Orange County Indexed
The Cotton surname
The Cotton name in Orange County Indexed: 49 historical records, 1 person in the chronology and 4 headings in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1781 to 1911
most named in the 1800s
- Wills 1781–1891
- Court minutes 1783–1804
- Deeds 1800–1874
- Records of enslaved people 1801–1802
- Marriages 1826–1911
- In the chronology
- 1898 1 person in 2 entries
- In books and archives
- 4 people, born 1739 to 1936
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Quaker Creek (2), Chapel Hill (1), Merritt Mill Road (1), Gooseberry Mountain (1), St Catherine's Parish in Wapping, London (1), Crooked Run (1), Eno River (1)
- Married into
- Wilson 2, Atwater 1, Barbee 1, Bingham 1, Burnett 1, Henderson 1, Cox 1, Witherspoon 1, Foust 1, Trice 1, Merritt 1, Loftin 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Freeman 4, Woods 3, Anderson 2, Mason 2, Bowman 2, Campbell 2
- People with a page here
- James Cotton, James Nelson Cotton
- Spellings to try
- Cotten, Couton, Colton
- Search beyond these records
- Cotton in Ancestry Library Edition (on the library’s public computers; add Orange County, North Carolina as a place)
- HeritageQuest, through NC LIVE (anywhere, with your OCPL library card; search Cotton there)
- Cotton in Orange County records on FamilySearch (free account)
Drawn from the records below. Families named together, or married to one another, are leads to follow, not proof of kinship. A similar spelling may be another family, and two people of the same name are not necessarily the same person.
In the chronology 1 person
The people of this surname named in the county’s dated events, as the names index lists them. Each printed name is its own heading; names that may be one person are not merged.
In books and archives 4 headings
Subject headings from the library catalogs Orange County Indexed gathers. A family heading collects genealogies and family papers; a person heading, the works about that person.
- Cotton, James, 1739-1785 3 works
- Cotton, Garland Hayes, 1920-2006 1 work
- Cotton, James Nelson, 1918-2010 1 work
- Cotton, Rufus, Sr., 1936-1998 1 work
In the historical records 49 records
7 deeds, 2 records of enslaved people, 16 marriages, 21 court minutes and 3 wills and papers, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Cotton marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1780s
1800s
- 1800DeedsWilliam Freeman to Charles Cotton, 19 April 1800
- 1800DeedsAlexander Anderson to Charles Cotton, 26 November 1800
- 1800Court minutesJurors convicted Samuel Shaw on the indictment.
- 1800Court minutesDeed, Alexander Anderson to Charles Cotton, acknowledged in court.
- 1801DeedsCharles Cotton to Sarah Freeman, 1 January 1801
- 1801Records of enslaved peopleDeed of gift: Charles Cotton to Sarah Freeman, 1 January 1801
- 1801Court minutesJurors acquitted John Carrington of keeping a disorderly house.
- 1801Court minutesJurors acquitted Tho Thomas of assault.
- 1802Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Charles Cotton to William Shepperd, 27 March 1802
- 1802Court minutesThe court ordered Robert Morrow’s execution paid from surplus proceeds of Charles Cotton’s land previously sold for James Clendening’s re…
- 1802Court minutesThe court continued William Griffin’s garnishment in James Mason’s attachment against Charles Cotton.
- 1802Court minutesGarnishee John Woods disclosed debts and possession of Stephen, enslaved by Charles Cotton, offering to deliver Stephen to the sheriff.
- 1803DeedsCharles Cotton to William Woods, 30 March 1803
- 1803Court minutesJames H Bowman received damages and costs against Charles Cotton.
- 1803Court minutesJurors convicted Spencer Meachum.
- 1803Court minutesJames Mason received damages against Charles Cotton; the court applied garnishee Jesse Blalock’s admitted debt toward Mason’s recovery.
- 1804Court minutesBill of Sale, Charles Cotton to William Shepherd, proved by Samuel Turrentine.
1820s
- 1826MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Henderson and Elizabeth Cotton
1860s
- 1866MarriagesMarriage bond: Samuel Barbee and Ceila Cotton
- 1866MarriagesMarriage bond: Harrison Bingham and Amy Cotton
1870s
- 1872DeedsJames Craig & W H Craig by agent to P Cotton, 17 November 1872
- 1873DeedsCharles Cotton to William R Lloyd trustee, 12 May 1873
- 1873MarriagesMarriage license: Brockwell Cotton and Tempy Cox
- 1874DeedsCharles Cotton to Dewaine Garrard, 1874
- 1878MarriagesMarriage license: Peter Wilson and Classie Cotton
- 1878MarriagesMarriage license: W H Witherspoon and Jane Cotton
1880s
- 1884MarriagesMarriage license: Murphy Burnett and Fanny Cotton
- 1886WillsWill of Primus Cotton
- 1888MarriagesMarriage license: Jackson Foust and Annie L Cotton
1890s
- 1891WillsWill of Susan Cotton
- 1897MarriagesMarriage license: Robert Cotton and Mary J Trice
- 1898MarriagesMarriage license: Nathan Cotton and Dena Merritt
- 1899MarriagesMarriage license: Stephen Atwater and Kissy Cotton
1900s
- 1903MarriagesMarriage license: C C Cotton and Caroline Loftin
- 1907MarriagesMarriage license: Earnest Cotton and Effie Wilson
- 1907MarriagesMarriage license: Charles Hargraves and Mallissa Cotton
1910s
- 1910MarriagesMarriage license: Frank Cotton and Elizabeth Nevills
- 1911MarriagesMarriage license: Laurance Mcdade and Katie Cotton
Undated
- Court minutesThe court recorded William Guy, Thomas Holloway, Charles Cotton and 27 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Robert Gray, Eli Hill, John Copley and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesJurors valued the bond, rejected payment and setoff, and awarded John Paul damages and costs against Charles Cotton.
- Court minutesJurors convicted Thomas Nelson on the indictment.
- Court minutesJohn Campbell received damages against Charles Cotton and remitted part of the judgment.
- Court minutesIn John Campbell’s attachment, the court ordered bonds returned to Charles Cotton, except Thomas Woods’s bonds, because they had not been…
- Court minutesJoseph Ming received damages and costs against Charles Cotton.
- Court minutesEphraim Mitchell received damages and costs against Charles Cotton.
- Court minutesJurors found an unperformed covenant and awarded James H Bowman principal and interest against Charles Cotton.
