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Willard Cotton 1757–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Feb 1757

Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 19 Nov 1828

Death Location: Lenox, Madison, New York, United States

Father: Thomas Jr

Mother: Sarah Holbrook

Spouse(s): Marcy Gallup

Children(s): Mercy Cotton, George Cotton, Willard Cotton, Elisha Cotton

Willard Cotton was born in 1757 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States, the child of Thomas Cotton Jr And Sarah Holbrook. Willard Cotton married Marcy Gallup, and had children including Elisha Gallup Cotton, George Holbrook Cotton, Mercy Cotton, Willard Cotton. Willard Cotton passed away in 1828 in Lenox, Madison, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • Willard Cotton was born in 1757 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States, the child of Thomas Cotton Jr And Sarah Holbrook.
  • Willard Cotton married Marcy Gallup, and had children including Elisha Gallup Cotton, George Holbrook Cotton, Mercy Cotton, Willard Cotton.
  • Willard Cotton passed away in 1828 in Lenox, Madison, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Jr
1730–1808
Birth Location: Brooklin, Connecticut
TJ
Sarah Holbrook
1733–1777
Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
SH

Spouses(s)

Marcy Gallup
1753–1838
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, CT
MG

Children(s)

Mercy Cotton
1792–1880
Birth Location: Hartland, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America
MC
George Cotton
1789–1869
Birth Location: Hartland, Windsor, Vermont, United States
GC
Willard Cotton
1794–1874
Birth Location: –
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Elisha Cotton
1785–1865
Birth Location: Hartland, Windsor, Vermont, United States
EC

Willard Cotton's Ancestors

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Willard Cotton
1757–1828
Birth Place: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Thomas Cotton Jr
1730–1808
Brooklin, Connecticut
Sarah Holbrook
1733–1777
Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Cotton) Sr
1695–1770
Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Martha Williams
1701–1743
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Rev. Cotton
1658–1710
Anne Lake
1663–1737
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. Maine)
1615–1676
Mary Boston)
1630–1705

Willard Cotton's Descendants

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Willard Cotton (4 Feb 1757–19 Nov 1828) m. Marcy Gallup (11 Jul 1753–16 August 1838)
  1. 1. Mercy Cotton 1792–1880 m. Samuel Chamberlain 1788–1865
    1. 1. Addison (N.) Chamberlain 1820–1884
    2. 2. Robert (E.) Chamberlain 1838–1913 m. Harriet (A.) Chamberlain 1841–1924
      1. 1. Eva (A.) Banks 1866–1950 m. Frank Banks 1857–1947
        1. 1. Lloyd (P) Banks 1901–1990 m. Pauline (J) Bergemann 1906–1996
        2. 2. Genevieve (Mildred) Banks 1898–1980
      2. 2. Cora (S.) Chamberlain 1864–1872
      3. 3. Edwin (M.) Chamberlain 1870–1961
    3. 3. James (Ninian) Chamberlain 1822–1896
    4. 4. Corydon (S. Chamberlain) Sr 1828–1914
    5. 5. Robert (E.) Chamberlain 1837–1837
    6. 6. Mercy (Cordelia M) Chamberlain 1821–1905
    7. 7. Orpha Chamberlain 1826–1884
  2. 2. George (Holbrook) Cotton 1789–1869
  3. 3. Willard Cotton 1794–1874
  4. 4. Elisha (Gallup) Cotton 1785–1865

Willard Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1757
4 Feb 1757
Birth of Willard Cotton in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
1828
19 Nov 1828
Age 71
Death of Willard Cotton in Lenox, Madison, New York, United States
Lenox, Madison, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1757
    Event Place: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1828
    Event Place: Lenox, Madison, New York, United States
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