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| Name |
COTTON Walter [1] |
| Birth |
1666-1667 |
Queens Creek, York County, VA  [1] |
- Both membership in the militia and the property grant in 1688 indicates that Walter Cotton became 21 about 1688, and was therefore born about 1666.
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| Gender |
Male |
| Land |
1687 |
Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States [1] |
- 314 acre land grant
In 1688, Thomas Cotton and brother Walter Cotton, patented 314 more acres adjoining the property already owned by Thomas Cotton on the Otterdam Swamp. Seven more persons were transported to purchase headlights which were then exchanged for the property: Jonathon Bolton, Jonathon Elmy, Hester Bradstock, Charles Trevor, Jonathon Moss, Alice Ems and Howell Waters. The rent rolls for Surry County in 1704 show Thomas Cotton with 257 acres and Walter Cotton with 257 acres. Apparently they consolidated their holdings and farmed it together. Both Thomas Cotton and Walter Cotton were on the Surry County Militia List of 1687 "as qualified in either estate or person to find and maintain a man and horse or to go themselves when occasion shall require.
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| Death |
Prince George County, VA [1] |
| Notes |
- The unanswered question is whether Walter Cotton was the younger brother of Thomas Cotton, both then being sons of John and Anne Cotton. Thomas, in his will, refers to Walter's son Thomas as his cousin, instead of bis nephew. Is this an error, or was Walter the son of a brother of John Cotton, who also emigrated to the Virginia Colony? In the absence of any further data, our best guess is that Walter was indeed the brother of Thomas, else there is no likelihood that they would live together so closely arid harmoniously. Thomas behaves to award him as if he were a younger brother. Perhaps they were a little loose in naming their relationships. Mary referred in her will to the younger Thomas as her son, rather than her son-in-law.
Thomas Cotton ca. 1692 - 1779 [1]
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| Person ID |
I3430 |
Booth Family |
| Last Modified |
28 Mar 2014 |
| Father |
COTTON John, b. 1621-1625, Staffordshire, England d. 12 Sep 1702, Isle of Wight County, VA (Age 77 years) |
| Mother |
Ann Hutchinson (Harrison ?), b. 1630, Eyworth, Bedfordshire, England d. York County, VA |
| Marriage |
Abt 1657 |
Isle of Wight County, VA [1] |
| Family ID |
F1102 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [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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