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Ralph Cotton 1747–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1747

Birth Location: Fairfax, Loudon, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 16 Mar 1817

Death Location: Vevay, Switzerland, Indiana, United States

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Elizabeth Cotton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Kitchen, Elizabeth Kitchen

Children(s): Henry Cotton, Ralph Cotton, Sarah Cotton, John Cotton, William Cotton, Susan Cotton, Mary Cotton, Jemima Cotton, Nathaniel Cotton, Margaret Cotton, Susanna Cotton, Robert Cotton, Grace Cotton, John Cotton, Grace Cotton, Grace Cotton, John Cotton, Nathaniel Cotton, Peggy Cotton, Margaret Cotton, Johnson Brown

In 1747, Ralph Cotton entered the world in Fairfax, Loudon, Virginia, United States, born to John Ralph Cotton And Elizabeth Sarah Cotton. Ralph Cotton married Elizabeth Kitchen, Elizabeth Stone, and had children including Grace Cotton, Henry Smith Cotton, Jemima Mimi Cotton, John Cotton, Johnson Brown, Margaret Peggy Cotton, Margaret Cotton, Mary Jane Cotton, Nathaniel Cotton, Peggy Cotton, Ralph Cotton, Robert Cotton, Sarah Sallie Cotton, Susan C Cotton, Susanna Cotton, William Cotton. Ralph Cotton passed away in 1817 in Vevay, Switzerland, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1747, Ralph Cotton entered the world in Fairfax, Loudon, Virginia, United States, born to John Ralph Cotton And Elizabeth Sarah Cotton.
  • Ralph Cotton married Elizabeth Kitchen, Elizabeth Stone, and had children including Grace Cotton, Henry Smith Cotton, Jemima Mimi Cotton, John Cotton, Johnson Brown, Margaret Peggy Cotton, Margaret Cotton, Mary Jane Cotton, Nathaniel Cotton, Peggy Cotton, Ralph Cotton, Robert Cotton, Sarah Sallie Cotton, Susan C Cotton, Susanna Cotton, William Cotton.
  • Ralph Cotton passed away in 1817 in Vevay, Switzerland, Indiana, United States.

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Ralph Cotton's Ancestors

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Ralph Cotton
1747–1817
Birth Place: Fairfax, Loudon, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Ralph Cotton
1721–1808
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, American Colonies
Elizabeth (Sarah) Cotton
1739–1785
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Ralph Cotton
1698–1728
All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
MARY (ELIZABETH) COTTON
1700–1768
Stafford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cotton
1670–1728
Elizabeth Smith
1668–1726
Richard Hyde
1652–1710
Mary Cotton
1660–1729
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

Ralph Cotton's Descendants

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Ralph Cotton (10 Jan 1747–16 Mar 1817) m. Elizabeth Kitchen (1747–12 Jan 1832) m. Elizabeth Kitchen (1747–12 Jan 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

Ralph Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1747
10 Jan 1747
Birth of Ralph Cotton in Fairfax, Loudon, Virginia, United States
Fairfax, Loudon, Virginia, United States
1817
16 Mar 1817
Age 70
Death of Ralph Cotton in Vevay, Switzerland, Indiana, United States
Vevay, Switzerland, Indiana, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1747
    Event Place: Fairfax, Loudon, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1817
    Event Place: Vevay, Switzerland, Indiana, United States

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