Rudi, I am responding to your message#14 about the family of Gabriel Cosand. My records which I have had for many years are somewhat different and I would like to share what I have with you. My records are as follows: Gabriel Cosand b. 1732 m. Abigail Albertson Bailey in England D. 10-3-1810 in North Carolina She was his first wife. Their children were:1. Aaron b. 11-5-1756 m. Hanah Nixon(1st wife) 6-?-1778 d. 7-27-1793 at Sutton's Creek,NC M. Sarah (Newby)Ratcliff. She was born 4-16-1755 d.5-30-1793
2.Benjamin b.? m. 11-17-1796,Mary Morgan
3.John Cosand b.? m.6-5-1793 Sarah Morgan. She died 3-5-1816 John died 2-19-1825 at Sutton's Creek,NC
4,Abigail Cosand b?m. 10-31-1781 to Samuel Stafford in NC
Gabriel Cosand's second wife:
Sarah (Overman) Newby, b. 1742, widow of Thomas Newby. m. 10-20-1779 d. 1-6-1811
Their children:
1.Thomas b.2-13-1781,d. 10-7-1798
2.Gabriel b ? d. 2-1-1784
3.Nathan b.8-16-1783 d.8-25-1808
That is it, for what ever it is worth. If you want to contact me at my Email. Please do!!
mdwc228@earthlink.net