Thomas Cotten ca1720

Records of Sumner County, County Court Minutes Vol. IV 1801-1804
A Power or letter of attorney Abagail McCrary & John Smith Executrix &
Executor of LEMUEL COTTON decd to James Cryer authorizing & empowering the
said Cryer to execute a deed to a certain tract or parcel of land the right &
title of which was vested in the said Cotton at the time of his death which
land is situated in the county of Sumner on Station Camp Creek, & was
exhibited in court & admitted to record upon the certificate of Cato West
Governor of the Mississippi Territory Pro. Tam. with his seal of office
annexed thereto certifying that Zachariah Kirkland before whom the said
letter of attorney was acknowledged was at that time an acting Justice of the
peace for Jefferson County in the said Territory.

Reference: Sumner County: Register of Deeds: Deeds: Roll
#108: volume: 1,A,,2-3: Date: Aug 1739-Oct 1805:
897 Cotton John indenture
1101 Cotton Lemuel(decd) indenture
341 Cotton Levy deed

e-mail from Jean T. Cotton
Regarding Lemuel and wife Abigail (Dickinson) Cotton/en's son James. He wrote a letter to his niece, Mrs. Amelia Farrar (Smylie) Montgomery.

Amelia was the daughter of Mary 'Polly' (Cotton) Smith, b. 1792, and Rev. James Smylie. Mary married 1st a Thomas Smith. He died abt. 1810. She then married Rev. James Smylie and had daughter Amelia Farrar Smylie, b. 1812. Mary died about 5 months after Amelia was born. Amelia married Joseph Addison Montgomery and they resided in Amite Co., MS

James Cotten(on) and Freeing Slaves,

Belmont Plantation, Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., MS:

Letter sent to niece, Mrs. Amelia T. Montgomery:

Mrs. Amelia T. Montgomery Dear Niece In regards to the special gift named to you in my will, it is this. For you to take Hannah and her eight children, namely John, Asa, Octavia, Camilla, Orlando, Priscilla, Douglas and Warren, to the State of Ohio, and place them in possession of a little farm which I bought from Hugh Nash and his son, about five miles from Xenia lying over the So, Charleston & Xenia Turnpike road. Mr. Nash lives nearby and in whose charge I left it. By making equiry for him, you can soon learn it’s location in Greene Co. and he will place you in possession which ((one word) make a deed, in the name of Hannah and each of her children naming each one, and then buy for them 3 horses, 4 cows, a few hogs, a two horse wagon, and some farming utensils, and 12 months provisions, some small amount may be due Mr. Nash for his attentions. All the supplies will probably cost 1000 dollars. In so doing you will confer an obligation on me. Should I have this done before this meets your eyes, my object will be accomplished, and your trouble at an end. God grant that you may not fail, if it falls to your lot to have it done. Remember my ((one word)) and forgive all my faults. Yours Jas. Cotton Belmont 21 April 1859 P.S. I neglected to include Ira (sp) Cummings and his wife Tamor, they are the Father and Mother of Hannah, and their services are indispensable for the overlooking of Hannah’s small children, and should they not be carried up and place on the same farm before this meets your eye, you will please lose no time in accomplishing the act. I do not consider them any part of my Estate for partition and do place then in the same light before you, and my heirs at law. Let no delay, stay for a month this injunction , as it is a duty irrevocable. Yours Jas. Cotten

1860 (BJC)United States Federal Census
Mississippi Home in 1860: Xenia, Greene, Ohio
Post Office: Xenia
Household Members: Name Age
Hannah Cotten, F/B, age 41, $7000, $800, MS
John Fallor, M/B, age 20, MS
Asa Cotten, M/B, age 19, MS
Octava Cotten, F/B, age 17, MS
Camalie Cotten, F/B, age 15, MS
Orlando Cotten, M/B, age 13, MS
Pracilla Cotten, F/B, age 11, MS
Douglas Cotten, M/B, age 8, MS
Warren Cotten, M/B, age 2, MS
James Cummins, M/B, age 62, NC
Tamar Cummins, F/B, age 60, NC
(BJC: James and Tamar Cummins above are parents to Hannah (Cummings) Cotten)

Jean