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Patience Priscilla Cotten Spears 1691–1725 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1691

Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 30 Nov 1725

Death Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States

Father: Judge slaveowner

Mother: Martha Cotten

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In 1691, Patience Priscilla Cotten Spears entered the world in Nansemond, Virginia, USA, born to Judge John Bertie Cotten Jr Slaveowner And Martha Angelique Godwin Cotten. Patience Priscilla Cotten Spears passed away in 1725 in Bertie, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1691, Patience Priscilla Cotten Spears entered the world in Nansemond, Virginia, USA, born to Judge John Bertie Cotten Jr Slaveowner And Martha Angelique Godwin Cotten.
  • Patience Priscilla Cotten Spears passed away in 1725 in Bertie, North Carolina, United States.

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Patience Spears's Ancestors

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Patience Spears
1691–1725
Birth Place: Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Parents
Judge John "Bertie" Cotten Jr., slaveowner
1658–1728
Queen's Creek, Isle of Wight County, Colony of Virginia
Martha (Angelique Godwin) Cotten
1668–1732
Isle Of Wight County, Virginia Formed 1637 From Warrosquyouke County Formed In 1634
Grandparents
John ("The Immigrant" Cotton) Sr.
1626–1693
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Anne (Harrison) Cotton
1630–
Eyeworth, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Rev. owner
1609–1640
Anne Doughty
1620–1683
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeffray Cotton
1578–1622
Joane Cotton
1589–1640

Patience Spears's Timeline

2 Records

1691
1691
Birth of Patience Priscilla Cotten Spears in Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Nansemond, Virginia, USA
1725
30 Nov 1725
Age 34
Death of Patience Priscilla Cotten Spears in Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Bertie, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1691
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, USA

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

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