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Robert Cotton 1678–1728 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1678

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

Death Date: 17 May 1728

Death Location: Bertie, North Carolina, American Colonies

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Anne Hutchinson

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The story of Robert Cotton began in 1678 in Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States. Robert Cotton passed away in 1728 in Bertie, North Carolina, American Colonies.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Cotton began in 1678 in Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.
  • Robert Cotton passed away in 1728 in Bertie, North Carolina, American Colonies.

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Robert Cotton's Ancestors

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Robert Cotton
1678–1728
Birth Place: Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Cotton
1625–1702
1667208, Huntingdonshire, England
Anne Hutchinson
1639–1658
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Cotton, 2nd Baronet Cotton, of Connington, co. Huntingdon, Sheriff of Huntingdonshire,) M.P.
1594–1662
Connington, Huntingdonshire, England
MARGARET HOWARD
1593–1621
Castle Howard, Yorkshire, England
John Hutchinson
1599–1644
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Ann Harrison
1604–1692
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cotton
1571–1631
Elizabeth Brocas
1573–1658
Harrison
1580–1652
Dunbar
1585–1637
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas COTTON
1550–1616
Elizabeth Shirley
1540–1620

Robert Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1678
1678
Birth of Robert Cotton in Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1728
17 May 1728
Age 50
Death of Robert Cotton in Bertie, North Carolina, American Colonies
Bertie, North Carolina, American Colonies

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1728
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, American Colonies

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