Henry Cotton and Mary [Unk]

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Husband Henry Cotton ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - ? Ireland
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           Died:  - Washington Co, PA
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       Marriage: 

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Wife Mary [Unk] ²

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           Born:  - ? Ireland
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           Died:  - Washington Co, PA
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Children

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1 M William Cotton, Sr. ^{3 4 5 6 7}

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           Born: 16 Jul 1762 - Marsh Creek, York Co, PA 2 8
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           Died: Mar 1841 or Dec 1841 - Mahoning Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 2 8
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         Spouse: Mary Foster Scott (1767-1844) 2 5 6 7
           Marr: 2 Nov 1786 - Strabane Twp, Washington Co, PA 2

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2 M Hugh Cotton ³

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 M John Cotton ^{1 3}

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: Peggy Stoglen (      -      ) 3

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4 M Samuel Cotton ³

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           Born: 
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           Died: while young
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5 F Mary "Mollie" Cotton ^{1 3 9}

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           Born: 
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           Died: 9 Nov 1830 1 9
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         Spouse: Isaac Vance (1754-1837) 1 3 5 7
           Marr: 15 Nov 1783 1

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6 F Mattie Cotton ¹⁰

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: Patrick Scott (      -      ) 10

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7 F Rachel Cotton ³

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Henry Cotton

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He was of Puritan ancestry. It is not known in what year he came from Bedford County, Pennsylvania, to Washington County, but in 1783 he bought the claim of Joseph Alexander, of North Carolina, to 332 acres in South Strabane township for £415, "current funds of the commonwealth." In 1786 he secured a patent for the land. This patent is signed by Charles Biddle, vice-president of the Supreme Executive Council, John Armstrong, secretary; Mat-thew Irvin, master of rolls. On August 19, 1791, 286 acres of this land were conveyed to Hugh Cotton, son of Henry, for £300.
In 1810 the Cotton family moved to that part of Mercer County that later became part of Lawrence County. [CBRWC, 58]

He and his wife came from the north of Ireland in 1749 to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. They removed to Washington County in 1790 where they died at an advanced age. [DTAF]

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 58.

2 Jeff McBride, Descendants of Thomas A. Forster (Laurel, Md: Web-published, 2012).

3 —, History of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 180.

4 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 433.

5 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 953.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 430.

7 F. S. Reader, Some Pioneers of Washington County, Pa. - A Family History (New Brighton, PA: F. S. Reader & Son, 1902), Pg 86.

8 —, History of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 181.

9 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 954.

10 —, History of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 175, 180.