Person Record

Metadata

Name

Cotton, Thomas, 1726-1803

Born

1726

Birthplace

Greenland, N.H.

Deceased

Sept. 24, 1803

Deceased where

North Hampton, N.H.

Places of residence

Rye, N.H.
Portsmouth, N.H.
North Hampton, N.H. - 1767.

Occupation

Farmer.

Father

Thomas Cotton, d. 1770.

Mother

Comfort Riggs, b. 1698.

Spouse

Sarah Broughton, daughter of Noah Broughton and Abigail Partridge of Portsmouth,

Children

1. Abigail Cotton, b. Aug. 26, 1748 in Rye, N.H., d. c1809 in North Hampton, N.H., m. Dec. 6, 1770 to Josiah Batchelder of North Hampton, N.H., son of John Batchelder and Elizabeth Moulton.
2. John Cotton, of Gilmanton (now Gilford, N.H.), b. Oct. 28, 1750, d. Aug. 14, 1820 in Gilford, N.H., m. 1. 1773 to Abigail Taylor (1755-1790) of Hampton, N.H. and m. 2. Aug. 9, 1790 to Hannah Lane (1768-1837).
3. Comfort Cotton, b. Oct. 15, 1752.
4. Thomas Cotton, b. May 6, 1754, d. Dec. 31, 1801, m. Abigail Lamprey.
5. Noah (or Mark) Cotton, b. Dec. 15, 1755, prob. d. young.
6. Nathaniel Cotton, b. Jan. 10, 1757.
7. Sarah Cotton, b. May 1, 1759, m. Apr. 22, 1779 in North Hampton, N.H. to Stephen Batchelder (b. 1755) of Deerfield, N.H. They lived in North Hampton and Effingham, N.H. and Wellington, Me.
8. Mary "Molly" Cotton, b. Apr. 16, 1762, m. Nov. 30, 1780 to John Batchelder (1757-1835).

Relationships

Spouses: Sarah Broughton, daughter of Noah Broughton and Abigail Partridge of Portsmouth, N.H., bp. Nov. 18, 1722, d. 1810.

Related Records

The Cotton Family of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. - REF CS71 .C9
Cotton, Frank Ethridge

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