Rev. Cornelius Cozine (Dominee)

A Patriot of the American Revolution for PENNSYLVANIA. DAR Ancestor # A131032   

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Name may be fouind spelled Cosine, Cozine, Cosyn, Kosyn. This group moved from New York to New Jersey after 1750, and from Somerset NJ to York county (now Adams) Pennsylvania about 1768 and formed a community known as Conewago Colony.

(Info from "Taxables of the Low Dutch Settlement of Conewago" - by Arthur Weaner)A church was formed in 1769 and was served by two pastors: Rev. Cornelius Cosine (1772-1788) and Rev. George G. Brinkerhoff (1788-1793). The church was called the Reformed Dutch Church of Conewago. No town was actually formed, but the settlers lived along what came to be known as the Low Dutch Road. Another group of the Low Dutch congregation had settled in Berkeley Co Virginia (now WVA) about 50 miles away. Rev. Cozine traveled back and forth between Conewago and Berkeley ministering to the residents of both parishes.

The church, probably a log building with a fireplace, was located beside what is now Swift Run Road, and the graves were beside it. Rev. Cozine is buried here, but If he ever had a grave stone, it disappeared by the 1930 inventory. Mr. Weaner placed a memorial stone in 1966.

Rev. Cosine and his wife, Antje P. Staats, were parents of four sons and seven daughters, most of whom moved to Kentucky before 1800. The death date of Antje has not been found so far, and it is not known if she moved to Pennsylvania or died before they left New Jersey. They had at least eleven children: Peter Cosine Cornelius (Jr) Cosine Johannis/John Cosine Garret Cosine Ellen Cosine VanArsdale Lementje "Lune" Cosine Bodine Anne Cosine Smock Jane Cosine VanArsdale Elizabeth Cosine Banta Phebe Cosine Westerfield Maria Cosine Brokaw

Around 1772, Rev. Cosine married Marytje Koning, the widow Van Orden.

Family links:

Children:

 Peter Cosine (1744 - 1779)*

 Ufemy Cozine Westervelt (1759 - 1846)*

 Garret Garard Cozine (1766 - 1849)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Low Dutch Cemetery (Northern) Brush Run Adams County Pennsylvania, USA

---children of Cornelius Cozine & (1) Annetje Staats: • Peter Cozine , b. 3 Sep 1744 Kings Co., NY; d. 8Aug 1799; buried Conewago, PA; m. 26 Jan 1768 Willempe Wyckoff, dau. of Martin Wyckoff & Sarah Newell

• Aeltie Cozine (“Aunty”; Ellen), bp. 16 Dec 1746 Flatbush Ref Ch1 ; d. after 1812 Mercer Co., KY; m. Simon Vanasdel/Van Arsdale (Major). They lived for a time at the Conewago, PA Colony, where at least 6 of their 7 or 8 children were baptized.

• Lammentje Cozine (“Lune”), b. 18 Sep 1747 (calc. fr. ts) Raritan (Somerville), Somerset Co., NJ; d. 2 Feb 1832 age 84.4.14, Cayuga Co., NY; buried Selover Cemetery, Niles, Cayuga Co., NY; m. John Bodine, son ofAbraham Bodine & Marytie Lowe. He was bp. 15April 1743 Somerset Co., NJ; d. before 11 Nov 1786 (when his will was probated), Conewago Colony, Straban Twp.,York Co., PA

• Anne/Annetje Cozine , bp. 16 Sep 1750 Flatbush Ref Ch, m. Barnet Smock , son of Hendrick Jansen Smock & Mary Schenck.

•Cornelius Cozine, Jr. , bp. 14 Jan 1753 Flatbush Ref Ch; d. before 23 May 1787 Herrodsburg, Mercer Co., VA (later Mercer Co., KY); m. about 1778 Conewago Colony, Straban Twp,York Co., PA, Maria Brouer , dau. of DanielA. Brower/Brewer

• Jannetje Cozine (Jane) (poss. twin of Cornelius), bp. 14 June 1753 (28 Feb 1756 Ref Ch Readington, Somerset Co., NJ 6 ); d. after 1810 Mercer Co., KY 6 ; m. about 1774 Conewago Colony, PA, Luke Vanasdal/Van Arsdale

• Elizabeth Cozine , bp. 22 May 1757 Readington Ref Ch; d. 28 Sep 1831 Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., KY 6 ; m. 1 Jan 1775 6 Peter Banta , son of Hendrick Banta &Antjin Demaree.

• Femmetje/Ufemy Cozine (Phebe), bp. 9 Dec 1759 Readington Ref Ch, Somerset Co., NJ; d. June 1846 Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., KY 6 ; m. about 1777 Kings Co., NY, James Westervelt/Westerfield, son of Jacobus Westervelt & Maria Demaree

• John Cozine (Johannes), bp. 9 March 1762 Raritan Ref Ch (no wit); d. before March 1835 Mercer Co., KY 6 ; m. 2 Dec 1783 Annatie/Hanna Smock, dau. of John Smock & Sara Fontaine.

• Maria Cozine , bp. 7 Oct 1764 Readington Ref Ch; d. afterApril 1800 Somerset Co., NJ 6; m. 1 July 1781 Abraham Brokaw , son of Jan Broca & Geertie -?-.

• Garret Cozine (Gerard), bp. 15 Nov 1766 Readington Ref Ch; d. after 23 Sep 1849 Hendricks Co., IN 6; m. Margrieta Lyn/Lys (List), dau. of (prob) Johann Georg List & Margaret -?-

---Sources: [1] Information onlineAug 2000, Dutch-Colonies List, from Dorothy Koenig <dkoenig@library.berkeley.edu> citing Gasero, Russell, Historical Directory of the Reformed Church inAmerica , p. 46; [2] Information onlineAug 2000, Dutch-Colonies List, from Margery Freas <Emfreas@cs.com>; [3] Information onlineAug 2000, Dutch-Colonies List, from Judy Cassidy <Jamescassidy22@cs.com> citing Dauphin County, PA Deed Book H, Vol. 2, p. 430; [4] Information onlineAug 2000, Dutch-Colonies List, from "Ken Heindl" <dls@hawaii.rr.com> citing will and administration papers of Cornelius Cosine; published in "The Cozine Family" by E.T. Dorr; [5] Information onlineAug 2000, Dutch-Colonies List, from Howard Swain <hswain@ix.netcom.com> citing 1978 Supplement to the 1976 Bicentennial Register of Pedigrees of Descendants of the Colonial Clergy, published by The Society for the Descendants of the Colonial Clergy; [6] “Descendants of Cosyn Gerritszen Van Putten” prepared by Sherron Westerfield, 1855 Pope Road, Danville, KY 40422-9325 <sherronw@searnet.com> [receoived from Jim Cozine <jimcozine@earthlink.net> Dec 2003; [7] Information in e-mail 13Aug 2000, Dutch-Colonies List, from Judy Cassidy <Jamescassidy22@cs.com>; [8] Pitman, H. Minot, "The Brokaw-Bragaw Family" in NewYork Genealogical & Biographical Record, Vol. 87, No. 4, Oct 1956, p. 218; [9] “The Deacons” in New Netherland Connections , Vol. 13, No. 2, 2008, p. 74; “Readington [Ref] Ch Baptisms [Somerset Co., NJ]” in Somerset County Historical Quarterly , (edited byA. Van Doren Honeyman), Vol. 6, p. 96; Website on Rev. Cornelius Co-zine at <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bodine/n471.htm> Cozine, Cornelis Cornelis Cozine m. 10 May 1760 1
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Source: http://njgsbc.org/files/BCFamilies/BCFam-Cosyn.pdf

Name may be found spelled Cosine, Cozine, Cosyn, Kosyn.
This group moved from New York to New Jersey after 1750, and from Somerset NJ to York county (now Adams) Pennsylvania about 1768 and formed a community known as Conewago Colony.

(Info from "Taxables of the Low Dutch Settlement of Conewago" - by Arthur Weaner) A church was formed in 1769 and was served by two pastors: Rev. Cornelius Cosine (1772-1788) and Rev. George G. Brinkerhoff (1788-1793). The church was called the Reformed Dutch Church of Conewago. No town was actually formed, but the settlers lived along what came to be known as the Low Dutch Road. Another group of the Low Dutch congregation had settled in Berkeley Co Virginia (now WVA) about 50 miles away. Rev. Cozine traveled back and forth between Conewago and Berkeley ministering to the residents of both parishes.

The church, probably a log building with a fireplace, was located beside what is now Swift Run Road, and the graves were beside it. Rev. Cozine is buried here, but If he ever had a grave stone, it disappeared by the 1930 inventory. Mr. Weaner placed a memorial stone in 1966.

Rev. Cosine and his wife, Antje P. Staats, were parents of four sons and seven daughters, most of whom moved to Kentucky before 1800. The death date of Antje has not been found so far, and it is not known if she moved to Pennsylvania or died before they left New Jersey.
They had at least eleven children:
Peter Cosine
Cornelius (Jr) Cosine
Johannis/John Cosine
Garret Cosine
Ellen Cosine VanArsdale
Lementje "Lune" Cosine Bodine
Anne Cosine Smock
Jane Cosine VanArsdale
Elizabeth Cosine Banta
Phebe Cosine Westerfield
Maria Cosine Brokaw

Around 1772, Rev. Cosine married 2nd Marytje Koning, the widow Van Orden.(Not Mary Brewer, as is mistakenly given in many histories. That was his son Cornelius Jr who married Mary Brewer.)* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: May 13 2023, 3:27:38 UTC