1706 - 1761 (~ 57 years)
Generation: 1
1. | William Avent was born between 1704 and 1706 in Surry Co, Virginia; died on 17 Aug 1761 in Northampton Co., North Carolina. William married Sarah Massie between 1727 and 1735. Sarah (daughter of Joseph Massie and Elizabeth Washington Lanier) was born in 1710 in Albemarle Parish, Sussex Co., Virginia; died in 1785 in Northampton Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. John Avent
was born on 12 Jan 1734 in Sussex Co., Virginia; died on 10 Dec 1821 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 3. Gilly Avent
was born in 1727 in Northampton Co., North Carolina; died before 1836.
- 4. Sarah Avent
was born in 1744 in Sussex Co., Virginia; died in 1793 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 5. Rebecca Avent
was born between 1752 and 1753 in Northampton Co., North Carolina; died in 1814 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 6. Mildred Avent
was born about 1735.
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Generation: 2
2. | John Avent (1.William1) was born on 12 Jan 1734 in Sussex Co., Virginia; died on 10 Dec 1821 in Chatham Co., North Carolina. John married Mary Cary about 1758. Mary was born in 1740 in Northampton Co., North Carolina; died on 4 Mar 1801 in Chatham Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
7. | Rev. William Avent (2.John2, 1.William1) was born on 8 Aug 1775 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 15 Dec 1841 in Chatham Co., North Carolina. William married Esther Watts Clegg on 22 Jan 1812 in Chatham Co., North Carolina. Esther (daughter of Thomas A. Clegg and Bridget Polk) was born on 23 Feb 1791 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 2 Jan 1858 in Chatham Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 24. Eliza J. Avent
was born in 1820.
- 25. Rev. Isaac Watts Avent
was born on 8 Sep 1823 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 18 Jan 1900 in Buckhorn Township, Harnett, Co., North Carolina; was buried in Cokesbury Methodist Church Cemetery, Cokesbury, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
- 26. Henry Evans Avent
was born on 27 Feb 1829 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 18 Jul 1901 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 27. Bridget Ann Avent
was born on 20 Feb 1827 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 31 Dec 1827 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 28. Joseph Carson Avent
was born on 22 Nov 1830 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 29. Ann Elizabeth Avent
was born on 4 Apr 1832 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in 1855 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 30. Martha Avent
was born on 27 Nov 1812 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 31. John F. Avent
was born on 22 Mar 1814 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 32. William Avent
was born on 28 Nov 1817 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 33. Louiza Jane Avent
was born on 25 Sep 1819 in Moore Co., North Carolina; died after 1880.
- 34. Harriet Primrose Avent
was born on 5 Dec 1821 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 18 Aug 1888.
- 35. Parmelia Avent
was born on 25 Mar 1825; died on 26 Nov 1826.
- 36. Mary Glover Avent
was born on 2 Sep 1815 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 2 Sep 1893 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
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William married Martha Hill Hicks about 1796. Martha was born about 1777. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
William married Silva Drake in 1799. Silva was born about 1779; died in 1801. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Martha Patsy Avent (2.John2, 1.William1) was born in 1770 in Aventon, Nash Co., North Carolina; died on 2 Mar 1851 in Washington Co., Georgia. Martha married Moses Cox in 1786 in Truth, Chatam Co., North Carolina. Moses was born on 6 May 1756 in Duplin Co., North Carolina; died on 19 Dec 1845 in Washington Co., Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Avent Cotton (5.Rebecca2, 1.William1) 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:
- 44. Thomas Benton Cotton
was born in 1838 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 45. Rev. John Wesley Cotton
was born in 1829 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died after 1893 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 46. William Cotton
was born between 1815 and 1817 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in Sep 1859 in Virginia.
- 47. Emiline Cotton
was born in 1835.
- 48. James Cotton
was born on 8 Apr 1832 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in Feb 1870 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 49. Richard C. Cotton
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.
- 50. Mary Cotton
was born in 1831.
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Generation: 4
25. | Rev. Isaac Watts Avent (7.William3, 2.John2, 1.William1) was born on 8 Sep 1823 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 18 Jan 1900 in Buckhorn Township, Harnett, Co., North Carolina; was buried in Cokesbury Methodist Church Cemetery, Cokesbury, Harnett Co., North Carolina. Isaac married Chloe Hinton Pegram on 14 Nov 1895 in Harnett Co., North Carolina. Chloe (daughter of George Washington Pegram and Sarah Elizabeth McKinney) was born on 5 Aug 1844 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina; died on 26 Apr 1904 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried in Cokesbury Methodist Church Cemetery, Cokesbury, Harnett Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Isaac married Temperance Rollins about 1843. Temperance was born on 11 Jan 1818 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 8 Jun 1895 in Buckhorn Township, Harnett, Co., North Carolina; was buried in Cokesbury Methodist Church Cemetery, Cokesbury, Harnett Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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26. | Henry Evans Avent (7.William3, 2.John2, 1.William1) was born on 27 Feb 1829 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 18 Jul 1901 in Chatham Co., North Carolina. Henry married Mary Ann Elizabeth Buchanan on 11 Nov 1853 in Chatham Co., North Carolina. Mary (daughter of Alfred Buchanan and Mary Smith) was born on 27 Feb 1832 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 30 Jul 1909 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried in Cokesbury Methodist Church Cemetery, Cokesbury, Harnett Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 60. William Alfred Avent
was born on 30 Aug 1854 in Corinth, Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 16 Sep 1945 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; was buried in Christian Light Baptist Church Cemetery, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
- 61. James H. Wesley Avent
was born on 22 Apr 1856 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 12 Dec 1935.
- 62. Leonidas Hillary Avent
was born on 28 Jul 1857 in Avents Ferry, Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in 1939 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; was buried in Cokesbury Methodist Church Cemetery, Cokesbury, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
- 63. Nathaniel Gaston Avent
was born on 16 Jan 1866 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 3 Mar 1930 in Sanford, Lee Co., North Carolina; was buried in Christian Light Baptist Church Cemetery, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
- 64. Sarah Adelaide Avent
was born on 22 Feb 1868 in Avents Ferry, Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in 1950.
- 65. Annie Cora Avent
was born on 9 Nov 1869 in Corinth, Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 7 Jul 1939 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 66. Susan Ella Avent
was born on 12 Oct 1871 in Avent's Ferry, Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in 1957.
- 67. Mary Loula Avent
was born on 21 May 1873 in Avents Ferry, Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in 1944.
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29. | Ann Elizabeth Avent (7.William3, 2.John2, 1.William1) was born on 4 Apr 1832 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in 1855 in Chatham Co., North Carolina. Ann married James Cotton about 1848. James (son of Avent Cotton and Winifred Goodwin) was born on 8 Apr 1832 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in Feb 1870 in Chatham Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 68. Bennet Dixon Cotton
was born on 10 Oct 1854 in Corinth, Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 2 Oct 1913 in Holly Springs, Wake Co., North Carolina.
- 69. Valina Cotton
was born in 1853.
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31. | John F. Avent (7.William3, 2.John2, 1.William1) was born on 22 Mar 1814 in Chatham Co., North Carolina. John married Jane Mimms on 4 Dec 1841 in Wake Co., North Carolina. Jane was born in 1814. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 70. Mary Avent
was born in 1857 in Buckhorn Township, Wake, Co., North Carolina.
- 71. Elizabeth Avent
was born in 1859 in Buckhorn Township, Wake, Co., North Carolina.
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36. | Mary Glover Avent (7.William3, 2.John2, 1.William1) was born on 2 Sep 1815 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 2 Sep 1893 in Chatham Co., North Carolina. Mary married Theophilus Hinton Lawrence in 1835 in Chatham Co, North Carolina. Theophilus (son of John Lawrence and Angelina Mary Housley) was born on 12 Apr 1806 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in 1865 in Chatham Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 73. Isaac Glover Lawrence
was born on 4 Apr 1854 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 12 May 1921 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 74. John Hinton Lawrence
was born on 19 Sep 1842 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 24 Jun 1896 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 75. Joseph H. C. Lawrence
was born between 1845 and 1846 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 76. Mary B. Lawrence
was born between 1847 and 1848.
- 77. Thomas B. Lawrence
was born in 1845; died on 14 Jun 1863 in Culpepper, Virginia.
- 78. Elizabeth D. Lawrence
was born on 27 Aug 1840 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 2 Jul 1922 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 79. William Alexander Lawrence
was born on 6 Jul 1839 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 18 Jan 1917 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 80. Sarah A. C. Lawrence
was born on 4 Oct 1836 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 3 Feb 1897 in Wake Co., North Carolina.
- 81. Emma Adeline Lawrence
was born on 1 Jan 1838 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in Dec 1923.
- 82. Hetty M. Lawrence
was born on 27 Apr 1856 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 29 Nov 1935 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
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45. | Rev. John Wesley Cotton (15.Avent3, 5.Rebecca2, 1.William1) 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:
- 83. Laura Jane Cotton
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.
- 84. Mary Ann Cotton
was born on 7 Nov 1856 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 14 Apr 1900 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 85. Sally Cotton
was born in 1858 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 86. John H. Cotton
was born in 1861 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died in Truth, Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 87. Martha Cotton
was born in 1868 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 88. Nolar Cotton
was born in 1868 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died before 1880 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 89. Dora Cotton
was born in 1873 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 90. Louzela Cotton
was born in 1875 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
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46. | William Cotton (15.Avent3, 5.Rebecca2, 1.William1) 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:
- 91. Margaret Cotton
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.
- 92. Frances Cotton
was born in 1848 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 93. Angeline Cotton
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.
- 94. Adelaide E. Cotton
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.
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48. | James Cotton (15.Avent3, 5.Rebecca2, 1.William1) 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:
- 68. Bennet Dixon Cotton
was born on 10 Oct 1854 in Corinth, Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 2 Oct 1913 in Holly Springs, Wake Co., North Carolina.
- 69. Valina Cotton
was born in 1853.
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Family/Spouse: Arrabella Unknown. Arrabella was born about 1829. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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49. | Richard C. Cotton (15.Avent3, 5.Rebecca2, 1.William1) 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:
- 99. Archie Elder J. Cotton
was born on 27 May 1857 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 24 May 1935 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 100. Emily C. Cotton
was born on 9 Jul 1852 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 27 May 1854 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 101. Drusilla D. Cotton
was born on 30 May 1855 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 18 Oct 1861 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
- 102. Anna M. Cotton
was born on 28 May 1861 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 2 Dec 1938.
- 103. John Wesley Cotton
was born on 6 Jun 1866 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 16 Sep 1916.
- 104. Winnie Anne Cotton
was born on 21 Oct 1868 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 6 Jan 1911.
- 105. Ottis Cammilus Cotton
was born on 15 Apr 1863 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 10 Sep 1952.
- 106. Emma E. Cotton
was born on 2 Jul 1859; died on 22 Oct 1861.
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