May 14, 1785 JOHN COTTON bought 88 acres on south side of Beaverdam Creek for 50 pounds. THOMAS COTTEN, witness (pgs. 109-112) JOHN COTTON bought 40 acres on Beaverdam Creek, a branch of Turkey Creek of Savannah River for 10 pounds, Aug 16, 1791. (pgs 106-109) (Edgefield Co SC Abstracts of Deed Books 1-12 075.737 R2h v.1)
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Edgefield Co., South Carolina Deed Books 16, 17, 18, Carol Wells
Deed Book 17
p. 82-86 John Caldwell Burns son and heir of Patrick Burns dec’d of Laurens County, to Rebeccah Cotton. Release, Laurens County, 16 Mar 1799, £35 Sterling paid by John Cotton of Edgefield, grant unto Rebeckah Cotton Administratrix of sd John Cotton decd for use of heirs of sd John Cotton; Salley, Didamia, Jemimah & John Allenson [Allison] Cotton, 150 acres surveyed for Patrick Burns 2 Dec 1772 on Beaverdam Creek of Turkey Creek of Savannah River bounding on James Robertson at time of survey, granted 1774 by Gov Wm Bull. Wit Cornelius Craddock, John Bowlan. /s/ Jno Caldwell Burns. Judge William Mitchell of Laurens County certifies relinquishment of dower by Mary Burns wife of John Caldwell Burns, 16 Mar 1799. /s/ Mary (x) Burns. Proven Laurens County 16 March 1799 by Cornelius Craddock; Wm Mitchell JLC. Rec 1 June 1799
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South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980, Edgefield
Probate Records, Box 81, Packages 3225-3264