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Patience Priscilla Cotton 1703–1725 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1703

Birth Location: Isle, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 30 Nov 1725

Death Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Martha Godwin

Spouse(s): James Speir

Children(s): James Spier

The story of Patience Priscilla Cotton began in 1703 in Isle, Virginia, United States. Patience Priscilla Cotton married James Speir, and had children including James Spier. Patience Priscilla Cotton passed away in 1725 in Bertie, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Patience Priscilla Cotton began in 1703 in Isle, Virginia, United States.
  • Patience Priscilla Cotton married James Speir, and had children including James Spier.
  • Patience Priscilla Cotton passed away in 1725 in Bertie, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cotton
1658–1728
Birth Location: Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
JC
Martha Godwin
1680–1701
Birth Location: Isle, Virginia, United States
MG

Spouses(s)

James Speir
1670–1731
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
JS

Children(s)

James Spier
1700–1761
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
JS

Patience Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Patience Cotton
1703–1725
Birth Place: Isle, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Cotton
1658–1728
Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Martha Godwin
1680–1701
Isle, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Cotton
1625–1702
Huntingdonshire, England
Anne (Hutcheson) Harrison
1630–1658
Eyworth, Bedfordshrire, England
William Godwin
1646–1710
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Wright
1632–1727
Isle, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wright
1610–1670
Elizabeth Gibbs
1610–1667
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John WRIGHT
1577–1640
Grace GLASCOCK
1579–1653

Patience Cotton's Descendants

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Patience (Priscilla) Cotton (1703–30 Nov 1725) m. James Speir (1670–12 Dec 1731)
  1. 1. James Spier 1700–1761 m. Elizabeth Coker 1733–1761
    1. 1. Francis Speir 1744–1761 m. Frederich Sauls 1710–1761 m. Abraham Sauls 1769–1769
      1. 1. Abraham Sauls 1725–1771 m. Anne (Screw) (Sauls) 1730–1790
        1. 1. ABRAHAM SAULS 1745–1771 m. ANNA SCREW 1714–1785

Patience Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1703
1703
Birth of Patience Priscilla Cotton in Isle, Virginia, United States
Isle, Virginia, United States
1725
30 Nov 1725
Age 22
Death of Patience Priscilla Cotton in Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Bertie, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1703
    Event Place: Isle, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1725
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
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