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View Tree for Amos CottonAmos Cotton (b. 1735)

Amos Cotton (son of Joseph Cotton and Elizabeth Ervin) was born 1735 in Edgecomb County, North Carolina. He married Zelpha Wimberly.

 Includes NotesNotes for Amos Cotton:
EXCERPTS OF AMOS COTTON' S WILL


Amos COTTON, being weak in body...wife Zilpha, use of estate during her widowhood and bequeath one negro, Jude to wife..
Sons George COTTON and Wimberly COTTON, plantation where Davis Fountain now lives, Son George , Negro Peter, and one mare and Smiths tools.

Son Joseph, land where I now live adj. the spring branch, the creek field and patent line. It to be the deviding line to be made by George WIMBERLY and or Elias FORT, son Joseph, one Negro and one mare.

Son James COTTON, remaining part of my land, also Negro, Simon, and my still and worm,

Daughter, Sally COTTON,Negro Cate,

Daughter, Pheribe COTTON, negroes Green and Luke Daughter, Elisabet, negro Lettice.

Excutors : Friends

George WIMBERLY
Robert DIGGERS
Elias FORT

Witnesses:

John X Fountain
Solomon X Fountain



Children of Amos Cotton and Zelpha Wimberly are:
  1. +James Cotton, b. October 1765, Rowan County, North Carolina, d. February 18, 1838, McNairy County, Tennessee.
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