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Rachel Millie Robertson 1766–1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1766

Birth Location: Sussex, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 25 Mar 1804

Death Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA

Father: Lieut Robertson

Mother: Margaret Poague

Spouse(s): Weaver Cotton

Children(s): Cary COTTON, Eli Sr, Mary COTTON, Henry Cotton

Rachel Millie Robertson was born in 1766 in Sussex, Virginia, United States, the child of Lieut Colonel James Thomas Robertson And Margaret Peggy Poague. Rachel Millie Robertson married Weaver Alexander Cotton, and had children including Cary Cotton, Eli P Cotton Sr Sr, Henry Cotton, Mary Ann Cotton. Rachel Millie Robertson passed away in 1804 in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Rachel Millie Robertson was born in 1766 in Sussex, Virginia, United States, the child of Lieut Colonel James Thomas Robertson And Margaret Peggy Poague.
  • Rachel Millie Robertson married Weaver Alexander Cotton, and had children including Cary Cotton, Eli P Cotton Sr Sr, Henry Cotton, Mary Ann Cotton.
  • Rachel Millie Robertson passed away in 1804 in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lieut Robertson
1738–1833
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Margaret Poague
1737–1833
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Weaver Cotton
1768–1836
Birth Location: Sussex County, Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Cary COTTON
1802–1881
Birth Location: Kettle Creek, Wilkes, Georgia, United States
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Eli Sr
1803–1883
Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
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Mary COTTON
1790–
Birth Location: Moreland, Coweta, Georgia, USA
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Henry Cotton
1795–1881
Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
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Rachel Robertson's Ancestors

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Rachel Robertson
1766–1804
Birth Place: Sussex, Virginia, United States
Parents
Lieut . Colonel James Thomas Robertson
1738–1833
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Margaret (Peggy) Poague
1737–1833
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Gen. (ROBERT POAGE, 1st SHERIFF OF AUGUSTA CO.,) VA
1700–1774
Ulster Province, Ireland
Elizabeth (Sarah) Preston
1700–1776
Newton Limavady, Derry, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas POAGE
1680–1760
Mary COCHRANE
1694–1779
Phineas Preston
1663–1703
Maud Stewart
1677–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Sir
1670–1735
Annabella Maxwell
1675–1691
William Cochrane
1658–1717
Grizel Graham
1661–1726
GEORGE Ii
1636–1703
Alice Plant
1631–1683
William Mountjoy
1653–1692
Mary Coote
1652–1720

Rachel Robertson's Descendants

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Rachel (Millie) Robertson (1766–25 Mar 1804) m. Weaver (Alexander) Cotton (02 Jul 1768–31 Aug 1836)
  1. 1. Cary COTTON 1802–1881 m. Hannah (H) Cotton 1806–1892
    1. 1. Sarah (Jane) COTTON 1835–1915 m. Thomas (Mitchell) PATE 1835–1905
    2. 2. John (Weaver) Cotton 1831–1866
    3. 3. Mary (Ann) Smith 1826–1878
    4. 4. Rachael (E) Fulmer 1829–1899
    5. 5. William (J) Cotton 1833–1905
    6. 6. Nancy Waldrop 1837–1914
  2. 2. Eli (P Cotton Sr) Sr 1803–1883
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) COTTON 1790–
  4. 4. Henry Cotton 1795–1881

Rachel Robertson's Timeline

2 Records

1766
1766
Birth of Rachel Millie Robertson in Sussex, Virginia, United States
Sussex, Virginia, United States
1804
25 Mar 1804
Age 38
Death of Rachel Millie Robertson in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: Sussex, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1804
    Event Place: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
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