Thomas Cotton

Male Abt 1679 - 1770  (~ 91 years)


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  • Name Thomas Cotton 
    Born Abt 1679  Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 7 Sep 1770 
    Person ID I1034  Speirs-Taylor
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2017 

    Father John Cotton,   b. Abt 1652, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 9 Dec 1714, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Mother Sarah Hearle,   b. Abt 1652, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F268  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Comfort Riggs,   b. 3 May 1698, Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine, British America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 28 Jul 1718 
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2017 
    Family ID F1457  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1679 - Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    1714 Will of John Cotton
    1714 Will of John Cotton
    14 September 1714, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

    John Cotton of Portsmouth

    Wife: Sarrah
    Children: William Cotton, Solomon Cotton, John Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Abigall Cotton, Marget Cotton, Susannah Cotton, Eliz Tomson, Mary Paul, Joannah Jones, Sarra Catter, Hannah Mead

    Executor: wife Sarrah

    Will written: 14 Sep 1714
    Will proved: 9 Dec 1714

    Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982
    The Marriage of Thomas Cotton and Comfort Riggs in 1717
    The Marriage of Thomas Cotton and Comfort Riggs in 1717
    Their marriage was published on the 20th of July, and they were married on July 28, 1717 by the Reverend Samuel Tompsen.

    Source:
    Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).

    Histories
    'The Cotton Family of Portsmouth, NH' for William Cotton Family
    "The Cotton Family of Portsmouth, NH" for William Cotton Family
    William Cotton married Elizabeth Ham, daughter of William and Honor. Their children: John, William, Solomon, Sarah, Thomas, Joseph, and Benjamin. William died in 1678.

    John Cotton was born about 1650. He married Sarah Hearle, daughter of William. Their children: William, Solomon, John, Thomas, Elizabeth, Mary, Joanna, Sarah, Hannah, Abigail, Margaret, and Susanna. John died in 1714.

    "The Cotton Family of Portsmouth, NH" on Archive.org