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Lazarus Cotton 1746–1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1746

Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1829

Death Location: East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Father: Thomas Cotton

Mother: Patience 1700,

Spouse(s): Sarah White, Nancy unk, Sarah White, Elizabeth Peyton

Children(s): Valentine Cotton, John Cotton, Susan Cotton, Thomas Cotton, James Cotton, Robert Cotton, Mary Cotton, Henry Cotton

Lazarus Cotton was born in 1746 in Bertie, North Carolina, USA, the child of Thomas Cotton And Patience Sarah Bridgers 1718 1720 1700. Lazarus Cotton married Elizabeth Peyton, Nancy Unk, Sarah White, and had children including Henry Lafayette Cotton, James Cotton, John C Cotton, Mary Ann Cotton, Robert Cotton, Susan Sulkey Cotton, Thomas Jefferson Cotton, Valentine Vatin Cotton. Lazarus Cotton passed away in 1829 in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Lazarus Cotton was born in 1746 in Bertie, North Carolina, USA, the child of Thomas Cotton And Patience Sarah Bridgers 1718 1720 1700.
  • Lazarus Cotton married Elizabeth Peyton, Nancy Unk, Sarah White, and had children including Henry Lafayette Cotton, James Cotton, John C Cotton, Mary Ann Cotton, Robert Cotton, Susan Sulkey Cotton, Thomas Jefferson Cotton, Valentine Vatin Cotton.
  • Lazarus Cotton passed away in 1829 in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cotton
1720–1771
Birth Location: Bertie County, North Carolina Formed 1722 From Chowan County
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Patience 1700,
1728–1795
Birth Location: Northampton Virginia USA
P1

Spouses(s)

Sarah White
1780–
Birth Location: Pasquotank, North Carolina
SW
Nancy unk
1755–
Birth Location: –
Nu
Sarah White
1746–
Birth Location: North Carolina USA
SW
Elizabeth Peyton
1766–
Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
EP

Children(s)

Valentine Cotton
1802–
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
VC
John Cotton
1793–1853
Birth Location: Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States
JC
Susan Cotton
1789–
Birth Location: –
SC
Thomas Cotton
1800–
Birth Location: Sumner, Tennessee, USA
TC
James Cotton
1783–
Birth Location: Sumner, Tennessee, USA
JC
Robert Cotton
1790–
Birth Location: Sumner Co Tennessee USA
RC
Mary Cotton
1806–
Birth Location: Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA
MC
Henry Cotton
1810–1881
Birth Location: Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA
HC

Lazarus Cotton's Ancestors

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Lazarus Cotton
1746–1829
Birth Place: Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas Cotton
1720–1771
Bertie County, North Carolina Formed 1722 From Chowan County
Patience (Sarah Bridgers, 1718, 1720,) 1700,
1728–1795
Northampton Virginia USA
Grandparents
JUDGE (JOHN 'BERTIE' COTTON) Jr
1658–1728
Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Martha Jones
1650–1732
Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1637 From Warrosquyouke County Formed In 1634
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lazarus Cotton's Descendants

1.
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Lazarus Cotton (1746–1829) m. Sarah White (abt 1780–) m. Nancy unk (1755–) m. Sarah White (1746–) m. Elizabeth Peyton (Abt. 1766–)
  1. 1. Valentine ((Vatin)) Cotton 1802–
  2. 2. John (C) Cotton 1793–1853
  3. 3. Susan ('Sulkey') Cotton 1789–
  4. 4. Thomas (Jefferson) Cotton 1800–
  5. 5. James Cotton 1783–
  6. 6. Robert Cotton 1790–
  7. 7. Mary (Ann) Cotton 1806–
  8. 8. Henry (Lafayette) Cotton 1810–1881

Lazarus Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1746
1746
Birth of Lazarus Cotton in Hertford, North Carolina, United States
Hertford, North Carolina, United States
1746
1746
Birth of Lazarus Cotton in Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
1829
1829
Age 83
Death of Lazarus Cotton in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Hertford, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
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