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Amos Cotton 1735–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: Edgecumbe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1782

Death Location: Northampton, North Carolina, USA

Father: Joseph Cotton

Mother: Elizabeth Ervin

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The story of Amos Cotton began in 1735 in Edgecumbe, North Carolina, United States. Amos Cotton passed away in 1782 in Northampton, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Amos Cotton began in 1735 in Edgecumbe, North Carolina, United States.
  • Amos Cotton passed away in 1782 in Northampton, North Carolina, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Amos Cotton's Ancestors

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Amos Cotton
1735–1782
Birth Place: Edgecumbe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Joseph Holland Cotton
1706–1772
Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Ervin
1712–1772
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John ("Bertie" Cotton *) Jr.
1658–1728
Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia
Martha (Angelique) Godwin
1659–1732
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
William Ervin
1692–1712
Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Elizabeth) Harbin
1690–1753
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sir *
1621–1702
Lady Hutcheson,
1630–1702
William Godwin
1630–1720
Elizabeth Godwin
1632–1727
Samuel 9thGGF
1670–
Sarah Gray
1665–
Henry Harbin
1655–1751
Hannah Harbin
1670–1704
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Connington
1594–1662
Lady Castle
1593–1625
Bridget Hutchinson
1602–1688
Grace Dagenhams
1579–1653
William Gray
1654–1742
Mary Hamlin
1654–1673
James Harbin
1635–1710
Sarah Sanders
1630–1705
Thomas Port
1641–1699
Mary Abbott
1645–1710

Amos Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1735
1735
Birth of Amos Cotton in Edgecumbe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecumbe, North Carolina, United States
1782
1782
Age 47
Death of Amos Cotton in Northampton, North Carolina, USA
Northampton, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Edgecumbe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Northampton, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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