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Introduction By Kim Hughes January 1999 To All My Cousins... I have been researching my branch of the Gossett family since the early 1980s, but it wasn't until recently that I started hearing of the “Newcomer” book. I had seen copies of some of the chapters and found a startling amount of information. I tried to get a copy of the book but had little luck. I was finally able to obtain a copy of The Family of Gossett through the interlibrary loan program at my local library. Because I found this book so difficult to obtain and so valuable to Gossett genealogy, I took on the arduous task of scanning the entire book for publication on the Internet. Published in 1954 by Evangeline Gossett Newcomer, the book is not easily identifiable because it does not have an ISBN number or a Library of Congress number. There is no copyright information listed, either. It is not my intention to violate any copyright laws, nor infringe on any person’s rights. If I have done so, please advise. I hope that Mrs. Newcomer would agree with my intent to make her work available free of charge to those interested in Gossett genealogy. Therefore, no portion of this book may be downloaded, copied or reproduced in any manner or form for commercial purposes and may not be sold or offered for sale. You may not charge for access to this book, if made available on the Internet, nor make it part of an on-line library that charges for access. Copies may be made for personal, noncommercial use only, to further knowledge of our Gossett ancestors amongst our many cousins. Please give all credit to Mrs. Newcomer. Her work has become invaluable to Gossett researchers. The text within this book was scanned through computerized optical character recognition. It is unchanged from the original manuscript, with a few exceptions. Special care was given to ensure that names and dates were correctly digitized. Minor corrections in spelling, punctuation and capitalization were made where there would be no impact in doing so. Some names appear to be misspelled but were not changed because they match the original manuscript and I had no way to verify the correct spelling for those names. Any reference made to illustrations at the end of the book no longer applies. Illustrations are now placed in the appropriate place within the text. Where information has proved to be wrong or misleading, changes were made within the original text immediately following the incorrect information and are included within brackets ([ ]). Some information was added to clarify issue and also appears within brackets. Some formatting of text and paragraphs was changed to ease in reading. Should you find a mistake within the text, whether it is a typo or incorrect information, e-mail the correction to KimberlyKHughes@yahoo.com. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I have!. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE PREFACE By Evangeline Gossett Newcomer November 1954 In recent years, three genealogical periodicals have published information on Gossett families. The Detroit Society for Genealogical Research Magazine published in June 1945 a contribution by Clara Hageman Sipperley, who is a descendant of William Gossett (1790-1845). Then, Tyler’s Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, October 1947, and January and April 1948, included data on Miss Josie Gossett’s line, which she embodied in “Tchudy and Allied Families”. For the third magazine publication, Miss Gossett augmented her material with information on other branches and assembled an article, “The Gossett Family”, which was issued, April 1951, in The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. There have been other publications on Gossett families. A chapter on a branch in South Carolina appears in The Steen Family by Rev. M. D. A. Steen, published by Montfort & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, 1917, pp. 73-90. The book contains two portraits of Gossett men, intelligent and fine-looking, corporation executives. One is a student of metaphysics. Another book, The History of Houston County, Texas, by Armistead Albert Aldrich, published 1943, pp. 152-4, presents “The Gossett Family” by Mrs. Josie Gossett Newton of Galveston. My father, Joseph Gossett of Palo Alto, California, owned the Bible which belonged to his father (d. 1855). A few names and dates of his relatives in Ohio and a reference to the family background were recorded. The statement reads: “The Gossetts descended from one of the oldest noble families of Europe. During the religious wars they fled from France to England. In the early days the Gossetts emigrated to America and settled in Pennsylvania. John Gossett, son of Matthias Gossett, came from Virginia to Ohio.” That brief inscription was the impetus which prompted me to undertake the preparation of this history. Originally the name was Goussé (pronounced Goo say´). Then the name became Goussét, finally Gosset or Gossett. Gosset with one “t” is generally used in France and in England. In America the more Anglicized form with double “t” is universally adopted. In this volume the Gossett name will be spelled with double “t” except when direct references are being made to English and French families. This book, entitled “The Family of Gossett” presents the European background of the Gossett family and an account of Jean (John) Gosset, who was a member of a noble family in Normandy, France. His oldest son was John Gosset, the father of John and Peter Gosset who came to America. Also, this book provides information on descendants of Jean Gosset, especially on descendants in America. Although dealing primarily with one branch, this chronicle portrays the background of every Gossett family because the Gossetts were nobles of ancient lineage in France. All of the children of a nobleman in France were nobles, while in England a peerage descended only to the eldest son in the nature of an office. In connection with tracing the Gossett ancestry back to the invasion of Normandy, an effort has been made to illustrate the progress of social life in France from the time of the first crusade, so that more clearly can we understand the role the Gossetts played. Information has been obtained from the works of historians on medieval life. Relatives have aided by furnishing data, and genealogists have searched diligently to secure records. Valuable assistance was received from the Library of Congress as well as other public libraries. To all I wish to express my deep gratitude. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE