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Small leather bound commonplace book that belonged to the Rev. Seaborn Cotton of Hampton, N.H., to his son and successor, the Rev. John Cotton, and to the latter's son-in-law and successor, the Rev. Nathaniel Gookin. Entries include copies of songs, ballads, and prose extracts written while Seaborn was in college (1648-1651) as well as church records (including meetings, admissions, list of members, baptisms, etc.) written while minister in Hampton. Includes Seaborn Cotton's family records and John Cotton's family records 1687-1710 followed by misc. family records 1710-1752. Book also includes Hampton church records written by John Cotton and some ballads, poetry and astrological entries by "D.C." -- perhaps Seaborn's wife Dorothy (Bradstreet) Cotton. The second half of the volume (pages 117-193) originally started at the back of the book and worked toward the middle (written upside down). The pages have since been disbound and are presented here in their logical order. Blank pages have not been scanned.
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br86bv436
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Commonplace book of Reverend Seaborn Cotton
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br86bv436
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title
Commonplace book of Reverend Seaborn Cotton
description
Small leather bound commonplace book that belonged to the Rev. Seaborn Cotton of Hampton, N.H., to his son and successor, the Rev. John Cotton, and to the latter's son-in-law and successor, the Rev. Nathaniel Gookin. Entries include copies of songs, ballads, and prose extracts written while Seaborn was in college (1648-1651) as well as church records (including meetings, admissions, list of members, baptisms, etc.) written while minister in Hampton. Includes Seaborn Cotton's family records and John Cotton's family records 1687-1710 followed by misc. family records 1710-1752. Book also includes Hampton church records written by John Cotton and some ballads, poetry and astrological entries by "D.C." -- perhaps Seaborn's wife Dorothy (Bradstreet) Cotton. The second half of the volume (pages 117-193) originally started at the back of the book and worked toward the middle (written upside down). The pages have since been disbound and are presented here in their logical order. Blank pages have not been scanned.
date
["1650–1752"]
year
1650
rights
Open access This item is in the public domain. There are no known restrictions on the use of this image.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
Mss A 1454
creators
Cotton, Seaborn, 1633-1686
Cotton, John, 1658-1710
Gookin, Nathaniel, 1687-1734
institution
New England Historic Genealogical Society
collections
Commonplace Books (NEHGS)
subjects
Cotton family
Cotton, Seaborn, 1633-1686
Church records and registers--New Hampshire--Hampton
Registers of births, etc.--New Hampshire--Hampton
Hampton (N.H.)--History
Hampton (N.H.)--Genealogy
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Hampton
New Hampshire
North and Central America
Rockingham (county)
United States
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Books
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Church records
Commonplace books
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Text
country
United States
state
New Hampshire
county
Rockingham
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Hampton
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1
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extent
1 v. (ca. 130 p.) ; 12 cm.
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no
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document
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