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John Cotton

Male 1728 - 1782  (54 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Cotton was born in 1728 in Northampton County, North Carolina (son of John Cotton and Ann Jones); died on 6 Sep 1782 in Northampton County, North Carolina.

    Family/Spouse: Mary Tart. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Joab Cotton was born in 1745; died between 1800 and 1810 in Halifax County, North Carolina.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Cotton was born on 04 Dec 1694 in Isle of Wright County, Virginia (son of John Cotton and Martha Godwin); died on 02 Feb 1741 in Northampton County, North Carolina.

    John married Ann Jones before 1738. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ann Jones (daughter of John Jones and Martha ???).
    Children:
    1. 1. John Cotton was born in 1728 in Northampton County, North Carolina; died on 6 Sep 1782 in Northampton County, North Carolina.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Cotton was born on 22 Apr 1658 in Queens Creek, Isle of Wight County, Virginia; died in May 1728 in Bertie County, North Carolina.

    John married Martha Godwin about 1683. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Martha Godwin (daughter of William Godwin and Elizabeth Wright).
    Children:
    1. 2. John Cotton was born on 04 Dec 1694 in Isle of Wright County, Virginia; died on 02 Feb 1741 in Northampton County, North Carolina.
    2. William Cotten was born on 27 Aug 1700 in Isle of Wright County, Virginia; died on 22 Nov 1748 in Northampton County, North Carolina.
    3. Alexander Spotswood Cotten was born on 04 Sep 1710 in Nansemond County, Virginia; died in 1764 in Hertford County, North Carolina.
    4. Samuel Cotten
    5. Thomas Cotten
    6. Arthur Cotten
    7. James Cotten
    8. Joseph Cotten
    9. Presseler Cotten

  3. 6.  John Jones

    John married Martha ???. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Martha ???
    Children:
    1. 3. Ann Jones


Generation: 4


  1. 10.  William Godwin

    William married Elizabeth Wright. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Elizabeth Wright
    Children:
    1. 5. Martha Godwin