Joseph Cotton (b. circa 1785 - d. 1849)
MSA SC 5496-51540

Free Black Property Owner
Bigwoods, Kent County, Maryland

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 Joseph Cotton signed his will, as opposed to marking his name                     Fountain Chapel, Bigwoods, Kent County, Maryland, Photo taken by
with an "x." Kent County Register of Wills (Estate Papers),                           Maryland State Archives in July 2012. This is possibly the former land
1749-1940, T4834, Box 15, Joseph Cotton, Baltimore City Archives.          of Joseph Cotton.                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                         

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