 1765 - 1805 (39 years)
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| Name |
COTTON Carey-Cary [1] |
| Birth |
12 Mar 1765 |
Sussex County, VA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
1805 |
| Will |
25 Feb 1805 [2] |
- "Anne" Harrison was named administratrix of the estate. We do not know at this time whether she remarried or had any other children. William Henry would have been only 10 years of age when his father died. We assume that his mother managed the plantation until William was of age and/or his mother died, at which time he no doubt inherited the property. It is usually financially disastrous to a family if the father dies young. There has been insufficient time to accumulate wealth, which usually occurs in the later years of one's life. The children are deprived of the instruction of the father in learning how to manage the crops, the animals and the slaves. We can assume that the slaves knew what needed to be done and kept the enterprise going. But the loss of the master, who did the planning and managed the business of the plantation, is irreplaceable.
The inventory of the estate of Gary Cotton taken 2/25/1805 lists eleven slaves: Lewis, John, Solomon (a boy), Michael (a boy), Doctor (a boy), Chloe (old), Sarah, Bede, Dolly, Patsy, Chloe. The slaves are valued at L848, two horses L55, one yoke young steers L 7, sixteen sheep L10, oId bull L5, five cows LI 8, two heifers L3, two steers L4, two yearlings L2, four sows L4, one blue boar L2, nine year-old hogs L5.5, eight shoots £2.5. Three beds and furniture L32. There is little else of significant value listed.
It is clear that slaves were by far the greatest resource and store of wealth for most of the farmers in Surry and Sussex Counties. Each plantation was a community in itself. Of the eleven slaves listed in Carey Cotton's estate only two were grown men able to plow the fields. There were three boys and six women of various ages. To survive, all would have to cooperate together.
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| Person ID |
I3024 |
Booth Family |
| Last Modified |
28 Mar 2014 |
| Father |
COTTON Richard, b. Abt 1729, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States d. 7 Jan 1790, Sussex County, VA (Age ~ 61 years) |
| Mother |
WEAVER Sarah Elizabeth "Betty", b. Abt 1726 d. 1781, Albemarle Parish, Surry County, VA (Age ~ 55 years) |
| Marriage |
1747 |
Albemarle Parish, Surry County, VA [2] |
| Family ID |
F1071 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S296] Rogers Family Assoc, Rogers Family Assoc (Reliability: 3).
- [S1212] Owner: Pat Reynolds, Cotton family tree, (Compiled and Supplied by Robert L. Bartlett of Juno Beach, FL to Pat Johnson Reynolds) (Reliability: 3).
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