Joseph Cottman

Abt 1714 - Bef 1793  (< 79 years)

• Name	Joseph Cottman  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1714	Annamessex Hundred, Somerset Co, Maryland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Land - they bought land	21 Nov 1766	Winter Range, Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [3]
  	Thomas Hayward of Somerset County and William Hayward of Talbot County sold 172 acres of this tract to Joseph Cottman for 5 shillings.
  Land - they bought land	16 Aug 1769	tract Glade Swamp, Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [4]
  	George Corbin Jr. sold 45 acres of this tract to Joseph Cottman.
  Land - they bought land	19 Nov 1772	tract Baltimore, Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [5]
  	John Tull sold 105 1/4 acres of this tract to Joseph Cottman.
  Tax - they were on a land tax list	1783	tract Beech Ridge Addition, Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [6]
  	He was shown as Joseph Cottman and charge with taxes on this tract.
  Tax - they were on a land tax list	1783	Winter Range, Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [3]
  	He was shown as Joseph Cottman and was charged with tax on 172 acres of this tract.
  Land - they bought land	22 Sep 1783	tract Beech Ridge Addition, Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [6]
  	Matthias Coston sold 8 1/2 acres of this tract to Joseph Cottman.
  Land - they sold land	15 Mar 1787	tract Glade Swamp, Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [4]
  	Joseph Cottman, wife Margaret, sold 41 acres of this tract to Samuel Miles.
  Anecdote	1790	Dublin District, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  	He was of Coventry Parish and owned tract Winter Range in present Dublin District.
  Land - they sold land	14 Sep 1791	tract Baltimore, Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [5]
  	Joseph Cottman sold part of this tract to Benjamin Cottman, Levin Maddux, Neil Ritchie and wife Sarah and others. Then on 21 Oct 1791 Neil Ritchie and wife Sarah sold him 105 1/4 acres back.
  Reference Identifier	2b1 Covent
  Record ID	85586
  Will	1 Aug 1793	Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [1, 7]
  	To wife Margaret her thirds. To son William, Extr, and dwelling plantatin, lands adjacent & thirds. To granddaughter Eliza Cottman, daughter of William. To son Lazarus, Extr, and tract Winter Range 172 acres, moneys due from William McBryde. Witt: Samuel Smith, Isaac Costen & John Spencer.
  Death	Bef 17 Dec 1793	Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  	It was on this date that his will was probated.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Benjamin Cottman, I,   b. Abt 1645   d. Bef 29 Mar 1703, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 58 years)  (Grandfather)  Sarah Barlow, (Barlowe?),   b. Abt 1638   d. Between Jan 1703/04 and Nov 1711  (Age 66 years)  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	2 brothers
  + 1. Joseph Cottman,   b. Abt 1714, Annamessex Hundred, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 17 Dec 1793, Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 79 years) ╚═ Margaret Hayward, (Hayward?),  m. Abt 1758   2. Lazarus Cottman,   b. Abt 1716, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Benjamin Cottman, (s/o Wm),   b. Abt 1720, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 3 Mar 1795, Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 75 years) ╚═ Sophiah Stockdell,  m. Abt 1745
  Half-siblings	1 half brother (family of John Cottman and "Unknown")
  + 1. William Cottman,   b. Abt 1700, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 19 Jul 1756, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 56 years)
  Half-siblings	3 half brothers and 2 half sisters (family of John (7) Waters and Mary Maddox)
  > 1. Sarah (20) Waters,   b. Abt 1701, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Mitchell George Downes,  m. Abt 1722 + 2. John (18) Waters,   b. 1703, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 28 Apr 1761, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 58 years) ╚═ Mary Elizabeth Hack,  m. Aft 12 May 1725 + 3. William (19) Waters,   b. Abt 1704, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 16 Jan 1781, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 77 years) ╚═ (--?--) (--?--),  m. Abt 1724 ;   Rose (21) Harmanson,  m. 10 May 1739   4. Edward (21) Waters,   b. 10 Oct 1706, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 2 Oct 1784, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age 77 years) + 5. Mary (22) Waters,   b. Abt 1708, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef Aug 1752, England  (Age < 44 years) ╚═ Dr. Thomas (41) Denwood,  m. Abt 1735
  Person ID	I85586	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2013

  
  

  Father	John Cottman, (turner),   b. Abt 1669, Northumberland Co, Virginia d. 1728, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Mary Maddox,   b. 19 Feb 1679/80, Manokin, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown Other Partners: ╚═John (7) Waters,   b. Abt 1669, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 15 Jun 1708, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 39 years)  m. Abt 1700
  Marriage	Abt 1709	Somerset Co, Maryland   [8]
  Family ID	F18644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Hayward, (Hayward?),   b. Abt 1740   d. Bef 4 Aug 1812, Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age < 72 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1758	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1, 4]
  Children	1. John Cottman,   b. 3 Dec 1759, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Joseph Cottman,   b. 2 Nov 1761, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 18 Jun 1799, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age < 37 years) ╚═ Bridget (--?--)  (Age < 63 years)  m. Abt 1782 + 3. William Cottman, (s/o Joseph),   b. 27 Oct 1763, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 16 Apr 1805, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age < 41 years) ╚═ Ann (--?--)  m. Abt 1785 + 4. Lazarus Cottman,   b. 14 Jan 1766, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 20 Aug 1842, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age 76 years) ╚═ Elizabeth 'Betsey' Bishop  m. 11 Jan 1797   5. Peter Waters Cottman,   b. 4 Sep 1769, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F28030	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S481] Pauline Manning Batchelder, Batchelder, Somerset Sampler, (Lower Delmarva, Genealogical Society, 1994), p. 80 (Cottman Family), 481. [S2358] Rob Hall (C.R.V. Hall) [email protected], Rob Hall to M.K. Miles, E-Mails Dec 2013, Info provided by Becky Miller, 2358. [S1046] Dryden, Ruth - Somerset Land Records, (Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD 1992), p. 432 (tract Winter Range), 1046. [S1046] Dryden, Ruth - Somerset Land Records, (Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD 1992), p. 175 (tract Glade Swamp), 1046. [S1046] Dryden, Ruth - Somerset Land Records, (Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD 1992), p. 25-26 (tract Baltimore), 1046. [S1046] Dryden, Ruth - Somerset Land Records, (Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD 1992), p. 46 (tract Beech Ridge), 1046. [S1053] Dryden, Ruth - Som Wills, 1788-1799, (Ruth T. Dryden, 2414 Front St. #25, San Diego, CA 92101), p. 25 (will of Joseph Cottman, wife Margaret), 1053. [S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 477 (Waters Family), 940.