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Male John COTTON Click to view John COTTON in the family tree

John was born in 1650 in Portsmouth, Rock, Nh and his baptism took place on May 16th, 1647 in Boston, Suffolk, Ma.  John's father was William COTTON and his mother was Elizabeth HAM.  His paternal grandfather was John COTTON; his maternal grandparents were William HAM and Honor STEPHENS. He had five brothers and a sister, named William, Solomon, Thomas, Joseph, Benjamin and Sarah.  He was the oldest of the seven children.  He died at the age of 64 on September 14th, 1714 in Portsmouth, Rock, Nh.  He was buried about 1714 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, Nh.


John's family with Sarah HEARL (EARL)

‌John and Sarah were married in a religious ceremony in 1673 in , Portsmouth, Rock, Nh.  They had four sons and eight daughters, named William II, Solomon, John, Thomas, Johanna, Sarah, Hannah, Abigail, Margaret, Elizabeth, Mary and Susannah.

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