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Capt. Arthur Cullen Cotten, shipmaster carpenter 1716–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 September 1716

Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 20 May 1789

Death Location: Mulberry Grove, Hertford County, North Carolina

Father: Judge slaveowner

Mother: Martha Cotten

Spouse(s): Mary Cotten

Children(s): Arthur Jr., Marinah Bell, Sylvania Usher, Capt. Cotten, Cullen Sr., Godwin slaveowner, Carolina Cotten, Helen Tyler

The story of Capt. Arthur Cullen Cotten, shipmaster carpenter began in 1716 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA. Capt. Arthur Cullen Cotten, shipmaster carpenter married Mary Elizabeth Bess Rutland Cotten, and had children including Arthur Cotten Jr, Capt Jesse Cotten, Carolina Cotten, Cullen Cotten Sr, Godwin Cotten Slaveowner, Helen Cotten Powell Tyler, Marinah Merene Sarah Brown Cotten Bell, Sylvania Cotten Usher. Capt. Arthur Cullen Cotten, shipmaster carpenter passed away in 1789 in Mulberry Grove, Hertford County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. Arthur Cullen Cotten, shipmaster carpenter began in 1716 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA.
  • Capt. Arthur Cullen Cotten, shipmaster carpenter married Mary Elizabeth Bess Rutland Cotten, and had children including Arthur Cotten Jr, Capt Jesse Cotten, Carolina Cotten, Cullen Cotten Sr, Godwin Cotten Slaveowner, Helen Cotten Powell Tyler, Marinah Merene Sarah Brown Cotten Bell, Sylvania Cotten Usher.
  • Capt. Arthur Cullen Cotten, shipmaster carpenter passed away in 1789 in Mulberry Grove, Hertford County, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Judge slaveowner
1658–1728
Birth Location: Queen's Creek, Isle of Wight County, Colony of Virginia
Js
Martha Cotten
1668–1732
Birth Location: Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1637 From Warrosquyouke County Formed In 1634
MC

Spouses(s)

Mary Cotten
1725–1779
Birth Location: Hertford County, Colony of North Carolina
MC

Children(s)

Arthur Jr.
1743–
Birth Location: Poss Mulberry Grove, Hertford, North Carolina, United States
AJ
Marinah Bell
1745–1812
Birth Location: Hertford, North Carolina, USA
MB
Sylvania Usher
1752–1770
Birth Location: Mulberry Grove, Hertford, North Carolina, USA
SU
Capt. Cotten
1754–1802
Birth Location: Hertford, Colony of North Carolina, British Colonial America
CC
Cullen Sr.
1742–1789
Birth Location: Hertford County, North Carolina Formed 1759 From Bertie, Chowan And Northampton Counties
CS
Godwin slaveowner
1748–1842
Birth Location: Mulberry Grove, Hertford County, North Carolina, USA
Gs
Carolina Cotten
1762–1767
Birth Location: Mulberry Grove, Hertford, North Carolina, USA
CC
Helen Tyler
1744–1790
Birth Location: Mulberry Grove, Hertford, North Carolina, USA
HT

Capt. carpenter's Ancestors

Self
Capt. carpenter
1716–1789
Birth Place: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Judge John "Bertie" Cotten Jr., slaveowner
1658–1728
Queen's Creek, Isle of Wight County, Colony of Virginia
Martha (Angelique Godwin) Cotten
1668–1732
Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1637 From Warrosquyouke County Formed In 1634
Grandparents
John ("The Immigrant" Cotton) Sr.
1626–1693
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Anne (Harrison) Cotton
1630–
Eyeworth, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Rev. owner
1609–1640
Anne Doughty
1620–1683
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeffray Cotton
1578–1622
Joane Cotton
1589–1640

Capt. carpenter's Descendants

1.
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Capt. (Arthur Cullen Cotten, shipmaster) carpenter (9 September 1716–20 May 1789) m. Mary (Elizabeth "Bess" Rutland) Cotten (1725–10 February 1779)
  1. 1. Arthur (Cotten) Jr. 1743–
  2. 2. Marinah (Merene "Sarah" Brown Cotten) Bell 1745–1812 m. Samuel Bell 1750–1793 m. James (Moore Sr,) slaveowner 1732–1805
    1. 1. Laurence Moore 1764–1817
    2. 2. William Moore 1764–
    3. 3. Nancy BELL 1782–
    4. 4. John BELL 1784–
    5. 5. Sylvia Bell 1776–1830
  3. 3. Sylvania (Cotten) Usher 1752–1770
  4. 4. Capt. (Jesse) Cotten 1754–1802
  5. 5. Cullen (Cotten) Sr. 1742–1789
  6. 6. Godwin (Cotten,) slaveowner 1748–1842
  7. 7. Carolina Cotten 1762–1767
  8. 8. Helen (Cotten Powell) Tyler 1744–1790

Capt. carpenter's Timeline

2 Records

1716
9 September 1716
Birth of Capt. Arthur Cullen Cotten, shipmaster carpenter in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
1789
20 May 1789
Age 73
Death of Capt. Arthur Cullen Cotten, shipmaster carpenter in Mulberry Grove, Hertford County, North Carolina
Mulberry Grove, Hertford County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 September 1716
    Event Place: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1789
    Event Place: Mulberry Grove, Hertford County, North Carolina
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