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Cotton Family History
Cotton Genealogy & Family TreeCotton is an English name from Huntingdon, England. It comes from the Old English words aet cotum which means "at the cottages." The earliest known ancestor--Randulf de Cotton--was recorded in 1185. Roots for this name can also be found in France. The family motto is In utraque fortuna paratus which means "Prepared for either good or bad fortune."
Other spellings include "Coton," "Cotten," "Cottan," "Cottun," and "Cottain." Notable people with the surname include Canadian actor Ben Cotton (Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome, The Chronicles of Riddick, Slither), English band leader Billy Cotton (The Billy Cotton Band Show), and American basketball player James Cotton (Seattle SuperSonics). The first Cotton to come to America was Robert Cotton in Virginia in 1607.
Cotton Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Eleanor Cotton -- --, 1397 December 0, 1449
- Mary Cotton -- --, 1558 June 24, 1601 England
- William Cotton -- --, 1650 December 0, 1652 Massachusetts
- Priscilla Cotton -- --, 1591 March 8, 1658
- John Cotton -- --, 1525 December 0, 1583 England
Cotton Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- William Cotton -- --, 1474 December 0, 1554 England
- Catherine Heigham Cotton -- --, 1446 June 16, 1494
- Dorothy Cotton -- --, 1606 May 8, 1680 England
- Mary Cotton -- --, 1568 March 25, 1629
- Thomas Cotton -- --, 1550 December 0, 1615
