Cossin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Cossin family

The surname Cossin was first found in Anjou, a former county, duchy and province centred on the city of Angers in the lower Loire Valley of western France. Thee family took its name from Cossé, a village in the department of Mayenne, near Laval.

Early History of the Cossin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cossin research. Another 151 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1422, 1505, 1506, 1512, 1550, 1552, 1563, 1582, 1600, 1610, 1611, 1615, 1621, 1671, 1673, 1674, 1830, 1833, 1856, 1892 and 1903 are included under the topic Early Cossin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cossin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cossé, de Cossé, Cosset, de Cosset, Cossette and many more.

Early Notables of the Cossin family

Notable amongst the name was Jan Cossiers (1600-1671), a Flemish Baroque painter; Charles de Cossé (1506-1563), marshal of Brissac; Charles II de Cossé (1550-1621), the first Duke of Brissac from 1611 until his death; Philippe de Cossé, bishop of Coutances in the 16th century; Gabriel Cossart (1615-1674), a French Jesuit and historian; François Cosset...
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Cossin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cossin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Nicholas Cossin, who arrived in Maryland in 1640 1
James Cossin, who landed in Virginia in 1650 1

Cossin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Edmd Cossin, who arrived in Virginia in 1714 1

Sources +

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)