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Sally's great-great-great-great-great- Grandparents: Arthur Cotten 1716 - 1789 | his parents& ca 1741 Mary Elizabeth Rutland ca 1724 - 1779 | her parents of Mulberry Grove, Hertford County, North Carolina This is my working hypothesis - the way I see it as of this moment!! Mulberry Grove ca 1870 9 Sept,
1716 - Arthur Cotten, son of John
Cotten and his wife Martha Godwin, is born in South Quay, VA. (The year from a deposition made by Arthur in a court case.) ca 1741 - Arthur Cotten married Mary Elizabeth Rutland ca 1742 - son Cullen Cotten is born Feb 1743 William Cotten & Arthur Cotton witness a deed at NH Co Ct. Aug Ct 1745 Arthur Cotton bought land . ca 1745 - daughter [Merene or Mariah] Cotten is born [later married James Moore] ca 1747 - daughter [Sarah] Cotten is born [later married Lawrence Moore and then Sam Bell] ca 1750 - daughter Helen Cotten is born July 19, 1750 James Rutland of Northampton Co to Arthur Cotten 12£ for 100 acres on Wattom Swamp adj. Peter West. Part of patent of 300 acres to Thomas Jones dated Sep 22 1730. Wit: Charles Horne, Benjamin Wynns. Proved Feb Ct 1750/1 Samuel Ormes C/C BERTIE CO. DEEDS: G page 343 1752 - daughter Silvia Cotten is born 8 Aug 1752 Alex Cotton and Arthur Cotton [Lord Granville] warrant to William Churton to survey all the Vacant land in Chowan County on the East side of Chowan at the mouth of Muddy Creek, joining Benjamin Blanchard, the Pecoson, and the sd Creek entered at Edenton 21 February 1752 signed Fras. Corbin. Back of document reads: "Surveyed 10 August 1752. Grant Issued 27 February 1761." Note in file reads: "[to] Mr Thomas Child Special Agent I am a Gread that my Brother Alex Cotten should take That Dead out in his Name as I Cant Come Down at present signed Arthur Cotten 25 February 1761 By the Care of my Brother Thomas Cotten." Abstract by Margaret M Hofmann of the Granvill Dist. papers Nov 20, 1752 William Beverly of Craven Co. to Arthur Cotten of Northampton Co. 100£ for 300 acres Land on north side Ahotskey Swamp "being a certain Piece of Land that was given to him . . by will by his said Grandfather John Berverly, sen . . .as per patent it being half of the patent formerly granted to Mr John Beverly. . ." Wit: William Rutland, Edward Rutland, John Cotten. N C Court April 20, 1753. G page 472 (1754) Muster 0f Officers Northampton Reg Col. John Dawson, Lt. Col. John Edwards, Maj. James Manney dec, Capt John Moore dec, Capt Samuel Cottin, Lt Arthor Cottin, Ensign Thomas Cottin (Arthur Cotten is not listed on an earlier list (after 1748) of Sam Cotten's company.) COL SOLDIERS OF THE SOUTH 1732-1774 p 733 30 Oct 1754 - son Jesse Cotten is born from Jesse Cotten Bible 1755 Arthur Cotten is called a house carpenter in an apprentice bond binding his 4 yr old orphaned nephew Thomas Beeney to him. ca 1758 - "Capt" Arthur Cotten built Mulberry Grove (reputed to be the first brick home in Hertford county.) 1761, 3 Feb - son Godwin Cotten was born. 1763 - daughter Caroline Cotten was born. ca 1765 - daughter Helen Cotten married Lewis Powell 1767 - daughter Caroline dies. 1770 - Elizabeth Cotten mentions her grandchildren having whooping cough in letter. 1770 - daughter Silvia Cotten Usher died and is buried at Mulberry Grove. 1777 - son Jesse Cotten married Martha Whitehead 23 April 1778 - NC House Journal - Mr. Arthur Cotton, one of the members for Hertford County, appeared, was qualified and took his seat accordingly. 8 August 1778 - House Journal - Arthur Cotton appeared and took his seat. [Arthur was also recorded as being present at the May session in 1779] from the Colonial Records compiled by Saunders Vol 12 p 697, 817 ca 1778/9 - Godwin Cotten married Sarah Brown. 10 Feb 1779 Elizabeth Rutland Cotten dies at Mulberry Grove. ca 1780 - daughter Helen marries 2nd Moses Tyler 1782 - the Kehukee [Baptist] Association held its annual session at Mulberry Grove at Arthur Cotten's invitation after Robert Sumner would not let them use St. Johns Chapel for their meeting. [Lemuel Burkitt was his neighbor, but Arthur Cotten was a life long Episcopalian and a member of the vestry at St. Johns we are told] 20 May 1789 Arthur Cotten died and is buried at Mulberry Grove beside his wife. Elizabeth Rutland, daughter of James Rutland and his wife, was born ca 1720. She died 10 Feb 1779 at Mulberry Grove. Children of Arthur Cotten and
Elizabeth Rutland:
Bertie Ct Records: 12 Feb 1733/4 page 112 James Cotton Orphan to John Cotton Deced. came into Court & Chose Alexander Cotton his Guardian which the Court approved of and Ordd the Letters of Tuetion Issue the sd. Allexr. Cotton giving two Secty in the Sum of 1000£ Upon &tc. .. Ordd that James Moore, Ep. Moor (crossed out), Jno. Edwards, Samll. Wilson (crossed out) Saml. Wms. & John Jones Sen (crossed out) Jno Dawson or any three do Divide the Estates of Arthur Cotton & James Cotton seperate from the Estate of ye other Orphans of John Cotton Deced. & Deliver Arthur Cottons part to Samll. Cotton and James Cottons Estate to Allexr. Cotton, Guardians. BERTIE COUNTY DEEDS: F page 160 Aug 11, 1740. William Barefield to Thomas Cowman Wit: Arthur Cotton, William Hobby, John Olephant. Proved Nov. Ct 1740. JW Moore: V1 p49. Capt. Arthur Cotton was for long years vestryman at the old Episcopal chapel (St. John's). Until about 1750 (he) made voyages as commander of a ship that plied between the colony and the mother country. In his old age he built the first brick house ever erected in Hertford county. and died in affluence. Though a vestryman in the church, this ancient mariner was celebrated for his quick temper. . Captain Cotton lived at Mulberry Grove where three generations of Beverlys had preceded him in its occupancy. . .His punch bowl of cut glass, yet in the hands of his descendants, is not only elaborate in gilded ornamentations but of ample proportions. Note: "The Lady Alice Lisle's daughter married a Cotton. However, they had no children. In the 1870's a character named Ballis showed up in Richmond claiming he was looking for heirs to the Lisle-Cotton estate. He is supposed to have visited [about 1875] Dr. Moore at Mulberry Grove. According to Tom Parramore [and others before him including my father SMK], he was a confidence man. It was about this time that Uncle Will's daughter was named "Alice Lisle" and that the longstanding practice of spelling the family name "Cotten" suddenly rolled over to "Cotton". E-mail from James. For example -JWMoore wrote in Jan 1877 "Arthur Cotton . . .was no great admirer of Kings and had bitter cause for resentment. His father's kinswoman, the gentle and lovely Alice Lisle had suffered death at the hands of the inhuman Judge Jeffreys in the Bloody Assize. . ." 2nd Note: The "Captain" of Arthur Cotten is long-standing family tale that JWMoore elaborates upon - but I have not been able to document whence his title. Perhaps it is to do with the Militia -- perhaps he served in the navy during the "Spanish Alarm" [the 1740's] He was of the age to have done so. JWMoore writing in 1877 HSHC Ch 31 - "Big weddings were still in vogue, and Hertford had recently witnessed the marriage of Capt. John Jones, of Virginia, to Esther Cotton, the widow of the late James W Moore. Capt. Jones was the cousin of Willie and Gen. Allen Jones, and was an officer in the Virginia Continentals during the Revolution. He lived at a noble country seat near Lawrencesville in Brunswick county, and had much of the courtliness of his N C kinsmen, Mrs. Jones' sister, the widow Johnston, had some years before married her cousin Cornelius Moore, of Rich Square." in his ch 4 of HSHC JWMoore writing about Arthur
Cotten " Captain Cotten lived at Mulberry Grove, where three
generations of Beverly's had preceded him in its occupancy. He must have
appreciated the good things of this life for his punch bowl of cut glass, yet
in the hands of his descendants, is not only elaborate in gilded
ornamentations , but of ample propertions. His oldest son, Jesse Cotten, lived
and died in Northampton, Cullen in Hertford, and Godwin at the old homestead
at Mulberry Grove. His oldest daughter married James Moore, of Virginia,
another married Cornelius Moore, of Northampton, another married Dr. James
Usher, another Samuel Bell and the youngest Helen married Powell and
afterwards Moses Tyler, father of the late Perry C Tyler of Bertie." BERTIE COUNTY DEEDS: G page 343 July 19, 1750 James Rutland of Northampton Co to Arthur Cotten 12£ for 100 acres on Wattom Swamp adj. Peter West. Part of patent of 300 acres to Thomas Jones dated Sep 22 1730. Wit: Charles Horne, Benjamin Wynns. Proved Feb Ct 1750/1 Samuel Ormes C/C G page 406 Nov 6, 1751 John Cotton of Northampton Co to Benjamin Cotton. Gift for 230 acres "in consideration of natural love, good will and affection . . .toward my well beloved Brother Benjamin Cotton of the County & Province aforesaid. . ." land at head of "blew Water Swamp" adj. Peter West, Coll. Jones. Land formerly granted by Patent to Anne Jones by date April 6, 1722 "and became due to my father, John Cotton and is now fell due to me by the Death of the said John Cotton my father . . . ." Wit: Charles Horne, Arthur Cotton. Proved Nov. Ct 1751. G page 472 Nov 20, 1752 William Beverly of Craven Co. to Arthur Cotten of Northampton Co. 100£ for 300 acres Land on north side Ahotskey Swamp "being a certain Piece of Land that was given to him . . by will by his said Grandfather John Berverly, sen . . .as per patent it being half of the patent formerly granted to Mr John Beverly. . ." Wit: William Rutland, Edward Rutland, John Cotten. N C Court April 20, 1753. Muster 0f Officers Northampton Reg (1754) Col. John Dawson, Lt. Col. John Edwards, Maj. James Manney dec, Capt John Moore dec, Capt Samuel Cottin, Lt Arthor Cottin, Ensign Thomas Cottin (Arthur Cotten is not listed on an earlier list (after 1748) of Sam Cotten's company.) COL SOLDIERS OF THE SOUTH 1732-1774 p 733 28 October 1756. Bertie Co Apprentice Bonds:Thomas Beeney, Orphan of Thomas Beeney, about the age of four years bound to Arthur Cotten. House Carpenter. Signers: John Harrell, Arthur Cotten. Witness: Benjn. Wynns. [John Brown was named at the beginning, but John Harrell, signed.] H page 453 Jan 24, 1757 Henry Glisson & wife Charity of Northampton Co to Adam Raby. 4£ 6sh 10 pds for 15 acres at Northeast Branch adj. John Hare. Part of land devised to Charity Glisson by the last will & testament of her brother Patrick OQuin. Wit: Arthur Cotten, Nicholas Perry, John Hare. Oct Court 1757. I page 236 11 Nov 1758. Henry (x) Beverly planter of Johnston Co to Arthur Cotten of Bertie Co. 45£ proclamation 300 acres which he had received from the will of his grandfather John Beverly, Sr. as divided between his two grandsons William son of John Beverly Jr & Henry son of Robert Beverly on north side of Ahotskey Swamp. sd land was 1/2 the patent to John Beverly dec'd. Wit: John Cotten, Nicholas Perry, Benjn. Streater. Proved Apr Ct. 1759. C/C Benjn Wynns. I page 391 5 Jun 1759 William (x) Clarke planter & his wife Margaret (x) of Orange Co to Daniel Rogers of Bertie Co. 37£ proclamation 133 acres which was 1/2 of land that fell to two of Henry Beverly's daughter which the younger is married to sd William Clarke sd land having been a patent to John Stone for 266 acres 1 Aug 1723 on east side of Poplar Run Wit: Arthur Cotten, Elizabeth Cotten, Arthur Cotten, Jr. Proved Jan Ct 1760. C/C Benjn Wynns. K page 60 20 Feb 1761 Arthur Cotten of Hertford Co to Thomas Coggins of Bertie Co. 23£ proclamation 100 acres which was part of a 300 acre patent to Thomas Jones gent 22 Sept 1730 on Wartom Meadow joining William Pickett, John Grimes. Also signed by Elizabeth Cotten (margin indicates wife). Wit: Sarah Cotten, Merene Cotten, William (x) Pickett. Proved Apr. Ct 1761. C/C Benja Wynns. 1779 TAX LIST HERTFORD CO
NC: 1782 Tax List Hertford Co NC - District 3 1784 Tax List Hertford
Co. NC - Capt Job Yeates/s Company Arthur Cotton, Nursing sick soldier Rect.
102 42.22 £16: 18. 7 Vol IV Book #G COTTON, Arthur. 29.8.1, p. 9 Claim of GIBSON, DONALDSON, & CO. He died rich in the County of Hertford. His son Goodman COTTEN of same county is his executor. That the estate is solvent may be proved by Col. Hardy MURFREE of the same county. (These reports were prepared about 1800-1803.)NCGSJ May 91, p.101 COTTON, Arthur. 29.8.1 p.16 Claim of GIBSON, DONALDSON, & CO. Died in the Year 1789. Application has been made to his son, G. COTTON, by a Mr. Fisher of Suffolk for payment. The son knows nothing of the Debt and informs me that he is unable. . .to pay it, if it were just- that the estate of his Father is scattered over the county . . .report of Henry Potter dated Sept 14, 1800 NCGSJ Feb 82, p. 19 J W Moore: 1768--Cotton's Ferry, now known as Barfield's was then on the post route between Suffolk & Wilmington and the post office was at the house of Col. Matthias Brickell, now known as Oak Villa. Godwin Cotten of Mulberry Grove was then Deputy Surveyer for the county and he laid off and made a plan of the new town (Winton.) He was the youngest son of Arthur Cotton. This assertion confuses me. I think perhaps he meant to say Thomas Cotten who lived in the Winton area and was the youngest son of John Cotten was the Surveyer. Or perhaps the surveyor was Cullen Cotten the oldest son of Arthur. Paschal quotes from (Major) Mr. J. W. Moore in his manuscript history of North Carolina Baptists: In 1782--Although there were Baptist meeting houses at Potecasi, Meherrin, and Sandy Run, all of which were close by the place of meeting, yet for some reason now unknown the old Episcopal chapel of St. John in Hertford County was selected by Elder Burkitt and others for that purpose. They held that as the house was erected by money collected from the people of the county by taxation and no Episcopal services were then being held therein, that therefore the Baptists who constituted the majority of the people had the right to use the chapel for the session of the Kehukee Association. The invitations consequently went out but when the delegations were about to arrive on the ground, Col. Robert Sumner, who was the Senior Warden of St John's chapel, interfered his strenuous objections to its being used for any purpose but the regular Episcopal forms. Captain Arthur Cotten was the Junior Warden and as strongly insisted that the chapel should be thrown open to the Baptist people. The dispute was so warm that Elder Burkitt grew doubtful as to whether his brethren should meet at a point so hotly contested by the controlling powers. But Captain Arthur Cotten remedied all difficulty by substituting his own private residence for St. John's chapel. This offer was accepted and the Association consequently was held at the house of a man who was never a member of a Baptist church. Twelve large mulberry trees formed an archway in front of the house like the vaulted roof of some cathedral, and there beneath the wide-spreading limbs the saints of old met to thank God for their many blessings and to prepare for the future work of the vineyard.
Silvia Cotten d. 5
July 1770 and Dr. William Usher d.1780 had no issue.
Grandchildren of Arthur Cotten and Elizabeth Rutland:
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