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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
- Raymond Harry Cotton -- --, 1916 August 11, 2006 Montana
- Grace Cotton -- --, 1630 December 0, 1725 Virginia
- Margery Cotton -- --, 1335 December 0, 1398
- Thomas Matthew Cotton -- --, 1816 April 0, 1872
- John Cotton -- --, 1553 March 8, 1625
Cotton Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- John Cotton -- --, 1436 December 0, 1482
- John I Cotton -- --, 1225 December 0, 1297
- Eleanor Cotton -- --, 1397 December 0, 1449
- Mary Cotton -- --, 1558 June 24, 1601 England
- William Cotton -- --, 1650 December 0, 1652 Massachusetts
