The birth date for Charles is an estimate based on his father's birth date.
Charles Cottingham/Cottingame of Tennessee and Alabama is listed as the son of Charles Cottingham who married Nancy Conner and lived in Marlborough County, South Carolina. Much research needs to be done on this Charles, especially because there was a Charles, Jr. who also lived in Marlborough County after the older Charles died.
Lawrence Co., AL 1820 Census
Lawrence Co., AL 1830 Census
290 Charles Cottingame
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Lawrence Co., AL 1840 Census
204 Charles Cottengham
There was a Jonathan Cottingame listed on the 1830 Limestone Co., AL Census who might have been the uncle of Charles.[1]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Charles by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Charles: