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Alexander Spotswood Cotton 1700–1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Dec 1700

Birth Location: South Quay, Nansemond, Virginia, United States

Death Date: Jan 1765

Death Location: Hertford, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Martha Godwin

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In 1700, Alexander Spotswood Cotton entered the world in South Quay, Nansemond, Virginia, United States, born to John Cotton And Martha Godwin. Alexander Spotswood Cotton passed away in 1765 in Hertford, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1700, Alexander Spotswood Cotton entered the world in South Quay, Nansemond, Virginia, United States, born to John Cotton And Martha Godwin.
  • Alexander Spotswood Cotton passed away in 1765 in Hertford, North Carolina, United States.

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Alexander Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Cotton
1700–1765
Birth Place: South Quay, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Cotton
1658–1728
Northampton County, Virginia
Martha Godwin
1650–1732
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Cotton
1625–1702
Connington, Huntingdonshire, England
Anne (Hutcheson) Harrison
1630–1658
Eyworth, Bedfordshrire, , England
William Godwin
1646–1710
Nansemond,,Virginia,USA
Elizabeth Wright
1632–1727
Isle Wight,,Virginia,USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1594–1662
Margaret Howard
1593–1621
Thomas Godwin
1640–1712
Martha Bridger
1660–1714
Thomas Wright
1610–1701
Elizabeth Gibbs
1610–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Cotton
1571–1631
Elizabeth Brocas
1573–1658
William Howard
1563–1640
Elizabeth Dacre
1564–1639
Thomas Godwin
1614–1678
Joseph Bridger
1628–1686
Hester Pitt
1629–1674
Thomas Reade
1598–1659

Alexander Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1700
21 Dec 1700
Birth of Alexander Spotswood Cotton in South Quay, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
South Quay, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
1765
Jan 1765
Age 65
Death of Alexander Spotswood Cotton in Hertford, North Carolina, United States
Hertford, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1700
    Event Place: South Quay, Nansemond, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1765
    Event Place: Hertford, North Carolina, United States

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