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Mary "Polly" Cotton 1770–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1770

Birth Location: Hertford County, North Carolina

Death Date: abt 1846

Death Location: Cottontown, Sumner County, Tennessee

Father: Thomas Cotton

Mother: Priscilla Knight

Spouse(s): James Cryer

Children(s):

Mary "Polly" Cotton was born in 1770 in Hertford County, North Carolina, the child of Thomas Cotton And Priscilla Jane Knight. Mary "Polly" Cotton married James Cryer. Mary "Polly" Cotton passed away in 1846 in Cottontown, Sumner County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Mary "Polly" Cotton was born in 1770 in Hertford County, North Carolina, the child of Thomas Cotton And Priscilla Jane Knight.
  • Mary "Polly" Cotton married James Cryer.
  • Mary "Polly" Cotton passed away in 1846 in Cottontown, Sumner County, Tennessee.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Cotton's Ancestors

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Mary Cotton
1770–1846
Birth Place: Hertford County, North Carolina
Parents
Thomas Cotton
1748–1795
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Priscilla (Jane) Knight
1748–1843
Edgecombe, Halifax County, North Carolina
Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1718–1771
Bertie Co., North Carolina
Patience Bridgers
1729–1795
James Knight
1730–1794
Pasquotank, Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA
Priscilla (Jane) Carter
1735–1818
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Cotton
1658–1728
Martha Godwin
1650–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cotton
1625–1702
Anne Harrison
1630–1658
William Godwin
1646–1710
Elizabeth Wright
1632–1727

Mary Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1770
24 Jan 1770
Birth of Mary "Polly" Cotton in Hertford County, North Carolina
Hertford County, North Carolina
1846
abt 1846
Age 76
Death of Mary "Polly" Cotton in Cottontown, Sumner County, Tennessee
Cottontown, Sumner County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1770
    Event Place: Hertford County, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1863.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1846
    Event Place: Cottontown, Sumner County, Tennessee
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

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