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Husband: Abner 'Cotten' COTTON, , Sr. [I08368] 1
Born: about 1745 in Northampton Co., North Carolina 2
Married: before 1768 in North Carolina
Died: after 1808 in Possibly Georgia 3
Father: Alexander Spotswood COTTEN
Mother: Elizabeth WEST
Spouses:
Wife: Winifred UNKNOWN [I08372] 4
Born:
Died: UNKNOWN
Father:
Mother:
Spouses:
Children
01 (M): Alexander COTTON [I09706]
Born: between 1761 AND 1770 in Rowan, North Carolina
Died: after 1830 in Lived Pickens Co., Alabama 5
Spouses: UNKNOWN
02 (M): Abner COTTON [I09707]
Born: 20 AUG 1770 in Rowan, North Carolina 6
Died: 10 MAY 1849 in Noxubee Co., Mississippi 7
Spouses: Margaret 'Margarette' UNKNOWN
03 (F): Winifred COTTON [I09710]
Born: between 1780 AND 1790
Died: UNKNOWN
Spouses:
04 (M): William E. COTTON [I09712]
Born: between 1780 AND 1790 in Rowan, North Carolina
Died: before 01 OCT 1843 in Noxubee Co., Mississippi 8
Spouses: Mary 'Polly' RINGO
Additional Information

Abner 'Cotten' COTTON, , Sr.:

Notes:

(Nov 15, 1748) Deed G 197, May Ct 1749 - Peter West to daughter ELIZABETH COTTEN's children, ABNER COTTEN, CYRUS COTTEN and rest of ELIZABETH COTTEN's children when the first one reaches 21 yrs of age; Gift, 4 Negroes (Hannah, Butt, David and Moll)

Will of Thomas Cotton
THOMAS COTTON d 1787, Hertford Co. Will proven Aug Term 1787 of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Hertford Co., NC,
( Is filed in the Private Manuscript Collection of John Vann at the NC State Archives (P.C. #122.2)
To son Samuel Cotten: Manor house plus part of land purchased of ABNER COTTEN & his wife WINIFRED by deed of 26 Feb 1767 (as far as corner at three white oaks on a branch running through Richard Nickens field, thence NE on side of slash to 3 white oaks, then SE to 3 marked trees....
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NCROWAN-L Archives

Tax List of Rowan County 1757-1800: 1772 Davidson County area: Cotton:
Cyrus and Abner
1778: Capt Cox'x District: Cotton, Cyrus.
4 Feb 1778 David Cotton was apprenticd to Jacob Weyunt,
1783 Tax list of Thomas Carson, Jersey Settlement area: Cotton, Abner, 300 acres, 1 slave, 26 horses & mules, 9 cattle. Tax: 152#.
1784 Tax List of Capt. Runyon, Davidson County: Cotton, Abner, 600 acres.
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NC Land Grant Images And Data
http://www.nclandgrants.com/q/?sbj=Cotton%2C%20Abner&cyid=85&xs=1
Name County Entered Issued Acres Location File # Images
Abner Cotton Rowan 1778 1788 240 On both sides of Flatt Swamp Creek 1849Patent
Abner Cotton Rowan 1784 1789 282 On both sides of Flat Swamp 2561Patent
Abner Cotton Rowan 1784 1790 304 On both sides of Flatt Swamp Creek. Buck Branch2673Patent
William Davis [assignee of Joseph Brady, who was assignee of Alexander Cotton, who was assignee of Abner Cotton, who moved out of state]Rowan17851798300On both sides of Flat Swamp3363Patent
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The 1790 census list Abner, Alexander, Issac, and Cotton, (widow) in Rowan County.
Name: Abner Cotten
Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Rowan, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 2
Free White Persons - Females: 4
Number of Slaves : 1
Number of Household Members: 10
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Cyrus Cotton died 1787, leaving wife Mildred, children Cyrus, Issac, Dan'l,
Peter, Elijah, Mary and John Cotton.
(Only Cotton in the Loose Estate Papers.)no wills for Cotton in Rowan
County.
Abner Cotton lost his land in 1790 when sold by the sheriff to settle a debt
of 69.04#. This is the last entry in the Deed Books. 1753-1828.
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Georgia] By the Court of Justices of Franklin County To James Wyly Esqr, surveyor for the county of Franklin. You are herby authorised and required to admeasure and lay out or be admeasured and laid out unto Abner Cotton Senr a tract of land, which shall contain two hundred & six acres in the said county of Franklin on part of his own and family Head Rights 7 Mar 1796.
Another Head Right for 200 acres was also issued on the same day.
7 March 1796
Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-24300-13482-43?cc=1914217&wc=MMYG-GWT:2145159512
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Georgia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Abnor Cotton State: GA County: Franklin County Township: Tax List 1808
Database: GA 1792-1819 Tax Lists Index

Footnotes
  1. Named in Grandfather's Will [1824].
  2. Deed of Gift date from grandfather [1337].
  3. Franklin Co., Georgia Tax List - 1808 [1447].
  4. Will of Thomas Cotton [2360].
  5. 1830 Pickens Co., AL - US Fed. Census [28].
  6. Tombstone Inscription [2194].
  7. Ibid.
  8. Probate Records [2030].
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