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Thomas Cotton 1720–1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Aug 1720

Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1771

Death Location: Hertford, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Martha Godwin

Spouse(s): Patience Bridgers

Children(s): Thomas Captain

The story of Thomas Cotton began in 1720 in Bertie, North Carolina, United States. Thomas Cotton married Patience Sarah Bridgers, and had children including Thomas Cotton Captain. Thomas Cotton passed away in 1771 in Hertford, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Cotton began in 1720 in Bertie, North Carolina, United States.
  • Thomas Cotton married Patience Sarah Bridgers, and had children including Thomas Cotton Captain.
  • Thomas Cotton passed away in 1771 in Hertford, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cotton
1658–1728
Birth Location: Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
JC
Martha Godwin
1680–1701
Birth Location: Isle, , Virginia, USA
MG

Spouses(s)

Patience Bridgers
1720–1795
Birth Location: Northampton, Virginia, United States
PB

Children(s)

Thomas Captain
1748–1795
Birth Location: Halifax, Bertie, North Carolina, United States
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Thomas Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Cotton
1720–1771
Birth Place: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Bertie Cotton
1658–1728
Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Martha Godwin
1680–1701
Isle, , Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Cotton's Descendants

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Thomas Cotton (17 Aug 1720–1771) m. Patience (Sarah) Bridgers (1720–5 Jun 1795)
  1. 1. Thomas (Cotton) Captain 1748–1795 m. Priscilla Knight 1748–1843
    1. 1. Moore (Carter) Cotton 1771–1836
    2. 2. Arthur (Butler M) Cotton 1785–1849
    3. 3. John (Brown) Cotton 1778–1851
    4. 4. Mary (Polly) Cotton 1770–1845
    5. 5. Talitha Cotton 1776–1845
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Betsy) Cotton 1774–1781
    7. 7. Sarah (Sallie) Cotton 1772–1840 m. Herring Taylor 1772–1842 m. Herring Taylor 1772–1799
      1. 1. Robert Taylor 1803–1878 m. Margaret (Peggy Ann) Webb 1807–1881
        1. 1. Sally (J) Dillon 1826–1904 m. Mathew (Lewis) Robinson 1826–1862 m. Lewis Dillon 1818–1903
        2. 2. Mary (A) Taylor 1825–1892
      2. 2. Jesse (H) Taylor 1810–1890
      3. 3. Benjamin Taylor 1807–1857
      4. 4. Wilson Taylor 1846–1922
      5. 5. Sarah Taylor 1798–1886
      6. 6. Eli Taylor 1824–1862
      7. 7. Cotton (C) Taylor 1790–1876
      8. 8. John Taylor 1804–1878
      9. 9. Elijah Taylor 1787–1875
      10. 10. Absalom Taylor 1799–
      11. 11. Ephraim Taylor 1800–
      12. 12. Joseph Taylor 1792–
    8. 8. James (Allen) Cotton 1781–1869
    9. 9. Sarah Cotton 1783–1840
    10. 10. Noah (Butler) Cotton 1789–1858
    11. 11. Alexander (Sanders) Cotton 1791–1840

Thomas Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1720
17 Aug 1720
Birth of Thomas Cotton in Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
1771
1771
Age 51
Death of Thomas Cotton in Hertford, North Carolina, United States
Hertford, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1720
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1841.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Hertford, North Carolina, United States
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