Cotton Genealogy & History
Cotton is a topographic surname given to people who lived at the cottages, from the Old English phrase aet cotum. The name shows up in English place names such as Coatham in Nottinghamshire and Cottam in Yorkshire. Cotton family history records multiple variant spellings such as Cottam, Coton, Cottom and Coatham, among others.'randulf de Cotton was recorded in the Pipe Rolls of Worcestershire in 1185. Robert Cotton arrived in Virginia in 1607, thirteen years before the Mayflower,�and Richard Cotton settled in Virginia in 1635. Notable names in Cotton genealogy records include James Cotton, an American blues musician, and F. Albert Cotton, an American inorganic chemist.
Cotton Birth Records
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Location |
| A D Cotton | -- --, 1911 | December 14,1995 | AR |
| Bama Cotton | -- --, 1929 | February 29,1996 | FL |
| Cal Cotton | -- --, 1883 | September ,1969 | GA |
| D Diana Cotton | -- --, 1922 | April 26,2002 | RI |
Cotton Death Records
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Location |
| E Bernard Cotton | -- --, 1921 | April 25,1992 | Cincinnati,OH |
| Fachie Cotton | -- --, 1927 | December 12,2007 | Stone Mountain,GA |
| G Harold Cotton | -- --, 1912 | March ,1982 | Mangum,OK |
| H Dorothy Cotton | -- --, 1923 | July 7,2009 | San Jose,CA |
Cotton Marriage Records
| Name | Spouse | Marriage Date | Location |
| Albert Cotton | Myrtle Hayes | February 10,1935 | Wake, NC |
| Boyce Cotton | Barbara Shellsmith | November 14,1947 | Wake, NC |
| Carl Cotton | Bernett Moore | May 3,1974 | Wake, NC |
| Dwight Cotton | Johnnie Dean | September 25,1982 | Wake, NC |
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