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Dorothy "Dolly" Smith 1766–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1766

Birth Location: Wentworth, Grafton, New Hampshire

Death Date: 27 Feb 1852

Death Location: Seville, Medina County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Joseph Smith

Mother: Thankful Nickerson

Spouse(s): Benjamin Jr

Children(s): Dolly Cotton, Abagail Cotton, George Cotton, William Cotton, Jydia Cotton, Benjamin III, Elizabeth Cotton, Theodore Cotton, William Cotton, Jonathan Cotton, Lydia Cotton, Hannah Cotton, Wiseman Cotton, Soloman Cotton

Dorothy "Dolly" Smith was born in 1766 in Wentworth, Grafton, New Hampshire, the child of Joseph Smith And Thankful Nickerson. In 1848, Dorothy "Dolly" Smith established residence. Dorothy "Dolly" Smith married Benjamin Noys Cotton Jr, and had children including Abagail Cotton, Benjamin Noyes Cotton Iii, Dolly Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, George Washington Cotton, Hannah Cotton, Jonathan Smith Cotton, Jydia Cotton, Lydia Cotton, Soloman C Cotton, Theodore Cotton, William David Cotton, William P Cotton, Wiseman Cotton. Dorothy "Dolly" Smith passed away in 1852 in Seville, Medina County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dorothy "Dolly" Smith was born in 1766 in Wentworth, Grafton, New Hampshire, the child of Joseph Smith And Thankful Nickerson.
  • In 1848, Dorothy "Dolly" Smith established residence.
  • Dorothy "Dolly" Smith married Benjamin Noys Cotton Jr, and had children including Abagail Cotton, Benjamin Noyes Cotton Iii, Dolly Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, George Washington Cotton, Hannah Cotton, Jonathan Smith Cotton, Jydia Cotton, Lydia Cotton, Soloman C Cotton, Theodore Cotton, William David Cotton, William P Cotton, Wiseman Cotton.
  • Dorothy "Dolly" Smith passed away in 1852 in Seville, Medina County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Smith
1725–1775
Birth Location: Brentwood, Rockingham, New Hampshire
JS
Thankful Nickerson
1745–1823
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Mass
TN

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Jr
1758–1846
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
BJ

Children(s)

Dolly Cotton
1790–1878
Birth Location: Wentworth, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
DC
Abagail Cotton
1795–1822
Birth Location: New Hampshire, USA
AC
George Cotton
1798–1865
Birth Location: Wentworth, Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States of America
GC
William Cotton
1810–1874
Birth Location: Wentworth, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
WC
Jydia Cotton
1805–
Birth Location: –
JC
Benjamin III
1787–1856
Birth Location: Wentworth, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
BI
Elizabeth Cotton
1805–1821
Birth Location: Wentworth, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
EC
Theodore Cotton
1801–1879
Birth Location: Wentworth, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
TC
William Cotton
1800–1882
Birth Location: Wentworth, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
WC
Jonathan Cotton
1796–1859
Birth Location: Wentworth, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
JC
Lydia Cotton
1793–1819
Birth Location: Wentworth, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
LC
Hannah Cotton
1786–1816
Birth Location: Wentworth, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
HC
Wiseman Cotton
1803–1892
Birth Location: Wentworth, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
WC
Soloman Cotton
1789–1855
Birth Location: Warren, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
SC

Dorothy Smith's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Smith
1766–1852
Birth Place: Wentworth, Grafton, New Hampshire
Parents
Joseph Smith
1725–1775
Brentwood, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Thankful Nickerson
1745–1823
Nantucket, Nantucket, Mass
Grandparents
Solomon (Soley Smith) Shepard
1700–1797
Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Abigail Moore
1702–1781
Portsmouth, Province of New Hampshire
Nathaniel Nickerson
1705–1766
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Thankful Bangs
1709–1788
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ithiel Smith
1675–1718
Mary Clark
1678–1735
Capt Moore
1671–1736
Sarah Cutts
1673–1748
William Nickerson
1669–1742
Deliverance Lombard
1670–1716
Thomas IV
1670–1736
Mary Bangs
1671–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Smith
1640–1725
Mehitabel Holdridge
1652–1678
John Clark
1628–1700
Sarah Verin
1631–1680
John Moore
1645–1682
Agnes
1644–1710
Robert Cutts
1619–1674
Mary Hoel
1629–1703
William III
1646–1719
Mercy Williams
1643–1739
Caleb Lombard
1635–1691
Elizabeth Small
1630–1722
Capt Bangs
1640–1728
Mary Mayo
1645–1711

Dorothy Smith's Descendants

1.
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Dorothy ("Dolly") Smith (3 Apr 1766–27 Feb 1852) m. Benjamin (Noys Cotton) Jr (14 May 1758–13 July 1846)
  1. 1. Dolly Cotton 1790–1878 m. Benjamin Ellsworth 1784–1856
    1. 1. John (Adams) Ellsworth 1828–1901
    2. 2. Oscar Ellsworth 1831–
    3. 3. Alonzo Ellsworth 1826–
    4. 4. Judith (Ann "Julie") Ellsworth 1825–1879
    5. 5. Dr. (Charles M.) Ellsworth 1823–1849
    6. 6. Samuel (Ellsworth) Sr. 1821–1899
    7. 7. George (W.) Ellsworth 1820–1863
    8. 8. Hannah (Fidelia) Ellsworth 1818–1887
  2. 2. Abagail Cotton 1795–1822
  3. 3. George (Washington) Cotton 1798–1865 m. Rachael Smith 1805–1849
    1. 1. Martha (Rachel) Cotton 1827–1924
    2. 2. Jerome (George) Cotton 1824–1852
    3. 3. Ann Cotton 1837–1912
    4. 4. Newton (Lycurgus) Cotton 1829–1909
    5. 5. George (Jerome) Cotton 1833–1899
    6. 6. Charles (Washington) Cotton 1826–1894
  4. 4. William (P) Cotton 1810–1874 m. Rhoda (H.) Brown 1818–1902 m. Rebecca Brown 1811–1842
    1. 1. William (H. E.) Cotton 1857–1951 m. Frances (E.) Hull 1866–1948
      1. 1. John (William) Cotton 1898–1959 m. Opal (Beatrice) Oxender 1899–1979
      2. 2. Ruth (M.) Cotton 1895–1977
      3. 3. Albert ("Bert" Hull) Cotton 1892–1980
      4. 4. Edith (L.) Cotton 1890–1974
    2. 2. Lucy (M.) Cotton 1853–1915
    3. 3. Rachel (J.) Cotton 1849–1920
    4. 4. Elizabeth (R.) Cotton 1843–1925
    5. 5. Flora (N.) Cotton 1840–
    6. 6. Lydia (Ann) Cotton 1838–
    7. 7. Benjamin (A.) Cotton 1836–1901
  5. 5. Jydia Cotton 1805–
  6. 6. Benjamin (Noyes Cotton) III 1787–1856
  7. 7. Elizabeth Cotton 1805–1821
  8. 8. Theodore Cotton 1801–1879 m. Susan (Welch) Cotton 1817–1899 m. May Lewis 1806–1847
    1. 1. Zara (Luzerne) Cotton 1834–1905 m. Eliza (Ann) Powell 1857–1927
      1. 1. Powell (Clayton) Cotton 1868–1893
      2. 2. Theodore (C. "Sessa") Cotton 1877–1957
      3. 3. Luanna Cotton 1860–
      4. 4. Charles (B) Cotton 1857–1939
      5. 5. Zara (Richard) Cotton 1855–1930 m. Sarah (Jane) Jones 1857–1928
        1. 1. William Cotton 1900–
        2. 2. Manuel Cotton 1898–1960
        3. 3. Marion (Franklin) Cotton 1895–1948
        4. 4. Molloy (Loyd Johnson) Cotton 1893–1982
        5. 5. Luzern (Zern) Cotton 1890–1947
        6. 6. Fred (C) Cotton 1887–1910
        7. 7. Louise (Emma) Cotton 1884–1961
        8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) Cotton 1882–1956 m. Samuel (Francis) Shaw 1882–1975 m. George Hitchcock 1878– m. Brown 1878–
      6. 6. Thomas (Luzern) Cotton 1889–1920
      7. 7. Gilbert (Henry) Cotton 1894–1974
      8. 8. Mary (Luella) Cotton 1890–1969
      9. 9. William (Elmer) Cotton 1896–1958
    2. 2. Gilbert (A.) Cotton 1826–1877
    3. 3. Theadore (Cotton) Jr. 1855–1855
    4. 4. Frank (Freemont) Cotton 1856–1938
    5. 5. Benjamin (G) Cotton 1837–1901
  9. 9. William (David) Cotton 1800–1882 m. Elizabeth Cotton 1806–
  10. 10. Jonathan (Smith) Cotton 1796–1859 m. Polly Kingsley 1802–1857
    1. 1. Rhoda (Ann) Cotton –1915
    2. 2. Thomas Cotton 1838–
    3. 3. Polly (Maria) Cotton 1836–
    4. 4. William Cotton 1831–1909
    5. 5. Orville (Delos) Cotton 1845–1928
    6. 6. Melissa Cotton 1842–1859
    7. 7. Auston (Webber) Cotton 1842–1862
    8. 8. Alvin Cotton 1833–1834
    9. 9. Thomas Cotton 1833–1834
    10. 10. Thankful Cotton 1827–1827
    11. 11. Jane (Emily) Cotton 1825–1896
    12. 12. Betsey (Jane) Cotton 1821–1824
    13. 13. Elizabeth (Ann) Cotton 1820–1882
    14. 14. Smith (Samuel) Cotton 1829–1888
  11. 11. Lydia Cotton 1793–1819
  12. 12. Hannah Cotton 1786–1816 m. Benjamin (W Ellsworth) Sr 1784–1856
    1. 1. Benjamin (W Ellsworth) Jr 1810–1860
    2. 2. Harriet (Nancy) Ellsworth 1808–1881
    3. 3. Dollie (Fidelia) Ellsworth 1814–1852
    4. 4. Sally Ellsworth 1813–1872
    5. 5. Solomon Ellsworth 1811–1838
    6. 6. Joseph (C) Ellsworth 1807–1857
  13. 13. Wiseman Cotton 1803–1892 m. Matilda (Irene) Conklin 1822–1910 m. Flora Brown 1811–1847
    1. 1. Mary Cotton 1849–
    2. 2. Aeelia Cotton 1847–
    3. 3. Ella (Francellia) Cotton 1856–1921
    4. 4. Henry Cotton 1839–1863
    5. 5. Newton (Brown) Cotton 1836–1916
  14. 14. Soloman (C) Cotton 1789–1855 m. Anna (Eliza) Bixby 1792–1840
    1. 1. Joseph (Bixby) Cotton 1826–1905 m. Mary ("Mayflower Decendent" A) Moran 1827–1894 m. Dollie (M) Taylor 1842–1922
      1. 1. Mary (Blanche) Cotton 1862–1864
      2. 2. Leslie (Eugene Gale) Cotton 1871–1955 m. Lila (Henrietta) Snell 1885–1965
        1. 1. Eugene (Raymond) Cotton 1918–1996 m. Katherine (Ann) Woodward 1911–1975
        2. 2. Dorothea (Emmapearl) Cotton 1912–2005 m. William (George) Loss 1905–1968
        3. 3. Harry (Clifford) Cotton 1911–2008 m. Katherine Woodward 1911–1975
        4. 4. Leslie (Robert) Cotton 1908–1985 m. Hazel (L.) Gates 1908–1992
      3. 3. Harry (Abel Davis) Cotton 1865–1946 m. Louise (H.) Schueneman 1874–1955
        1. 1. Charlotte (Geraldine) Cotton 1916–1938
        2. 2. Orval (Vincent) Cotton 1900–1927
      4. 4. Joseph (Frederick) Cotton 1860–1937 m. Adda (Pack) Jemison 1866–1947
        1. 1. Jessie (Moran) Cotton 1899–1974 m. Willard (William) Hoyt 1899–1988
        2. 2. Annabel Cotton 1898–1935 m. Richard (Bennett) Lowe 1895–1964
        3. 3. Alfred (Jemison Cotton) + 1892–1967
        4. 4. Albert ("Bert" Leslie Cotton) + 1891–1963
        5. 5. Jerome (Lloyd) Cotton 1890–1971
        6. 6. Mary (Blanche) Cotton 1895–1984 m. Ralph (William) Kane 1891–1979
        7. 7. Frederick ("Fred" Moorewood Cotton) #* 1903–1965 m. Edwina (Mae) Sequin 1905–1989
      5. 5. Ada (Jane) Cotton 1855–1900 m. Arie (N. Vander) Linden 1846–1933
        1. 1. Infant (Vander) Linden 1878–1878
        2. 2. Blanche (L. Vander) Linden 1883–1958
        3. 3. Clarence (Van Der) Linden 1889–1976
      6. 6. Jerome (George) Cotton 1853–1940 m. Cora (Margaret) O'Neall 1862–1949
      7. 7. Anna ("Annie" Elizabeth) Cotton 1851–1935 m. Samuel (B.) Thing 1833–1904
      8. 8. Charles (Solomon) Cotton 1858–1923 m. Josephine (W) Tuthill 1875–1966
        1. 1. Alberta (Pearl) Cotton 1898–1979
        2. 2. Gerold (Tuthill Cotton) + 1895–1963
      9. 9. Mabelle Cotton 1869–1951 m. Freeman (Albert) Cloutier 1866–1943
        1. 1. Eunice (Mildred Bertha) Cloutier 1898–1899
        2. 2. Genevieve (Mary "Mayflower Decendent") Cloutier 1897–1984 m. Eric (Einar) Pantzar 1896–1924
        3. 3. Jerome (Cotton "Mayflower Decendent") Cloutier 1894–1972 m. Dorothy Wood 1898–1968
        4. 4. Jeannette ("Opal nick name" Maybelle) Cloutier 1900–1993 m. Gunnar (Toree "Terry") Pantzar 1900–1987
    2. 2. Dudley (Bixby) Cotton 1819–1888 m. Martha (Minot "Polly") Abbott 1820–1864 m. Martha Abbot 1784–1864
      1. 1. Edward (Dean) Cotton 1856–1929
      2. 2. Wilbur (Fiske) Cotton 1853–1915
      3. 3. Anna (Lang Bixby) Cotton 1851–1852
      4. 4. Dudley (E.) Cotton 1849–1860
      5. 5. Charles (Abbott) Cotton 1849–1867
      6. 6. Henry (Lang) Cotton 1860–1940 m. Anna (Mae) Blood 1865–1897 m. Elizabeth (Mae "Lizzie") Moses 1882–1951
        1. 1. Anna (M) Cotton 1886–
        2. 2. John (Dudley) Cotton 1913–1981
        3. 3. Norris (Henry) Cotton 1900–1989
    3. 3. Hannah Cotton 1816–1870 m. Amos Tilton 1797–1876
      1. 1. William Tilton 1844–1916
      2. 2. Eliza (W.) Tilton 1855–1911
      3. 3. Abbie (Anna) Tilton 1851–
      4. 4. Amos Tilton 1845–1916
      5. 5. Solomon Tilton 1839–1881

Dorothy Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1766
3 Apr 1766
Birth of Dorothy "Dolly" Smith in Wentworth, Grafton, New Hampshire
Wentworth, Grafton, New Hampshire
1848
1848-1862
Age 82
Dorothy "Dolly" Smith resided here
None
1852
27 Feb 1852
Age 86
Death of Dorothy "Dolly" Smith in Milton, Wayne, Ohio, USA
Milton, Wayne, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1766
    Event Place: Wentworth, Grafton, New Hampshire
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1852
    Event Place: Milton, Wayne, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Seville, Medina County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1848-1862
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar
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