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Mary Cotton 1807–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1807

Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 1861

Death Location: Apple Springs, Trinity County, Texas, USA

Father: Weaver Sr

Mother: Sarah Bennett

Spouse(s): Micajah Bennett

Children(s): Richmond Bennett, John Sr, Sarah Hightower, Mary Davis

The story of Mary Cotton began in 1807 in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA. Mary Cotton married Micajah Y Bennett, and had children including John Pinkston Bennett Sr, Mary Ann Elizabeth Davis, Richmond Oliver Bennett, Sarah Frances Hightower. Mary Cotton passed away in 1861 in Apple Springs, Trinity County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Cotton began in 1807 in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA.
  • Mary Cotton married Micajah Y Bennett, and had children including John Pinkston Bennett Sr, Mary Ann Elizabeth Davis, Richmond Oliver Bennett, Sarah Frances Hightower.
  • Mary Cotton passed away in 1861 in Apple Springs, Trinity County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Weaver Sr
1768–1836
Birth Location: Sussex County, Virginia, USA
WS
Sarah Bennett
1780–1850
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
SB

Spouses(s)

Micajah Bennett
1807–1856
Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
MB

Children(s)

Richmond Bennett
1836–1895
Birth Location: Fayette County, Georgia, USA
RB
John Sr
1832–1908
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
JS
Sarah Hightower
1829–1892
Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
SH
Mary Davis
1838–1915
Birth Location: –
MD

Mary Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Mary Cotton
1807–1861
Birth Place: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Weaver Alexander Cotton Sr
1768–1836
Sussex County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth (Sally)) Bennett
1780–1850
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Micajah Bennett
1761–1825
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Mary Snow
1752–1811
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Bennett
1724–1778
Frances Vardeman
1729–1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
? Bennett
1703–1777
Mary Humphrey
1704–1733
William I
1698–1789
Magdelina Peterson
1702–1752

Mary Cotton's Descendants

1.
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Mary Cotton (1807–1861) m. Micajah (Y) Bennett (1807–1856)
  1. 1. Richmond (Oliver) Bennett 1836–1895 m. Sarah (Jane) Moore 1837–1931
    1. 1. Henryetta Deaton 1881–1962
    2. 2. Anna (Delilah Francis) Jones 1870–1903
    3. 3. Richmond (Floyd) Bennett 1884–1969
    4. 4. Rosa (Anna) Kennedy 1878–1971
    5. 5. Nimmie McClain 1873–1944
    6. 6. Martha (Jane) Pruitt 1861–1943
    7. 7. Mary (Caroline) Magee 1869–1967
    8. 8. Micijah ((McCager) Y. (Sug)) Bennett 1866–1945 m. Lutisha (Ann) Magee 1869–1942
      1. 1. Clyde (Derwin) Bennett 1905–1958 m. Bonnie Green 1907–1982
      2. 2. Lloyd (S.) Bennett 1904–1940
      3. 3. Richard (Evan) Bennett 1893–1946
      4. 4. Willie (Bly) Bennett 1890–1973
      5. 5. Marshall (Hillard (Sunk)) Bennett 1900–1964 m. Mabel (Pauline) Lee 1904–1985
        1. 1. Douglas (Marshall) Bennett 1940–1940
      6. 6. Stella (O) Bennett 1889–
      7. 7. Christopher (C) Bennett 1895–
      8. 8. Modest (B) Bennett 1897–1976 m. Thomas (D) Allen 1900–1978
        1. 1. Jewell (Estelle) Allen 1932–2004 m. John (O) Morrow 1930–1975
        2. 2. Dayton (D) Allen 1923–
        3. 3. Kenneth (W) Allen 1924–
      9. 9. Claud Bennett 1907–
    9. 9. John (Hamlin) Bennett 1876–1965
  2. 2. John (Pinkston Bennett) Sr 1832–1908 m. Mary (Jane) Davis 1838–1925
    1. 1. Frances (Adeline) Tye 1877–1958
    2. 2. John (J.) Bennett 1862–1929
    3. 3. Reuben (Franklin) Bennett 1872–1913
    4. 4. John (Pinkston Bennett) Jr 1852–1908 m. Alice (I.) Bennett 1856–1941
      1. 1. Nancy (Elizabeth) Mangum 1888–1968
      2. 2. Lillie (Belle) Bennett 1899–1976 m. Charles (Vance) Collins 1894–1930
        1. 1. Alice (Frank) King 1923–2010
      3. 3. Jewell McBride 1896–1961
      4. 4. Esther (Ovelia) Deaton 1884–1973
      5. 5. May (Deliah) Walton 1886–1965
    5. 5. William (Micajah) Bennett 1857–1945 m. Partheny (J) Hager 1867–1938
      1. 1. Levi (E) Bennett 1897–1966 m. Eva (Eula) Long 1908–1994
        1. 1. Edith (Laverne) Bennett 1931–2007
        2. 2. Glenda (Jean) Bennett 1947–1982
    6. 6. Charlotte Bennett 1859–1896
    7. 7. Elizabeth (J) Bennett 1861–1865
    8. 8. Valeria Bennett 1865–1867
    9. 9. Verdine Bennett 1867–1867
    10. 10. William (R) Bennett 1868–1945
  3. 3. Sarah (Frances) Hightower 1829–1892
  4. 4. Mary (Ann Elizabeth) Davis 1838–1915

Mary Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1807
1807
Birth of Mary Cotton in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
1826
26 Aug 1826
Age 19
Mary Cotton was married in Wilkes, Georgia
Wilkes, Georgia
1861
1861
Age 54
Death of Mary Cotton in Trinity County, Texas, USA
Trinity County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1826
    Event Place: Wilkes, Georgia
    Record Source: Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Trinity County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Apple Springs, Trinity County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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