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James Cotton 1716–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1716

Birth Location: Nansemond County, Virginia

Death Date: 1758

Death Location: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Martha Godwin

Spouse(s): Sarah Bridgers

Children(s):

James Cotton was born in 1716 in Nansemond County, Virginia, the child of John Cotton And Martha Godwin. James Cotton married Sarah Bridgers. James Cotton passed away in 1758 in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James Cotton was born in 1716 in Nansemond County, Virginia, the child of John Cotton And Martha Godwin.
  • James Cotton married Sarah Bridgers.
  • James Cotton passed away in 1758 in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA.

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Children(s)

James Cotton's Ancestors

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James Cotton
1716–1758
Birth Place: Nansemond County, Virginia
Parents
John Cotton
1674–1728
Virginia
Martha Godwin
1683–
Isle of Wight, Virginia
Grandparents
John (Hynde) Cotton
1621–1691
Connington, Huntingdonshire England
Anne Hutchinson
1637–1658
Marks Hall, Essex, England
William (Samuel) Godwin
1630–1720
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Wright
1632–1727
Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1594–1662
Margaret Howard
1593–1625
John Hutchinson
1595–1644
Bridget Bury
1602–
Sir House
1577–1640
Grace Dagenhams
1579–1653
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Cotton
1570–1631
Elizabeth Brocas
1573–1658
Edward Hutchinson
1564–1631
Susannah Kealle
1564–1646

James Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1716
1716
Birth of James Cotton in Nansemond County, Virginia
Nansemond County, Virginia
1758
1758
Age 42
Death of James Cotton in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: Nansemond County, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

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