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Reverend John Scott Cotton 1643–1683 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Dec 1643

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1683

Death Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: William Cotton

Mother: Hailstone None

Spouse(s): Mary Cotton

Children(s): Maria Cotton, William COTTON, John Jr, Deliverance Cotton, Thankful Cotton, Samuel Cotton, Mary Stow-Cotton, Jeremiah COTTON, Mary Fletcher

The story of Reverend John Scott Cotton began in 1643 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Reverend John Scott Cotton married Mary Stowe Gibbs Cotton, and had children including Deliverance Cotton, Jeremiah Cotton, John Cotton Jr, Maria Cotton, Mary Marie Stow Cotton, Mary Maria Cotton Fletcher, Samuel Cotton, Thankful Cotton, William Cotton. Reverend John Scott Cotton passed away in 1683 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Reverend John Scott Cotton began in 1643 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Reverend John Scott Cotton married Mary Stowe Gibbs Cotton, and had children including Deliverance Cotton, Jeremiah Cotton, John Cotton Jr, Maria Cotton, Mary Marie Stow Cotton, Mary Maria Cotton Fletcher, Samuel Cotton, Thankful Cotton, William Cotton.
  • Reverend John Scott Cotton passed away in 1683 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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Reverend Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Reverend Cotton
1643–1683
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
William Cotton
1610–1652
Bunbury, Cheshire, England
Hailstone
1612–1665
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, New England
Grandparents
Jeffray (ANDREW) Cotton
1578–1642
Bunbury, Cheshire, England
Joane (Poss) Reade*-Cotton
1589–1642
Bunbury, Cheshire, England
Capt. (Thomas II) Graves
1584–1635
Lamborne, Berkshire, , England
Katherine (Elizabeth) Gray
1586–1636
Gravesend, Kent, , England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Cotton
1460–1499
Mary Mainwaring
1541–1578
Thomas Graves
1556–1637
Joan (Bellame)
1560–1620
Joseph Col.
1550–1640
Unity Daniels
1576–1624
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Mainwaring
1525–1590
Jonne Manwaring
1520–1600

Reverend Cotton's Descendants

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Reverend (John Scott) Cotton (1 Dec 1643–1683) m. Mary (Stowe Gibbs) Cotton (6 Feb 1643–30 Jan 1705)
  1. 1. Maria Cotton 1672–1705
  2. 2. William COTTON 1667–1741
  3. 3. John (Cotton) Jr 1666–1757
  4. 4. Deliverance Cotton 1679–1679
  5. 5. Thankful Cotton 1679–1679
  6. 6. Samuel Cotton 1676–1741
  7. 7. Mary ((Marie)) Stow-Cotton 1675–1705
  8. 8. Jeremiah COTTON 1670–1765
  9. 9. Mary (Maria Cotton) Fletcher 1678–1705 m. Samuel (Fletcher) Jr. 1632–1697
    1. 1. Hannah Wheeler 1696–1778 m. Benjamin Wheeler 1693–1759
      1. 1. Beulah Wheeler 1761–1833
      2. 2. Hannah Wheeler 1717–1778
      3. 3. Jesse Wheeler 1722–1744
      4. 4. Consolation Smith 1732–1808
      5. 5. Zenas Wheeler 1725–1785
      6. 6. Beulah Howe 1724–
    2. 2. Eleazer Fletcher 1704–1768
    3. 3. Samuel Fletcher 1697–1698
    4. 4. Samuel (Fletcher) II 1698–1698
    5. 5. Thankful Fletcher 1701–1754
    6. 6. Ebenezer Fletcher 1699–1771
    7. 7. Thomas Fletcher 1693–1698
    8. 8. Mary Fletcher 1695–1742 m. James Dudley 1750–1836 m. John (T) Dudley 1750–1836 m. Thomas (Parker) . 1656–1698
      1. 1. Joseph Dudley 1799–1869 m. Alice (Ailsey "Alsy") Webb 1803–1852 m. Alice (Ailsey Alsy) Webb 1803–1853 m. Sarah (Ann) Parrish 1828–1890
        1. 1. Joseph Dudley 1856–1870
        2. 2. Martha (F.) Dudley 1862–1943 m. James (Thomas (Tom)) Patton 1858–1934
        3. 3. Mary (Ann) Dudley 1833–1880
        4. 4. Pleasant (Joseph) Dudley 1836–1901 m. Rebeca (J) Dudley 1840–1900 m. Harriett (Virginia) Treadway 1840–1885
        5. 5. Ailsey (Athissa) Dudley 1827–1889 m. John (J.) Hill 1822–1887
        6. 6. Emily (Graves) Dudley 1844–1869 m. John Graves 1834– m. John Graves 1834–
        7. 7. William (Green) Dudley 1829–1880 m. Elizabeth King 1834–1904
        8. 8. Nancy (Jane) Dudley 1842–1880 m. Absalom (B.) Nobles 1835–1895 m. George (W) Scoggins 1830–
        9. 9. James (W.) Dudley 1826–1880 m. Sarah ((Susie) (Crawford)) Dudley 1830–1885 m. Caroline (Elizabeth) Nobles 1836–1880 m. Margaret (J.) Dudley 1827–1863
        10. 10. Ailsey (M) Hill 1827–1889
        11. 11. Mary (Ann) Lawrence 1833–1889
        12. 12. William (Green) Dudley 1829–1880 m. Elizabeth KING 1835–1904
        13. 13. Ailsey Dudley 1827–1889 m. John (J.) Hill 1822–1887
        14. 14. James (Austin) Dudley 1826–1880 m. Caroline (E.) Nobles 1836–1863 m. Margaret (J Chappell (My) GGM) 1827–1863 m. Caroline (Elizabeth) Nobles 1836–1880
        15. 15. William (Green) Dudley 1829–1880 m. Elizabeth KING 1834–1904
        16. 16. Pleasant (Joseph) Dudley 1837–1901 m. Rebeca (J) Dudley 1840–1900 m. Harriett (Virginia) Treadway 1840–1885
        17. 17. Mary (Ann) Dudley 1833–1880
        18. 18. Emily (G) Dudley 1844–1869
        19. 19. Nancy (Jane) Dudley 1842–1907 m. Absalom Nobles 1834– m. George (W) Scoggins 1830–
        20. 20. John (Monroe) Dudley 1856–1870
      2. 2. James (Dudley) Jr 1757–1836 m. Mary (Ann) Purvis 1760–1836
        1. 1. William (B) Dudley 1787–1860
        2. 2. Anderson (Ance) Dudley 1795–1857 m. Elizabeth Porterfield 1800–1870
        3. 3. James Dudley 1784–1827 m. Nancy (Ann) Kemp(EN) 1796–1833
        4. 4. Nancy Dudley 1795–1870 m. John (W "Judge") Baker 1784–1850
        5. 5. George (Watson) Dudley 1780–
      3. 3. John (C.) Dudley 1762–1820
      4. 4. Sally (Ann) Dudley 1763–1850
      5. 5. Martha Dudley 1792–
      6. 6. Rachel Parker 1695–
      7. 7. Benoni Parker 1690–1694
      8. 8. William Parker 1692–
      9. 9. Sarah Parker 1686–
      10. 10. Mary Parker 1684–1716
      11. 11. Ebenezer Parker 1690–1773
      12. 12. Thomas Parker 1680–1684
      13. 13. John (T) Spears 1763–1850
      14. 14. Martha Dudley 1792–
      15. 15. James Dudley 1757–

Reverend Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1643
1 Dec 1643
Birth of Reverend John Scott Cotton in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1683
1683
Age 40
Death of Reverend John Scott Cotton in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1643
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1683
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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