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Richard Cotton 1669–1705 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1669

Birth Location: Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1705

Death Location: Surry, Virginia, USA

Father: Sir Sr

Mother: Anne Harrison

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Richard Cotton was born in 1669 in Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States, the child of Sir John Hyde Immigrant Cotton Sr English Politician Knight Of Connington 3Rd Baronet Of Connington Gentleman Of The Privy Chamber Sr And Anne Hutcheson Harrison. Richard Cotton passed away in 1705 in Surry, Virginia, USA.

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  • Richard Cotton was born in 1669 in Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States, the child of Sir John Hyde Immigrant Cotton Sr English Politician Knight Of Connington 3Rd Baronet Of Connington Gentleman Of The Privy Chamber Sr And Anne Hutcheson Harrison.
  • Richard Cotton passed away in 1705 in Surry, Virginia, USA.

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Richard Cotton's Ancestors

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Richard Cotton
1669–1705
Birth Place: Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Parents
Sir John Hyde "Immigrant" Cotton Sr., English Politician, Knight of Connington, 3rd Baronet of Connington, Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, Sr
1625–1702
Huntingdonshire, England
Anne (Hutcheson) Harrison
1630–1658
Eyworth, Bedfordshrire, , England
Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1594–1662
Conington, Cambridgeshire, , England
Margaret Howard
1593–1625
, , , England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cotton
1570–1631
Elizabeth Brocas
1573–1658
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1550–1614
Elizabeth Shirley
1540–1620

Richard Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1669
1669
Birth of Richard Cotton in Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1705
1705
Age 36
Death of Richard Cotton in Surry, Virginia, USA
Surry, Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1669
    Event Place: Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Surry, Virginia, USA

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