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Ralph Cotton Sr.

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Ralph Cotton Sr. Veteran

Birth
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Death
16 Mar 1817 (aged 75)
Switzerland County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Mount Sterling, Switzerland County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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☆☆☆~ Revolutionary War Soldier ~☆☆☆

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Ralph served as a private 6th class, in Captain Timothy Downing's Company, 3rd Batalion of Washington County Militia in 1782. His service records is in the Pennsylvania Archives, 6th series 2:104-05, 117-118. Military order to rendezvous on 18 May 1782. The DAR in Madison, IN has copies of the information on his grave.

He is listed on the Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana

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My 5th Great-Grandfather

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Family Record

Ralph Cotton was the son of John Ralph Cotton and Susannah Smith. He married Elizabeth Kitchen in 1761 in Loudon County, VA.

Children of Ralph Cotton and Elizabeth Kitchen:

● 1. Henry S. Cotton born September 4, 1763 in VA, married Mary Harrell on June 18, 1787.
● 2. Susannah C. Cotton born February 14, 1765 in VA, married George Calhoun on December 24, 1787.
● 3. Margaret "Peggy" Cotton born August 4, 1767 in VA, married Thomas Beard on March 16, 1795.
● 4. Jemima Cotton born August 8, 1769 in VA, married John Brown on April 28, 1789.
● 5. Mary Jane "Mollie" Cotton born January 27, 1772 in VA, married Johnston Brown on January 6, 1795.
● 6. John Cotton born February 12, 1774 in VA, married Dolly Brown on March 9, 1796.
● 7. "Judge" William Cotton born March 13, 1776 in VA, he married Christina McGee Froman on June 7, 1796 in Nelson County, KY.
● 8. Sarah "Sally" Cotton born May 10, 1778, she married William Harmon on February 18, 1799.
● 9. Nathaniel Cotton born April 1, 1783 in Loudon County, VA and died May 25, 1835 in Switzerland County, IN, he married (1) Ann Adams on December 17, 1805 in Shelby County, KY; (2) Hannah Todd on January 7, 1824.
● 10. Ralph Cotton born January 17, 1786, he married Isabella Adams on April 24, 1806.
● 11. Robert Cotton born September 4, 1788, he married Hannah Howard and moved to Vermilion County, Illinois.
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☆☆☆~ Revolutionary War Soldier ~☆☆☆

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Ralph served as a private 6th class, in Captain Timothy Downing's Company, 3rd Batalion of Washington County Militia in 1782. His service records is in the Pennsylvania Archives, 6th series 2:104-05, 117-118. Military order to rendezvous on 18 May 1782. The DAR in Madison, IN has copies of the information on his grave.

He is listed on the Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana

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My 5th Great-Grandfather

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Family Record

Ralph Cotton was the son of John Ralph Cotton and Susannah Smith. He married Elizabeth Kitchen in 1761 in Loudon County, VA.

Children of Ralph Cotton and Elizabeth Kitchen:

● 1. Henry S. Cotton born September 4, 1763 in VA, married Mary Harrell on June 18, 1787.
● 2. Susannah C. Cotton born February 14, 1765 in VA, married George Calhoun on December 24, 1787.
● 3. Margaret "Peggy" Cotton born August 4, 1767 in VA, married Thomas Beard on March 16, 1795.
● 4. Jemima Cotton born August 8, 1769 in VA, married John Brown on April 28, 1789.
● 5. Mary Jane "Mollie" Cotton born January 27, 1772 in VA, married Johnston Brown on January 6, 1795.
● 6. John Cotton born February 12, 1774 in VA, married Dolly Brown on March 9, 1796.
● 7. "Judge" William Cotton born March 13, 1776 in VA, he married Christina McGee Froman on June 7, 1796 in Nelson County, KY.
● 8. Sarah "Sally" Cotton born May 10, 1778, she married William Harmon on February 18, 1799.
● 9. Nathaniel Cotton born April 1, 1783 in Loudon County, VA and died May 25, 1835 in Switzerland County, IN, he married (1) Ann Adams on December 17, 1805 in Shelby County, KY; (2) Hannah Todd on January 7, 1824.
● 10. Ralph Cotton born January 17, 1786, he married Isabella Adams on April 24, 1806.
● 11. Robert Cotton born September 4, 1788, he married Hannah Howard and moved to Vermilion County, Illinois.


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