Spouse: John COXON. Mrs. John COXON and John COXON were married about 1585 in Of Castle, Donington, Leics, Eng. Children were: Mary COXAN, Mary COXON.

Children were: John COXON.

Spouse: Harriet HOWE.

Spouse: Lydia BILLINGS. Lydia BILLINGS and Samuel COYE were married on 23 July 1704 in , , Connecticut.

Spouse: Living BOWEN. Children were: Living BOWEN.

Spouse: Joseph Allen ROBERTS.

Spouse: John Jr COLLINS. Children were: Jacob COLLINS.

Spouse: Elizabeth SUTTON. Elizabeth SUTTON and Jacob COZAD Reverend were married on 10 February 1742 in , , NJ. Children were: Martha COZAD, Elizabeth COZAD, William COZAD, Hannah COZAD, Jacob Sutton COZAD, Mary COZAD, Jenner COZAD, Abigail COZAD.

Spouse: Elizabeth TINGLEY. Elizabeth TINGLEY and Jacob COZAD Reverend were married in 1758 in , Morris Co., NJ. Children were: Eunice COZAD, Samuel COZAD, Nancy COZAD, Leah COZAD, Barbara COZAD, Rachel COZAD.

Spouse: Priestley GOOCH.

In the name of God Amen.
I, A. H. COZORT of the county of Crockett and the state of Tennessee being in good bodily health and of sound disposing mind and memory... make this my last will and Testament...

... all my just debts and funeral charges shall by my executors
hereinafter named be paid...

1st I give devise and bequeath to my beloved wife REBECCA all my household furnature all my live stock and farming impliments all money and notes I also give to her the use of my dwelling house and lands to have and to hold the same for and during her natural life.

2nd I give devise bequeath to my three sons JAMES, JOSEH and MARCUS my houses and lands and all apaurtannanes situated in district no 1Crockett Co state of Tennessee and all profit income and advantage that may result therefrom from and after the decease of my beloved wife REBECCA to have and to hold the same to them the said JAMES, JOSEPH and MARCUS...

Lastly I do nominate and appoint my tried and true friend J. W. EMISON and my Son JAMES the executors of this my last will and testament...

...Signed this the 9th day of January in the year of our Lord One
Thousand eight Hundred and ninty.

A. H. COZORT (Seal)

Witnesses:
A. G. OVERTON
J. G. MARCUM
T. M. RUST
http://www.rootsweb.com/~tncrocke/will/cozortah.html

The information gathered here is a combination of information gathered from various web sites, Linda Felton, Pat Corbett Johns, B.A. Corbett, Gary S. Corbett, and others I have corresponded with. The Charlotte, NC library, Memphis, TN library, and Parents: Joshua COSSART and Elizabeth "Betty" MARSH.

Spouse: Rebecca KIRBY. Rebecca KIRBY and Anthony Haywood COZART were married on 9 March 1848 in ,Madison,Tennessee. Children were: Ellen COZART, James Benjamin COZART, Joseph M. COZART, Marcus COZART, William Thomas "Willie" COZART.

Spouse: Lillie Mae CRENSHAW. Children were: Living COZART.

Spouse: Stephen Robert WINTON. Elizabeth Parlee COZART and Stephen Robert WINTON were married in 1877 in ,,Tennessee.

Spouse: ? MANLEY.

Background:

Gilbert was the son of Joshua Cozart. We know from the U.S. Census that Gilbert was born around 1805 in Georgia. He may have moved to West Tennessee in 1825 when his father bought property in Madison County from the University of North Carolina. (See deed registered April 27, 1825.) In 1830 when Gilbert was about 25 years old, he purchased his own property near his father's. It was located on the north side of the South Fork of the Forked Deer River in Madison County. The South Fork of the Forked Deer River is a long river which starts in Dyer County in the north and runs down through the present counties of Crockett, Haywood, Madison and Chester.

Gilbert's tract was in the 10th District, 2nd Range, 9th Section of Madison County. It was bounded by Entry #23 (Ewing) and Entry #450 (University of North Carolina). This was also the location of father Joshua's land. Father and son were near to or may have adjoined each other.

739
Recorded 9th of December 1830
seal THE STATE OF TENNESSEE - No. 1627

To all to whom these presents shall come . . . Greeting:

KNOW YE, That by virtue of part of certificate No 2878 dated 24th of March 1830 paid by the Secretary and commission of West Tennessee to Robert McConnell for 230 3/4 acres, fifty acres of which was entered by Entry No. 2490 dated 10th May 1830 under the occupant ... [claims?] in the name Gilbert Cozart assignee, originally of said McConnell

There is granted by the said State of Tennessee unto

Gilbert Cozart

A certain tract or parcel of Land, containing fifty acres by survey bearing date 12th of May 1830 in the Tenth Survey of district Range two and Section nine in Madison County on the North Side of the South fork of Forked Deer river, and bounded as follows: Beginning at two Black gums, the North west corner of Entry No. 450 for 274 acres in the name of the President & Trustees of the University of North Carolina on the South boundary line of Entry No. 23 for 300 acres in the name of Ewing. Thence West ... twenty six poles to a Stake. the North west corner ... acre Entry, Thence South forty poles to a Stake its South East corner. Thence West forty poles to a hickory its South West corner thence South eleven poles to a Stake the South East corner of John McEver's 48 acre entry. Thence West with his line fifty and one half poles to an elm. Thence South Sixty six poles to a hickory and three hor...ams. Thence East one hundred and ... and one half poles to a Dogwood on the ... boundary line of ... 274 acres ... North with the... Ninety five poles to beginning

With the hereditaments and appertenances [appurtenances].

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said tract or parcel of land with its appertenances to the said Gilbert Cozart and his heirs forever. In witness whereof, William Carroll Governor of the State of Tennessee hath hereunto set his hand, and caused the great seal of the state to be affixed, at Madison Co. on the 22nd day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty and of the Independence of the United States the 55th

BY THE GOVERNOR:
Wm Carroll

Thos H Fletcher Secretary.

Will of Gilbert Cozart, Thursday, July 12, 1860
Probate Court, Madison County, Tennessee
Roll 534, Book 7, Pages 76-78

[Gilbert Cozart was son of Joshua Cozart and Elizabeth]

Gilbert Cozart
Will
Proven at August & Septr. Terms 1860 Probate —
See Minute Book No. 9, pp. 211, 216

In the name of God, Amen.

I, Gilbert Cozart, being of sound and sane mind, make this my last will and testament; hereby revoking all others heretofore made.

1st — It is my wish and desire that my funeral expenses and all my just debts be paid by my Executor who is hereinafter named, out of any of the moneys that may be on hand as soon after my death as may be practicable.

2ond — I will and bequeath unto my beloved wife Mary Cozart, all of my real and personal estate during her widowhood for the use and mutual benefit of herself and my children, but if she should marry, then in that case it is my wish and desire that my real and personal estate remain in common stock under the direction and control of my wife for the use and benefit of my wife and children until any one of my children shall marry or arrive at the age of twenty-one years of age at which time it is my wish and desire that such an one or ones of my children as may have married or arriven to the age of twenty-one years of age, have their portion of all my real and personal estate allotted unto them by commissioners appointed by the County Court for that purpose making my wife an equal sharer of the same during her natural life beginning with the first and second and so on until the youngest shall marry or become twenty-one years of age.

3rd — It is my wish and desire that after the death of my wife that her portion of my real and personal estate be equally divided between all of my children each to share and share alike.

4th — I will and bequeath unto my wife a sufficient amount of my stock of hogs, horses, sheep and cattle for their support and as much or many of my farming tools as may be necessary to carry on the farm, likewise two yoke of oxen and my wagon for the above named purpose and all household and kitchen furniture the balance to be sold together with the crop after leaving a sufficient amount of corn and fodder wheat for one year support by my Executor hereinafter named.

5th — I give and bequeath unto my wife and my children all the moneys that may belong to my estate after all my debts and legal expenses for settling up my estate shall be paid, to be equally divided between them each to share and share alike. It is further my wish and desire that the moneys belonging to my children be placed in the hands of a Guardian appointed by the County Court, and that they be sent to school and the tuition of each one of them be paid by said Guardian out of the money each one may have allotted unto them.

Lastly — I do nominate and appoint Radford Withers my Executor to my last will and testament.

In witness whereof I do to this set my hand and seal this 12th day of July 1860.

Gilbert Cozart seal

Signed, sealed and acknowledged in
our presence, and we have subscribed
our names as witnesses in the presence
of and the request of the testator

J. J. McLemore
G. A. McLemore
A. H. Cozart

The information gathered here is a combination of information gathered from various web sites, Linda Felton, Pat Corbett Johns, B.A. Corbett, Gary S. Corbett, and others I have corresponded with. The Charlotte, NC library, Memphis, TN library, and Parents: Joshua COSSART and Elizabeth "Betty" MARSH.

Spouse: Mary KIRBY. Mary KIRBY and Gilbert COZART were married on 7 January 1845 in ,Madison,Tennessee. Children were: Anne Elizabeth COZART, Hubert Theophilus COZART, Mary Frances "Fanny" COZART, Gilbert COZART , Jr., Joshua COZART.

Spouse: Amanda J. FULLER.

Spouse: Lucy BOULWARE.

Spouse: Richard WARD. Children were: Luther WARD, Ed WARD, Pearl WARD.