Stephen Wright Cotton, M.D.

1804 - 1877  (72 years)

• Name	Stephen Wright Cotton
  Suffix	M.D.
  Birth	22 Aug 1804
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 May 1877
  Burial	Pittsboro, Chatham County, NC at Pittsboro United Methodist Church
  Notes	1847 -- Tax List, Moore County, NC, District #9 S.W. Cotton listed 150 acres valued at $500 and 4 black polls located on Buffalo Creek; 10 acres valued at $100 on Cabbin Creek 1848/1849 -- Tax List, Moore County, NC, District #9 S.W. Cotton listed on Buffalow Creek 1849, Jul 24 -- 1847-1849 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Page 440 State v. Stephen W. Cotton. Bastardy. Ordered to support Elizabeth Ritter as the father of her twin children. 1850 -- Census, Chatham County, NC Page 462-B Stephen W. Cotton 45 M, Farmer, $6000 Real Estate, Born in NC 1850 -- Census, Slave Schedule, Moore County, NC Owner - Wright Cotton 36 M, Black 15 M, Black 1851, Apr 30 -- 1851-1853 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Page 23 Ordered that Archibald D. Shields be appointed overseer of the road from the Island Ford to Phillips' Gate and work the following hands: Joseph Beal, Eli Davis, William King, Riley Oldham, Henry Moore, John Brewer, Elias Brewer, James Davis' hands, Wright Cotton's hands, Robert W. Goldston's hands and Luther Paschal. 1851, Jul 29 -- 1851-1853 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Page 54-55 Ordered that Luther Paschal be appointed overseer of the road from the Island Ford to Phillips' Gate and work the following hands: Jesse G. Sowell, Joseph Beal, Eli Davis, William King, Riley Oldham, Henry Moore, John Brewer, Elias Brewer, James Davis' hands, Wright Cotton's hands, Robert W. Goldston's hands and Luther Paschal. 1853, Jan 26 -- 1851-1853 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Page 441 Ordered that Joshua L. Sowell be appointed overseer of the road from the Island Ford to Phillips Gate and work the following hands: Luther Paskill, Jesse G. Sowell, Joseph Beal, Eli Davis, William King, Riley Oldham, Henry Moore, John Brewer, Elias Brewer, James Davis hands, Wright Cotton hands and Robert W. Goldston. 1854, Oct 27 -- 1853-1856 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Page 212 Ordered that Asa Maness be appointed overseer of the road from the Island Ford to Phillips Gate and work the following hands: Luther Paschal, Jesse G. Sowell, Joseph Beal, Eli Davis, William King, Riley Oldham, Henry Moore, John Brewer, Elias Brewer, James Davis' hands, Wright Cotton's hands, Robt. W. Goldston hands, Wesley Wood and Stephen Davis. 1855 -- Tax List, Moore County, NC S.W. Cotton listed 10 acres valued at $100 located on Cabin Creek and 150 acres valued at $500 and 1 black poll located on Buffalo Creek in District 9 1853 -- Tax List, Moore County, NC M.D. McNeill [for S.W. Cotton] listed 150 acres valued at $500 located on Buffalo Creek in District 9 1855 -- Tax List, Moore County, NC M.D. McNeill [for S.W. Cotton] listed 10 acres valued at $50 located on Cabin Creek and 80 acres valued at $250 located on Buffalo Creek in District 9 1855, Jan 22 -- 1853-1856 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Page 237 State v. Wright Cotton. Ordered to pay Elizabeth Ritter in Jan 1856 and Jan 1857. 1855, Oct 27 -- 1853-1856 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Page 404 Ordered that Eli Davis be appointed overseer of the road from the Island Ford to Phillips' Gate and work the following hands: Asa Mainess, Luther Paschal, Jesse G. Sowell, Joseph Beal, William King, Riley Oldham, Henry Moore, John Brewer, Elias Brewer, James Davis' hands, Wright Cotton's hands, Robt. W. Goldston hands, Wesley Wood and Stephen Davis 1857 -- Tax List, Moore County, NC S.W. Cotton listed 300 acres valued at $1000 located on Buffalo Creek in District 9
  Person ID	I41075	Moore County Wallaces
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2023

  
  

  DNA Tests	4 DNA tests are associated with Stephen Wright Cotton, M.D.
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	atDNA	James Asbill
  	atDNA	L.J. Black
  	atDNA	Brown
  	atDNA	K.L. Upchurch

  
  

  Family 1	Lydia Hammod,   b. 26 Mar 1807   d. 7 Dec 1838 (Age 31 years)
  Family ID	F417	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Ritter,   b. 15 Apr 1822   d. 10 Feb 1904 (Age 81 years)
  Notes	Per Bruce Ritter's Death Certificate his father was Wright Cotton.
  Children	1. Wright Ritter,   b. 1844 +   2. Bruce Ritter,   b. 9 Jan 1848   d. 24 Feb 1919 (Age 71 years) ▻ Catherine Ida Dean  m. 30 Jun 1872;    ▻ Anna C. Williams  m. 11 May 1902 +   3. Alexander Ritter,   b. Aug 1852   d. Bef 21 Aug 1902 (Age ~ 50 years) ▻ Anna C. Williams +   4. Margaret Corinne Ritter,   b. 20 Mar 1858   d. 3 Mar 1935 (Age 76 years) ▻ John Ransom Cagle  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F2786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2018

  
  

  Family 3	Cornelia B. Northam,   b. 1826   d. 1909 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	4 Feb 1851	Wake County, NC
  Children	1. Roderick W Cotton,   b. 13 Nov 1851   d. Sep 1898 (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 4 Feb 1851 - Wake County, NC Burial - - Pittsboro, Chatham County, NC at Pittsboro United Methodist Church  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Histories		1847 Tax List, Moore County, NC - District 9 Area includes portions of Deep River, Buffalo, Fall, Cedar, Richland and Flag Creeks, McCallums Fork and Meadow, Locust and Watery Branches. Courtesy of Moore County Historical Association.
  		1848/1849 Tax List, Moore County, NC - District 9 Area includes portions of Deep River, Buffalo, Fall, Cedar, Richland and Flag Creeks, McCallums Fork and Meadow, Locust and Watery Branches. Courtesy of Moore County Historical Association.