Calvin married Cora WHITE 8 Oct 1885, Good Hope, Harrison Co, WV. Cora (daughter of Morris WHITE and Sarah C. MOONE) was born 5 Apr 1869, Harrison Co, WV; died 17 Jan 1926, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Mt. Zion Cemetery, Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

1. Dorsey Calvin COTTRILL was born 15 Mar 1895; died 26 Nov 1926; was buried , Mt. Zion Cemetery, Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV.
2. Junie Mingo COTTRILL was born 21 Jan 1904, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; died 9 Apr 1990; was buried , Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV.

Shadrack married Eliza NUTTER 18 May 1854. Eliza (daughter of Thomas NUTTER and Mary "Polly" COTTRELL) was born Dec 1829; died 22 Dec 1916. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

"The Thomas Nutter family apparently lived in what is now Ritchie County WV before they went to Ohio and settled on the banks of the Little Hocking River."

Thomas married Mary "Polly" COTTRELL 15 Nov 1822, Harrison Co, (W)VA. Mary (daughter of Thomas COTTRELL and Catherine (Ackors) AKERT) was born CA 1804, Harrison Co, (W)VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Some researchers report the parents of this Matthew Nathan Nutter as Christopher Nutter (b. 1695 in Delaware) & Ann Evans (b. 1708 in Maryland).

Birth:
Don Norman reports birth as Nov 26 1737 in either Somerset Co or Sussex Co, MD.

Matthew married Elizabeth GOODWIN CA 1775, Harrison Co, (W)VA. Elizabeth (daughter of Matthew GOODWIN and Ann ___) was born CA 1760, Charlestown, Suffolk Co, MA; died 1835, Harrison Co, (W)VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Matthew and Elizabeth Goodwin Nutter had a total of nine children.

Thomas married Catherine (Ackors) AKERT 30 Mar 1791, Harrison Co, (W)VA. Catherine (daughter of Frederick AKERT and Mary GREATHOUSE) was born CA 1775, Bedford Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

John married Ann NUTTER 4 Apr 1735. Ann (daughter of Charles NUTTER and Sarah ___) was born CA 1712. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Ann Nutter, cousin & wife of John Huett Nutter, was the daughter of Charles & Sarah Nutter and the widow of John's brother Matthew. Her birthplace was possibly Dorchester County.

Matthew married Ann ___. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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 that's 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."

SOURCE: "The Descendants of John Cottrell" by Don Norman.
http://hackerscreek.com/norman/COTTRELL/JOHN.htm

Andrew married Elizabeth ___ CA 1763, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

Frederick married Mary GREATHOUSE. [Group Sheet]

Matthew married Ann HUETT CA 1704. Ann (daughter of John HUETT and Rachel BATTIAN) was born CA 1685; died Bef 4 Jun 1734, Somerset Co, MD. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died:
Will probated on June 4 1734.

Charles married Sarah ___. [Group Sheet]

Andrew married Nancy MOORE. [Group Sheet]