Benjamin Cottman, (s/o Wm)

Abt 1720 - Bef 1795  (< 75 years)

• Name	Benjamin Cottman  [1]
  Suffix	(s/o Wm)
  Birth	Abt 1720	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Land - they bought land	20 Jun 1746	tract Beech Ridge Addition, Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [2]
  	Matthias Coston sold 39 acres of this tract to Benjamin Cottman.
  Land - they sold land	18 Jun 1755	tract Boyces Branch, Westover District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [3]
  	Benjamin Cottman and wife Suffiah Cottman sold 67 acres of this tract to William Turpin.
  Estate Settlement - Named in brothers settlement	1756	Somerset Co, Maryland   [4]
  	Joshua Cottman is the son of a William Cottman (dp. 1756) from the Balance Books. Estate administered by Benjamin Cottman.
  Land - they bought land	1756	tract Costons Vineyard, Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [5]
  	Ahab Coston sold this tract to Benjamin Cottman.
  Will - Mentioned in a will	2 Oct 1756	tract Costons Vineyard, Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [6]
  	He was shown as Benjamin Cottman in the will of Ahab Costen, wife Abigail, and given 100 acre tract Costons Vineyard, where he lives.
  Land - they bought land	16 Mar 1757	tract Costons Vineyard, Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [7]
  	Isaac Coston and wife Sarah sold 91 acres of this tract to Benjamin Cottman along with Costons Trouble.
  Land - they bought land	16 Mar 1757	tract Costons Trouble, Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [8]
  	Issac Coston and wife Sarah sold Benjamin Cottman 47 acres of this tract alone with Costons Vineyard.
  Land - they sold land	20 Jun 1764	tract Costons Trouble, Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [8]
  	Benjamin Cottman and wife Sophia sold 25 acres to Matthias Coston.
  Land - they sold land	22 Mar 1769	tract Costons Trouble, Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [8]
  	Benjamin Cottman and wife Sophia sold 19 1/2 acres to Levin Maddux, part with Costons Vineyard.
  Land - they sold land	22 Mar 1769	tract Costons Vineyard, Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [7]
  	Benjamin Cottman and wife Sophia sold 36 3/4 acres to Levin Maddux along with Costons Trouble.
  Land - they bought land	19 Nov 1772	tract Baltimore, Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [9]
  	John Tull sold 20 acres of this tract to Benjamin Cottman.
  Land - they sold land	20 Nov 1782	tract Beech Ridge Addition, Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [2]
  	Benjamin Cottman sold part of this tract to Levin Maddox for 5 shillings.
  Tax - they were on a land tax list	1783	tract Costons Vineyard, Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [7]
  	He was shown as Benjmain Cottman who was charged with tax on 52 acres of this tract.
  Tax - they were on a land tax list	1783	tract Beech Ridge Addition, Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [2]
  	He was shown as Benjamin Cottman and charge with 38 1/4 acres of this tract.
  Reference Identifier	Coventry
  Record ID	85667
  Death	Bef 3 Mar 1795	Dublin District, Somerset Co, Maryland   [7]
  	It was on this date that John Spencer and wife Frances and Thomas Barns and wife Sophia of Worcester County sold parts of this tract to Levin Maddux, lands belonging to Benjamin Cottman by any name, 67 1/3 acres. (NOTE: Sophia was a daughter of Benjamin & Sophiah Cottman.)
  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	I85667	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   [10]
  Family ID	F18644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sophiah Stockdell,   b. Abt 1725, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1745  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Mary Cottman,   b. 3 Jul 1748, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Levin Maddox  m. Abt 1770 + 2. Sophia Cottman,   b. Abt 1750, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Thomas Barnes, Jr.  m. Bef 3 Mar 1795
  Family ID	F28060	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S2123] Wright, MD E.S. Vital Records, 1726-1750, (Family Line Publications, Rear 63 East Main Street, Westminer, MD 21157, 1993), p. 101 (Coventry Parish), 2123. [S1046] Dryden, Ruth - Somerset Land Records, (Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD 1992), p. 46 (tract Beech Ridge), 1046. [S1046] Dryden, Ruth - Somerset Land Records, (Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD 1992), p. 57 (tract Boyces Branch), 1046. [S2226] Vern Skinner, Skinner, Genealogy Research, 2226. [S1046] Dryden, Ruth - Somerset Land Records, (Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD 1992), p. 102 (Costons Vineyard), 1046. [S2152] Dryden, Ruth - Som Wills, 1750-1772, (Ruth T. Dryden, 2414 Front St. #25, San Diego, CA 92101), p. 28 (will of Ahab Costen, wife Abigail), 2152. [S1046] Dryden, Ruth - Somerset Land Records, (Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD 1992), p. 102 (tract Costons Vineyard), 1046. [S1046] Dryden, Ruth - Somerset Land Records, (Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD 1992), p. 101 (tract Costons Trouble), 1046. [S1046] Dryden, Ruth - Somerset Land Records, (Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD 1992), p. 25-26 (tract Baltimore), 1046. [S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 477 (Waters Family), 940.