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Dorothy Cotton 1620–1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1620

Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 18 Dec 1687

Death Location: Dartmouth

Father: Roland Cotton

Mother: Elizabeth Saltonstall

Spouse(s): Rev. Russell

Children(s): Joseph Sr, John Russell, Dorothy Russell, Jonathan Russell, Mary Russell, Richard Smith, Joanna Russell

Dorothy Cotton was born in 1620 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Roland Cotton And Elizabeth Saltonstall. Dorothy Cotton married Rev John Russell, and had children including Dorothy Russell, Joanna Russell, John Russell, Jonathan John Russell, Joseph Russell Sr, Mary Russell, Richard Smith. Dorothy Cotton passed away in 1687 in Dartmouth.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Cotton was born in 1620 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Roland Cotton And Elizabeth Saltonstall.
  • Dorothy Cotton married Rev John Russell, and had children including Dorothy Russell, Joanna Russell, John Russell, Jonathan John Russell, Joseph Russell Sr, Mary Russell, Richard Smith.
  • Dorothy Cotton passed away in 1687 in Dartmouth.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Cotton's Ancestors

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Dorothy Cotton
1620–1687
Birth Place: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Roland Cotton
1587–1646
Derby, Derbyshire, , England
Elizabeth Saltonstall
1588–1671
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
MARY (LOUISA) HURLBERT
1556–1595
Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Samuell Saltonstall
1560–1613
Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Anne (Ramsden) Saltonstall
1564–1611
Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Harrisonne
1525–1599
Sir Hall
1512–1591
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Cotton's Descendants

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Dorothy Cotton (1620–18 Dec 1687) m. Rev. (John) Russell (1578–20 Mar 1696)
  1. 1. Joseph (Russell) Sr 1650–1739 m. Elizabeth Fobes 1657–1737 m. Mary Belcher 1645–1691 m. Elizabeth (Hayward) Fobes\Forbes 1654–1739
    1. 1. Joseph ((Twin To John)) RUSSELL 1679–1748 m. Mary Tucker 1682–1769
      1. 1. Mary (Alice) Russell 1703–1806 m. Henry Hudson 1693–1760
        1. 1. Peggy (Hudson) Cetaoe 1730–1770 m. Philip (or Pometacom 'Cherokee Indian' Cetaoe CeToAe Key-* Chief Indian) chief 1730–1775
        2. 2. Abraham Hudson 1729–1806
        3. 3. Isaac Hudson 1719–1781
        4. 4. John Hudson 1720–1786
        5. 5. Nancy Hudson 1720–1769
        6. 6. Chamberlain Hudson 1735–1825
        7. 7. Captain (Thomas) Taylor 1740–1782
        8. 8. Henry HUDSON 1735–1790
        9. 9. William (Alfred) Hudson 1720–1800
    2. 2. Rebecca Russell 1688–1764
    3. 3. Elizabeth Russell 1701–
    4. 4. Mary (Russell) (Lapham) 1683–1752
    5. 5. William Russell 1681–1739
    6. 6. John ((twin)) Russell 1679–1767
    7. 7. Benjamin Russell 1691–1772
    8. 8. Robert (A) Russell 1705–1771
    9. 9. Seth Russell 1696–1728
    10. 10. Sarah Russell 1702–1732
    11. 11. Sarah Russell 1693–1732
    12. 12. Joshua Russell 1686–1692
  2. 2. John Russell 1640–1680
  3. 3. Dorothy Russell 1648–1658
  4. 4. Jonathan (John) Russell 1650–1723
  5. 5. Mary Russell 1645–1710
  6. 6. Richard Smith 1640–1682
  7. 7. Joanna Russell 1641–1664

Dorothy Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1620
1620
Birth of Dorothy Cotton in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1687
18 Dec 1687
Age 67
Death of Dorothy Cotton in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 35
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1687
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Massachusetts, U.S., Town Death Records, 1620-1850
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] North America, Family Histories
    [6] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dartmouth
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town Death Records, 1620-1850

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