carter Brady
born: 18 June 1970

Children of Francis William LaMotte III and Caroline Carter Brady LaMotte:

6.5.1.4.1.1.1. Caroline Carter LaMotte
born: 16 June 1999 -

6.5.1.4.1.1.2. Francis Brewer LaMotte
born: 8 May 2002 -

 

6.5.1.4.1.2. Paula Speight LaMotte
born: 15 January 1973 -
married: 23 August 1997
husband: Thomas Harold Peacock
born: 1 October 1971 -

Children of Paula Speight LaMotte Peacock and Thomas Harold Peacock:

6.5.1.4.1.2.1. Anna Francis Peacock
born: 7 November 2000

6.5.1.4.1.2.12. Charlotte Elizabeth Peacock
born: 27 May 2003

6.5.1.4.1.2.3. Lucinda Louise Peacock
born: 27 July 2005

 

6.5.1.4.1.3. James Rawlings Brewer LaMotte
born: 22 April 1977 -
married: 3 March 2006
wife: Melony Sorrell Finger
born: 6 February 1976 -

Child of James Rawlings Brewer LaMotte and Melony Sorrell Finger LaMotte:

6.5.1.4.1.3.1. James Rawlings Brewer LaMotte, Jr.
born: 11 September 2006 -

 

6.5.1.5. Thomas Jefferson LaMotte
born: 9 March 1906 -
died: 28 September 1963 -

6.5.1.6. Edward Golladay LaMotte
born: 17 November 1907 -
died: 11 February 1996 - Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky
buried:
married:
wife: Elizabeth Mae Tate
[daughter of ? Tate and ? ?]
born:
died: 1 February 1996 -

 

2nd marriage of Rev. Franceway Ranna Cossitt: 19 Jan 1834 -
2nd wife of Franceway Ranna Cossitt: Matilda Edwards
[daughter of Benjamin Edwards and ? ?]
born: c1791-1793 - Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky [1850 census say Massachusetts; 1860 census says Maryland]
died:
buried:
1850 Census - Wilson County, Tennessee
1860 Census - Wilson County, Tennessee

 

7. Phoebe Lavinia Cossitt
born: 2 May 1793 - Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
died: 20 March 1794 - Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

8. Charlotte Rosanna Cossitt
born: 1794 - Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
died: 1825 - Tennessee
married: 1820 - Tennessee
husband: Jacob Voorhees

 


Updated March 15, 2011

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