Eleanor Cottrell

F, b. 12 June 1715, d. 2 December 1791
     Eleanor was born on Wednesday, 12 June 1715 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Nicholas & Dorothy [Pendleton] Cottrell. Eleanor married Nathan Randall, son of John Randall II and Mary Baldwin, on 22 July 1736 in Westerly. Nathan & Eleanor had children: Reuben [4/24/1737-9/09/1757], Amos [10/11/1729], Dorothy [6/05/1741], Eleanor [2/24/1743], Amy [12/26/1745], Peleg [10/19/1748-1/01/1831], Lydia [6/03/1751], Nicholas [5/21/1753-9/23/1814] & Jonas [9/08/1756].1 Eleanor's husband, Nathan, died on 25 August 1786 in Voluntown, New London County, Connecticut, leaving her a widow. Eleanor departed this life on Friday, 2 December 1791 in Voluntown at age 76 years, 5 months and 20 days. She was buried at Stonington in the Brown-Randall Cemetery.

Citations

  1. [S1105] Paul K. Randall, Genealogy of a Branch of the Randall Family 1666-1879, page 91.