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Cyrus West COTTON 1741–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1741

Birth Location: Northampton, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1787

Death Location: Rowan, North Carolina, USA

Father: Alexander Cotton

Mother: Elizabeth west

Spouse(s): Emilia Cates

Children(s):

The story of Cyrus West COTTON began in 1741 in Northampton, North Carolina, USA. Cyrus West COTTON married Emilia Milley Cates, and had children including Amelia Cotton. Cyrus West COTTON passed away in 1787 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Cyrus West COTTON began in 1741 in Northampton, North Carolina, USA.
  • Cyrus West COTTON married Emilia Milley Cates, and had children including Amelia Cotton.
  • Cyrus West COTTON passed away in 1787 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA.

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Cyrus COTTON's Ancestors

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Cyrus COTTON
1741–1787
Birth Place: Northampton, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Alexander Spotswood Cotton
1700–1758
South Quay, Nansemond, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Elizabeth west
1711–1774
Grandparents
Judge (John "Bertie") Cotten
1658–1728
Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Colonel (Peter) West
1689–1751
Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
Priscilla WILLIAMS
1682–1780
Isle, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sir Chamber,
1621–1702
Lady Hutcheson,
1630–1702
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir 1595,
1594–1662
Lady Brocas
1573–1658
James HARRISON
1605–
Anne Harrison
1608–

Cyrus COTTON's Timeline

2 Records

1741
1741
Birth of Cyrus West COTTON in Northampton, North Carolina, USA
Northampton, North Carolina, USA
1787
1787
Age 46
Death of Cyrus West COTTON in Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Rowan, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1741
    Event Place: Northampton, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, USA

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