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Amos Cotton 1735–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina

Death Date: 1 Aug 1781

Death Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina

Father: Joseph Cotton

Mother: Elizabeth Ervin

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Amos Cotton began in 1735 in Edgecombe, North Carolina. Amos Cotton passed away in 1781 in Edgecombe, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Amos Cotton began in 1735 in Edgecombe, North Carolina.
  • Amos Cotton passed away in 1781 in Edgecombe, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Cotton
1706–1772
Birth Location: Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia
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Elizabeth Ervin
1712–1780
Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Amos Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Amos Cotton
1735–1781
Birth Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina
Parents
Joseph Cotton
1706–1772
Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia
Elizabeth Ervin
1712–1780
Nansemond, Virginia
Grandparents
John Cotton
1658–1728
Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia
Martha Jones
1680–1728
Isle of Wight, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Cotton
1625–1702
Anne Harrison
1630–1658
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1594–1662
Margaret Howard
1593–1625

Amos Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1735
1735
Birth of Amos Cotton in Edgecombe, North Carolina
Edgecombe, North Carolina
1781
1 Aug 1781
Age 46
Death of Amos Cotton in Edgecombe, North Carolina
Edgecombe, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1781
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina
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