( 5 ) Benjamin Cotton .......................................... 1718 9 Apr 1779
Sarah H. Cotton
Hugh Cotton .................................................... 10 Sep 1797 10 Apr 1852
m. 29 March 1929 Diadema Drake ................................. 1801 8 Nov 1841
( daughter of Abraham Drake III 1784 - 1845 & Matilda Tingley 1780 - 1831 )
( Research indicates they had 5 children )
( 4 ) Elizabeth Cotton ............................................ 1717 bef. 1817
Wm. B. Jr Cotton
Gemella J. Cotton .................................................... 26 Jan 1836 bef 1936
-m- 4 July 1861 David Strang ............................... 22 May 1837 28 Jan 1920
( son of Moses Strong 1806 - 1871 & Isabella Robertson 1807 - 1861 )
( research indicates they had 5 children )
( daughter of Barnabus C. Harris 1768 - 1849 & Esther Miller 1769 - 1839 )
( research indicates they had 4 children )
( research indicates they both died in Youngstown, Mahoning Co., Ohio - No Burial Info )
John C. Dean
Isaac Vance
Family of Hugh Cotton & Hannah Dicks
( 3 ) Edward Jr Cotton ........................................... 1716 31 Dec 1787
-m- 1741 - Elizabeth Cotton ................. 1720 bef. 1820
( parents unknown )
Mary M. Smith
( 2 ) Eva Dean.......................................................... 4 Aug 1874 20 Feb 1947
Born: Pennsylvania - Died: Pennsylvania
-m- 22 March 1904 George W. Stillwagon ......... 28 May 1865 28 Jan 1936
Born: Butler County, Pa - Died: Toby, Clarion, Pa
( Parental Info not available )
( research indicates they had 1 child - info not available )
Eva Dean
Hugh Cotton
Gemella J. Cotton
William Sr Cotton
Lidia Cotton
The Cotton Family
The Ancestors of this connection
came from Ireland at a very early day.
Martha Cotton
Hugh Cotton
Harry J. Dean
Mary G. McBride
Mary F. Scott
George W. Stillwagon
NOTE: Grave location with information is added only IF it can be found.
( 4 ) Hannah Levenia Dean ................................ 4 May 1880 26 Jan 1946
( Born & Died Pennsylvania )
-m- John Thompson Foster ............................. 15 June 1870 14 May 1936
( B: Lawrence County, Pa - D: Toby, Clarion, Pa )
( No Parental Info ) ( research does not indicate any children )
Lydia A. Allison
Children of Hugh Cotton & Hannah Dicks
NOTE: 2 Bothers ( Josiah - Alexander ) Married 2 Sisters ( Catherine & Susannah )
Wm. E. Cook
Matilda Cotton ......................................................... 3 Jan 1830 15 Nov 1856
-m- 1855 Marmaduke Rambo ................................ 1829 18 Nov 1856
( he is the son of John Petersson Rambo & Ester Unk Rambo )
( research shows no further Family, Parental of Burial Information )
( 3 ) Daisy May Dean ......................................... 26 Feb 1877 11 Apr 1903
( Born & Died Pennsylvania - Burial info unknown )
-m- Matthew A. Brown ....................................... 22 Dec 1873 31 Oct 1962
( son of John Brown & Elizabeth Offutt )
( research indicates they had 2 children : Gladys Brown & Earl Brown )
Abram Munson Cotton ............................................ 15 Sep 1833 24 Aug 1901
-m- 18 Mar 1858 CatherineJ. Parsons .................. 2 May 1838 1939
( No Parental info available )
( research indicates they had 3 children )
Mary McGroff
Born Died
Born Died
* 001 Henry Cotton ........................................................... 1710 2 Nov 1800
* Born: Northern Ireland
* Died: South Stranbane, Washington, Pennsylvania
Married: Bfr 1742 - Location Unknown
* 002 Mary Martha Smith ............................................... 1713 1800
* Born: Marsh Creek, York, Pennsylvania
( daughter of 8 of 12 children to Obadiah Smith & Mary Cocke )
( Obadiah born 1690 died 1746 ) ( Mary born 1675 died 1753 )
* Died: South Stranbane, Washington, Pennsylvania
* 003 Samuel Cotton ............................................................... 1742 abt. 1843
* 004 Hugh Cotton ................................................................... 1745 1 Apr 1829
* 005 Rachel Cotton ................................................................. 1748 Abt. 1790
* 006 John Cotton ...................................................... 19 Jan 1749/50 16 Feb 1786
m. 16 Feb 1786 Margaret (Peggy) Stockton .... 28 May 1764 17 Nov 1832
( daughter of Robert Stockton & Mary McKennie )
* 007 Martha Cotton .................................................................. 1753 1788
m. 1788 Patrick Scott .................................................... 1734 19 Feb 1820
* 008 Lidia Cotton ..................................................................... 1755 1825
* 009 Mary "Mollie" Cotton ........................................... 2 July 1760 9 Nov 1830
m. 15 Nov 1783 Isaac Vance .............................. 11 Feb 1754 5 Nov 1837
( son of John Samuel C Vance & Isabella Vance )
( research indicates 15 ? children - 8 shown at Find A Grave )
* 010 William Sr Cotton ........................................ 16 July 1762 March 1841
* Born: Marsh Creek, York Co., Pennsylvania
* Died: Mahoning Twp., Mercer, Pennsylvania
m. 2 Nov 1786 Mary Foster Scott ................ Dec 1767 28 Nov 1844
* Born : Peachbottom, York Co., Pennsylvania
* Died: Clarksville, Pennsylvania
( daughter of Josiah Sr Scott 1735 - 1819 & Violet Foster 1750 - 1800 )
William Cotton, Sr. --- Son of the American immigrants, was born in Washington
County, Penna., July 16, 1762. His wife, Mary Scott, daughter of Josiah and
Violet Scott, who imigrated from Scotland very early. Mary S. was born in Scotland.
Very early in this century, Mr. Cotton became one of the first settlers of
Pulaski township. He purchased some four or five hundred acres of land from the
United States Government, spent his days upon the soil, and died December,
1841, in the eighieth year of his age.
Abram M. Cotton
( 7 ) Joseph Cotton .............................................. 11 Nov 1721 6 Apr 1795
-m- 15 Nov 1742 - Anne Cole ..................... 29 July 1720 10 Jun 1803
Samuel J. McBride
Mary Diadema Cottom
Grave location & Information
Daisy M. Dean
Samuel J. McBride
Grave location & Information
( 2 ) William Cotton ................................................ 28 Apr 1713 31 Dec 1787
-m- 10 June 1735 - Anne Jones ................ 1711 8 June 1803
( parents unknown )
Edward A. McBride
Born Died
Mary Diadema Cotton Family Tree
Hannah L. Dean
Margaret (P) Stockton
( 2 ) Sarah Hannah Cotton ........................ 25 Apr 1845 1918
( 2nd dau. of 2 born to Hugh Cotton & Hannah Dicks)
-m- 7 Feb 1865 John Calvin Dean ............ 2 Jan 1842 7 Sep 1895
( Enlisted in Company E, Pa 100th Infantry Regiment on 31 Aug 1861.
Mustered out on 30 Aug 1864. )
( research indicates John was the 12th of 12 children to
Noah Dean 1804 - 1870 & Elizabeth Emery 1802 - 1884 )
( Research indicates they had 4 children ) ( SEE BELOW Mary & Samuel )
NOTE : IF you are looking for any Cotton Family Tree information dating BEFORE
the information below - You will need to see the Mary Diadema Cotton Lineage page.
( 1 ) Harry J. Dean ................................................ 12 July 1871 16 Apr 1933
Born: Pa - Died: Grantboro, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, USA
-m- 14 May 1895 Dela Eliza Pounds ................... 21 DEC 1870 07 OCT 1950
Born: New York Died: Rural Slippery Rock, Lawrence, Pa
( Parental Info not available )
( research indicates they had 2 children : Edna Marie Dean & John Gale Dean )
Hugh Cotton ...................................................... 10 Sep 1797 10 Apr 1852
-2m- 15 Sep 1842 Hannah Dicks ................... 1802 25 July 1884
( -1m- John Patton - No Issue - No Parental info available )
Hugh Cotton & Hannah Dicks had 2 daughters :
Mary Diadema Cotton McBride & Sarah Hannah Cotton Dean
( See their Family Information below )
Leander Foster Cotten ......................................... 29 Apr 1838 1938
-m- 5 Apr 1881 Mary McGruff ............................ 1839 1941
( Parental info not available )
( research does not indicate any children )
Ashton Underhill, Gloucestershire, England
William Cotton
Children of Mary Diadema Cotton & Samuel J. McBride
Jane Cotton
Born Died
* 010 William Cotton Sr. ....................................... 16 July 1762 Mar 1841
* Born: Marsh Creek, York Co., Pennsylvania
* Died: Mahoning Twp., Mercer, Pennsylvania
m. 2 Nov 1786 Mary Foster Scott ............................ Dec 1767 28 Nov 1844
* Born: Peachbottom, York Co., Pennsylvania
* Died: Clarksville, Pennsylvania
( daughter of Josiah Sr Scott 1735 - 1819 & Violet Foster 1750 - 1800 )
Family of William Cotton Sr. & Mary Foster Scott
* 010A Violet Cotton ...................................................... 16 Aug 1787 26 Apr 1857
( died: research indicates Death occurred in Fowler, Trumbull Co., Ohio )
( burial location Unknown )
m. 23 Sep 1806 William Williamson .............................. . 1783 13 Jun 1857
( son of John Williamson 1756 - 1840 & Elizabeth Buckley 1765 - 1843 )
( died: research indicates Death occurred in Pulaski Twp., Lawrence Co., Pa. )
( burial location Unknown )
( research notes from ancestry.com indicates they had 15 children )
* 010B Henry Cotton ....................................................... 2 Sep 1788 3 Oct 1803
( died: research indicates Death occurred in Neshannock Twp., Mercer Co., Pa. )
( burial location Unknown )
* 010C Mary Cotton ..................................................... 19 June 1790 Aft. 1820
m. Aft. 1820 John Moorehead ....................................... Abt. 1789 Bef. 1891
( place of Death not indicated - BOTH burials not indicated )
* 010D Josiah Cotton ................................................... 26 May 1792 1 Sep 1796
( died in Buffalo Creek, Wash. Co., Pa - Burial Unknown )
* 010E Jane Cotton ......................................................... 15 Oct 1793 13 Feb 1882
* 011F William B. Cotton Jr. ........................................... 13 Dec 1795 28 Oct 1819
m. 28 Oct 1819 Elizabeth (Betsy) Black ...................... 5 Nov 1797 * 1864
( research indicates they had 10 children )
* 012G Hugh Cotton .................................................. 10 Sep 1797 10 Apr 1852
m. 29 Mar 1829 Diadema Drake ....................................... Abt. 1801 8 Nov 1841
m. 15 Sep 1842 Hannah Dicks ........................... * 1802 25 July 1884
( SEE Information Below )
* 012H Josiah Cotton .................................................... 13 Mar 1799 2 Nov 1873
m. 1 Jan 1828 Catherine Poe Harris ........................ 1800 Bef. 1902
( daughter of Barnabus C. Harris 1768 - 1849 & Esther Miller 1769 - 1839 )
( research indicates they both Died in Youngstown, Mahoning Co., Ohio - No Burial Info )
( research does Not indicate any children )
* 012I Alexander Cotton ................................................... 4 Feb 1801 22 Oct 1840
m. 27 Apr 1826 Susannah Harris .............................. 27 Apr 1805 * 1864
* 012J John Cotton .......................................................... 20 Jan 1803 Bef. 1810
( research indicates he Died at Neshannock Twp. Mercer Co., Pa. - No Burial Info )
* 012K Rachel Cotton .................................................... 30 June 1805 29 Sep 1862
m. 1830 James Braden .................................... * 1802 * 1846
( birth place & Parents Unknown - BOTH burial info Unknown )
( research indicates they had 5 children )
* 012L James Cotton ......................................................... 6 May 1807 26 July 1911
( research indicates he died in Mercer Co., Pa. Burial unknown )
* 012M Sarah Cotton ........................................................ 27 Dec 1809 Bef 1910
m. Aft. 1826 Luca Alexander ............................................ Abt. 1808 Bef. 1910
( no more information was available at time of research )
Mary Scott was a beautiful girl, of medium height, eyes and hair brown,
complexion fair, form well rounded, active in mind and body, and a strength
of constitution that gave her uiform and remarkable health while she lived.
William Cotton Sr was six feet in height, well built, with dark hair and eyes,
& had never a day of sickness till his life was about spent, Issue 14 children.
( 1 ) Henry Cotton ..................................................... 1710 2 Nov 1800
* Born: Northern Ireland
* Died: South Stranbane, Washington, Pennsylvania
Married: Bfr 1742 - Mary Martha Smith
( SEE BELOW )
Leander F. Cotton
(1) Mary Diadema Cotton ........................... 28 Oct 1843 26 Oct 1911
( Mary is the 1st of 2 daughters to Hugh Cotton & Hannah Dicks )
-m- 14 Sep 1869 Samuel J. McBride ............ 15 Dec 1839 16 July 1907
( Samuel is the 9th child & son of Alexander McBride & Mary Armstrong )
( we seem to think that his middle initial ' J ' is for James - can not be verified )
( Samuel served during the " War of the Rebellion " - SEE his Civil War Info )
( Research shows they had 2 children )
Hugh Cotton
Mary "M" Cotton
Diadema Drake
David Strang
Catherine J. Parsons
Mary Gemella McBride ........................................ 19 Jan 1877 4 Feb 1969
( Gemella is the 2nd of 2 children to Mary Diadema Cotton & Samuel J. McBride )
-m- 8 Aug 1906 William E. Cook ...................... 27 July 1876 5 Dec 1965
( was the son of Mr. Cook & Ms. Jans )
( They were cremated and buried in Long Beach California )
Research indicates the birth of a girl named Gertude about 1892. No more Information
Mary F. Scott
Mary Diadema Cotton
Born: October 28, 1843 - Died: October 26, 1911
They were married September 14, 1869
Samuel J. McBride
Born: December 15, 1839 - Died: July 16, 1907
Elizabeth (Betsy) Black
The 7 Children of Edward Sr Cotton & Lydia Lyon :
Hannah Dicks
The Family of Henry Cotton & Mary Martha Smith
Dela E. Pounds
William Cotton ......................................................... 29 NOV 1831 1911
-m- 30 Apr 1857 Eliza Kerchoff ............................. 1830 1917
( daughter of Daniel Kerchoff 1791 - 1871 & Sarah Moran 1792 - 1879 )
( research indicates they had 6 children )
Mary D. Cotton
Matthew A. Brown
Eliza Kerchoff
Surnames associated with Mary's Family Tree are :
- Alexander - Black - Branden - Dean - Dicks - Drake - Harris - Kerchoff -
- Moorehead - McGroff - Parsons - Rambo - Stockton - Strang - Vance - Williamson -
John Cotton
Edward Sr. Cotton - b: 6 Jan 1687 - d: 11 June 1722
-m- 15 May 1712 - Toddington, Gloucester, England
Lydia Lyon - b: 13 May 1683 - d: 1 Nov 1764
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Family of Hugh Cotton & Diadema Drake
John T. Foster
Edward Alexander McBride ........................... 17 Sep 1870 6 March 1952
( Edward is the 1st of 2 children to Mary Cotton & Samuel J. McBride )
-m- 25 Dec 1895 Lydia Ada Allison ................... 10 Oct 1873 27 March 1933
( Lydia is the 2nd of 6 children to Andrew Allison 1839 - 1934 & Susan McFarland 1846 - 1877 )
( Edward & Lydia had only 1 son - Ralph Allison McBride )
Patrick Scott
McBride - Bumpus Genealogy
Children of Sarah Hannah Cotton & John Calvin Dean
William Sr Cotton
( 6 ) Lydia Cotton ................................................. 1720 bef. 1820
Samuel Cotton
Henry Cotton
Rachel Cotton
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