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Husband: John COTTON [I09690]
Born: about 1765
Married: before 1794 in South Carolina
Died: before 17 OCT 1797 in Edgefield, South Carolina 1
Father: Thomas 'Cotton' COTTEN
Mother: UNKNOWN
Spouses: Elizabeth UNKNOWN
Wife: Rebecca 'Kennedy ?' UNKNOWN [I09696]
Born:
Died: UNKNOWN
Father:
Mother:
Spouses:
Children
01 (M): John D. Allenson 'Allison' H. COTTON [I10144]
Born: about 1794 in South Carolina
Died: UNKNOWN
Spouses:
Additional Information

John COTTON:

Notes:

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





Rebecca 'Kennedy ?' UNKNOWN:

Notes:

Name: Rel?? Cotten [Rebe Cotten] [Rebecca Cotten]
Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Edgefield, South Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Household Members Under 16: 4
Number of Household Members Over 25: 1
Number of Household Members: 5

(01) John D. Allenson 'Allison' H. COTTON:

Notes:

U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 1798 May 17 - 1815 C
John A. Cotton, age 18, farmer, b Edgefield, SC, enlisted Aug 11, 1812 MR dated Portage de Sioux (St. Charles Co., Missouri) June 1813. Discharged Dec 7, 1815 Fort Hawkins, GA at age 21.
(Note: both parents were dead at this time).









Footnotes
  1. Administration of Estate [1074].
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