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Ralph Robert Cotton 1742–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1742

Birth Location: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 Mar 1817

Death Location: Mount Sterling, Switzerland County, Indiana, USA

Father:

Mother: Susannah Cotton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Kitchen

Children(s): Henry Cotton

The story of Ralph Robert Cotton began in 1742 in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Ralph Robert Cotton married Elizabeth Kitchen, and had children including Henry Smith Cotton. Ralph Robert Cotton passed away in 1817 in Mount Sterling, Switzerland County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ralph Robert Cotton began in 1742 in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA.
  • Ralph Robert Cotton married Elizabeth Kitchen, and had children including Henry Smith Cotton.
  • Ralph Robert Cotton passed away in 1817 in Mount Sterling, Switzerland County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Susannah Cotton
1720–1763
Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Kitchen
1742–1832
Birth Location: Loudoun, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Henry Cotton
1763–1831
Birth Location: Colony of Virginia
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Ralph Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Ralph Cotton
1742–1817
Birth Place: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Susannah (Smith) Cotton
1720–1763
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Elizabeth (Clator) TEMPLE
1706–1752
Stafford, Virginia, United States
Nathaniel Smith
1702–1762
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ichabod Smith
1675–1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rebecca Foot
1634–1701

Ralph Cotton's Descendants

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Ralph (Robert) Cotton (10 Jan 1742–13 Mar 1817) m. Elizabeth Kitchen (1742–12 January 1832)
  1. 1. Henry (Smith) Cotton 1763–1831 m. Mary Harrell 1765–1850
    1. 1. William (W) Cotton 1803–1874 m. Nancy (Ann) Linthicum 1802–1899
      1. 1. Clara (S.) Marshall 1832–1855 m. Jacob (Abraham) Marshall 1826–1891
        1. 1. Cynthia (A.) Marshall 1849–1907 m. James (K.) Mathis 1850–

Ralph Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1742
10 Jan 1742
Birth of Ralph Robert Cotton in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
1817
13 Mar 1817
Age 75
Death of Ralph Robert Cotton in Mt Sterling, Switzerland Co., Indiana, USA
Mt Sterling, Switzerland Co., Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1742
    Event Place: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1817
    Event Place: Mt Sterling, Switzerland Co., Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Sterling, Switzerland County, Indiana, USA
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