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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
- Isham Cotton -- --, 1857 December 0, 1936 Arkansas
- Dorcus Ann Cotton -- --, 1824 December 0, 1883 South Carolina
- William Cotton -- --, 1768 December 0, 1768 Virginia
- Samuel Cotton -- --, 1774 May 30, 1839
- William (Bill) Cotton -- --, 1915 December 0, 1985 Tennessee
Cotton Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Alfred Garrett Cotton -- --, 1853 December 1, 1927 Illinois
- Alcinda Letitia Cotton -- --, 1900 May 0, 1985 South Dakota
- William Cotton -- --, 1610 December 0, 1656
- Mary Cotton -- --, 1750 May 18, 1889 Virginia
- Bennet Dixon Cotton -- --, 1854 October 2, 1913 North Carolina
