Husband: Samuel M. 'Cotten' COTTON [I09689] |
Born: 11 DEC 1763 Married: 09 DEC 1813 in Amite Co., Mississippi Territory 10 Died: before 29 SEP 1836 in Amite Co., Mississippi 1 Father: Thomas 'Cotton' COTTEN Mother: UNKNOWN Spouses: Elizabeth EDWARDS |
Wife: Elizabeth SULLIVAN [I09738] |
Born: 30 JAN 1790 in South Carolina Died: 26 AUG 1847 in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana 2 Father: Unknown SULLIVAN Mother: UNKNOWN Spouses: |
Children |
01 (M): Julius Gordon COTTON [I09741] Born: 25 SEP 1814 in Amite Co., Mississippi Territory 3 Died: 24 SEP 1864 in Frost, Livingston Parish, Louisiana 4 Spouses: Sarah Ann BATES; Catherine BATES |
02 (F): Martha Ellen COTTON [I10137] 5 Born: 04 AUG 1818 in Amite Co., Mississippi Died: 20 MAY 1881 in St. Francis, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana 6 Spouses: William HAWLEY; Miron H. DRIGGS |
03 (M): Seaborn Jones 'Cotton' COTTEN [I10013] Born: 18 SEP 1820 in Amite Co., Mississippi 7 Died: 07 SEP 1866 in Tickfaw, Livingston Parish, Louisiana 8 Spouses: Frances Ann BRIDGES |
04 (M): Sampson 'Samuel' Hays COTTON [I10140] Born: 26 MAY 1822 in Amite Co., Mississippi Died: after 1880 in Lived West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Spouses: Sarah Ann DRIGGS |
05 (M): Alazarus Butler COTTON [I09742] Born: 20 MAR 1826 in Amite Co., Mississippi Died: after 01 FEB 1863 Spouses: Emily C. O'NEAL |
06 (M): Abner Scott COTTON [I09743] Born: 08 FEB 1829 in Amite Co., Mississippi Died: before 1847 Spouses: |
07 (M): Elijah D. COTTON [I10143] Born: 22 JUL 1831 in Amite Co., Mississippi Died: after 1850 in Lived West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana 9 Spouses: |
Samuel M. 'Cotten' COTTON:
Notes:
Blacks Found in the Deeds of Laurens & Newberry Counties, SC: 1785 - 1827
Margaret Peckham, Baltimore MD
Deed Book B: 350
August 18, 1792: Bill of Sale. John Edwards and Mary, his wife, SAMUEL COTTON AND ELIZABETH, HIS WIFE, John Tune and Ruth, his wife, Litisha Edwards, Rhoda Edwards and Margarett Edwards, daughters of said John Edwards and Mary, his wife, of the County of Newberry and State of South Carolina to Thomas Chappel of the same place. Consideration of 70 pounds Sterling, one negro woman slave about 18 years old, named Dinah, one Negro boy about eight years old, named Frank. Signed. John Edwards, Mary Edwards (mark), SAMUEL COTTON, ELIZABETH COTTON (mark) John Tune, Ruth Tune (mark, Margarett Edwards. Wit: William Satterwhite, Thomas Brown, Thomas McMahon (mark). Recorded April 10, 1796. Fredk. Nance, DC.
(Note: the above John Tune and Ruth Tune should be John June and Ruth June. From the will of Mary Turner Edwards)
Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935
Name: Samuel Cotten, Spouse: Elizabeth Sullivan
Marriage Date: 9 Dec 1813, County: Amite
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He was a Minister, denomination unknown.
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Name: Samuel Cotton [Samuel Cotten]
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Amite, Mississippi
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Elizabeth SULLIVAN:
Notes:
Succession records of St Helena Parish, Louisiana, 1804 - 1854
Sept. 7, 1847 —Julius C. Cotton represents that his mother Elizabeth Cotton died about Aug. 26, 1847, leaving heirs: Martha Cotton wife of William Holley of W. Feliciana Parish, Seaborn Cotton, Alazarus B. Cotton, Julius C. Cotton, Sampson H. Cotton (all of age), and Elijah D. Cotton, a minor.
Sept. 9, 1847 - Family meeting recommends that William Sullivan be appointed
tutor to Elijah D. Cotton with Julius C. Cotton under-tutor.
Sept. 11, 1847 - Inv. held at the residence of Julius G. Cotton, being the last place of residence of Mrs. Elizabeth Cotton decd. Julius G. Cotton appointed administrator of the succession of the decd.
(07) Elijah D. COTTON:
Residence: 1850, West Feleciana Parish, Louisiana
Notes:
Home in 1850: West Feliciana, Louisiana, USA
Wm Sullivan 51
S A Sullivan 47
Warden Sullivan 24
Warren Sullivan 24
Patrick Sullivan 18
M C Sullivan 15
L F Sullivan 13
J D Sullivan 9
Thadeus Sullivan 7
Elizah D Cotton 18
Ann McMan 59
Revised: January 25, 2022
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