Hugh COTTON, COL

Birth:

1789

Strabane, Washington, Pennsylvania

Death:

3 Nov 1861

Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania

Burial:

5 Nov 1861

Denny Cem, Crawford, Pennsylvania

Marriage:

Pennsylvania

Father:

John COTTON

Mother:

Margaret STOCKTON

Notes:

                   RUTH SETTERQUIST, 1318 SHELBY DR., FAIRFIELD, CA 94533, 10/90; 10/98: had
      marriage as 1820 with 1st child born 1811 ???
CENSUS: 1820; Sadsbury Twp, Crawford Co, PA
CENSUS-BIRTH: 1830; 1840; 1850; 1860; Vernon Twp, Crawford Co, PA
NOTE: Jane Bennett, 57 years, born in PA, was living in h/h with Hugh Cotton
      family in 1850
BIRTH: Crawford County Wills, Vol A, Pg 243 Will of Hugh Cotton, Sr. (named in
       uncle's will as nephew)
BIRTH: Crawford County Wills, Vol A, Pg 74 Will of John Cotton (named in his
       father's will as son)
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH: DAR Supp App Nat #568111 John Cotton
BIRTH: Weekly Press, Saegertown, PA, 6 Oct 1887, Pg 8 (obit of his daughter,
        Miss Nancy Cotton, contains biog)
BIRTH-DEATH: Crawford Journal, 5 Nov 1861
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH-BURIAL: "Crawford Co Genealogy" by CCGS, Vol 8, #2, p 112
      "Descendants of Henry Cotton", Revised by Roger A Johnson, 1994, p 14-15
CHURCH: farmer, Vernon Twp & Meadville; Elder N.S. Presbyterian Church,
       Meadville & Second Presbyterian Church, Meadville
MILITARY: Was in War of 1812 (Trapani Papers, CCHS)
       Capt in War of 1812 (Crawford Co Genealogy, above)
NOTE: Hugh Cotton appointed guardian of the daughter of Lewis Cooper, dec'd,
        in 1856 (Crawford County Wills, Vol C, Pg 102, Will of Lewis Cooper)
BIOGRAPHY: Joslyn's "Descendants of Henry Cotton", 1983, pg 20-21; b 1789 in
      Strabane [now So Strabane] Twp; d in Sadsbury [now Vernon] Twsp; in War of
      1812 was Capt of a Co in 133rd Reg PA Militia, commanded by Lt Col. Samuel
      Gowdy; performed an active tour of duty with his unit at Erie, PA under
      order of Maj Gen David Mead, from 1 Jan to 11 Feb 1814 for which he was
      paid $52.00; was an Elder in the Pres Ch & one of the first managers of the
      Meadville Bible Soc established in Meadville in 1815; more in ref)
DEATH: Crawford Co Genealogy, by CCGS, Vol 15, No 2, Pg 89 (Funeral Register
      of Rev. Richard Craighead, Second Presbyterian Church, Meadville, PA -
      5 NOV 1861, Elder Hugh Cotton)

Mary SMITH

Birth:

Abt 1789/90

Pennsylvania

Death:

19 Nov 1872

Vernon, Crawford, Pennsylvania

Burial:

21 Nov 1872

Denny Cem, Crawford, Pennsylvania

Father:

Blocked

Mother:

Blocked

Notes:

                   RUTH SETTERQUIST, 1318 SHELBY DR., FAIRFIELD, CA 94533, 10/90; 10/98
BIRTH-DEATH: Crawford Journal, 5 Dec 1872, Pg 3
BIRTH: Daughter of Andrew Smith, Esq, member of Crawford Co Pioneer family
     (Weekly Press, Saegertown, PA, 6 Oct 1887, Pg 8, obit for Miss Nancy Cotton
      daughter of Mary Smith Cotton)
MARRIAGE: Tribune Republican, 6 Oct 1887 (obit of Miss Nancy Cotton has bio
      mentioning parents marriage)
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH-BURIAL: "Crawford Co Genealogy, by CCGS, Vol 8, #2, p 112
      Joslyn's "Descendants of Henry Cotton, 1983, pg 20-21; "was one for the
      first directors of the Female Cent Soc formed in Meadville in 1815"
      "Descendants of Henry Cotton", Revised by Roger A Johnson, 1994, p 14-15
MARRIAGE-DEATH: Crawford Co Genealogy, Vol 15, No 2 (Funeral Register of Rev.
      Richard Craighead, Second Presbyterian Church, Meadville, PA - 2 NOV 1872,
      Mrs. Mary Cotton, widow of Elder Cotton)

Children

Marriage

John Stockton COTTON

Birth:

20 Aug 1811

Vernon, Crawford, Pennsylvania

Death:

21 Nov 1902

Hayfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania

Harriet Cornelia COOPER

Marr:

28 Nov 1837

Vernon, Crawford, Pennsylvania

Notes:

                   Ruth Setterquist, 1318 Shelby Dr., Fairfield, CA 95433
CENSUS: 1820; 1830; 1840, Vernon Twp, Crawford Co, PA
CENSUS: 1850; 1860; 1870; 1880; 1900 Hayfield, Crawford Co, PA
NOTE: Hayfield Twp was part of Vernon Twp; occ farmer; member of Central
      Presbyterian Church
MARRIAGE: Crawford Democrat, 15 Dec 1837; Crawford Star, 5 Dec 1837
BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Crawford Co Death Records, Vol 1, Pg 44
NOTE: Appointed guardian for Charles Reed Cooper and Edward Cooper, sons of
      Lewis Cooper, deceased, in 1856 (Crawford Co Wills, Vol C, Pg 102, Will of
      Lewis Cooper)
BIRTH: Joslyn's "Descendants of Henry Cotton", 1983, Pg 21
BIRTH-MARRIAAGE-DEATH-BURIAL: "Descendants of Henry Cotton", Revised 1994,
      Roger A. Johnson, Pg 33

Andrew Smith COTTON

Birth:

21 Mar 1814

Vernon, Crawford, Pennsylvania

Death:

30 Aug 1889

Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania

Marr:

Notes:

                   Ruth Setterquist, 1318 Shelby Dr., Fairfield, CA 95433
CENSUS: 1820, Sadsbury Twp, Crawford Co, PA
CENSUS: 1830; 1840; 1850; 1860; 1870, Vernon Twp, Crawford Co., PA
CENSUS: 1880 Meadville, Crawford Co, PA, 2nd Ward (in same h/h were Orlando
      Cotton, 50 yrs; Dorta Cotton, 50 yrs; Artemus Cotton, 16 yrs)
NOTE: Never md; lived with his sister, Nancy, first on the old homestead about
      4 miles west of Meadville, and later on Walnut Street in Meadville.
     (From the Weekly Press, Saegertown, PA, 6 Oct 1887, Pg 8, obit of Miss Nancy
      Cotton)
NOTE: Lived on 400 acres of Col John Cotton; moved to Meadville, 6 OCT 1874
      (Trapani Papers, CCHS)
BIRTH: Trapani Papers, CCHS
DEATH: Crawford Journal, 5 Sept 1889, Pg 8
NOTE: Called "Smith Cotton" in some records
BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Joslyn's "Descendants of Henry Cotton", 1983, Pg 21: d.
      unm; lived on 1 of the 4 farms which his grandfather John Cotton had
     purchased in Crawford Co & had 112 acres there in 1874; moved to Meadville
     on 6 Oct of that yr & lived with his sister Nancy at 423 Walnut Ave, 1879/80
BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: "Descendants of Henry Cotton", Revised 1994, Roger A.
     Johnson, Pg 33-34: b Sadsbury Twp
NOTE: Sadsbury Twp, later part of formed Vernon Twp; later part of Vernon Twp
     formed Hayfield Twp

David h COTTON

Birth:

1816

Sadsbury, Crawford, Pennsylvania

Death:

6 Feb 1822

Sadsbury, Crawford, Pennsylvania

Marr:

Notes:

                   Ruth Setterquist, 1318 Shelby Dr., Fairfield, CA 95433
BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Joslyn's Descendants of Henry Cotton, 1983, Pg 21; d at 6
BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Descendants of Henry Cotton, Revised 1994, Roger A.
      Johnson, pg 15

Nancy COTTON

Birth:

Abt 1819/20

Sadsbury, Crawford, Pennsylvania

Death:

4 Oct 1887

Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania

Marr:

Notes:

                   Ruth Setterquist, 1318 Shelby Dr., Fairfield, CA 95433
NOTE: Never md; lived with her brother, Andrew Smith Cotton, first on the old
     homestead about 4 miles west of Meadville and later in Meadville on Water
     Street, where she died; was a member of the Second Presb. Church.
BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Weekly Press, Saegertown, PA, 6 Oct 1887, Pg 8;
     Tribune Republican, 5 Oct 1887, Pg 4
BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Joslyn's "Descendants of Henry Cotton", 1983, Pg 21: d.
     unm at 67 yrs; her will dated 20 Sep 1866, proved on 4 Jan 1888 leaves her
     property to her bro, Andrew, with whom she lived
BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: "Descendants of Henry Cotton", Revised 1994, Roger A.
     Johnson, Pg 34: (d Vernon Tp)

FCID:6241:1307

Hugh Cotton, Col - Mary Smith

Hugh Cotton, Col was born at Strabane, Washington, Pennsylvania 1789. His parents were John Cotton and Margaret Stockton.

He married Mary Smith at Pennsylvania . Mary Smith was born at Pennsylvania Abt 1789/90 .

They were the parents of 4 children:
John Stockton Cotton born 20 Aug 1811.
Andrew Smith Cotton born 21 Mar 1814.
David h Cotton born 1816.
Nancy Cotton born Abt 1819/20.

Hugh Cotton, Col died 3 Nov 1861 at Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania .

Mary Smith died 19 Nov 1872 at Vernon, Crawford, Pennsylvania .