William B. Cotton, Jr. and Elizabeth "Betsy" Black

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Husband William B. Cotton, Jr. ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 13 Dec 1795 - Mahoning Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Mar 1842 or 1843 1 3
         Buried: 

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         Father: William Cotton, Sr. (1762-1841/1841) 4 5 6 7 8
         Mother: Mary Foster Scott (1767-1844) 3 6 7 8

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       Marriage: 28 Oct 1819 1 3

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Wife Elizabeth "Betsy" Black ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 5 Nov 1797 - Washington Co, PA 1 3
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           Died: 7 Apr 1864 1 3
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Children

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1 M John Cotton ¹

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           Born: 1820 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1828
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 M James Cotton ¹

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           Born: 20 Jun 1822 - Mercer (later Lawrence) Co, PA 1
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           Died: Aft 1877
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         Spouse: Sarah Robison (1828-      ) 1
           Marr: 10 Jun 1845 1

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3 F Mary Scott Cotton ^{3 9}

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           Born: 9 Jan 1826 1 3
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           Died: Aft 1877
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         Spouse: Hiram H. Wilson (1825-Aft 1877) 3 10
           Marr: 21 Jan 1845 3 10

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4 M Dr. John C. Cotton ^{2 11}

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           Born: 31 Aug 1828 - Pennsylvania 2
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         Spouse: Mary Davis (      -      ) 11 12
           Marr: 16 Aug 1855 2 11

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5 F Jemima Cotton ^{1 3}

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           Born: 15 Nov 1830 1 3
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Jacob Moore (      -      ) 3

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6 F Phebe L. Cotton ¹

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           Born: 6 Jan 1832 1
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           Died: 
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7 M Austin D. Cotton ¹

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           Born: 26 May 1835 1
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         Spouse: Alice M. Marshall (      -      ) 11
           Marr: 18 Jul 1859 11

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8 F Elizabeth Cotton ¹

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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9 F Melissa Cotton ¹

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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10 M William Cotton ¹

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - William B. Cotton, Jr.

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Pulaski Twp, Lawrence Co, PA

He was of Scotch-Irish descent; was a farmer and raised a family of six children.

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

2 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 723.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 —, History of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 175, 181.

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

11 —, History of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 182.

12 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 726.