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Sir John Cotton 1670–1728 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1670

Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 11 May 1728

Death Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

Father: Sir Cotten

Mother: Anne Harrison

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Elizabeth Smith

Children(s): Ralph Cotton, John Cotton, Frances Cotton

In 1670, Sir John Cotton entered the world in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States, born to Sir John Cotten And Anne Harrison. Sir John Cotton married Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Frances Cotton, John Cotton, Ralph Cotton. Sir John Cotton passed away in 1728 in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1670, Sir John Cotton entered the world in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States, born to Sir John Cotten And Anne Harrison.
  • Sir John Cotton married Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Frances Cotton, John Cotton, Ralph Cotton.
  • Sir John Cotton passed away in 1728 in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cotten
1645–1693
Birth Location: –
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Anne Harrison
1655–1690
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Smith
1668–1726
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Smith
1673–1876
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
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Elizabeth Smith
1674–
Birth Location: , Stafford, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Ralph Cotton
1698–1728
Birth Location: All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
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John Cotton
1721–1808
Birth Location: Stafford, Virginia, USA
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Frances Cotton
1779–1828
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Sir Cotton's Ancestors

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Sir Cotton
1670–1728
Birth Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Parents
Sir John Cotten
1645–1693
Anne Harrison
1655–1690
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Andrew Harrison
1630–1686
Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Thomasine Raine
1650–1750
N Farnham Parish, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Whitehead
1598–1701
Thomasine Harrison
1620–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard II
1598–1701
Mary Hopkins
1623–1671

Sir Cotton's Descendants

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Sir (John) Cotton (1670–11 May 1728) m. Elizabeth Smith (17 September 1668–8 July 1726) m. Elizabeth Smith (1673–1876) m. Elizabeth Smith (1674–)
  1. 1. Ralph Cotton 1698–1728 m. MARY (ELIZABETH) COTTON 1700–1768
    1. 1. John (Ralph) Cotton 1721–1808 m. Lucy Wright 1720–1785 m. Elizabeth (Sarah) Cotton 1739–1785 m. Susannah Smith 1720–1763 m. Susannah Smith 1734–1763 m. Elizabeth (wife) 2 –1808
      1. 1. Lucy Cotton 1752–1834 m. Joshua Hopper 1732–1834
        1. 1. Rhoda Hopper 1772–1820 m. William Stephens 1778–1853 m. Jr (Stephens Rev) William 1778–1853
        2. 2. William (Riley) Hopper 1768–1835
        3. 3. Joshua Hopper 1770–1855
        4. 4. Thomas Hopper 1760–1835
        5. 5. John Hopper 1764–1867
        6. 6. Amey (Annie) Hopper 1766–1842
        7. 7. Unity Hopper 1762–1825
        8. 8. Anney (Annie) Hopper 1766–1842
        9. 9. Joseph Hopper 1767–1867
        10. 10. Darby Hopper 1778–1842
        11. 11. Thomas Hopper 1772–1865
        12. 12. Jesse Hopper 1790–1846
        13. 13. Unity Hopper 1750–1869 m. Joseph ODell 1749–1814
        14. 14. Thomas Hopper 1794–1865
        15. 15. Thomas Hopper 1782–1835
        16. 16. Unity (Wirty) Hopper 1750–1825
        17. 17. John Hopper 1775–
        18. 18. Rhoda Hopper 1781–1820
        19. 19. William (Riley) Hopper 1768–1835
        20. 20. Joseph Hopper 1767–
        21. 21. JOSHUA HOPPER 1768–1835
        22. 22. Thomas Hopper 1766–1867
        23. 23. William (Riley) Hopper 1772–1855
        24. 24. Anna Wilson 1764–1842
      2. 2. Zachariah Cotton 1774–1840
      3. 3. Edmund Cotton 1764–1824
      4. 4. Barbara Cotton 1766–1788
      5. 5. Nancy Cotton 1767–1847
      6. 6. Robert Cotton 1777–1860
      7. 7. Frances Cotton 1779–1828
      8. 8. Sarah Cotton 1775–1856
      9. 9. Susannah Cotton 1781–1851
      10. 10. Elizabeth Cotton 1768–1803
      11. 11. Temple Cotton 1765–1820
      12. 12. Ann Cotton 1756–1824
      13. 13. Robert Cotton 1759–
      14. 14. FRANCIS COTTON 1779–1828
      15. 15. Elizabeth Cotton 1749–1837
      16. 16. Ralph Cotton 1747–1817 m. Elizabeth Kitchen 1747–1832 m. Elizabeth Kitchen 1747–1832
        1. 1. Henry (Smith) Cotton 1763–1831
        2. 2. Ralph Cotton 1786–1828
        3. 3. Sarah (Sallie) Cotton 1778–1854
        4. 4. John Cotton 1774–1808 m. Dolly Brown 1774–
        5. 5. William Cotton 1776–1839
        6. 6. Susan (C) Cotton 1765–1830
        7. 7. Mary (Jane) Cotton 1772–1823
        8. 8. Jemima ("Mimi") Cotton 1769–1851
        9. 9. Nathaniel Cotton 1783–1870
        10. 10. Margaret ("Peggy") Cotton 1767–1851
        11. 11. Susanna Cotton 1783–1866
        12. 12. Robert Cotton 1786–1786
        13. 13. Grace Cotton 1775–1839
        14. 14. John Cotton 1770–
        15. 15. Grace Cotton 1775–1839
        16. 16. Grace Cotton 1775–1839
        17. 17. John Cotton 1721–1808
        18. 18. Nathaniel Cotton 1783–1835
        19. 19. Peggy Cotton 1769–1851
        20. 20. Margaret Cotton 1767–1851
        21. 21. Johnson Brown 1772–1823
      17. 17. Zachariah Cotton 1773–1840
      18. 18. Lucy (Ann) Cotton 1746–1834
      19. 19. Frances Cotton 1779–1828
      20. 20. Sarah Cotton 1751–1831
      21. 21. Nancy Cotton 1767–1847
      22. 22. Robert Cotton 1777–1860
      23. 23. Barbara Cotton 1766–1788
      24. 24. John Cotton 1744–1818
      25. 25. Henry Cotton 1751–1831
      26. 26. Mary (Polly) Cotton 1746–1806
      27. 27. Nathaniel Cotton 1753–1825
      28. 28. Ralph Cotton 1742–1817 m. Elizabeth Kitchen 1742–1832
        1. 1. Margaret ("Peggy") Cotton 1767–1851
        2. 2. William Cotton 1776–1838
        3. 3. Ralph Cotton 1786–1828
        4. 4. Jemima ("Mimi") Cotton 1769–1851
        5. 5. John Cotton 1774–1808
        6. 6. Sarah ("Sallie") Cotton 1778–1854
        7. 7. Susanna Cotton 1783–1866
        8. 8. Henry (Smith) Cotton 1763–1831
        9. 9. Susan (C) Cotton 1765–1830
        10. 10. Mary (Jane) Cotton 1772–1823
        11. 11. John Cotton 1721–1808
        12. 12. Nathaniel Cotton 1783–1835
        13. 13. Nathaniel Cotton 1783–1875
        14. 14. Robert Cotton 1788–1860 m. Mary (E.) Bellwood 1788– m. Hannah Howard 1790–1840
        15. 15. Susannah (C) Cotton 1765–1830
        16. 16. John Cotton 1770–1820
      29. 29. Ann Cotton 1761–1824
      30. 30. Sarah (Sally) Cotton 1794–
      31. 31. Frances Cotton 1791–
      32. 32. Mary (Polly) Cotton 1779–
      33. 33. Elizabeth Cotton 1749–1837
      34. 34. Mary Cotton 1746–1806
      35. 35. Nathaniel Cotton 1753–1825
      36. 36. Sarah Cotton 1751–1831
      37. 37. John Cotton 1759–
      38. 38. Henry Cotton 1751–1831
      39. 39. Susannah Cotton 1756–1824
      40. 40. Lucy Cotton 1752–1840
      41. 41. Temple Cotton 1765–1827
      42. 42. Edmund Cotton 1764–1824
      43. 43. John Cotton 1744–1817
      44. 44. Barbara Cotton 1766–1788
      45. 45. Ann Cotton 1761–1824
      46. 46. William Cotton 1776–1798
      47. 47. Temple Cotton 1730–
      48. 48. Temple Cotton 1765–
      49. 49. Ann Cotton 1756–1824
      50. 50. Elizabeth Cotton 1749–1837
      51. 51. Robert Cotton 1759–
    2. 2. Nathaniel Cotton 1722–1793
    3. 3. LITTLEBERRY Cotten 1728–
    4. 4. David Cotton 1726–
    5. 5. CARY Cotten 1724–
    6. 6. Joshua Cotten 1730–1772
    7. 7. Mary Cotten 1743–
    8. 8. Isham Cotten 1739–
    9. 9. Thomas COTTON 1717–1792
    10. 10. Drury Cotten 1735–1777
    11. 11. Thomas Cotton 1733–
    12. 12. William Cotton 1733–1794
    13. 13. Henry Cotten 1737–1790
    14. 14. Richard Cotton 1730–1790
    15. 15. John (Ralph) Cotton 1721–1808
  2. 2. John Cotton 1721–1808 m. Lucy Wright 1720–1785 m. Susannah Smith 1724–1763 m. Susannah Smith 1734–1763 m. Elizabeth (Sarah) Cotton 1739–1785
    1. 1. Zachariah Cotton 1774–1840
    2. 2. Lucy Cotton 1752–1840
    3. 3. Mary (Taylor) Cotton 1746–1806
    4. 4. Sarah Cotton 1751–1831
    5. 5. Henry Cotton 1751–1831
    6. 6. John Cotton 1744–1817
    7. 7. Ralph Cotton 1747–1817
    8. 8. Elizabeth Cotton 1749–1837
    9. 9. Lucy Cotton 1752–1840
    10. 10. Nathaniel Cotton 1753–1825
    11. 11. Susannah Cotton 1756–1832
    12. 12. Robert Cotton 1759–
    13. 13. Edmund Cotton 1764–1824
    14. 14. Nancy Cotton 1767–1847
    15. 15. Frances Cotton 1779–1828
    16. 16. Susannah Cotton 1783–1866
    17. 17. Temple Cotton 1766–1827
    18. 18. Frances Tichenor 1778–1828
  3. 3. Frances Cotton 1779–1828

Sir Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1670
1670
Birth of Sir John Cotton in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
1728
11 May 1728
Age 58
Death of Sir John Cotton in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1728
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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