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Richard Cotton

Richard Cotton

Male Abt 1730 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Richard Cotton was born about 1730.

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Weaver. Elizabeth was born about 1731. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Seth Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Nov 1750 in Sussex Co., Virginia; died in May 1815 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Seth Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born on 1 Nov 1750 in Sussex Co., Virginia; died in May 1815 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.

    Seth married Rebecca Avent about 1769. Rebecca (daughter of William Avent and Sarah Massie) was born between 1752 and 1753 in Northampton Co., North Carolina; died in 1814 in Chatham Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Avent Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 1792 and 1793; died in 1866 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    2. 4. William Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Nov 1769 in Sussex Co., Virginia; died in Mar 1839 in Randolph Co., Georgia.
    3. 5. Gabriel Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 1771 and 1775; died about 1828.
    4. 6. Richard Carney Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 1772 and 1787.
    5. 7. Elizabeth Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 1773 and 1788.
    6. 8. Sally Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 1774 and 1789 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    7. 9. Mary Polly Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 1775 and 1790.
    8. 10. John Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Oct 1772.
    9. 11. Rebekah Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1796.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Avent Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (2.Seth2, 1.Richard1) was born between 1792 and 1793; died in 1866 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.

    Avent married Winifred Goodwin on 12 Dec 1815 in Wake Co., North Carolina. Winifred was born in 1795. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Thomas Benton Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1838 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    2. 13. Rev. John Wesley Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1829 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died after 1893 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    3. 14. William Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 1815 and 1817 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in Sep 1859 in Virginia.
    4. 15. Emiline Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1835.
    5. 16. James Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Apr 1832 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in Feb 1870 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    6. 17. Richard C. Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jul 1825 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 21 Mar 1899 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; was buried in Christian Chapel Church Cemetery, Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    7. 18. Mary Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1831.

  2. 4.  William Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (2.Seth2, 1.Richard1) was born on 6 Nov 1769 in Sussex Co., Virginia; died in Mar 1839 in Randolph Co., Georgia.

  3. 5.  Gabriel Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (2.Seth2, 1.Richard1) was born between 1771 and 1775; died about 1828.

    Gabriel married Milly Unknown about 1805. Milly was born in 1776. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Elizabeth Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Feb 1813 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in White Co., Arkansas.
    2. 20. Bobby Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1815.
    3. 21. James Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1808.
    4. 22. Mary Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1812.
    5. 23. Molly Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1811.

  4. 6.  Richard Carney Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (2.Seth2, 1.Richard1) was born between 1772 and 1787.

    Richard married Margaret Ann Alston on 26 May 1815. Margaret was born on 26 Nov 1795. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. R. Carney Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1830 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.

  5. 7.  Elizabeth Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (2.Seth2, 1.Richard1) was born between 1773 and 1788.

  6. 8.  Sally Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (2.Seth2, 1.Richard1) was born between 1774 and 1789 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.

    Sally married Calvin Goodwin on 13 Nov 1839 in Chatham Co., North Carolina. Calvin was born between 1774 and 1820 in Chatham Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 9.  Mary Polly Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (2.Seth2, 1.Richard1) was born between 1775 and 1790.

    Mary married John Senter on 25 Jan 1815 in Wake Co., North Carolina. John (son of Stephen Senter and Mary Sims) was born in 1772. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 10.  John Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (2.Seth2, 1.Richard1) was born on 22 Oct 1772.

  9. 11.  Rebekah Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (2.Seth2, 1.Richard1) was born in 1796.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Thomas Benton Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (3.Avent3, 2.Seth2, 1.Richard1) was born in 1838 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.

  2. 13.  Rev. John Wesley Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (3.Avent3, 2.Seth2, 1.Richard1) was born in 1829 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died after 1893 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.

    John married Jane Christina Ausley about 1855. Jane was born in 1830; died after 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Laura Jane Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jul 1855 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 31 Jul 1910 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried in Cokesbury Methodist Church Cemetery, Cokesbury, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
    2. 26. Mary Ann Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Nov 1856 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 14 Apr 1900 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    3. 27. Sally Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1858 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    4. 28. John H. Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1861 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in Truth, Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    5. 29. Martha Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1868 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    6. 30. Nolar Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1868 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died before 1880 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    7. 31. Dora Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1873 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    8. 32. Louzela Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1875 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.

  3. 14.  William Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (3.Avent3, 2.Seth2, 1.Richard1) was born between 1815 and 1817 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in Sep 1859 in Virginia.

    Family/Spouse: Martha P. Unknown. Martha was born in 1820. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Margaret Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Oct 1846 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 8 Apr 1920 in Hector's Creek Township, Harnett Co. North Carolina; was buried on 9 Apr 1920 in Olive Branch UMC Cemetery, Kipling, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
    2. 34. Frances Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1848 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    3. 35. Angeline Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Aug 1841 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 29 Aug 1878 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried in Cool Springs Methodist Church Cemetery, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
    4. 36. Adelaide E. Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jan 1844 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 30 Dec 1917 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried in Cokesbury Methodist Church Cemetery, Cokesbury, Harnett Co., North Carolina.

  4. 15.  Emiline Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (3.Avent3, 2.Seth2, 1.Richard1) was born in 1835.

    Family/Spouse: John Allen Stephens. John was born about 1834. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 16.  James Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (3.Avent3, 2.Seth2, 1.Richard1) was born on 8 Apr 1832 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in Feb 1870 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.

    James married Ann Elizabeth Avent about 1848. Ann (daughter of Rev. William Avent and Esther Watts Clegg) was born on 4 Apr 1832 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in 1855 in Chatham Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 37. Bennet Dixon Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Oct 1854 in Corinth, Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 2 Oct 1913 in Holly Springs, Wake Co., North Carolina.
    2. 38. Valina Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1853.

    Family/Spouse: Arrabella Unknown. Arrabella was born about 1829. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 39. Martha Jane Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1856.
    2. 40. Sarona Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1858.
    3. 41. Carolina James Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1863.
    4. 42. Taylor Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1867.

  6. 17.  Richard C. Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (3.Avent3, 2.Seth2, 1.Richard1) was born on 8 Jul 1825 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 21 Mar 1899 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; was buried in Christian Chapel Church Cemetery, Chatham Co., North Carolina.

    Richard married Mary Ann Holleman on 23 Dec 1849 in Wake Co., North Carolina. Mary was born on 3 May 1826 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 18 Jul 1903 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; was buried in Christian Chapel Church Cemetery, Chatham Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 43. Archie Elder J. Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 May 1857 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 24 May 1935 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    2. 44. Emily C. Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jul 1852 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 27 May 1854 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    3. 45. Drusilla D. Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 May 1855 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 18 Oct 1861 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
    4. 46. Anna M. Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 May 1861 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 2 Dec 1938.
    5. 47. John Wesley Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jun 1866 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 16 Sep 1916.
    6. 48. Winnie Anne Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Oct 1868 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 6 Jan 1911.
    7. 49. Ottis Cammilus Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Apr 1863 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 10 Sep 1952.
    8. 50. Emma E. Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Jul 1859; died on 22 Oct 1861.

  7. 18.  Mary Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (3.Avent3, 2.Seth2, 1.Richard1) was born in 1831.

  8. 19.  Elizabeth Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (5.Gabriel3, 2.Seth2, 1.Richard1) was born on 5 Feb 1813 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in White Co., Arkansas.

    Elizabeth married Henry Holleman about 1835. Henry (son of Unknown Holleman) was born on 24 Jul 1813 in Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 51. Mary Ann Holleman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Aug 1837.
    2. 52. Marcella Elizabeth Holleman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Sep 1846.
    3. 53. George Washington Holleman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Nov 1848 in North Carolina; died on 23 Dec 1928.
    4. 54. William Henry Holleman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Nov 1842 in North Carolina.
    5. 55. Rebecca Catherine Holleman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 May 1841 in North Carolina; died on 1 Mar 1886 in Arkansas.
    6. 56. Sarah Jane Holleman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Nov 1835.
    7. 57. John Monroe Holleman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jun 1839.
    8. 58. Martha Isabell Holleman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Nov 1842 in North Carolina; died on 21 Sep 1909 in Arkansas.
    9. 59. Nancy Hasseltine Holleman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Mar 1851.
    10. 60. Andrew Jackson Holleman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Feb 1854; died on 3 Jan 1928 in Arkansas.

  9. 20.  Bobby Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (5.Gabriel3, 2.Seth2, 1.Richard1) was born in 1815.

  10. 21.  James Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (5.Gabriel3, 2.Seth2, 1.Richard1) was born in 1808.

    Family/Spouse: Rebecca Unknown. Rebecca was born between 1815 and 1819; died after 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 61. Sarah Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1838.
    2. 62. James Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1849.
    3. 63. Emiline Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1840.
    4. 64. William Cotton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1837.

  11. 22.  Mary Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (5.Gabriel3, 2.Seth2, 1.Richard1) was born about 1812.

    Family/Spouse: Solomon Carpenter. Solomon was born in 1802; died after 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 65. Thomas Carpenter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1831 in Cape Fear, Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 25 Jul 1905.

  12. 23.  Molly Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (5.Gabriel3, 2.Seth2, 1.Richard1) was born about 1811.

    Family/Spouse: Richard Dennis. Richard was born between 1785 and 1810. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  13. 24.  R. Carney Cotton Descendancy chart to this point (6.Richard3, 2.Seth2, 1.Richard1) was born in 1830 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.

    Family/Spouse: Adelaide Unknown. Adelaide was born in 1832. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
 

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