2. JAMES W.² COTTON (Thomas¹), son of (1) Thomas¹ and Hannah COTTON, was born between 1801 and 1830, and died between 1843 and 1940.
James, owning much more land than the other Cottons in the area, and being elected judge, was probably the oldest son.

Note: the linkage of William S., who appears in the 1850 census with James' mother Hannah, to here is unproven. He is, at least, more likely to be son of James than of Willard or Enos or Hannah.
James, a carpenter, owned 80 acres (W1/2 of SE1/4) in section 8 of Newbury Township. He is recorded in the county tract book as purchasing the land on March 26, 1836. In the index by grantee, he is recorded as purchasing the land from Alvarado Brown for $200 on July 6, 1836. He also bought 80 acres in Van Buren Township, bordering Newbury Twp, on July 19, 1836. James, listed as "of Seneca Co., Ohio", was granted the patent on the land in Newbury Twp on March 30, 1837. On April 3, 1837, he was elected as the township judge. He was granted the patent on the land in Van Buren Twp on August 20, 1838. Cotton Lake, near Shipshewana in Newbury Twp, Lagrange Co, Indiana was named after him.
Child:

8

i.

WILLIAM S.3, b. in 1844.

3. WILLARD A.² COTTON (Thomas¹), son of (1) Thomas¹ and Hannah COTTON, was born circa 1816 in New York^[15], and died between 1851 and 1853^[23]. He married in La Grange Co., on 15 April 1847, (ACN-19) PHEBE R. OSBORN^[12], daughter of (ACN-12) Garret and Hannah M. OSBORN, who was born circa 1822 in New York^[15], and died in 1854^[23].
On April 21, 1836, Willard bought 40 acres (SE1/4 of SW1/4) in section 10 of Newbury Twp, and was granted the patent for this land on August 1, 1837. On February 24, 1838, he sold this land to Nathaniel P. Glazier, who then sold it to Willard's brother-in-law Esick Green later that year.

Willard was elected Constable in Newbury Twp sometime after 1837. In 1844, he had a daughter Eliza J. On April 15, 1847, he (re)married Phebe R. Osborn, and the next year they had a son George, who is listed as born in Illinois on the 1850 census. By the time of the 1850 census, the family was in White Pigeon Twp., St. Joseph Co., Michigan.

He and Phebe probably both died before 1860, since in the 1860 census their children are living with Phebe's parents Garret and Hannah Osborn there in White Pigeon Twp.
Child of: Willard A.² COTTON:

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9

i.

ELIZA JANE3, b. circa 4 Jan. 1844 in Michigan, d. on 18 Nov. 1923 in Fawn River Twp, St. Joseph Co., Michigan; m. (AMS-1) WILLIAM HENRY WALKER between June 1868 and Oct. 1868 in Burr Oak, St. Joseph Co.

Children of: Willard A.² COTTON and Phebe R. OSBORN:

	10	i.	GEORGE3, b. circa 1848 in Illinois.
+	11	ii.	EUNICE A., b. on 7 Sept. 1850 in Indiana, d. on 22 Sept. 1912 in Conklin, Ottawa Co., Michigan; m. (CQ-14) EDWARD R. BALCOM on 15 Oct. 1872 in Wright Twp., Ottawa Co.
+	12	iii.	ALONZO A., b. on 11 Feb. 1852 near Otis, New Durham Twp., La Porte Co., Indiana, d. in 1940 in Burdick, Jackson Twp., Porter Co., Indiana; m. (AGY-2) PRISCILLA SHANER on 28 Sept. 1877 in Porter Co.

4. ENOS THOMAS² COTTON (Thomas¹), son of (1) Thomas¹ and Hannah COTTON, was born circa 1817 in New York^[15], and died between June 1880 and 1927. He married (1st) in Lake Co., on 5 July 1847, LAVITA ANN COFFMAN^[12]. He married (2nd) in Kankakee Co., on 22 April 1860, MRS. ELIZABETH RICE^{[12, 19]}.
On November 8, 1838, Enos bought 20 acres of land in section 17 of Newbury Twp from his brother-in-law and sister, Truman and Jane Wilkinson, for $54. On September 16, 1839, Enos sold the land to Ann Beach. In the 1850 census, his family was in White Pigeon Twp., St. Joseph Co., Michigan, near his brother(?) Willard. In 1860, he remarried Mrs. Elizabeth Rice in Kankakee Co., Illinois and is found there in Yellowhead Twp in the 1860 census. In 1870 and 1880, Enos and Elizabeth were living in Lake Twp., Newton Co., Indiana.
Children of: Enos Thomas² COTTON and Lavita Ann COFFMAN:

	13	i.	MALINDA ROSETTA3, b. in Jan. 1849 in Michigan, d. on 21 Aug. 1905 in West Branch, Ogemaw Co., Michigan; m. (1) GEORGE W. BURNETT on 6 Jan. 1868 in Marshall Co., Indiana; m. (2) JOHN N. BITTERS on 25 July 1879 in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan.
	14	ii.	JOHN J., b. in Sept. 1851 in Michigan.

5. LYDIA² COTTON (Thomas¹), daughter of (1) Thomas¹ and Hannah COTTON, was born circa 1819 in New York, and died between 1848 and 1854. She married in Crawford Co., on 17 March 1835, (ANY-7) HIRAM A. WILKINSON, son of (ANY-1) Nehemiah and Sally (HUNTER) WILKINSON, who was born on 30 April 1816 in New York^{[4, 5]}, and died in 1865 in Muskegon, Muskegon Co.^[18]
In the 1830 census, Hiram Wilkinson is found in Townsend Twp., Huron Co., Ohio. He and Lydia Cotton married on March 17, 1835 in Crawford Co., Ohio, and the next year they moved to Newbury Twp., Lagrange Co., Indiana.

On July 20, 1837, Hiram, listed as "of Elkhart Co., Indiana" was granted a land patent for 80 acres (E1/2 of SW1/4) in section 5 of Newbury Twp.
On June 19, 1839, Hiram and Lydia sold the north 40 acres to David Cass. Lydia's brother-in-law Esick Green later bought that land in 1841. Hiram and Lydia sold the south 40 acres to Lydia's sister Jane Wilkinson on May 5, 1842.

Hiram was also granted a land patent for 40 acres (NE1/4 of SE1/4) in section 15.
He was also granted a land patent for 40 acres (NE1/4 of NW1/4) in section 18.

Elsea H. Wilkinson was b. Jan 1855, dau. of H.A. & M.H. Hence it appears that Hiram remarried by 1854.
Children: See (ANY-7) Hiram A. WILKINSON
6. MARY² COTTON (Thomas¹), daughter of (1) Thomas¹ and Hannah COTTON, was born circa 1823 in New York, and died between June 1880 and 1933. She married (1st) in La Grange Co., on 9 May 1840, (ANY-8) NORMAN B. WILKINSON^[12], son of (ANY-1) Nehemiah and Sally (HUNTER) WILKINSON, who was born on 10 July 1819 in Vermont, United States, and died in 1859. She married (2nd) ASA S. ROBINSON, who was born in 1820 in New York^[10].
Children of: Mary² COTTON and Norman B. WILKINSON: See (ANY-8) Norman B. WILKINSON
7. ALMERA E. A.² COTTON (Thomas¹), daughter of (1) Thomas¹ and Hannah COTTON, was born on 17 Sept. 1828 in Ohio^{[7, 24]}, died on 18 May 1898 in Western Twp.^[24] and was buried in Western Twp.^[24] She married in La Grange Co., on 9 May 1849, (AHP-1) SAMUEL P. SMITH^[12], who was born circa 1828 in Ohio^[7].
Children: See (AHP-1) Samuel P. SMITH

9. ELIZA JANE³ COTTON (Willard A.², Thomas¹), daughter of (3) Willard A.² COTTON, was born circa 4 Jan. 1844 in Michigan^[22], and died on 18 Nov. 1923 in Fawn River Twp^[22]. She married in Burr Oak, between June 1868 and Oct. 1868, (AMS-1) WILLIAM HENRY WALKER^[11], who was born circa 7 Nov. 1837^[22], and died on 26 Oct. 1913 in Burr Oak^[22].
Child: See (AMS-1) William Henry WALKER
11. EUNICE A.³ COTTON (Willard A.², Thomas¹), daughter of (3) Willard A.² and (ACN-19) Phebe R. (OSBORN) COTTON, was born on 7 Sept. 1850 in Indiana^{[3, 1]}, died on 22 Sept. 1912 in Conklin^[1] and was buried on 25 Sept. 1912 in Ravenna^[3]. She married in Wright Twp., on 15 Oct. 1872, (CQ-14) EDWARD R. BALCOM^{[4, 2]}, son of (CQ-10) Perry and Eliza (BAIN) BALCOM, who was born on 31 Aug. 1852 in Canada West, Canada^[3], died on 31 July 1935 in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan^[1], and was buried on 3 Aug. 1935 in Ravenna.
The informant on her death certificate was her husband Edward, who reported she was born in Indiana, and her parents' names were not known. ^[1]
Children: See (CQ-14) Edward R. BALCOM
12. ALONZO A.³ COTTON (Willard A.², Thomas¹), son of (3) Willard A.² and (ACN-19) Phebe R. (OSBORN) COTTON, was born on 11 Feb. 1852 near Otis^[13], died in 1940 in Burdick^[13] and was buried in 1940 in Eight Square Cemetery, Pine Twp., Porter Co.^[20] He married in Porter Co., on 28 Sept. 1877, (AGY-2) PRISCILLA SHANER^{[6, 14]}, daughter of (AGY-1) George W. and Mariah Lucinda (FRAME) SHANER, who was born on 23 Oct. 1855 in Porter Co.^{[13, 17]}, died on 23 Jan. 1943 in Burdick^[13], and was buried in 1943 in Eight Square Cemetery^[20].
Children:

+	15	i.	WILLIAM BERT4, b. in April 1875 in Indiana, d. in 1934; m. (WX-2) ANNA LOGMAN circa 1897.
	16	ii.	GUY M., b. in Aug. 1879 in Porter Co., d. on 18 Jan. 1885 in Pine Twp.
+	17	iii.	EDITH E., b. circa 1881 in Indiana, d. in 1925; m. (AEV-1) ORIS J. REED on 24 March 1898 in Porter Co.

15. WILLIAM BERT⁴ COTTON (Alonzo A.³, Willard A.², Thomas¹), son of (12) Alonzo A.³ and (AGY-2) Priscilla (SHANER) COTTON, was born in April 1875 in Indiana^[11], and died in 1934^[13]. He married circa 1897, (WX-2) ANNA LOGMAN^{[11, 8]}, daughter of (WX-1) _____ LOGMAN, who was born in Nov. 1877 in Indiana^[11].
Children:

	18	i.	LIVING.
	19	ii.	LIVING.

17. EDITH E.⁴ COTTON (Alonzo A.³, Willard A.², Thomas¹), daughter of (12) Alonzo A.³ and (AGY-2) Priscilla (SHANER) COTTON, was born circa 1881 in Indiana^[9], and died in 1925^[13]. She married in Porter Co., on 24 March 1898, (AEV-1) ORIS J. REED^[21], who was born circa 1876 in Indiana^[8], and died after 1940^[13]. ^[13]
By 1910, she had had two children, of which only Gertrude was still living. ^[8]
Child: See (AEV-1) Oris J. REED