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Alexander Spotswood Cotton 1700–1764 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 December 1700

Birth Location: New Kent County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: December 1764

Death Location: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Sir Virgini

Mother: Lady Cotton

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In 1700, Alexander Spotswood Cotton entered the world in New Kent County, Virginia, USA, born to Sir Knight John Bertie Hynde Cotton Sr Of Connington Cambridge Amp Oxford Alumni English Politician 3Rd Baronet Of Connington Gentleman Of The Privy Chamber Immigrant 1681 Virgini And Lady Anne Harrison Hutcheson Cotton. Alexander Spotswood Cotton passed away in 1764 in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1700, Alexander Spotswood Cotton entered the world in New Kent County, Virginia, USA, born to Sir Knight John Bertie Hynde Cotton Sr Of Connington Cambridge Amp Oxford Alumni English Politician 3Rd Baronet Of Connington Gentleman Of The Privy Chamber Immigrant 1681 Virgini And Lady Anne Harrison Hutcheson Cotton.
  • Alexander Spotswood Cotton passed away in 1764 in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Virgini
1621–1702
Birth Location: Connington Castle, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Cotton
1630–1702
Birth Location: Eyeworth, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
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Alexander Cotton's Ancestors

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Alexander Cotton
1700–1764
Birth Place: New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Sir Knight John Bertie Hynde Cotton Sr (of Connington) Cambridge & Oxford Alumni-English Politician-3rd Baronet of Connington-Gentleman of the Privy Chamber-Immigrant 1681 Virgini
1621–1702
Connington Castle, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne Harrison Hutcheson) Cotton
1630–1702
Eyeworth, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas VII, 2nd Baronet, son of Robert Bruce C and Elizabeth Brocas, husband of Margaret Howard, Cotton 2nd Baronet) Connington
1594–1662
Connington, Huntingdonshire, England
Lady (Margaret Howard, Lady of Howard) Castle
1593–1625
Howard Castle, North Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Roland 10ggf
1570–1631
Lady 10ggm
1573–1658
Sir Howard
1563–1640
Lady Sussex
1564–1639
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1700
21 December 1700
Birth of Alexander Spotswood Cotton in New Kent County, Virginia, USA
New Kent County, Virginia, USA
1764
December 1764
Age 64
Death of Alexander Spotswood Cotton in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 December 1700
    Event Place: New Kent County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 1764
    Event Place: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
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