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William Cotton 1720–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1720

Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 6 January 1788

Death Location: St. Luke, Dublin, Ireland

Father: Samuel Cotton

Mother: Lydia Bates

Spouse(s): Mary Taylor

Children(s): William Cotton

The story of William Cotton began in 1720 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. William Cotton married Mary Savage Taylor, and had children including William Holland Buck Cotton. William Cotton passed away in 1788 in St. Luke, Dublin, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Cotton began in 1720 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.
  • William Cotton married Mary Savage Taylor, and had children including William Holland Buck Cotton.
  • William Cotton passed away in 1788 in St. Luke, Dublin, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Cotton
1676–1741
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, London, England, United Kingdom
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Lydia Bates
1673–1713
Birth Location: MA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Taylor
1725–1788
Birth Location: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, Colonial North America
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Children(s)

William Cotton
1750–1834
Birth Location: Smith River, Henry, Virginia, USA
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William Cotton's Ancestors

Self
William Cotton
1720–1788
Birth Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Samuel Cotton
1676–1741
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, London, England, United Kingdom
Lydia Bates
1673–1713
MA
Grandparents
Reverend (John Scott) Cotton
1643–1683
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Marie Spaulding) Stowe
1643–1705
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Cotton
1610–1670
Thomas Sr
1615–1684
Mary Griggs
1618–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeffray Cotton
1575–1622
Joane READE
1589–1642
John Stow
1595–1643
Elizabeth Bigg
–1638

William Cotton's Descendants

1.
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William Cotton (18 Sep 1720–6 January 1788) m. Mary (Savage) Taylor (06 Oct 1725–1788)
  1. 1. William (Holland (Buck)) Cotton 1750–1834 m. Ann Cotton 1754–1833
    1. 1. James (Henry) Cotton 1794–1852 m. Elizabeth ("Sally") Harris 1796–1876
      1. 1. Joseph (Robert) COTTON 1823–1905 m. Brancy Barnard 1828–1864
        1. 1. William (Walker) Cotton 1847–1906

William Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1720
18 Sep 1720
Birth of William Cotton in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
1788
09 Jun 1788
Age 68
Death of William Cotton in Cameron Parish, Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Cameron Parish, Loudoun, Virginia, United States
1788
6 January 1788
Age 68
Burial of William Cotton in St. Luke, Dublin, Ireland
St. Luke, Dublin, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1720
    Event Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Jun 1788
    Event Place: Cameron Parish, Loudoun, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 January 1788
    Event Place: St. Luke, Dublin, Ireland
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