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Abner David Cotton 1817–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Madison, AL

Death Date: aft 1850

Death Location: Neshoba, MS

Father: William Cotton

Mother: Mary Ringo

Spouse(s): Amanda Thomas

Children(s): William Sr.

The story of Abner David Cotton began in 1817 in Madison, AL. Abner David Cotton married Amanda M Thomas, and had children including William Leonard Cotton Sr. Abner David Cotton passed away in 1850 in Neshoba, MS.

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Biography

  • The story of Abner David Cotton began in 1817 in Madison, AL.
  • Abner David Cotton married Amanda M Thomas, and had children including William Leonard Cotton Sr.
  • Abner David Cotton passed away in 1850 in Neshoba, MS.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Abner Cotton's Ancestors

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Abner Cotton
1817–1850
Birth Place: Madison, AL
Parents
William Eaton Cotton
1785–1845
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Mary ("Polly") Ringo
1787–1843
Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Abner (Cotton,) slaveowner
1738–1810
Northampton, North Carolina, United States
Winifred (Lofton) Cotten
1740–1830
North Carolina, United States
John Ringo
1758–1829
Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Mary Ringo
1762–1842
New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
Leonard Loftin
1728–1805
Sarah Martin
1699–1747
HENRY Judge)
1724–1803
William War
1740–1816
Winnefred (Mathis)
1745–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rachel Herring
1698–1752
Thomas MARTIN
1674–1750
Judge Ringo
1682–1757
Janet Cook
1701–1750
1720–1770
Tempy Idol
1724–1775

Abner Cotton's Descendants

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Abner (David) Cotton (1817–aft 1850) m. Amanda (M.) Thomas (18 SEP 1826–AFT 1880)
  1. 1. William (Leonard Cotton) Sr. 1843–1905 m. Hettie (Ann) Piles 1850–1885
    1. 1. William (Leonard Cotton) Jr. 1880–1943 m. Nancy (* Evarine (Eva)) Methvin 1886–1971
      1. 1. Leonard Cotton 1922–2007 m. Vivian (*) Jordan 1925–2010 m. Evelyn (Clara Crider) Cotton 1924–2002

Abner Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1817
1817
Birth of Abner David Cotton in Madison, AL
Madison, AL
1842
2 Apr 1842
Age 25
Abner David Cotton was married in Noxubee, MS
Noxubee, MS
1850
aft 1850
Age 33
Death of Abner David Cotton in Neshoba, MS
Neshoba, MS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Madison, AL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1842
    Event Place: Noxubee, MS

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: aft 1850
    Event Place: Neshoba, MS

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