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Ralph Cotton 1742–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1742

Birth Location: Fairfax, Loudon, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 Mar 1817

Death Location: Cotton Family Graveyard, Mt Sterling, Switzerland, Indiana, United States

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Lucy Wright

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Kitchen

Children(s): Margaret Cotton, William Cotton, Ralph Cotton, Jemima Cotton, John Cotton, Sarah Cotton, Susanna Cotton, Henry Cotton, Susan Cotton, Mary Cotton, John Cotton, Nathaniel Cotton, Nathaniel Cotton, Robert Cotton, Susannah Cotton, John Cotton

Ralph Cotton was born in 1742 in Fairfax, Loudon, Virginia, USA, the child of John Ralph Cotton And Lucy Wright. Ralph Cotton married Elizabeth Kitchen, and had children including Henry Smith Cotton, Jemima Mimi Cotton, John Cotton, Margaret Peggy Cotton, Mary Jane Cotton, Nathaniel Cotton, Ralph Cotton, Robert Cotton, Sarah Sallie Cotton, Susan C Cotton, Susanna Cotton, Susannah C Cotton, William Cotton. Ralph Cotton passed away in 1817 in Cotton Family Graveyard, Mt Sterling, Switzerland, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Ralph Cotton was born in 1742 in Fairfax, Loudon, Virginia, USA, the child of John Ralph Cotton And Lucy Wright.
  • Ralph Cotton married Elizabeth Kitchen, and had children including Henry Smith Cotton, Jemima Mimi Cotton, John Cotton, Margaret Peggy Cotton, Mary Jane Cotton, Nathaniel Cotton, Ralph Cotton, Robert Cotton, Sarah Sallie Cotton, Susan C Cotton, Susanna Cotton, Susannah C Cotton, William Cotton.
  • Ralph Cotton passed away in 1817 in Cotton Family Graveyard, Mt Sterling, Switzerland, Indiana, United States.

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Ralph Cotton's Ancestors

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Ralph Cotton
1742–1817
Birth Place: Fairfax, Loudon, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Ralph Cotton
1721–1808
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, American Colonies
Lucy Wright
1720–1785
Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, American Colonies
Grandparents
Ralph Cotton
1698–1728
All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
MARY (ELIZABETH) COTTON
1700–1768
Stafford, Virginia, United States
Thomas Wright
1695–1763
Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Lewis
1703–1766
Middlesex, King and Queen, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cotton
1670–1728
Elizabeth Smith
1668–1726
Richard Hyde
1652–1710
Mary Cotton
1660–1729
Thomas Wright
1670–1762
Elizabeth Williams
1672–1721
Zachery Lewis
1673–1719
Mary Walker
1677–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cotten
1645–1693
Anne Harrison
1655–1690
GEORGE SMITH
1647–1703
MARY FRENCH
1651–1697
Richard Hyde
1600–1669
Judah Hyde
1620–1651
John Cotton
1625–1702
Anne Hutchinson
1639–1658
Henry Wright
1650–1701
Elinor Sprigg
1650–1727
John Williams
1647–1691
Anne Moore
1650–1694
MAJ Lewis
1633–1689
Isabella Miller
1640–1703

Ralph Cotton's Descendants

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Ralph Cotton (10 Jan 1742–16 Mar 1817) m. Elizabeth Kitchen (1742–12 Jan 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–
      1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Cotton 1849–1911
      2. 2. Lucy (Ann) Cotton 1850–1944
      3. 3. Robert (Sanford) Cotton 1846–1884
      4. 4. William Cotton 1848–1848
      5. 5. Francis (Joshua) Cotton 1855–1857
      6. 6. James Cotton 1864–
      7. 7. George (Douglas) Cotton 1863–1941 m. Harriet (Cornell) Hunter 1875–1942
        1. 1. Harriet (Francis) Cotton 1912–2006 m. Charles (Joseph) Bright 1908–1993
        2. 2. Geraldine (E) Cotton 1915–
    3. 3. William (K.) Cotton 1814–1849
  15. 15. Susannah (C) Cotton 1765–1830
  16. 16. John Cotton 1770–1820

Ralph Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1742
10 Jan 1742
Birth of Ralph Cotton in Fairfax, Loudon, Virginia, USA
Fairfax, Loudon, Virginia, USA
1817
16 Mar 1817
Age 75
Death of Ralph Cotton in Cotton Family Graveyard, Mt Sterling, Switzerland, Indiana, United States
Cotton Family Graveyard, Mt Sterling, Switzerland, Indiana, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1742
    Event Place: Fairfax, Loudon, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1817
    Event Place: Cotton Family Graveyard, Mt Sterling, Switzerland, Indiana, United States

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