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Bishop William John Cotton Bishop of Exeter, Canterbury, England 1560–1621 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Silverton, Exeter, Devon, England

Death Date: 6 Aug 1621

Death Location: Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England

Father: John Cotton

Mother:

Spouse(s): Mary Hulme

Children(s): Archdeacon Totnes, William Cathedral

The story of Bishop William John Cotton Bishop of Exeter, Canterbury, England began in 1560 in Silverton, Exeter, Devon, England. Bishop William John Cotton Bishop of Exeter, Canterbury, England married Margaret Bruton, Mary Maria Hulme, and had children including Archdeacon Edwardus Tothes Edward Cotton Rector Of Shobrooke And Archdeacon Of Totnes, Judith Cotton, William Cotton Rector Of Silverton Archdeacon Of Totnes And Precentor Of Exeter Cathedral. Bishop William John Cotton Bishop of Exeter, Canterbury, England passed away in 1621 in Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Bishop William John Cotton Bishop of Exeter, Canterbury, England began in 1560 in Silverton, Exeter, Devon, England.
  • Bishop William John Cotton Bishop of Exeter, Canterbury, England married Margaret Bruton, Mary Maria Hulme, and had children including Archdeacon Edwardus Tothes Edward Cotton Rector Of Shobrooke And Archdeacon Of Totnes, Judith Cotton, William Cotton Rector Of Silverton Archdeacon Of Totnes And Precentor Of Exeter Cathedral.
  • Bishop William John Cotton Bishop of Exeter, Canterbury, England passed away in 1621 in Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England.

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Bishop England's Ancestors

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Bishop England
1560–1621
Birth Place: Silverton, Exeter, Devon, England
Parents
John Cotton
1523–1589
London, England
Grandparents
Richard Cotton
1455–1497
Great-Grandparents
John Hamstall
1436–1475
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bishop England's Descendants

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Bishop (William John Cotton Bishop of Exeter, Canterbury,) England (1560–6 Aug 1621) m. Mary (Maria) Hulme (1561–7 Apr 1647)
  1. 1. Archdeacon (Edwardus Tothes "Edward" Cotton Rector of Shobrooke and Archdeacon of) Totnes 1586–1647
  2. 2. William (Cotton Rector of Silverton, Archdeacon of Totnes, and Precentor of Exeter) Cathedral 1620–1656
    1. 1. Walter Cotton 1643–1713 m. Elizabeth Hyde 1658–
      1. 1. Richard Cotton 1690–1718
      2. 2. Thomas (T.) Cotton 1692–1778 m. Jane Hyde 1700–1768
        1. 1. Thomas Cotton 1719–1792
        2. 2. Cary Cotton 1724–
        3. 3. Littleberry Cotton 1728–
        4. 4. Richard Cotton 1730–1790 m. Elizabeth Weaver 1740–1781
      3. 3. Ann Cotton 1692–
      4. 4. William Cotton 1694–1740

Bishop England's Timeline

2 Records

1560
1560
Birth of Bishop William John Cotton Bishop of Exeter, Canterbury, England in Silverton, Exeter, Devon, England
Silverton, Exeter, Devon, England
1621
6 Aug 1621
Age 61
Death of Bishop William John Cotton Bishop of Exeter, Canterbury, England in Silverton, Devon, England
Silverton, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Silverton, Exeter, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1621
    Event Place: Silverton, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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