EDGECOMBE COUNTY, NC Court Minutes of the Pleas & Quarter Sessions – 1757 – 1784, LDS Microfilm #0370142
JULY, 1764:
Joseph COTTON, JR died - widow refused to administer, Joseph COTTON, SR took over administration of estate – (no children mentioned.)
APRIL, 1767:
Joseph COTTON, Sr., administrator of Joseph COTTON, Jr. exhibited an acct.
current against the estate of Joseph COTTON, Jr. on oath approved & ordered to be recorded.
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North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 Original Wills,, Ballard, Halifax -Walter Clofton - Hardee, Guilford V, Ancestry.com
Joseph Cotton Images 905 - 909, Will Date: 13 Jan 1772, Probate 1772
"Impremis, I give to my son Joseph Cotton Heirs five shilllings Sterling and Sundry other things which he has had in possession."