1780 - 1854 (74 years)
Has 12 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.
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Father |
Joab Cotton, b. 1745 |
Mother |
Sarah ??? |
Married |
Bef 1768 |
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Abt 1768 - Abt 1811 (43 years)
Birth |
Abt 1768 |
Died |
Abt 1811 |
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Father |
Joab Cotton, b. 1745 |
Mother |
Sarah ??? |
Married |
Bef 1768 |
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1780 - 1854 (74 years)
Birth |
15 Feb 1780 |
Virginia |
Died |
29 Dec 1854 |
Kershaw County, South Carolina |
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Father |
Joab Cotton, b. 1745 |
Mother |
Sarah ??? |
Married |
Bef 1768 |
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Family |
Sarah Ford, b. Abt 1789, South Carolina |
Married |
Abt 1810 |
Probably South Carolina |
Children |
+ | 1. Amelia Howard Cotton, b. 24 Nov 1810, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
+ | 2. Robert B. Cotton, b. 1817, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
| 3. Elizabeth Cotton, b. 1821 |
| 4. Amanda Cotton, b. 1823, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
+ | 5. Dorcus Ann Cotton, b. 01 Aug 1824, South Carolina |
| 6. Francis Cotton, b. 1829 |
| 7. John Ford Cotton, b. 1835 |
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Abt 1789 -
Birth |
Abt 1789 |
South Carolina |
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Family |
Joab Cotton, b. 15 Feb 1780, Virginia |
Married |
Abt 1810 |
Probably South Carolina |
Children |
+ | 1. Amelia Howard Cotton, b. 24 Nov 1810, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
+ | 2. Robert B. Cotton, b. 1817, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
| 3. Elizabeth Cotton, b. 1821 |
| 4. Amanda Cotton, b. 1823, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
+ | 5. Dorcus Ann Cotton, b. 01 Aug 1824, South Carolina |
| 6. Francis Cotton, b. 1829 |
| 7. John Ford Cotton, b. 1835 |
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1658 - 1728 (70 years)
Birth |
22 Apr 1658 |
Queens Creek, Isle of Wight County, Virginia |
Died |
May 1728 |
Bertie County, North Carolina |
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Family |
Martha Godwin |
Married |
Abt 1683 |
Children |
+ | 1. John Cotton, b. 04 Dec 1694, Isle of Wright County, Virginia |
| 2. William Cotten, b. 27 Aug 1700, Isle of Wright County, Virginia |
| 3. Alexander Spotswood Cotten, b. 04 Sep 1710, Nansemond County, Virginia |
| 4. Samuel Cotten |
| 5. Thomas Cotten |
| 6. Arthur Cotten |
| 7. James Cotten |
| 8. Joseph Cotten |
| 9. Presseler Cotten |
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Family |
Joab Cotton, b. 1745 |
Married |
Bef 1768 |
Children |
| 1. Robert Cotton |
| 2. Cullen Cotton, b. Abt 1768 |
+ | 3. Joab Cotton, b. 15 Feb 1780, Virginia |
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1745 - 1810 (55 years)
Birth |
1745 |
Died |
Between 1800 and 1810 |
Halifax County, North Carolina |
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Father |
John Cotton, b. 1728, Northampton County, North Carolina |
Mother |
Mary Tart |
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Family |
Sarah ??? |
Married |
Bef 1768 |
Children |
| 1. Robert Cotton |
| 2. Cullen Cotton, b. Abt 1768 |
+ | 3. Joab Cotton, b. 15 Feb 1780, Virginia |
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Family |
Joab Cotton, b. 1745 |
Married |
Bef 1768 |
Children |
| 1. Robert Cotton |
| 2. Cullen Cotton, b. Abt 1768 |
+ | 3. Joab Cotton, b. 15 Feb 1780, Virginia |
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Abt 1789 -
Birth |
Abt 1789 |
South Carolina |
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Family |
Joab Cotton, b. 15 Feb 1780, Virginia |
Married |
Abt 1810 |
Probably South Carolina |
Children |
+ | 1. Amelia Howard Cotton, b. 24 Nov 1810, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
+ | 2. Robert B. Cotton, b. 1817, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
| 3. Elizabeth Cotton, b. 1821 |
| 4. Amanda Cotton, b. 1823, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
+ | 5. Dorcus Ann Cotton, b. 01 Aug 1824, South Carolina |
| 6. Francis Cotton, b. 1829 |
| 7. John Ford Cotton, b. 1835 |
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1810 - 1891 (80 years)
Birth |
24 Nov 1810 |
Kershaw County, South Carolina |
Died |
13 Feb 1891 |
Randolph County, Alabama |
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Father |
Joab Cotton, b. 15 Feb 1780, Virginia |
Mother |
Sarah Ford, b. Abt 1789, South Carolina |
Married |
Abt 1810 |
Probably South Carolina |
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Family |
John Nelson Gregg, b. 20 May 1812, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
Married |
08 Jan 1832 |
Kershaw County, South Carolina |
Children |
| 1. Joseph J. Gregg, b. 1833, South Carolina |
| 2. Sarah Gregg, b. 1835, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
+ | 3. Charles Wesley Gregg, b. 14 Sep 1835, Camdem, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
| 4. John Nelson Gregg, b. 13 Oct 1837, South Carolina |
| 5. Robert Douglas Gregg, b. 1839 |
| 6. William Columbus Gregg, b. 13 Oct 1841, South Carolina |
+ | 7. David Sharp Gregg, b. 16 Oct 1842, South Carolina |
| 8. Mason Manassah Gregg, b. 27 Mar 1845, Chesterfield County, South Carolina |
| 9. Mary Emily Gregg, b. 21 Dec 1848, South Carolina |
| 10. Samuel T. Gregg, b. 11 Feb 1851, South Carolina |
| 11. Flemming Alexander Gregg, b. 1853 |
| 12. Elizabeth Virginia Gregg, b. 31 Mar 1854, South Carolina |
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1812 - 1862 (49 years)
Birth |
20 May 1812 |
Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
Died |
08 Mar 1862 |
Columbus, Misssissippi |
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Family |
Amelia Howard Cotton, b. 24 Nov 1810, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
Married |
08 Jan 1832 |
Kershaw County, South Carolina |
Children |
| 1. Joseph J. Gregg, b. 1833, South Carolina |
| 2. Sarah Gregg, b. 1835, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
+ | 3. Charles Wesley Gregg, b. 14 Sep 1835, Camdem, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
| 4. John Nelson Gregg, b. 13 Oct 1837, South Carolina |
| 5. Robert Douglas Gregg, b. 1839 |
| 6. William Columbus Gregg, b. 13 Oct 1841, South Carolina |
+ | 7. David Sharp Gregg, b. 16 Oct 1842, South Carolina |
| 8. Mason Manassah Gregg, b. 27 Mar 1845, Chesterfield County, South Carolina |
| 9. Mary Emily Gregg, b. 21 Dec 1848, South Carolina |
| 10. Samuel T. Gregg, b. 11 Feb 1851, South Carolina |
| 11. Flemming Alexander Gregg, b. 1853 |
| 12. Elizabeth Virginia Gregg, b. 31 Mar 1854, South Carolina |
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1817 - 1887 (70 years)
Birth |
1817 |
Kershaw County, South Carolina |
Died |
1887 |
Richland County, South Carolina |
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Father |
Joab Cotton, b. 15 Feb 1780, Virginia |
Mother |
Sarah Ford, b. Abt 1789, South Carolina |
Married |
Abt 1810 |
Probably South Carolina |
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Family |
Nancy Motley, b. 1817, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
Children |
| 1. Mary Cotton, b. 1839, South Carolina |
+ | 2. Joab C. Cotton, b. 28 Nov 1840, South Carolina |
| 3. John L. Cotton, b. 1843, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
+ | 4. Thomas Warren Cotton, b. 1844, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
| 5. Rebecca Frances Cotton, b. 1847, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
| 6. Daniel Beverly Cotton, b. 18 Jan 1851, South Carolina |
| 7. Sarah Cotton, b. 1854, South Carolina |
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1817 -
Birth |
1817 |
Kershaw County, South Carolina |
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Family |
Robert B. Cotton, b. 1817, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
Children |
| 1. Mary Cotton, b. 1839, South Carolina |
+ | 2. Joab C. Cotton, b. 28 Nov 1840, South Carolina |
| 3. John L. Cotton, b. 1843, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
+ | 4. Thomas Warren Cotton, b. 1844, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
| 5. Rebecca Frances Cotton, b. 1847, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
| 6. Daniel Beverly Cotton, b. 18 Jan 1851, South Carolina |
| 7. Sarah Cotton, b. 1854, South Carolina |
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1821 -
Birth |
1821 |
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Father |
Joab Cotton, b. 15 Feb 1780, Virginia |
Mother |
Sarah Ford, b. Abt 1789, South Carolina |
Married |
Abt 1810 |
Probably South Carolina |
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1823 -
Birth |
1823 |
Kershaw County, South Carolina |
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Father |
Joab Cotton, b. 15 Feb 1780, Virginia |
Mother |
Sarah Ford, b. Abt 1789, South Carolina |
Married |
Abt 1810 |
Probably South Carolina |
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1824 - 1883 (58 years)
Birth |
01 Aug 1824 |
South Carolina |
Died |
1883 |
Fannin County, Texas |
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Father |
Joab Cotton, b. 15 Feb 1780, Virginia |
Mother |
Sarah Ford, b. Abt 1789, South Carolina |
Married |
Abt 1810 |
Probably South Carolina |
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Family |
John Campbell Mangum, b. 1803, South Carolina |
Married |
25 Mar 1852 |
Chesterfield County, South Carolina |
Children |
+ | 1. Eliza J. Mangum, b. 16 Apr 1853, Chesterfield County, South Carolina |
+ | 2. Sarah Elizabeth Mangum, b. 29 Nov 1854, Chesterfield County, South Carolina |
+ | 3. Robert James Mangum, b. 1856, South Carolina |
+ | 4. Esther Melissa Mangum, b. 16 Mar 1858, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
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1803 - 1858 (55 years)
Birth |
1803 |
South Carolina |
Died |
27 Nov 1858 |
South Carolina |
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Father |
Jacob Mangum, b. Abt 1757, North Carolina |
Mother |
Anna Nancy Gibson, b. Abt 1770, North Carolina |
Married |
1787 |
Orange, Richmond, North Carolina |
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Family 1 |
Janette Taylor, b. 1810 |
Children |
| 1. F. G. Mangum, b. 1823 |
| 2. Davis Mangum, b. 1824, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina |
| 3. Thomas Hall Mangum, b. 30 Apr 1834, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina |
| 4. John Campbell Mangum, Jr., b. Abt 1844, South Carolina |
| 5. Francis C. Mangum, b. 10 Oct 1845, Chesterfield County, South Carolina |
| 6. William I. Mangum, b. 1849 |
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Family 2 |
Dorcus Ann Cotton, b. 01 Aug 1824, South Carolina |
Married |
25 Mar 1852 |
Chesterfield County, South Carolina |
Children |
+ | 1. Eliza J. Mangum, b. 16 Apr 1853, Chesterfield County, South Carolina |
+ | 2. Sarah Elizabeth Mangum, b. 29 Nov 1854, Chesterfield County, South Carolina |
+ | 3. Robert James Mangum, b. 1856, South Carolina |
+ | 4. Esther Melissa Mangum, b. 16 Mar 1858, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
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1829 -
Birth |
1829 |
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Father |
Joab Cotton, b. 15 Feb 1780, Virginia |
Mother |
Sarah Ford, b. Abt 1789, South Carolina |
Married |
Abt 1810 |
Probably South Carolina |
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Family |
??? Oakes |
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Family |
Francis Cotton, b. 1829 |
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1835 -
Birth |
1835 |
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Father |
Joab Cotton, b. 15 Feb 1780, Virginia |
Mother |
Sarah Ford, b. Abt 1789, South Carolina |
Married |
Abt 1810 |
Probably South Carolina |
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Name |
Joab Cotton [1] |
Birth |
15 Feb 1780 |
Virginia [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1810 |
Kershaw County, South Carolina |
Joab Cotton, 1 male 26 to 44, 1 female 26 to 44
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Census |
1820 |
Kershaw County, South Carolina |
Joab Cotton, 1, , , , 1, , 2, , , 1, , , 1, , , , , , , , , ,
1 - Free white male under 10 years
1 - Free white male 26 to 45 years
2 - Free white female under 10 years
1 - Free white female 26 to 45 years
1 - Foreigners not naturalized
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Census |
1830 |
Kershaw County, South Carolina |
Joab Cotton, 0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,3,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0
1 - White male 10 to 15
1 - White male 50 to 60
1 - White female under 5
3 - White females 5 to 10
1 - White female 15 to 20
1 - White female 40 to 50
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Census |
1840 |
Kershaw County, South Carolina |
Joab Cotton, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,3,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,...
1 - White male 50 to 60
1 - White female 10 to 15
3 - White female 15 to 20
1 - White female 50 to 60
[Son Robert Cotton listed next to him] |
Census |
08 Aug 1850 |
Kershaw County, South Carolina |
Joab Cotton, 70, m, , , , North Carolina, , , ,
Sarah Cotton, 61, f, , , , , North Carolina, , , ,
El... Cotton, 29, f, , , , , South Carolina
Ely.. Cotton, 27, f, , , , , South Carolina
Dorcus Cotton, 25, f, , , , , South Carolina
Francy Cotton, 21, f, , , , , South Carolina
John Ford, 15, m, , , , , , South Carolina
[Their son Robert Cotton is listed next door] |
Age: 70 |
Death |
29 Dec 1854 |
Kershaw County, South Carolina [1] |
Siblings |
2 Siblings |
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Origins |
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Patriarch & Matriarch |
John Cotton, b. 22 Apr 1658, Queens Creek, Isle of Wight County, Virginia d. May 1728, Bertie County, North Carolina (Age 70 years) (2 x Great Grandfather) Sarah ??? (Mother) |
Person ID |
I0554 |
FeldmanTree |
Last Modified |
20 Jun 2008 |
Family |
Sarah Ford, b. Abt 1789, South Carolina |
Marriage |
Abt 1810 |
Probably South Carolina [1] |
Children |
+ | 1. Amelia Howard Cotton, b. 24 Nov 1810, Kershaw County, South Carolina d. 13 Feb 1891, Randolph County, Alabama (Age 80 years)
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+ | 2. Robert B. Cotton, b. 1817, Kershaw County, South Carolina d. 1887, Richland County, South Carolina (Age 70 years)
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| 3. Elizabeth Cotton, b. 1821 |
| 4. Amanda Cotton, b. 1823, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
+ | 5. Dorcus Ann Cotton, b. 01 Aug 1824, South Carolina d. 1883, Fannin County, Texas (Age 58 years)
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| 6. Francis Cotton, b. 1829
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| 7. John Ford Cotton, b. 1835 |
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Family ID |
F0058 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
3 Dec 2007 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 15 Feb 1780 - Virginia |
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: Address
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: City/Town
: County/Shire
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Notes |
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Joab Cotton was a Methodist Minister and was instrumental in organizing
Smyrn a Methodist Church about 1809.
WILL OF JOAB COTTON
In the name of God amen.
State of South Carolina
I Joabe Cotton of the Mstrict of Kershaw and the State aforesaid, being
of sound and disposing mind and memory, and Calling to mind the
uncertainty of life, and being desirous to dispose of all such wordly
Estates it bath pleased god to bless me With, do make and ordain this my
last Will and testament in the matter and form following that is to Say:
It is my desire and Will that my Cotton Crop if any reaming after my
decesend as much of my provision Crop as my Executors hereinafter named
may think advisable t o dispose of, to be sold and out of the Moneys
arising therefrom, all my Just debts to be paid, and Should it prove
insufficient the above purpos, then I desire that my Executros Sell What
Stock it may require and pay satisfy such of my Just debts as shall
remain unpaid, And after payment of my debts, I giv e bequeath and devise
unto my Wife Sarah Cotton to be enjoyed by her and my t wo daughters Eliza
and Elizabeth Cotton for the term of said Wifes natural li fe or Widowhood
the plantation Whereon I now live, My Negroes Nancy Ginney Pe nelopy and
Albert, and the stock of Horses, Mules, Cattle, Hogs, Sheep, Waggo ns,
plantation tools, usually kep on my said plantation, And all of my house
hold and KItching furniture; And it is my desire, that upon my said
Wifes, Ceasing to be my Widow, either by deth, or marriage whichever
shall first hap pen, The said plantation, Shall be sold at publick
auction, on a Credit of on e Year, the purchasers giving their notes with
two approved Securietes, And i t is my further Will that the said Negros
and other property before Mentioned Sall be sold at the same time, and on
the Same termes and the Moneys arising thairfrom to be equally devided
between all of my Children Shair and Shair a like, and I do hereby five
the Same to them for their use profet and benefit, and it is also my Will
that the above negros So directed to be sold Shall be Baught and
owned...the following Legatees hereinafter named and ther Chhildr en, that
is to Say Robert B. Cotton Eliza Cotton Dorcas Mangram and Elizabeth
Cotton. I give and bequeath unto my two daughters Eliza and Elizabeth
Cot ton my two Negros Sharlot and Ann for their use proget and benefit,
and for t hem to dispose of by Will. I also give and bequeathe unto them
two Fether be ds and Covering for the Same, I give and bequeath unto
Robert B. Cotton for h is use profet and benefit and for the use profet
and benefit of his Children My Negro Boy Richard..I give and bequeath
unto my Daughter Dorcase Magram for her use profet and benefit my Negro
girl Catherine, and for the use profet a nd benefit of her Children I give
and bequeath unto my Daughter Franceis Oake s for her use profet and
benefit and for the use profet and benefit of her Ch ildren My negro girl
Lucy And Finally all the rest, remainder of my Estate an d effects of real
and personal Whatsoever, and Wharesoever, not hereinbefore otherwise
effectually disposed of I give Devise and bequeath unto my Wife Sar ah
Cotton for her to dispose of equally among all my Children. And I do
he reby Constitue and appoint my Son Robert B. Cotton and my friend James
Team E xecutors of this my last Will and testament, In Witness Whereof I
have hereun to Set my hand and Seal this the Twenty eight day of May one
thusand eight hu ndred and fify three.
Joab Cotton (SEAL)
Signed sealed published and declared by the said testator, as and for his
last Will and testament, as and for his last Will and testament in our
presence. Who at his request in his presence and in the presence each
other, have Subscribed our names as Witnesses there to,
C. Bailey
J.P. Richbourg
L.L. HOgan
Recorded in Will book A Page 243
R ecorded Jan. 13, 1855
Death Notice: Died on Frid
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