Descendants of John Cotton


Generation No. 1

1. JOHN1 COTTON was born July 28, 1721 in Stafford Co., Virginia, and died 1808 in Nelson Co., Kentucky. He married SUSANNA SMITH February 17, 1743 in Overwharton Parr, Stafford Co., Virginia.

Children of JOHN COTTON and SUSANNA SMITH are:
 2. i. JOHN2 COTTON, b. September 20, 1744, Virginia.
ii. MARY POLLY COTTON, b. March 5, 1746; d. 1806; m. OWEN WINN, Abt. 1767.
3. iii. RALPH COTTON, b. October 1747, Fairfax Co, Virginia; d. March 16, 1817, Switzerland Co., Indiana.
iv. ELIZABETH COTTON, b. Aft. 1748.

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN2 COTTON (JOHN1) was born September 20, 1744 in Virginia. He married ELIZABETH STONE, daughter of WILLIAM STONE and GRACE ?.

Children of JOHN COTTON and ELIZABETH STONE are:
 4. i. GRACE3 COTTON, b. Abt. 1775, Nelson Co., Ky; d. 1839, Henry Co., Kentucky.
ii. JOHN COTTON.
iii. WILLIAM COTTON.

3. RALPH2 COTTON (JOHN1) was born October 1747 in Fairfax Co, Virginia, and died March 16, 1817 in Switzerland Co., Indiana. He married ELIZABETH KITCHEN Abt. 1763 in Virginia, daughter of WILLIAM KITCHEN and MARGARET WARD.

Children of RALPH COTTON and ELIZABETH KITCHEN are:
 i. HENRY SMITH3 COTTON, b. September 4, 1763, Virginia; d. Bef. March 1831, Nelson Co., Kentucky; m. MARY HARRELL, June 18, 1787, Nelson Co., Kentucky.
ii. SUSAN C COTTON, b. February 14, 1765, Virginia; d. Abt. 1830, Daviess Co., Kentucky; m. GEORGE CALHOUN, December 27, 1787, Nelson Co., Kentucky.
iii. MARGARET "PEGGY" COTTON, b. August 4, 1767, Virginia; m. THOMAS BEARD, March 21, 1794, Nelson Co., Kentucky.
5. iv. JEMIMA "MIMI" COTTON, b. August 8, 1769, Virginia; d. October 10, 1851, Nelson Co., Kentucky.
6. v. MARY JANE COTTON, b. January 27, 1772, Virginia; d. October 12, 1823, Switzerland Co., Indiana
. vi. JOHN COTTON, b. February 12, 1774, Virginia; m. DOLLY BROWN, March 10, 1796, Nelson Co., Kentucky.
7. vii. WILLIAM COTTON, b. March 13, 1776, Virginia; d. July 2, 1838, Switzerland Co., Indiana.
viii. SARAH "SALLIE" COTTON, b. May 10, 1778, Virginia; d. April 18, 1854, Hardin Co., Kentucky; m. WILLIAM HAMMONS, December 19, 1799, Nelson Co., Kentucky.
8. ix. NATHANIEL COTTON, b. April 7, 1783, Virginia; d. Aft. 1870, Switzerland Co., Indiana.
9. x. RALPH COTTON, b. January 17, 1786.
xi. ROBERT COTTON, b. December 4, 1788; m. MARY BELWOOD.

Generation No. 3

4. GRACE3 COTTON (JOHN2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1775 in Nelson Co., Ky, and died 1839 in Henry Co., Kentucky. She married ELISHA SCOTT Abt. 1790 in Henry Co., Kentucky, son of BAPTIST SCOTT and BETSY FARQUHAR?).

Notes for ELISHA SCOTT:
On April 14, 1798, Elisha, Levi, Elijah and George Scott bought 2433 acres of land from John Ricks and Robert Campbell on the Little Kentucky River, land patented to French Strother. Henry County, Kentucky Deed Book 1, p. 43

Elisha Scott deeded 63 acres to his son, Smith Scott, on the Little Kentucky River on September 8, 1827. Deed Book 12, p.337

Elisha Scott's inventory is in Henry County, Kentucky, Will book 4, p 47-49, dated December 20, 1827. Appaisers were: Wharton Ransdell, Joseph Campbell and Charles T. Chilton.

Children of GRACE COTTON and ELISHA SCOTT are:
 10. i. JOHN4 SCOTT, b. 1791, Henry Co., Kentucky; d. 1848, Marion Co., Missouri.
ii. MARY POLLY SCOTT, b. April 1793, Henry Co., Kentucky; d. August 31, 1831, Henry Co., Kentucky; m. WILLIAM DEMINT, November 13, 1813, Henry Co., Kentucky.
iii. NANCY SCOTT, b. Abt. 1795, Henry Co., Kentucky; m. JAMES CAMPBELL, September 21, 1819, Henry Co., Kentucky.
iv. ANN SCOTT, b. Abt. 1802; d. Unknown, Henry Co., Kentucky; m. JOHN CAMPBELL, November 4, 1826.
11. v. SMITH SCOTT, SR, b. January 4, 1804, Henry Co., Kentucky; d. October 20, 1833, Henry Co., Kentucky.
vi. CORINNA SCOTT, b. Abt. 1810, Henry Co., Kentucky.
vii. ELIJAH SCOTT, b. Abt. 1811, Henry Co., Kentucky.

5. JEMIMA "MIMI"3 COTTON (RALPH2, JOHN1) was born August 8, 1769 in Virginia, and died October 10, 1851 in Nelson Co., Kentucky. She married JOHN L BROWN April 30, 1789 in Nelson Co., Kentucky.

Children of JEMIMA COTTON and JOHN BROWN are:
 i. ELIZABETH4 BROWN.
ii. RALPH BROWN.
iii. SAMUEL BROWN.
iv. JOHN C BROWN.
v. COTTON D BROWN.
vi. HENRY K BROWN.
vii. MARY BROWN, b. May 16, 1804, Nelson Co., Kentucky; d. August 27, 1868.
viii. NANCY BROWN.
ix. COLEMAN BROWN.
x. SUSAN BROWN.

6. MARY JANE3 COTTON (RALPH2, JOHN1) was born January 27, 1772 in Virginia, and died October 12, 1823 in Switzerland Co., Indiana. She married JOHNSON BROWN January 13, 1795 in Nelson Co., Kentucky.

Children of MARY COTTON and JOHNSON BROWN are:
 i. SAMUEL4 BROWN.
ii. NANCY BROWN.
iii. JOSEPH C BROWN.
iv. RALPH BROWN.
v. SARAH J BROWN.
vi. ISABELLA BROWN.
vii. ELIZABETH BROWN.

7. WILLIAM3 COTTON (RALPH2, JOHN1) was born March 13, 1776 in Virginia, and died July 2, 1838 in Switzerland Co., Indiana. He married CHRISTINA FROMAN June 9, 1796 in Nelson Co., Kentucky.

Children of WILLIAM COTTON and CHRISTINA FROMAN are:
 i. MARY4 COTTON, b. November 22, 1796.
ii. HARVEY COTTON, b. April 26, 1798.
iii. BETSEY COTTON, b. January 30, 1800.
12. iv. JOHN FROMAN COTTON, b. October 29, 1803, Switzerland Co., Indiana; d. March 7, 1892, Switzerland Co., Indiana.
v. WILLIAM K COTTON, b. August 18, 1805.
vi. JAMES MADISON COTTON, b. February 27, 1810.
vii. ROBERT S COTTON, b. February 27, 1810.
viii. SARAH COTTON, b. January 22, 1812.
ix. PERRY COTTON, b. November 20, 1813.
x. CHRISTINA COTTON, b. August 13, 1816; d. April 8, 1888; m. (1) WARTON CRAIG; m. (2) DR. EATON.

8. NATHANIEL3 COTTON (RALPH2, JOHN1) was born April 7, 1783 in Virginia, and died Aft. 1870 in Switzerland Co., Indiana. He married (1) ANN ADAMS December 7, 1805 in Henry Co., Kentucky. He married (2) HANNAH TODD January 7, 1824.

Children of NATHANIEL COTTON and ANN ADAMS are:
 13. i. ELIZABETH MARTHA4 COTTON.
ii. HIRAM COTTON.

Child of NATHANIEL COTTON and HANNAH TODD is:
 14. iii. CHRISTINE T4 COTTON, b. 1829.

9. RALPH3 COTTON (RALPH2, JOHN1) was born January 17, 1786. He married ISABELLA ADAMS.

Child of RALPH COTTON and ISABELLA ADAMS is:
 15. i. ROBERT4 COTTON.

Generation No. 4

12. JOHN FROMAN4 COTTON (WILLIAM3, RALPH2, JOHN1) was born October 29, 1803 in Switzerland Co., Indiana, and died March 7, 1892 in Switzerland Co., Indiana. He married JULIA ANN KERN September 18, 1823.

Child of JOHN COTTON and JULIA KERN is:
 i. CHRISTIE ANN5 COTTON, b. September 5, 1840, Switzerland Co., Indiana; d. August 17, 1895, Brooksburg, Jefferson Co., Indiana; m. ROBERT TEVIS, April 19, 1860.

13. ELIZABETH MARTHA4 COTTON (NATHANIEL3, RALPH2, JOHN1). She married CARLISLE STOUT.

Children of ELIZABETH COTTON and CARLISLE STOUT are:
 i. JOHN EDWARD5 STOUT.
ii. ABEL STOUT.
iii. IRA H STOUT.
iv. RALPH R STOUT.
v. JAMES W STOUT.
vi. RAY STOUT.
vii. MARY STOUT.
viii. SUSANNA STOUT.
ix. DAVID STOUT.

14. CHRISTINE T4 COTTON (NATHANIEL3, RALPH2, JOHN1) was born 1829. She married JOHN S SCOFIELD.

Child of CHRISTINE COTTON and JOHN SCOFIELD is:
 i. JOHN JERROD5 SCOFIELD.

15. ROBERT4 COTTON (RALPH3, RALPH2, JOHN1). He married ?.
Child of ROBERT COTTON and ? is:
21. i. DANIEL5 COTTON.
Child of DANIEL COTTON an ? is:
i. CHESTER CARROLL COTTON

Thanks to and in memory of, Lynn Ponder for providing this Cotton family tree.

The following biography on this family was sent to us by Thomas Frazell, a descendant of this family:

WEBSTER COTTON, farmer, Jefferson Township, was born on the same section of land upon which he now resides September 25, 1838. His father, Robert S., was born in Jefferson Township February 27, 1810; his mother, Lovina G. (GILLILAND) Cotton, in Warren County, Ohio, August 19, 1811. They raised six children. During the father's life he was a farmer, merchant and flat-boatman, and owned at one time 298 acres of land and a house and lot in Vevay. The parents belonged to the Free Will Baptist Church, and were members of the Sons of Temperance. The father died in June, 1851; the mother March 22, 1885. Webster has been a farmer all his life. He was married, January 25, 1865, to Miss Isabelle DYER, born September 17, 1843. Their six children are Jesse, born November 6, 1865; Clay, April 24, 1870; Kate, October 14, 1873; Harry R., March 29, 1875; Lovina G., February 4, 1879; Clara B., June 18, 1881. Mr. Cotton enlisted September 23, 1861, in Company E., Fiftieth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served three years and three months. He had seven brothers and sisters; John G., born September 9, 1832; Clinton, August 11, 1834; Meriah July 3, 1836; Mary, January 17, 1842; Sarah, June 25, 1844; Lovina, September 8, 1846; Eliza, August 19, 1849.

Mr. Frazzell writes further: Webster Cotton was one of the sons of Robert S. Cotton giving the name of Robert's wife. One of Robert's daughters was Mary Cotton (my 2nd g. grandmother) who married Albert Ogle. I am looking for additional info on the Cotton family from Robert S. backwards....any help?

You can write to Thomas Frazell at STUCCOHOUSEONWB@netzero.net

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