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Ralph Cotton 1698–1728 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1698

Birth Location: All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 1728

Death Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Elizabeth Smith

Spouse(s): Mary Hyde

Children(s): John Cotton

The story of Ralph Cotton began in 1698 in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States. Ralph Cotton married Mary Hyde, and had children including John Ralph Cotton. Ralph Cotton passed away in 1728 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Ralph Cotton began in 1698 in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States.
  • Ralph Cotton married Mary Hyde, and had children including John Ralph Cotton.
  • Ralph Cotton passed away in 1728 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cotton
1670–1728
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
JC
Elizabeth Smith
1665–1767
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hyde
1700–1760
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
MH

Children(s)

John Cotton
–1808
Birth Location: Stafford, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
JC

Ralph Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Ralph Cotton
1698–1728
Birth Place: All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Parents
John Cotton
1670–1728
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Smith
1665–1767
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Sir (John) Cotton
1648–1723
Huntingdonshire County, England, United Kingdom
Anne Harrison
1655–1690
Virginia, United States
George Smith
1647–1702
Hanover Co., VA, Virginia, USA
MARY FRENCH
1651–1697
HANOVER, HANOVER, VA.
Great-Grandparents
Thomasin Raine
1635–
Anthony Smith
1626–1667
Martha Bacon
1629–1667
Thomas Huitt
1620–1670
Anne Hobdon
1625–1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Smith
1560–1631
Christina Hunt
1566–1630
(Rev) Burgate)
1593–1649
Martha -Bacon-Peck
1597–1670

Ralph Cotton's Descendants

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Ralph Cotton (25 Jul 1698–1728) m. Mary Hyde (1700–1760)
  1. 1. John (Ralph) Cotton –1808 m. Elizabeth (Sarah) Smith 1739–1785
    1. 1. EDMUND (EDWARD) COTTON 1764–1824 m. Sarah Dorsey 1776–1816
      1. 1. John (Dorsey) Cotton 1801–1870 m. Anna (B) Tichenor 1802–1860
        1. 1. Susan (Evaline Suckey) Cotton 1837–1920 m. Marene (Gabriel) Hart 1833–1905

Ralph Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1698
25 Jul 1698
Birth of Ralph Cotton in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
1728
1728
Age 30
Death of Ralph Cotton in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1698
    Event Place: All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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