Richard COTTON (b abt 1615) is shown on the Passenger List aboard the "Safety" in 1635 sailing from London to Virginia. This ship departed London on August 10, 1635. Richard COTTON is shown on the list as then of age 20.

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It is unclear to me where this Richard COTTON falls into the COTTON genealogy. The closest corresponding records I find in the IGI are:

Richardus COTTON (bapt 16 DEC 1611 - Saint Stephens, Saint Albans, Hertford, England), son of Richard COTTON
Richard COTTEN (bapt 14 OCT 1614 - Warrington, Lancashire, England), son of William COTTON [IGI Batch No. P007971]
Richardus COTEN (bapt 29 MAY 1614 - Eaton Socon, Bedford, England ), son of Richard COTTON. [IGI Batch No. C035631]
Richard COTON (bapt 25 JUN 1616 - Saint James, Twycross, Leicester, England), son of Edward COTON [IGI Batch No. C034861]
Richard COTON (bapt 05 OCT 1617 - Penkridge, Stafford, England), son of Thomas COTON [IGI Batch No. P010321]
Ricardd COTTON (bapt 12 JAN 1617 - Saint Andrew, Pershore, Worcester, England), son of Richard COTTON [IGI Batch No. P012441]
Richard COTTON (bapt 06 SEP 1618 - Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London, England), son of Francis and Martha COTTON [IGI Batch No. C055765] ** Baptized at age 1

Does anyone know anything about the origins or disposition of this Richard COTTON after his arrival in Virginia in 1635?