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Polly Cotton 1703–1725 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 September 1703

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia

Death Date: 30 November 1725

Death Location: Bertie, North Carolina

Father: John Cotten

Mother: Martha Godwin

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Polly Cotton was born in 1703 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, the child of John Cotten And Martha Godwin. Polly Cotton passed away in 1725 in Bertie, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Polly Cotton was born in 1703 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, the child of John Cotten And Martha Godwin.
  • Polly Cotton passed away in 1725 in Bertie, North Carolina.

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Polly Cotton's Ancestors

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Polly Cotton
1703–1725
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia
Parents
John Cotten
1658–1728
Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Martha Godwin
1680–1701
Isle, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Sir (John Hynde "Immigrant" Cotton Sr., English Politician, Knight of Connington, 3rd Baronet of Connington, Gentleman of the Privy) Chamber,
1621–1702
Connington, Huntingdonshire, England
Lady (Anne Harrison) Hutcheson
1630–1658
Eyeworth, Bedfordshire, England
William Godwin
1679–1720
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Wright
1650–1727
Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cotton
1571–1631
Elizabeth Brocas
1573–1658
John 1595
1595–1644
Bridget Hutchinson
1602–1688
Col Godwin
1655–1714
Margaret Bridger
1660–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Brocas
1547–1657
Elizabeth Dexter
1551–1621

Polly Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1703
12 September 1703
Birth of Polly Cotton in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia
1725
30 November 1725
Age 22
Death of Polly Cotton in Bertie, North Carolina
Bertie, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 September 1703
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 November 1725
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina

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