Ann Cotton (colonial Virginian)

Ann Cotton (fl. 1650s–1670s) was the author of a personal account of Bacon's Rebellion. Her birth and death dates are unknown. She was married to John Cotton (d. late 1683).[1] The couple owned a plantation in Queen's Creek, Virginia. Her account of Bacon's Rebellion is in the form of a letter written in 1676 and published in its original form in 1804 in the Richmond Enquirer under the title An account of our late troubles in Virginia.[2][3] A poem, "Bacon's Epitaph, Made by His Man" and a follow-up "Upon the Death of G.B." [General Bacon], are attributed to Ann or her husband.[4][5] They are considered the first notable English poems composed in Virginia.[5]

In 2018 the Virginia Capitol Foundation announced that Cotton's name would be on the Virginia Women's Monument's glass Wall of Honor.[6]

References

  1. ^ Bernhard, Virginia. "John Cotton (d. after October 24, 1683)".
  2. ^ "Ann Cotton (fl. 1650s–1670s)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  3. ^ Cotton, Anne (1835). "An account of our late troubles in Virginia". HathiTrust Digital Library. Printed by P. Force. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. ^ Hubbell, Jay B. "John and Ann Cotton, of 'Queen’s Creek', Virginia". American Literature, vol. 10, no. 2, 1938, pp. 179–201. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/2920613. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Bacon's Epitaph, made by his Man".
  6. ^ "Wall of Honor". Virginia Women's Monument Commission. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

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