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Smith 'Reverend" Cotton 1767–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jan 1767

Birth Location: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 18 Mar 1856

Death Location: Whitesville, Harris, Georgia, United States

Father: William Jr

Mother: Lucy Hughes

Spouse(s): Martha Gary

Children(s): Wm Cotton

In 1767, Smith 'Reverend" Cotton entered the world in Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States, born to William Cotton Jr And Lucy Hughes. Smith 'Reverend" Cotton married Martha Gee Gary, and had children including Wm G Cotton. Smith 'Reverend" Cotton passed away in 1856 in Whitesville, Harris, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1767, Smith 'Reverend" Cotton entered the world in Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States, born to William Cotton Jr And Lucy Hughes.
  • Smith 'Reverend" Cotton married Martha Gee Gary, and had children including Wm G Cotton.
  • Smith 'Reverend" Cotton passed away in 1856 in Whitesville, Harris, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Jr
1735–1788
Birth Location: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, The Colonies
WJ
Lucy Hughes
1750–1825
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, The Colonies
LH

Spouses(s)

Martha Gary
1773–1835
Birth Location: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
MG

Children(s)

Wm Cotton
1790–1878
Birth Location: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
WC

Smith Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Smith Cotton
1767–1856
Birth Place: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Cotton Jr
1735–1788
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, The Colonies
Lucy Hughes
1750–1825
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, The Colonies
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Smith Cotton's Descendants

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Smith ('Reverend") Cotton (27 Jan 1767–18 Mar 1856) m. Martha (Gee) Gary (06 May 1773–31 October 1835)
  1. 1. Wm (G) Cotton 1790–1878 m. Cynthia Smith 1794–1868 m. Lucintha Smith 1794–1868 m. Sarah Sherman 1820–
    1. 1. Louisa Hatchett 1829–1894 m. Dr. (James Marion) Hatchett 1824–1894
    2. 2. William (Hampton) Cotton 1822–1914
    3. 3. Caroline (Missouri) Cotton 1819–1907
    4. 4. Thomas (Smith) Cotton 1813–1874
    5. 5. Lucentha (Elizabeth) Jones 1834–1920 m. Robert (Harris) Jones 1829–1897
    6. 6. Caroline (Missouri) Cotton 1819–1907
    7. 7. Thomas (Smith) Cotton 1813–1874
    8. 8. William (Hampton) Cotton 1822–1914 m. Angeline (Florence) Thomas 1836–1909
      1. 1. Loula (F) Cotton 1871–
      2. 2. Margaret (Adella) Cotton 1881–1975
      3. 3. Fannie (Elizabeth) Cotton 1879–1957
      4. 4. Annie (Joyce) Cotton 1872–1957
      5. 5. Stephen (Oliver) Cotton 1866–
      6. 6. George (Thomas Jackson) Cotton 1862–1952
      7. 7. Margaret (Virginia) Cotton 1859–
      8. 8. William (L) Cotton 1854–1938
      9. 9. John (Hampton) Cotton 1867–1926
      10. 10. Marcellus (James Pleasant) Cotton 1857–1936
      11. 11. Robert (Lee) Cotton 1875–1941
    9. 9. Jane (Louisa) Cotton 1829–1902 m. James (Marion) Hatchett 1824–1894
      1. 1. Samuel ("Pope" Callaway) Hatchett 1871–1954
      2. 2. Jimmie (H) Dillard 1870–1915
      3. 3. Mary (Lou) Hatchett 1857–1944
      4. 4. Clara (Olin) Hatchett 1864–1915
      5. 5. William (Pinckney) Hatchett 1855–1936
    10. 10. Lucinthia (Elizabeth) Cotton 1833–1920
    11. 11. Louisa Hatchett 1829–1894
    12. 12. James Cotton 1839–
    13. 13. Guiner Cotton 1815–
    14. 14. Pleasant (Gary) Cotton 1824–1900
    15. 15. James (G) Cotton 1806–1807
    16. 16. Emily Cotton 1815–
    17. 17. Thomas (S.) Cotton 1813–1874
    18. 18. William (H) Cotton 1822–
      1. 1. Anne (J) Gibbing 1879– m. William (H) Gibbing 1863–
    19. 19. Caroline Alford 1819–1907
    20. 20. Guiner Cotton 1815–
    21. 21. Elizabeth (Pleasant) Cotton 1804–
    22. 22. Jane (Louisa) Cotton 1829–1894
    23. 23. Boy Cotton 1817–
    24. 24. James Cotton 1806–1807
    25. 25. Girl Cotton 1829–
    26. 26. Emily (Gee) Cotton 1815–
    27. 27. Pleasant (Gary) Cotton 1824–1900
    28. 28. Thomas (Smith) Cotton 1813–1879
    29. 29. William (Hampton) Cotton 1822–1914
    30. 30. Sarah (Louisa) Cotton 1832–1902
    31. 31. Caroline (Missouri) Cotton 1819–1907
    32. 32. Lucintha (Elizabeth) Cotton 1833–1902 m. Robert (Harris) Jones 1829–1897

Smith Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1767
27 Jan 1767
Birth of Smith 'Reverend" Cotton in Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
1856
18 Mar 1856
Age 89
Death of Smith 'Reverend" Cotton in Whitesville, Harris, Georgia, United States
Whitesville, Harris, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1767
    Event Place: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1856
    Event Place: Whitesville, Harris, Georgia, United States
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