Cossum Genealogy

[GeneT]

Hi GeneT & welcome to RootsChat

You need to be a bit wary of 'trying to make a positive  connection'

It can easily skew your thinking when you are looking at data.  You only see what you want to see and not other possible alternatives.

If possible, try to investigate everything you can find relating to the people involved (and their families).  If there is (or is not) a connection it should fall into place

Don't mean to lecture   

Hi Linda,  You are right about seeing what what seems to fit.  I am trying not to do that and I can always use a good lecture to keep me on track.

GeneT

Linda

[GeneT]

Seems to be quite a lot of sources for Cossum Hastings on the National Archive Site - for example:

Copy will of John Cossum of Hastings, gent  HOP/43/1  4 May 1773

These documents are held at East Sussex Record Office

Contents:
Leaving real estate to his three daughters, Elizabeth, Winifred and Sarah Cossum and pecuniary bequests to his wife Anne, nephew Richard Cossum and daughter Ann Gilbert

Not sure this is the right Richard, of course...unless this John married twice...

Thank you for the info,  It doesn't seem to fit but they may be related somehow.
GeneT

[GeneT]

Welcome to Rootschat GeneT,

Re CAROLINE FOSTER;

Caroline FOSTER, Baptised/Christened 19 October 1796, Lenham, Kent
Parents JOHN/ELIZABETH
(Source Eng/Births/Christenings on Familysearch.Org)

Possibel Siblings, all Lenham, Kent, to a JOHN/ELIZABETH;
GEORGINA 04 January 1798
JOHN BEST Foster 12 April 1799
THOMASINE 02 January 1801
SOPHIA 07 April 1802
AMELIA 16 November 1804
FRANCES 25 March 1806
DECIMA 03 December 1807
MARIA 09 April 1810

Thank You.  There is a lot of infor on the Fosters out there, all of the above appears to be right according to Fosters researchers, but no proven by me.

GeneT

Possible Marriage on same Site;
John FOSTER
Elizabeth MOWERS
07 February 1793, Lenham, Kent

Hello again

From the SMI

2 Jun 1743 at Icklesham,East Sussex

John Cossum & Ann Goreham

John from Hastings,St Clements & Ann from Guestling.

Hello again

From the SMI

2 Jun 1743 at Icklesham,East Sussex

John Cossum & Ann Goreham

John from Hastings,St Clements & Ann from Guestling.

There is also a marraige at All Saints Hastings,12 Aug 1790 between
John Cossum & Elizabeth Thatcher

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It looks like another possibity.
GeneT

There is also a marraige at All Saints Hastings,12 Aug 1790 between
John Cossum & Elizabeth Thatcher

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Seems to be quite a lot of sources for Cossum Hastings on the National Archive Site - for example:

Copy will of John Cossum of Hastings, gent  HOP/43/1  4 May 1773

These documents are held at East Sussex Record Office

Contents:
Leaving real estate to his three daughters, Elizabeth, Winifred and Sarah Cossum and pecuniary bequests to his wife Anne, nephew Richard Cossum and daughter Ann Gilbert

Not sure this is the right Richard, of course...unless this John married twice...

Thank you for the info,  It doesn't seem to fit but they may be related somehow.
GeneT