Painting by Archibald M. Willard

 Revolutionary War Soldier

Born:

October 1765, Guilford County, North Carolina

Died:

February 18, 1838, McNairy Co., TN

Buried:

Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, AL

Notes:

•  Revolutionary War Soldier: Virginia (Captain) - Ancestry.com

•  Son of Amos and Zelpha (Wimberly) Cotton, both living in North Carolina - Ancestry.com

•  Married to Nancy Johnson on Dec. 20, 1786 in Rockingham, VA - Ancestry.com

•  Father of:
1. Peter Cotton 1787-1862
2. Mary Cotton 1792-1881
3. Martha "Marthy" Cotton 1796-1852
4. Tabitha Allen Cotton 1801-1877
5. Charles K Cotton 1805-1862 - Ancestry.com


Related Links:

•  Ancestry.com - Page owned by Carolyn Scott Naile and requires Ancestry.com membership to view. (Originally found at http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/26702666/person/1944582280.)

•  Patriot Database - Alabama's Revolutionary War Soldiers and Patriots Database on the Resources tab of the Alabama Society of the Sons of the American Revolution website.