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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: 26 Aug 1621

Death Location: Silverton, Devon, England

Father: Sir Combermere

Mother: Mary Mainwairing

Spouse(s): Mary Hulme

Children(s): Rev. Cotton

Bishop William John Cotton, Bishop of Exeter, Canterbury, England was born in 1560 in Silverton, Exeter, Devon, England, the child of Sir Knight Richard Cotton 1539 Of Combermere And Mary Mainwairing. Bishop William John Cotton, Bishop of Exeter, Canterbury, England married Mary Maria Hulme, and had children including Rev William Cotton. Bishop William John Cotton, Bishop of Exeter, Canterbury, England passed away in 1621 in Silverton, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Bishop William John Cotton, Bishop of Exeter, Canterbury, England was born in 1560 in Silverton, Exeter, Devon, England, the child of Sir Knight Richard Cotton 1539 Of Combermere And Mary Mainwairing.
  • Bishop William John Cotton, Bishop of Exeter, Canterbury, England married Mary Maria Hulme, and had children including Rev William Cotton.
  • Bishop William John Cotton, Bishop of Exeter, Canterbury, England passed away in 1621 in Silverton, 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
Sir Knight Richard Cotton, 1539, of Combermere
1539–1602
Combermere (Cheshire) England
Mary Mainwairing
1541–1578
Ightfield, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George Cotton
1506–1545
Coton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Mary Bagnell De Onley, 1506, 1517, Cotton of Cotton) Bagnell
1506–1560
Catesby (Northampton) England
John Mainwairing
1530–1586
Cheshire, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Jane) Wright
1525–1600
Calveley, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John RUDHEATH
1464–1558
Cecily Mainwaring
1468–1549
John Onley
1463–1512
Jane Pontesbury
1467–
Sir Mainwaring
1495–1577
Elizabeth Malpas
1505–1545
Thomas Wright
1510–1577
Elizabeth Malpas
1505–1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bishop England's Descendants

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Bishop (William John Cotton, Bishop of Exeter, Canterbury,) England (1560–26 Aug 1621) m. Mary (Maria) Hulme (1561–7 Apr 1647)
  1. 1. Rev. (William) Cotton 1580–1656 m. Elizabeth (Hender, 1575, 1585,) Cotton 1575–1656
    1. 1. Mary (Alice Cotton) 9GGM 1595–1661 m. Henry (Thomas) Salter 1600–1660
      1. 1. Mellony (Salter 8) GGM 1625–1660 m. Robert Heath 1629–1706
        1. 1. Robert Heath 1656–

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

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1621
    Event Place: Silverton, Devon, England

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