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Samuel Cotton 1676–1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 February 1676

Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 27 Apr 1741

Death Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: Reverend Cotton

Mother: Mary Stowe

Spouse(s): Experience Cotton, Lydia Bates

Children(s): William Cotton, Samll Cotton, Ebenezer Cotton, John Cotton, Mary Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Daniel Cotton, Hannah Cotton, Lydia Cotton, Phebe Cotton, Prudence Cotton

In 1676, Samuel Cotton entered the world in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, London, England, United Kingdom, born to Reverend John Scott Cotton And Mary Marie Spaulding Stowe. In 1698, Samuel Cotton resided in Middletown, Connecticut, USA. In 1737, Samuel Cotton resided in Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut, New England. Samuel Cotton married Experience Cotton, Lydia Bates, and had children including Daniel Cotton, Ebenezer Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Hannah Cotton, John Cotton, Lydia Cotton, Mary Cotton, Phebe Cotton, Prudence Cotton, Samll Cotton, William Cotton. Samuel Cotton passed away in 1741 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1676, Samuel Cotton entered the world in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, London, England, United Kingdom, born to Reverend John Scott Cotton And Mary Marie Spaulding Stowe.
  • In 1698, Samuel Cotton resided in Middletown, Connecticut, USA.
  • In 1737, Samuel Cotton resided in Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut, New England.
  • Samuel Cotton married Experience Cotton, Lydia Bates, and had children including Daniel Cotton, Ebenezer Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Hannah Cotton, John Cotton, Lydia Cotton, Mary Cotton, Phebe Cotton, Prudence Cotton, Samll Cotton, William Cotton.
  • Samuel Cotton passed away in 1741 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

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Samuel Cotton's Ancestors

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Samuel Cotton
1676–1741
Birth Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Reverend John Scott Cotton
1643–1683
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Marie Spaulding) Stowe
1643–1705
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Reade) Cotton
1610–1670
Bunbury, Cheshire, England
Thomas (Stow) Sr
1615–1684
Biddenden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Mary Griggs
1618–1680
Great-Grandparents
Jeffray Cotton
1575–1622
Joane READE
1589–1642
John Stow
1595–1643
Elizabeth Bigg
–1638
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Cotton
1539–1602
Mary Mainwaring
1541–1578
John Reade
1569–1632
Mary (Reade)
1560–1626

Samuel Cotton's Descendants

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Samuel Cotton (21 February 1676–27 Apr 1741) m. Experience Cotton (21 Feb 1684–22 Apr 1762) m. Lydia Bates (1673–1713)
  1. 1. William Cotton 1720–1788 m. Mary (Savage) Taylor 1725–1788
    1. 1. William (Holland (Buck)) Cotton 1750–1834 m. Ann Cotton 1754–1833
      1. 1. James (Henry) Cotton 1794–1852 m. Elizabeth ("Sally") Harris 1796–1876
        1. 1. Joseph (Robert) COTTON 1823–1905 m. Brancy Barnard 1828–1864
  2. 2. Samll Cotton 1704–1741
  3. 3. Ebenezer Cotton 1713–1792
  4. 4. John Cotton 1719–
  5. 5. Mary Cotton 1697–1798
  6. 6. Elizabeth Cotton 1701–1758
  7. 7. Daniel Cotton 1722–1731
  8. 8. Hannah Cotton 1703–1703
  9. 9. Lydia Cotton 1699–1799
  10. 10. Phebe Cotton 1724–1725
  11. 11. Prudence Cotton 1707–

Samuel Cotton's Timeline

5 Records

1676
21 February 1676
Birth of Samuel Cotton in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, London, England, United Kingdom
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, London, England, United Kingdom
1698
27 Nov 1698
Age 22
Samuel Cotton resided here in Middletown, Connecticut, USA
Middletown, Connecticut, USA
1737
Abt 1737
Age 61
Samuel Cotton resided here in Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut, New England
Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut, New England
1737
16 Nov 1737
Age 61
Samuel Cotton - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1741
27 Apr 1741
Age 65
Death of Samuel Cotton in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial, London, England, United Kingdom
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 February 1676
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1698
    Event Place: Middletown, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1737
    Event Place: Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut, New England
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1741
    Event Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1737
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

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