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Abner Cotton 1738–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1738

Birth Location: Northampton, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1816

Death Location: Franklin County, Georgia, USA

Father: Alexander Cotton

Mother: Elizabeth West

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Children(s):

In 1738, Abner Cotton entered the world in Northampton, North Carolina, USA, born to Alexander Spotswood Cotton And Elizabeth West. Abner Cotton passed away in 1816 in Franklin County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1738, Abner Cotton entered the world in Northampton, North Carolina, USA, born to Alexander Spotswood Cotton And Elizabeth West.
  • Abner Cotton passed away in 1816 in Franklin County, Georgia, USA.

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Abner Cotton's Ancestors

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Abner Cotton
1738–1816
Birth Place: Northampton, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Alexander Spotswood Cotton
1700–1764
New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth West
1705–1774
Bertie County, North Carolina, British, Colonial America
Grandparents
John (Cotten) "Bertie"
1658–1728
Queen's Creek, Isle of Wight County, Colony of Virginia
Martha (Angelique) Godwin
1668–1732
Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1637 From Warrosquyouke County Formed In 1634
Peter West
1689–1751
Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States
Priscilla Williams
1701–1780
Isle, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas West
1646–1723
Elizabeth Jackson
1638–1708
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abner Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1738
1738
Birth of Abner Cotton in Northampton, North Carolina, USA
Northampton, North Carolina, USA
1816
1816
Age 78
Death of Abner Cotton in Franklin County, Georgia, USA
Franklin County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Northampton, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Franklin County, Georgia, USA

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