| Posted By: | Betty Pace |
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| Subject: | JOHN & THOMAS COTTRELL -- BALTIMORE MD |
| Post Date: | March 18, 2008 at 12:35:25 |
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| Forum: | Cottrell Family Genealogy Forum |
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Does anyone know anything about this Thomas Cottrell, brother of John Cottrell of Baltimore Co. MD? He is referenced in the following will. "11-26-1776 I, JOHN COTTERILL (spelled as shown) of Baltimore Co., planter, bequeath to SARAH, my wife, 3 slaves. Bequeath to my daughter-in-law MARTHA WOOD, 2 slaves. Give my brother THOMAS COTTERELL (spelled as shown) my stock. Give my son-in-law LUKE RAVEN, my gun - my wife SARAH and my daughter-in-law MARTHA WOOD and cousin JOHN COTTERELL. Appoint friend John BUCK, Sr. as Executor. Witness: Willie Davis, Moses Galloway, Thomas Eaglestone 12-9-1766 (The year 1766 is correct in the record) Came William Davis and Thomas Eaglestone, 2 of the witnesses." I have a Thomas Cottrell in Granville Co. NC around 1796 and Richard Cottrell believes that Thomas is one of the MD Cottrells. I have made no progress at all. Here is all I know: Granville Co. NC Feb Court. 1796 Para.17 [NOT SURE WHEN HE DIED--DID HE JUST MOVE?] MARK and WILLIAM COTTRELL, minor orphans of THOMAS COTTRELL, deceased, being over 14 years old, chose THOMAS COTTRELL JR, as their guardian. THOMAS COTTRELL[Jr.] appointed guardian to ELIZABETH, SAMUEL, and MARY COTTRELL, minor orphans of THOMAS COTTRELL, deceased" [The fact of a guardian being appointed suggests that their mother may be dead and that the orphans have some property to be inherited upon reaching age of majority, I think--bap] This establishes that AT LEAST these are the children of THOMAS COTTRELL SR. (d.abt. 1795-6) Of course, there could have been older children. THOMAS COTTRELL JR. MARK COTTRELL (b.abt. 1782) - m. 1799 ELIZABETH STRUM/STROM (b.abt. 1782); m. 1825 LUCY FREDERIC WILLIAM COTTRELL ELIZABETH COTTRELL (b.abt.1783d.YorkCO.,SC) m. 1796 NATHANIEL THOMASSON SAMUEL COTTRELL - m. ?FRANCES SATTERWHITE 1811 MARY COTTRELL I would love to connect my Thomas Sr. with John Cottrell. Betty Pace--bapace2@juno.com |
