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Willis Cotton 1746–1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1746

Birth Location: Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 08 Oct 1819

Death Location: Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Father: Joseph Cotton

Mother: Elizabeth Ervin

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Willis Cotton was born in 1746 in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, the child of Joseph Cotton And Elizabeth Ervin. Willis Cotton passed away in 1819 in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Willis Cotton was born in 1746 in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, the child of Joseph Cotton And Elizabeth Ervin.
  • Willis Cotton passed away in 1819 in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Willis Cotton's Ancestors

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Willis Cotton
1746–1819
Birth Place: Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Joseph Cotton
1706–1772
Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Ervin
1712–1780
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Cotten
1658–1728
Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Martha Godwin
1680–1701
Isle, Virginia, United States
William Ervin
1692–1712
Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
Margaret Harbin
1690–1753
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sir Chamber,
1621–1702
Lady Hutcheson
1630–1658
William Godwin
1679–1720
Elizabeth Wright
1650–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cotton
1571–1631
Elizabeth Brocas
1573–1658
John 1595
1595–1644
Bridget Hutchinson
1602–1688
Col Godwin
1655–1714
Margaret Bridger
1660–1715

Willis Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1746
1746
Birth of Willis Cotton in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1819
08 Oct 1819
Age 73
Death of Willis Cotton in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Oct 1819
    Event Place: Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

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