William Cotton, Sr. and Mary Foster Scott
Husband William Cotton, Sr. 1 2 3 4 5
Born: 16 Jul 1762 - Marsh Creek, York Co, PA 6 7 Christened: Died: Mar 1841 or Dec 1841 - Mahoning Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 6 7 Buried:
Father: Henry Cotton ( - ) 7 8 Mother: Mary [Unk] ( - ) 7
Marriage: 2 Nov 1786 - Strabane Twp, Washington Co, PA 7
Wife Mary Foster Scott 3 4 5 7
Born: Dec 1767 - Peach Bottom, York Co, PA 7 Christened: Died: 28 Nov 1844 - Clarksville, Greene Co, PA 7 Buried:
Father: Josiah Scott (1735-1819) 3 9 10 11 Mother: Violet Foster (1740-1800) 3 7 11 12 13
Children
1 F Violet Cotton 6 7
Born: 16 Aug 1787 6 7 Christened: Died: Aft 1857 Buried:Spouse: William Williamson ( -Bef 1877) 6 7 Marr: 23 Sep 1806 7
2 M Henry Cotton 6 7
Born: 2 Sep 1788 - South Strabane Twp, Washington Co, PA 6 7 Christened: Died: 3 Oct 1803 - Neshannock Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 6 Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
3 F Mary Cotton 6 7
Born: 19 Jun 1790 - Strabane Twp, Washington Co, PA 6 7 Christened: Died: 1867 - Mahoning Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 6 7 Buried:Spouse: John Morehead ( - ) 6 Marr: Aft 1820
4 M Josiah [1] Cotton 6 7
Born: 26 May 1792 - Buffalo Creek, Washington Co, PA 6 7 Christened: Died: 1 Sep 1796 - Buffalo Creek, Washington Co, PA 6 7 Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
5 F Jane Cotton 6 7
Born: 15 Oct 1793 - Buffalo Creek, Washington Co, PA 6 7 Christened: Died: 13 Feb 1882 - Clark, Mercer Co, PA 7 Buried:
6 M William B. Cotton, Jr. 6 7 14
Born: 13 Dec 1795 - Mahoning Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 6 7 Christened: Died: 20 Mar 1842 or 1843 6 7 Buried:Spouse: Elizabeth "Betsy" Black (1797-1864) 6 7 14 Marr: 28 Oct 1819 6 7
7 M Hugh Cotton 2 6 7 15
Born: 10 Sep 1797 - Pulaski Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 6 7 Christened: Died: 10 Apr 1852 - ? Pulaski Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 2 7 Buried:Spouse: Diadema Drake ( -1841) 2 6 7 Marr: 29 Mar 1829 7Spouse: Hannah Dick (1802-1884) 7 15 Marr: 15 Sep 1842 7
8 M Josiah [2] Cotton 6 7
Born: 13 Mar 1799 - Mahoning Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 6 7 Christened: Died: 2 Nov 1873 7 Buried:Spouse: Catherine Poe Harris ( - ) 6 7
9 M Alexander Cotton 6 7
Born: 4 Feb 1801 - Mahoning Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 6 7 Christened: Died: 22 Oct 1840 - Mahoning Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 6 7 Buried:Spouse: Susannah Harris ( - ) 7 Marr: 27 Apr 1826 6 7
10 M John Cotton 6 7
Born: 20 Jan 1803 - Neshannock Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 6 7 Christened: Died: Bef 1810 - Neshannock Twp, Lawrence Co, PA Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
11 F Rachel Cotton 6 7
Born: 30 Jun 1805 - Pulaski Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 6 7 Christened: Died: 29 Sep 1862 7 Buried: - Plain Grove Cemetery, Plain Grove, Lawrence Co, PASpouse: James Braden ( -1846) 7 16 Marr: Abt 1830
12 M James Cotton 6 7
Born: 6 May 1807 6 7 Christened: Died: 26 Jul 1811 6 7 Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
13 F Sarah Cotton 6 7
Born: 27 Dec 1809 6 7 Christened: Died: Aft 1877 Buried:Spouse: Lucas Alexander ( -Bef 1877) 6 7
General Notes: Husband - William Cotton, Sr.
Beaver Co, PA
He was a native of Washington County, Pennsylvania. At an early day he came to Lawrence County and secured 600 acres of land in Pulaski Township.
He was a tall man, with commanding appearance, and black, piercing eyes, and was a great reader.
General Notes: Wife - Mary Foster Scott
She was born in Scotland. [HLC 1877, 181]
She was a woman of medium size, and of very fine appearance. She had black eyes, and hair of the same complexion. She brought up her children under the most strict, Puritanic rule. When the Sabbath morning came, there was profound silence in the household. Not a word was spoken, only of necessity. It was a sin to laugh, or even smile! All that could go, went to church, the young folks walking, while the parents rode on horseback. The distance was eight or ten miles. The girls walked in their bare feet, carrying their cowhide shoes in their hands, and putting them on just before entering the church.
He daughter, Polly (Mary), had a head of beautiful, black, and naturally curly hair, but her mother would not allow her to curl it (or allow it to curl!), but required her to comb it straight back, and as plain as possible. She did not approve of such vanity as "flowing locks."
1 —, History of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 180.
2 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 433.
3 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 953.
4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 430.
5 F. S. Reader, Some Pioneers of Washington County, Pa. - A Family History (New Brighton, PA: F. S. Reader & Son, 1902), Pg 86.
6 —, History of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 181.
7 Jeff McBride, Descendants of Thomas A. Forster (Laurel, Md: Web-published, 2012).
8 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 58.
9 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 422, 429.
10 F. S. Reader, Some Pioneers of Washington County, Pa. - A Family History (New Brighton, PA: F. S. Reader & Son, 1902), Pg 84.
11 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 323.
12 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 429.
13 F. S. Reader, Some Pioneers of Washington County, Pa. - A Family History (New Brighton, PA: F. S. Reader & Son, 1902), Pg 85.
14 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 723.
15 Jeff McBride, Thomas Armstrong in Path Valley (Laurel, Md: Web-published, 2012).
16
Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 982.
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