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Margaret Taylor Cotton 1745–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1745

Birth Location: Fairfax, Colonial America, Colonial Virginia

Death Date: 1817

Death Location: Gorham Cemetary, Adairville, Logan Co., Kentucky

Father: William Cotton

Mother: Mary Taylor

Spouse(s): Thomas Gorham

Children(s): Mary Gorham, Margaret Gorham, Thomas Jr., Sanford Gorham, Mary Gorham, Elizabeth Gorham, Joshua Gorham, Susannah Gorham, Margaret Gorham, Nancy Gorham, William Gorham, Alexander Gorham, Frances Gorham, John Gorham

In 1745, Margaret Taylor Cotton entered the world in Fairfax, Colonial America, Colonial Virginia, born to William Cotton And Mary Taylor. Margaret Taylor Cotton married Thomas J Gorham, and had children including Alexander Gorham, Elizabeth Gorham, Frances Gorham, John W Gorham, Joshua Gorham, Margaret Gorham, Mary Ann Gorham, Nancy Gorham, Sanford Gorham, Susannah Gorham, Thomas J Gorham Jr, William B Gorham. Margaret Taylor Cotton passed away in 1817 in Gorham Cemetary, Adairville, Logan Co., Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1745, Margaret Taylor Cotton entered the world in Fairfax, Colonial America, Colonial Virginia, born to William Cotton And Mary Taylor.
  • Margaret Taylor Cotton married Thomas J Gorham, and had children including Alexander Gorham, Elizabeth Gorham, Frances Gorham, John W Gorham, Joshua Gorham, Margaret Gorham, Mary Ann Gorham, Nancy Gorham, Sanford Gorham, Susannah Gorham, Thomas J Gorham Jr, William B Gorham.
  • Margaret Taylor Cotton passed away in 1817 in Gorham Cemetary, Adairville, Logan Co., Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cotton
1709–1788
Birth Location: Prince William Co., VA
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Mary Taylor
1725–1788
Birth Location: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Gorham
1740–1814
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Gorham
1763–
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Gorham
1765–
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Jr.
1767–1833
Birth Location: Cameron Parish, Loudon, Virginia
TJ
Sanford Gorham
1764–1816
Birth Location: Loudoun, Virginia, Colonial America
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Mary Gorham
1782–1817
Birth Location: Virginia, US
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Elizabeth Gorham
1772–
Birth Location: Virginia, Colonial America
EG
Joshua Gorham
1786–1851
Birth Location: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Susannah Gorham
1788–1853
Birth Location: Logan, Kentucky
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Margaret Gorham
1774–1790
Birth Location: Virginia, Colonial America
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Nancy Gorham
1783–1846
Birth Location: Virginia, US
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William Gorham
1766–1850
Birth Location: Virginia, Colonial America
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Alexander Gorham
1770–1837
Birth Location: Loudon Co., Virginia, Colonial America
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Frances Gorham
1762–1786
Birth Location: Virginia, Colonial America
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John Gorham
1764–1836
Birth Location: Loudon, Virginia, Colonial America
JG

Margaret Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Cotton
1745–1817
Birth Place: Fairfax, Colonial America, Colonial Virginia
Parents
William Cotton
1709–1788
Prince William Co., VA
Mary Taylor
1725–1788
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, Colonial America
Grandparents
John (Cotton) Rev
1661–1728
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Susanna Whitley
1680–1745
Virginia, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Cotton's Descendants

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Margaret (Taylor) Cotton (1745–1817) m. Thomas (J.) Gorham (1740–Dec 1814)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Gorham 1763–
  2. 2. Margaret Gorham 1765–
  3. 3. Thomas (J. Gorham) Jr. 1767–1833 m. Sarah ("Sallie" W.) Sugg 1777–1815
    1. 1. Elizabeth Gorham 1800–1881
    2. 2. Simeon Gorham 1803–
    3. 3. Henry Gorham 1815–1820
    4. 4. Thomas (J) Gorham 1805–1850 m. Burilla Burton 1807–1889
      1. 1. May (Barlon) Gorham 1834–1859
      2. 2. Missouri (Irene) Gorham 1837–1912 m. Andrew (Jackson) Fort 1831–1911
        1. 1. Frances Fort 1860–1913
        2. 2. William (Josiah) Fort 1858–1887
        3. 3. Henry (Toulman) Fort 1871–1935
        4. 4. Mary (Eugenia Piety) Fort 1855–1877
      3. 3. Richard (Toulman) Gorham 1832–1907
      4. 4. Thomas Gorham 1830–1891
    5. 5. Nancy (Malinda) Gorham 1806–1844 m. John (Jefferson) Lowry 1780–1863
      1. 1. Frances (Jane) Lowry 1829–1866 m. Henry (Toulman) Fort 1816–1889
        1. 1. John Fort 1856–
      2. 2. Ann (Eliza) Lowry 1831–1917 m. Abel (R) Jackson 1821–1858 m. Henry (Toulman) Fort 1816–1889
        1. 1. Orofina (Tutt) Fort 1868–1918
        2. 2. Alfred (M) Jackson 1856–
        3. 3. Anna (Belle) Jackson 1853–1923
        4. 4. Fannie (Malinda) Jackson 1852–
        5. 5. James (M) Jackson 1852–1852
        6. 6. John (Lowry) Jackson 1849–1940
        7. 7. Thomas (Slayton) Jackson 1858–1858
        8. 8. Elsa Fort 1869–
      3. 3. Henry (Fort) Lowry 1844–1845
      4. 4. John (Jefferson) Lowry 1825–1897
      5. 5. Nancy (Miller) Lowry 1833–1912
      6. 6. Arimde (Van Buren) Lowry 1840–1912
      7. 7. Margaret (Louise "Lurany") Lowry 1850–1924
      8. 8. Martha (Macon) Lowry 1837–
      9. 9. Mary (Benton) Lowry 1836–1917
      10. 10. Sarah (Elizabeth) Lowry 1823–1844
      11. 11. Thomas (Gorham) Lowry 1822–1870
      12. 12. William (Toulman) Lowry 1828–1878
      13. 13. John (Jefferson) Lowry 1825– m. Wilmouth (E.) Maupin 1834–
        1. 1. Lucy Lowry 1855–1867
      14. 14. Sarah (Elizabeth) Lowry 1823–1844 m. James (H.) Davis 1820–
      15. 15. Thomas (Gorham) Lowry 1821–1870 m. Louisa (G.) Lowry 1826–1885
        1. 1. George (L.) Lowry 1849–
        2. 2. Dixon (T.) Lowry 1859–
        3. 3. Mary (M.) Lowry 1845– m. William (Wood) Vasse 1842–1897
        4. 4. Calpernia Lowry 1847–
        5. 5. Gray (Hamilton) Lowry 1855–1899 m. Allie (Jefferson) Hammett 1873–1901
        6. 6. Fannie (A.) Lowry 1851–
        7. 7. Sally (H.) Lowry 1857–
        8. 8. John (J.) Lowry 1854–
      16. 16. William (Tolman) Lowry 1827–1878 m. Sarah (Emily) Turner 1832–1888 m. Georgia (Ellen) Yates 1829–1849
        1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Lowry 1850–
        2. 2. John (Able) Lowry 1853–
        3. 3. Willie (Tolman) Lowry 1855–
        4. 4. Georgia (Ellen) Lowry 1849–
    6. 6. Frances (G.) Gorham 1810–1867
    7. 7. Toulman (Robert Baylor Cotton) Gorham 1805–1837 m. Martha (Ann Frances) Vivion 1817–1843
      1. 1. Sarah (Francis) Gorham 1834–1853
    8. 8. Mary (J.) Gorham 1814–1899
    9. 9. Martha (Frances Sugg "Patsy") Gorham 1796–1883 m. William (Fort) M.D. 1793–1881
      1. 1. Amanda (C. R.) Fort 1820–1888 m. Joseph (Miller) Hammett 1809–1883 m. James (Nicholas) Lafon 1811–1850
        1. 1. James (Andrew Jackson) Lafon 1848–1913 m. Ella (C) Jackson 1852–1915
        2. 2. William (Richard) Lafon 1843–1863
      2. 2. Frances (C.) Fort 1824–
      3. 3. Andrew (Jackson) Fort 1831–1911 m. Missouri (Irene) Gorham 1837–1912
      4. 4. Henry (Toulman) Fort 1816–1889 m. Frances (Jane) Lowry 1829–1866 m. Ann (Eliza) Lowry 1831–1917
      5. 5. John (Thomas) Fort 1826–1893 m. Ellen (Charlotte) Fort 1839–1935
        1. 1. Martha (Eleanor) Fort 1857–1941
        2. 2. W.W. Fort 1849–
      6. 6. Martha (Emily) Parrish 1818–1877 m. Dr. (Jeptha Calloway) Parish 1818–1892 m. Ambrose (Waller) Burton 1812–1851
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Parrish 1857–1931
        2. 2. Susan (A.) Parrish 1857–1880 m. James (Hayden "Hade") Brown 1856–1880
        3. 3. Amanda Parrish 1854–1859
        4. 4. Louisa ("Loutie") Parrish 1859–1903
        5. 5. Mary (H.) Parrish 1854–1878
        6. 6. Francis Burton 1842–
        7. 7. May Burton 1844–1864
        8. 8. William (Fort) Burton 1837–1923 m. Sarah (Coleman) Battle 1844–1902
        9. 9. Burilla Burton 1850–
        10. 10. John (T.) Burton 1846–1931 m. Nancy (W) Routt 1849–1891 m. Margret Burton 1848– m. Mary Burton 1848–
        11. 11. Martha (Agnes) Burton 1839–1926 m. William (F.) Manning 1830–1882
  4. 4. Sanford Gorham 1764–1816 m. Hannah Cavendish 1775–1875
    1. 1. Susan Gorham 1808–1880
    2. 2. Thomas (Richard) Gorham 1811–
    3. 3. Aaron Gorham 1806–
    4. 4. Sanford Gorham 1798–1882
      1. 1. Francis (M.) Gorham 1849–
      2. 2. Thomas (J.) Gorham 1840–
      3. 3. Mary Gorham 1838–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Gorham 1829–
      5. 5. John (C.) Gorham 1832–
    5. 5. Thornton (F.) Gorham 1815–1883
    6. 6. William Gorham 1798–1856
    7. 7. Harvey (Taylor) Gorham 1797–
  5. 5. Mary (Ann) Gorham 1782–1817
  6. 6. Elizabeth Gorham 1772–
  7. 7. Joshua Gorham 1786–1851 m. Elizabeth 1791–1878
    1. 1. Laura (Lavenia) Gorham 1822–1909
    2. 2. Presley (E.) Gorham 1831–1916
    3. 3. King (Darius) Gorham 1830–1911
    4. 4. Henry (Sanford) Gorham 1816–1879 m. Mary (Margaret) Cooper 1810–1855
  8. 8. Susannah Gorham 1788–1853
  9. 9. Margaret Gorham 1774–1790
  10. 10. Nancy Gorham 1783–1846
  11. 11. William (B.) Gorham 1766–1850
  12. 12. Alexander Gorham 1770–1837
    1. 1. Ruth Gorham 1798–
    2. 2. Lutitia Gorham 1807–1894
    3. 3. Malinda Gorham 1794–
    4. 4. Thomas Gorham 1808–1893
  13. 13. Frances Gorham 1762–1786
  14. 14. John (W.) Gorham 1764–1836
    1. 1. Mary Gorham 1782–
    2. 2. Margaret Gorham 1792–
    3. 3. Simpson (C.) Gorham 1797–
    4. 4. George Gorham 1786–1849
      1. 1. John Gorham 1795–
    5. 5. Letitia Gorham 1794–
    6. 6. John (A.) Gorham 1786–1853
    7. 7. Thomas Gorham 1784–
    8. 8. William (B.) Gorham 1788–1861
    9. 9. Travis Gorham 1803–1850
    10. 10. Thorton (F.) Gorham 1795–

Margaret Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1745
1745
Birth of Margaret Taylor Cotton in Fairfax, Colonial America, Colonial Virginia
Fairfax, Colonial America, Colonial Virginia
1817
10 Dec 1817
Age 72
Death of Margaret Taylor Cotton in Adairville, Logan County, Kentucky
Adairville, Logan County, Kentucky
1817
1817
Age 72
Burial of Margaret Taylor Cotton in Gorham Cemetary, Adairville, Logan Co., Kentucky
Gorham Cemetary, Adairville, Logan Co., Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Fairfax, Colonial America, Colonial Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Kentucky, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Thomas Gorham Paper

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1817
    Event Place: Adairville, Logan County, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Kentucky, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Thomas Gorham Paper

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Gorham Cemetary, Adairville, Logan Co., Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Thomas Gorham Paper
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