Benjamin
Cottrill
aka Cottreal, Cottrell
Born about in Harrison County, (W)V
Ancestors 
Son of Lowther Cottrill
and Arrominer (Holden) Cottrill
Brother of
Alexander Cottrill, Grace (Cottrill) Riggs, Pearson Cottrill, Elizabeth Ann (Cottrill) Stout, Smith William Cottrill, William Henry Cottrill, Caroline Manerva Cottrill and Jemima (Cottrill) Lynch
Husband of
Amanda L Townsend
— married
1851 in Gilmer County, West Virginia
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 39
in Gilmer, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Jan 2018
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Biography
Benjamin Cottrill, son of Lowther and Arominer Holden Cottrill, born about 1833. He married Amanda L Townsend, daughter of Ezekiel and Elizabeth Stout Townsend. [1]
They were the parents of: [2]
- 1. Elizabeth b 1851 d Jun 1865 [3]
- 2. Roanna b, 1853
- 3. LLoyd b 1855 m Martha A McDaniel Apr 14 1879 [4]
- 4. Hester J b 1860
- 5. Marion J b Oct 9 1862 [5] m A J Moss December 24 1883 [6]
- 6. Martha L b Jun 27 1865 [7]
- 7. Elliott b May 27 1867 [8]
- 8. Granville E b Aug 8 1869 [9]
Sources
- ↑ (W)VA: VA COUNTY: Gilmer DIVISION: 17th District REEL NO: M432-946 PAGE NO: 7b http://us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/gilmer/1850/pg0001a.txt
- ↑ United States Census, 1870 West Virginia Gilmer Glenville https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XXZQ-6Q7?i=2&cc=1438024
- ↑ WVVS death recordhttp://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=528012&Type=Death
- ↑ WVVS marriage record http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=8448&Type=Marriage
- ↑ WVVS birth record http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=15350&Type=Birth
- ↑ WVVS marriage record http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=8448&Type=Marriage
- ↑ WVVS birth record http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=15479&Type=Birth
- ↑ WVVS birth record http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=15350&Type=Birth
- ↑ WVVS birth record http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=15320&Type=Birth
Research Note
Word of Caution: multiple spellings of Cottrill--Cottreal, Cottrel. When searching for birth, death and marriage records used Cottr* which revealed all the different spellings and could be confirmed by parents and given name.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin 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 Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin 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 Benjamin:
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~3.12%
K Stout
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~1.56%
Denzil Neil Holden :
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~1.56%
Raymond Eugene Holden :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T943774 [compare], FTDNA kit #138830
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~0.78%
Isha Kuhns :
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ikuhns
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~0.39%
Scott Kendall :
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T883903 [compare], FTDNA kit #130084
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~0.39%
Daniel Smith :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T393332 [compare], Ancestry member calvinchobbes
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T393332 [compare], FTDNA kit #715219
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch T393332 [compare]
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Living DNA, GEDmatch T393332 [compare]
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