“ID: I43068
Name: William COTTON 1 2
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 1615 in England 1 2
Death: 1640 in Northampton Co., Virginia 1 2
Change Date: 26 SEP 2000 1 2
Note:
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There is a tradition in the family that he was a son of widow Joan Cotton of Bunbury, Cheshire Co., England, and was granted 350 acres of land on the main branches of Hungar's Creek, adjoining the lands of his brother-in-law, Capt William Stone . This consisted of 100 acres for personal adventure of himself and wife, and 250 acres for the transportation of five persons to Virginia: Eleanor Hill, Richard Hill, Edward Eason and Domingo and Sambo, negroes. William Cotton was succeeded b y Rev. John Rozier[bar.FTW]

There is a tradition in the family that he was a son of widow Joan Cotton of Bunbury, Cheshire Co., England, and was granted 350 acres of land on the main branches of Hungar's Creek, adjoining the lands of his brother-in-law, Capt William Stone . This consisted of 100 acres for personal adventure of himself and wife, and 250 acres for the transportation of five persons to Virginia: Eleanor Hill, Richard Hill, Edward Eason and Domingo and Sambo, negroes. William Cotton was succeeded b y Rev. John Rozier


Marriage 1 Ann GRAVES b: 1620 in Accomac County, Virginia
Married: 10 JUL 1637 in Hungar's Parish, Accawmack Co., Virginia 3 1
Children
Verlinda COTTON b: 1638 in Bunbury, Northampton Co., VA

Sources:
Title: graves.FTW
Repository:
Media: Other
Text: Date of Import: Jun 27, 2004
Title: bar.FTW
Repository:
Media: Other
Text: Date of Import: Jun 27, 2004
Title: The Graves Family Association
Author: Kenneth V. Graves
Note: TYPE Web SiteDATE 27 May 2000 ”