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Ralph Cotton 1698–1728 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1698

Birth Location: All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 1728

Death Location: Stafford, Virginia, United States

Father: Sir Cotton

Mother: Elizabeth Smith

Spouse(s): MARY COTTON

Children(s): John Cotton, Nathaniel Cotton, LITTLEBERRY Cotten, David Cotton, CARY Cotten, Joshua Cotten, Mary Cotten, Isham Cotten, Thomas COTTON, Drury Cotten, Thomas Cotton, William Cotton, Henry Cotten, Richard Cotton, John Cotton

The story of Ralph Cotton began in 1698 in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA. Ralph Cotton married Mary Elizabeth Cotton, and had children including Cary Cotten, David Cotton, Drury Cotten, Henry Cotten, Isham Cotten, John Ralph Cotton, Joshua Cotten, Littleberry Cotten, Mary Cotten, Nathaniel Cotton, Richard Cotton, Thomas Cotton, William Cotton. Ralph Cotton passed away in 1728 in Stafford, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Ralph Cotton began in 1698 in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA.
  • Ralph Cotton married Mary Elizabeth Cotton, and had children including Cary Cotten, David Cotton, Drury Cotten, Henry Cotten, Isham Cotten, John Ralph Cotton, Joshua Cotten, Littleberry Cotten, Mary Cotten, Nathaniel Cotton, Richard Cotton, Thomas Cotton, William Cotton.
  • Ralph Cotton passed away in 1728 in Stafford, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cotton
1670–1728
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Smith
1668–1726
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

MARY COTTON
1700–1768
Birth Location: Stafford, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

John Cotton
1721–1808
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, American Colonies
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Nathaniel Cotton
1722–1793
Birth Location: Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States
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LITTLEBERRY Cotten
1728–
Birth Location: Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States
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David Cotton
1726–
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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CARY Cotten
1724–
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
CC
Joshua Cotten
1730–1772
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
JC
Mary Cotten
1743–
Birth Location: Albemarle, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Isham Cotten
1739–
Birth Location: Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Thomas COTTON
1717–1792
Birth Location: –
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Drury Cotten
1735–1777
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Thomas Cotton
1733–
Birth Location: –
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William Cotton
1733–1794
Birth Location: Albemarle, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Henry Cotten
1737–1790
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Richard Cotton
1730–1790
Birth Location: Albemarle, Surry, Virginia, United States
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John Cotton
1721–1808
Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia, USA
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Ralph Cotton's Ancestors

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Ralph Cotton
1698–1728
Birth Place: All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Parents
Sir John Cotton
1670–1728
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Smith
1668–1726
Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Sir (John) Cotten
1645–1693
Anne Harrison
1655–1690
Virginia, United States
GEORGE SMITH
1647–1703
HANOVER, HANOVER, VA
MARY FRENCH
1651–1697
HANOVER, HANOVER, VA.
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Harrison
1630–1686
Thomasine Raine
1650–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Whitehead
1598–1701
Thomasine Harrison
1620–1700

Ralph Cotton's Descendants

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Ralph Cotton (25 Jul 1698–1728) m. MARY (ELIZABETH) COTTON (1700–2 Dec 1768)
  1. 1. John (Ralph) Cotton 1721–1808 m. Lucy Wright 1720–1785 m. Elizabeth (Sarah) Cotton 1739–1785 m. Susannah Smith 1720–1763 m. Susannah Smith 1734–1763 m. Elizabeth (wife) 2 –1808
    1. 1. Lucy Cotton 1752–1834 m. Joshua Hopper 1732–1834
      1. 1. Rhoda Hopper 1772–1820 m. William Stephens 1778–1853 m. Jr (Stephens Rev) William 1778–1853
        1. 1. Josiah1 Stephens 1816–1881
        2. 2. Nathaniel1 Stephens 1819–1870
        3. 3. Jackson Stephens 1814–1865
        4. 4. Bethenia (Bechame Beachame) Stephens 1808–1850
        5. 5. Lucinda Stephens 1805–1876
        6. 6. Thomas1 Stephens 1800–1866
        7. 7. Lucy (Ann) Stephens 1810–1875
        8. 8. Rhoda1 Stephens 1819–1894
        9. 9. Nancy (Rhonda1) Stephens 1817–1883
        10. 10. Nathaniel Stephens 1813–1870
        11. 11. Behome Stephens 1810–1850
        12. 12. Lucy Stephens 1839–
        13. 13. Nancy Stephens 1811–1833
        14. 14. Bethenia (Beachame) Stephens 1808–1850
        15. 15. Joshua Stephens 1801–1864
        16. 16. Andrew (J) Stephens 1810–1865
        17. 17. William Stephens 1790–1832
        18. 18. William (A) Stephens 1803–1860
        19. 19. Nancy (Rhoda) Stephens 1811–1883
        20. 20. William (An) Stephens 1803–1864 m. Mary (Ann "Polly") Barrow 1806–1893 m. Mary (Polly) Barrow 1806–1893 m. Katherine Gossar 1804–1868
      2. 2. William (Riley) Hopper 1768–1835
      3. 3. Joshua Hopper 1770–1855
      4. 4. Thomas Hopper 1760–1835
        1. 1. JOSEPH HOPPER 1784–1868
        2. 2. Stephen Hopper 1780–
      5. 5. John Hopper 1764–1867
      6. 6. Amey (Annie) Hopper 1766–1842
      7. 7. Unity Hopper 1762–1825
      8. 8. Anney (Annie) Hopper 1766–1842
      9. 9. Joseph Hopper 1767–1867
      10. 10. Darby Hopper 1778–1842
      11. 11. Thomas Hopper 1772–1865
      12. 12. Jesse Hopper 1790–1846
      13. 13. Unity Hopper 1750–1869 m. Joseph ODell 1749–1814
        1. 1. Jesse (Quell) ODell 1800–1850 m. becky (Frances) Collins 1799–1860
        2. 2. Lucy Odell 1793–1850
        3. 3. John Odell 1777–1819
        4. 4. Susan Odell 1795–
        5. 5. Lydia Odell 1789–1845
        6. 6. James Odell 1779–
        7. 7. Armistead Odell 1786–
        8. 8. Armstreet Odell 1781–
        9. 9. Jesse O'Dell 1771–1850
      14. 14. Thomas Hopper 1794–1865
      15. 15. Thomas Hopper 1782–1835
      16. 16. Unity (Wirty) Hopper 1750–1825
      17. 17. John Hopper 1775–
      18. 18. Rhoda Hopper 1781–1820
      19. 19. William (Riley) Hopper 1768–1835
      20. 20. Joseph Hopper 1767–
      21. 21. JOSHUA HOPPER 1768–1835
      22. 22. Thomas Hopper 1766–1867
      23. 23. William (Riley) Hopper 1772–1855
      24. 24. Anna Wilson 1764–1842
    2. 2. Zachariah Cotton 1774–1840
    3. 3. Edmund Cotton 1764–1824
    4. 4. Barbara Cotton 1766–1788
    5. 5. Nancy Cotton 1767–1847
    6. 6. Robert Cotton 1777–1860
    7. 7. Frances Cotton 1779–1828
    8. 8. Sarah Cotton 1775–1856
    9. 9. Susannah Cotton 1781–1851
    10. 10. Elizabeth Cotton 1768–1803
    11. 11. Temple Cotton 1765–1820
    12. 12. Ann Cotton 1756–1824
    13. 13. Robert Cotton 1759–
    14. 14. FRANCIS COTTON 1779–1828
    15. 15. Elizabeth Cotton 1749–1837
    16. 16. Ralph Cotton 1747–1817 m. Elizabeth Kitchen 1747–1832 m. Elizabeth Kitchen 1747–1832
      1. 1. Henry (Smith) Cotton 1763–1831
      2. 2. Ralph Cotton 1786–1828
      3. 3. Sarah (Sallie) Cotton 1778–1854
      4. 4. John Cotton 1774–1808 m. Dolly Brown 1774–
        1. 1. Ralph (Brown) Cotton 1798–1860
      5. 5. William Cotton 1776–1839
      6. 6. Susan (C) Cotton 1765–1830
      7. 7. Mary (Jane) Cotton 1772–1823
      8. 8. Jemima ("Mimi") Cotton 1769–1851
      9. 9. Nathaniel Cotton 1783–1870
      10. 10. Margaret ("Peggy") Cotton 1767–1851
      11. 11. Susanna Cotton 1783–1866
      12. 12. Robert Cotton 1786–1786
      13. 13. Grace Cotton 1775–1839
      14. 14. John Cotton 1770–
      15. 15. Grace Cotton 1775–1839
      16. 16. Grace Cotton 1775–1839
      17. 17. John Cotton 1721–1808
      18. 18. Nathaniel Cotton 1783–1835
      19. 19. Peggy Cotton 1769–1851
      20. 20. Margaret Cotton 1767–1851
      21. 21. Johnson Brown 1772–1823
    17. 17. Zachariah Cotton 1773–1840
    18. 18. Lucy (Ann) Cotton 1746–1834
    19. 19. Frances Cotton 1779–1828
    20. 20. Sarah Cotton 1751–1831
    21. 21. Nancy Cotton 1767–1847
    22. 22. Robert Cotton 1777–1860
    23. 23. Barbara Cotton 1766–1788
    24. 24. John Cotton 1744–1818
    25. 25. Henry Cotton 1751–1831
    26. 26. Mary (Polly) Cotton 1746–1806
    27. 27. Nathaniel Cotton 1753–1825
    28. 28. Ralph Cotton 1742–1817 m. Elizabeth Kitchen 1742–1832
      1. 1. Margaret ("Peggy") Cotton 1767–1851
      2. 2. William Cotton 1776–1838
      3. 3. Ralph Cotton 1786–1828
      4. 4. Jemima ("Mimi") Cotton 1769–1851
      5. 5. John Cotton 1774–1808
      6. 6. Sarah ("Sallie") Cotton 1778–1854
      7. 7. Susanna Cotton 1783–1866
      8. 8. Henry (Smith) Cotton 1763–1831
      9. 9. Susan (C) Cotton 1765–1830
      10. 10. Mary (Jane) Cotton 1772–1823
      11. 11. John Cotton 1721–1808
      12. 12. Nathaniel Cotton 1783–1835
      13. 13. Nathaniel Cotton 1783–1875
      14. 14. Robert Cotton 1788–1860 m. Mary (E.) Bellwood 1788– m. Hannah Howard 1790–1840
        1. 1. Henry Cotton 1822–1896
        2. 2. Isaac (S. "Ike") Cotton 1815–1898 m. Margaret (Ann) Parrish 1819–1898 m. Martha Harned 1816–
        3. 3. William (K.) Cotton 1814–1849
      15. 15. Susannah (C) Cotton 1765–1830
      16. 16. John Cotton 1770–1820
    29. 29. Ann Cotton 1761–1824
    30. 30. Sarah (Sally) Cotton 1794–
    31. 31. Frances Cotton 1791–
    32. 32. Mary (Polly) Cotton 1779–
    33. 33. Elizabeth Cotton 1749–1837
    34. 34. Mary Cotton 1746–1806
    35. 35. Nathaniel Cotton 1753–1825
    36. 36. Sarah Cotton 1751–1831
    37. 37. John Cotton 1759–
    38. 38. Henry Cotton 1751–1831
    39. 39. Susannah Cotton 1756–1824
    40. 40. Lucy Cotton 1752–1840
    41. 41. Temple Cotton 1765–1827
    42. 42. Edmund Cotton 1764–1824
    43. 43. John Cotton 1744–1817
    44. 44. Barbara Cotton 1766–1788
    45. 45. Ann Cotton 1761–1824
    46. 46. William Cotton 1776–1798
    47. 47. Temple Cotton 1730–
    48. 48. Temple Cotton 1765–
    49. 49. Ann Cotton 1756–1824
    50. 50. Elizabeth Cotton 1749–1837
    51. 51. Robert Cotton 1759–
  2. 2. Nathaniel Cotton 1722–1793
  3. 3. LITTLEBERRY Cotten 1728–
  4. 4. David Cotton 1726–
  5. 5. CARY Cotten 1724–
  6. 6. Joshua Cotten 1730–1772
  7. 7. Mary Cotten 1743–
  8. 8. Isham Cotten 1739–
  9. 9. Thomas COTTON 1717–1792
  10. 10. Drury Cotten 1735–1777
  11. 11. Thomas Cotton 1733–
  12. 12. William Cotton 1733–1794
  13. 13. Henry Cotten 1737–1790
  14. 14. Richard Cotton 1730–1790
  15. 15. John (Ralph) Cotton 1721–1808

Ralph Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

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

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