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Samuel Cotton 1690–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

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

Death Date: 18 May 1774

Death Location: Northampton, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Martha Jones

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Samuel Cotton was born in 1690 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States, the child of John Bertie Cotton And Martha Jones. Samuel Cotton passed away in 1774 in Northampton, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Samuel Cotton was born in 1690 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States, the child of John Bertie Cotton And Martha Jones.
  • Samuel Cotton passed away in 1774 in Northampton, North Carolina, United States.

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Samuel Cotton's Ancestors

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Samuel Cotton
1690–1774
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Bertie Cotton
1658–1728
Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Martha Jones
1658–1693
Isle, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Sir (John Hynde "Immigrant" Cotton 1, English Politician, Knight of Connington, 3rd Baronet of Connington, Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, Privy Counsellor, Member of Parliament, Member of the House of Commons, Virginia Planter,) Merchant
1621–1702
Connington, Huntingdonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Connington
1570–1631
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1690
1690
Birth of Samuel Cotton in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1774
18 May 1774
Age 84
Death of Samuel Cotton in Northampton, North Carolina, United States
Northampton, North Carolina, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1774
    Event Place: Northampton, North Carolina, United States

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