Information found on Ancestry World Tree Project:

1. Ref: The Descendants of Cornielius Cursonwhit, pg. 28. The following is
taken from that reference:

Cornielius' date and place of birth is not known. The best one may presume is
that he was born sometime between 1640 and 1660. His date of death is not
known; however, it is believed that he died sometime during or after 1710 but,
certainly before 1719. It is presumed he died on his homestead in Dover.
The surname is variously recorded as Cursonwhit, Cursonwhitt, Cosenwhit,
Cossen, and Cosen.

The suffix "whit" is a Dutch diminutive, the literal meaning being "Little son
of" Curson or in this case "Little Cornielius", which indicates that his
father's name was probably Corson or Curson.

Cornielius married Hannah Hobbs. The date and place of their mariage is not
known, perhaps in 1684 or 1685 but before Feb 3, 1686 when Cornelius was noted
as the son-in -law of Hannah's mother Hannah Canney. Presumably they were
married in the Dover, N.H. area where Hannah's parents were believed to be
residing at the time. Hannah's date and place of birth and death is not known.
Her father was Henry Hobbs of Dover. Her mother was Hannah Canney of Dover.

Cornelius Cursonwhit was noted as being a member of Lt. Frost's garrison at
Kittery in 1704. The Genealogical Dict of Maine and N.H. sugest that this was a
son of Cornelius by the same name. In Orville Corson's book, 300 years with
the Corson Family in America, Cornelius is noted as being "in combat with the
Indians in 1710."

Cornelius was, without a doubt, the progenitor of the New England group of
Corsons and, in addition, most of the Colson lines found in Maine.

There is an interesting if unflattering story about Cornelius Cosson.

In the Suffolk County Court Records June 1686 Pages 304/5 it states:

Cornelius Cosson late of Boston laborer and Johanna Armitage of the
same Spinster [a woman who spun cloth] being presented by the Grand Jury for
that on the 20th day of June in the second Year of the reign of Our sovereign
James of England our King in Boston--- aforesd both being in the holy bond of
wedlock were found & seen in a very unseemly mannor in Naked bed together to
the great dishonor of God the (Lord all) of the Christian Religion and against
the peace of our Sovereign the King. The Indictment being read they Pleaded
not Guilty, and for triall put themselves upon the Country; The indictment and
Evidence were commited to the Jury who returned their verdict thereon, they
found them both Guilty according to the Lawe: Therefore it is considered by
the Court ye on thursday next the shall both of them stand upon the (C'yd) Each
of them leaving a paper upon their breasts Containing this inscription For
Adulterous and Lascivious Behavior to Each Other for the space of an hour
immediately after (....d), and that the aforesd Cosson shall be whipd with
twenty five stripes on the Naked back and the sd Armitage with twenty stripes,
or pay seventy pounds apiece in money as a fine to his Majesty, with charges of
prosecution and fees of court standing Committed.