Andrew Cottrell, Jr.

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Name: Andrew COTTRELL 1 Sex: M Birth: 1736 in Northumberland County, Virginia, United States Of America Event: Alt Death 1780 Harrison, West Virginia, USA 1 Event: Notes

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Source: Betty Renick. He was apparently killed by Indian traderJohnSimpson around 1780.
He was an early settler of Clarksburg area. Came from Geneva PA onGeorgeCreek of Monongahel a River. In 1770 he made claim to 342 acres atAnnMoore's Run and 400 acres at Elk Creek.
Death: 1784 in Harrison, West Virginia, USA Name: Andrew Cottrell 1

Father: Andrew COTTRELL b: 1710 in Prince George, Virginia, USA Mother: Nancy MOORE b: 1703 in West Virginia, United States

Marriage 1 Nancy MOOR b: ABT 1743 in Virginia, USA

   Married: 1773 in Maryland, USA

Children

   Has No Children Elizabeth COTTRELL

Has No Children William COTTRELL
Has Children Richard COTTRELL b: 1763
Has No Children Andrew COTTRELL
Has Children John COTTRELL b: 04 JUN 1763 in Virginia, USA
Has Children Thomas COTTRELL b: 1773 in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States

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Name: Andrew Cottrell Surname: Cottrell Given Name: Andrew Sex: M Birth: ABT 1736 in Northumberland, Virginia, United States Death: ABT 1781 in Harrison, West Virginia, United States

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   Andrew Cottrell, a son of Andrew and Nancy (Moore) Cottrell, was born in Northumberland County VA in 1736 and died about 1780 in Harrison County VA. He married Elizabeth _____ in MD about 1763.

On July 3, 1769 Andrew claimed a 342 acre tract of land called "Plot # 35, Elk Hills" on the Monongahela River in Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The tract was located where New Geneva stands today. The land was surveyed June 26, 1770 and was conveyed to John Wilson September 17. 1785.
In 1771, Andrew and his brother Samuel apparently moved from Pennsylvania and settled on Elk Creek in the part of Monongalia County VA that became Harrison County VA (WV) in 1774. Andrew was allegedly shot by John Simpson in an altercation over either a pint or a peck of salt, depending on the source material. Glen Lough commented on the incident in his book "Now and Long Ago":
"William Childers wrote that 'Mr. John Simpson traded down where Morgantown is for a long time and would come here where Clarksburg is when the Indians came in to hunt, and trade with them like all the others. He built a trading cabin on Elk creek in later years and thats where he shot Mr. Andrew Cottral after he stole some salt from Mr. Cottral and his friends. and Mr. Cotral came to his cabin with his gun to get it back. They took Mr. Cotral's body down the river in a canoe to his home in Pennsylvania and buried it. and he said that Mr. Simpson did not tell the truth when he said he shot Mr. Cotral because he saw that Mr. Cotral was about to shoot him.'"
Andrew died before 1781, since two Monongalia County land certificates issued in 1781 assigned property to his heirs. These two tracts were near Nutters fort.

   "Heirs of Andrew Cottrill, deceased, 400 acres on Ann Moore's Run, adjoining lands of Amaziah Davisson, to include his settlement made in 1772."

   "Heirs of Andrew Cottrill, deceased, 400 acres of the water of Elk Creek, adjoining lands of Joseph Hastings, to include his settlement made in 1773."

   Although the records are silent on Andrew's widow, Harrison County VA minute books record the "binding out" of children of Andrew Cottrell years after his death. William was bound to Alexander West September 22, 1784, Thomas to Ann Burrows September 17, 1787 and Andrew to James Davidson October 15, 1787.

   Orphan children were usually "bound out" to families in the community, however, apprentices for various trades were also bound out. Andrew was released August 18, 1790 as being of full age and

   having received his estate in full. This release suggests that Andrew's children were apprentices rather than "bound out orphans."

   The History of Harrison County, contained in the WV Heritage Encyclopedia, comments on the Cottrells as follows:

   "Both Andrew and Samuel left descendants who are still with us. The Cottrells have for generations been distinguished for their personal courage; they were quick to take offense and were always ready to avenge an insult either to themselves or to a friend. They were tough customers to tackle in a rough and tumble fist fight. It is said that they never used weapons, always fought fair and quit when the other fellow called "enough", which was most generally the case."

   In the August 1976 issue of the Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society bulletin, Samuel Cottrell's name appears on a list of persons killed or captured by Indians in 1779.

Father: Andrew Cottrell b: ABT 1702 in Northumberland, Virginia, United States Mother: Nancy Moore b: ABT 1703 in West Virginia, United States

Marriage 1 Ann Moore b: ABT 1737 in West Virginia, United States

   Married: ABT 1760 in Maryland, United States

Children

   Has Children William Cottrell b: ABT 1760 in West Virginia, United States

Has Children Thomas Cottrell Sr. b: 22 Jan 1762 in Georges Creek, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Has Children John B. Cottrell b: 4 Jun 1763 in West Virginia, United States
Has No Children Richard Cottrell b: ABT 1764 in West Virginia, United States
Has Children Andrew Cottrell b: ABT 1769 in Harrison, Virginia, United States
Has Children Elizabeth Cottrell b: ABT 1770 in West Virginia, United States
Has No Children Ester Cottrell b: ABT 1780 in West Virginia, United States https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LDJ9-4ZS