Bertie County NC  Cemetery - Jesse Cotten-Biggs 

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COTTEN-BIGGS Cemetery
Lewiston, NC

Location: This cemetery is located 2 1/4 miles from Lewiston on left side of
Lewiston-Kelford Road
about 600 yards. It is on the land of Mrs. J.J. Parker.

Biggs, Jane Lavinia
Apr 15, 1826 - June 18, 1845
(Wife of Kader Biggs)*See below

Carter, Eliza Jane
Aug 2, 1814 - Nov 15, 1824

Cotten, Cynthia B.
1798 - May 27, 1821
(Wife of Godwin Cotten)

Cotten, Godwin
Sept 6, 1800 - Dec 24, 1843

Cotten, Sarah Ann
1829 - Jan 20-1848
(Wife of Lewis Cotten)

Higgs, Johnston
Sept 15, 1795 - Jan 23, 1839

Higgs, Mary
Dec 8, 1795 - Dec 20, 1861
(Wife of Johnston Higgs)

Wood, Margaret S. Cotten
Sept 26, 1854 - Dec 17, 1914
(Wife of M.L. Wood)

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Possibly connected to this family:
 Kader B. Biggs-1830
m-Lucy A. Myrick
d-1880-buried family cem.-Como,Hertford,NC.

According to the book on the BIGGS Family written by ALTA LOUISE BIGGS MARTIN:

KADER BIGGS 
b. 7/23/1815 Williamston,Martin Co, NC
d. 2/22/1884 Norfolk, VA was son of JOSEPH BIGGS II (1766-1844) & 3rd wife CHLOE DANIEL (1776-1845).

JOSEPH BIGGS II (1766-1844) was son of JOSEPH BIGGS (ca1719-1798) & MARGARET EASTWOOD.

JOSEPH BIGGS (ca1719-1798) was son of JOHN BIGGS.
JOHN BIGGS was son of THOMAS BIGGS (ca1648/49-    ) & MARY BROWNE.
THOMAS BIGGS was son of JOHN BIGGS (ca1620-1697) & JOHANNAH SAWYER (    -btw1675&1694) of SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND & NORFOLK, VA.

Back to KADER BIGGS (1815-1884) - He md LUCY ANN LAVINIA COTTEN b. 4/15/1826 Bertie Co, NC, d. 1 JUNE 1843, dau of JESSE COTTEN II & JANE LEVINIA YOUNG.

According to the book, KADER & LUCY ANN had 2 known children:
MARY JANE COTTEN BIGGS b. 2/7/184x, md in VA to JOHN E. WOOD;
WALTER JOSEPH BIGGS.
Information from book contributed by:  roydickson@bigfoot.com
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