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Descendants of John
Cotten ca 1674-1728 and Martha Godwin ca 1683:
the youngest son
part four (a)
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fourth part
Thomas Cotten ca 1720 -
1787 | his
parents
& Ann Moore | her
parents
& Patience Bridgers ca 1729 - bef Aug 1767 | her
parents
& bef 1767 Mary ? | her
parents
of Hertford County NC
This is my working hypothesis - the way I see it as of this moment!!
Thomas Cotten ca
1720
- 1787 and Ann Moore had:
Bertie Co, Deed Book I, page 340.
Thomas Cotten of Northampton Co. to his son Thomas Moore, 16 Nov 1758. Deed of gift. 25£
VA when he shall become 21 years of age, with reversion to the estate should he die before
then or have no lawful issue.
Also, Anne Moore of Bertie Co to her son Thomas Moore 16 Nov 1758. Deed of gift. Negro boy
Bob that my father Epaphroditus Moore willed, when my son comes of age with reversion to
the estate should he die before that age or have no lawful issue. Wit (to both deeds):
John Brown, Josiah Brown, Abram Jones July Ct 1759 CC: Benjn Wynns
[I
think this Thomas Moore of the above deeds is identical to Thomas Cotten Jr.]
1. Capt.
Thomas Cotton [alias Moore] 4 Nov
1748 - 5 June 1795 Sumner Co, TN
I think his birthdate was more likely to have been 1740
married summer 1769 Priscilla Knight 7 Dec
1748 - 1 Nov 1843
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Thomas Cotten (ca 1720-1787 Hertford Co) and
Patience Bridgers had:
[possibly some children are by his 2nd wife Mary]
1. James Cotten ca 1749 - ca 1797
NH Co, NC
1790 Census Hert. Co with
female and two slaves.
1800 Census Hert. Co 2 m under 10, 1 10/16, 1 26/45, 1
45+, 1 f 10/16, 1 16/25, 4 sl
To Son, James Cotten: 122 acre tract on Horse Pocoson granted Samuel Cotten 7 Feb.1764
plus 20 acres on (Oriscer?) Meadows joining tract whereon he now lives which I had given
to him before plus a copper still plus negroes Judy & child Huldy & increase..
providing son James pay his sister Charity 30 pounds VA Currency after my decease.
married ca 1790 Elizabeth
Dickinson ca 1775 -
dau of James
she married 2nd ca 1800 William E. Moore NH Co. NC
a.
Dickinson Cotten ca 1791 -
b. Mary
Cotten ca 1795 -
2. Lytha (Talitha) Cotten 1752 Hertford
Co NC - 16 Nov 1846 Sumner Co TN
married
1770 Robert Hobday 13 May 1744 Gloucester Co VA - 1797 Sumner Co TN
bapt recorded in Abington Par son of Sarah moved to Sumner Co, TN 1795
wheel-wright and carriage maker
a.
Robert Hobday II
married Lydia Harper
b. Ripsey Ann Hobday
married 27 Jan 1792 John Wimberly Harrell
c. Hannah Hobday
married 15 Apr 1793 Wyriott Blount
d. Edmond Hobday 28 Dec 1776 -
1850
married Nancy Harrell
i. Josen Hobday 10 Nov 1797 - 11 June 1853
married 12 March 1822 Lizetta Cartwright
ii.
Merrell Hobday 23 Sept 1799 - 21 Feb 1865
married Jane McNeill
iii.
Robert Hobday 24 Aug 1801 - 1847
married Caroline
iv.
William Hobday 18 Sept 1803 -
married Sarah
v. Edmond
Hobday 14 July 1806 - 6 Dec 1861
married 5 Jan 1829 Martha Williams Purifoy
vi.
Margaret Hobday 27 April 1807 - 24 Nov 1834
married Samuel Good Brooks Adamn
vii.
Nancy Hobday 19 May 1810 -
viii.
Calvin Hobday 15 May 1811 -
ix.
Thomas Hobday 29 April 1812 -
married Mary Jane Lewis
x. Ira C
Hobday 21 Aug 1818 - 22 May 1880
married 29 Jan 1841 Sarah Love
married 4 Nov 1869 Jane Neil
xi. Ivy
Hobday 21 Aug 1818 - 1854
married 7 Dec 1843 Elizabeth Reynolds
xii.
Eliza J Hobday 27 June 1825 - 28 June 1852
married Osborne S Johnson
e. Thomas Hobdy 1780 -
married Elizabeth Brackin 9 known children
f. Elizabeth Hobdy 1783 -
married John Rhoads 9 known children
g. Patience Hobdy 3 Nov 1795 -
25 July 1837 8 known
children
married 25 Nov 1803 Jacob Cartright lived Davidson Co TN
h. William Hobdy 17 May 1787 -
4 Jan 1857 Sumner Co TN
married 20 Dec 1810 Elizabeth Scruggs
i. Napoleon B. Hobdy
married Sidney Jane Hollis
ii. Vienna Hobdy
married Reuben Wright
iii. Eliza Jane Hobdy
married Friar Trail
married 2nd John Frazier
iv. Moore Cotton Hobdy 20 Nov 1820 - 8 June 1903
In 1882 Moore Cotton Hobdy moved to Simpson County Kentucky
married 13 Nov 1842 Matilda Harrell
1. James
Wallace Hobdy 1843 Sumner Co TN -
married Estella B. Edwards
2. William Rabey Hobdy Allen Co KY
married Amanda Belle Horn
3. Joseph Cotton Hobdy 10 Sept
1848 Allen Co KY -
educated at Presbyterian Acad. of Bowling Green and Greenwood Acad. of
Sumner Co TN
bought a 351 acre farm in NW Simpson Co KY in Jan 1879
married first Mary F. Hinton d June 7, 1880.
dau of William G. Hinton and
wife Elizabeth C. Horn - both natives of Allen Co KY
a. Leslie Hobdy died in infancy
b. Cora Hobdy
married Benjamin Denton Harris
married 11 Sept
1883 Fannie M. Wilkins of Franklin, Simpson Co
KY
attended Nazareth Female Academy of Nelson Co KY
a. Mary Francis Hobdy
married Alfred J. Carpenter
b. Anna Thomas Hobdy
married Benjamin F. Harris
c. Nathan Wilkins Hobdy
attended Kentucky Military Institute
married Nancye Elizabeth Helm.
attended Auburn Seminary
i. Mary Virginia
Hobdy who died in infancy
ii. Nancye Elizabeth Hobdy 1May 1915 -
married December 16, 1934 Clay Cornwell Law
1.Bobby Cornwell Law
who compiled the foregoing info
2. Linda Ann Law.
4. Martha E. Hobdy Allen Co KY
married Joseph S. Chaney
5. daughter 1856 - 1857 Allen Co KY
v. Mary D. Hobdy
married William Smith Mayes
vi. Jerome B. Hobdy
married Louisa McGlothlin
married 2nd Nancy McGlothlin
vii. Harriet W. Hobdy
married John Hollis
viii. William Donaldson Hobdy
married Rebecca Ann Hargis
ix. Elizabeth D. Hobdy
married Erasmus D. Fonville
i. John W Hobdy 1790 - 1852
Sumner Co TN 10 children
married 4 Oct 1817 Nancy Cummins
married 22 Sept 1834 Elizabeth Clay Hodges d 13 July 1899 Allen Co KY
j. Talitha Hobdy 6 known
children
married
1808 William Byrn Sumner Co TN
k. Tabitha Hobdy 22 Feb 1792 NC - 1
Oct 1851
married Davidson Co
TN 13 Aug 1810 Wylie Howell
1 May 1788 Bertie Co NC - 18 Sept 1859 Howell Co MO
i. Daughter Howell 1810/17 -
married Frank Simpson
ii.
Josiah King Howell 16 Oct 1816 Smith Co TN - 4 Sept 1872
married 13 Feb 1844 Elizabeth Caney
iii.
Wylie Howell 1818 -
married Parmalia
iv.
Eason C Howell 1820 TN - Dec 1872
married 28 May 1843 Martha Thomas
married 3 March 1846 Susan Campbell
v. Timothy W Howell 1821 TN -
married Oregon Co MO 6 Feb 1848 Hannah B Campbell
vi. Thomas Hobdy Howell 12 Aug 1824 TN - 13 Nov 1896
married 30 Dec 1847 Nancy Thomas
vii. Sarah Ann Howell 20 Jan 1826 Howell Co MO - 15 Oct 1883 Howell Co MO
married 9 May 1843 Peter Bingaman
viii.
George Washington Howell 1827/1830 TN -
married 24 Aug 1851 Mary F Champion
"Bro. Willie Howell was the son of Josiah and Sarah L. Howell. He was born
in the State of North Carolina on 1 May 1788; brought to what is called Middle
Tennessee when he was some 3 or 4 years of age, by his parents, when they
emigrated from N.C. to what was then called Cumberland; located where the town
of Galiton is situated, in Sumner County; thence further removed to what is
called Smith Co (adjoining Co) where he lived and grew to manhood and married;
thence he removed to what is now called West Tennessee , Henry Co..... His
profession in Christ was made some 43 years ago at Cumberland camp-meetings. He
soon attached himself to the Methodist Church. Since the division in our Church
he has stood on the side of the Methodist Episcopal Church, ever defending the
doctrines of our Church usages. A strict adherer to the temperance cause, a
rebuker of sin, under most all circumstances, a more devoted and consistent
Christain I scarcely ever knew, always ready to give to any man "a reason
of the hope he had within him." He was a man of unceasing prayer. Twice he
held prayers in his family each day, when at home. When his children were all
married, and his companion dead, he lived among his children until his death. He
still had regular family prayers. Some thirty years before his death, his house
was the preacher's home, his purse was ever open to the wants, ever ready to
instruct the young minister in his duty, encourage the young converts and
inspire the Church in the pious march home to God. He removed from West
Tennessee to Missouri some 28 or 29 years since. . . . . . .
Twenty four hours or more before his death he lost his speech, but
retained his mind until death. He could express himself by signs with his hands
and fingers. All was well. He died on the Lord's Day, a few minutes before
twelve o'clock the 18th of September 1859, full of faith and glory and has gone
home to heaven, to reap the reward of the just. . . . ."
- Josephus M. Howell (Nashville Advocate copy). Some Obituaries for Year 1859
from the "St Louis Christian Advocator"From the Missouri Miscellany
Vol 13 p.66
l. Richard D Hobday 27 April 1791 - 2
July 1851
buried at Cottontown TN 11 known children
married 3
March 1819 Elizabeth Frances [Betsy] Cotton
16 May 1803 - 27 Oct 1865 Sumner Co
i.
Noah Hobdy 1821 - bef 1867
ii.
Robert Moore Hobdy 1823 -
married 7 Dec 1847 Sarah Jane Barratt
iii. John C
Hobdy 22 Nov 1825 - 8 Oct 1816
married 12 Jan 1848 Sarah Cummings
iv. Mary/Lucy C
Hobdy 1828 -
married 24 Jan 1849 Thomas Edwards
v. Alexander
Rush Hobdy 27 Mar 1831 -2 April 1895
married 17 Oct 1851 Elizabeth Jackson
vi. Elizabeth
Talitha
Hobdy 4 April 1833 - 5 Feb 1892
married 27 Feb 1858 George W Hughes
vii. Thomas Cotten Hobdy
29 May 1835 - 15 Oct 1835 or 6
viii. Andrew M Hobdy
25 Mar 1837 - 12 June 1837
ix. William
Hobdy 1838/9 - bef 1867 single
x. Patience
Frances Hobdy 1841 - bef Dec 1859 single
xi. Hugh
Crawford Hobdy 1843 - bef Dec 1859 single
Talitha Cotten Hobdy married 2nd Dempsey
Powell 1747 Bertie Co NC - 1832 Davidson Co TN
3. Charity Cotten
4. Samuel Cotten
on 1790 Census
Hert. Co
himself and 3 females 7 slaves
? 1800 census Hert. Co Ann Cotten 2 m 16/25, 1 f 10/15, 1
f 16/25, 1 f 45+, no slaves
To son Samuel Cotten: Manor house plus part of land purchased of Abner Cotten & his
wife Winifred by deed of 26 Feb 1767 (as far as corner at three white oaks on a branch
running through Richard Nickens field, thence NE on side of slash to 3 white oaks, then SE
to 3 marked trees....to 3 red oaks on Charles Jenkins line, thence to creek to mouth of
(Cataie?) Branch, thence along old line to 1st station plus one half of pocoson land above
Winton Road in Gates Co. plus negro man Ceezer, negro boy Guy plus still & Worm with
two beds & furniture plus 1 dozen chairs, case of bottles, Church Bible, book-case, 1
bay horse called Harod, 2 young bay mare, 4 breeding sows, one-half dozen 2 year old hogs.
5. Noah Cotten 1755/74 - died ca 1815 Hertford Co, NC
1790 Census his estate
listed for taxes 1815 Hertford Co
1800 census Hert. Co NC 1 m 26/45, 2 sl
6. Lowena Cotten
married bef 1787 ----Read
a.
Temperance Read bef. 1787 -
7. Martha Cotten
8. Elizabeth Cotten
9. Lidia Cotten
10. Joseph Cotten
11. Tempy Cotten
married bef. 1787 ----Copeland
12. Mary Cotten ca 1758 - aft 1840
on Rev War Pension widow appl 13 Nov 1840 Hertford Co NC aged 82
married 15 Dec 1782 Absalom
Spiers [Spires] 1 Nov 1760 - 17 May 1810
- lived Winton, NC
son of Absalom Spiers and wife Rachel of Nansemond Co
above appl shows he had bros. Thomas b. 8 Oct 1762 & Elisha b. 31 Jan
1767
a. John Spiers 5/6 Oct 1783
- 1787
three more that were stillborn or died as infants bef. James was born in
1789
b. James Spiers 20 April
1789 -
c. Thomas Spiers 22 Sept
1790 - bef 1850
married 14 Aug 1825 Mary A Spiers 12 Aug 1803 - 1st cousin
entry in Dr. Thos O'Dwyer's 1825 Diary
she married 2nd her cousin Lewis T Spiers
d. William Benjamin Speirs 1
Jan 1796 -
married Susan O Spiers
e. Joseph Spiers 4 March
1798 -
f. Charles Spiers 2 Feb
1800 -
g. Nancy Spiers 12 Aug 1803
-
h. George Spiers 29 Dec
1805 - Murfreesboro,
NC
married 15 Mar 1827 Elizabeth Wise
NC Chronicle, Murfreesboro, NC 23 Mar 1827
13. Sally Cotten
"a copy of the will of Thomas
Cotten, dated 18 Apr 1787 and proved
Aug Term 1787 of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Hertford Co NC, is
filed in the Private Manuscript Collection of John Vann at the NC State
Archives (P.C. #122.2)" NCGSJVol XI, #4 Nov 1985 page 251.
NH Co Deed Bk 3, page 313 Robert Cotten & his wife
Absalen Northampton Co to Thos. Cotten of same. 27 Dec 1763. 1£ 13 sh. 4p
proclamation. 150 acres which was part of a patent to John Cotten dec'd 30
Mar 1721 who devised it in his will to his son Wm. Cotten & then by
him to his son Charles Cotten & by sd Charles to his brother Robert
Cotten, joining Carter meadow. Robt. Cotten, Absalen Cotten. Wit: Henry
Dawson, Joseph Bridgers. Aug Ct 1764. C/C J. Edwards.
NH Co Deed Bk 4, page 81 Thos. Cotten & his wife
Mary of Northampton Co. to Wm. Ruffin of same. 1767. 300£ VA. 123 acres
which grantors had purchased from Robert Cotten & his wife Absallah 27
Dec 1763; also 107 acres which was part of a tract which sd. Thomas Cotten
received from the will of his father John Cotten; 227 acres which was part
of a tract of 640 acres which had been a proprietary grant to sd. John
Cotten 1 June 1668; the lands joining sd. Ruffin, Darson, Cotten. A
cemetery on the plantation was not included in the sale. Thos. Cotten,
Mary (x) Cotten. Wit: Bennett Hill, Joseph Dicken. Aug Ct 1767. Examined
femme relinquished her right of dower. C/C Willie Jones
NH Co Deed Bk 7, page 253 Thomas Cotten, planter of
Hartford Co, to his son James Cotton of Northampton Co 8 Jun 1783. Deed of
gift. 110 acres joining Saml. Cotten, Henry Dawson & Robert Ruffin,
excepting 20 acres in Oresere Meaows. Wit: Wm. Evans, James Powell, Oyeas
(x) Beaman. Sept Ct 1784.
Jeph. Atherton C/C
Abstracts from Stephen
E. Bradley Jr's Deeds of Northampton County, NC
Could this Mary, his second wife be the half sister of
Patience Bridgers and daughter of Wm. Cotten and his wife Sarah Bridgers?
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