Ann (Moore) Cotten (abt. 1735 - 1757)

Born about 1735 in Bertie, North Carolina

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Died 1 Jun 1757 at about age 22 in Laurens, Georgia

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Biography

Anne was born in 1735. She died in 1757.

Thomas Cotten and Ann Moore were never married. Thomas (Moore) Cotten Jr. was illegitimate and was the only child of Thomas and Ann Moore. There is a deed of gift in Bertie County, NC dated Nov. 16, 1758 where Thomas Cotten gives 25 pounds Virginia currency to his son, Thomas Moore. Another deed of gift for a slave named Bob follows from Ann Moore to her son Thomas Moore. This Thomas Moore, son of Ann Moore, is also named in the will of Ann's father, Epaphroditus Moore, in 1757. Evidently after this legal recognition from his father, Thomas Moore began using the name, Thomas Cotten Jr. He appears as Thomas Cotten Jr. about 1760 or 1761 as a drummer boy in the muster roll of a Northampton County, NC militia company commanded by his uncle, Capt. Samuel Cotten and his father Lt. Thomas Cotten Sr. Thomas Cotten Jr. named his first son Moore Cotten.

Thomas Sr. then married Patience Bridgers and had four children, Charity, b. 1750, James, b. 1752, Lovena, b. 1754, and Talitha, b. 1756. After the death of Patience, Thomas married a second time to a woman named Mary, surname unknown. She is mentioned in a 1767 deed in Northampton County where Thomas Cotten and wife Mary are selling land to William Ruffin. Thomas and Mary had nine children; Temperance, Mary, Lemuel, Noah, Sarah, Joseph, Martha, Elizabeth and Lydia. It is also speculated that between his first and second marriages, Thomas has another illegitimate son with a married woman surnamed Overton. This child was mentioned in his will as Samuel Cotten Overton.

Notes

Note: SIBLINGS-PARENTAGE-SPOUSE-CHILD: Will of father Epaphroditus Moore

Note; Many siblings died June 1747. perhaps flu or Indian raid.

16 Nov 1758 ANNE MOORE of Bertie Co to her son THOMAS MOORE COTTEN. Deed of gift. Negro boy Bob that my father EPAPHRODITUS MOORE willed, when my son comes of age with reversion to the estate should he die before that age or have no lawful issue. Wit (to both deeds) John Brown, Josiah Brown, Abram Jones July Court 1759 CC: Benjn Wynns.

Ann Moore 1735 - 1757

Birth: 1735 Bertie, North Carolina

Death: June 1757 Laurens, Georgia, United States

Parents: Epaphroditus Moore 1700 - 1757 Elizabeth House 1695 - 1756

Siblings:

1. Rebecca Moore 1712 - 1712
2. Penelope Moore 1712 - 1757 WikiTree profile Moore-6015
3. Rachel Moore 1713 - 1757
4. Mary Moore 1714 - 1757
5. Charity Walston (born Moore) 1715 - 1757
6. Rebecca Cain (Moore) 1717 - 1757 WikiTree profile Moore-6020
7. John Moore 1719 - 1757 WikiTree profile Moore-6014
8. Charity Moore 1721 - ?
9. Epaphroditus Moore 1721 - 1789
10. Judith Moore 1722 - 1769
11. Elizabeth Marina Moore 1725 - ?
12. Rachel Moore 1728 - ?
13. Grace Stevenson (born Moore) 1735 - 1787 WikiTree profile Moore-601
14. Ann Moore 1736 - 1757 WikiTree profile Moore-6016
15. Christian Moore 1750 - 1757 ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ MyHeritage

• http://www.dgcotton.com/home/grpf03949.html
• https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-219700091-1-2042/ann-moore-in-myheritage-family-trees?s=216760841

Acknowledgments

• Moore-6016 was started by Theresa Reynolds.
• Created by Clarence Moore, Tuesday, January 27, 2015.