Well here is try three. It seems that the OC list doesn't accept large messages, so now I'm pairing this down to 4 installments and hoping that they get there. Last time only #2 made it. I hope someone gets some use from this submission. It sure represents a large chunk of Orange Co. history! Cal Owen CalOwen@mediaone.net 266 Wellman Avenue North Chelmsford, MA 01863 978-251-0675 Home 978-657-3447 Work Descendants of Johannes Cosman Generation No. 1 1. JOHANNES1 COSMAN was born Bef. 1650. He married BARBARA. More About JOHANNES COSMAN: Fact 1: One of 3 Cosman Brothers apprenticed in New Brunswick, NJ after Parents died aboard ship Immigration: Abt. 1659, from Germany, through Holland, located in NJ Land Grant 1: Abt. 1700, Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY, 200 acres bordered by Hudson River and Wallkill River Land Grant 2: Abt. 1700, first Grist Mill in Orange Co. built on land grant Moved: to his land grant, made an opening in the woods and built a log cabin, near what is now Lattintown Road, Middle Hope, NY (remains in basement of house166 Lattintown Road, Middle Hope, owned in 1999 by Shirley McGeorge) Child of JOHANNES COSMAN and BARBARA is: 2. i. ROUELF2 COSMAN, b. Bef. 1700. Generation No. 2 2. ROUELF2 COSMAN (JOHANNES1) was born Bef. 1700. He married VAN ZANDT. More About ROUELF COSMAN: Fact 1: used name Oliver Child of ROUELF COSMAN and VAN ZANDT is: 3. i. JOHANNES3 COSMAN, b. Abt. 1720, Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY; d. September 15, 1810, Middle Hope, Orange Co., NY. Generation No. 3 3. JOHANNES3 COSMAN (ROUELF2, JOHANNES1) was born Abt. 1720 in Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY, and died September 15, 1810 in Middle Hope, Orange Co., NY. He married BARBARA VANZANDT?. She was born Abt. 1723 in Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY, and died January 13, 1801 in Middle Hope, Orange Co., NY. More About JOHANNES COSMAN: Burial: 1810, Cosman Cemetery, Lattintown Road, Middle Hope, Orange Co., NY Fact 1: 1721, Born in NJ, New Amsterdam, or Germany Military service 1: French & Indian War Military service 2: Revolutionary War Naturalization: November 25, 1751, Naturalized as a British Citizen 1751 in NJ according to John Stevenson Occupation: farmer Religion: Presbyterian Church, Marlboro, Ulster Co., NY Residence: 166 Lattintown Road, Middle Hope, Orange Co., NY More About BARBARA VANZANDT?: Name 2: Barbara VanZandt Burial: 1801, Cosman Cemetery, Lattintown Road, Middle Hope, Orange Co., NY Children of JOHANNES COSMAN and BARBARA VANZANDT? are: 4. i. JOHANNES HANS4 COSMAN. 5. ii. ELIZABETH COSMAN, b. Abt. 1748, New Paltz, Ulster Co., NY; d. January 21, 1795, Maugerville, Sunbury, NB, Canada. iii. JOHN COSMAN, b. Abt. 1749. More About JOHN COSMAN: Burial: Probably Nova Scotia 6. iv. RACHEL COSMAN, b. Abt. 1753, Middle Hope, Ulster Co., NY; d. Bef. 1813. v. MARY POLLY COSMAN, b. 1752, Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY; d. September 14, 1833, Malta, Saratoga Co., NY; m. STEPHEN IRELAND, October 31, 1775, Presbyterian Church, New Windsor, Orange Co., NY; b. Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY. More About MARY POLLY COSMAN: Burial: Malta Ridge Cemetery, Malta, Saratoga Co., NY More About STEPHEN IRELAND and MARY COSMAN: Marriage: October 31, 1775, Presbyterian Church, New Windsor, Orange Co., NY vi. JAMES COSMAN, b. Bet. 1755 - 1758; m. UNKNOWN, Abt. 1785. More About JAMES COSMAN: Burial: Probably Digby, Nova Scotia Moved: 1784, to Nova Scotia More About JAMES COSMAN and UNKNOWN: Marriage: Abt. 1785 vii. SARAH COSMAN, b. 1759, Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY; m. JOHN DOLSON, June 08, 1780, New Windsor Presbyterian Church, Orange Co., NY; b. Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY. More About JOHN DOLSON and SARAH COSMAN: Marriage: June 08, 1780, New Windsor Presbyterian Church, Orange Co., NY 7. viii. JONATHAN COSMAN, b. January 26, 1761, Mount Hope, Ulster Co., NY; d. August 20, 1823. 8. ix. OLIVER RULIFF COSMAN, b. June 01, 1764, Milton, Ulster Co., NY; d. September 17, 1819, Middle Hope, Orange Co., NY. 9. x. JACOB COSMAN, b. August 05, 1769, Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY; d. August 23, 1823, Newburgh, Orange Co., NY. Generation No. 4 4. JOHANNES HANS4 COSMAN (JOHANNES3, ROUELF2, JOHANNES1) Child of JOHANNES HANS COSMAN is: 10. i. MARGARET PEGGY5 COSMAN, b. May 08, 1766, Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY; d. January 20, 1854, Ballston Spa, Saratoga Co., NY. 5. ELIZABETH4 COSMAN (JOHANNES3, ROUELF2, JOHANNES1) was born Abt. 1748 in New Paltz, Ulster Co., NY, and died January 21, 1795 in Maugerville, Sunbury, NB, Canada. She married GEORGE HARDING December 28, 1766 in New Paltz, Ulster Co., NY. He was born Abt. 1746 in Maugerville, Sunbury, NB, Canada, and died January 19, 1808 in Maugerville, Sunbury, NB, Canada. More About GEORGE HARDING and ELIZABETH COSMAN: Marriage: December 28, 1766, New Paltz, Ulster Co., NY Children of ELIZABETH COSMAN and GEORGE HARDING are: i. VALENTINE5 HARDING, b. 1764, New Paltz, Ulster Co., NY; d. September 16, 1852. ii. ELIZABETH ANN HARDING, b. 1772, New Paltz, Ulster Co., NY. iii. JONATHAN HARDING, b. 1772, Maugerville, Sunbury, NB, Canada; d. April 24, 1845, Maugerville, Sunbury, NB, Canada. iv. JOHN HARDING, b. March 18, 1774, Maugerville, Sunbury, NB, Canada; d. January 09, 1866, Maugerville, Sunbury, NB, Canada. 6. RACHEL4 COSMAN (JOHANNES3, ROUELF2, JOHANNES1) was born Abt. 1753 in Middle Hope, Ulster Co., NY, and died Bef. 1813. She married WILLIAM BLOOMER June 28, 1772 in Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY. He was born November 04, 1749 in Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY, and died March 19, 1818. More About RACHEL COSMAN: Burial: Bloomer Family Plot, Danskammer Farm, Newburgh, Orange Co., NY More About WILLIAM BLOOMER: Burial: 1818, Bloomer Family Plot, Dans-Kamer Farm, Newburgh, Orange Co., NY Fact1: Abt. 1776, George Washington stopped in at his Inn Occupation 1: Blacksmith Occupation 2: Farmer Occupation 3: Abt. 1776, Kept a public Inn near the "Balm of Gilead" tree in Newburgh, during the Revolutionary war More About WILLIAM BLOOMER and RACHEL COSMAN: Fact: Six children Marriage: June 28, 1772, Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY Children of RACHEL COSMAN and WILLIAM BLOOMER are: i. JACOB5 BLOOMER. ii. THOMAS BLOOMER. 11. iii. JOHN BLOOMER, b. June 06, 1779, Marlborough, Ulster Co., NY; d. February 26, 1862, Newburgh, Orange Co., NY. 7. JONATHAN4 COSMAN (JOHANNES3, ROUELF2, JOHANNES1) was born January 26, 1761 in Mount Hope, Ulster Co., NY, and died August 20, 1823. He married HANNAH WATTS July 13, 1780 in New Windsor Presbyterian Church, Orange Co., NY. She was born March 05, 1765 in Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY, and died December 22, 1851. More About JONATHAN COSMAN: Burial: Riverside Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Marlboro, Ulster Co., NY Census: 1810, Page 312, NY Orange Co., 1m, 1f 0-9; 1m 10-16; 1m, 2f 16-26; 2f 26-45; 1 f 45+ Religion: Elder in Marlboro Presbyterian Church, Ulster Co., NY More About JONATHAN COSMAN and HANNAH WATTS: Fact: Eleven children Marriage: July 13, 1780, New Windsor Presbyterian Church, Orange Co., NY Children of JONATHAN COSMAN and HANNAH WATTS are: i. JONATHAN5 COSMAN, JR., b. 1786, Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY. ii. JAMES COSMAN, b. 1790, Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY. iii. PHEBE COSMAN, b. Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY; m. GEORGE HOLLET. iv. HENRY COSMAN, b. 1792; m. PHEBE COSMAN; b. April 17, 1798; d. May 28, 1855, Newburgh, Orange Co., NY. More About PHEBE COSMAN: Burial: 1855, Cosman Cemetery, Lattintown Road, Middle Hope, Orange Co., NY v. BETSY PANE COSMAN, b. 1796, Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY; m. JONATHAN RIVIA. vi. BARBARA COSMAN, b. 1798, Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY; m. DANIEL FOWLER. vii. HANNAH COSMAN, b. 1800, Newburgh, Orange Co., NY; m. ELEAZER PENNY. viii. RACHEL COSMAN, b. Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY; m. DANIEL PENNY. ix. SAMUEL WATTS COSMAN. 8. OLIVER RULIFF4 COSMAN (JOHANNES3, ROUELF2, JOHANNES1) was born June 01, 1764 in Milton, Ulster Co., NY, and died September 17, 1819 in Middle Hope, Orange Co., NY. He married ELIZABETH DENTON December 17, 1780 in New Windsor Presbyterian Church, Ulster Co., NY, daughter of DANIEL DENTON and MARTHA PURDY. She was born 1758 in Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY, and died August 20, 1833. More About OLIVER RULIFF COSMAN: Name 2: Oliver Cosman Burial: Cosman Cemetery, Lattintown Road, Middle Hope, Orange Co., NY Census: 1810, Page 312, NY, Orange Co., 1m, 1f 0-9; 2m 10-16; 1m, 2f 16-26; 1m, 2f 26-45, 1f 45+ Military service: 4th Ulster militia More About OLIVER COSMAN and ELIZABETH DENTON: Marriage: December 17, 1780, New Windsor Presbyterian Church, Ulster Co., NY Children of OLIVER COSMAN and ELIZABETH DENTON are: 12. i. MARTHA5 COSMAN, b. December 12, 1781, Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY; d. February 13, 1806, Middle Hope, Orange Co., NY. ii. CATHERINE COSMAN, b. 1782, Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY; m. CORNELIUS WOOD. iii. BARBARA COSMAN, b. 1784, Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY; m. WILLIAM MITCHELL. JR., Abt. 1815. More About WILLIAM JR. and BARBARA COSMAN: Marriage: Abt. 1815 13. iv. DEBORAH A. COSMAN, b. 1786. 14. v. JOHN COSMAN, b. February 28, 1786, Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY; d. August 14, 1864. 15. vi. MARGARET COSMAN, b. 1789, Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY. 16. vii. OLIVER COSMAN, JR., b. October 09, 1794; d. September 26, 1846. viii. ELIZABETH H. COSMAN, b. 1800; d. 1874, Ulster Co., NY. More About ELIZABETH H. COSMAN: Fact 1: Never married 9. JACOB4 COSMAN (JOHANNES3, ROUELF2, JOHANNES1) was born August 05, 1769 in Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY, and died August 23, 1823 in Newburgh, Orange Co., NY. He married MARGARET SABIN August 05, 1797 in Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY. She was born February 05, 1780, and died June 20, 1840 in Newburgh, Orange Co., NY. More About JACOB COSMAN: Burial: 1823, Cosman Cemetery, Lattintown Road, Middle Hope, Orange Co., NY Census: 1810, Page 312, NY Orange Co., 1m, 1f 0-9; 1f 10-16; 1m, 2f 16-26; 1m 26-45; 1m 45+ More About MARGARET SABIN: Burial: Cosman Cemetery, Lattintown Road, Middle Hope, Orange Co., NY More About JACOB COSMAN and MARGARET SABIN: Marriage: August 05, 1797, Newburgh, Ulster Co., NY Children of JACOB COSMAN and MARGARET SABIN are: i. HENRIETTA5 COSMAN. ii. PHEBE COSMAN, b. April 17, 1798; d. May 28, 1855, Newburgh, Orange Co., NY; m. HENRY COSMAN; b. 1792. More About PHEBE COSMAN: Burial: 1855, Cosman Cemetery, Lattintown Road, Middle Hope, Orange Co., NY 17. iii. JOHN S. COSMAN, b. January 12, 1800; d. August 02, 1852. 18. iv. ELIZA COSMAN, b. 1802, Newburgh, Orange Co., NY; d. May 20, 1873, Hamlin Twp. Eaton Co., MI. 19. v. MARTHA COSMAN, b. November 04, 1807, Marlborough, Ulster Co., NY; d. December 17, 1856. 20. vi. WILLIAM M. COSMAN, b. July 11, 1808, Mount Hope, Ulster Co., NY; d. January 29, 1879, Mount Hope, Ulster Co., NY. vii. MARY ANN COSMAN, b. October 06, 1813, Middle Hope, Orange Co., NY; d. August 04, 1823, Middle Hope, Orange Co., NY. More About MARY ANN COSMAN: Burial: 1823, Cosman Cemetery, Lattintown Road, Middle Hope, Orange Co., NY viii. MARGARET COSMAN, b. August 09, 1816. ix. JEREMIAH COSMAN, b. June 26, 1819, Middle Hope, Orange Co., NY; d. October 27, 1823, Middle Hope, Orange Co., NY. More About JEREMIAH COSMAN: Burial: 1823, Cosman Cemetery, Lattintown Road, Middle Hope, Orange Co., NY x. CAROLINE COSMAN, b. December 07, 1821; d. November 06, 1823. xi. SABIN COSMAN, b. 1823, Middle Hope, Orange Co., NY; d. April 22, 1825, Middle Hope, Orange Co., NY. More About SABIN COSMAN: Burial: 1825, Cosman Cemetery, Lattintown Road, Middle Hope, Orange Co., NY