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Family Sheet
HUSBAND
Name: Thomas CottinghamMale Note Born: 16371637-1-1 at Accomack County, VAAccomack County, VA Married: 8 Jul 16661666-7-8 at Annamessex Co., MDAnnamessex Co., MD Died: 16881688-1-1 at Annemessex, MDAnnemessex, MD
Father: George Cottingham Mother: Unknown
WIFE
Name: Mary Dixon
Born: Abt 1650 at Virginia Died: 15 Feb 1692 at Somerset County, MD
CHILDREN
Born: 30 Aug 1668 at Annamessex, Somerset Co., MD Died: 1750 at Annemessex, Somerset County, MD Husband: Furbury Rugg
Name: Thomas Cottingham
Born: 13 Jul 1670 at Annamessex, MD Died: at Annamessex, MD
Name: Anna Cottingham
Born: 13 Jul 1670 Died:
Born: 31 Aug 1673 at Somerset County, MD Died: Abt 1745 at Somerset County, MD Husband: George Hey
Born: 1 Aug 1676 at Somerset County, MD Died: Abt 1753 at Somerset Co., MD Wife: Anne Broughton
Born: 15 Sep 1678 at Somerset County, MD Died: 1723 at MD Wife: Mary Conner
Born: 25 Apr 1681 at Somerset County, MD Died: Husband: Job Shary
Born: 1683 at Annemessex, MD Died: 4 Jun 1762 at Worcester County, MD Wife: Margaret Cox
NOTES
1). THOMAS COTTINGHAM 1640 1688 From Northampton County Court Records 1657 1664 28 A p r i l 1 662 Deposition of Thomas Cottingham aged 22 Th a t be in g a t ye Bayside neere Mr Selbys house Thomas An c alle d t o you r deponent to come and share a pipe an d ye s aid S elb y deman ded of Dorman Mahowen being ther e in you r depon ent s compan y asked what Mrs Stringer wou ld doe wi th her c alf e for it h ad not sucked since it ca me ove r goes on t o ta lk abou t a cow and an agreemen t about i t . This i s th e sourc e of the date of Thom as s birth From Accomack County Court Order Abstracts 1663 16 6 6 1 6 J u ly 1663 Complaint was made by Robert Brace ag ai ns t hi s se rvant Thomas Cottingham for his stubbornes s an d s weari ng. U pon Cottingham s confession and promis e o f bett er beh avior , punishment was remitted. Ordere d tha t the ne xt tim e he wa s heard swearing, he was to h ave tw enty on e lashe s on his n aked shoulders and punish ment fo r his fo rmer off ense. Th is is the way I kne w he had b een inden tured From List of Tithables 1664 Northampton County Virgi n i a T h omas Cottingham is listed in the household of Geo r g e Wes t w ith Daniel Woodgave from Judicial Proceedings of Somerset County 16631 6 6 8 1 1 Jan. 1665 66 Thomas Cottingham plantiff Joh n R oa d s def endant Att a courte held att Thomas Pooles i n Ma nok i n ye de fendant John Roads did joyne with ye s aid C otti ng ham in y e hire of a boate of Ambrose Dicks on the y di d a gree t o pay 10 lbs of tobacco a day so l ong a s the y did m ake us e of the said boate which was 2 0 day s and y e said Ro ads wa s to pay 2 3 part of hire o f the b oate Roa ds shall p ay to y e plantiff Cottingham b y summ e of 132 lb s of tobacc o Thi s is the first mentio n of hi m in Somerse t County from Land Records of Somerset County 1665 1668 Willi a m P l a nner and wife Rebecca to Thomas Cottingham of y e Sh ore , S mi th, for 1400 lbs of tobacco sells Planner s Adven tur e i n Ene messex Annamessex by patent 20 Jul y 1665 b y lan d o f Steve n Horsey surveyed for 100 acres more o r les s ente red 23 J uly 1666 between Jan. and Ap ril 166 6 Cottin gham pa tented 30 0 acres Vulcans Vineyar d the n ame i s a referenc e to his t rade of blacksmith 8 July he married Mary Dixon, as he bought Planner s l a n d 2 weeks later it s not unlikely he used his wif e s do we r y to do that.He appears a few more times in th e c our t rec or d as being on a jury, witnessing an agreem ent , sue ing so meo ne for debt. He died by Aug. 1688 whe n hi s inven tory wa s ta ken. Inventory Thomas Cottingham August 28, 1688 Mattapan y H u n d red, Olde Somerset County, Maryland appraisersJ oh n We s t a nd Samuell Horsey In the Hall Cottinghams b e d and f ur nitu re...................1.10.0 small bed an d f urniture ... ..... ........................0.15.0 1 che st c oat and h att. ...... ............................0.17 . 0 1 wastecoa t shirt , hat t and a little wool.......0. 3 . 0 3 lbs. of po wder an d 5 lbs . of shott.............0 . 4. 3 1 payer of ol d pistol ls...... .................... ..... ....0. 3.0 1 che st with o ld iron a nd tools........ ...... ......0.10.0 1 de ske and cr oss cut sa w........... ....... .......0. 4.0 2 ol d chests... ........... ........ ........ ................... .0. 2.0 3 gu ns.......... .... ......... .................... ............. ..1 .10. 0 1 p arcell sma ll combs............. .............. ..... .0. 2. 0 1 pott a nd chaine............. ............... .. .......... .0. 6. 0 1 old brass kettell... ............... . ............. ... .....0. 2.0 1 box iron an d looking gla ss.. ............. . ......0. 4.0 1 old sword.. ........... ....... ........... .... ...............0. 1. 6 1 old table .......... ......... ....... .................. ........0 . 2.0 1 parcel l Hillia rds and re ap h............ ....... .0. 5.3 1 servan t boy.. ............. .............. ..... ............8. 0. 0 In th e Room Adjoyning 1 old bloc k b ed and blanket...... ..... ...........0. 3. 0 2 trayes a n d 2 sissers............. ... ................0 . 2.0 1 ch amb err pott and piece of pew t er dish.....0. 2. 0 2 spinn ing w heels.................... . ..................0 . 6. 0 1 parc ell of old caske........ ... ................... . .0. 1. 6 1 bottle and 10 trenchers ..... ................ ..... 0. 0 .3 In the Milke House1 k etle... ............. ......... .. ......................... ..... 0 . 2.0 1 jar r with oyle i n ........................ ....... .........0 . 2.0 5 home bo ttl es................... ......... ....... .......0. 0.1 0 1 old c hurn and tub...... ........... .... ............... 0. 0.6 In t he Kitchen 2 s mall iron pot t s 1 small ketle.. ............0 . 8.0 1 spitt and frying pann........................... . 0 . 1 . 6 2 sadels and 2 bridles......................... .. 0 . 7 . 0 1 old spinning wheel.......................... ... .0 . 2 . 0 6 spoons, 1 forke, 2 bowles, 7 trenchers.... ..0 . 1 . 6 1 ha nd mill................................... ..0. 10 . 0 1 drippi ng pan...............................0 . 2 . 6 1 ha tchet...... .................................0 . 0 . 4 In th e Loft 1 smal l bed and furniture..........0 .10 . 0 1 heele. ............... .........................0 . 1 . 0 4 welding h owes............ ............0. 3.0 1 o ld b ro ad ax and frow ............0. 2. 6 3 falling axes , 1 wed ge. ............0 . 3.8 10 lbs. of ol d iron....... ........ .... ....0. 1.6 1 j oynt piscor broad ax , and cro o........ ..0 . 1.6 1 chest.... ..................... ..... .......... 0. 1 .0 1 pair ? compa sses................. 0 . 1.0 1 parc ell o f wool............. ...........0. 1. 0 In th e Forge 1 vyco ? 2 anvills and to oles.....1.10 .0 3 wedges .... ......... ..................... ....0. 2. 0 1 adices drawi n g knife an d chisell.....0. 4. 0 1 ax an d 1 hoe............ . ......... ........0. 1.6 1 plo w..... .................... .... ....... ........0. 7.0 1 weed ing ..................... ....... ..... ....0. 3.0 Brought fr o m the other side 1 gr indstone.. ... ................... .... ....0. 3.0 2 old aug ers.......... . ................. .....0 . 2.0 2 barrolls wi th feathers in. . ..........0. 6 .0 1 hide ................. ................ ... ........0 . 2.0 17 shee p at 10 shillin gs..........8.10. 0 9 c owe s and calves...... ...........18 . 0.0 3 cowes an d yearli n gs..............6.15 .0 20 hea d of other cattle.. ...... ....2 7.15.0 2 horses an d 2 mare s..............10. 0 . 0 1 young ho rse and 1 colt... ...... ..3. 0.0 1 parcel l o f hoggs......... ............2. 0 . 0 1 cart and wheels ..... ............... 0. 12.0 Total.... . ................. ....... ..98.11.1 From Judicial Records 1690 1691 Jan. 1690 91 capia s a g s t R ichard Rugg and Mary his wife administrix of Th oma s C ot ting ham, dec d This would seem to indicate hi s wdo w ha d r emarr ied From Judicial Records 1696 1698 Aug. 13, 1696 Peti t i o n o f George Hey and Langland Goddard The Petitione r s h av in g marryed the daughters of Thomas Cottingham de ce ase d wh ic h said Cottingham dying Intestate his person al l Est ate b y m eans thereof is become lyable to a Divid en d Capta in Wil lia m Coulbourne and Mr Isaac Horsey to s e e this exe cuted Cott ingham s daughters have married a n d are now du e thei r shar e of their fathers estate b y la w. The implic ation i s tha t whoever controls it, pro babl y their step fa ther, ha s bee n refusing to pay out t hei r inheritance. These are Thomas and Mary COTTINGHAM s children. 1 . M a r y C OTTINGHAM born 30 Aug. 1668, married c1688Fu rbu r y Ru gg , she died c1750 2. Thomas COTTINGHAM born 1 3 Jul y , 1670 , d ied young 3. Sarah COTTINGHAM born 31 Au g. 167 3 , marrie d 1 George Hey, 2 Randall Long 4. Char les COT TI NGHAM bo r n 1 Aug. 1676, married Anne Broughton , died 1 75 3 5. Joh n CO TTINGHAM born 15 Sept. 1678, marr ied Mar y Con ner, die d 1723 24 6. Esther COTTINGHAM bor n 25 Apr . 1681 , marrie d Job Sha ry 7. Jonathan COTTINGHA M born 16 83, mar ried Marg aret Cox , died 1762 in Worcest er Co. 8 . unknow n daughter w ho marrie d Langland Goddard The unknown daughter of Mary and Thomas COTTINGHAM i s b a s e d on a court record. It is dated August 13, 169 6 Fr o m Ju di cial Records 1696 1698 . This date is 8 yea rs aft e r th e dea th of Thomas which occurred in 1688. Hi s wido w h as re marrie d to a man named Richard Rugg prob ably fa the r of Fu rbury R ugg, but that s another story . Two o f Thom as s dau ghters h ave married but have evide ntly no t been g iven thei r legal s hare of their father s estate . The cour t documen t is a peti tion to have impa rtial me n see that t his is don e. The petit ioners are Ge orge Hey , who was th e first husba nd of my ance stor Sara h COTTING HAM, and Lang land Goddard w ho has marrie d on e of her sis ters. As all t he named COTTIN GHAM daughter s husbands ar e known, Langla nd Goddard mus t have marri e d a daughter w e don t have th e name of or , it s poss ibl e he is the f irst husband o f one of the othe r daught ers. !BIRTH Thomas gave his age as 22 in Northampton County c o , ition dated 28 Apr 1662.Thomas gave his age as 22 in No rt h a mpton County court depos ition dated 28 Apr 1662. !DEATH Inventory of estate dated 28 Aug 1688., Inventor y o f estate dated 28 Aug 1688.

											
											

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