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Arthur Cotton 1708–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1708

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 20 May 1789

Death Location: Hertford County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: 9 1658

Mother: 9 1674

Spouse(s): Mary Rutland

Children(s): Helen Tyler, Silvia Usher, Carolina Cotten, Cullen Cotten, Godwin Cotten, Merene Moore, Elizabeth Moore, Jessee Cotten, Sarah Bell

In 1708, Arthur Cotton entered the world in Virginia, born to 9 John Bertie Judge Cotten 1658 And 9 Martha Angelique Godwin 1674. Arthur Cotton married Mary Elizabeth Rutland, and had children including Carolina Cotten, Cullen Cotten, Elizabeth Moore, Godwin Cotten, Helen Tyler, Jessee Cotten, Merene Moore, Sarah Bell, Silvia Usher. Arthur Cotton passed away in 1789 in Hertford County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1708, Arthur Cotton entered the world in Virginia, born to 9 John Bertie Judge Cotten 1658 And 9 Martha Angelique Godwin 1674.
  • Arthur Cotton married Mary Elizabeth Rutland, and had children including Carolina Cotten, Cullen Cotten, Elizabeth Moore, Godwin Cotten, Helen Tyler, Jessee Cotten, Merene Moore, Sarah Bell, Silvia Usher.
  • Arthur Cotton passed away in 1789 in Hertford County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Arthur Cotton's Ancestors

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Arthur Cotton
1708–1789
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
9 John "Bertie" Judge Cotten 1658
1658–1728
Queen's Creek, Isle of Wight County, Colony of Virginia
9 (Martha Angelique Godwin) 1674
1674–1732
Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1637 From Warrosquyouke County Formed In 1634
Grandparents
John (Cotten) 1625
1625–1683
Wood Ditton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Ann (Hutcheson) Harrison
1640–1690
Virginia
William (Godwin) 1630
1630–1710
Nansemond, Virginia
Elizabeth (Wright) 1632
1632–1727
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia,
Great-Grandparents
John 1586
1586–
James Harrison
1600–1680
Ann Hutcheson
1600–1692
Thomas 1607
1628–1678
Mary 1616
1616–1676
Grace Glascock
1579–1653
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert 1545
1539–1605
Elizabeth Dormer
1598–
Thomas 1570
1570–
ELIZABETH \
1595–1639
Samuel Archbishop
1584–1650
MARY 1601*+++#
1601–1683

Arthur Cotton's Descendants

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Arthur Cotton (Abt. 1708–20 May 1789) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Rutland (1725–10 February 1779)
  1. 1. Helen Tyler 1750–
  2. 2. Silvia Usher 1752–1770
  3. 3. Carolina Cotten 1762–1767
  4. 4. Cullen Cotten 1740–1789
  5. 5. Godwin Cotten 1760–1830
  6. 6. Merene Moore 1745–1784
  7. 7. Elizabeth Moore 1765–1820
  8. 8. Jessee Cotten 1754–1802
  9. 9. Sarah Bell 1747–1788

Arthur Cotton's Timeline

4 Records

1708
abt 1708
Birth of Arthur Cotton in Virginia
Virginia
1708
Abt. 1708
Birth of Arthur Cotton in Virginia
Virginia
1716
9 Sep 1716
Age 8
Birth of Arthur Cotton in Nansemond County, Virginia, Formed 1643 (Now City Of Suffolk)
Nansemond County, Virginia, Formed 1643 (Now City Of Suffolk)
1789
20 May 1789
Age 81
Death of Arthur Cotton in Mulberry Grove, Hertford County, North Carolina
Mulberry Grove, Hertford County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1716
    Event Place: Nansemond County, Virginia, Formed 1643 (Now City Of Suffolk)
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1708
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1708
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1789
    Event Place: Mulberry Grove, Hertford County, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hertford County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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