Josiah Cotton

A deed signed by Josiah Cotton, a property of Dr. Shiwei Jiang of Virginia Josiah Cotton (1679/80–1756) was an Indian missionary, Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, Register of Deeds and Plymouth Colony civil magistrate. He was a grandson of John Cotton (1585–1652) and a cousin of Cotton Mather. His father John Cotton Jr. was a pastor of the First Church in Plymouth Colony from 1669 to 1697.

Cotton was the maternal grandfather of William Cushing, one of the first six Supreme Court justices appointed by George Washington and also the longest served of those original jurists. Provided by Wikipedia
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    New-England's memorial: or, A brief relation of the most memorable and remarkable passages of the providence of God manifested to the planters of New-England in America : with special reference to the first colony thereof, called New-Plimouth. As also a nomination of divers of the most eminent instruments deceased, both of church & common wealth, improved in the first beginning and after progress of sundry of the respective jurisdictions in those parts; in reference unto sundry exemplary passages of their lives, & the time of their death. Published for the use and benefit of present and future generations. By Nathaniel Morton, secretary to the court for the jurisdiction of New-Plimouth. [Six lines of Scripture texts].
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    New-England's memorial: or, a brief relation of the most memorable and remarkable passages of the providence of God, manifested to the planters of New-England in America : with special reference to the first colony thereof, called New-Plymouth. As also a nomination of diver of the most eminent instruments deceased, both of church and common wealth, improved in the first beginning and after progress of sundry of the respective jurisdictions in those parts: in reference unto sundry exemplary passages of their lives, and the time of their death. Published for the use an benefit of present and future generations. By Nathaniel Morton, secretary to the court for the jurisdiction of New-Plymouth. [Six lines of Scripture texts].
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    New-England's memorial: or, A brief relation of the most memorable and remarkable passages of the providence of God manifested to the planters of New-England in America : with special reference to the first colony thereof, called New-Plimouth. : As also a nomination of divers of the most eminent instruments deceased, both of church & common wealth. Improved in the first beginning and after progress of sundry of the respective jurisdictions in those parts; in reference unto sundry exemplary passages of their lives, & the time of their death. /
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    New-England's memorial: or, A brief relation of the most memorable and remarkable passages of the providence of God manifested to the planters of New-England in America : with special reference to the first colony thereof, called New-Plimouth. : As also a nomination of divers of the most eminent instruments deceased, both of church & common wealth, improved in the first beginning and after progress of sundry of the respective jurisdictions in those parts; in reference unto sundry exemplary passages of their lives, & the time of their death. /
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    New-England's memorial: or, A brief relation of the most memorable and remarkable passages of the providence of God, manifested to the planters of New-England in America : with special reference to the first colony thereof, called New-Plymouth. : As also a nomination of divers of the most eminent instruments deceased, both of church and common wealth, improved in the first beginning and after progress of sundry of the respective jurisdictions in those parts: in reference unto sundry exemplary passages of their lives, and the time of their death. /
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