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Abigail Abney 1641–1683 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1641

Birth Location: Willesley, North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 12 May 1683

Death Location: Wybunbury, Cheshire, England

Father: James Abney

Mother: Jane Mainwaring

Spouse(s): Sir Bellaport

Children(s): Rowland Cotton

The story of Abigail Abney began in 1641 in Willesley, North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, England. Abigail Abney married Sir Ralph Raldolphus Cotton Of Bellaport, and had children including Rowland Cotton. Abigail Abney passed away in 1683 in Wybunbury, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Abigail Abney began in 1641 in Willesley, North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, England.
  • Abigail Abney married Sir Ralph Raldolphus Cotton Of Bellaport, and had children including Rowland Cotton.
  • Abigail Abney passed away in 1683 in Wybunbury, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Abney
1599–1693
Birth Location: Willesley, Derbyshire, England
JA
Jane Mainwaring
1603–1644
Birth Location: Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
JM

Spouses(s)

Sir Bellaport
1645–1675
Birth Location: Bellaport, Staffordshire, England
SB

Children(s)

Rowland Cotton
1674–1753
Birth Location: probably Newcastle-under-Lyme
RC

Abigail Abney's Ancestors

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Abigail Abney
1641–1683
Birth Place: Willesley, North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, England
Parents
James Abney
1599–1693
Willesley, Derbyshire, England
Jane Mainwaring
1603–1644
Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
George Abney
1550–1645
of Willesley, Derbyshire, England
Margaret (or Margery) Lowe
1541–1601
Tameborn, England
Edward (Mainwaring Sheriff of) Staffordshire
1577–1647
Whitmore, Staffordshire, England
Sarah Stone
1575–1648
London, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abigail Abney's Descendants

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Abigail Abney (1641–12 May 1683) m. Sir (Ralph (Raldolphus) Cotton of) Bellaport (abt 1645–10 Feb 1675)
  1. 1. Rowland Cotton 1674–1753 m. Mary Sleigh 1678–1761
    1. 1. Dame (Elizabeth Abigail) Tolmash 1711–1777 m. Sir (John Sir Knight 1st Baronet of) Cunningham 1621–1702
      1. 1. Sir (Robert) Cotton 1739–1809 m. Frances Cotton 1740–1825
        1. 1. Stapleton (Cotton, 1st Viscount Of) Combermere 1773–1865 m. Mary (Woolley) Cotton –1889 m. Anna (Maria) Cotton –1807 m. Caroline Stapleton-Cotton 1785–1837

Abigail Abney's Timeline

3 Records

1641
1641
Birth of Abigail Abney in Willesley, North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, England
Willesley, North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, England
1683
1683
Age 42
Death of Abigail Abney in Wybunbury, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Wybunbury, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
1683
12 May 1683
Age 42
Burial of Abigail Abney in Wybunbury, Cheshire, England
Wybunbury, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1641
    Event Place: Willesley, North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1683
    Event Place: Wybunbury, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 May 1683
    Event Place: Wybunbury, Cheshire, England
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